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wudu-land

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-land, es; n.

Wood-landforest-landforest

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Him wǽre fornéh eall ðæt wudulond on gereáfad . . . ðæt Æðelbald cyning gesealde tó mæstlonde and tó wudulonde, v. 140, 17. Feldlondes and wudulandes, iii. 262, 19: vi. 219, 5. hine geond ealle eorðan sóhton, ge on dúnlandum ge on wudalandnm, Ap.

fót-cops

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gesettan hine on ǽnne heardne stocc and his sceancan gefæstnodon on þám fótcopsum, ... ac se fótcops áwende tó dúste, Hml. S. 35, 150. 'Ne binde þé seó racenteág' ... hé tóbræc þone fótcops (-cosp, v.l.) eamdem compedem solvit, Gr. D. 214, 13.

trúwa

(n.)
Grammar
trúwa, trúa, an; m.
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Hira godas on ðám hig trúwan hæfdon dii eorum, in quibus habebant fiduciam, Deut. 32, 37. Hig nefdon nánne trúwan tó nánum folce they could not trust any people, Nicod. 6; Thw. 3, 24.

Linked entry: trúa

BRÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÁD, def. se bráda, seó, ðæt bráde ; comp. m.brádra, f.n. brádre,brǽdre; superl. brádost; adj.

BROAD open, large, spacious, copiouslatus, expansus, amplus, spatiosus, copiosus

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Se deófol brohte him bráde stánas the devil brought large stones to him, Cd. 228;Th. 306, 31;Sat. 672.

Linked entries: brǽd bréd bréden

stunt

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Th. ii. 562, 15, Ðonne sind stunte þæt cépað þæs ýdelan hlýsan, 566, 2. Swá þá stuntan (dysigan, v. l.) mód (stultae mentis homines) leógað, þonne wénað ꝥ þæs mannes ærnung beó of his líchaman missenlicnysse, Gr. D. 46, 6.

a-hæbban

(v.)
Grammar
a-hæbban, p. -hóf, pl. -hófon; pp. -hæfen

To heave upraiseexalt

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To heave up, raise, exalt Hió biþ up ahæfen ofer selfe she is exalted above herself, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 437; Met. 20, 219: 25, 37; Met. 25, 19: Elen. Kmbl. 19; El. 10

Bedan ford-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Bedan ford-scír, Bæda-ford-scír, Beada-ford-scír, Bede-ford-scír, e ; f.

BEDFORDSHIREcomitatus nomen

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BEDFORDSHIRE; comitatus nomen hæfdon ofergán Bedan fordscíre they had subjugated Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 266, 5, col. 2. Wende him út into Bedan fordscíre egressus est in Bedanfordsciram, 1016; Th. 278, 16, col. 1

þrýþ-full

(adj.)
Grammar
þrýþ-full, adj.

Mightystrongpowerful

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Mighty, strong, powerful Fóron æfter burgum þegnas þrýðfulle, oft þræce rǽrdon, Exon. Th, 243, 17; Jul. 12. Ic ( the devil ) bebeóde bearnum mínum, þegnum þrýðfullum, ðæt hié ðé hnǽgon, Andr. Kmbl. 2659; An. 1331

þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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Ðonne hwá tó his scrifte cymeþ, on ða gerád ðæt hé wille his þearfa tó him sprecan and his synna andettan, L. E. I. 31; Th. ii. 428, 9

Linked entries: þærf þarf

Róm-pening

(n.)
Grammar
Róm-pening, es; m. A penny paid to Rome. v. Róm-feoh
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Wé willaþ ðæt ǽlc Rómpænig beó gelǽst be Petres mæssan tó ðam bisceopstóle, and wé willaþ ðæt man namige on ǽlcon wǽpengetæce .ii. trýwe þegnas and ǽnne mæssepreóst, ðæt hit gegaderian.

Linked entry: Róm-feoh

be-lecgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lecgan, bi-lecgan; p. -legde, -léde pl. -legdon; pp. -legd, -léd; v. a.

To lay or impose uponcoverinvestloadafflictchargeaccuseimponereafficereonerareaccusare

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Se ðe hine belecge he who accuses him L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 30 : 4; Th. i. 354, 15

Linked entry: bi-lecgan

fleám

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Búton hé hine geládige ꝥ hé hine fleáme (fléma, v. l.) nyste, Ll. Th. i. 382, 23

ge-wéman

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His þeáwas tó Godes willan gewéman, R. Ben. 99, 20. His leóda tó Gode gewéman, Hml. S. 26, 51.

sǽtere

(n.)
Grammar
sǽtere, es; m.

a robber latroinsidiator, seductor

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Ðonne cymþ se lytega sǽtere (seductor) tó ðæm sláwan móde, and áteleþ him eall ðæt hé ǽr tó góde gedyde, 65, 2; Swt. 463, 12. sendon séteras (insidiatores) ðætte genómo hine on word, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 20

Linked entry: sétere

líc-wyrþe

(adj.)
Grammar
líc-wyrþe, adj.

pleasantacceptableagreeableestimablesterling

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For his lícweorþan feó, 255, 11. Ðínre ðære lícwurþan mundbyrdnesse to thine acceptable protection, Glostr. Frag. 108, 16. Him swá gecwéme and lícwyrþe folc, Lchdm. iii. 434, 5.

of

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</b> denoting cause, reason :-- Hé in yrmðum wunode þe of his lufan (from love of him) ádrég, An. 164. Add Ic ðweá bed mín of teárum mínum lavabo lectum meum lachrymis meis, Ps. Spl. 6, 6.

ælmesse

alms, what is given in charitya charitable actionan offering

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Ðæt gé dæg-hwámlíce dǽlan ælmessan be ðám dǽle ðe ǽlcum men tó onhagige, þeáh hit ne sý bútan feórðan dǽl ánes hláfes, Wlfst. 238, 26. Wé lǽrað ðæt preóstas swá dǽlan folces ælmessan ðæt hig . . . folc tó ælmessan gewænian.

á-þreótan

To make weary.alone

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His mé sceal áþreótan, Ors. 5, 2;S. 218, 21. with a (negative) clause Ðæt hiene ná ne áðriét ðæt hé him ne laðige non cessat vocare, Past. 405, 22. Ne áðreát hine ná ðæt hé ðá dysegan ne tǽlde nec insanientes cessabat reprehendere, 355, 16.

Linked entries: þreótan a-þreát

á-dwǽscan

to extinguish fire, lightto put an end to, put dawn, suppress a practice, doctrine, &;c.to put down, suppress, destroy a person

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Ðǽm gelícost ðe mon drýpe ǽnne eles dropan on án micel fýr, and þence hit mid ðǽm ádwǽscan; ðonne is wén, swá micle swíðor swá hé þencð ðæt hé hit ádwǽsce, ðæt hé hit swá micle swíðor ontýdre, Ors. 4, 7; S. 182, 25. Sunne wearð ádwǽsced, Cri. 1133.

hlóþ

(n.)
Grammar
hlóþ, e; f.

spoil, bootya band, troop, company, gang, crew, body of robbersthe crime of taking part in the action of a hlóþ

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Seðe hlóþe betygen síe geswicne se hine be cxx hída oððe swá béte, L. In. 14; Th. i. 110, 15