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æcer

field, land of arable landthe crop raised on the landa definite quantity of land, an acre

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Similar entries v. bydel-, lín-, sulh-æcer, bóc-æceras

on-gildan

(v.)

to pay (a penally for), to be punished for (with gen. acc. of crime or clause)to payto give an offering, to offer

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Ðæs ða byre siððan grimme onguldon gafulrǽdenne, 161, 15; Gú. 959. Sceal wearh ongildan, ðæt hé ǽr fácen dyde he shall pay the penalty for previous wrong-doing, Menol. Fox 573; Gn. C. 56. Sceolde hé ða dǽd ongyldan, Cd. Th. 19, 23; Gen. 295.

Linked entries: an-gildan on-gyldan

smíc

(n.)
Grammar
smíc, sméc, smýc, es; m.

Smoke, vapour, steam

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Ðonne hé (the root) tóbrocen byþ, hé rýcþ eal swylce hé smíc of him ásænde i. 260, 9. Ðæs drinces smýc heora eágan onfón 348, 22. Sméc vaporem Ps. Surt. ii. p. 202, 15. [Ne michte ut seon for smike O. E. Homl. i. 161, 16. Smeche ii. 220, 18.

Linked entries: sméc smoca

wlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
wlanc, adj.

proudhigh-spiritedboldproudboldarroganthaughtyinsolentproudelateexultantsplendidgreathighaugustmagnificentrich

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Th. 138, 54 ; By. 240: Exon. Th. 489, 13; Rä. 78, 7. Sum sceal wildne fugel wloncne átemian, hafoc on honda, 332, 15; Vy. 85. in an unfavourable sense, proud, bold, arrogant, haughty, insolent.

Linked entry: wlencu

on-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To knownoscere, cognoscere, agnoscereto know, recognise,to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguishto recognise a factto know, understand, attain to a knowledge ofto know, learn by observation, observe, perceiveto acknowledgemake acknowledgment of a faultto acknowledge a greetingto acknowledge the power of another

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Th. 69, 12; Cri. 1119. to know, learn by observation, observe, perceive Gif ic mé unrihtes oncneów áwiht on heortan iniquitatem si conspexi in corde meo, Ps. Th. 65, 16. Oncnáw onsýne Cristes ðínes respice in faciem christi tui, 83, 9.

trymman

(v.)

to make firm or strongto construct strongly,of physical health or strengthto give strength tostrengthenof mental or moral strengthto confirmestablishgive strength to mind or heartto confirm,to corroborateconfirm an agreement, a grant, testimony, statementto give as suretyto trimto set infirm orderarray troopsto settlearrangeto strengthen with wordsexhortencouragecomfortto become strongto be arrayed.

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Th. 132, 17; By. 17. Ðú trymmende earð mec exhortatus es me, Ps. Surt. 70, 21. Tremegende ide monens, R. Ben. 4, 15. Grammar trymman, intrans. (?)

þá

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
þá, adv. conj.

Thenwhenthenat that timemarking sequencethenafter thatthereuponof timewhenof cause or reasonwhensinceasmarking timewhenwhensinceaswhenifthen ... whenwhen ... then

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When the word stands at the beginning of a clause and may be translated by then, the verb generally precedes its subject; if it is to be translated by when the subject generally precedes the verb. then, at that time Ic ofstikode hyne.

þys-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þys-líc, þyl-líc; pron.

Such

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Þyllíc byð ðæt cyn haec est generatio, Ps. Th. 23, 6. Ic nǽfre ðé þyslícne gemétte, þus méðne, Exon. Th. 163, 2; Gú. 987. Þás tácno þyslíco syndon, Blickl. Homl. 109, 6. Ða ðe ðyllíce beóð, Past. 5; Swt. 41, 20: Homl. Ass. 146, 63.

Linked entries: þislíc þyl-líc

wilm

(n.)
Grammar
wilm, wielm, welm, wælm, wylm, es; m.

that which wellsof fluida fountstreamwater that surges or boilsthat moves in wavesof firesurgingfireflamesheatfervent heatfiery heatboilingroastinginflammationviolent movementviolenceragingtempestuous movement of water of mental emotionfervourardourheatfuryragepassion

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Hí feorh áléton þurh ǽdra wylm (by the surging of the blood from the veins), 271, 6; Jul. 478. Hé ýðum stilde, wæteres wælmum, Andr.

Linked entries: wielm wælm welm

full

(adv.)

having no space emptycontaining abundance of.abounding inabundantly characterized byfull of foodcompleteperfectwholeentitled to all the privileges implied by a designationcompletewholeentirecompleted

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Béc sint fulle þára bisna, Bt. 29, 1; F. 102, 11. in a non-material sense, abounding in abundantly characterized by (cf. adjectives in -full formed from nouns). Grammar full, with gen. sing.

Linked entry: ful-lic

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Edg. ii. 2; Th. i. 266, 11. to try to find out by investigation or examination Hwylc séceþ ðæt ðe sóðfæst byþ veritatem quis requiret? Ps. Th. 60, 6. Sóhte synnum fáh, hú hé sárlícast meahte feorhcwale findan . . . Feónd hine gelǽrde, Exon.

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.

Kind, friendly, pleasant, favourable, gracious [of a prince to his subject], faithful, loyal, devoted, liege [of a subject to his prince]

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Th. 132, 31; By. 24

stíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ, adj.

Stiff, hardstiff, firm, strong, not bending easily, unyieldingof a thick consistencystiffhard, stern, inexorable, severe, austerehard, severe, unrelenting, stubbornstrict, rigid, severe, austere, hardhard harsh to the taste

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Æsc byþ stíð staðule, ðeáh him feohtan on firas monige, Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 25; Rún. 26. Stranga tor stíð wið feóndum turris fortitudinis a facie inimici, Ps. Th. 60, 2. Mec stíþne (an anchor), Exon. Th. 398, 17; Rä. 17, 9.

Linked entries: stiép stíþe

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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Homl. 237, 30, Þonne God gangeþ for his folc ... þanon eorðe byþ onhréred, Ps. Th. 67, 8. temporal, from that time, after that Ðæt hé unæþele á forð þanan wyrð, Met. 17, 28.

ÁC

(n.)
Grammar
ÁC, ǽc; g. e; f.

OAKquercusroburThe Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a

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The Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a, the name of which letter, in Anglo-Saxon, is ác an oak, hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter a, but for ác an oak, as ᚪ byþ on eorþan elda bearnum flǽsces fódor the oak is on earth food of the flesh to the sons

Linked entries: ác-drenc ǽc

métan

(v.)
Grammar
métan, p. te

To meet withcome uponcome acrossfind

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Ðǽr byþ sóþ symble méted truth is ever found there, Ps. Th. 118, 160. Ðæt sigorbeácen méted wǽre, funden in foldan, Elen. Kmbl. 1969; El. 986

mynetere

(n.)
Grammar
mynetere, es; m.

a moneyera money-changermoney-dealera minterone who coins

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Ic habbe geunnen Baldewyne abbode ónne meonetere wiðinne Sæint Eǽdmundes byrg, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 223, 6

Linked entry: mynet-smiððe

nearuness

(n.)
Grammar
nearuness, e; f.

a straitoppressiondistressdistressanxietytribulationtroublegrief

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Ðæt ( asthma ) ys nearunyss ... and breóst byþ innen mid micle nearnysse, iii. 116, 23-26. distress (of mind), anxiety, tribulation, trouble, grief Hér is seó lǽnlíce winsumnes ac ðǽr is seó syngale nearones in this world is the transient delight, in

Linked entry: nirwett

scóh

(n.)
Grammar
scóh, scó, sceó : gen. scós, sceós; n. pl. scós, sceós; gen. sceóna; dat. scón, scóum; the Ancren Riwle has the weak plural scheon; m.
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B.) byþ fixen hýd, Lchdm. i. 342, 11. Þuong scóes (giscóes, Rush.) corrigiam calciamenti, Jn. Skt. Lind. 1, 27. Dó on ðínne winstran scó, Lchdm. i. 396, 3. Scóe calciamentum, Ps. Spl. T. 59, 9. Scós galliculae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 53.

Linked entries: scó sceó sceóh

on-hyrian

(v.)
Grammar
on-hyrian, p. ede

To imitate, emulate

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Ne onhyre ( emulatus fueris ) ðam ðe byþ orsorh, 36, 7. Onhyriaþ, 36, 1. Ne ðú ne onhere ne emuleris, Kent. Gl. 58. Ne onherie ne emuletur, 885. Ðæt wé onhyrigen ðǽm þeáwum, Past. 34; Swt. 231, 3; Swt. 229, 15. Onhyrgean wé ðone blindan, Blickl.