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ge-neáhsen

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-neáhsen, adj.

Near

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Near Hwílum móna sunnan sínes leóhtes bereáfaþ ðonne hit gebyrigan mæg ðæt swá geneáhsne weorðaþ sometimes the moon deprives the sun of its light when it happens that they get so near, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 23; Met, 4, 12

Linked entry: -neáhsen

eald-riht

(n.)
Grammar
eald-riht, es; n.

An ancient rightvĕtus jus vel privĭlēgium

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Met. Fox 1, 71; Met. 1, 36: 1, 114; Met. 1, 57. Bǽdon hine ðæt he him to heora ealdrihtum gefultumede they prayed him that he would succour them with respect to their ancient rights. Bt. 1; Fox 2, 24

Linked entry: eald-geriht

sweoloþ

(n.)
Grammar
sweoloþ, swoloþ (swóloþ?), es; m.
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Swoloð (swaloð, MS. J.: sweoli, MS. W.) cauma, Ælfc. Gl. Zup. 306, 15. Ðes swolaþ (swoli, MS. W.) hoc cauma, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 1; Zup. 33, 12 note. Swoleðe caumate, Hpt. Gl. 482, 48: 495, 22.

Linked entries: swaloíð swoloþ

þring

(n.)

a presscrowdwhat presses or confines

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[Utforen al þan dringe (þringe, 2nd MS.), Laym. 14966. Amidden þan þrunge (þringe, 2nd MS.), 29524. Cf. Among þe prenge of sipmen, 2229 (2nd MS.).] Myd wel muchel þrynge, Misc. 86, 72. Cf. No þring of folc, A. R. 162, 8.]

Linked entry: þryng

swilce

(adv.)
Grammar
swilce, swelce; adv. conj.
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Th. 6, 7; Cri. 80. as, like Ðonne ic wæs mid ludéum ic wæs swelce hié, Past. 16; Swt. 100, 7. Ne beó gé swylce líceteras non eritis sicut hypocritae, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 5.

Linked entry: swálíce

earfoðe

(n.)
Grammar
earfoðe, es; pl. nom. acc. a, u, o, e; n. [A feminine earfoþu; gen. e, a, or indecl. seems to occur in the following
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Hé cleopigan ongan, méðe and meteleás: 'Ic eów hálsie þæt gé of þyssum earfeðum úp forlǽten,' El. 700. Sceal mon blód lǽtan; þá þe ꝥ ne dóþ on micel[um] earfeþum becumað, Lch. ii. 210, 12.

hí-réd

(n.)
Grammar
hí-réd, hírd, es; m.

A household,house, family, the body of domestic retainers of a great man or king, a court, the members of a religious house, a company, band of associates

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Ic wille ðat alle míne men bén fré on hírde and on túne I desire that all my men be free both in my household and vill, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 269, 12. Ðam híréde intó ealdan mynstre to the brotherhood at the old monastery, Chart. Th. 499, 14.

Linked entry: hý-réd

wæter

(n.)
Grammar
wæter, es; n. (the word seems to be feminine inon ðisse wætere,
  • Homl. 247, 25
  • ; see also
  • Ps. Th. 17, 11
: and a weak genitive plural wæterena is found in
  • Ps. Th. 31, 7.
)

waterwater water in the sky, rain water of a river, sea, etc. water as in Derwentwater, a body of water, a stream, lake, sea waters of a great river, of a sea, etc.

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Hé ástáh of ðam wætere (wætre, Lind.: wættre, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 3, 16. Gestreón bewrigen wætere oððe eorðan, Met. 8, 59. Wið wǽge, wætre windendum, Exon. Th. 61, 9; Cri. 982. Ðú ðam wættere foldan tó flóre gesettest, Met. 20, 90.

æcyr

(n.)

a field

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a field Blódes æcyr sanguinis ager, Mt. Foxe 27, 8

æppyl

(n.)

an apple

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Gr. 6; Som. 5, 57; MS. C

ǽrne

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽrne, acc. sing, m. of ǽt, adj.

Early

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Early On ǽrne mergen primo mane, Mt. Bos. 20, 1;

a-mán-somod

Grammar
a-mán-somod, =a-mán-sumod,

excommunicated

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E. 2; Th. i. 244, 18, MS. B

amet-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
amet-hwíl, e; f.

Leisureotium

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Gr. 8; Som. 8, 1, MS. D

a-gíta

(n.)
Grammar
a-gíta, an; m.

A spendthriftprodigus

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MS. 29 b, 10

ár

(adv.)

before

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before Ǽrist oððe ár primo, Mt. Kmbl, Lind. 20, 1

a-swǽpþ

Grammar
a-swǽpþ, pres. of a-swápan.

sweeps away

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MS. 48 b, 16;

ár-weorþe

(adv.)
Grammar
ár-weorþe, adv.

Honourablyhonorifice

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Honourably; honorifice, Bd. 2, 20; S. 522, 1, MS. B

bæstere

(n.)

a baptizerbaptista

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a baptizer; baptista Bæstere baptista, Mt. Lind. Stv. 3, 1

Linked entry: bæzere

beorn-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
beorn-wíga, an; m. [wíga a warrior]

A soldierheroloricatus bellator

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Fox 447; Men. 225

burga

(n.)
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cities, of cities, Mt. Bos. 11. 20: Salm. Kmbl. 613