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holm

(n.)
Grammar
holm, es; m.

A mound, hill, rising groundwave, ocean, water, sealand rising from the water,an island in a river

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From the Scandinavian hólmr an islet especially in a bay, creek, lake, or river, it is used in English with the meaning land rising from the water,an island in a river, etc., holm [in local names] Ðý ilcan geáre wæs ðæt gefeoht æt ðam Holme Cantwara

HERE

(n.)
Grammar
HERE, gen. heres, heriges, herges; m.

An army a hostmultitudea large predatory band

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Ðæs heriges hám eft ne com ǽnig tó láfe of that host came no remnant back home, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 30; Exod. 507: Elen. Kmbl. 410; El. 205. Herges, 285; El. 143.

Linked entries: flot-herge hors-here

þrítig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrítig, þrittig; num.

Thirtythirty (years old)

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Hé ríxode twá læs xxx geára, Chr. 641; Erl. 27, 26. Mid feówer hunde scipa and þrítigum, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 172, 31. Grammar þrítig, as a plural with gen. -a Com se cyning þrítiga sum (þrittigum sum, MS.

be-witan

watch over

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S. 22, 99: 3, 61. ꝥá góde mæn þe þis land bewiston, Chr. 1091; P. 226, 27. property ꝥá (the senators) wæron simbel binnan Rómebyrg wuniende, tó þon ꝥ hié bewisten eal ꝥ licgende feoh, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 4.

Linked entry: be-witian

feówer

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Þá lára þára feówer godspellera, Bl. H. 35, 11. Æt þissum feówer endum, 95, 13. Þá feówer (feówðer, MS.) worðias, C. D. iv. 171, 7.

hýnan

(v.)
Grammar
hýnan, hénan; p. de

To abusehumiliaterebukecorrectdespiseoppressafflictill-treat

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To abuse, humiliate, rebuke, correct, treat with insult or contumely, despise, oppress, afflict, ill-treat, bring or lay low, subject Ðám ilcan monnum ðe hé ðǽr þreátaþ and hénþ ipsis fratribus qui corriguntur, Past. 17, 7; Swt. 117, 16.

Linked entry: hénan

óþer

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Add Wæs gehwæðer óðrum láð, B. 814. Ǽghwæðrum wæs bróga fram óðrum, 2565.

sáwel-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel-sceatt, es; m.

An ecclesiastical due

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It was to be paid before the funeral rites were completed, though the regulation would hardly be carried out in cases where grants of land were made.

Linked entry: sáwel-gescot

tól

(n.)
Grammar
tól, es; n.

a tool,implement,instrumenttools,machinery,apparatus

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Ðis synt ða lára and ða tól gástlíces cræftes, L. E. 21; Th. ii. 418, 17. Ðú wást ðæt nán mon ne mæg nǽnne cræft cýðan ne nǽnne anweald reccan bútan tólum and andweorce ...

Linked entry: tohl

CYRICE

(n.)
Grammar
CYRICE, cirice, cyrce, circe; gen. an, ean; f: cyric, ciric, in the compound cyric-ǽwe, etc. q. v. cyrc, e; f. circ,

in the compounda church, the material structure ecclesiaa heathen temple templum paganum

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Agustinus on Cent ðære frymþelícan cyrican líf and láre wæs onhýrigende Augustine in Kent imitated the life and lore of the early church, 1, 26; S. 487, 27.

Linked entries: cyrce circe cirice

tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽlan, p. de.

to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse.to blame a person for what is wrongto blame what is wrong in a personto speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbiteto treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at

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Hig tǽldon ðæt land mid heora teónwordum they brought up an evil report of the land ((A. V.), Num. 13, 33. Forðan ðe hig ðæt land tǽldon by bringing up a slander upon the land (A.V.), 14, 36.

Linked entries: télan be-tilldon

Basilius

(n.)
Grammar
Basilius, g. Basilies; m.

Basil, bishop of CæsarēaKαιδάρεια

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And he awrát ða láre ðe we nú willaþ on Englisceum gereorde secgean Basil the blessed [born A.D. 328, died 379] was a very holy bishop in the city of Cæsaréa, a province belonging to Greece, the father of many monks, himself of the monkhood.

ge-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnáwan, ic -cnáwe, ðú -cnáwest, -cnǽwst, he -cnáweþ, -cnǽwþ, pl. -cnáwaþ; p. -cneów, pl. -cneówon; pp. -cnáwen

To knowperceiveunderstandrecognisenoscereagnosceresentirecognoscere

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Ðá he ða lác gecneów qui agnitis muneribus, Gen. 38, 26. Ðæt ðú gecnáwe ðæt ðis is sóþ that thou may know that this is true, Exon. 70 b; Th. 263, 27; Jul. 356. Hí hine gecneówon cognoverunt eum, Mk. Bos. 6, 54.

Linked entry: ge-cneów

sidu

(n.)
Grammar
sidu, seodu, siodu (o) ; gen. dat. a ; m.
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Gif hé þurh cúscne siodo lǽst mína lára if by modest conduct he carry out my instructions, Cd. Th. 39, 2 ; Gen. 618

Linked entries: seodu sido siodo sydung

un-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lytel, adj.

not littlegreatnot littlenot few in numbermuchnot littlegreat

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Micle lác and unlytle ælmessan, Wulfst. 278, 5. Ic him gestrýnde unlytel folc, Homl. Th. i. 592, 31. Hyre wer lǽfde unlytle ǽhta on lande and on feó, Homl.

bodung

annunciationdeclarationtestimonyinterpretationrecitingrehearsingpreaching

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Lára, bodunga cathegorias i. nuntiationes ł praedicationes, 3128. reciting, rehearsing : Gif hwylc bróðor wǽgð and misféhð on boduncge sealma oðþe ræpsa si quis dum pronuntiat psalmum aut responsorium fallitur, R.

fremming

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Wé áweriað ús mid þǽre segene, áweriað eów mid þǽre láre fremminge, 402, 27. For ðǽre synne fremminge, Hex. 22, 29. Se Hálga Gást is genemned tó ðǽre fremminge Crístes menniscnysse, Hml. Th. i. 196, 22 (cf. 198, 31 supra ).

ge-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swígian, (l. ge-swigian, -swugian; and for Mt. L. 22, 12: 12, 23: Shrn. 151, 33: Ph. 145 see ge-swígan).
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Th. 38, 11. þá þú swá wel ge-wugodes and swá lust*-*láice gehérdest míne láre cum verba nostra tacitus attentusque rapiebas, Bt. 22, 1 ; F. 76, 23.

ge-weorpan

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III. where an object is moved to a position of rest, to lay :-- Hæfdon mid him dumbo, blindo . . . and geworpen (lægdun, R. projecertini) hiá tó fótum his, Mt. L. 15, 30.

spryttan

(v.)
Grammar
spryttan, p. te

To sproutspringgerminateTo put forth a shootbring forth fruitto incite

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Lamb. 71, 7. Tó ðý hé sprytt, ðæt hé mid cwyldum fornyme swá hwæt swá hé ǽr sprytte, Homl. Th. i. 614, 9. Ðonne treówa spryttaþ, ðonne wite gé ðæt hit sumorlǽhþ, 614, 4. Ðonne treów and wyrta ǽrest up spryttaþ, Lchdm. ii. 148, 6: Met. 29, 68.

Linked entries: tó-sprytting sprýtan