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gader-tang

Grammar
gader-tang, gæder-teng. l. -tenge,

Contiguous, conjoint, in contact or connexioncontinuous

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Voc. ii. 136, 33. of material things Ðá landgemǽro ðæsse búrlandes tó Abbendúne, ðæt is gadertang on þreó genamod, ðæt is Hengestes íg and Seofocanwyrð and Wihthám (i. e. the land lies altogether but it is divided into three parts, each with its own

hátian

(v.)
Grammar
hátian, p. ode; pp. od

To become or get hot, to be hotfervere

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To become or get hot, to be hot Hingrian þyrstan hátian eall ðæt is of untrumnysse ðæs gecynnes esurire, sitire, æstuare ex infirmitate naturæ est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 14.

híw-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
híw-rǽden, e; f.

A family, household, house, a religious house

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Gang in tó ðam arce and eall ðín híwrǽden ingredere tu el omnis domus tua in arcam, Gen. 7, 1: 50, 8. For bénum abbodes and ðære heórǽdene æt Bercleá for the prayers of the abbot and of the brethren at Berkeley, Chart. Th. 129, 30: 168, 24.

hors

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Þá landleóde áhreddon eall þæt hié ( the Danes ) genumen hæfdon, and eác hira horsa and hira wǽpna micelne dǽl, 917; P. 98, 8. Hié ásettan him on ánne síþ ofer mid horsum mid ealle, 893; P. 84, 4.

ge-métan

(v.)
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Se here ætbærst. . . and gemǽtte se here ðá scipu of Eást-Englum, Chr. 992; P. 127, 17.

ge-

(prefix)
Grammar
ge-, Both ge- and gi- are used in the oldest glossaries: e. g. on
  • p. 48 of O. E. T.
nine words with the prefix occur; in four cases both the Epinal and Erfurt glosses have gi-, in one they have ge-, in two the Epinal has ge- where the Erfurt has gi-, and in two the Epinal has gi- where the other has ge-. In each case the
  • Corpus Gloss.
has ge-. In this glossary, however, gi- is found, e. g. gi-brec,
  • 2152
, and in later glossaries also, e. g. gi-mynd,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 73.
Besides the forms given may be noted ga-eddun,
  • Erf. 75
; gy-byrdid,
  • Ep. 228.
In the
  • Durham Ritual
the regular form is gi-.
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FINGER

(n.)
Grammar
FINGER, gen. fingeres, fingres; dat. fingre; pl. nom. acc. fingras; gen. fingra, fingrena; m.

A FINGERdigĭtus

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Nellaþ híg ða mid heora fingre æt-hrínan digĭto suo nōlunt ea mŏvēre, Mt. Bos. 23, 4: Lk. Bos. 11, 46. Fingras digĭti, Wrt. Voc. 64, 78: 283, 18.

Linked entry: fincer

ród

(n.)
Grammar
ród, e; f.
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a rod, pole. v. segl-ród. a measure of land Se haga is fram ðære eástwardes .xxviii. róda lang and súþwardes .xxiiii. róda brád and eft ðanon westwardes on sæferne .xix. róda long, Cod. Dip.

Linked entries: róde-tácen coc-ród

on-búgan

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Ðǽm medwísan is micle iéðre tó gestiéganne on ðone ryhtan wísdóm ðonne ðǽm lytegan sié tó anbúganne ( to change his course; ut ab ea, quae putatur stultitia, ad veram sapientiam vicinius transeat), 203, 18

ge-hæftan

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Ox. 1164: 2352: 779. to confine to a place or locality, imprison Seó stów þe þú nú on gehæft eart . . ., heó is þám monnum éþel þe þǽr on geborene wǽran, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 27. Loce gehæft clustello continetur, An. Ox. 5397.

scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp, adj.

sharppungent, acidacridsharp-tonguedsharp, keen, severe,sharp, roughsharp, keen, active, strenuouseffectual, penetrating,sharp, keensharp, keen, acute,

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Ða Walas ádrifon sumre ford ealne mid scearpum pílum, Chr. Erl. 5, 10. Scearpre ðonne ǽni sweord, Ps. Th. 44, 4. Nǽdle scearpran, Exon. Th. 373, 33; Seel. 119. Scearpeste stánas cautes vel murices, Wrt.

Linked entries: un-scearp scearpness

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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Hit wæs eald þeáw on þissum landum, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 2. <b>II c.</b> fig. realm, domain :-- In lifgendra londes wynne, Cri. 437 : Gú. 790. On lande in terra (viventium ), An. Ox, 4273.

hwæþere

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D. 300, 16. eác Eorðe ælgréno, eác hwæþre ceald, Met. 20, 78. ac Genóh wel wát God hú hit getímað on þǽre fandunge; ac hwæðere se man næfð ná mycele geðincðe búton hé áfandad sý, Hml. Th. i. 268, 17.

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Forþ bi þǽre siglan to sail past the mouth of the river, Ors. 1, 1; S. 17, 22. nearness along a line or surface, by, along, rest Hí gelógodon ðá untruman be ðǽre strǽt, Hml.

Á

(adv.)
Grammar
Á, aa, aaa; adv.

Alwayseverfor evereversemperunquamusque

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[The original signification seems to be a flowing, referring to time, which every moment flows on, hence ever, always, also to ǽ, flowing water, a river. In Johnston's Index Geog. there are nineteen rivers in Europe with the name of Aa = Á.]

Linked entry: ÁWA

á-syndran

Grammar
á-syndran, (á-syndrian).

to separate objects already connectedto distinguishto exceptto place at a distanceto prevent intermixturekeep apartto prevent associationparticipationcut off

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Donne hí hæfdon þá oferfaren, þonne ásyndrede hine ǽghwilc feor fram óþrum, Hml. S. 23 b, 134. Se suíðra bógh sceolde beón ásyndred from ðǽm óðrum flǽsce, Past. 81, 20. Hiera weorc ne wurdon from him ásyndred, Past. 269, 19.

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Ofer þan heofonfugelas healdað eardas super ea volucres coeli habitabunt, Ps. Th. 103, 11. Þǽr sylfǽtan eard weardigað, éðel healdað, An. 176. Grendel móras heóld, B. 103. Þá þe heóldon hygeþancum hæleða rǽdas, El. 156.

lád-teów

(n.)
Grammar
lád-teów, es; m.

A leaderguideconductorgeneral

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Ðú eart ǽgðer ge weg ge ládþeów tu semita, dux, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132. 37. Látteów dux, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 49. Heretoga and látteów dux, Bd. 1, 16; S. 484, 18. Látteów wæs ðara leóda duces eorum, Ps. Th. 67, 25.

staþol

(n.)
Grammar
staþol, (-el, -ul), es; m.
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</b> the lower, firmer part, base of a pillar, trunk of a tree :-- Se is stemn and staðol ealra góda and of ðæm cumaþ eall gód, Bt. 34, 5; Fox 140, 2.

Linked entry: scaþel

CEÓSAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEÓSAN, ciósan, ic ceóse, ðú ceósest, cýst, he ceóseþ, cýst, císt, ceósaþ; ic, he ceás, cés, ðú cure,curon; ceós, ceósaþ; coren; v. a.

to CHOOSE, select, electlegere, seligere, eligereto acceptoblatum accipere, accipere

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Ceósan us eard in wuldre may we choose us a dwelling in glory, Cd. 217; Th. 277, 14; Sat. 204. Ðæt he óðer líf cure that he chose another life, Bd. 5, 19; S. 638, 6. Ǽr he bǽl cure ere he chose the funeral pile, Beo.