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here-gild

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To Wulfstan such taxes were 'scandlice nýdgyld,' and he reproaches his countrymen, 'Wé him(the Danes) gyldað singallíce and hý ús hýnað dæghwámlíce,' Wlfst. 163, 10.

hwý

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, 10, 18. used interjectionally to introduce a question, cf. hú ; <b>I. 2,</b> hwá, Hý cweðað : 'Hwí! ne synt wé múðfreó ? hú ne móton wé sprecan þæt wé willað ? hwæt ! ondrǽde wé hwylc hláford mæg ús forbeóden firne willan ?, Ps.

ge-sund

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sund, adj.

Soundhealthyentireunhurtsafefavourableprosperoussanusintegersalvusincolumisprosperfelix

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Eálá ðú, Dryhten mín, dó us gesunde fac, O Domine, bene prosperare. Ps. Th. 117, 23: Elen. Grm. 996: 1005

tó-brítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brítan, p. te.

to break in pieces,crush,bruise (lit. and fig.)to crush with feelings of sorrow,to make contrite

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Ne ús gedweld tóbrýte (atterat), 17, 24. Ðæt God úre helpe and tóbrýte ðisne here, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 350. Ic bebeóde mínum þeówum þæt hí hí (the idols) ealle tóbrýton, i. 5, 236. Tóbrýtendes confringentis, Ps. Lamb. 28, 5.

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sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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Homl. 103, 29. v. bróðor-, cneów-, dryht-, friðu-, mǽg-, mǽgþ-, neáh-, níd-, un-sib[b], and next word

Dorn-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
Dorn-sǽte, Dor-sǽte; gen. -sǽta ; dat. > -sǽtum, -sǽton, -sǽtan; pl. m. [dor = Celt. dwr, dur water; -sǽte dwellers, inhabitants: dwellers by water]

Inhabitants or men of Dorsetshire, people of Dorsetshire in a body, DORSETSHIREDorsetenses, Dorsetia

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up eódon into Dorsǽton [Dorsǽtan, Th. 247, 19] they went up into Dorsetshire, 998; Th. 246, 19: Cod. Dipl. 1302 ; A. D. 1006; Kmbl. vi. 155, 6: 1334; A. D. 1046; Kmbl. vi. 195, 31. On Dorsǽtan in Dorsetshire, Cod.

Linked entry: sǽta

hreówsian

(v.)
Grammar
hreówsian, hrýwsian; p. ode

To be sorrygrieverepentdo penance

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Sume wyllaþ ðæt hé hreówsige nonnulli volunt ut pœniteat, L. Ecg. C. 24; Th. ii. 150, 9. Ðaet se rihtwísa man hreówsige hine sylfne swylce hé wið God forwyrht sig ut justus homo pœnitentiam agat eorum, quæ erga Deum deliquerit, L. Ecg.

Linked entry: hrýwsian

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, (from blédsian, bloedsian).

to hallowconsecrateadoreto benefitprosper

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Ah ne bloedsade (bletsadon, R.) úsic l sæguade úsic, Jn. L. 8, 48. Mid þrým fingrum man sceall sénian and bletsian, Hml. 27, 155. Þæt sum orfcyn sý þe man bletsigan ne sceole, Hml. Th. i. 100, 30.

in-cund

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Déman on hira ágnum inngeðonce lícian ut interno judici in semetipsis placere studeant, Past. 195, 22.

sǽ-flód

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-flód, es; m. n.

an incoming tide, floodthe sea,

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On ðissum geáre com ðæt mycele sǽflód, and ærn swá feor up swá nǽfre ǽr ne dyde, and ádrencte feala túna, Chr. 1014; Erl. 151, 14.

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, -stondan; he -stent; p. -stód. pl. -stódon; pp. -standen; v. trans.

to stand up forto defendaidhelpbenefitavaildefendĕreprodesseto understandintelligĕre

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to stand up for, to defend, aid, help, benefit, avail; defendĕre, prodesse Gif hine nelle forstandan if he will not stand up for him, L. In. 62; Th. i. 142, 6.

CULFRE

(n.)
Grammar
CULFRE, culufre , culefre , an;f: culfer , e ; f.

A dove CULVER pigeon columba

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He asende út áne culfran emisit columbam, Gen. 8, 8, 10, 12. He forlét háswe culufran he let out a livid dove, Cd. 72 ; Th. 87, 20 ; Gen. 1451: 72 ; Th. 89, 8 ; Gen. 1477 .

Linked entry: culufre

(n.)
Grammar
tá, (contracted from) , an; f.

A toe

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Ða tán scrincaþ (-eþ, MS.) up (in gout) the toes shrink up, Lchdm. iii. 48, 28. On ðan seofoþan mónþe ða tán and ða fingras beóþ weaxende, 146, 17. Gif heó mid ðám tán stæpeþ, 144, 15. Æt ðám óðrum táum ealswá æt ðám fingrum, L.

Linked entries: táhae tán

of-faran

(v.)

to come up with those who are pursued, to overtake, to get near enough to attack, to reach and attack

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Ðá offóron hié ðone here hindan æt Buttingtúne and hine ðǽr bésǽton they pursued and came up with the Danes at Buttington, and there besieged them, Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 22.

notian

(v.)
Grammar
notian, p. ode.

to make use ofemployenjoyto discharge an office

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to make use of, employ, enjoy; Grammar notian, with gen. Gif ðú his wel notast hwæt biþ wæstnbǽrre if you make good use of it (dung), what is more productive? Homl. Th. ii. 408, 34.

ge-unrótsian

(v.)
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Þæt hé nǽfre þurh úre yfelan dǽda ne geunrotsige ut non debeat de malis actibus nostris contristari, R. Ben. 1, 14. Þæt nǽnig sý gedréfed ne geunrotsige ( contristetur ), 55, 20: 58, 1. Þæt hý ne geunrotsigen ut non scandalizentur, 55, 12

Linked entry: un-rótsian

a-gyltan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gyltan, -giltan; p. -gylte, -gilte; pp. -gylt, -gilt [a, gyltan to be guilty]

To fail in dutyto commitbecome guiltyoffendsin againstdelinquerecommittereadmitterepeccare

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Ðæt he agylte on him sylfum ut delinquat in semet ipso, Ps. Spl. 35, 1. Agyltan wið to offend or sin against. Twegen afýryde men agylton wið heora hlaford peccaverunt duo eunuchi domino suo. Gen. 40, 1

Linked entry: a-giltan

a-swógan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swógan, p. -swég, pl. -swégon ; pp. -swógen [a, swógan to rush]

To rush intoinvadeoverrunchokeirruereinvadereoccuparesuffocare

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æcer ðe ǽr wæs mid þornum aswógen, and æfter ðæm ðe ða þornas beóþ aheáwene and se æcer biþ onered, bringþ gódne wæstm we know that we love the land which before was overrun with thorns, and after that the thorns are dug out and the land is ploughed up

ge-hergian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hergian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To ravageplunderafflictharrowtake captivevastārespŏliāreafflīgĕrecaptīvum dūcĕre

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Ðæt úre wíf and úre cild wurdon gehergode ut uxōres ac libĕri nostri dūcantur captīvi, Num. 14, 3 : Jud. 10, 8 : Gen. 31, 26 : Shrn. 96, 12

swaþul

(n.)
Grammar
swaþul, es; m.
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v. sweþel) Ðæs ne wéndon witan Scyldinga ðæt hit (the hall) manna ǽnig tóbrecan meahte nymþe líges fæðm swulge on swaþule unless the flame's embrace swallowed up the house in its swathing fire, i.e. unless the house were completely wrapt in flames (Thorpe