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wæl-fel

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-fel, adj.

Cruel to the slain ⬩ very cruel

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Cf. wæl-hreów Hræfen uppe gól, wan and wælfel, Elen. Kmbl. 105; El. 53

sceáda

(n.)
Grammar
sceáda, (sceáde; f. (?)), an; m.

The top of the head, parting of the hair

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Crulle was his heer, and as the gold it schon . . . Ful streyt and evene lay his joly schood. Miller's Tale, 130. The nayl y-dryven in the schode a-nyght. Knight's Tale, 1149. schodynge of the heede discrimen Prompt. Parv.:

Linked entry: horn-sceaða

be-strúdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-strúdan, p. -streád, pl. -strudon; pp. -stroden

To bespoil, spoil, confiscate, rob ⬩ spoliare, privare, confiscare

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To bespoil, spoil, confiscate, rob; spoliare, privare, confiscare Ða ðe Sodoma and Gomorra golde berófan bestrudon stigwitum qui Sodoma et Gomorra auro spoliarunt, incolis privarunt, Cd. 95; Th. 125, 14; Gen. 2079. Bestroden confiscatus, Cot. 108

Linked entry: be-stroden

ge-siwed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-siwed, -siwod, -siwud, -siuwed ; part.

Sewed ⬩ patched ⬩ sutus ⬩ assutus ⬩ consutus

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Mid golde gesiwud bend nimbus, 64; Som. 69, 13; Wrt. Voc. 40, 47

Linked entry: ge-siowed

galdor-word

(n.)
Grammar
galdor-word, es; n.

A magic word ⬩ word of incantation ⬩ cantātiōnis verbum

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A magic word, word of incantation; cantātiōnis verbum Ic galdorwordum gól I sang in magic words, Exon. 94 b; Th. 353, 37; Reim. 24

stór

(n.)
Grammar
stór, es ; m.
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Hí him geoffrodon gold and récels and myrran . . . se stór getácnode ðæt hé is sóð God, Homl. Th. i. 116, 9. Áne hand fulle stóres, Lev. 2, 2. Nymeþ stór sumite modicum storacis, Gen. 43, 11.

Linked entry: stéran

for-gildan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gildan, -gyldan, -gieldan, -geldan; he -gildeþ, -gilt; p. ic, he -geald, ðú -gulde, pl. -guldon; subj. pres. -gilde, pl. -gilden; p. -gulde, pl. -gulden; pp. -golden

To pay for ⬩ make good ⬩ repay ⬩ requite ⬩ recompense ⬩ reward ⬩ reddĕre ⬩ exsolvĕre ⬩ compensāre ⬩ retrĭbuĕre

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To pay for, make good, repay, requite, recompense, reward; reddĕre, exsolvĕre, compensāre, retrĭbuĕre Him wile éce Ælmihtig forgildan the eternal Almighty will repay them, Exon. 62 b; Th. 230, 17; Ph. 473. He him ðære lisse leán forgildeþ he will pay

Linked entries: for-geldan for-gieldan

máðum

(n.)
Grammar
máðum, máðm, mádm, máððum, es; m.

A precious or valuable thing ⬩ a treasure ⬩ jewel ⬩ ornament

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Wine Scyldinga fættan golde fela leánode, manegum máðmum, 4212; B. 2103

Linked entry: máðm

hǽle

(n.)
Grammar
hǽle, an; f. l. hǽle, es; n. , and add: [Cf. Goth. un-haili ill-health.]: <b>-hǽled.</b> v. on-hǽled: <b>-hǽledlic, hǽledness.</b> v. un-gehǽledlic, un-gehǽledness.

gim-cyn

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Þá róde golde beweorcean and gimcynnum, mid eorcnanstánum besettan, El. 1064. Sécan ǽgþer ge hwíte gimmas ge reáde, and ǽlces cynnes gimcyn, Bt. 32, 3 ; F. 118, 18

GEÓTAN

(v.)
Grammar
GEÓTAN, ic geóte, ðú gýtst, he gýt, pl. geótaþ; p. geát, gét, pl. guton; pp. goten; v. a.

to pour, pour out, shed ⬩ fundere, effundere, profundere ⬩ to flow, stream ⬩ profluere ⬩ to found, cast ⬩ to cast

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Mid geótendan here with an overwhelming army, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 17. to found, cast Gold and seolfur ðe hér geótaþ menn gold and silver that men here found, Ps. Th. 134, 15. Híg guton him hǽðenne god they have made them a molten image, Deut. 9, 12

ge-tenge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tenge, adj.

Near to ⬩ close to ⬩ pressing upon ⬩ oppressing ⬩ propinquus ⬩ incumbens ⬩ gravis ⬩ molestus

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Near to, close to, pressing upon, oppressing; propinquus, incumbens, gravis, molestus Geseah gold glitnian grunde getenge he saw gold glitter lying on the ground, Beo. Th. 5510; B. 2758: Elen. Kmbl. 2226; El. 1114: 456; El. 228: Bt. Met.

Linked entries: ge-tang ge-tænge

ge-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wiht, -wyht, -wihte, es; n.

Weight ⬩ pondus

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Mid twám hundred mancosan goldes be gewihte and mid v. pundan be gewihte seolfres for two hundred mancuses of gold by weight and for five pounds by weight of silver, Th. Chart. 557, 28. See Turner's Hist. Anglo-Sax. ii. Appendix ii

Linked entries: ge-wyht wiht

pinsian

(v.)
Grammar
pinsian, p. ode
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To weigh, judge, estimate, consider, examine Geþænce ǽlc man hú swíðe man pinsaþ ða sáwle on dómes dæg, ðonne man sett ða synne and ða sáwle on ða wǽge and hý man wegaþ, swá man déþ gold wið penegas, Wulfst. 239, 26.

Linked entry: pís

rúmlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rúmlíce, adv.

largely, fully, ⬩ liberally ⬩ graciously, kindly, benignly

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Heó rumliche hit (silver and gold) ȝef þon kempan, Laym. 2452

Linked entry: rúm-líc

hand-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
hand-geweorc, es; n.

Work of the hand, handiwork

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Work of the hand, handiwork Ðæra hǽðenra anlícnyssa sind gyldene and sylfrene manna handgeweorc the idols of the heathen are of gold and of silver, the work of men's hands, Homl. Th. i. 366, 26: Deut. 4, 28.

Linked entry: hand-weorc

æstel

Grammar
æstel, For the first 14 lines in Dict. substitute: This word is of uncertain meaning. In the two instances of its use in which from the context the character of the object denoted by the word may be to some extent inferred, the meanings seem different. In Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 23 it occurs in a list of words connected with the fabric and furniture of a church, chorus chor, gradus stæpe, indicatorium æstel, scabellum sceamul; in Past. 9, 1-3 it is associated with a book. As the word seems adapted from Low Latin aslella, a chip, plank, board, in each case some kind of board may be intended; in the former a notice-board (?), in the latter a board used in the binding of a book, on which the title of the book was inscribed (cf. Latin index = title of a book). For a description of binding see Rá. 27 and Jn. L. p. 48. From the latter, as throwing light on the value of Alfred's
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æstel, may be quoted the following: 'Hé gesmioðade ðá gehríno ðá ðe útan on sint, and hit gehrínade mið golde and mið gimmum ǽc mið suulfre ofergylded fáconleás feh.' See a paper by E. J. Thomas in Camb. Philol. Trans. 1916

ofer-wyrcan

(v.)

to cover by working, to work a covering over something, to overlay

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Nǽfre nǽnig man ða lǽstas sylfe ufan oferwyrcean ne mihte, ne mid golde, ne mid seolfre, Blickl. Homl. 125, 35. Hús (the temple) oferworht mid golde and mid hwítan seolfre, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 35: Blickl. Homl. 125, 25.

eal-gylden

(adj.)
Grammar
eal-gylden, eall-gylden; adj.

All-golden ⬩ omnīno aurĕus

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All-golden; omnīno aurĕus Swýn eal-gylden the all-golden swine, Beo. Th. 2227; B. 1111

Linked entries: æl-gylden eall-gylden

ge-weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþian, -wurþian, -wyrþian; p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud.

to set a price on ⬩ value ⬩ to distinguish ⬩ honour ⬩ dignify ⬩ adorn ⬩ worship ⬩ adore ⬩ celebrate ⬩ praise ⬩ insignīre ⬩ hŏnōrāre ⬩ ornāre ⬩ instruĕre ⬩ mactāre ⬩ adōrāre ⬩ celebrāre

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Wæs éþfynde Afrisc meówle, golde geweorþod the African maid was easy to be found, adorned with gold, Cd. 171; Th. 215, 9; Exod. 580: 174; Th. 218, 18; Dan. 41: Elen. Kmbl. 2384; El. 1193.

Linked entries: ge-wurþian ge-wyrþian

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