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scild-hreóþa

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Take here scild-rí da in Dict., in l. 5 after sendaþ insert flángeweorc, and add: -réda, -rí da Sceldréda, -hréða testudo, Txts. 100, 997

Linked entry: bord-hreóða

midlunga

(adv.)
Grammar
midlunga, adv.

To a moderate or middling degreeintermediate between much and little

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To a moderate or middling degree, intermediate between much and little Sam hine miclum lufige, sam hine lytlum lufige, sam hine mydlinga lufige, Shrn. 194, 14

un-gearu

Grammar
un-gearu, <b>.
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</b> add him sǽde ꝥ hiene mehte lǽdan þurh þæt wésten, ꝥ on Perse on ungearwe becóme, Ors. 6, 31; S. 286, 17

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

ge-steald

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

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

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

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.

ændlefen

(n.; num.)

elevenundecim

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

geaf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
geaf, p. of gifan.

gave

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gave He nallas beágas geaf he gave no rings, Beo. Th. 3443; B. 1719;

singal-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
singal-lic, adj.
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Constant, assiduous sceal geleornian ðæt gewunige tó singallecum gebedum, Past. 61, 21

stille

(adj.)
Grammar
stille, adj.
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hét ða Saducéiscan stylle beón silentium inposuisset Sadducaeis, Mt. Kmbl. 22, 34. And fig. :-- Mid heortan stilre corde tacito, Hymn. Surt. 132, 30. Wén is ðæt eówer sum cweðe tó him sylfum on stillum geðohtum . . ., Homl.

un-fæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fæstlíce, adv.

Not firmlyuncertainlyvaguely

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Not firmly, uncertainly, vaguely Ðonne mon smeáð on his móde ymb hwelc eorðlíc ðing, ðonne déð swelce hit átífre on his heortan, and swǽ tweólíce and unfæstlíce átífreþ ðæs ðinges onlícnesse on his móde ðe ðonne ymb smeáð, Past. 21; Swt.

un-swice

(n.)
Grammar
un-swice, es; m. (or -swic, es; n. ?)

Good faithabsence of deceit or treachery

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Good faith, absence of deceit or treachery Ðá gyrnde griðes and gísla, ðet móste unswican intó gemóte cuman and út of gemóte he required safeconduct and hostages, that he might come to the meeting and go from it without treachery, Chr. 1048; Erl

word-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
word-fæst, adj.

Adhering to what one sayskeeping one's word

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Adhering to what one says, keeping one's word Se hláford sceal beón egesfull ðam dysegum, ðæt heora dysig álecge ; and sceal beón wordfæst and witan hwæt clypige (he seal beon weordfeste and wise lare lusten, III, 32), O. E.

Linked entry: word

a-rád

(v.)
Grammar
a-rád, p. of a-rídan.

rode

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rode He út arád he rode out, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 22;

geómor-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
geómor-líce, adv.

Sadlylūgubre

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Sadly; lūgubre He gilleþ geómorlíce he yelleth sadly, Salm. Kmbl. 535; Sal. 267

Bryttisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Bryttisc, Brittisc; adj.

BritishBritannicus

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British; Britannicus He wæs Bryttisc he was British, Chr. 1075; Erl. 213, 3

Linked entry: Brittisc