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Andred

(n.)
Grammar
Andred, es; m.

The name of a large wood in Kent ⬩ the city of ANDRED or Andrida ⬩ Andredes ceaster

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The wood is, along the east and along the west, 120 miles long, or longer, and thirty miles broad. The river, of which we before spoke, flaws out from the weald, Chr. 893; Th. 162, 29, col. 3

Linked entry: Andredes ceaster

cyric-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-sceat, ciric-sceat,es; m.

Church-scot, church-money, tax or rate

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Ðæt neád-gafol úres Drihtnes; ðæt sýn, úre teoðunga and cyric-sceattas the necessary tribute of our Lord; thatt In church-scet lx gallinas et semen frumenti ad tres acras, Chartul. de Glaston. MS. f. 38: L. In. 61; Th. i. 140, 12-14: L.

Linked entry: ciric-sceat

for-gifnes

(n.)
Grammar
for-gifnes, -gyfnes, forgifnes-ness, -nyss, -gifeness, -gyfenes, -gyfennes, -gifeniss, -gifenys, -gefenes, -ness, e; f.

FORGIVENESS ⬩ remission ⬩ indulgence ⬩ permission ⬩ remissio ⬩ vĕnia ⬩ indulgentia

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His forgifnesse gumum to helpe dǽleþ dógra gehwam Dryhten weoroda the Lord of hosts dealeth his forgiveness each day for help to men, Exon. 14 a; Th. 27, 7; Cri. 427. Se næfþ on écnysse forgyfenesse non hăbēbit remissiōnem in æternum, Mk.

FÓÐER

(n.)
Grammar
FÓÐER, fóður, es; n.

food ⬩ food for cattle ⬩ fodder ⬩ ălĭmentum ⬩ jūmenti pābŭlum ⬩ that in which food is carried ⬩ a basket ⬩ cophĭnus ⬩ κόφĭνos ⬩ that in which food for cattle is carried ⬩ a cart ⬩ cart-load ⬩ vĕhes ⬩ plaustrum ⬩ nunc massa vel vŏlūmen plumbi

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Stv. 14, 20. that in which food for cattle is carried,-a cart or cart-load, about 19 or 20 cwt. a heavy weight, as we now use the word for a FOTHER of lead, that is 191/2 cwt; vĕhes, plaustrum, nunc massa vel vŏlūmen plumbi He scolde gife sixtiga fóðra

Linked entry: fódder

frum-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
frum-sceaft, e; f.

the first creation ⬩ the creation ⬩ beginning ⬩ origin ⬩ original state or condition ⬩ prīma creātio ⬩ ŏrīgo ⬩ prīmĭtīva vel pristĭna condĭtio ⬩ a created being ⬩ creature ⬩ creātūra

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Fox 17, 48; Met. 17, 24. a created being, creature; creātūra Hí héredon lífes Ágend, Fæder frumsceafta they praised the Lord of life, the Father of all created beings, Exon. 14 b; Th. 29, 33; Cri. 472: 84 a; Th. 317, 15; Mód. 66: Cd. 156; Th. 195, 9;

lǽððu

(n.)
Grammar
lǽððu, e; lǽððo; indecl.; f.

An injury ⬩ offence ⬩ hatred ⬩ enmity ⬩ malice

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Ðara lǽðða ðe gé lange drugon for the injuries that ye have suffered long, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 36; Jud. 158. Hé mid lǽððum ús eglan móste, Thw. 24, 12; Jud. 185.

langung

(n.)
Grammar
langung, e; f.

Longing ⬩ desire ⬩ weariness

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Ða myclan byrþenne áberan ðære mycclan langunga heora ðæs leófes Hláfordes to bear the great burden of the great longing after their dear [departed] Lord, 135, 8.

mann-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
mann-cynn, es; n.

mankind ⬩ men ⬩ the human race ⬩ a race of men ⬩ a people ⬩ men

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Hine feor forwræc Metod mancynne fram the Lord drove him away far from men, Beo. Th. 221; B. 110. Hé wolde mancyn lýsan, Rood Kmbl. 82; Kr. 41: Blickl. Homl. 71, 26.

ge-sib

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sib, -sibb, -syb; adj.

Peaceable, near, related, familiar ⬩ pācĭfĭcus, cognātus, prŏpinquus, fămĭliāris ⬩ consanguineus

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Nǽnig mon ne sceal lufian ne géman his gesibbes gif ... no man shall love or be mindful of his relative if ..., Blickl. Homl. 23, 17. Gisibbe cognatos, Lk. Skt. Rush. 14, 12. Tǽlende dígellíce gesibne his dētrăhentem sēcrēto proxĭmo suo, Ps.

Linked entries: ge-syb sib

undern

(n.)
Grammar
undern, es; m.

The third hour of the day ⬩ nine in the morning

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Byð seó sceadu tó underne and tó nóne seofon and twéntigoþan healfes fótes the shadow at nine and at three is twenty-six and a half feet long, iii. 218, 3, and often. Æt underne ... ǽr underne, Blickl. Homl. 93, 22, 36.

æt-berstan

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M. 25, l. of things, to be lost to a person (dat. ) Hit feoh him ætbyrst, Hml. S. 12, 85 : Wlfst. 142, 7. Ne ætberst þám bydele his geswinces edleán, Hml. Th. ii. 534, 16

cíte

(n.)
Grammar
cíte, an; f.
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D. 140, 10. in a local name, Cétwudu Chetwood, C. D. i. 292, 20

Linked entry: céte

ge-metgung

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Sió wyrd dǽlþ eallum gesceaftum andwlitan and stówa and tída and gemetgunga fatum singula digerit in motum, locis, formis, ac temporibus distributa, F. 218, 33. fixing of measure or amount, measuring. v. ge-metgian; IV Hine God gesette tó ðǽm ðæt hé

on-gin

(n.)
Grammar
on-gin, on-ginn, es; n.

a beginning ⬩ an attempt, undertaking, enterprise ⬩ action, proceeding ⬩ action, activity, active life, actions, endeavours

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Homl. 9, 16. an attempt, undertaking, enterprise Micel is ðæt ongin ðínre gelícan ðæt ðú forhycge hláford úrne it is a great undertaking for the like of thee to despise our lord, Exon. Th. 250, 15; Jul. 127.

ge-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stígan, p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; pp. -stigen

To mount ⬩ ascend ⬩ descend

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Ic ðis lond gestág I have reached this land, 37 a; Th. 120, 28; Gú. 278: 15 a; Th. 32, 18; Cri. 514

hlýdan

(v.)
Grammar
hlýdan, p. de

To sound, ⬩ make a loud noise, ⬩ to clamour, ⬩ vociferate

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To sound, make a loud noise, to clamour, vociferate Ic hlýde strepo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 30, 63. Ic hlýde garrulo, 36; Som. 38, 29.

GOD

(n.)
Grammar
GOD, es; m.

God ⬩ the Deity ⬩ a god

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Drihten sylf ys Goda God, mǽre God, and mihtig, and egefull the Lord himself is God of Gods, a great God, a mighty and a terrible, Deut. 10, 17. Ne wyrc ðú ðé gyldne godas oððe seolfrene make thou not to thyself golden or silver gods, L.

Linked entry: af-god

ferhþ

(n.)
Grammar
ferhþ, fyrhþ, ferþ, ferht, es; m. n.

the soul ⬩ spirit ⬩ mind ⬩ anĭmus ⬩ mens ⬩ life ⬩ vīta

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Th. 3270; B. 1633: 6334; B. 3177. life; vīta Wídan ferhþ, acc. for a long life, for ever, Elen. Kmbl. 1598; El. 801

FINGER

(n.)
Grammar
FINGER, gen. fingeres, fingres; dat. fingre; pl. nom. acc. fingras; gen. fingra, fingrena; m.

A FINGER ⬩ digĭtus

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Ne gelýfe ic, búton ic dó mínne finger on ðæra nægla stede nisi mittam digĭtum meum in lŏcum clāvōrum non crēdam, Jn. Bos. 20, 25, 27: Lev. 4, 17.

Linked entry: fincer

for-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-ceorfan, part, -ceorfende; ic -ceorfe, ðú -ceorfest, -cirfst, -cyrfst, he -ceorfeþ, -cyrfþ, pl. -ceorfaþ; p. ic, he -cearf, ðú -curfe, pl. -curfon; pp. -corfen

To cut or carve out ⬩ cut down ⬩ cut off or away ⬩ cut through ⬩ divide ⬩ excīdĕre ⬩ concīdĕre ⬩ succīdĕre ⬩ incīdĕre ⬩ intercīdĕre

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æs ðe se Hláford háte us mid deáþes æxe forceorfan lest the Lord command to cut us down with the axe of death, Homl. Th. ii. 408, 28. Forceorfende intercīdens, Ps. Lamb. 28, 7. Ic forceorfe succīdo, incīdo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 34.