sige-leóþ
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n, A song of triumph Ðá wæs sigeleóþ (cf. Icel. sigr-óp) galen on herefelda, Elen. Kmbl. 248 ; El. 124. Engla þreátas sigeleóþ sungon ( when Guthlac came to Heaven ), Exon. Th. 181, 6 ; Gú. 1289
preóst-líf
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A house of priests or canons. Cf. munuc-líf Martinus cóm tó ánum preóstlífe, and hí gelógodon þá his bæd on þæs mynstres sprǽchúse . . . þá woldon ðá preóstas him wurðlíce beddian, Hml. S. 31, 846
norþ-folc
The northern division of a people ⬩ the people of the north of England ⬩ the people of Norfolk ⬩ Norfolk
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The northern division of a people; the people of the north of England Humbre tósceádeþ súþfolc Angelþeóde and norþfolc, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 18. the people of Norfolk, Norfolk Hé wæs geboren on Norþfolce.
ge-rif
A seizing, taking away, a catching-as of fish, also that which is caught ⬩ raptura, captura
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A seizing, taking away, a catching-as of fish, also that which is caught; raptura, captura Án gerif fisca, oððe án snǽs fisca oððe óðra þinga one taking of fish, or one spear of fish, or of other things; una sorta, Mone A. 141; Recd. 37, 77; Wrt.
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micelu
Size
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Size On ðære mycele ðe leáces of the size of a leek, Herb. 49, 1; Lchdm. i. 152, 16
twicen
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On twycenan (-cinan, MS. B.) in biuio. Mk. Skt. 11, 4. Of ðære mere on ða twycene; of ðære twycenan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 77, 4. On ða smalan twichenan; and swá andlang twichenan, 240, 20. Tó ðere twichenen ; of ðere twichene, 201, 27
þæc-sele
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Of ðon nyrðan gate on þacseleheal; of þacseleheal, C.D. iii. 134, 37. (?)
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réðe-mód
savage mind ⬩ severe mind, wroth
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Ábrecan ne meahton réðemóde (the people of Sodom who were trying to break into Lot's house) reced æfter gistum, 150, 15; Gen. 2492. of justifiable severity or anger, of stern or severe mind, wroth God réðemód reorde gesette eorþbúendum ungelíce, 101,
þeóf
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Further a thief who was taken in the act, or taken in flight, or who resisted, instead of being handed over to justice (on cyninges bende, L.
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geótan
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Geót on bollan, Lch. ii. 50, 12. Geót on múð ꝥ ilce dúst, 140, 2.
níd
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L. 2, 25. a condition of affairs placing one in difficulty or distress; a time of difficulty; exigency, emergency Móyses sǽde Drihtne þæs folces neóde, Ex. 15, 25.
æt-berstan
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Nǽre ꝥ hí on niht út ne ætburston of þǽre byrig, 943; P. in, 17. where direction, road, or manner of escape is given His geféran mid fleáme ætburston, Hml. Th. ii. 248, II. Þá menn up ætberstan intó þǽre byrig, Ll. Th. i. 286, 2.
wyrt-wala
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Á be wyrtwale . . . on hel ufeweardne æfter wyrtwalan, iii. 48, 11-16. On heáfdbeorh; ðonne on wyrtwalan on ðæs hagan ende . . . ; andlang herpaðes tó ðære efise, ðonon eft on wyrtwalen, v. 300, 8-13
fercian
to bring ⬩ carry ⬩ conduct ⬩ to support ⬩ To go
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To go, moke one's way On þám forman geáre gǽð seó sunne on ǽrnemergen on ꝥ tácen þe ys aries genemned . . . þý þriddan heó síhð tó þám tácne oð ǽfen, and on þám feórðan geáre heó ferecað on middre nihte tó þám foresprecenan tácne, Angl. viii. 307, 21
ge-maca
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Th. 524, 28. a mate, of persons, one of a married pair, either husband or wife [cf. ge-bedda which is used of a husband, Hml. Th. i. 134, 20] Hic et haec conjunx þes and þeós gemaca, Ælfc. Gr. 73, 12.
Norþan-hymbre
The Northumbrians ⬩ Northumbria ⬩ the people or province north of the Humber
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Norþanhymbra mǽgþ ðe Ceólwulf ofer is, Bd. 5, 24; S. 646, 28. Hér fór se here of EástEnglum on Norþanhymbre, Chr. 867; Erl. 73, 7
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bisceop-þénung
The duty or office of a bishop ⬩ episcopi officium
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[þénung duty, office] The duty or office of a bishop; episcopi officium Þegnode se árwurþa bisceop Willferþ on ðám dǽlum ða bisceopþénunge árwurþlíce fif geár the venerable bishop Wilfrith exercised the office of a bishop in those parts honourably five
swíþ-ferhþ
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of strong mind or soul Snotor and swýð*-*ferhð ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 1656; B. 826. Swíðferhþe ( Beowulf's companions ), 990; B. 493.
fore-mǽre
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Þá federas scealon beón foremǽre on andgite, on þylde, on gesceáde (omnibus rebus excelsi), R. Ben. 137, 25. of things, material On þǽre dúne wæs gefyrn foremǽre templ, Hml. S. 3, 236.
byrht-word
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Bright of word, clear in words or speech; clarus voce Byrhtword arás engla ordfruma the creator of angels, bright of words, arose, Cd. 218; Th. 279, 15; Sat. 238
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