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áþ-sweord

(n.)
Grammar
áþ-sweord, es; n. [áþ an oath, sweord sword]

A sword-oath ⬩ a warrior's oath ⬩ an oath ⬩ jusjurandum

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A sword-oath, a warrior's oath, an oath; jusjurandum Ðonne bióþ brocene áþsweord eorla then will be broken the oaths of the warriors, Beo. Th. 4134; B. 2064

Linked entries: áþ-swyrd sweord

fyrnum

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrnum, adv.

With horror ⬩ horribly ⬩ intensely ⬩ horrĭbĭlĭter

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With horror, horribly, intensely; horrĭbĭlĭter Ðonne cymþ forst fyrnum cald then cometh frost intensely cold, Cd. 17; Th. 20, 28; Gen. 316: 38; Th. 50, 16; Gen. 809

náwiht-gítsung

Grammar
náwiht-gítsung, náwht-, náuht-gítsung, e; f.

Wicked avarice

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Wicked avarice Ðonne hié wilniaþ þurh ða náwhtgítsunga (náuhtgídsunga, Cott. MSS.) ðæt hié hira woruldspéda ícean dum per avaritiae nequitiam multiplicari appetunt, Past. 44, 10; Swt. 333, 5

regol-sticca

(n.)
Grammar
regol-sticca, an; m.

A ruler

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Þwyrnyssa beóþ gerihte ðonne þwyrlícra manna heortan þurh regolsticcan ðare sóðan rihtwísnysse beóþ geemnode, Homl. Th. i. 362, 28

gemót-beorg

(n.)
Grammar
gemót-beorg, es; m.
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A hill where a 'gemót' is held Ǽrast on æscwoldes hláw ; ðonne on gemótbiorh, C. D. ii. 195, 10. On æscstede; ðanon on ðæne gemótbeorh, v. 82, 20

stapol

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Dele second passage. add: a flight of steps before the door of a house Hlidgata valva, stapul petronus (patronus, MS.), stǽger ascensorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 35-37

wǽpned-healf

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpned-healf, e; f.

The male side

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The male side Ðonne is mé leófast, ðæt hit gange on ðæt [bearn] strýned on ða wǽpnedhealfe, ða hwíle ðe ǽnig ðæs wyrðe sý, Chart. Th. 491, 16

be-fón

(v.)
Grammar
be-fón, bi-fón, ic -fó, ðú -féhst, he -féhþ, pl. -fóþ ; p. -féng, pl. -féngon ; impert. -fóh; pp. -fangen, -fongen; v. trans.

to comprehend ⬩ grasp ⬩ seize ⬩ take hold of ⬩ catch ⬩ comprehendere ⬩ apprehendere ⬩ capere ⬩ to surround ⬩ encompass ⬩ encircle ⬩ envelop ⬩ contain ⬩ clothe ⬩ case ⬩ receive ⬩ conceive ⬩ circumdare ⬩ amplecti ⬩ complecti ⬩ capere ⬩ cingere ⬩ tegere ⬩ operire ⬩ accipere ⬩ concipere

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Ðæt híg woldon ðone Hǽlend on his spræce befón ut caperent eum in sermone, Mt.

DROPA

(n.)
Grammar
DROPA, an; m.

DROP ⬩ stilla, gutta, stillicĭdium

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morbus, parăly̆sis = παράλυσιs Wið fót-ádle, and wið ðone dropan against gout [foot disease] and against the paralysis [the drop], Lchdm. i. 376, 1. Wið ðone dropan against the paralysis [the drop], Herb. 59; Lchdm. i. 162, 4, 7.

Birīnus

(n.)
Grammar
Birīnus, i; m. Latin: Biríne, Byríne, es; m.

Birīnus, the first bishop of Wessex,

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Hit gelamp on ða sylfan tíd ðe mon ðone cyning fullade, ðæt ðǽr wæs se halgesta and se sigefæstesta cyning Norþan Hymbra Oswald andweard....

Linked entry: Byríne

grípan

(v.)
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Ðæt hiera nán ne durre grípan suá orsorglíce on ðæt ríce and on ðone láreówdóm ne quique culmen arripere regiminis audeant, Past. 41, 5.

ofer-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-wreón, p. -wráh, -wreáh, pl. -wrigon, -wrugon; pp. -wrigen, -wrogen

To cover, cover over, veil, hide, conceal, overspread

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Mycel mægen ðone heofon oforþecþ and oforwrýhþ, Blickl. Homl. 93, 3. God ǽlce stówe gefylþ and ufan oforwrýhþ, 19, 27. Seó sunne scínþ geond ealle eorþan gelíce, and ealre eorþan brádnysse endemes oferwrýhþ, Lchdm. iii. 236, 13.

fýsian

(v.)
Grammar
fýsian, fésian

to send forth ⬩ to drive away ⬩ relēgāre

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to send forth, to drive away; relēgāre Ðonne fýsie hí man of earde let them then be driven from the country, L. E. G. 11; Th. i. 174, 1

Linked entry: fésian

middel-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
middel-dæg, es; m.

Mid-day

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Hé ðonne on middeldagum inne gewunode, 1, 72; Lchdm. ii. 146, 13

ge-dærsted

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dærsted, part. [dærst leaven]

Leavened ⬩ fermented ⬩ fermentatus

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Óþ-ðæt sié gedærsted oððe gecnoeden all donec fermentaretur totum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 21

Linked entry: -dærsted

ge-dreccednys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dreccednys, se; f.

Tribulation ⬩ affliction

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Tribulation, affliction Ðonne beóþ swilce gedreccednyssa swilce nǽron ǽr then shall be such tribulations as were not before, Homl. Th. i. 4, 1. Líchamlíc gedreccednys bodily affliction, 454, 26

Linked entry: á-wirdness

þúsend-mǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
þúsend-mǽle, (?); adj.

A thousand each ⬩ a thousand

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Betere is tó gebídanne ánne dæg mid ðé ðonne óðera on þeódstefnum þúsendmǽla, Ps. Th. 83, 10

Linked entry: -mǽle

un-geheáfdod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geheáfdod, adj.

Not come to a head

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Not come to a head Gif se slyte blind bið and mid ðam geswelle ungeheáfdud, ðonne lege ðú ða wyrte ðǽrtó, sóna hit sceal openian, Lchdm. i. 92, 26

Linked entry: ge-heáfdod

un-wealt

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wealt, adj.

Not given to roll ⬩ steady

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Not given to roll, steady Ða scipu wǽron ǽgðer ge swiftran, ge eác unwealtran, ge eác hiéran ðonne ða óðru, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 14 (v. note, p. 320)

Linked entry: -wealt

dæg-weorc

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Bisceopes dægweorc, ꝥ bið his gebedu ǽrest, and ðonne his bócweorc . . ., Ll. Th. ii. 314, 18. Gé hwyrfað niht tó dæge and dægweorc tó nihte, Wlfst. 47, 8. Add