Eádmund
Edmund Ironside, son of Æthelred Atheling. Edmund began to reign in A. D. 1016, and died the same year
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D. 1016, and died the same year A.
un-dón
To undo ⬩ to undo that which is closed ⬩ to open ⬩ to undo that which is bound ⬩ to release ⬩ to release ⬩ absolve ⬩ to undo that which closes ⬩ to open a door ⬩ to undo that which binds or fastens ⬩ to undo a bolt, a knot ⬩ to undo what has been done ⬩ to abrogate ⬩ destroy
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Ðá undyde hira án his sacc aperto sacco, Gen. 42, 27. Hé undyde his múð, Homl. Th. i. 548, 14. Ðá undydon wé úre saccas aperuimus saccos nostros, Gen. 43, 21.
binnan
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Hé sæt binnan þǽm hám, Chr. 901; P. 92, 6. Hí ofslógon hine binnan his ágenan heorðæ, 1048; P. 173, 2. Hié þá scipu binnan Lundenbyrig gebróhton, 896; P. 89, 21. Sume þá scipu gewendon binnon Scépíge, 1052; P. 180, 1. Binnan byrig oþþon búton, Ll.
timbran
to build (lit. or fig.) ⬩ construct ⬩ to instruct, ⬩ edify ⬩ to cut timber
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Ecgbryht salde Reculf mynster on tó tymbranne (-ianne, MS. E.), Chr. 669; Erl. 34, 26. Timbriende aedificans, Ps. Surt. 146, 2. Timbrende aedificantes, 117, 22. Ðǽr wæs timbred templ, Nar. 37, 22: Beo. Th. 620; B. 307. Bióþ timbrede cestre, Ps.
Linked entries: tymbran timber-geweorc timbrian
þegen
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Th. 288, 27; Sat. 388
Linked entries: þegen-boren þegen-líc þegin þén
BEGEN
Both ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ambo ⬩ ambæ ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ⬩ ambo et ambæ vel ambæ et ambo ⬩ of both ⬩ amborum ⬩ ambarum ⬩ amborum ⬩ to both ⬩ ambobus ⬩ ambabus ⬩ ambobus ⬩ both ⬩ ambos ⬩ ambas ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ambos et ambas vel ⬩ ambas et amb ⬩ with ⬩ by both ⬩ ambobus ⬩ ambabus ⬩ ambobus
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Bú samod, líc, n. and sáwl, f. both together, body and soul Elen. Kmbl. 1775; El. 889 : Exon. 27 a ; Th. 81, 20; Cri. 1326.
HÁTAN
to bid, order, command ⬩ to promise, vow ⬩ to call, name, give a name to ⬩ to name, call, bid, command ⬩ to call, name, promise, vow ⬩ nominare, appellare, jubere, præcipere
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Hǽt [Cot. hát] fealdan ðæt segl gives order to furl the sail, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 14. Ðá héht hé Simon infeccan beforan hine then he ordered that Simon should be brought in before him, Blickl. Homl. 175, 1: Andr. Kmbl. 2459; An. 1231: Chart.
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fæst
constant ⬩ firm ⬩ steadfast ⬩ fixed ⬩ unchangeable ⬩ firm ⬩ secure ⬩ stubborn ⬩ unyielding ⬩ firm ⬩ solid ⬩ compact ⬩ strong ⬩ firm ⬩ strong ⬩ fortified ⬩ unbroken ⬩ undisturbed ⬩ standard
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Segl sále fæst, 1906. Foldærne fæst laid in the grave, Cri. 730: El. 723. Hé wæs reste fæst he lay on his couch without stirring, Gen. 178.
hwæþer
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., Met. 9, 34: Sat. 277. Hyne fyrwet bræc hwæðer hé cwicne gemétte þeóden, B. 2785. (2 a) where the clause is in apposition to kit :-- Ys hiton þýnum anwealda hwæðer hí leng þár binnan beón mótan, Chr. 995; P. 130, 11.
weorold
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Th. 270, 22 ; Sat. 94: Exon. Th. 122, 19; Gú. 308. Moncyn winþ on ðám ýðum ðisse worulde, Bt. 4 ; Fox 8, 22 : 33, 4; Fox 132, 28 : Met. 4, 56. Worulde gedál death, Beo. Th. 6128; B. 3068. Worulde brúcan to live, 2129; B. 1062.
lád
a course ⬩ way ⬩ a lode ⬩ watercourse ⬩ carrying ⬩ carriage ⬩ bringing ⬩ Sustenance ⬩ provision
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Thus, L.E.I. 24; Th. ii. 420, 21-, it is said no secular work was to be done 'bútan hwam gebyrige ðæt hé nýde faran scyle; ðonne mót hé swá rídan swá rówan swá swilce færelde faran swylce tó his wege gebyrige.'
LEÓF
LIEF ⬩ desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ acceptable ⬩ loved ⬩ beloved ⬩ dear ⬩ a friend ⬩ loved one
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Ðá cwæþ Petrus and Andreas tó Johanne ðú leófa drihten gecýðe ús hwylce gemete ðú cóme tódæg tó ús then said Peter and Andrew to John, 'Dear Sir, tell us how thou camest to us to-day,' 141, 20. Brúc ðisses beáges, Beówulf leófa, mid hǽle, Beo.
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folc-land
the land of the folk or people
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In many Saxon wills we find petitions similar to that of Alfred; but in none of them is the character of the land, which could not be disposed of without consent of the king, described with the same precision.
DÆG
DAY ⬩ dies ⬩ the time of a man's life ⬩ tempus vitæ humanæ ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter d, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is dæg a day; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter d, but for dæg a day, as,- RUNE byþ Drihtnes sond, deóre mannum day is the Lord's messenger, dear to men
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on undern-tíde; and 3 on midne dæg, — and 4 on nón, — and 5 on ǽfen, — and 6 on fóran niht, — and 7 on úhtan tíman David said, — seven times in a day, O Lord, I sang to thee in praise, that is, — First, in early morning [at break of day]; — Next at nine
HÚSEL
The HOUSEL ⬩ the Eucharist
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bletsaþ þurh sacerda handa hláf and wín tó his gástlícan líchama and blóde the housel is Christ's body, not bodily but spiritually; not the body that he suffered in, but the body that he spoke about when he blessed bread and wine for housel . . . and said
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mynster
a monastery ⬩ a place where a body of monks or of nuns resided ⬩ a church ⬩ minster
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On mynstrum fæste gewunian and regollíce libban ( said of abbots ), ix. 32; Th. i. 348, 1. In mynsterum, Exon. 38 b; Th. 127, 16; Gú. 387. Coloman twá mynstro geworhte, Bd. 4, 4; S. 570, 30. Twá æðele mynstere, 4, 6; S. 574, 12. Mynstru, R.
þus
Thus ⬩ in this manner, degree
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And she said, Yea, for so much (Acts 5, 8), Homl. Th. i. 316, 32
bodian
to declare ⬩ proclaim ⬩ to foretell ⬩ prophesy ⬩ celebrate ⬩ praise ⬩ to preach ⬩ a person ⬩ a doctrine ⬩ belief
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H. 69, 19. ꝥ hálige sǽd him of þæs láreówes múþe wæs bodad and sægd, 55, 30 intrans. Se Hǽlend þe hé embe bodade, Hml. S. 22, 53. Boda heom be þám Hǽlende, 21
fægnian
to rejoice ⬩ exult ⬩ welcome
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S. 23 b, 777. to receive with pleasure, welcome Se cyng cwæð ꝥ hé ꝥ lustlíce fægnian wolde the king said that he would welcome such a proposal with pleasure, Lch. iii. 426, 30
ge-wunelic
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Th. i. 60, 26. in accordance with a general practice Ond monnum bið ðonne gewunelic ðæt hí líðað ðonne on sǽs bryme, Shrn. 88, 1. Þæt sý undeóror geseald þonne hit woruldmannum gewunelic sý, R.