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ge-sýman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sýman, -séman. -sǽman; p. de; pp. ed
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To load Se cyning ge-sýmde gold and seolfor uppan olfendas the king loaded gold and silver upon camels, Homl. Th. i. 458, 23. Ða wǽron gesýmed mid feó and mid hrægle that were laden with money and raiment, Gen. 45, 23.

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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. Hí hine geond ealle eorðan sóhton, ge on dúnlandum ge on wudalandnm, Ap.

mynster

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Wæs se abbud gehádod tó þǽm mynstre þe Eádgár cyning mid munecum gesette, Lch. iii. 438, 26. Þes þeáw lange on Angelcynnes mynsterum forþweard wæs, 434, 20. Hé began georne mynstera wíde geond his cyneríce tó rihtlǽcynne, 440, l.

ambiht-smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
ambiht-smiþ, es; m. [ambeht an office, smiþ a smith]

An official smith or carpenterpræfectus fabrorum

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An official smith or carpenter; præfectus fabrorum Cyninges ambihtsmiþ the king's official carpenter, L. Ethb. 7; Th. i. 4, 8

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rád-hors

(n.)
Grammar
rád-hors, es; n.
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A horse for riding, a saddle-horse Man sceal Jǽtan hine rídan on ðæs cyninges rádhorse, Anglia ix. 35, 235

burg-hege

(n.)
Grammar
burg-hege, es; m.
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The fence of a 'burg' (v. burg, Ia) Andlanges þǽre ceápstrǽte oð cyninges burghege (burge hege?), C.D.B. ii. 305. 26

Súþ-Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Súþ-Seaxe, -Seaxan; pl.
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Ælle Súþ-Seaxna cyning, Chr. 827; Erl. 62, 35. Súþ-Seaxna (Súð-, MS. E.) ríce, 836; Erl. 66, 3. Súd-Seaxna (Súð-Seaxena, MS. E.) cyning, 661; Erl. 34, 15. Hé gewát on Súþ-Seaxe and Ine gefeaht wiþ Súþ-Seaxum, 722; Erl. 44, 29.

þeów-lic

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Se deáð is freólic and ðeówlic ( printed deoplic), for þan cyningas sweltaþ and eác þeówe men, Verc. Först. 103, 21. Add

á-rásian

(v.)
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Add: to suspect, conjecture Hé árásade (suspicabatur) ꝥ hé hæfde ǽrendo tó Breotone cyningum, Bd. 4, I; Sch. 342, 2: 8

for-scyldigod

(adj.)
Grammar
for-scyldigod, adj. (ptcpl.)

Guiltywickedinfamous

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Ðú forscyldegodesta cynincg, Hml. S. 25, 131

camp

(n.)
Grammar
camp, es; m.
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A bond, fetter, chain; compes Hió bindan þenceaþ cyningas on campum ad alligandos reges eorum in compedibus, Ps. Th. 149, 8

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trymmend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
trymmend-líc, adj.
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Eác swylce ðæm cyninge hé sende trymmendlíce (-líc, Bd. M. 146, 9) gewrit misit regi literas exhartatorias, 2, 17; S. 520, 19

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norþ-leóde

(n.)
Grammar
norþ-leóde, pl.

The north-folk of EnglandAngles

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The north-folk of England, Angles Norþleóda cynges gild (ðæs cyninges wergyld mid Engla cynne), L. Wg. 1; Th. i. 186, 2

fóster-land

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-land, fóstor-land, es; n.

FOSTER-LANDland assigned for the procuring of provisionsfundus cĭbāriis emendis assignātus

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Se cyning ðæt land geaf into Cristes cyrcean ðan híréde to fósterlande the king gave the land to Christchurch as foster-land for the convent, Th. Diplm. A.D. 1052; 368, 17

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cyne-hláford

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Se cyning . . .. God hine áwende of Godes dreáme sé ðe ðis áwende, bútan hit mín áne cynehláford sý, C. D. vi. 149, 31. Ærest his cynehláforde ǽnne beáh . . . and ðǽre hlǽdigan ǽnne beáh, ii. 380, 25.

dryhten

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Add: a lord Æþelstán cyning, eorla dryhten, Chr. 937; P. 106, 9. Drihtenna ł hláforda dominorum, Ps. L. 135, 3. the Deity Æt ðǽm uferran ende Dryhten hlinode, Past. 101, 20. Dryhtna Dryhten Deus deorum Dominus, Ps. Th. 49, 1.

efen-hleta

(n.; adj.)
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H. 45, 18. substantive Hæfde se cyning efenhlétan (-hlýtan, v. l.) þǽre cynelican wyrðnesse habuit Oswiu consortem regiae dignitatis, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 253, 18.

fór-steal

(n.)
Grammar
fór-steal, -steall, -stal, fóre-steall, es; m. [fór, fóre before; steal from stellan to leap, spring; therefore, at least originally, an assault, consisting in one man springing or placing himself before another, so as to obstruct his progress, Thorpe's Glos. to A. Sax. Laws] .

an assaultassultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factusviæ obstructiothe fine for an assaultmulcta pro assultu

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H. 80, § 2; Th. i. 586, 2, it is said, — 'Si in via rēgia fiat assultus sŭper ălĭquem, fórestel est.' the fine for an assault; mulcta pro assultu Ðis syndon ða gerihta ðe se cyning áh ofer ealle men on West-Sexan [MS.

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fyrn-wita

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-wita, -wiota, -weota, an; m.

An ancient sageold counsellorprophetantīquus săpiens

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Dauid cyning, fród fyrnweota king David, the prudent prophet, 685; El. 343. Wæs fródan fyrnwitan feorh úþgenge life was departed from the wise old counsellor, Beo. Th. 4252; B. 2123. Fróde fyrnweotan wise ancient sages, Andr. Kmbl. 1567; An. 785.

lísan

(v.)
Grammar
lísan, lýsan; p. de

To loosenreleaseredeemdeliver

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Se sylfa cyning mid síne líchoman lýsde of firenum, Exon. 25 b; Th. 74, 22; Cri. 1210. Gif hé ða hand lésan [álýsan, MS. H; lýsan, MS. B.] wille ... gelde swá tó his were belimpe, L. Alf. pol. 6; Th. i. 66, 5: Byrht. Th.132, 57; By. 37: Elen.

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