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scylf

(n.)
Grammar
scylf, scylp, es; m.

a peak ⬩ crag ⬩ tor ⬩ a turret ⬩ tower ⬩ pinnacle

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a peak, crag, tor (in local names) Ðonon ofer ealne ðone hǽþfeld tó Hnæfes scylfe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 130, 37. Tó byrnan scylfe, 38, 36. Sticule scylpas scabri murices, Germ. 399, 446. Scylfa scopulorum, Hpt.

wífung

(n.)
Grammar
wífung, e; f.

taking a wife ⬩ marriage ⬩ wives ⬩ matrimonia

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Ús sceamaþ tó secgenne ealle ða sceandlícan wíglunga ðe gé dwǽsmenn drífaþ on wífunge, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 102. Se ðridda cwæð : ' Ic hæbbe gewífod . . . ' Þurh ða wífunge sind getácnode ðæs líchaman lustas, Homl. Th. ii. 374, 19.

wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
wilde, adj.

Having power ⬩ powerful ⬩ strong

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Hié wyldran wǽron ðonne hié, and hié mid ealle of ðæm earde ádrifon urbem suo generi vendicant, patrimonia dominorum sibi usurpant, extorres dominos procul abigunt Ors. 4, 3; Swt. 162, 18: Blickl. Homl. 151, 3

átor

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Wið ealle áttru, Lch. i. 170, 18, 19. Fácnes áttru fraudis venena, Hy. S. 16, 15. Add

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.

thence ⬩ from that time, ⬩ after that ⬩ whence

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Hié ealle on yppan wunedon, þonen bídende ðæs Hálgan Gástes Blickl. Homl. 133, 26. God wunaþ on ðære ceastre his ánfealdnesse; ðonan hé ðǽlþ manega gemetgunga eallum his gesceaftum, and þonon (-an, Cott. MS.) hé welt ealra Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 18-21.

and-leofen

(n.)
Grammar
and-leofen, -lifen, -lyfen, es; n.

living ⬩ food ⬩ sustenance ⬩ nourishment ⬩ pottage ⬩ victus ⬩ alimenta ⬩ pulmentum ⬩ that by which food is procured ⬩ money ⬩ wages ⬩ alms ⬩ stipendium ⬩ stips

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Sealde ealle hyre andlyfene misit totum victum suum, Mk. Bos. 12, 44. that by which food is procured, money, wages, alms; stipendium, stips Ðæt he mihte dæghwámlíce. andleofene onfón ut quotidianam ab eis stipem acciperet, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 3.

BEARO

(n.)
Grammar
BEARO, bearu; gen. bearwes; dat. bearwe, bearowe, bearuwe; acc. bearo; pl. nom. acc. bearwas; gen. -wa; dat. -wum; m.

A grove ⬩ wood ⬩ nemus ⬩ lucus ⬩ silva ⬩ virgultum

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Wæter wynsumu bearo ealne geondfaraþ pleasant waters pervade all the grove, Exon. 56 b; Th. 202, 10; Ph. 67. Bearu nemus vel lucus, Wrt. Voc. 32, 38.

land-leód

(n.)
Grammar
land-leód, es; m.[?]: e; f.
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Ealle ðás landleóda belicgaþ ús all these people will surround us, Jos. 7, 9

mann-rǽdenn

(n.)
Grammar
mann-rǽdenn, -rǽden, e; f.

homage ⬩ the condition of being another's man ⬩ service or dues paid by the tenant to the owner

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Ealle hig bugon tó Israéla manrǽdene, 13, l. 5: Th. An. 120, 27. Sum man deófle mannrǽdene befæste a certain man sold himself to the devil, Honnl. Th. i. 448, 15.

rǽd-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-gifa, an; m.
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Ealle ðæs kyninges rǽdgyfan ( conciliarii ), Chart. Th. 326, 7. Ðone rǽd ðe ic mid mínum rǽdgyfum gerǽdd hæbbe, 307, 10. Rǽdgifena juris peritorum, Hpt. Gl. 524, 69. [Cleope nu to ræde þine rædȝiuen gode, Laym. 11615. O. Sax. rád-geƀo : O.

ge-eádmédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-eádmédan, -eáþmédan, he -eádmédeþ; p. -médde, -métte; pp. -méded, -mét; v. a.

To humble ⬩ humiliate ⬩ subdue ⬩ submit one's self ⬩ humble one's self ⬩ deign ⬩ condescend ⬩ adore ⬩ worship ⬩ humiliare ⬩ dignari ⬩ condescendere ⬩ adorare

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Geeámédun ðe ealle mǽgþa may all nations adore thee, Gen. 27, 29 : Ex. 11, 8; Mt. Bos. 20, 20

Linked entry: ge-eáþmédan

ge-líðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líðian, -líðegian; p. ode; pp. od

To soothe ⬩ soften ⬩ mitigate ⬩ relieve ⬩ appease ⬩ lēnīre ⬩ mītĭgāre ⬩ plācāre

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Ðú gelíðegodest ealne ðínne graman mītĭgasti omnem īram tuam, Ps. Lamb. 84, 4. Drihtnes yrre wearþ gelíðegod ongén ðæt folc plācātus est Dŏmĭnus adversus pŏpŭlum suum, Ex. 32, 14. His ðurst wæs gelíþad his thirst was appeased, Shrn. 130, 5.

Linked entry: líðigian

styreness

(n.)
Grammar
styreness, e; f.
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Ic ealle míne styrenesse forleás motum omnem perdidi, 5,6; S. 619, 19.

steorra

(n.)
Grammar
steorra, an; m.
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Se steorra ðe wé hátaþ Ursa ne cymþ nǽfre on ðam westdǽle, þeáh ealle óþre steorran faren æfter ðære sunnan, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 232, 29-32. Se steorra (stearra, Lind.) ðe hí on eástdǽle gesáwon, Mt. Kmbl. 2, 9.

Swǽfas

(n.)
Grammar
Swǽfas, Swǽfe; pl.
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S. 348), the Swabians Swǽfas forhergodon ealle Galliam Alamanni Gallias pervagantes Ors. 6, 24; Swt. 276, 3.

be-hwerfan

(v.)
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Th. i. 540, 3. to exchange, change for Hé ealle his ǽhta behwyrfde wið ánum gyldenum wecge, Hml. Th. i. 394, 12. Úre unclǽnan weorc wé sceolon behwyrfan mid clænum, 138, 29

butsa-carlas

(n.)
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Hé gespeón him tó ealle þá butsecarlas (-karlas) of Hæstingan, 1052; P. 178, 25

dígle

(n.)
Grammar
dígle, dígol, es; n.
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Hé heora heortena deágol ealle smeáþ, Bl. H. 179, 26. v. dígol; n. in Dict

ge-hérian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hérian, l. ge-herian,
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John )mid þǽre sóþfæstnesse stefne gehiered wæs and geweorþod (cf. sé sceal beón gehered ofor ealle þeóda and geweorbod, 71, 16. Gehered . . . and weorþad, 33, 165, I.

hám-stede

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Onbútan ðone ealdan hámstede, vi. 35, 34. Ðis sind ðára .III. hída landgemǽra tó Hámstede (cf. loco qui celebri Hamstede nuncupatur uocabulo, 12), 37, 29.