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Wiht

(n.)
Grammar
Wiht, Wiht-land, Wiht (Wihte) eáland

the Isle of Wight

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on Wiht gehergade, 661; Th. i. 54, 24. Hié Wieht (Wiht, v. l.) forhergedon, 681; Th. i. 62, col. I. Hér Cerdic and Cynríc genámon Wihte eálond (Wihtland, Wiht ðæt eáland, v. ll.), 530; Th. i. 26, 33.

hwósan

(v.)
Grammar
hwósan, p. hweós
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egeslíce hweós and angsumlíce siccetunga teáh, swá þæt earfoðlíce orðian mihte, Hml. Th. i. 86, 7

Italia

(n.)
Grammar
Italia, e, an (Latin forms also occur) ; f.
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Italy On Ticinis he" wæs áféd Italian landes (cf. wæs áféd on Italia, Hml. Th. ii. 498, 24), Hml. S. 31, 12. gefór on Italie (cf. in Italiam, l, ii; S. 50, 24), Ors. S. 2, 3.

ofer-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-mód, adj.
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Wé witon ðæt nǽre eáðmód, gif underfénge ðone ealdordóm . . . búton ege; and eft wǽre ofermód, gif wiðcwǽde ðæt nǽre underðídd his Scippende, Past. 51, 12. Þæt mannum ofermód ys quod hominibus altum est, Scint. 82, 8.

gifu

(n.)
Grammar
gifu, gyfu, giefu, giofu, geofu, gif, e; pl. nom. acc. -a, -e; gen. -a, -ena; f.

a giftgracefavourdonummunasbeneficiumgratiavirtusfacultasthe Anglo-Saxon RuneRUNE = g, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is gifu a gift,-hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter g, but for gifu as a gift,

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Ðám he geaf micle gife freódómes to these he gave the great gift of freedom, Bt. 41, 2;Fox 246, 1. Ðæt hie ælmihtiges gife ánforléten that they the Almighty's gift might lose, Cd. 32; Th. 43, 19; Gen. 693.

ymb-fón

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-fón, p. -féng.
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to grasp, clasp fótum ymbféhð fýres láfe, Exon. Th. 217, 6; Ph. 276. Heó ymbféng Drihtnes fét, Blickl. Homl. 157, 17. Ymbféng obuncat (moecham, quam manus tollentis obuncat, Ald. 164), Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 39. Ymbeféng, Beo.

ge-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feolan, l. ge-feólan; p. -fealh, pl. fulgon.
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Take here passage given under ge-felgan, and add: to press into, to make ones way into a place, get and remain in Wæs þǽr neáh Apollines templ; þá gefealh þǽr in and þǽr þá niht gewunode juxta Apollinis templum fuit, ibique se ad manendum contulit

tæpped

(n.)
Grammar
tæpped, tæppet, es; n.

A covering for a floor, wall, etc., a carpet, hanging, coverlet; for a person, a tippet

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cf. in a list de lectis et ornamentis eorum :-- Hec amphicapa, est tapeta ex utraque parte villosa. Hec sipha, idem est, 243, cot. 1), Wrt. Voc, i. 40, 35. vii. oferbrǽdelsas and .ii. tæppedu, Chart. Th. 429, 26.

Linked entries: tæppet teped

eorl-riht

(n.)
Grammar
eorl-riht, es; n.

An earl's right or privilege cŏmĭtis jus vel privĭlēgium

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An earl's right or privilege; cŏmĭtis jus vel privĭlēgium Gif þegen geþeáh, ðæt he wearþ to eorle, ðonne wæs he syððan eorlrihtes weorþe if a thane thrived, that he became an earl, then he was thenceforth worthy of an earl's right, L.

mǽg-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽg-líc, adj.

Belonging to kinsmen

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Næfde ðæt andgit þurh mǽglíce láre he did not have that intelligence through the teaching of his parents, 368, 10

ge-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bregdan, p. -brægd , pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden [ge-, bregdan to vibrate, draw] .

to drawunsheathstringĕreexĭmĕreto feignpretend

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to draw, unsheath; stringĕre, exĭmĕre He hringmǽl gebrægd he drew the ringed sword, Beo. Th.3133; B. 1564. He gebrægd his sweord exēmit gladium suum, Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entry: ge-brægd

bricst

Grammar
bricst, 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. and fut. of brecan.
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he bricþ thou shalt break, he shall break; confringes, confringet, Ps. Spl. 2, 9;

scyldig

Grammar
scyldig, <b>I a.</b>
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Add sorgode hú mycel se scyldiga þæs weorces forlure innan his sáwle pensabat culpae reus quantum perdebat intus, Gr. D. 291, 11. Add Beó útlah wið God . . . and wið þone cyning scyldig ealles þæs þe áge (cf. Wlfst. 271, 26), Cht.

þancian

(v.)
Grammar
þancian, p. ode.
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to thank, give thanks, express in words or have in mind feelings of gratitude, absolute Drihten ðancode, ǽrðan ðe ða hláfas tóbrǽce, Homl. Th. ii. 400, 16. genam ðone calic þanciende accipiens calicem gratias egit, Mt.

dyrne-geliger

(n.)
Grammar
dyrne-geliger, gen. -geligre ; f. [dyrne secret, geliger a lying]

A secret lying, adulteryadultĕrium

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A secret lying, adultery; adultĕrium Heó hæfde dyrne-geligre she [Eurydice] had secret adultery, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 73, 39: Ps. Spl. C. 72, 26

fram-anýdan

(v.)
Grammar
fram-anýdan, p. -anýdde; pp. -anýded, -anýdd

To force from or awaydrive awayrepellĕre

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To force from or away, drive away; repellĕre Ða feforas beóþ framanýdde the fevers will be forced away, Herb. 143, 4; Lchdm. i. 266, 13

lang-scip

(n.)
Grammar
lang-scip, es; n.
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A long-ship, a large war-ship Ðá hét Alfred cyng timbran langscipu [other MSS. lange scipu] ongén ða æscas, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 11

be-træppan

(v.)
Grammar
be-træppan, -treppan [be, treppan to trap]

To BETRAP, to entrapcircumvallare

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To BETRAP, to entrap; circumvallare Meahton hí ðone here betræppan [betreppan, col. 1] they might entrap the army, Chr. 992; Th. 238, 40, col. 2

Linked entry: treppan

ealdor-deófol

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-deófol, es; m.
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The prince of the devils Þonne þú gesyxt þone ealdordeófol þe líð on bæc gebunden ... and siððan heó bið gelǽdd tó þám ealdordeófle, Nap. 18

firwitgeorn-ness

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Take here fyrwetgeornnes in Dict., and add