gist
A guest
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A guest Fundode gist of geardum the guest hastened from the dwellings, Beo. Th. 2280; B. 1138: 3049: B. 1522: Cd. 113; Th. 149, 9; Gen. 2472: 115; Th. 150, 20; Gen. 2494
eormen-grund
The spacious earth ⬩ immensa terra
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The spacious earth; immensa terra Ofer eormengrund over the spacious earth, Beo. Th. 17202; B. 859
weorold-rǽdenn
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The rule or way of the world Hé ne forwyrnde woroldrǽdenne, Beo. Th. 2289; B. 1142
heáhdeór-hund
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Add: The Latin version of the charter has: Omnes canes suos venaticos, Cht. Th. 504, 1
wearm-líc
Warm
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Warm Wearmlíc wolcna scúr the warm rain from the clouds, Cd. Th. 238, 5; Dan. 350
heáh-rodor
The lofty sky
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The lofty sky Under heáhrodore under the lofty sky, Cd. 8; Th. 10, 3; Gen. 151
ǽstel
A tablet ⬩ a table for notes ⬩ a waxed tablet ⬩ indicatorium ⬩ astula ⬩ pugillaris
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And in God's name, I command that no man take the tablet from the book, nor the book from the minster, Past. Hat. MS. Pref
on-gildan
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Agustus herede þá ofermétto . . . Raþe þæs Rómáne anguldon þæs wordes mid miclum hungre, Ors. 6, 1; S. 254, 15. with acc.
ge-dafenlíce
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Hé ðone hálgan grétte, biddende þæt hé him dægwistes gedafenlíce tíðode he greeted the saint, asking that he would furnish him suitably with provisions. Hml. Th. ii. 134, 30. Add
bán-fæt
The bone vessel ⬩ the body ⬩ ossium vas ⬩ corpus
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The bone vessel, the body; ossium vas, corpus, Exon. 59a; Th. 213, 23; Ph. 229
Linked entry: fæt
will-flód
The waters of the deluge
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The waters of the deluge Willflód ongan lytli-gan, Cd. Th. 85, lo; Gen. 1412
gærsum
Treasure ⬩ riches ⬩ thēsaurus ⬩ ŏpes
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Hí betǽhtan ðǽr ealla ða gærsume they deposited there all the treasures, 1070; Erl. 209, 17, 27, 33. Hí námen manega gersumas they took many treasures, Chr. 1070; Erl. 209, 13. For his mycele gersuma for his great treasures, 1090; Erl. 226, 38
weall
a wall that is made, ⬩ wall of a building, of a town, ⬩ side of a cave ⬩ a natural wall ⬩ a steep hill ⬩ a cliff.
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Th. 412, 1; Rä. 30, 7. Draca beorges getrúwode, wíges and wealles ( the cliff in which the firedrake's cave was ), Beo. Th. 4635; B. 2323.
Linked entries: æt-foran-weall wala weal weall-clif weall-steáp
dyrstig
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Swíðe dysig is se man and dyrstig sé þe syngað gelóme, Angl. xii. 513, 27. Hé þá hálgan róde genam hám tó his earde árleáslíce dyrstig, Hml. S. 27, 26. Þæt heofonlice hors wearp ádúne þone dyrstigan Heliodorum, 25, 777.
frættewian
To adorn ⬩ deck ⬩ embroider ⬩ trim ⬩ ornāre
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Sáwle frætwaþ hálgum gehygdum they adorn their souls with holy meditations, Exon. 44 b; Th. 150, 14; Gú. 778. Ða ðe geolo godwebb geatwum frætwaþ those who embroider the yellow godly garment with ornaments, Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 26; Rä. 36, 10.
Linked entry: fretwian
a-gifan
To restore ⬩ give back ⬩ give up ⬩ leave ⬩ return ⬩ repay ⬩ render ⬩ pay ⬩ give ⬩ reddere ⬩ restituere ⬩ tradere ⬩ relinquere ⬩ exsolvere ⬩ dare
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Úton agifan ðæm ésne his wíf let us restore to the man his wife, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 6. Eorþe ageaf ða the earth gave up those, Exon. 24b; Th. 71, 15; Cri. 1156. Ðone hie ðære cwéne agéfon they gave him up to the queen. Elen. Kmbl. 1171; El. 587.
heord-rǽden
watching over ⬩ a guard ⬩ watch
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fidelity of his care of the cattle), Hml.
Linked entries: hird-ness hird-ræden
helle-god
A god of the infernal regions
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A god of the infernal regions Orfeus wolde gesécan hellegodu and biddan ðæt hí him ágeáfan eft his wíf Orfeus would visit the gods of the infernal regions and pray them to give him his wife again, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 13
gealdor-cræftiga
One crafty or skilful in enchantments ⬩ an enchanter ⬩ in arte incantandi perītus ⬩ incantātor
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Alf. 30; Th. i. 52, 9
be-twuh
Between, among ⬩ inter
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Between, among; inter He gewícode betwuh ðǽm twám hergum he encamped between the two armies, Chr. 894; Th. 164, 23, col. 1. He betwuh him wunaþ he dwells among them, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 10: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 8; Met. 29, 4