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domne

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Þá wæs domne Leó pápa on Róme, Chr. 853; P. 64, 29. Tó ðæs bisceopæs mearcæ . . . swá tó domnes hlincæ, C. D. v. 84, 16: 243, 22. Cf. (?) domni pól, vi. 221, 30: iii. 377, 24. Add

ge-frécnod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frécnod, <b>ge-frécnian</b>; p. ode.
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Substitute: to endanger, imperil: — Gif hí on sǽ oððe on lande gefrécnode beón, Hml. S. 30, 436. to make or become fierce Hyra aldor máne gemenged, móde gefrécnod (cf. hé wæs réðe and rǽdleás, 177), Dan. 184

híwet

(n.)
Grammar
híwet, híwett, es; n.

Hewingcutting

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Hewing, cutting Tó ðǽm ðæt wé sién geféged tó ðǽm gefógstánum on ðǽre Godes ceastre bútan ðǽm hiéwete ǽlcre suingean ut in templum Dei sine disciplinae percussione disponamur, Past. 253. Hýwyt dolatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 63

Linked entries: hýwyt hiéwet

wanung

Grammar
wanung, <b>. I</b> 3.
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Hé becóm tó þám dæmme his sylfes wanunge ad defectus damna pervenit, Gr. D. 200, lo. Heó byð tó þám mǽstan gestreónum gehealdenu of þám lytlan woningum ad lucra maxima ex minimo damno servetur, 205, 9. Add

rýnan

(v.)
Grammar
rýnan, de

To roar

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To roar Sume hí sǽdon ðæt hió sceolde forsceoppan tó león, and ðonne seó sceolde sprecan, ðonne rýnde hió, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194,34 . Ða ðe león wǽron ongunnon láðlíce yrrenga rýna (rýnan (?), rýan (?) ), Met. 26, 84

Linked entry: rýan

salwian

(v.)

to make dark, to blacken

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to make dark, to blacken Heó (the dove) nolde ǽfre under salwed bord ( in the ark, which was dark-coloured from the pitch that had been smeared over it) syððan ætýwan, Cd. Th. 89, 15; Gen. 1481

orgel-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
orgel-líc, adj.

proud, arrogant, disdainfuldeserving scorn or disdain

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proud, arrogant, disdainful (v. next word). deserving scorn or disdain Hwý sceal ǽnigum menn þyncean tó orgellíc ðæt hé onbúge tó óðres monnes willan qua conscientia dedignatur homo alienae voluntati acquiescere? Past. 42, 2 ; Swt. 307, 15

Linked entry: orgel

be-féran

(v.)
Grammar
be-féran, p. de; pp. ed

To go aboutto go roundsurroundcircumirecircumdare

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To go about, to go round, surround; circumire, circumdare He lǽrende ða castel beférde circumibat castella in circuitu docens, Mk. Bos. 6, 6. He beférde ðæt Israhélisce folc he surrounded the people of Israel, Ex. 14, 9

Linked entries: bi-fǽrende be-faran

éþ-gesýne

(adj.)
Grammar
éþ-gesýne, adj.

Easy to be seen, visible fácílis vīsu, vīsĭbĭlis

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Easy to be seen, visible; fácílis vīsu, vīsĭbĭlis Ðǽr biþ éþgesýne þreó tácen there shall be easy to be seen three signs, Exon. 26a; Th. 76, 6; Cri. 1235: Beo. Th. 2225; B. 1110. v. ýþ-gesýne

Linked entry: eáþ-gesýne

ge-orwénan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-orwénan, p. de; pp. ed [wén hope]

To despair, to be out of hopedespērāre

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To despair, to be out of hope; despērāre Georwened despērātus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 38. Ðæt he ðý earmlícor georwénedre hǽlo hér nú forwurde quo mĭsĕrābĭlius ipse despērāta sălūte pĕrīret, Bd. 5, 14; S. 635, 3

Linked entry: or-wénan

un-trymman

(v.)
Grammar
un-trymman, -trymian; p. ede

To be or to become weaksickillinfirm

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To be or to become weak, sick, ill, infirm His sunu untrymede (unntrymade, Lind.) filius infirmabatur, Jn. Skt. Rush. 4, 46. Ðæs bróðer untrymade, Lind. 11, 2. Hé ongann untrymmia coepit egere, Lk. Skt. Lind. 15, 14

fald-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
fald-weorþ, -wyrþe; adj.
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Bound to send sheep to the folds of the lord Uolo ut. . . abbas et fratres Ramesiae habeant socam in omnibus super omnes homines qui sunt motwrði, ferdwrði, et faldwrði (-wurði, 208, 32), C. D. iv. 210, 14

ge-fætan

Grammar
ge-fætan, l. ge-fǽtan,
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and add: To lay as a burden, impose Tó hwan wyllað wé on ús álecgan and gefǽtan þá byrþene þe wé áræfnan ne magon quid nobis onera vultis imponere, quae non possumus portare? Gr. D. 165, 27

ge-edstaþelung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-edstaþelung, e; f.
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Restoration, repair, renewal Flǽscǽt þám untrumum for geedstaþelunge ( reparatione ) sý geðafod, R. Ben. 61, 2. Þæt teóðe werod forwearð. Þá wæs mancynn gesceapen tó geedstaðelunge ( to supply the loss ) ðæs forlorenan heápes, Hml. Th. i. 342, 25

Linked entry: ed-staþelung

gréting-word

(n.)
Grammar
gréting-word, es; n.
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A word of greeting, a salutation Ðá stóp se encgel tó þám mǽdene and cwæð hire tó, 'Ave', ꝥ is on úrum gereorde grétingword, Archiv ci. 313. Ave and salue synd grétingword, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 209, 14

ofer-settan

(v.)
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to place over, put in a position of authority Ðá underðiéddan . . . ðá ofersettan subditi. . . praelati, Past. 189, 16. to oppress, overcome with sleep, &amp;c. Ic mid slǽpe oferseted wæs depressus somno, Gr. D. 347, 30

Linked entry: settan

snúd

(adj.)
Grammar
snúd, adj.

Coming at once, coming soon or suddenly

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Coming at once, coming soon or suddenly Biþ ǽghwylcum synwyrcendra on ða snúdan tíd (the day of judgment, which was to come suddenly cf. Matt. 24, 39; or to come soon?) Exon. Th. 52, 32; Cri. 842

treddan

(v.)
Grammar
treddan, p. de.

to tread under foottrample upon to investigateexamine

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to tread under foot, trample upon Treddun proterunt, Txts. 84, 749. to investigate, examine, v. á-treddan Weorð mé heorte forht ðǽr ic ðín hálig word tredde ii verbis tuis formidavit cor meum, Ps. Th. 118, 161

Linked entry: a-treddan

Eádgár

(n.)
Grammar
Eádgár, es; m. [eád happy, gár spear]

Edgar, second son of Edmund, and grandson of Alfred the Great. Edgar, in A.D. 955, succeeded to the kingdom of Mercia; and, at the death of his brother Eadwig, in A.D. 959, to the kingdoms of Wessex and Northumbria, over which he reigned sixteen years. He was, therefore, king for twenty years, from A.D. 955-975

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Edgar, second son of Edmund, and grandson of Alfred the Great. Edgar, in A.D. 955, succeeded to the kingdom of Mercia; and, at the death of his brother Eadwig, in A.D. 959, to the kingdoms of Wessex and Northumbria, over which he reigned sixteen years

hyge-leást

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-leást, e; f.

Thoughtlessnessfoolishnessfollyheedlessness

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Thoughtlessness, foolishness, folly, want of wisdom, heedlessness Eálá gé cildra gáþ út bútan hygeleáste tó claustre oððe tó leorninge O vos pueri egredimini sine scurrilitate in claustrum vel in gymnasium, Coll. Monast. Th. 36, 9. Ne ús ne gedafenaþ