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eástan

(adj.)
Grammar
eástan, eásten; adj.

East ⬩ orientālis

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East; orientālis Eástan súþan wind south-east wind; vulturnus, Ælfc. Gl. 54; Som. 66, 86; Wrt. Voc. 36, 12. Norþan eástan wind eurus, euroauster, 54; Som. 66, 87; Wrt. Voc. 36, 13. Eásten wind subsōlānus, 54; Som. 66, 82; Wrt. Voc. 36, 8

westan

(adv.)
Grammar
westan, adv.
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Swinsiaþ súþan and norþan, eástan and westan, Exon. Th. 55, 19; Cri. 886.

Linked entry: westane

FREMMAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREMMAN, to fremmanne; ic fremme, ðú fremest, he fremeþ, pl. fremmaþ; p. fremede, fremde, pl. fremedon; impert. freme, pl. fremmaþ; subj. pres. fremme, pl. fremmen; pp. fremed.

to advance ⬩ promŏvēre ⬩ to FRAME ⬩ make ⬩ do ⬩ effect ⬩ perform ⬩ commit ⬩ iăcĕre ⬩ patrāre ⬩ effĭcĕre ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ perpetrāre

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to advance; promŏvēre Ðaet ic eáðe mæg ánra gehwylcne fremman and fyrðran freónda mínra that I may easily advance and further every one of my friends, Andr. Kmbl. 1867; An. 936: Beo. Th. 3669; B. 1832. Sume ic to geflíte fremede some I have urged to

Linked entry: ge-fremman

here-pæþ

(n.)
Grammar
here-pæþ, e; f. (?) [Herepæþ seems distinct from strǽt and from weg:
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D. iii. 414, 23 infra] Þanon súþ tó þane herepade (to the lawepathe,later version; ad illam legalem semitam, Latin version) . . . and swá weast andlange herepaðes (alonge the lawepathys; per longum legales semitas), C. D. B. ii. 386, 25-27.

Linked entry: her-pæþ

seámere

(n.)
Grammar
seámere, es; m.
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Seámere burdus (burdus sutor vestiarius), Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 47. Se smiþ secgþ . . . Hwanon seámere (sartori) nǽdl ? nis hit of mínon geweorce ? Coll. Monast. Th. 30. 33

twelf-hynde

(adj.)
Grammar
twelf-hynde, adj. As applied to a person, of the rank for which the wergild was twelve hundred shillings; applied to the wergild, that must be paid for a person of such rank. As will be seen from the passages given below, the twelfhynde man was a þegn, and his importance, as marked by the wergild and otherwise, was six times that of the
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ceorl Ǽnig mǽgð, xii-hynde oþþe twyhynde, L. Ath. v. 8, 2; Th. i. 236, 10. Be xii-hyndum men. Gif hé sié twelfhynde, L. Alf. pol. 31; Th. i. 80, 14. Gif hió sié cirlisc mid .lx. sciłł. gebéte . . . Gif hió sié xii-hyndu .cxx. sciłł. gebéte, 18; Th. i

Linked entry: six-hynde

sǽt

(n.)
Grammar
sǽt, To judge by the former of the two passages given here the word in the latter of them should mean a place of concealment for the hunter where he lies in wait for the game which is driven towards him. Such driving of game is described by the hunter in Ælfric's Colloquy, Th. An. 21, 13-22, 18.
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Sǽte haldan would mean to keep the game from avoiding the ambush into which it was being driven. Cf. ge-sǽte

gástlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
gástlíc, gǽstlíc; adj.

Ghostly ⬩ spiritual ⬩ spīrĭtālis

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Eádige synd ða gástlícan þearfan, forðam hyra ys heofena ríce beāti sut paupĕres spīrĭtu, quoniam ipsōrum est regnum cælōrum, Mt. Bos. 5, 3

Linked entry: gǽstlíc

Swǽfas

(n.)
Grammar
Swǽfas, Swǽfe; pl.
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Wið norþan Donua ǽwielme and be eástan Ríne sindon Eást-Francan; and be súþan him sindon Swǽfas, on óþre healfe ðære ié Donua; and be súþan him and be eástan sindon Bægware, se dǽl ðe mon Regnesburg hǽtt . . .

ge-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽdan, -lédan; part. -lǽdende; he -lǽdeþ, -lǽdt, -lǽt, pl. -lǽdaþ; p. ic, he -lǽdde, ðú -lǽddest, pl. -lǽddon; impert. -lǽd, pl. -lǽdaþ; subj. pres. -lǽðe, pl. -lǽden; pp. -lǽded, -lǽdd, -lǽd

To lead ⬩ conduct ⬩ bear ⬩ bring ⬩ derive ⬩ bring out ⬩ bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ bring up ⬩ dūcĕre ⬩ dedūcĕre ⬩ ăgĕre ⬩ indūcĕre ⬩ deferre ⬩ perferre ⬩ derīvāre ⬩ edūcĕre ⬩ prodūcĕre ⬩ edŭcāre

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To lead, conduct, bear, bring, derive, bring out, bring forth, produce, bring up; dūcĕre, dedūcĕre, ăgĕre, indūcĕre, deferre, perferre, derīvāre, edūcĕre, prodūcĕre, edŭcāre He wile folc gelǽdan in dreáma dreám he will lead the people into joy of joys

Linked entries: ge-lǽt ge-lédan

scóh-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
scóh-wyrhta, an; m.
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From the description of his work given by the sceówyrhta (sutor) in Ælfric's Colloquy, Thorpe, p. 27, he Facio calceamenta diversi generis, subtalares et ficones, caligas et utres, frenos et phaleras et flascones et calidilia, calcaria et chamos, peras

Linked entry: sceó-wyrhta

betst

(adj.)
Grammar
betst, betest; adj. sup. def. se betsta, betesta; seó, ðæt beteste; pos. gód [bet good; v. bet-líc good-like]

Best, the best, first ⬩ optimus, primus

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Best, the best, first; optimus, primus Ða þing ðe ge betstan gelífaþ [MS. betst ongelifaþ] ea quæ vos optima credebatis, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, note 12. Scipio, se besta [Laud MS. betsta] Rómana witena Scipio, the best of the Roman senators, Ors. 5, 4; Bos

Linked entries: besta betast betesta betost

án-standende

(adj.)
Grammar
án-standende, alone.
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Hé ( Adam ) wæs sutne hwíle ánstandende, i. 12, 32. Fleáh hé ánstandende tó ánre dúne, 162, 6. Þæt hié (hermits) ánstandende ( sola manu) ongeán deófol winnan magan, R. Ben. 9, 7

ge-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþan, -wiorþan, -wurþan, -wyrþan; he -weorþeþ, -weorþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. ic, he -wearþ, ðú -wurde, pl. -wurdon; subj. pres. -weorþe, pl. -weorþen; p. -wurde, pl. -wurden; pp. -worden.

to be ⬩ be made ⬩ become ⬩ happen ⬩ fiĕri ⬩ To happen ⬩ come to pass ⬩ befall ⬩ come together ⬩ agree ⬩ be agreeable ⬩ contingĕre ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ convĕnīre ⬩ plăcēre

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to be, be made, become, happen; fiĕri Hú mágon ðás þing ðus geweorþan quomŏdo possunt hæc fiĕri? Jn. Bos. 3, 9: Elen. Kmbl. 909; El. 456. Ne séc ðú þurh hlytas hú ðé geweorþan scyle seek not by lots how it is to happen to thee, rov. Kmbl. 32. Hú geweorþeþ

Linked entries: ge-wurþan ge-wyrþan tó-wesness

for-swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swelgan, -sweolgan, he -swelgeþ, -swilgeþ, -swelhþ, pl. -swelgaþ; p. ic, he -swealh, -swealg, ðú -swulge, pl. -swulgon; subj. pres. -swelge, pl. -swelgen; p. -swulge, pl. -swulgen; pp. -swolgen, -swelgen [swelgan to swallow]

To swallow up ⬩ devour ⬩ absorb ⬩ devŏrāre ⬩ degluttīre ⬩ absorbēre

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To swallow up, devour, absorb; devŏrāre, degluttīre, absorbēre Baru sond willaþ rén forswelgan the bare sand will swallow up the rain, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 27; Met. 7, 14: Exon. 35 a; Th. 113, 30; Gú. 164. Wén is ðæt hí us wyllen forsweolgan forsĭtan deglūtissent

Linked entry: for-sweolgan

Eást-Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Eást-Seaxe, gen. -Seaxa; dal. -Seaxum; pl. m: -Seaxan; gen. -Seaxena, -Seaxna; dat. -Seaxum; pl. m.

The East-Saxons, people of Essex ⬩ orientāles Saxŏnes

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Of Seaxum cóman Eást-Seaxan and Súþ-Seaxan and West-Seaxan from the Saxons eame the East-Saxons and the South-Saxons and the West-Saxons, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 23.

middel

(n.)
Grammar
middel, es; middela(?), an; m.

The middle ⬩ centre

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Is ðis eálond geseted ongeán midle Súþ-Seaxna ( contra medium Australium Saxonum ), Bd. 4, 16; S. 585, 1. Intó ðam middelan (intó middan, other MS:) ðere stréte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 385, 9.

Linked entry: midlest

rihte

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D. iii. 406, 26), sceaft-, súþ-, þǽr-, un-, úp-, west-rihte

dúru

Grammar
dúru, l. duru, dele dure, an; and add: gen. a; dat. u, dyru (-e), and a wk. duran; pl. nom. e, u; gen. a; dat. pl.
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Undóð mé duru ( portas) sóðfæstra ... sóðfæste on þá duru (portam ) sécead inngang, 117, 19. v. norþ-, súþ-duru, and the following compounds. dyrum (-an)

-ern

(suffix)
Grammar
-ern, def. m.-erna ; f. n. -erne ; an adjective termination from ærn, ern a place, denoting, as -ern in English,

Towards a place

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Þurh ðone smyltan Súþan Westernan wind through the mild Southwestern wind. Bt. 4; Fox 8, 8

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