eald
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Add: of great age. of living creatures Ald senex, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 47. Hú mæg man beón eft ácenned þonne hé bið eald (ald, L. R.)?, Jn. 3, 4. Ic eom eald tó híwigenne I am (too) old to pretend, Hml. S. 25, 94.
land-scearu
land ⬩ country
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Kmbl. 2460; An. 1231. a boundary of land [cf. Icel. skör a rim, edge]. With this meaning the word occurs in charters which Kemble [Cod.
sceadu
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Add On scadue fiðera þínra, Ps. L. 56, 1. <b>IV a.</b> [that which takes place in a shady place. v. An. Ox. 2885, note], a scene: — Gereónedes gyltes sceade geypte concinnati sceleris scenam prodidit, An.
be-windan
girdle ⬩ encircle ⬩ surround
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Gé gemétað án cild hræglum bewunden (pannis involutum), Lk. 2, 12. to serve as covering, girdle, &amp;c. to an object, encircle, surround Hé ceastre weall geseah Sennera feld sídne bewindan, Dan. 602
ge-swerian
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Add: absolute, to use an oath in confirmation of a statement, promise, &amp;c. Forebeádas nǽfræ gesueriga prohibens omnino jurare, Mt. p. 14, 17. On an gesworene conspirati, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 22. <b>I a.
ǽt
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Add: food Æt edulium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 5. He ǽtes ne gimde, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 16. Tó móse, ǽte ad edulium, i. ad uescendum, An. Ox. 3762. Be ǽte de cibo, Ll. Th. ii. 128, 20.
ge-mǽne-líce
Commonly, in common, generally, mutually, in turn, one amongst another ⬩ communiter, generaliter, invicem
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Þurh hí sende gemǽnelíce ða þing eall ða ðe to cyrican bigange and þénunge nýdþearflíco wǽron misit per eos generaliter universa quæ ad cultum erant ac ministerium ecclesiæ necessaria, Bd. 1, 29; S. 498, 8.
styreness
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Ðæt hors blon fram ðám unhálum styrenbessum ðara [h]leorna equus cessabat ab insanis membrorum motibus, 3, 9; S. 533, 39. a commotion, agitation, disturbance, perturbation, in a physical sense Styrnise michelo ( motus magnus ) geworden wæs in sae, Mt
morgen-gifu
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sam-tinges
immediately, forthwith, ⬩ continuo
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In close connection (as regards time), immediately, forthwith, continuo Meahtest ðé full recen on ðæm rodere upan siððan weorþan, and ðonne samtenges æt ðæm ælcealdan steorran, Met. 24, 18.
Linked entries: -tinges sæm-tinges
offrung
the offering of a sacrifice or gift ⬩ an offering, sacrifice
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the offering of a sacrifice or gift Hit wæs gewunelíc on ealdum dagum, ðæt man Gode ðyllíce lác offrode on cucan orfe; ac seó offrung is nú unálýfedlíc. Homl. Th. ii. 456, 35. an offering, sacrifice:- Ic áxige hwǽr seó offrung (victima) sig . . .
wine-dryhten
A friendly, gracious lord.
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Kmbl. 1838; An. 921. Hié winedrihten wiht ne lógon, glædne Hróðgár, ac wæs ðæt gód cyning, Beo. Th. 1728 ; B. 862. Hié wíscton and ne wéndon, ðæt hié heora winedrihten selfne gesáwon, 3213; B. 1604: Byrht. Th. 139, 3: By. 248
æfter-genga
one living at a later time ⬩ a descendant ⬩ one coming after in an office, a successor ⬩ a follower of a creed, &c.
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A. 56, 146. a follower of a creed, &c. Æftergengum sequipedes, sequaces (catolicae fidei), An. Ox. 1957
cumbol-gehnást
A conflict of ensigns or banners, a battle ⬩ signorum conflictio, bellum
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an ensign, banner; gehnást a conflict ] A conflict of ensigns or banners, a battle ; signorum conflictio, bellum Ðæt hie beadoweorca beteran wurdon on campstede, cumbolgehnástes that they were better in works of war on the battle-field, at the conflict
metgung
moderation ⬩ temperance ⬩ meditation
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moderation, temperance Wísdóm is se héhsta cræft, and se hæfþ on him feówer óðre cræftas, ðara is án wærscipe, óðer metgung, þridde is ellen, feórþe rihtwísnes, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 96, 34. meditation Mé is metegung hú ic ǽ ðíne efnast healde lex tua meditatio
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BLEÁÞ
Gentle, timid, peaceful, inactive ⬩ timidus, imbellis, ignavus ⬩ destitute
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Kmbl. 462; An. 231
tæflere
A gamester, dicer, gambler
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A gamester, dicer, gambler Teblere, teblheri aleator, aleo, Txts. 36, 7. Tæflere aleator, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 8: i. 66, 49: 284, 30. Wé lǽraþ, ðæt preóst ne beó hunta, ne hafecere, ne tæflere, ac plege on his bócum, swá his háde gebiraþ, L. Edg.
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un-cáfscipe
Inactivity ⬩ sluggishness ⬩ ignavia
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Inactivity, sluggishness; ignavia Ðá féng Nero tó ríce; se æt néxtan forlét Brytene ígland for his uncáfscipe (cf. se náht freomlíces ongan on ðære cynewísan, ac ... hé Breotona ríce forlét nihil omnino in re militari ausus est ...
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un-gelǽredness
Uninstructedness ⬩ ignorance ⬩ inexperience ⬩ rudeness
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Mid ðearfednesse ge mid heora ungelǽrednesse paupertate ac rusticitate sua, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 28
Linked entry: ge-lǽrednes
wiþer
Against ⬩ Against
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Grammar wiþer, prep, with acc. Against Míne ágen word wiðer (adversum ) mé wǽran georne, Ps. Th. 55, 5. Uiððir ða adversus eos, Rtl. 168, 5. Grammar wiþer, adv.