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eald-hláford

(n.)
Grammar
eald-hláford, es; m. [eald old, ancient; hláford a lord]

An old or ancient lordpristĭnus domĭnus

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An old or ancient lord; pristĭnus domĭnus Ecg wæs íren eald-hláfordes the sword of the old lord was iron, Beo. Th. 5550; B. 2778.

riht-hamscyld

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Th. i. 12, 1-3, [In the note to these laws a passage from the Lex Saxonum is quoted giving two articles: I. 6. Si gladio uestem seu scutum alterius incideret . . . 7. Si per capillos alium comprehenderit . . .

Linked entries: hám ham-scyld

ge-sundlíce

(adv.)
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Add: safely Sió nafu færþ néhst ðǽre eaxe, forþý hió færþ gesundlícost, Bt. 39, 7; F. 222, 22. prosperously, happily Hé þæs rices twislunge eft tó ánnesse bróhte, and swá gesundlíce ealles weóld, þæt þá þe his yldran gemundon þearle swíþe wundredon,

ge-bygle

(adj.)
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ge-bygle, adj.
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Se cyng him ongeán þá Maníge behét, þe fram þám eorle gebogen wæs, gebygle tó dónne, and eall ꝥ his fæder þǽr begeondan hæfde, 1091; P. 226, 9

Linked entry: ge-beógol

ge-limplíce

(adv.)
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Th. i. 216, 34. rightly, properly (of arrangement or order) Þæt hié oncnéwen hú gelimplíce úre God on þǽm ǽrran tídum þá rícu sette ut iníelligant unum Deum disposuisse tempora, Ors. 2, I; S. 64, I.

brægde

(adj.)
Grammar
brægde, (?), bregde; adj.

Fraudulent

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Fraudulent, done with fraud Ús ne þincþ nán riht ꝥ ǽnig man ágnian sceole þǽr gewitnysse bið, and man gecnáwan can ꝥ þǽr bregde (bregden, brygde (or dat.? v. brygd) v. ll.) bið (that the matter is conducted with fraud ), Ll. Th. 1. 390, 13

Linked entries: brygd brægden

dægred-leóma

(n.)
Grammar
dægred-leóma, an; m.
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The light of dawn Þá se ðægredleóma beorhte scymrode, þá Drihten of helle árás, Nap. 16

Linked entry: leóma

gemót-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
gemót-ærn, -ern, es; n. [gemót; ærn, ern a place]

A meeting-place, senate-house, hallconveniendi locus, aula

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A meeting-place, senate-house, hall; conveniendi locus, aula Ahleópon ðá ealle, and hine mid heora metseaxum ofsticedon on heora gemótærne [MS. gemóterne] then [the consuls and the senate] all jumped up, and stabbed him [Julius Cæsar] with their daggers

Linked entry: mót-ærn

earmlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
earmlíc, sup. earmlícost; adj.

Miserable, wretched mĭser

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Th. 1618; B. 807: Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 29. Ðæt is earmlícost ealra þinga this is the most wretched of all things. Bt. Met. Fox 19, 55; Met. 19, 28: 27, 32; Met. 27, 16: 28, 148; Met. 28, 74

drý-cræftig

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
drý-cræftig, adj.
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A sorcerer On þám ylcan tíman þe þá drýcræftigan ( malefici ) wurdon árásode, Gr. D. 27, 15

ge-crymian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-crymian, ge-crymman
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To crumble bread Nim of ðám hálgedan hláfe þe man hálige on hláfmæssedæg feówer snǽda and gecryme on þá feówer hyrnan þæs berenes, Lch. iii. 290, 28

Linked entry: crymian

ge-dál

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dál, es; n.

A divisionseparationpartingdistributiondīvīsiosepărātiodīvortiumdistrĭbūtio

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Se hæfde heortan unhneáweste hringa gedáles he had the most liberal heart in the distribution of rings, Scóp Th. 148; Wíd. 73. Æfter ðæs líchoman gedále and ðære sáwle after the separation of the body and soul, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 12.

HEARM

(n.)
Grammar
HEARM, herm, es; m.

HARM, hurt, injury, evil, grief, affliction, pain, injurious speech, calumny, insultpain, griefgrief, sorrow, harmcalamitas, calumnia, contumelia, ærumna, iujuriagrief, sorrow

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Hí gefeordon máran hearm and yfel ðonne hí ǽfre wéndon ðæt heom ǽnig burhwaru gedón sceolde they got more damage and hurt than they ever expected any citizens would cause them, Chr. 994; Erl. 133, 13.

Linked entry: hearm-heort

dæg-hwam

(adv.)
Grammar
dæg-hwam, adv.

Daily quotidie

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Lufiaþ ða ðe dæghwam Dryhtne þeówiaþ they love those who daily serve the Lord, Exon. 33 b; Th. 106, 34; Gú. 51: 38 a; Th. 125, 20; Gú. 357

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Wé witon ꝥ hit nis nó feor tó þon (the end of the world) . . . Nis ꝥ feor tó þon ꝥ ꝥ eác geweorþan sceal, Bl. H. 117, 29-34. Nis þéo ende feor it is not far to the end for thee, Gú. 1179: 1139.

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

lǽce-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-wyrt, e; f.
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, though any one eat a medicinal herb; but he considers it as unlawful sorcery, if any one bind the herbs on himself, unless he lay them to the wound, Homl.

mere-torr

(n.)
Grammar
mere-torr, es; m.

A tower formed by the sea (the walls formed by the waters of the Red Sea)

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A tower formed by the sea (the walls formed by the waters of the Red Sea), Cd. 167; Th. 208, 16; Exod. 484

tír-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
tír-fruma, an; m.

The source of glory or the prince of glory,the Deity,

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The source of glory or the prince of glory, the Deity, Exon. Th. 13, 21; Cri. 206

rím

(adj.)
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Wæs þæt mǽre cynn mycel on ríme (numerically great), Ps. Th. 104, 11.

ge-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weorc, -worc, -were, es; n. [ge-, weorc a work] .

workŏpusŏpuscŭlusa fortfortressarx

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work; ŏpus, ŏpuscŭlus Eue wæs geweorc Godes Eve was God's work, Cd. 38; Th. 51, 6; Gen. 822: Exon. 9 b; Th. 8, 4; Cri. 112.