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swég-hleóþor

(n.)
Grammar
swég-hleóþor, es; m.
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Anglia vi. 243) cymeþ, woþa wynsumast, þurh ðæs wildres muð; æfter ðære stefne stenc út cymeþ of ðam wongstede, Exon. Th. 358, 8; Pa. 42. Swég[h]leóþres geswin the melody of vocal music, 207, 5; Ph. 137

wel-hwá

(pronoun.)
Grammar
wel-hwá, pron.

Every oneevery thing

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Every one, every thing Mé ðás woruldsǽlða welhwæs blindne (altogether blind) on ðis dimme hol forlǽddon Met. 2, 10. Hé þenceþ ðæt his wíse welhwam þince eal unforcúþ Exon. Th. 315, 13; Mód. 30 Weódmónað on tún welhwæt bringeþ Menol.

un-met

(n.)
Grammar
un-met, um-mett, es; n.

Excess

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Excess Of ðam unmetta and ðam ungemetlícan gegerelan, of ðám swétmettum and of mistlícum, dryncum (cf. of ungemete ǽlces þinges, wiste and wǽda, wíngedrinces, and of swétmetann (-mettum?), Met. 25, 38), Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 16

Linked entry: met

Cwichelmingas

(n.)
Grammar
Cwichelmingas, pl. m.
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Descendants of Cwichelm Penda and of ðám Pending and Pendingas; Cwicelm and of ðám Cwicelmingas, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 15, 4

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, es; pl. [which is more frequent] leóde; m.

A manpoeta princemenpeoplecountry

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Ðá hatedon hine his leóde cives autem ejus oderant eum, Lk. Skt. 19, 14. Ða leóde ðá flugon ðá hié ðone here tóweardne wiston the people fled when they knew the army was coming, Blickl. Homl. 79, 12. Ðá flugon ða hǽðnan leóde, 203, 16.

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

open-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
open-líce, adv.

Openlypublicly, in a way by which not a few only are affectedwithout concealment, without reserve, freelyplainly, evidently, clearly, manifestlywithout obstruction, at large

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Th. 49, 3, Hié openlíce ðæt gesetton (they publicly decreed) ðæt hé swungen wǽre óþ ðæt hé swylte. Blickl. Homl. 193, 3. Wæs ðis ðara wundra ǽrest ðe ðes eádiga wer openlíce beforan óðrum mannum geworhte, 219, 3 : Homl. Th. i. 58, 15.

gítsere

Grammar
gítsere, Add: <b>giétsere, gídsere</b>
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Ðæt se gítsere (gídsere, v. l. ), him on geheápige ðá byrðenne eorðlica ǽhta, Past. 329, 20: 331, 7. Giétsere (gídsere, v. l. ), 341, 6. Ne ðá ðiófas, ne ðá giétseras neque fures, neque avari, 401, 28. Þá gítseras (gýtseras, v. l. ), Ll.

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, p. ode.

to make greatextendto make knownspread the knowledge of anythingdeclareproclaimannouncecelebrateto celebrateto celebrateperform a rite, ceremony, &amp;c. with due solemnityto magnifyexaltpraiseglorify

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Ðæt is ðæt mon his mearce brǽde ðæt mon his hlísan and his naman mǽrsige terminum suum dilatare, est opinionis suæ nomen extendere, Past. 48, 2; Swt. 367, 14. Mǽrsedon celebrabant, Hpt. Gl. 514, 21. Mǽrsud [wearþ] crebruit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 71.

syn-leahter

(n.)
Grammar
syn-leahter, es; m.

A sinful fault, a sin

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A sinful fault, a sin Forbúgan ða synleahtras ðe ús forbodene synd, ðæt is unrihthǽmed and ǽrǽtas and oferdruncennessa, Wulfst. 134, 24

Linked entry: firen-leahter

tíging

(n.)
Grammar
tíging, e; f.
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Tying, connection Sume naman syndon absolutivae, ðæt synd ungebundene, ða ne behófiaþ nánre tíginge óðres naman, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 14, 14

be-hrúmig

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Hé clypte ðá hweras and cyste þá pannan ðæt hé wæs eall sweart and behrúmig, Shrn. 69, 30. v. next word. Add

lǽran

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Ðæt hé lǽre ðá óðre eáðmétta, . . . ond lǽre ðá sláwan geornfulnesse gódes weorces. . . and ðá uncystgan cysta lǽre . . . lǽren hí ðá wífgálan gesinscipe . . . and ðá forhæbbendan lǽren forhæfdnesse superbis praedicetur humilitas . . . torpentibus praedicetur

stíþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-líc, adj.
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R. 7, 35. of persons, stern, hard, fierce Ðá Ælfréd ðæt ofáxode, ðæt se here swá stíðlíc wæs, Shrn. 16, 8

wépan

(v.)
Grammar
wépan, p. weóp, wép (wǽpde, Lind.), pl. weópon, wépon ; pp. wópen
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Hé gemétte swíþe manige wépende, and wǽron cweþende : " Wá ús lá. . . " And ðá him swá wépendum, ðá com ðara sacerda ealdorman, Blickl. Homl.153, 25-33.

Linked entries: wópen wǽpan

lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
lǽran, p. de

To teachinstructeducateto preachto exhortadmonishadvisepersuadesuggest

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Ðá lǽrde se cásere hine ðæt hé forléte Cristes geleáfan the emperor advised him to leave the faith of Christ, Shrn. 83, 14. Ðá gewunode se cyning ðæt hé hine trymede and lǽrde solebat eum hortari, Bd. 3. 22; S. 552, 10.

GYLT

(n.)
Grammar
GYLT, gilt, gelt, gielt, es; m.

Guiltcrimesinoffencefaultwrongdebtfineforfeiture

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For ðam gylte ðe hig worhton ðæt gildene celf for the sin of making the golden calf, Ex. 32, 35; Deut. 9, 21.

Linked entry: gelt

springan

(v.)
Grammar
springan, p. sprang, pl. sprungon; pp. sprungen

To springto leapboundto burst forth, of a fluid to spirt, of sparks, etc., to fly to grow as a plantto rise as the sunto move as a spring movesto spreadbe diffusedto spring as blood from a woundto spring as waterto burstcrack

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Ða sprang ðæt word the report spread, Homl. Th. i. 384, 8: Ap. Th. 25, 13. Wíde springende crebrescens, Hpt. Gl. 519, 37: 513, 21

Linked entry: sprincan

gold-hord

(n.)
Grammar
gold-hord, es; m. n.
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Goldhord dǽlan to distribute treasure, Cd. 173; Th. 216, 16; Dan. 2. Ðæt goldhord, ðæt yldum wæs lange behýded the treasure that was long hidden from men, Elen. Kmbl. 1578; El. 791. Goldhord thesaurarium, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 23; Wrt.

HOL

(n.)
Grammar
HOL, es; n.

A HOLE, hollow, cavern, den

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A HOLE, hollow, cavern, den Tó ðám ealdan hole; of ðám hole, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 423, 22. Swá swá leó déþ of his hole quasi leo in cubile suo, Ps. Th. 9, 29.

Linked entries: holh holl

nídling

(n.)
Grammar
nídling, es; m.

one who serves of necessitya slavebondmanone who has to serve on board shipa sailor

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Ðá ongunnon ða nýdlingas and ða scypmen ða ancras on ðone sǽ sendan woldon ðæt scyp mid gefæstnian tentabant navitae anchoris in mare missis navem retinere, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 40