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gér

(n.)
Grammar
gér, es; n.

a yearannus

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Recd. 139, 23. the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = g, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is gér a year, hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter g, but for gér a year, as,- RUNE [gér] byþ gumena hiht, ðonne God lǽteþ hrusan syllan beorhte blǽda beornum

eág-þyrl

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Næs duru ontýned, ne eáhþyrl geopened, Shrn. 99, 7. Heofones eáhþerl, Hy. S. 76, 7. Æt ðǽm éhðyrle, Hml. Th. ii. 178, 29: 184, 27. On ánum égðyrle, Hml. S. 31, 1126. Þurh þæt eáhþyrl (égðyrl, v. l.) ... under þám ylcan eáhþyrle (éh-, v. l. ), Gr.

ge-dyrstig

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Be þǽre wísan þe ic nǽfre ǽr næs gedyrstig þé tó áxianne, Guth. 84, 20. Ne mæg þǽr ǽni man be ágnum gewyrhtum gedyrstig wesan déman gehende nullus, ibi meritis confidit judice praesens, Dóm. L. 170.

gréting

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A. 1, 2. term applied to a person or thing, appellation Heofenlicere grétincge synderlic gifu cęlestis eulogię (the name Benedict) pręrogatiua, An. Ox. 2571.

torr

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Næs þæt hús ǽfter manna gewunan getimbrod, ac mid mislicum torrum gehwemmed (cf. ðá stánas swá of óðrum clife út sceoredon, Bl. H. 207, 20) tó gelícnysse sumes scræfes, Hml. Th. i. 508, 17. <b>II a.

wealh-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-wyrt, e; f.

Wall-wort dwarf elderthe word glosses ebulum and intula

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Genim ðás wyrte ðe man ebulum and óðrum naman ellenwyrte nemneþ, and eác sume men wealwyrt hátaþ, i. 202, 3-6. Uualhwyrt intula, Txts. 69, 1075. Wealewyrt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 71. Walwyrt, Wülck.

Linked entries: weale-wyrt weal-wyrt

wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
wilde, adj.

Having powerpowerfulstrong

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Having power, powerful, strong Hit næs þeáw ðæt mon ǽnig wæl on ða healfe rímde ðe ðonne wieldre wæs mos est, ex ea parte quae vicerit occisorum non commemorare numerum Ors. 4, l; Swt. 156, 22.

hægel

(n.)
Grammar
hægel, hægl, es; m.

hailthe Anglo-Saxon rune RUNE = h, the name of which letter is hægl

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Sealde heora neát hæglum tradidit grandini jumenta eorum, 77, 48. the Anglo-Saxon rune RUNE = h, the name of which letter is hægl RUNE byþ hwítust corna hail is whitest of grains, Hick. Thes. 135; Runic pm. 9; Kmbl. 341, 4.

Linked entry: hagal

stíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ, adj.
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Sié ðǽr eác lufu, næs ðeáh tó hnesce ; sié ðǽr eác réðnes, næs ðeáh tó stíé, Past. 17 ; Swt. 127, 3. Hér wæs se stíþa winter, Chr. 1048 ; Erl. 171, 33. Beóþ ymbgyrde stranglíce tó ðysum stíðan gewinne, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 341.

Linked entries: stiép stíþe

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, e; f.

a limitboundterma limitboundarya boundary ( = gemǽre) of a particular estatea boundaryconfine of a districtborderthe territory within the boundariesfines

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Swá ðæt heora nán óðres mearce ne ofereode, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 32. a boundary ( = gemǽre) of a particular estate Ðis is eástmærc tó stánmere ... swá tó Rithmærce, Cod. Dip. B. 280, 18, 12. Swá be mearce ... ðonon súð andlang mearce, 148, 31-37.

scrífan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
scrífan, p. scráf, pl. scrifon; pp. scrifen
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Hire nán preóst scrífan ne mót neque ulli presbytero confessionem ejus accipere licebit, L. Ecg. P. ii. 16; Th. ii. 188, 6. His scrift him sceal swá scrífan, swá hé on his dǽdum gehýreþ, ðæt him tó dónne biþ . . .

Linked entry: be-scrifen

ge-winnan

(v.)
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Folc þe ǽr nán folc ne mehte mid gefeohte gewinnan, Ors. 3, 7; S. 112, 31. Þeód wæs gewunnen wintra mænigo the people was in subjection many years, Met. 1, 28. Hí ꝥ land hæfdon gewunnen, Bt. 38, 1; F. 194, 9. to take a town, castle, &amp;c.

láð

(adj.)
Grammar
láð, adj.

hatefulhatedloathedlothdispleasinginjuriousgrievoushostilemaligninimical

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Ða fuglas ús nǽnige láðe ne yfle newæron aves non nobis perniciem ferentes, Nar. 16, 18. Ða rihtwísan sint láðe and forþrycte the righteous are hated and oppressed, Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, 23.

cuman

(v.)
Grammar
cuman, p. cóm, coom.
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Ne cóm seó hreów*-*sung tó nánre þrowunge usque ad cruciatum non perveniret poenitentia, Past. 419, 14. Hit cóm tó þám, . . . þæt hé geceás him leorningcnihtas, Wlfst. 17, 9.

DWELIAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWELIAN, dweligan, dweoligan, dwalian, dwolian, dwoligan; part. dweliende, dweligende; ic dwelige, ðú dwelast, he dwelaþ, pl. dweliaþ, dweligaþ, dweligeaþ; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

To be led into error, errin errōrem dūci, errāreTo lead into error, mislead, deceive in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre

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To be led into error, err; in errōrem dūci, errāre Dwelian he dyde híg on wæglǽste oððe bútan wege, and on wege errāre fecit eos in invio, et non in via, Ps. Lamb. 106, 40.

EALD

(adj.)
Grammar
EALD, ald; adj. comp. yldra, eldra, eoldra; sup. yldest .

old, ancient vĕtus, ætāte provectus, priscus, antīquus

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Wrecaþ ealdne níþ avenge your ancient grudge, 74b; Th. 280, 3; Jul. 623. eminent, great, exalted; emĭnens, præstans, excelsus: it has the same meaning in compounds, v. eald-wíta ðæt ǽlc eald sý, ac ðæt he eald sý on wísdóme not that every one is old

Linked entries: ald eald-spræc

lange

(adv.)
Grammar
lange, adv.

Longa long timefar

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leng heó ne gebád ðonne hit dæg wás she waited only till it was day, Apol. Th. 19, 2. Ðone aldormon ðe him lengest wunode the alderman that stopped with him longest, Chr. 755; Erl, 48, 21

Linked entries: lencg leng

lettan

(v.)
Grammar
lettan, p. te

hinderimpededelay

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Ðæt syððan brimlíþende láde ne letton so that afterwards they did not hinder seafarers from their course, Beo. Th. 1142; B. 569. Ac ic ðé hálsige ðæt ðú mé nó leng ne lette tu modo quem excitaveris ne moreris, Bt. 36, 3; Fox 174, 32.

Linked entry: ge-lettan

tyslian

(v.)
Grammar
tyslian, p. ode
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Ne secge ic máre embe ða sceandlícan tyslunge búton ðæt ús secgaþ béc ðæt se beó ámánsumod ðe hǽðenra manna þeáwas hylt on his lífe and his ágen cynn unwurþaþ mid ðam I tell you, brother Edward, that you do wrong to forsake the English customs that

wiþer-saca

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-saca, an; m.

an adversaryopponentenemya rebelan adversary at lawa prosecutorone who renouncesdeniesapostate

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Gl. 471, 74. a rebel Ne beó hé sacerd geteald, ac Godes wiðersaca non sacerdos sed rebellio judicetur, R. Ben. 112, 13. an adversary at law, a prosecutor (?)