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EARD

(n.)
Grammar
EARD, es; m.

land, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home sŏlum nātīvum, patria, rĕgio, dŏmĭcĭlium on land terra, terra firmastate, station, conditionsĭtus, condĭtio

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Eard patria, Ælfc. Gl. 97; Som. 76, 57; Wrt. Voc. 54, 1. Ðis is mín ágen cýþ, eard and éðel this is my own country, dwelling, and home, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 99; Met. 24, 50.

éþel

fatherland

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Sume naman synd patriae, þá geswuteliað þæs mannes éþel, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 13, 4. Ic hæfde bróþer and éðel on Egyptum, Hml. S. 23 b, 324. Ne cymst þú on þínne éþel ðonan þú férdest ǽr uiuus in patriam non reuerteris amplius, Nar. 29, 12, 19.

ídel-ness

(n.)
Grammar
ídel-ness, e ; f.

Idlenessvanityfrivolityuselessnessfutilityemptinessfalseness

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Ǽlces libbendes mannes mægen and anwald is ídelnes universa vanitas omnis homo vivens, Ps. Th. 38, 6.

Linked entry: ídel-gild

scilling

(n.)
Grammar
scilling, es; m.
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Hé hét heora ǽlcum fíftig scyllinga tó sceatte syllan, Homl. Th. i. 88, 4

ge-bícnan

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ge-bícnan, ge-bícnian.
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Mid þám þe hé cwæþ: 'Uton wircean,' ys seó Ðrinnys gebícnod, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 15

or-sorg

(adj.)
Grammar
or-sorg, -sorh,; adj; with gen.

free from care, without anxiety, secure, prosperoussecure from danger, safe

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Orsorh wǽpna securus armorum, Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 44, 9.

HÁD

(n.)
Grammar
HÁD, es; m.

personpersonasexdegree, rank, order, conditionstate, condition, kind, nature, formmanner, wayhonourpersona, sexus, ordo, gradus.

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Ælfc. P. 34; Th. ii. 378, 1 : L. Ælfc. C. 10; Th. ii. 346, 25. Monige sindon hádas under heofenum many are the conditions under the heavens, Exon. 33 a; Th. 104, 3; Gú. 2.

GEARD

(n.)
Grammar
GEARD, es; m.

An inclosureinclosed placeYARDGARDENcourtdwellinghomeregionlandseptumlŏcus septushortusāreahabĭtācŭlumdomĭcĭliumrĕgio

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Ðæt ǽlc cóme to his ágenum gearde that each should come to his own land, Ors. 5, 14; Bos. 114, 18. On geard at home, Menol. Fox 215; Men. 109. In écne geard into the eternal home, Exon. 44 a; Th. 149, 17; Gú. 763 : 51 a; Th. 178, 8; Gú. 1241.

Linked entry: mǽr-geard

BORH

(n.)
Grammar
BORH, g. borges; d. borge; acc. borh; pl. nom. acc. borgas; g. a; d. um; m.

a security, pledge, loan, bailfœnusa person who gives security, a surety, bondsman, debtorfidejussor, debitor

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a security, pledge, loan, bail; fœnus Ic wille, ðæt ǽlc mann sý under borge ge binnan burgum ge bútan burgum I will that every man be under security both within cities and without cities, L. Edg. S. 3; Th. i. 274, 6.

Linked entries: an-burge borg

þweál

(n.)
Grammar
þweál, es; n. m.

washingwhat is used in washingointment

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[Forhabbe hé hyne wyð ǽlc þweald, Lchdm. iii. 134, 25.] what is used in washing, ointment. (Cf. Icel. þvál a kind of soap, þvæla to wash with soap: Swed. twål hard soap.) Similar entries v. þweán, II Pund ðuahles librum ungenti, Jn. Skt. Lind. 12, 3

Linked entry: þweán

un-æþele

(adj.)
Grammar
un-æþele, adj.

not nobleignoblemeaninfamous

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Ǽlc mon ðe allunga underþeóded biþ unþeáwum ... wyrþ anæþelad óþ ðæt hé wyrþ unæþele ( degener ), Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 22: Met. 17, 28. of things, ignoble, mean, infamous Unæþelre ádle degeneri languore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 33.

wiþer-saca

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-saca, an; m.

an adversaryopponentenemya rebelan adversary at lawa prosecutorone who renouncesdeniesapostate

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Ǽlc ðæra ðe hyne tó cynge déð ys ðæs cáseres wiðersaca (contradicit Caesari), Jn. Skt. 19, 12. Hér sýn on earde Godes wiðersacan, apostatan ábroðene, Wulfst. 164, 10. Wiðersa[cena] contrariorum, inimicorum, Hpt.

á-bítan

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Godes þeówas on dón, ðæt hié diór ábite in quo sanctos bestiis objiceret laniandos Ors. 6, 31; S. 286, 12. of a serpent Hét hió ðá nǽdran dón tó hiere earme ( Cleopatra . . . serpentis morsu in sinistro tacta brachio ) . . . ðǽre nǽdran gecynd is ðæt ǽlc

for-faran

(v.)

To perishTo destroyto blockade

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Þurh ꝥ . . . þe hí heom sylfe ǽlc óðerne forfóre, Chr. 1052; P. 180, 25. Hé (Jupiter) wolde his ágene fæder forfaran, Wlfst. 106, 11. Is folces forfaren máre þonne scolde, 46, 18.

Linked entry: fór-faran

ge-friþian

(v.)
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Hys yrþ sí gefriþod wiþ ealra feónda gehwæne, and heó sí geborgen wið ealra bealwa gehwylc, Lch. i. 402, 9. to preserve game Forgá ǽlc man mínne huntnoð, lóc hwǽr ic hit gefriðod wille habban, Ll.

Linked entry: ge-freoþian

ge-warenian

(v.)
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</b> to be on one's guard against something :-- Ǽlc gleáw mód hit gewarenaþ wiþ heora þreáunga, Bt. 7, 2; F. 18, 24. Hé on ðæt lond faran wolde.

weás

(adv.)
Grammar
weás, adv.

By chance, by accident, fortuitously

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Hit nis náuht ðæt mon cwiþ ðæt ǽnig ðing weás gebyrige; for ðam ǽlc þing cymþ of sumum ðingum, for ðý hit ne biþ weás gebyred; ac dǽr hit of náuhte ne cóme ðonne wǽre hit weás gebyred quaero an esse aliquid omnino, et quidnam esse casum arbitrere. ...

á-scúfan

to drive awayrepelto expelto drive forwardimpeloverthrowto give up

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Ǽlc gesceaft onscunað ꝥ ꝥ hire wiþerweard biþ, and tiolaþ ꝥ hit him ꝥ from áscúfe, Bt. 16, 3; F. 56, 5. to expel Beó út áscofen trudatur, An. Ox. 823. Of his cyneríce áscofen, Hml. Th. i. 488, 16. Hí beóð út áscofan exterminabuntur, Ps. L. 36, 11.

dæg

(n.)
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Ðá ðe ǽlce dæg symblað, Past. 309, 8: Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 11. Farað six dagas simble ymbe þá burh ǽlce dæg ǽne ( semel per diem ), Jos. 6, 3, 12: Lch. ii. 108, 6: Bt. 26, 2; F. 92, 14. Hé ǽlce dæge symblede, Past. 309, 5.

a-hón

(v.)
Grammar
a-hón, to a-hónn; ic -hó, ðú -héhst, he -héhþ; impert. -hóh; p. -héng,-héncg, pl. -héngon; pp. -hongen, -hangen

To hangcrucifysuspenderecrucifigere

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Ic ahó suspendo; ic ahéncg suspendi, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Som. 29, 12. Sealde heom to ahónne tradidit eis ut crucifigeretur, Mt. Bos. 27, 26. Ahóh hine crucifige eum, Mk. Bos. 15, 14. On gealgan ahéhþ he shall hang on a gallows, Deut. 21, 22.