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fram

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Æghwæðrum wæs bróga fram óðrum, B. 2565. Him þæs egesa stód gryre fram þám gáste, Dan. 526.

midd

(adj.)
Grammar
midd, adj. with superl. midemest, midmest

Midmiddle

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Swá hé in swoloþan middes sumeres wǽre quasi in mediae aestatis caumate, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 30. Sunnon upgong æt middan sumere ortum solis solstitialem, 5, 12; S. 627, 35.

HÝD

(n.)
Grammar
HÝD, e; f.

HIDEskin

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Ðá heó [the snake] gefylled wæs hé hét hý behyldan and ða hýde tóRóme bringan ... heó wæs hundtwelftiges fóta lang, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 85, 1. Hé healde iii niht hýde [of an ox] and heáfod and sceápes eallswá.

Linked entry: hýd-gild

swín

(n.)
Grammar
swín, es;
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Æt ðæm áde wæs éþgesýne swátfáh syrce, swýn eal-gylden, eofer írenheard, 2227; B. 1111

Linked entries: swín-líca swýn swun

þeóden

(n.)
Grammar
þeóden, es; m.
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Hér Eádgár wæs, Engla waldend, tó cyninge gehálgod ... on ðam xxx wæs ðeóden gehálgod, Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 28. Se mondryhten, se eów máðmas geaf ... hé oft gesealde helm and byrnan, þeóden his þegnum, Beo. Th. 5730; B. 2869: Cd.

ge-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþ, es; m. [cf. ge-féra]

A companionfellowcompanion or follower of a chief or kingsociuscomes

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Wæs sum gesíþ on neáweste erat cŏmes in proximo, 4, 10; S. 578, 18. Ðá bæd se gesíþ hine, ðæt he eóde on his hús rŏgāvit cŏmes eum in dŏmum suam ingrĕdi, 5, 4; S. 617, 10: 5. 5; S. 617, 40.

Linked entries: ge-sóð ge-síþman

ge-weorþan

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Cwæð hé : ' Geweorðe leóht'; and leóht wæs þǽrrihte geworden, Lch. iii. 232, 8.

HEALT

(adj.)
Grammar
HEALT, adj.

HALT, lame, limping

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Hæfdon him tó ládteówe ǽnne wísne mon, þéh hé healt wǽre and him tó gielpworde hæfdon ðæt him leófre wǽre ðæt hie hæfdon healtne cyning ðonne healt ríce they had as their leader a wise man though he was lame, and made it their boast that they had rather

hlyn

(n.)
Grammar
hlyn, hlynn, hlin, es; m.

A sound, noise, clamour, din

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A sound, noise, clamour, din Tó ðonðonne hit hát wǽre and mon ða earman men oninnan dón wolde hú se hlynn mǽst wǽre ðonne hie ðæt súsl ðǽron þrowiende wǽron ut cum inclusus ibidem subjectis ignibus torreretur, sonum vocis extortæ capacitas concavi aeris

efne

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Hié bǽdon þæt hé hié ymb þæt ríce gesémde, and on þǽre gewitnesse wǽre þæt hit emne gedǽled wǽre, Ors. 3, 7; S. 114, 18. equally. v. efen, Emne unwemme, Ll.

tæppian

(v.)
Grammar
tæppian, p. ode

To tap, put a tap into a cask

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To tap, put a tap into a cask Gyf ðé gedrýrptes wínes lyste, ðonne dó ðú mid ðínum swýþran scytefingre on ðíne wynstran hand, swylce ðú tæppian wille, and wænd ðínne scytefinger ádúne and twængc hine mid ðínum twám fingrum, swylce ðú of sumne dropan

Linked entry: tæppa

sweord-hwíta

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-hwíta, an; m.
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-Gif sweordhwíta óðres mannes wǽpn tó feormunge onfó (cf. Si quelibet arma politori vel emundatori commissa sunt, L. H. I. 87, 3; Th. i. 593, 15), L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 8. Ic geann mínon swurdhwítan ðæs sceardan málswurdes, Chart. Th. 561, 22

Linked entry: hwíta

ge-bilegan

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-bilgan;</b> p. de To anger, offend Swá swá heó gebylged wǽre heó cwæð quasi indignata subjunxit, Bd. 4, 9; S. 398, 1. Mid hwylcum sáre gegremed and ábolgen (gebylged, v. l. ), Gr. D. 207, 25.

git

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
git, yet. l. gít. [The word is often accented in the MSS., and only in such cases is the accent given in the following passages.]
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Ðǽr tó láfe ðá get wæs . . ., 973; P. 119, n. 6. His módor þá gyt gegán wolde sorhfulne síð, B. 1276. Þá gyt (get, L.) þá hé wæs feorr his fæder cum adhuc longe esset, Lk. 15, 20.

a-gán

(v.)
Grammar
a-gán, p. -eóde; pp. -gán [a from, away, gán to go] .

to come to passhappenpræteriretransireto come forthprovenireto approach to any one to solicit himprocedere ad aliquem sollicitandi causa

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Ðá sæternes dæg wæs agán cum transivisset sabbatum, Mk. Bos. 16, 1. Æfen-fela nihta agáne wǽron totidem noctes transierunt, Deut. 9, 11: Andr. Kmbl. 293; An. 147: Elen. Kmbl. 2452; El. 1227.

Linked entries: a-eóde a-gǽn a-gǽþ

ceác

(n.)
Grammar
ceác, es; m. A pitcher, jug, basin, laver; urceus, caucus = καῦκος , luter = λουτήρ
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Se ceác wæs swá micel ðæt he oferhelede ða oxan ealle, búton ða heáfudu totodon út a brazen laver stood before the temple, upon twelve brazen oxen. . .

Linked entries: céc ceác ful

CLÚSTOR

(n.)
Grammar
CLÚSTOR, clúster, clauster; clústres; clústor, clustro; n.
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Wæs mid clústre carcernes duru behliden the door of the prison was shut with a lock, Exon. 69 a; Th. 256, 23; Jul. 236. Ða locu feólion [feollan MS.], cluster of ðám ceastrum the locks fell, the barriers from that city, 120 a; Th. 461, 23; Hö. 40.

Linked entry: clauster

folgaþ

(n.)
Grammar
folgaþ, es; m.

a trainretinueid quod sĕquĭturcŏmĭtātusservice of a followercŏmĭtis servĭtusministĕrium

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a train, retinue; id quod sĕquĭtur, cŏmĭtātus Him wæs láþ to amyrrene his ágenne folgaþ he was loath to injure his own retinue, Chr. 1048; Erl. 178, 12. service of a follower; cŏmĭtis servĭtus, ministĕrium Hwæt is betere ðonne ðæs cyninges folgaþ what

for-déman

(v.)
Grammar
for-déman, to for-démanne; p. de: pp. ed

To condemndamndijudĭcāredamnārecondemnāre

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Ðá geseah Iudas ðe hyne belǽwde, ðæt he fordémed wæs, ðá ongan he hreówsian tunc vĭdens Iudas, qui eum tradĭdit, quod damnātus esset, pænĭtentia ductus, Mt. Bos. 27, 3.

Linked entry: for-déming

FYRST

(n.)
Grammar
FYRST, first, fierst, es; m.

A space of timetimerespitetrucespătium tempŏristempus constĭtūtumintercăpēdo

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Ne wæs se fyrst micel the respite was not great, Exon. 37 a; Th. 121, 32; Gú. 297. Æfter miclum fyrste post multum tempŏris, Mt. Bos. 25, 19: 26, 73: Ex. 17, 4: Boutr. Scrd. 18, 32: 20, 19.

Linked entries: fierst first