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cysten

(v.)
Grammar
cysten, = cystan

to get, procure, get the value of acquirere, æquiparare facere

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to get, procure, get the value of; acquirere, æquiparare facere Se man ðe hafde án púnd he ne mihte cystan [MS. cysten] ænne peni at ánne market the man who had a pound could not get the value of a penny at a market, Chr. 1125; Erl. 253, 28: 1124; Erl

friþ-land

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-land, es; n.

A land with which, one is at peace, with which ' friþ' has been madepācis terra

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A land with which, one is at peace, with which ' friþ' has been made; pācis terra Hí ðone mǽstan hearm dydon ðe ǽfre here innon friþlande dón sceolde they did the greatest harm that ever an army could do in a land with which it was at peace, Chr. 1097

þweor-lic

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</b> add: — Hwyrlice, wiþewyrde contrariam, An. Ox. 2751. add: — Hwirlicere prútunge proteruo fastu, An Ox. 1160.

fealh

(n.)
Grammar
fealh, fealh, fealg, felg, e; f.
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Felga, An. Ox. 15, 1: 17, 2. [Most, if not all, of these are glosses on: Graculus segetum glumas et laeti cespitis occasdepopulare studet, Ald. 142, 20.] Substitute:

Linked entry: fealgian

lǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽne, adj.

transitorytemporaryfrail

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Granted as a lǽn [q. v.], granted for a time only, not permanent, transitory, temporary, frail [generally used as an epithet of things of this world when they are contrasted with those of the next] Ac ic wolde witan hweðer ðé þuhte be ðam ðe ðú hæfst

ge-fæd

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fæd, adj. [ge-fadian to set in order]

Orderlydispŏsĭtus

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Orderly; dispŏsĭtus Ðæt preósta gehwilc to sinoþe hæbbe gefædne man to cnihte that every priest at the synod have an orderly man for servant, L. Edg. C. 4; Th. ii. 244, 14

weorn

(n.)
Grammar
weorn, (wearn?)
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an admonition (?) Hét ðá of ðam líge lifgende bearn Nabocodonossor neár æt gangan; ne forhogodon ðæt ða hálgan, siþþan hí woruldcyninges weorn gehýrdon, Exon. Th. 197, 5 ; Az. 185. Cf. warenian, warenung

for-hylman

To cover upneglect

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Ne dorste þá forhylman Hǽlendes bebod wundor fore weorodum, ac of wealle áhleóp fyrngeweorc, An. 736. Substitute:

Ríc-

(prefix)
Grammar
Ríc-, -ríc = ríce, q. v.
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are found in English, as in other dialects, helping to form proper names. For a list of such names see Txts. pp. 629-630, and for O. H. Ger. Graff ii. 389

geómor

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
geómor, geómur, giómor; adj.

Sad, sorrowful, mournful, murmuring, miserable, wretchedtristis, mæstus, quĕrŭlus, mĭserdoleful, miserabledepressed, sad, sorrowfulmiserymiserypitymĭsĕria

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He ðǽr ána sæt, geoðum geómor he sat there alone, sad of mind, Andr. Kmbl. 2015; An. 1010. Ic of grundum to ðé geómur cleopode de profundis clāmāvi ad te, Ps. Th. 129, 1. Ðæt wæs geómuru ides that was a mournful woman, Beo. Th. 2155; B. 1075.

heord-rǽden

Grammar
heord-rǽden, hyrd-rǽden, e; f.

Guardguardianshipcarekeeping

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Gehwilc hæbbe him betǽhtne engel tó hyrdrǽdene each has an angel assigned to him as guard, i. 516, 32. Se stæf getácnaþ gýmene and hyrdrǽdene the staff indicates care and guardianship, ii. 280, 35. Tó heordrædene ad custodiam, Hymn. Surt. 11, 27.

Linked entry: hyrd-rǽden

regol-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
regol-líc, adj.

As an ecclesiastical term (v. regal, III).regular, in accordance with monastic rulesregularisin accordance with the canons of the church, canonical

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Libbaþ regollícan lífe, sécaþ eówre cyrican, and gefyllaþ eówre tíde aa on gesetne tíman, L. I. P. 20;Th. ii. 330, 19.

weorold-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-spéd, e; f.
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Hé him weoruldspéde and ǽhte ( locus faculiasque ) forgeaf, 3, 24; S. 556, 42. Ðé Dryhten geaf welan and wiste and woruldspéde, Andr. Kmbl. 636; An. 318. Ðonne hié wilniaþ ðæt hié hira woruldspéda (world-, Cott.

lagu-flód

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-flód, es; m.

Seaoceanstreamwavewater

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Ofer lagoflódas, Andr. Kmbl. 487; An. 244

láþettan

Grammar
láþettan, [In the last two passages láþettan translates infestare, which however is for infestari. The original Latin of the two translations is: Canes latrantes uiderit vel eis infestare, and: Camelos uidere et ab eis se uiderit infestare.]
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For 'To be odious . . . hate' substitute: to abhor, execrate, hate, hold in detestation Þíne goda ic láðette and him teónan dó ego diis tuis abominationem feci Angl. xvii. 116, 4.

Linked entry: lǽþettan

GEÓL

(n.)
Grammar
GEÓL, giúl, iúl, geóhol, es; n.

festum jolense, festum natalitiorum Christi, festum quodvis, convivium

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Feówertig daga ǽr eástran and feówertig daga ǽr Cristes acennisse ðæt is ǽr geólum fourty days before Easter and fourty days before Christ&amp;#39;s birth, that is, before Christmas, Shrn. 82, 11

Baddan-burh

(n.)
Grammar
Baddan-burh, g. -burge; d. -byrig; f.

BADBURY, DorsetshireBaddanburgus in quo castra metatus est Eadweardus Ælfredi fil

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BADBURY, Dorsetshire, formerly Baddanburgum; Baddanburgus in quo castra metatus est Eadweardus Ælfredi fil, An. 901; He gewícode æt Baddanbyrig wið Winburnan he encamped at Badbury near Winburn, Chr. 901; Th. 178, 26. ;

camb

(n.)
Grammar
camb, e; f.
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A comb, an assemblage of cells in which bees store their honey; favus Hí yrnbþrungon me swá swá beón camba they surrounded me as bees [surround] the combs, Ps. Lamb. 117, 12

ealo-wósa

(n.)
Grammar
ealo-wósa, an; m.

Ale-wetter or drinkercervĭsiæ inebriātor vel pōtor

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Ale-wetter or drinker; cervĭsiæ inebriātor vel pōtor Sumum yrrum ealowósan, were wínsadum from one irritated as an ale-drinker, a wine-sated man. Exon. 87 b; Th. 330, 10; Vy. 49

Linked entries: ealu-wósa -wósa

morgen-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
morgen-lang, adj.

Having a long morning

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Having a long morning Eorlwerod morgen*-*longne dæg módgiómor sæt sad at heart sat the warriors through a day whose evening seemed as if would never come, Beo. Th. 5780; B. 2894