Ælfred
Alfred the wise, king of Northumbria for twenty years
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Ealdfriþ] æfter Ecgfriþe to ríce, se mon wæs se gelǽredesta on gewrítum, se wæs sæd ðæt his bróðor wǽre Oswies sunu ðæs cyninges Ecgfrith was succeeded in the kingdom by Alfred, who was said to be his brother, and a son of king Oswy, and was a man most
bócere
A writer, scribe, an author, a learned man, instructor ⬩ scriptor, scriba, interpres, vir doctus vel literatus
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A writer, scribe, an author, a learned man, instructor; scriptor, scriba, interpres, vir doctus vel literatus Ðá cwæþ se bócere, Láreów, well ðú on sóþe cwǽde then the scribe said, Master, thou in truth hast well said, Mk. Bos. 12, 32.
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síþ
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Mæssige man swá fela mæssan . . . and æt ðare síþmæstan dó man absolutionem, L. P. M. 3 ; Th. ii. 288, 10. ¶ In n]mestan at last, in the end :-- Gif hé æt síþestan (síþmestan, MS. H.) sié gefongen, L. In. 18 ; Th. i. 114, 7 ; Beo.
á-wirdan
to corrupt ⬩ spoil, ⬩ to injure ⬩ annoy ⬩ afflict a person ⬩ to hinder
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Ðing swá mǽre þæt man ne mæg ðǽron ǽnig ðing áwyrdan, fulluht and húslhálgung, Wlfst. 34, 5. Tó áwyrdenne deprauandum, An. Ox. 4493.
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HÁD
person ⬩ persona ⬩ sex ⬩ degree, rank, order, condition ⬩ state, condition, kind, nature, form ⬩ manner, way ⬩ honour ⬩ persona, sexus, ordo, gradus.
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Þurh monigne hád in many a form, 54 b; Th. 191, 34. Blis manigra háda cwicera cynna the joy of many kinds of living creatures, Menol. Fox 182; Men. 92 : Exon. 33 a; Th. 105, 15; Gú. 23
Linked entries: acolitus diácon dúru-weard hádelíce -hád
a-bicgan
To buy ⬩ pay for ⬩ recompense ⬩ emere ⬩ redimere
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To buy, pay for, recompense; emere, redimere Gif fríman wið fríes mannes wlf geligeþ, his wérgelde abicge if a freeman lie with a freeman's wife, let him buy her with his wergeld, i. e.price, L. Ethb. 31; Th. i. 10, 7
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freólsian
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Add: to free. to deliver from bondage Drihten mancyn freólsode, Bl. H. 83, 24. to enfranchise land. v. ge-edfreólsian. to celebrate a festival Ðone fíftan dæg hí freólsodon lóue tó wurðmynte, ðám mǽrostan gode, Sal. K. p. 124, 134
up-wæstm
growth upwards ⬩ stature
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growth upwards, stature Se cyningc hét bringan ísenne scamol; se wæs emnheáh ðæs mannes upwæstme; ðæt wæs twelf fæðma lang jussit rex fieri scamnum ferreum secundum statum ejus.
luf-tíme
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Ðeós sylfe hýrsumnes bið Gode antfenge and mannum luftéme ( dulcis ), R. Ben. 20, 17. Gif ðǽm mǽdenum líkiað hyra luftýman sprǽce, Hex. 48, 16. Luftémpre dulcius, R. Ben. I. 3, 8
feówertig
FORTY; ⬩ quadrāginta
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Israhéla bearn ǽton heofonlícne mete feówertig wintra fīlii Israel comēdērunt Manna; n. [μάννα; n; ןמָּהַ־טאֶ ] quadrāginta annis, Ex. 16, 34: Gen. 32, 15: 50, 3. Feówertig [feówertigum MS.
hwíl-tídum
At times ⬩ sometimes
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Eác hé sceal hwíltídum geara beón on manegum weorcum tó hláfordes willan also at certain times he must be prepared for many kinds of work at the lord's pleasure, L. R. S. 5; Th. i. 436, 3.
tó-hweorfan
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And hí tóhwurfon ðá mid ðisum sehte, Chr. 1016; Erl. 159, 5 : 1091 ; Erl. 228, 8: 1093; Erl. 228, 39. of many persons, to disperse Eal seó fyrding tóhwearf. Chr. 1094 ; Erl. 230, 24.
tó-lúcan
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To tear to pieces, wrench asunder, dislocate. literal Ðæs ne wéndon witan Scyldinga, ðæt hit ( the hall ) manna ǽnig tóbrecan meahte, listum tólúcan, Beo. Th. 1566; B. 781.
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un-gewittig
mad ⬩ insane ⬩ foolish ⬩ senseless ⬩ not having reason ⬩ irrational
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mad, insane Ic wát ðæt gé wénaþ ðæt ic ungewittige móde ( insana mente ) sprece, Bd. 4, 8; S. 576, 1. foolish, senseless Gif cinges geréfena hwylc gyltig biþ, hwá is manna tó ðam ungesceád and ungewittig, ðæt hé ðæm cyninge his áre ætrecce for ðí ðe
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leóf
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Ealra manna hláford . . . wé biddað þínne cynescipe . . . hí under ðé, leóf, on yfele þurhwunedon, Hml. S. 23, 284. Leóf, ic ðé cýðe hú hit wæs ymb ðæt lond, C. D. ii. 133,3.
wearg-cwedol
Given to evil speaking or cursing
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M. 56, 14) manna tungan ne brégde nec labor vos itineris nec maledicorum hominum linguae deterreant, 1, 23; S. 486, 1
ge-ǽtrian
to poison
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Nǽddran fela manna tó deáðe geǽttrodon, ii. 238, 12. Wæs án cnapa geǽttrod þurh nǽddran, 514, 6. ꝥ flǽsc wæs geǽttred mid þý werrestan ǽttre, Shrn. 84, 28. On þá oferhýda þǽre geǽttredan deófles láre, Cht. E. 242, 21.
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ÆPPEL
an APPLE ⬩ fruit generally ⬩ malum ⬩ pomum ⬩ what is round as an apple ⬩ the apple of the eye ⬩ a ball ⬩ bolus ⬩ pill ⬩ quidvis globosum ⬩ pupilla ⬩ globus ⬩ bolus ⬩ pilula
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Hí scilde swá geornlíce swá swá man déþ ðone æpl on his eágan he protected them as carefully as a man does the apple of his eye, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 13. Írenum aplum with iron balls, Salm. Kmbl. 56; Sal. 28
ge-hwá
Every one ⬩ whoever ⬩ who ⬩ quisque ⬩ quis
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This word is often found with a genitive Forðí sceal gehwá on his Drihtne wuldrian therefore shall every man glory in his Lord, Homl. Th. ii. 526, 12. Hwæt gehwá náme quis quid tolleret, Mk. Bos. 15, 24.
wirp
A change for the better ⬩ recovery ⬩ improvement
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Se mon ne þearf tó ðisse worulde wyrpe gehycgan man need not look to this life to mend his lot, 105, 5; Gú. 18. Is ðæt bearn cymen tó wyrpe weorcum Ebréa the child is come to alleviate the afflictions of the Hebrews, 5, 9; Cri. 67.