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on-weald

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Add: in a general sense, power, control over a person or thing Ðæt úre geswinc ne sceolde bión on óðres monnes onwalde (an-, v. l. ), Past. 250, 2. of official rule. secular Hé wæs Rómánum swá milde swá him nán onwald næs ǽr þǽm, Ors. 6, 2; S. 254,

þes

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Add Ǽr hé on þǽs earfoðnesse cóm hé úre wæs wealdend, Bl.

bryne

(n.)
Grammar
bryne, byrne, es; m.

to burnA burning, fire, flame, heatustio, ardor, incendium, ignis, flamma, fervor

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Ǽr ðam ðe ðæt mynster mid byrne fornumen wáre priusquam monasterium esset incendio consumptum, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 18. Se biscop ða brynas ðara húsa gebiddende adwæscte episcopus incendia domorum orando restinxerit, 1, 19; S. 484, 36.

Linked entry: byrne

tídlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tídlíce, adv.
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wæs tídlíce gréne the hill, as was natural to the season (the date was June 22), was green; mons opportune laetus, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 21. in time, in good time, betimes, early, soon, quickly Ic tídlíce tó mínre reste eode, for ðon ic wolde beón gearo æt

Linked entry: tímlíce

el-þeódig

foreignstrangerforeign

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Hé dǽlde þǽre cyrcan máðmas ælðeódigun ðearfum, i. 418, 17. ¶ figuratively: Swelce hé sié elðiédig (æl-, v. l.) on ðissum middangearde, Past. 140, 20. Wé synd on þisse worlde ælþeódige, Bl.

folgoþ

serviceofficeauthority

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S. 37, 192. the district in which office is held: Se biscop ámanige þá oferhýrnesse æt þám geréfan þe hit on his folgoðe sý, Ll. Th. i. 214, 3. Ǽnne castel on Herefordscíre on Swegenes eorles folgode, Chr. 1048; P. 174, l.

be-fýlan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fýlan, -fílan; p. -fýlede; pp. -fýled,-fíled, -fýld; v. trans. [be, fúl foul]

To BEFOULpollutedefile make filthy inquinarefœdare contaminare

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Ælf. P. 45; Th. ii. 384, 11: Basil. admn. 7; Norm. 48, 23 : Lchdm. iii. 208, 7: Cot. 104

Linked entry: be-fílan

un-gebeorhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gebeorhlíce, adv.

Not safelyrashly(?)intemperately(?)

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Lufiaþ, gé weras, eówere wíf on ǽwe; ne beó gé bitere him ungebeorhlíce ( polite amari esse ad illas, Col. 3, 19), Homl. Th. ii. 322, 26

Linked entry: ge-beorglíce

un-geworht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geworht, adj.

not madenot finished

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Hé wæs ǽfre ungeworht, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 69. not finished Ungeworht infectum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 17

Linked entry: ge-wyrcan

ágnere

(n.)
Grammar
ágnere, es; m.
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An owner, possessor Meus mín hæfð vocatiuus ná þæs ágneres (ágeneres, áhneres, v. ll. ), ac ðæs óðres hádes, Ælf. Gr. Z. 110, 19. Ácneres (-=ágneras?) municipes , An. Ox. II. 92

ýþ

Grammar
ýþ, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Þeáh hine ǽlc ýð geséce mid þám héhstan þe seó sǽ forðbringð, Verc. Forst. 110, 12. Add Ongeánflówende ýþa, eftflówende wætera reciproca (purissimi fontis) redundantia, A n. Ox. 506

ge-týma

(n.)
Grammar
ge-týma, an; m.

An advocateavouchera warranteradvŏcātus

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Ðæt ǽlc man wite his getýman of warranters. That every man know his warranter, L. A. G. 4; Th. i. 154, 12, 13

fóran-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
fóran-dæg, foran-dæg, es; m.
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The early part of the day Ǽlc man sylð on forandæge his góde wín (omnis homo primum bonum uinum ponit, Jn. 2, 10), Hml. Th. ii. 70, 26: Nap. 23. Substitute:

glæs-gegot

(n.)
Grammar
glæs-gegot, es; n.
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What is made of molten glass Templ of ísernum geweorcum and of ǽrenum (of glæsgegotum, v. l.) geworht templum aereo et ferreo opere constructum, Nar. 37, 23 (v. note, p. 78)

Linked entry: ge-got

land-efne

(n.)
Grammar
land-efne, es; n.
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Amount of landed property Se cyng lét tóscyfton þone here geond eall þis land tó his mannon, and hí fǽddon þone here ǽlc be his landefne, Chr. 1085 ; P. 216, 3

Linked entry: efne

ofer-ild

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ofer-ild, ofer-ildu, ofer-ildo.
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Ǽlc óþer oferylde and geogeþe reliqui, R. Ben. 115, 11. Add

twi-fyrclian

(v.)
Grammar
twi-fyrclian, to fork off from,
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separate from another object Þeáh ǽlc leásung hæbbe sume gelícnysse þǽre sóðnysse, þeáh twyfyrclað and tódǽld seó árwyrðnys ( differt tamen dignitas ) þæs sóðan wísdómes fram lícetunge leásre láre, Chrd. 96, 37

Linked entry: -fyrclian

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, ðú -worhtest; pp. -worht.

to workmakebuildformdisposedoperformcelebratecommitto get by workinggainobtainmerit

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Sió wund ðe him se eorþdraca ǽr geworhte the wound that the dragon had before given him, Beo. Th. 5418; B. 2712. Hie geweorc geworht hæfdon they had made a fort, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 2.

Linked entry: ge-worht

wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.

wareawarehaving knowledge of something which is to be guarded againstwareprepared foron guard against something that might be hurtfulwarecareful to avoid somethingon guard against doing somethingwareobservant ofattentive to a warning warycautioussagaciousprudentcunning

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Hig sint wære and cunnon þénunga, and hig cennaþ ǽr ðam ðe wyt cumon tó him ipsae obstetricandi habent scientiam, et priusquam veniamus ad eas pariunt, Ex. i. 19. Se wísdóm gedéþ his lufiendas wíse and wære, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 98, 1.

godspell-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
godspell-bóc, e; f.
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Ælf. C. 21; Th. ii. 350, 13