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(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Ðá onsendon him micelne here tó fultume quibus legio destinatur armata, Sch. 32, 7. Hergas wurdon feówer on fleáme, Gen. 2073. Wéron gesendeno hergas his missis exercitibus suis, Mt. L. 22, 7. Heria manipulorum, An. Ox. 2, 443.

wergild-þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
wergild-þeóf, es; m.
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Gif mon wergildþeóf geféhð, and hé losige ðý dæge ðám monnum ðe hine gefóð, þeáh hine mon gefó ymb niht, náh him mon máre æt ðonne ful wíte, L. In. 72; Th. i. 148, 5-8.

BYRLE

(n.)
Grammar
BYRLE, byrele, es; m.
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Ðara ððer bewiste his byrlas, óðer his bæcestran alter pincernis præerat, alter pistoribus, Gen. 40, 2

Linked entry: byrele

fówer

(n.; num.; adj.)

four

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four Cnut hit todǽlde on fówer Cnut divided it into four, Chr. 1017; Th. 285, 19, col. 1

ge-grówan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grówan, p. -greów, pl. -greówon; pp. -grówen

To growsuccrescere

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To grow; succrescere Ne gegréwþ hit ðǽr it will not grow there, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 27

Linked entry: ge-gréwþ

fore-ádihtian

(v.)
Grammar
fore-ádihtian, p. ode

pre-arrange

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To arrange beforehand, pre-arrange Ðis ǽrendgewrit Agustinus bróhte, swá hit ǽr foreádihtode Róme pápa, Past. 9, 9

Linked entry: á-dihtian

for-gryndan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gryndan, p. de

destroy

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To send to the bottom, destroy Hit eall se gífra flód forswealh and forgrinde, Angl. xi. 2, 40

irfe-numa

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Swá hit míne ærfenuman ǽr onstellen, C. D. i. 316, 22. Eihwelc mon mínra ærbenumena, 299, 22, Add: —

íþ-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
íþ-rǽde, adj. Easy to guess (v. rædan; <b>VI a.</b>)
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Ic wéne þæt hit nis éðrǽde, E. S. xxxvi. 326

ofer-þencan

(v.)
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to think over, consider Gif hit byð wel ásmeád and oferþóht si bene perpenditur, Gr. D. 316, 20

Linked entry: þencan

un-wénlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wénlíce, adv.
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Unexpectedly Þá gelamp hit ꝥ se mæssepreóst wæs unwénlíce ( inopinate ) ábysgod wíngeard tó settanne, Gr. D. 88, 17

Linked entry: wénlíce

hálgung-ram

(n.)
Grammar
hálgung-ram, m.

A consecrated ram

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A consecrated ram For ðam hit ys hálgungram for it is a ram of consecration, Ex. 29, 22

ofer-módigung

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-módigung, -módgung, e; f.

The being proud, pride

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The being proud, pride Hit is ungecyndlícu ofermódgung contra naturam superbire est Past. 17, 2; Swt. 109, 11

Linked entry: -módigung

tó-rinnan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-rinnan, p. -rann

To run in different directionsdisperse

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Suelce hit eall lytlum ríðum tórinne, Past. 38; Swt. 277, 13

Linked entries: rinnan tó-irnan

cumbor

(n.)
Grammar
cumbor, gen.es; n. [ = cumbol, q. v.]

A banner, standard, ensignsignum militare

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A banner, standard, ensign; signum militare Hroden hilte cumbor a banner adorned on the hilt, Beo. Th. 2048

ge-leógan

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Add: to play a person false Hiora earmas ágáledon and hira handa him gelugon, Verc. Först. 80, 25

wulf-hliþ

(n.)
Grammar
wulf-hliþ, es; n.

A hill where the wolf has its den

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A hill where the wolf has its den Hié dýgel lond warigeaþ, wulfhleoþu, Beo. Th. 2720; B. 1358

óþ-wendan

(v.)
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to turn away, divert Uton óþwendan hit ( the kingdom of heaven ) monna bearnum, Cd. Th. 26, 8 ; Gen. 403

ge-hýpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýpan, p. de; pp. ed

To heap

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To heap Ðonne hit gehýpþ yfel ofer yfele when it heaps evil upon evil, Homl. Th. i. 410, 21

Linked entry: ge-heápod

ge-téþed

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-téþed, adj.
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Provided with teeth, toothed: — Heardum tóðum and miclum hit wæs gegyred and getéþed duris munitum dentibus, Nar. 21, 1