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crycc

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Se biscop slóh mid his cricce on ðá eorðan, Shrn. 70, 14. Hé mid twám criccum creáp him tó Wynceastre, Hml. S. 21, 101. Seó ealde cyrce wæs eall behangen mid criccum, 431. Add:

eahtung

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Ðurh ðá eahtunge ðe hié mon eahtige suae aestimationis dulcedine, Past. 147, 8. Add

eá-land

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On Híí þám eálande, 565; P. 18, 11. Hié genámon Wihte eálond, 530; P. 16, 6. Add

ge-þeón

(v.)
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Ann ic his mínra swæstarsuna swælcum se hit geðián wile, C. D. i. 311, 15. Cf. ge-þicgan

ge-treówan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-treówan, -triówan, -triéwan; p. de; pp. ed.

to trustbelievehave confidencehopeconfiderecrederesperareto make true or credibleto persuadesuggestto make one's self out to be trueto clear one's self

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Rush. 14, 26. to make one's self out to be true, to clear one's self Getriówe hine fácnes se ðe hine féde let him who brings him up clear himself of treachery, L. Alf. 17; Th. i. 72, 5.

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fightbattlewarconflictvalourtroops

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beód gewǽpnode on ða wísan ðe man hors gewǽpnaþ, ðonne man tó wíge þencð, Wulfst. 200, 11. Hié heora land oferhergodan, and him ðæs nǽnige bóte dydon, búton ofermódlíce wíg and þreátunge, Blickl. Homl. 201, 24.

wudu-land

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-land, es; n.

Wood-landforest-landforest

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Him wǽre fornéh eall ðæt wudulond on gereáfad . . . ðæt Æðelbald cyning gesealde tó mæstlonde and tó wudulonde, v. 140, 17. Feldlondes and wudulandes, iii. 262, 19: vi. 219, 5. hine geond ealle eorðan sóhton, ge on dúnlandum ge on wudalandnm, Ap.

fót-cops

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gesettan hine on ǽnne heardne stocc and his sceancan gefæstnodon on þám fótcopsum, ... ac se fótcops áwende tó dúste, Hml. S. 35, 150. 'Ne binde þé seó racenteág' ... hé tóbræc þone fótcops (-cosp, v.l.) eamdem compedem solvit, Gr. D. 214, 13.

stunt

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Th. ii. 562, 15, Ðonne sind stunte þæt cépað þæs ýdelan hlýsan, 566, 2. Swá þá stuntan (dysigan, v. l.) mód (stultae mentis homines) leógað, þonne wénað ꝥ þæs mannes ærnung beó of his líchaman missenlicnysse, Gr. D. 46, 6.

rúh

(adj.)
Grammar
rúh, adj.

rough, hairy, shaggy rough, untrimmed, uncultivatedrough, knottyrough, undressed

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Sridde ȝhe Jacob and made him ru, Gen. and Ex. 1539

Linked entries: rýht rúg rupe

a-hæbban

(v.)
Grammar
a-hæbban, p. -hóf, pl. -hófon; pp. -hæfen

To heave upraiseexalt

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To heave up, raise, exalt Hió biþ up ahæfen ofer selfe she is exalted above herself, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 437; Met. 20, 219: 25, 37; Met. 25, 19: Elen. Kmbl. 19; El. 10

Bedan ford-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Bedan ford-scír, Bæda-ford-scír, Beada-ford-scír, Bede-ford-scír, e ; f.

BEDFORDSHIREcomitatus nomen

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BEDFORDSHIRE; comitatus nomen hæfdon ofergán Bedan fordscíre they had subjugated Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 266, 5, col. 2. Wende him út into Bedan fordscíre egressus est in Bedanfordsciram, 1016; Th. 278, 16, col. 1

þrýþ-full

(adj.)
Grammar
þrýþ-full, adj.

Mightystrongpowerful

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Mighty, strong, powerful Fóron æfter burgum þegnas þrýðfulle, oft þræce rǽrdon, Exon. Th, 243, 17; Jul. 12. Ic ( the devil ) bebeóde bearnum mínum, þegnum þrýðfullum, ðæt hié ðé hnǽgon, Andr. Kmbl. 2659; An. 1331

be-lecgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lecgan, bi-lecgan; p. -legde, -léde pl. -legdon; pp. -legd, -léd; v. a.

To lay or impose uponcoverinvestloadafflictchargeaccuseimponereafficereonerareaccusare

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Se ðe hine belecge he who accuses him L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 30 : 4; Th. i. 354, 15

Linked entry: bi-lecgan

fleám

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Búton hé hine geládige ꝥ hé hine fleáme (fléma, v. l.) nyste, Ll. Th. i. 382, 23

ge-wéman

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His þeáwas tó Godes willan gewéman, R. Ben. 99, 20. His leóda tó Gode gewéman, Hml. S. 26, 51.

sǽtere

(n.)
Grammar
sǽtere, es; m.

a robber latroinsidiator, seductor

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Ðonne cymþ se lytega sǽtere (seductor) tó ðæm sláwan móde, and áteleþ him eall ðæt hé ǽr tó góde gedyde, 65, 2; Swt. 463, 12. sendon séteras (insidiatores) ðætte genómo hine on word, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 20

Linked entry: sétere

líc-wyrþe

(adj.)
Grammar
líc-wyrþe, adj.

pleasantacceptableagreeableestimablesterling

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For his lícweorþan feó, 255, 11. Ðínre ðære lícwurþan mundbyrdnesse to thine acceptable protection, Glostr. Frag. 108, 16. Him swá gecwéme and lícwyrþe folc, Lchdm. iii. 434, 5.

of

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</b> denoting cause, reason :-- Hé in yrmðum wunode þe of his lufan (from love of him) ádrég, An. 164. Add Ic ðweá bed mín of teárum mínum lavabo lectum meum lachrymis meis, Ps. Spl. 6, 6.

ælmesse

alms, what is given in charitya charitable actionan offering

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Ðæt gé dæg-hwámlíce dǽlan ælmessan be ðám dǽle ðe ǽlcum men tó onhagige, þeáh hit ne sý bútan feórðan dǽl ánes hláfes, Wlfst. 238, 26. Wé lǽrað ðæt preóstas swá dǽlan folces ælmessan ðæt hig . . . folc tó ælmessan gewænian.