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Eádgár

(n.)
Grammar
Eádgár, es; m. [eád happy, gár spear]

Edgar, second son of Edmund, and grandson of Alfred the Great. Edgar, in A.D. 955, succeeded to the kingdom of Mercia; and, at the death of his brother Eadwig, in A.D. 959, to the kingdoms of Wessex and Northumbria, over which he reigned sixteen years. He was, therefore, king for twenty years, from A.D. 955-975

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Edgar, second son of Edmund, and grandson of Alfred the Great.

freoðian

(v.)
Grammar
freoðian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To care formaintaincherishprotectkeepobserveconsŭlĕresustentārefŏvēretuēriobservāre

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Hie ælmihtig sigebearn Godes freoðode the almighty victorious Son of God protected her, Elen. Kmbl. 2292; El. 1147: Exon. 94 b; Th. 354, 3; Reim. 40: 103 a; Th. 391, 14; Rä. 10, 5.

GRINDAN

(v.)
Grammar
GRINDAN, gryndan; part. grindende, ic grinde, grynde, ðú grintst, grinst, he grint, pl. grindaþ; p. ic, he grand, grond, ðú grunde, pl. grundon; pp. grunden
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Sume ðara munecena cómon to grindanne some of the nuns came to grind, Th. Chart. 447. 1

hálig

(adj.)
Grammar
hálig, adj.

Holysanctus, sacerholy

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Gr. 8; Som. 7, 41. Ðæt hálige gewrit scribtura, Jn. Skt. 17, 12. Se háliga frófre gást paracletus sanctus spiritus, 14, 26. Hálig sealt holy salt, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 346, 30; 344, 14. Háliges wæteres some holy water, 348, 2.

Linked entries: hǽlig hálga

dirne

(adj.)
Grammar
dirne, adj.
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Th. i. 276, 33. v. following compounds; in some cases the passages given under them may belong to the simple adjective

Linked entries: derne dyrne

fíf-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
fíf-leáf, es; n: -leáfe, an; f.

Fiveleafcinquefoilpotemilla reptansquinquefŏlium

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Gl. 43; Som. 64, 54; Wrt. Voc. 31, 64: 68, 69: 79, 33: 286, 40: Herb. 3; Lchdm. i. 86, 20. Fífleáfan seáw juice of fiveleaf, Herb. 3, 2; Lchdm. i. 86, 24. Genim fífleáfan wyrtwalan take the root of fiveleaf, Herb. 3, 3; Lchdm. i. 86, 28.

fóre-steppan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-steppan, -stæppan, ic -steppe, -stæppe, he -stepþ, pl. -steppaþ, -stæppaþ; p. -stepede = -stepte ? pp. -steped = -stept ?

To step or come beforeto preventgo beforeprecedeprægrĕdiprævĕnīreantĭcĭpārepræcēdĕre

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Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 30. Mildheortnys and sóþfæstnys fóresteppaþ [Lamb. fórestæppaþ] ansýne ðíne miserĭcordia et vērĭtas præcēdent făciem tuam, Ps. Spl. 88, 15

Linked entry: fóre-stæppan

for-rotian

(v.)
Grammar
for-rotian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [for-, rotian to rot]

To become wholly rottento rotputrefycomputrescĕre

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Gl. 12; Som. 57, 74; Wrt. Voc. 20, 16. Ðæt sió réþnes ðæs wínes ða forrotedan wunde clǽnsige that the harshness of the wine may cleanse the corrupted wound, Past. 17, 10; Hat. MS. 25 a, 9

Linked entry: rotian

ge-axian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-axian, p. ode; pp. od [acsian to ask]

To find out by askinglearnhearexquīrĕreresciscĕreaudīre

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Gl. 14; Som. 57, 131; Wrt. Voc. 20, 68

heorþ-werod

(n.)
Grammar
heorþ-werod, es; n.

A band of household retainersthose who share the same heartha family

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A band of household retainers, those who share the same hearth, a family Ðá wearþ Jafeðe áféded heorþwerod suna and dóhtra then for Japhet was reared a family of sons and daughters, Cd. 78; Th. 96, 35; Gen. 1605.

neádung

(n.)
Grammar
neádung, e; f.

Force or violence used against any onecompulsionnecessity

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Gl. 9, 29; Som. 11, 62. Of ðisum leahtre (gítsung) beóþ ácennede reáflác, stala, unmǽþlic neádung, Homl. Th. ii. 220, 12. Hé nolde geniman ús neádunge of deófles anwealde, i. 26, 30.

Linked entry: níding

blæse

(n.)
Grammar
blæse, blase, an; f.

a BLAZE, flameardor, flammathat which makes a blaze,- A torch, lampfax, facula, lampasfax, lampas

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Gl. 30; Som. 61, 54; Wrt. Voc. 26, 53

Linked entries: blysa blase

stræc

(n.)
Grammar
stræc, es ; n. (?) I.
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Hér man ýtte út Ælfgár eorl, ac hé com sóna inn ongeán mid strece þurh Gryffines fultum, Chr. 1058 ; Erl. 192, 36

un-gefullod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gefullod, -gefulwad; adj.

Unbaptized

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Unbaptized Gif ungefullod cild fǽrlíce bið gebróht tó ðam mæssepreóste, ðæt hé hit mót fullian sóna, ðæt hit ne swelte hǽðen, L. Ælfc. C. 26; Th. ii. 352, 15: Homl. Th. ii. 50, 20. Ðeáh ðe hé ungefullod gyt farende sý, 500, 35.

Linked entries: ge-fullian ge-fullian

un-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wérig, adj.

Not wearyfresh

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.; ðonne bið hé sóna unwérig, Lchdm. i. 76, 8. Hé hét ðæt mon ðæt fæsten brǽce and on fuhte dæges and nihtes, simle án legie after óþerre unwérig cum alias aliis legiones dies noctesque succedere sine requie cogeret, Ors. 5, 11; Swt. 238, 9

cracian

(v.)
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Substitute: To crack, sound, resound Cracaþ, brastlaþ crepat, i. sonat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 64. Craciendum, cearciendum crepante, i. sonante, An. Ox. 31. ¶ In Ps. Th. 45, 3 for cracode apparently should be read cwacode (v.

efnan

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.), efne tó eorðan (lay flat on the ground ) ealdne ceorl; sóna þæt onfindeð, sé þe mec féhð ongeán, þæt hé hrycge sceal hrúsan sécan, Rä. 28, 8. [v. N. E. D. even; vb. 2. Cf. O. H.

nón-tíd

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Synd þá ðe wénað ꝥ hý fæstende synd rihtlíce, gif hý etað sóna swá hý ꝥ belltácen (v. nón-belle) gehýrað þǽre nigoðan tíde, ꝥ is seó nóntíd, Hml. A. 140, 65. Ǽr nóntíde ábyrigan ne ǽtes ne wǽtes, Wlfst. 102, 25.

setlung

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Ne lǽt ðú ðæt yrre licgean on ðínre heortan ofer sunnan setlunge (cf. sol non occidat super iracundiam vestram, Eph. 4, 26), Hex. 46, 14

stede-fæst

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Add: firmly fixed: of a person, rooted to the spot Hé beád him ꝥ hí álédon þá byrðene, and þá bǽrmen sóna stedefæste stódon, swilce hí ástífodon wǽron, Hml.