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a-bútan

(adv.)
Grammar
a-bútan, -búton; adv.

ABOUTcirca

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ABOUT ; circa Besæt ðone castel abútan beset the castle about, Chr. 1088; Th. i. 357, 29. Besǽton ðone castel abúton they beset the castle about, Chr. 1090; Th. i. 358, 25

neáh-gebúr

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Hét hé makian ǽnne castel. . . and hine on his spǽce Malueisin hét, ꝥ is on Englisc Yfel néhhebúr, Chr. 1095; P. 231, 9. Add

Cone-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Cone-ceaster, gen. -ceastre; f.

Caster, a town seven miles from Newcastle oppidum septimo a Novo-castro milliario

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Caster, a town seven miles from Newcastle; oppidum septimo a Novo-castro milliario N. Som. Ben. Lye

stán-ceastel

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v. castel; ), a heap of stones Iuxta unum aceruum lapidum quod nos stáncestil uocamus, C. D. iii. 388, 13. On ánne stáncastel, 397, 27. Bewestan ðǽre ealdan byrig on ðone stánihtan weg, of ðan wege to ðan stáncystlum, vi. 234, 32

geap-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
geap-scipe, es; m.

Craftcunningdeceitfraudastūtiafraus

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Þurh his geapscipe he begeat ðone castel through his cunning he obtained the castle, Chr. 1090; Erl. 226, 25

þǽr-tógeánes

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-tógeánes, adv.
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Se cyng ðone castel æt Bures gewann . . . Ðǽrtógeánes se eorl gewann ðone castel æt Argentses, Chr. 1094; Erl. 230, 9. in reply, in refutation Ðonne cweðaþ hí : 'Hé magon ðás bán beón geedcucode?'

Linked entry: tó-geagnes

burg-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
burg-bryce, burh-bryce, -brice, es; m.
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a breaking into a castle or dwelling; castelli vel domus violatio, L. In. 45; Th. i. 130, 7. the fine to be paid for this burglary; mulcta ob castelli vel domus violationem, L. Alf. pol. 40; Th. i. 88, 7

Linked entry: burh-bryce

ár-geótere

(n.)
Grammar
ár-geótere, es ; m. [ár brass, geótere a pourer]

A caster or pourer of brassmelter of brassbrass-founderærarius

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A caster or pourer of brass, melter of brass, brass-founder; ærarius Ðá wæs sum árgeótere, se mihte dón anlícnessa there was a certain brass founder, who could make images, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 26

festen

(n.)
Grammar
festen, es; n.

A fastnessfortressmūnīmentum

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A fastness, fortress; mūnīmentum Hí manige festena and castelas abrǽcon they demolished many fastnesses and castles, Chr. 1094; Erl. 230, 35

mannian

(v.)
Grammar
mannian, p. ode

To supply with mento garrison

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To supply with men, to garrison Heora ǽlc férde tó his castele and ðone mannoden and metsoden swá hig betst mihton every one of them went to his castle and garrisoned and provisioned it as well as ever they could, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 16

burhg

(n.)
Grammar
burhg, e; f.
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A fortress, city, walled-town Férdon híg þurh ða burhga egressi circuibant per castella, Lk. Bos. 9, 6: Bd. 4, 1; S. 563, 12

fere

Grammar
fere, l. fére,

ableseaworthy

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Sóna þæs hí fére wǽron, hí worhton castel æt Hæstinga port, 1066; P. 199, 25.

fódder

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Se scírgeréfa férde mid him and léet him findan mete and fóddor æt ælcan castelle, Chr. 1075; P. 210, 25. Atih ł wilde fóter zizania, Mt. L. 13, 27

Granta-ceaster

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Ys sum fenn þæt onginneð fram Grante eá, náht feor fram þǽre cestre, ðǽre ylcan nama ys nemned Granteceaster est palus, quae a Grontae fluminis ripis incipiens haud procul a castello, quod dicunt nomine Gronte, Guth. Gr. 113, 3. Add

metsian

(v.)
Grammar
metsian, p. ode.

to feedto furnish with provisions

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Th. 43, 13. to furnish with provisions Heora ǽlc férde tó his castele and ðone mannoden and metsoden swá hig betst mihton each of them went to his castle and manned and provisioned it as well as ever they could, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 16.

Linked entries: metian ge-metsian

ge-wær

(v.)
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Feórde se eorl tówardes Tínemúðan, ac þá þe innan þám castele wǽron his gewær wurdon ( became aware of it, i.e. the earl's march), 1095; P. 231, 13

híréd-mann

(n.)
Grammar
híréd-mann, hírd-man, es; m.

A member of a 'híréd:' —

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His hírédmen férdon út mid feáwe mannan of ðam castele and geslógen and gelǽhton fíf hundred manna the members of his household sallied out with few men from the castle, and slew and captured five hundred men, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 29.

á-faran

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Hé wæs áfaren tó ðám castele, 1087; P. 224, 10. Hé inn áfaren wæs. Hml. Th. i. 178, 3. Ðú wǽre út áfaren of þínes fæder éþele, Bt. 5, I; F. 8, 29. Ðá Apollonius áfaren wæs, Ap. Th. 5, 12. Þá beóð áfarenne proficiscuntur, R. Ben. I. 86, 9. Add:

clǽn-líce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
clǽn-líce, adv.
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Cf. clǽne, Ðæt is ðonne ðæt hé sié clǽnes willan and goodes, ðæt hé clǽnlíce and ryhtwíslíce ongiete ðæt ðæt hé ongiete pudica videlicet, quia caste intelligit, Past. 349, 3. Ðæt wé úrne crístendóm clǽnlíce gehealdan, Wlfst. 112, 15. entirely.

be-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sittan, to be-sittanne; p. -sæt, -sætt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten, [be by, near, sittan to sit].

to sit round, surround, beset, besiegecircumdare, cingere, obsidereto be in session, to hold sessionsto posessconsidere,possidere

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He fór to Hrofe ceastre, and besætt ðone castel he went to Rochester, and beset the castle, Chr. 1087; Erl. 226, 5.

Linked entry: be-seten