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brýten-walda

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
brýten-walda, brýten-wealda, bréten-ánwealda, an; m: brýten-weald, es; m.

A powerful ruler or king ⬩ præpotens rex ⬩ a ruler ⬩ the British aborigines ⬩ to bruise, break, to break into small portions, to disperse ⬩ a ruler, king, ⬩ an extensive or powerful king, a king whose power is widely extended. ⬩ a powerful king ⬩ the wide expanse of earth ⬩ a spacious realm ⬩ the spacious world ⬩ a spacious dwelling ⬩ a war-king

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D. 827] king Ecgbriht subdued the kingdom of the Mercians, and all that was south of the Humber, and he was the eighth king, who was Brýtenwalda. The first was Ælle [A. D. 477-514], king of the South-Saxons, who had thus much sway.

searu

(n.)
Grammar
searu, searo, [w]e; f.: [w]es; n.

Device ⬩ design ⬩ contrivance ⬩ art ⬩ craft ⬩ artifice ⬩ wile ⬩ deceit ⬩ stratagem ⬩ ambush ⬩ treachery ⬩ plot ⬩ in a good sense ⬩ art ⬩ skill ⬩ contrivance ⬩ skilfully ⬩ ingeniously ⬩ with art ⬩ that which is contrived with art ⬩ a machine ⬩ engine ⬩ fabric ⬩ armour ⬩ equipment ⬩ arms

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Alf. 13; Th. i. 48, 1: Blickl. Homl. 83, 33. Hwylce searwa se drý árefnde what artifices the sorcerer practiced, 173, 8.

wyrt-truma

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-truma, (wyrtruma), an: -trum, es; m.: -trume, an; f. (v. Be ðare wyrtruman,
  • Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 93, 7
).

the root of a plant ⬩ the root of a tooth ⬩ the root, source, origin ⬩ a stock

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Óþ ða wirttruman usque ad radices, Num. 22, 4. the root of a tooth :-- [Ða grindigtéþ ðe álc mid feówer wyrtrume gefæstned byð, and ðanne hý hero wurtruma forleátaþ, ðanne sweartigeþ hý, and fealleþ, Lchdm. iii. 104, 15.] figurative :-- Ne næfð ǽnig

Linked entries: -truma truma wyrt-wala

stów

(n.)
Grammar
stów, e; f.

A place ⬩ a place, spot, locality, site ⬩ a place on the body ⬩ a place which is built, a house or collection of houses, a habitation, dwelling ⬩ a place, position, station ⬩ a place in a series ⬩ place, room, stead ⬩ a place, passage in a book

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Geseóþ ða stówe ðe se Hǽlynd wæs on áled, Mt. Kmbl. 28, 6. Ðæt hé ðǽr forgeáfe stówe mynster on tó timbrianne, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 26. On wéstum stówum in desertis locis, Mk. Skt. 1. 45. Hé gǽþ þurh unwæterie stówa, Lk. Skt. 11. 24.

a-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weorpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan ; ðú -wyrpst, he -wyrpþ ; p. ic, he -wearp, ðú -wurpe, pl. -wurpon; impert. -weorp, -wurp, -wyrp ðú; pp. -worpen; v. a. [a from, weorpan to throw]

To throw or cast from or down ⬩ to cast away or off ⬩ cast out ⬩ to degrade ⬩ reject ⬩ divorce ⬩ abjicere ⬩ dejicere ⬩ projicere ⬩ ejicere ⬩ propellere ⬩ repellere ⬩ reprobare ⬩ repudiare

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Used also with the prepositions on into, as awurpan on to cast into, Mt. Foxe 13, 50. Fram from, Mt. Bos. 5, 29, 30. Út out, Mt. Bos. 13, 48. Under below, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 10

grundsópa

(n.)
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. — growndesope (growndsope, grounsop) of any lycoure fex, sedimen, a meaning belonging also to Dutch grondsop. Apparently a different meaning is given to the word in another M. E. vocabulary.

sceaga

(n.)
Grammar
sceaga, an; m.

A shaw, small wood, copse, thicket ⬩ Shaws broad belts of underwood ⬩ Shaw a natural copse of wood

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See also Halliwell's Dict. and Nares' Glossary

on-hildan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hildan, -hieldan, -heldan, -hyldan.

to lean, incline, recline, bend down ⬩ with the idea of favourable disposition towards a person or thing, to incline ⬩ to bow, bend ⬩ to turn from the right course ⬩ to cause to sink ⬩ To decline, deviate, incline, sink

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Alle onhældon omnes declinaverunt, Ps. Surt. 13, 3. Onheldan declinare, 16, 11. Onhældende declinantes, 100, 4

ge-werian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-werian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od.

to defend ⬩ protect ⬩ take care of ⬩ make [land] free from claims ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ procurare ⬩ to associate with for the cause of defence ⬩ to make a treaty with ⬩ assŏciāre defensiōnis causa ⬩ jungere fœdĕre

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Ges. p. 614, col. 1.See also p. 677.

grimetan

(v.)
Grammar
grimetan, grymetan, grimetian; p. ode, ede
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Ðá awédde he and grymetede he went mad and cried aloud, Th. Anal. 125, 8: Ps. Spl. 37, 8. Ecg grymetode loud rang the blade [as it was drawn from the sheath], Cd. 162; Th. 203, 24; Exon. 408.

Linked entry: grymetan

bisceop

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop, biscop, biscep, es; m.

a BISHOP, prelate ⬩ episcopus ⬩ a chief priest of the Jews ⬩ pontifex ⬩ a heathen priest of the Romans and Egyptians

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Alf. pol. 40; Th. i. 88, 8, note 19, H. Biscopes and ealdormannes mund-brice gebéte mid ii pundum recompense a bishop's and an ealdorman's mund-brice with two pounds, L. Eth, vii. 11; Th. i. 332, 1.

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receive ⬩ to have given ⬩ to get ⬩ to receive ⬩ submit to ⬩ a rite ⬩ to receive a person ⬩ to receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouring ⬩ to receive for safe conduct, custody ⬩ to receive as a servant or dependent ⬩ to receive, admit into a society ⬩ to receive as a master ⬩ to submit to ⬩ to receive ⬩ admit the claims of ⬩ to receive, admit the force of a person's words ⬩ accept testimony ⬩ to receive what is offered ⬩ to accept ⬩ to receive ⬩ serve as a receptacle for ⬩ to receive or accept an office, a duty, etc. ⬩ to take upon one's self ⬩ to undertake a labour, task, etc. ⬩ to receive what is burdensome ⬩ undergo ⬩ bear ⬩ to take surreptitiously ⬩ to steal

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Hé nolde náne fréfrunge underfón noluit consolationem accipere, Gen. 37, 35. of things, to receive, serve as a receptacle for Underfó receptet (the passage is: Cadaver nequaquam sepulchri sarcophagus receptet, Ald. 52), Hpt.

Linked entry: under-niman

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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Grétende conpellens (rector Olympi compellans sobolem verbo currente, Ald. 148, 3), Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 45. (1 a) to address the Deity :-- Hé his sigedryhten grétte, and þus wordum cwæð, An. 61.

þeáh

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.

yet, ⬩ still, ⬩ however, ⬩ nevertheless ⬩ though, ⬩ although, ⬩ though, ⬩ if, ⬩ even if

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Ágife hé ðone teóþan sceat Gode, and dǽle þeáh his ælmessan forþ of ðon nigeoþan dǽlon let him pay the tithe to God, and still go on distributing alms from the other nine parts, Blickl. Homl. 53, 21.

Linked entries: þǽh þáh þe þéh

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, against ⬩ towards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way of ⬩ against ⬩ against, for the reception of, to receive ⬩ in reply to ⬩ in return for, as an equivalent for ⬩ opposite, over against ⬩ against, in a direction opposite to ⬩ against, with, contrary to, in opposition to ⬩ in reply to ⬩ as an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange for ⬩ against, ready for ⬩ towards ⬩ opposite ⬩ again, back ⬩ Lat re- ⬩ in reply ⬩ towards ⬩ on the other hand ⬩ again

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Ongién allo ús wiðerwordnisse swííre girǽc contra cuncta nobis adversaria dexteram extende, Rtl. 14, 38. Him láð wǽre ðæt hí ongeán heora cynehláford standan sceoldan, Chr. 1048 ; Erl. 178, 31.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

FOLDE

(n.)
Grammar
FOLDE, an; f.

the earth ⬩ dry land ⬩ tellus ⬩ terra ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ district ⬩ region ⬩ territory ⬩ rĕgio ⬩ tractus ⬩ plăga ⬩ terrĭtōriuni ⬩ the ground ⬩ soil ⬩ hŭmus ⬩ sŏlum ⬩ earth ⬩ clay ⬩ terræ līmus ⬩ lŭtum

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Ðú eart hyht ealra ðe feor on sǽ foldum wuniaþ thou art the hope of all who dwell in lands far in the sea [i. e. islands ], Ps.

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, e; f.

a limit ⬩ bound ⬩ term ⬩ a limit ⬩ boundary ⬩ a boundary ( = gemǽre) of a particular estate ⬩ a boundary ⬩ confine of a district ⬩ border ⬩ the territory within the boundaries ⬩ fines

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wræcsíð forsende sume on óðra mearca gesette alios avulsos a sedibus suis, alios in extremis regni terminis statuit, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 114, 34. the territory within the boundaries; fines Hit wæs geond ealle Rómána mearce ðæt it was the custom throughout all

wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd, adj.
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Ne seah ic wídan feorh never in all my life have I seen, Beo. Th. 4033 ; B. 2014. Ðú scealt wídan feorh écan ðíne yrmðu, Andr. Kmbl. 2766 ; An. 1385

wrecca

(n.)
Grammar
wrecca, wræcca, an ; m.

one driven from his own country ⬩ a wanderer in foreign lands ⬩ an exile ⬩ a stranger ⬩ pilgrim ⬩ a wretch ⬩ an evil person ⬩ a wretched person ⬩ a miserable, feeble creature ⬩ a wretched ⬩ unhappy ⬩ miserable ⬩ poor person

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Alf. pol. 4; Th. i. 62, 16. Hé bebeád ðæt mon ealle ða wræccan an cýþþe forléte jussit omnes exsules patriae resiitui, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 144, 14. Drihlen gehealdeþ wreccan (advenas), Ps.

Linked entries: wræcca wrec

ge-irnan

(v.)
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All folc geuurnon groeton hine omnis populus . . . accurrentes salutabant eum, Mk. L. 9, 15. (1 a) to run and meet a person who approaches :-- Gearn occurrens, Mk. p. 4, 6: Jn. p. 6, 12. In ðǽr stóue ðér gearn him (giarn tó tó him, R.)

Linked entries: ge-urnen ge-yrnan