áþ-brice
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and add Syndan wíde þurh áðbrycas and ðnrh wedbrycas forloren and forlogen má þonne scolde, Wlfst. 164, 7
ceaster
a fortress ⬩ A city, fort, castle, town ⬩ urbs, civitas, castellum ⬩ the city ⬩ hæc civitas
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Se cyning hine west wende mid ðære fierde wið Exancestres the king turned west with the army towards Exeter, 168, 26, col. 1; 24, col. 2; 169, 21, col. 1; 18, col. 2. the name of a particular place, as CHESTER, CAISTOR, CASTOR, the city; hæc civitas
Linked entries: cæster Exan ceaster cester
seonu
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Wið sina sáre, i. 84, 10. Wið ðara sina bifunge, 104, 27. Sina togung, 136, 9. Syna, 136, 19. Sina getog, 356, 3. Seonowum beslítan, Exon. Th. 371, 9; Seel. 73. Seonwum (synum, Soul Kmbl. 123), 370, 20; Seel. 62.
Linked entry: sinu
rǽdels
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wið rýnemenn heáld, Exon. Th. 423, 31; Rä. 43, 13. Ic sprece tó him openlíce næs þurh rédelsas ( per aenigmata; dark speeches, A. V.), Num. 12, 8
tyslian
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with bared (?
wiþer-winna
An adversary ⬩ opponent ⬩ enemy
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Is óðer wiðerwinna, ðæt is Godes word, ðæt word winð on ús, 5, 120-128: 52, 53. Ðæt hálige Godes word is ðín freónd, and ðú wyrcst ðé sylfne ðé tó wiðerwinnan, 6, 138.
dǽd-bétan
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Be ðám ðe . . . wið ðá dǽdbétendan ðeódað de is qui . . . junguntur excommunicatis, R. Ben. 50, 9, 17. Úre Drihten gelǽt þá dǽdbétendan ( the penitent ) æfter sóðre dǽdbóte tó ðǽre úplican Hierusalem, Hml. Th. ii. 68, 24
tán
Having branches, spreading, used metaphorically of the offspring of a parent; cf. The use of branch in speaking of the members of a family
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The passage in Genesis is: And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation, 17, 20), Cd.
wealdan
To have power over ⬩ to control the movements of that which is moved ⬩ to regulate ⬩ wield a weapon ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ to control that which moves itself ⬩ to have control of a person, an emotion ⬩ to govern, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule ⬩ govern ⬩ have dominion over ⬩ bear sway ⬩ wield power, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ absolute ⬩ fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ to have power over things ⬩ to possess ⬩ be in possession of ⬩ have at command ⬩ be master of, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ to have power to decide or choose what shall take place ⬩ to determine ⬩ ordain ⬩ have the deciding ⬩ control of matters, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with a clause ⬩ absolute ⬩ to have power that brings something to pass, ⬩ to cause ⬩ be the cause, author, source of something, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or acc. ⬩ of things, with gen. ⬩ of motives ⬩ to have power to do ⬩ be able
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Ic wille wealdan eów blisse and micelre lisse, Wulfst. 132, 23. with dat. or acc. Ðæt his mód wite, ðæt migtigra wíte wealdeþ, ðonne hé hjm wið mæge, Cd. Th. 248, 33; Dan. 523. of things, with gen.
fundian
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Hwidre ic þé nú teohhie tó lǽdenne . . . ðider fundian, Bt. 22, 2; F. 78, 2. (1 a) with reflex. dat. Fundige hé him tó lissa blisse, Sch. 100. with infin.
ár-weorþnes
Honour-worthiness ⬩ honour ⬩ dignity ⬩ honor ⬩ dignitas ⬩ reverentia
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Gif ðú nú gemunan wilt eallra ðara árwyrþnessa if thou now wilt be mindful of all the honours, Bt. 8; Fox 24, 20. Mid árweorþnesse with honour, honourably, R. Ben. 6, 61
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for-lǽtan
to let go ⬩ permit ⬩ suffer ⬩ permittĕre ⬩ to relinquish ⬩ forsake ⬩ omit ⬩ neglect ⬩ relinquĕre ⬩ omittĕre ⬩ prætĕrīre
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leave father and mother, and join himself to his wife, Gen. 2, 24
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Ecg-bryhtes stán
Brixton Deverill
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Brixton Deverill, Wilts?—He gerád to Ecgbryhtes stáne be eástan Sealwyda he rode to Egbert's stone, on n
feówrtig
Forty ⬩ quadrāginta
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Alf. pol. 10; Wilk. 37, 23
ge-ærnian
To earn ⬩ deserve ⬩ mĕrēri ⬩ promĕrēri
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Alf. pol. 39; Wilk. 44, 42
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myrgen-líc
Morning
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Morning Ðýs myrgenlícan dæge heó biþ gongende of líchoman she will depart before evening, Blickl. Homl. 141, 33
ge-grówan
To grow ⬩ succrescere
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To grow; succrescere Ne gegréwþ hit ðǽr it will not grow there, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 27
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swát-swaþu
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A bloody track Wæs sió swátswaþu Sweóna and Geáta, wælrǽs wera, wíde gesýne, Beo. Th. 5884; B. 2946
pápa
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Gif mæssepreóst manslaga wurðe . . . wræcnige hé swá wíde swá pápa him scrífe, Ll. Th. i. 346, 6. Add
sceam-fæst
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Ne lyste þé fægeres wífes and sceamfestes? nonne te delectat uxor pulchra, pudica?, Solil. H. 36, 1. Add