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Acemannes burh

(n.)
Grammar
Acemannes burh, burg; g. burge; d. byrig, beri; f: ceaster, cester; g. ceastre; f. [æce ake, mannes man's, ceaster or burh city or fortress]

Bath, Somersetshire

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On ðære ealdan byrig, Acemannes ceastre; ac beornas Baðan nemnaþ in the old burgh, Akeman's Chester; but men call it Bath, Chr. 973; Ing. 158, 26. At Acemannes beri at Akeman's bury, Ing. 158, note g

hyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrnan, p. de
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Kmbl. iv. 92, 29

Linked entry: ge-hyrned

æfter-gengness

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-gengness, e; f.

posteritysuccession in an officeinferiority of position, occupation of the lowest place

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Th. ii. 206, 10. succession in an office For ðǽre gewissan æftergencgnysse (-gegencgednysse, v. 1.) ðæt is ðæt se sunu sceolde symle fón tó ðám háde æfter his fæder geendunge, Hml. S. 10, 219.

spédlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
spédlíce, adv.

Successfullyefficaciouslypowerfullyin a manner which produces a resultprosper

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Ðonne ic him spédlíce tó spræc and hí lǽrde when I spoke to them with power and taught them, 119, 6

seón

(v.)
Grammar
seón, p. seah, pl. sáwon, sǽgon, ségon ; pp. sewen, sawen.
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Hát in gán seón sibbegedriht, Beo. Th. 779; B. 387. Uton éfstan seón and sécean searogeþræc, 6195; B. 3102. <b>II a.

un-rótness

(n.)
Grammar
un-rótness, e; f.

Sadnesssorrowtroublegloominess

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Se fífta leahtor is tristitia, ðæt is ðissere worulde unrótnyss; ðæt is ðonne se man geunrótsaþ ealles tó swýðe for his ǽhta lyre ... Twá unrótnyssa synd; án is ðeós yfele, and óðor is hálwende, ðæt is ðæt se man for his synnum geunrótsige, Homl.

Linked entry: rótness

on-þracian

(v.)
Grammar
on-þracian, (-þrácian ?); p. ode

To fear, dread

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To fear, dread Ic anþracige (and-, MS. F.: á-, MS. O.) vereor, Ælfc. Gr. 27; Zup. 162, 1. Ic andþracige (onþracie, MS. T.) horreo, ic onginne tó onþracigenne (and-) horresco, 35; Zup. 212, 3-4.

Linked entries: an-þracian an-þracian

(adj.)
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Þæt hé menige tó þám ilcan wuda þǽr ic ðás sceaftas cearf fetige hym þár má, Solil. H. 1. 11. Hwæt wille ic má cwæðan ?

býreþ

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it pertains to, it is lawful; pertinet ad, licet, Jn. Lind. War. 10, 13

stán-berende

(adj.)
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stone-bearing, stony In ðǽm stánberendum in glanigeris (glarigeris?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 51

ge-ánwyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ánwyrdan, p. de
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To be in agreement, conspire Geánlǽhtan vel geánwyrdan conspiraverant Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, II

Linked entries: án-wyrdan -wyrdan

ge-þicgan

Grammar
ge-þicgan, [The strong and weak forms may be taken under one head.]
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Þá blǽda ... þe ic (Adam) þé on teónan geþah the fruit that in contempt of thee I ate, Gen. 885. Þeós wyrt fremað gecnucud and on wíne geþiged, Lch. i. 210, 22: 282, 6. For mete geþiged taken as food, 300, 11. Se geþigeda mete, ii. 186, 21.

FREÓLS

(n.)
Grammar
FREÓLS, es; m. sometimes, but rarely, n.

freedomimmunityprivilegelībertasimmūnĭtasprivĭlēgiuma time of freedoma holy dayfeastfestivalthe celebration of a festivalfestumfesti celebratio

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Eth. v. 12; Th. i. 308, 8: v. 15; Th. i. 308, 18: vi. 22; Th. i. 320, 10: L. C. E. 14; Th. i. 368, 10

Linked entries: friólsend heals

wǽr

(n.)
Grammar
wǽr, e; f.

A covenantcompactagreementpledge

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Icel. use in pl.) foedus, i. pactum, conjunctio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 43. Clam oððe wed oððe wǽra clasma, 21, 2. Wǽra foedera, i. pacta amicitiae, certa amicitia, 148, 38.

Linked entries: ge-wǽred wǽrlíce

lim-wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
lim-wæstm, es; m.

stature

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Limb-growth, stature, size of body Ic eom limwæstmum ðæt ic gelutian ne mæg so large am I of limb, that lie hid I cannot, Cd. 216; Th. 273, 2; Sat. 130

magian

(v.)
Grammar
magian, p. ode
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To be strong, prevail Ic magude ongeán hine preualui aduersus eum, Ps. Rdr. 12, 5. Ic magude ł swiþige, Ps. Spl. T. 12, 5. [O. H. Ger. magén valere, vigere.] Cf. maga

Linked entry: ge-magian

myrigþ

Grammar
myrigþ, myrhþ.
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Take here mirigþ in Dict., and add Wel mæg gehwá witan ꝥ gif áhwǽr is myrcð (myrhð, v. l.) and wuldor, ꝥ þǽr (in heaven ) is unásecgendlic wuldor, Hml. S. 12, 92

Linked entry: mirigþ

Súþ-Dene

(n.)
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Ic wæs mid Súð-Denum, Víd. 58. Ic þé bæd þæt þú léte Súð-Dene sylfe geweorþan gúðe wið Grendel, B. 1996

oððe

(con.)
Grammar
oððe, conj. I.
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I. 16; Th. ii. 412, 11

Linked entry: eðða

eall-swá

(adv.)
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., just as or so Ealswá feala mǽrþa ic geríme tot ego glorias numerabo, An. Ox. 4762. Ic wylle þysum ýtemestan syllan eallswá mycel swá þé volo huic novissimo dare sicut et tibi, Mt. 20, 14. Eallswá mihtig swá hé nú is, Swt. A. S.