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seomian

(v.)
Grammar
seomian, siomian, semian; p. ode
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siomode in sorgum seofon nihta fyrst, Elen. Kmbl. 1384; El. 694. Flota stille bád, seomode on sole scip, Beo. Th. 609; B. 302. Heó on wrace seomodon, Cd. Th. 5, 15; Gen. 72.

Linked entry: semian

twiwa

(adv.)
Grammar
twiwa, tweowa, twuwa, tuwa, tuwwa, tua, twiga, twigea, twige, twía; adv.
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Twice hine twiwa (tuwa, MS. L.) mid fyrde gesóhte, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 102, 37. Ðæt heó on geáre twigea (twiwa, MS. H.: tuwa, MS. B.) blówe, Lchdm. i. 320, 13. gefeaht II (tweowa, MS. C.) wið ðone cyning, Ors. 6, 30; Swt. 280, 9.

be-weddian

(v.)

to betrothpledgeplight

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Heó wæs ær beweddad sumum æþelum were, Shrn. 86, 14. Gif beweddodu fǽmne hié forlicgge, Ll.

cirran

(v.)
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Þá hí tó sǽ cóman, þá hét hí man cyrran, Chr. 1094; P. 229, 22. (2 a) with reflex. dat. :-- forlét þá fyrde and cyrde him eft tó Lundene, Chr. 1016; P. 147, 12. of change in conduct, to turn, reform Hí geeácniað heora wíta, gif hí ǽr ende ne cyrrað

Linked entries: cerran cyrran

for-fón

to take awayto seizeto anticipate

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Ðá arn se ealda wið hire weardes mid gebígedum cneówum tó þon ꝥ hine on þá eorþan ástrehte . . . Heó þá þone ealdan forene forféng, and him ne geþafode fulfremodlíce on þá eorðan ástreccan, Hml. S. 23 b, 605. Sý forne forfangen preoccupetur, An.

or-lege

(n.)
Grammar
or-lege, es; n.

war, strife, hostilitya place where hostility is shewn

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Ðá ðú heán and earm on ðis orlege ǽrest cwóme, 129, 24; Gú. 426.

Linked entry: or-læg

ÉÐEL

(n.)
Grammar
ÉÐEL, æðel, ǽðel; gen. éðles; dat. éðle, éðele; m. n.

property, inheritance, country, realm, land, dwelling, home prædium ăvītum, fundus heredĭtārius, patria, terra, sēdes, domĭcĭlium, tabernācŭlum

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Ðæt he síþ tuge eft to éþle that he would go his way again home, Exon. 37b; Th. 123, 2 1; Gú. 326: 36b; Th. 119, l; Gú. 248. Éþles neósan to visit their home, Andr. Kmbl. 1660; An. 832: 32; An. 16. On heora éðele in tabernācŭlis eōrum, Ps.

Linked entries: ǽðel éðyl óðel

hund-twentig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
hund-twentig, num.

A hundred and twenty

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A hundred and twenty Mid ðam ðe wæs on ylde hundtwentig wintra when he was a hundred and twenty years of age, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 1. gean ðæra hundtwæntiga hída æt Wyrðæ He gives the hundred and twenty hides at Worth, Chart. Th. 526, 32

á-rétan

Grammar
á-rétan, Dele 'set right' (in last two passages á-rétan = to comfort),
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and add hæfde his wíf mid him þe hine árétte, þeáh his bearna þolode, Hml. S. 30, 204. On þǽm sealme wæs cleopiende tó Drihtne, wilnode þæt hine árétte, Ps. Th. 27, arg. Be eallum þám þe gebrocode wǽron and eft árétte, 28, arg

ge-steald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-steald, es; n.

A settled placea stationdwelling-placean abodestătiodŏmĭcilium

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A settled place, a station, dwelling-place, an abode; stătio, dŏmĭcilium He lífes gesteald sceáwode he beheld life's dwelling-place, Exon. 12 a; Th. 19, 22; Cri. 304, Ðæt he walde wídanferhþ écra gestealda that he shall rule for ever the eternal abodes

líf

(adv.)
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on þone hálgan beam áhongen wæs . . . þǽr lífes ceápode moncynne, Cri. 1096 : 1367. Lífes weg sécan to die and go to heaven. Ap. 31. Lífes brúcan, An. 229. leóde lǽrde on lífes weg he showed them the way to heaven, 170.

lícian

(v.)
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Sió wilnung ðæt scyle monnum lícigean (lícian, v. l.) cupido placendi hominibus, Past. 141, 14. wilnað Gode tó líciganne (lícianne, v. l.), 371, 21. (b α) with wel, (i) to be (well) pleasing :-- Wel heó lícað ús, Coll. M. 32, 9.

freónd-spéd

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Bið þæt ǽghwylcum men sélre þæt hine gehealde on his freódóme gesundne, þeáh þe his freóndspédum treówige, þænne scyle æfter þám bendum þæs freódómes ceápian, Nap. 26. Add

níd-þeów

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Hláforda gehwylc áh swýþe micele þearfe þæt his men rihtlíce healde; and hit bið his ágen þearf þæt his neádþeówum beorge swá betst mæge, Wlfst. 300, 4. Add

scóh-wyrhta

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gewunode ꝥ ongan sceós wyrcan. Be þám scóhwyrhtan geseah sum óðer man . . . ongan ácsian be ðám lífe þæs sceóhwyrhtan (scóh-, v. l. ), Gr. D. 322, 1-5. Add

feóndlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
feóndlíce, adv.

Hostilelyhostīlĭter

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Hostilely; hostīlĭter Hyre þurh yrre ageaf andsware fæder feóndlíce her father in anger gave answer hostilely, Exon. 67 b; Th. 249, 27; Jul. 118

ealdung

(n.)
Grammar
ealdung, e; f.

Agesĕnectus

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Age; sĕnectus Róma besprycþ ðæt hyre weallas for ealdunge brosnian Rome complains that her walls decay from age, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 45

land-lyre

(n.)
Grammar
land-lyre, es; m.
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Loss of land For his landlyre hér on lande on account of his loss of land in this country, Chr. 1105; Erl. 240, 11

gifu

(n.)
Grammar
gifu, gyfu, giefu, giofu, geofu, gif, e; pl. nom. acc. -a, -e; gen. -a, -ena; f.

a giftgracefavourdonummunasbeneficiumgratiavirtusfacultasthe Anglo-Saxon RuneRUNE = g, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is gifu a gift,-hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter g, but for gifu as a gift,

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Ðám he geaf micle gife freódómes to these he gave the great gift of freedom, Bt. 41, 2;Fox 246, 1. Ðæt hie ælmihtiges gife ánforléten that they the Almighty's gift might lose, Cd. 32; Th. 43, 19; Gen. 693.

ændlefen

(n.; num.)

elevenundecim

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eleven; undecim He ætýwde ændlefene he appeared to the eleven, Mk. Bos. 16, 14