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Anglo-Saxon

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hreód-aler

(n.)
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some kind of alder(?) On Hreódalras; of Hreódalron, C. D. B. ii. 270, 26

sige-fæst

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Add Se feónd biþ sóna áfyrht for ðám sigefæstan tácne, Hml. S. 27, 154

rómig

(adj.)
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rómig, (?); adj.

Blackenedsooty

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Blackened, sooty Rómei catabatus (cf. hrúmig caccabatus, 13, 17), Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 56

Godmundingahám

(n.)
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The speeches were so much in favour of Christianity that the creed was at once received; these speeches are particularly worthy of notice, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 17

ge-bodian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bodian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-, bodian to tell]

To tellmake knownannounceproclaimnuntiāreannuntiāre

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Ðæt ðǽr nán to láfe ne wearþ ðæt hit to Róme gebodade so that there was none left to tell it at Rome, Ors. 4, ii; Bos. 97, 30: Exon. 10 b; Th. 13, 14; Cri. 202

heáfod-æcer

(n.)
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heáfod-æcer, es; m.
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A strip of land, an acre in extent, lying at the head (cf. heáfod ; 2 a) of a field [and so forming its upper boundary (? cf. heáfodland)] Fines gemǽre, limites h(e)áfudland, decumanus tióðe h(e)áfudæcer, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 2-4.

Linked entry: -hafol

frǽcednys

(n.)
Grammar
frǽcednys, -nyss, e; f.

Dangerperilperīcŭlum

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Danger, peril; perīcŭlum Saca mid frǽcednysse hit getácnaþ it betokens disputes with peril, Somn. 122; Lchdm. iii. 204, 33

fleardian

(v.)
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Ábroðene and fleardigende hí folgiað fracedum lífe hos solutos atque oberrantes sola turpis uita complectit, Chrd. 77, 36. Add

ge-swǽslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-swǽslíce, adv.
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Kindly, lovingly þá besárgode hé ðǽre sorh-fullan méder. and geswǽslíce hire sunu cyste. Hml. Th. ii. 150, 18

Linked entry: swǽslíce

ge-edwyrpan

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ge-edwyrpan, l. ge-edwirpan,
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and add Sóna swá hý geedwyrpte (geedewyrpte, v. l.) beóð and gestrangode ubi meliorati fuerint, R. Ben. 61, 2

hwilpa

(n.)
Grammar
hwilpa, hwilpe ?, an ; m. f. (?).
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Some kind of bird: Dyde ic mé tó gomene ganetes hleóþor and huilpan swég fore hleahtor wera, Seef. 21. —

Linked entry: hú-ilpa

same

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Ǽlc hiera bið on óðres nytte swǽ sama (some, v. l. ) swǽ on his selfes, Past. 232, 5. Add

súþ-ecg

(n.)
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súþ-ecg, e; f.
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The south edge of land Of cumbes súðecge, C. D. iii. 416, 21, On crundles súðecge, 465, 15: 20

Linked entry: ecg

Wigestas

(n.)
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Wigestas, (-e ?); pl. m.

The name of some people in England

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The name of some people in England Wigesta landes is nygan hund hýda, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 20

ildra

(n.)
Grammar
ildra, an [but the singular rarely occurs] ; m.

A parentancestorfatherforefatherpredecessorelder

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Eafora æfter yldrum the son after the parents, Cd. 56; Th. 69, 1; Gen. 1129. Suna ic lǽrde ðæt hié hýrdon heora yldrum I taught sons to obey their parents, Blickl. Homl. 185, 20.

Linked entries: ældran ildra

heáh-geréfa

(n.)
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heáh-geréfa, an; m.

A high reeve, reeve of high rank

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Gl. 106; Som. 78, 58; Wrt. Voc. 57, 38. Befora undercyningum ł héhgeroefum ante præsides, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 9. Héghgeroefa comes, Rtl. 193, 9.

ge-rýman

(v.)
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Add: to make roomy. to enlarge so as to occupy a greater space He his Sdel geryrnde, Hml. S. 25, 283.

druh

(n.)
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druh, es; m.

Dust pulvis

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Soul Recd. 33; Seel. 17

fræmde

(adj.)

strangeforeign

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Wih. 28; Th. i. 42, 23: Somn. 79; Lchdm. iii. 202, 20

ge-salde

(v.; part.)

soldtradidit

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sold; tradidit, Cd. 226; Th. 301, 2; Sat. 575 = ge-sealde; p. of ge-sellan