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cyrten

(adj.)
Grammar
cyrten, adj.
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S. 30, 300. as a complimentary epithet (cf. later use of fair) Wé willað heora geréna kyrtenum (cf. lá, árwurðan preóstas, 330, 2: 314, 12: wite þú, geráda preóst, 330, 17: wynsume preóstas, 329, 19: wynsume bóceras, 313, 37) preóstum gecýðan, Angl.

folc-riht

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[Þæt hé] wiþ heora folcrihte feala worhte (cf. hunc inuenimus subuertentem gentem nostram . . . commouet populum, Lk. 23, 2, 5), Bl. H. 177, 22. Ðǽr ne gebyreð an ðám landæ an folcæs folcryht tó léfænnæ rumæs bútan twígen fýt tó yfæsdrypæ, C.

ge-síþcund

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Add: in a general sense, gentle by birth, gentle in contrast with simple Gif his sunu and his sunu sunu ꝥ geþeóð ꝥ hí swá micel landes habban, siþþan bið se ofsprinc gesíðcundes cynnes be twám þúsendum, Ll. Th. i. 188, ll.

ge-blówan

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Secgeað lǽcas ꝥte geblówene wyrta þonne sién betste tó wyrcenne tó drencum, Lch. ii. 146, 17. of a place, blooming with plants Hí becómon to sumum felda fægre geblówen, Hml. S. 21, 351 : Gú. 715. Is þæt æðele lond blóstmum geblówen, Ph. 21.

ge-beór

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Tó lytlum beóde ǽwfæste þearfan Críst gebeór( conuiuam ) beón witan, Scint. 158, 11. Wæs his gewuna ꝥ hé wolde swýþe lytel drincan, þeáh hé mid gebeórum blíðe wǽre, Vis. Lfc. 24.

ge-wlitegian

(v.)
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151, 14. physical, to give (beautiful) form to Ðá gesceafta hé þwáraþ and gewlitegaþ, hwílum eft unwlitegaþ and on óþrum híwe gebrengþ elementa in se invicem temperat, et alterna commutatione transformat, Bt. 39, 8; F. 224, 9. to decorate, ornament with

hangra

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Other forms which occur, and which connect the word with trees, are: Tó byric*-*hangran, C. D. iii. 412, 8. Tó perhangran, C. D. B. iii. 97, 3. Tó ðan þriddan þorne æt wírhangran, C. D. v. 297, 18. On sealhangran (cf. tó sahlbeorge (sealh-?)

hreóh

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(For forms with w see hreóh storm, hreóh-nes; ) rough of weather, sea, &c., tempestuous Sió hlúde ýd on ðǽre hreón sǽ procella saeviens, Past. 437, 16.

rysel

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Mæng wiþ ealdne rysele, Lch. ii. 62, 28: 130, 19. Genim ealdne rysle, 180, 4. Bringon þone rysle þe þá heortgesída mid beóð oferwrigen offerent adipem qui operit vitalia, Lev. 3, 3. resin Hryseles, tyrewan resinę, i. bituminis, An. Ox. 4027.

scyldig

Grammar
scyldig, <b>I a.</b>
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Th. i. 40, 2, 5. 3. with prep. liable to (tó) Scyldig hé wæs tó hellicere súsle for his mándǽdum, ac hé geandette his synna Drihtne sylfum on ðǽre ródehengene, Hml. Th. ii. 78, 20.

stillíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stillíce, adv.
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with reference to words, silently. not out loud, to oneself Hlúddre stefne and óþre stillíce ( a 'legem pone' usque 'defecit') alta uoce, et cetera silenter, Angl. xiii. 412, 673: 670: 384, 266.

swíþe

Grammar
swíþe, <b>. II a.</b>
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Nú miht þú wel witan þæt weorc sprecan swíðor þonne þá nacodon word, Ælfc. T.

teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, <b>. II a.</b>
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</b> with infin. :-- Hé teohhode fæstende becuman tó mynstre jejunus pervenire decreverat, Gr. D. 128, 27. Add

rún-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
rún-stæf, es; m.

a rune

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Ic mæg þurh rúnstafas rincum secgan, ðam ðe béc witan, 429, 17; Rä. 43, 6. Wæs on ðǽm scennum þurh rúnstafas rihte gemearcod, hwam ðæt sweord geworht wǽre, Beo. Th. 3394; B. 1695.

Linked entry: rún

sǽta

(n.)

a resident, inhabitant.

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It also forms part of common nouns, Similar entries v. burh-, ende-, land-sǽta: with which may be compared. O. L. Ger. land-sétio: O. H. Ger. himil-sázo: Ger. land-safs..]

Linked entry: séta

sangere

(n.)
Grammar
sangere, es; m.

a singera poet

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witan ðæt þurh Godes gyfe ceorl wearþ tó eorle, sangere tó sacerde, and bócere tó biscope, L. Eth. vii. 11; Th. i. 334, 8. Bútan Jacobe ðam sangere, Bd. 4, 2; S. 565, 37.

hádung

(n.)
Grammar
hádung, e; f.

Ordination

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On ǽlcere hádunge se ðe gehádod biþ hé biþ gesmyrod mid gehálgodum ele at every ordination he that is ordained is anointed with consecrated oil, Homl. Th. ii. 14, 25 : 124, 2.

ge-þeahting

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeahting, -þeahtung, -þæhtung, e f.

Counselconsultationdeliberationagreementconsiliumconsultātioconsultumconsensus

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Counsel, consultation, deliberation, agreement; consilium, consultātio, consultum, consensus Ic Ælfréd cingc mid geþeahtunge Æþerédes ercebisceopes I, king Alfred, with the counsel of archbishop Athered, Th. Ch. 484, 11.

ge-þweran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þweran, p. -þwær, pl. -þwǽron; pp. -þworen, -þuren

To stirbeat or mix togetherto churnmake thick [as butter from cream]poeticallyto forgecudere

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Heoru hamere geþuren the sword forged with the hammer, Beo. Th. 2575; B. 1285: Exon. 129 b; Th. 497, 16; Rä. 87, 1. Eorþe is hefigre óðrum gesceafum þicre geþruen earth is heavier than the other elements, more closely compacted, Bt. Met.

tind

(n.)
Grammar
tind, es; m.

A tine,prong,tooth of an implement

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Tyynde, prekyl, tynde, pryke carnica; tyndyt with tyndys carnicatus, Prompt. Parv. 494. Cf. tine stocks, the short crooked handles on the pole of a scythe, Halliw. Dict