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heall

a residencepalacea templea court of law

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Úre Scyppend . . . his gecorenan on þisum middanearde geágnað swá swá hláford his híred on his healle, 72, 29. Þá eóde heó (queen Alexandria) on hire palatium, ꝥ is on hire healle, Shrn. 75, 25: An. Ox. 4368.

scrift

(n.)
Grammar
scrift, es; m.
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His scrift him sceal swá scrífan, swá hé ðonne on his dǽdum gehýreþ, ðæt him tó dónne biþ, 36; Th. ii. 432, 37: Homl. Th. ii. 94, 9. Libban ðam lífe, ðe scrift ús wísige, Wulfst. 112, 18. Ne mæg þurh ðæt flǽsc se scrift geseón on ðǽre sáwle, Exon.

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.

Kind, friendly, pleasant, favourable, gracious [of a prince to his subject], faithful, loyal, devoted, liege [of a subject to his prince]

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Ors. 6, 13; Swt. 268, 19: Exon. 36 b; Th. 119, 7; Gú. 251.

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet; pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis Swá fæger swá swá Alcibiades wæs as fair as Alcibiades was, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 18, 24, 25. Seó wæs fæger which was fair, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 22, 23.

þus

(adv.)
Grammar
þus, adv.

Thusin this manner, degree

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Grammar þus, with adjectives Ic wéne ðæt ðú nǽfre tó ðus mycles mægnes lǽcedómum becóme swylcum swá ic gefregn ða ðe fram Æscolapio férdon, Lchdm. i. 326, 5.

sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
sceádan, scádan; scéd,sceád ; sceáden.

to separate, divide, make a line of separation betweento distinguish, decideto scatter, shedto separate, divide, partto be distinguished, to differto scatter, shed

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Ðonne biþ gǽsta dóm sceáden swá hí geworhtun ǽr then shall the spirits' doom be decided, according to their deserts, Exon. Th. 76, 2; Cri. 1233. Sceáden mǽl the appointed time (?) Beo.

HÝDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝDAN, p. de

To HIDEconceal

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Se lǽce hýd his ísern wið ðone monn ðe hé sníðan wile the surgeon hides his knife from the man that he means to cut, Past. 26, 3; Swt. 185, 25. Hýt abscondit, Swt. 187, 9. Se ðe his hwǽte hýtt qui abscondit frumenta, 49, 1; Swt. 377, 13.

Linked entries: a-hýdan hídan

MANN

(n.)
Grammar
MANN, man, monn, es; m.

MANa human being of either sexa man who is wnder the authority of anothera servantvassalliege-mana parishioner

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Hé ofslóg Albínus ðone mon, 6, 15; Swt. 270, 10: 6, 26; Swt. 276, 23: 6, 31; Swt. 284, 20. Gif hund mon tóslíte, L. Alf. pol. 23; Th. i. 78, 2. Gif mon swá gerádne mon ofsleá, 28; Th. i. 80, 2. Syxhynde mon, 30; Th. i. 80, 11.

Linked entry: manna

cirman

(v.)
Grammar
cirman, cyrman;de; ed; v. intrans. [cirm a noise, shout]

CHIRM, cry out, shoutstrepere, clamare, exclamare

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Swá wilde deór cirmdon they cried out as wild beasts, 46a; Th. 156, 25; Gú. 880. Herewópa mǽst láðe cyrmdon the enemies shouted the loudest of army-cries, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 3; Exod. 461

Linked entry: cyrman

dryht-guma

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-guma, driht-guma, an ; m.

A popular man, man of the people, warrior, retainer, follower, - pl. men, people vir popŭlāris vel nŏbĭlis, mīles, sătelles, - hŏmĭnes

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Druncne dryhtguman dóþ swá ic bidde the drunken retainers do as I bid, 2466; B. 1231. Weccaþ of deáþe dryhtgumena bearn, eall monna cynn the sons of men, all mankind, shall wake from death, Exon. 20 b; Th. 55, 22; Cri. 887.

Linked entries: driht-guma dryht-mann

lengan

(v.)
Grammar
lengan, p. de

protractdelayextendlengthen

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Ðá lengde hit man swá lange it was so long delayed, Chr. 1052; Erl. 183, 10.

Linked entry: langian

mæðel-stede

(n.)
Grammar
mæðel-stede, es; m.

A place of assemblyplace where a meeting is helda place of hostile meetinga battle-place

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Swá him Offa ǽr ásǽde on ðam meðelstede ðá hé gemót hæfde, Byrht. Th. 137, 40; By. 199. Is eów rǽdes þearf on meðelstede (in the queen's palace ), módes snyttro, Elen. Kmbl. 1104; El. 554: Cd. 179; Th. 224, 33; Dan. 145.

Linked entry: hleóðor-stede

níwian

(v.)
Grammar
níwian, p. ode

To renewrenovaterestore

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Swá ðæt ðú ǽghwylce dæg ðone drenc níwie (níwige, MS. B.), Lchdm. i. 192, 15. Burh rǽran, and sele settan, salo níwian, Cd. Th. 113, 3; Gen. 1881. Sár níwigan, Elen. Kmbl. 1878; El. 941. Eft níwige emendare, Mt. Kmbl. p. 2, 12.

of-áxian

(v.)
Grammar
of-áxian, -ácsian; p. ode

To find out by askingto learn

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Hit wearþ gecweden, ðæt man ofáxode on eallum his ríce, gif ǽnig mǽden mihte beón áfunden swá wlitiges hiwes, Anglia ix. 29, 71. Ic ðé bidde ðæt ðú ofáxie ða næglas, H. R. 15, 23.

stíman

(v.)
Grammar
stíman, stéman, stýman ; p. de
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Ne mihte nán wyrtbrǽð swá wynsumlíce stéman, 27, 113. Ðú stémenda redolens, Hymn. Surt. 47, 22. Stémendre fragrantis, odorantis, Hpt. Gl. 441, 72. Stémendes swæcces nardi pistici, 516, 38. Stémende fragrantia, 419, 52.

Linked entries: stéman stýman

sting

(n.)
Grammar
sting, es ; m.
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a sting, stab, thrust made with a pointed instrument ; the wound made by a stab or sting Beslóh se þorn on ðone fót and swá strang wæs se sting ðæs þornes ðæt hé eode þurh ðone fót the prick of the thorn was so hard, that the thorn went through the foot

Twi-fyrd

(n.)
Grammar
Twi-fyrd, -ford
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The form Twyford also occurs :-- Of Twyforde andlang Auene ðære eá swá ðæt mynstre stondeþ ofer Alne streám, vi. 220, 5. Cf. Circum fluuium Alne in loco qui dicitur Aet Tuiford, i. 29, 6. In loco qui Tuiforda appellatur, 74, 31

wiþer-tihtle

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-tihtle, an; f.

A counter-chargecross-action

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Se ðe on gemóte mid wiðertihtlan hine sylfne oþþe his man werige, hæbbe ðæt eall forspecen, and geandwyrde ðam óðrum swá hundrede riht þynce, L. C. S. 27; Th. i. 392, 5. Cf.

erian

(v.)
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Wæs se mere áwend tó felda, swá ꝥ man erode ealne þone fixnoþ, Nap. 22, 28. Þeáh hé erige his land mid ðúsend sula, Bt. 26, 3; F. 94, 14. Þeáh him mon erigan scyle ǽghwelce dæg æcera ðúsend quamvis rura centeno scindat opima bove, Met. 14, 4.

holdlíce

(adv.)
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Cf. hold ; Befrán se cyning . . . ' Hwilce méde hæfde Mardochéus for þám ꝥ hé swá holdlíce hogode embe mé ?' Ail rex: ' Quid pro hoc fide praemii Mardochaeus consecutus est? ', Hml. A. 98, 218. Utan ǽnne cynehláford holdlíce healdan, Ll.