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bócung

Grammar
bócung, For '
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Dele' substitute: Conveyance by charter or deed Ic geaf ... ðonæ hagan ... tó ðǽre ilcan bócunga ðæ ðæt land gæbócod is, C. D. v. 257, 12

riht-scilling

(n.)
Grammar
riht-scilling, es; m.

A lawful shilling

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P. iv. 60 ; Th. ii. 222, 7

samod-wunung

(n.)
Grammar
samod-wunung, e, f.

A living together

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A living together Him is tó forbeódenne ǽghwilc gemána . . ge ǽt, ge drinc, ge samodwunung on húsum, L. E. I. 26; Th. ii. 422, 31

fýr-gearwunge

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-gearwunge, e; f.

Preparation with fire, cooking

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Substitute: fýr-gearwung, Preparation with fire, cooking Fýrgearwungum focularibus (cf. cocturam aut assaturam alimentorum in focularibus praeparatam, Ald. 51, 33), Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 34

ge-þawenian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þawenian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To moisten;hūmectāre

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To moisten; hūmectāre Hió mid ðæm wætere weorþeþ [weorþaþ, MS.] geþawened it is moistened with the water, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 204; Met. 20, 102

Linked entry: þawenian

selen

(n.)
Grammar
selen, sellen, sylen, e ; f.
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Kmbl. ii. 89, 12. Ic geeácnode. tó ðare ǽrran sylene týn þúsenda ǽlfíxa, Chart. Th. 242, 11. Ic ðás úre selene trymmne, 106, 10. Þurh his sylene and gyfe ipso largiente, Bd. 2, 12 ; S. 515, 24. Þurh ælmyss*-*an sylene per erogationem eleemosynae, L.

Linked entry: sylen

ilding

(n.)
Grammar
ilding, e; f.

Delayputting offdeferringprolongingconnivance

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Ðæt ic yldinge onfó tó lifianne ut inducias vivendi accipiam, Bd. 3, 13; S. 538, 34. Ieldinga morarum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 57

Linked entries: yldig ælding eldung

ge-cyndelic

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Voc. ii. 139, 64. Ic wát ꝥ gé wénaþ þæt gé nán gecyndelic gód ne gesǽlþa on innan eów selfum nabbaþ itane nullum est proprium vobis atque insitum bonum?

tówendan

(v.)
Grammar
tówendan, p. de

To overthrowupsetsubvertoverturnto overthrowdemolishto overthrowdestroyto destroy by changingto repeal a lawabrogateabolishoverthrowdestroy

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Homl. ii. 191, 26

clǽnsian

(v.)
Grammar
clǽnsian, clénsian, to clǽnsianne; clǽnsiende; ode, ade; od, ad [clǽne clean, pure]

To CLEANSE, purify, chasten, clear oneselfmundare, purgare, castigare, se liberare

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Wih. 18; Th. i. 40, 14, 16: 19; Th. i. 40, 17: 20; Th. i. 40, 19: L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 19: ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 10. Hine geréfa clénsie let the reeve clear him, L. Wih. 22; Th. i. 42, 4

cýþan

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Ne cýþ ðú witod on wén ðín; wite máran þanc ðæs ðe ðú hæbbe, ðonne ðæs ðe ðú wéne don't count your chickens before they are hatched; a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, Prov.

DRIGE

(adj.)
Grammar
DRIGE, dryge, dríe; def. se driga, dryga, dría; seó, ðæt drige, dryge, dríe; adj.

DRY siccus, arĭdus

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Tunge biþ drige the tongue is dry, L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 8. Seó [MS. sie] eorþ is dryge the earth is dry, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 34: Andr. Kmbl. 3161; An. 1583. Læg án dríe strǽt þurh ða sǽ a dry road lay through the sea, Ex. 14, 21.

flíte

cream

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Ete ealdes spices iii snǽda, and súpe mid flétum, Lch. ii. 316, 13. Take here fléte in Dict., and add

Linked entry: flot-smere

brýten-walda

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
brýten-walda, brýten-wealda, bréten-ánwealda, an; m: brýten-weald, es; m.

A powerful ruler or kingpræpotens rexa rulerthe British aboriginesto bruise, break, to break into small portions, to dispersea ruler, king, an extensive or powerful king, a king whose power is widely extended.a powerful kingthe wide expanse of eartha spacious realmthe spacious worlda spacious dwellinga war-king

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It is affirmed [Kmbl. Sax.

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Gif se hláford wiste ðæt se oxa hnitol wǽre and hine healdan nolde if the lord knew that the ox were wont to push with its horn, and would not keep it in, L. Alf. 23; Th. i. 52, 12.

hreám

(n.)
Grammar
hreám, es; m.

A cryoutcryhuecryingtumultuproar

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P. 19; Th. ii. 326, 10.

Linked entry: hrýman

el-þeódignes

exilebanishmentpilgrimage

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Voc. i. 51, 37. literal: In forsetenesse elþeódignesse proposito peregrinandi, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 465, 15. Tó elðeódignesse ad incolatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 47. Tó ælþyódinessa, An. Ox. 11, 25.

hyldu

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Voc. ii. 3, 65. <b>I a.

ge-siht

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On úplicere gesihþe geleórednesse in oromate (i. uisione superna) extaseos, An. Ox. 404. Gesiþþe in uisione, i. in somno, 2107. Þá hé slép, þá geseah hé Críst . . . Ðá hé þá gesihþe geseah ( quo uisu ), Bl. H. 215, 31.

Cent

(n.)
Grammar
Cent, indecl. n.

KENT Cantium

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Se cyning wæs on Cent the king was in Kent, Chr. 911; Erl. 101, 37: 1009; Erl. 143, 14. Se múþa Limene is on easteweardre Cent the mouth of the Limen is in the east of Kent, 893; Erl. 88, 26