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þrí

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrí, þrý, þrié, þreó; m.: þreó, þrió, þré; f. n. (ðreá, ðriá, ðreó, ðrió in North.); gen. þreóra, þrióra (and ðreána in North.); dat. þrim (þrím? ðriim in North., but cf. Goth. þrim), later þreom.

Three

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Þreom nihton ǽr Candelmæssan, Chr. 1078; Erl. 215, 28. Hié ða þrié dǽlas on þreó tónenldon, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 3: Swt. 10, 3. Míne þrié ða getreówestan frýnd, Nar. 29, 27. Hé gestrínde þrí suna, Gen. 6, 10: Ex. 2, 2.

Linked entries: þreó þrió þrý

dóm

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S. 30, 40. an ordinance, a decree Nis nán rihtra dóm, þonne úre ǽlc óðrum beóde, þæt wé willan, þæt man ús beóde, Wlfst. 112, 4. Dóme, rǽde decretum, i. judicium, i. secretum, An. Ox. 2676. ' Canst ðú þone dóm mýnre dohtor gifta?'

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, es; n.

a treea materialwoodtreesa woodroof-treesaddle-treea piece of wooda beamlogstakestaffcudgelgallows-treetree used of the cross

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Sunnan trió ágefeþ ondsware æt ðæm upgonge . . . and ðæt monan triów gerlice on niht dyde, Nar. 27, 16-19. Heó genam of ðæs treówes wæstme, Gen. 3, 6. Æppelbǽre treów westm wircende, l, 11. Tree arborem, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 6: 19, 4.

Linked entries: tréu trýw treó

libban

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An hwelcum brocum þá lifdon þe ǽr him wǽron, Ors. 3, 9; S. 136, 20. with adj. or compl. sbst.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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(b 2) of recurring periods Saturnus ne cymþ ðǽr ǽr ymb þrittig wintra ðǽr hé ǽr wæs, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 25. Ǽlce geáre ymbe twelf mónaþ, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 46, 9. Ǽfre ymbe ðæt feórðe geár, Lchdm. iii. 246, 13. Simble ymb þrítig nihtgerímes, Andr.

FRIÞ

(n.)
Grammar
FRIÞ, fryþ, es; m. n.

Peacefreedom from molestationsecurity guaranteed by law to those under special protectionagreementtruceleaguepaxtūtēlarefŭgium

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Icel. fyrirgöra fé ok friði = to be outlawed]: agreement, truce, league; pax, tūtēla, refŭgium Ðæt ðú wille niman friþ æt us: we willaþ eów friþes healdan that thou will accept peace from us: we will keep peace with you, Byrht.

hreðer

(n.)
Grammar
hreðer, hræðer, hraðer, es; m. [?]

Breastbosom

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Æt helle duru dracan eardigaþ háte on hreðre at hell's door dwell dragons that send fire from within [firedrakes ], Cd. 215; Th. 271, 1; Sat. 99. Baðu hát on hreðre hot baths, Exon. 124 b; Th. 478, 16; Ruin. 42; Beo. Th. 6287; B. 3148.

Linked entries: hraðer hreðor

mynster

(n.)
Grammar
mynster, es; n.

a monasterya place where a body of monks or of nuns resideda churchminster

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(See also sections 2 and 5. ) Óswold fullworhte on Eferwíc ðæt ǽnlíce mynster ðe his mǽg Eádwine ǽr begunnen hæfde, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 98, 90

nægel

(n.)
Grammar
nægel, nægl, es; m.

the nail of a finger or toea nailpegan instrument for striking the strings of a harp

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Æt ðám neglum gehwylcum scilling if a thumb-nail come off (from a blow) the bót shall be iii shillings . . . For each finger-nail a shilling (cf. L.

GLÆD

(adj.)
Grammar
GLÆD, adj.

shiningbrightgladcheerfuljoyousbrightpleasantkindmildcourteous

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Wyrþ heó ungladu ðeáh heó ǽr gladu wǽre on to lócienne it [the sea] becomes turbid though before it was bright to look at [cf. glæshlutru on to seónne, 24], [and the Latin sordida visibus obstat], Bt, 6; Fox 14, 26: Bt. Met. Fox 5, 21; Met. 5, 11.

scríðan

(v.)
Grammar
scríðan, p. scráð, pl. scridon; pp. scriden, scriðen.
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. , or of the motion of a heavenly body in its orbit -Ne æt mé hrisil scríðeþ, Exon. Th. 417, 20 ; Rä. 36, 7. Sió scíre scell scríðeþ ymbútan dógora gehwylce the heavens make one revolution each day, Met. 20, 174: 28, 16.

trúwian

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
trúwian, ; p. ode
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</b> to trust to a person for something (clause with ð æt) :-- Hygd bearne ne trúwode, ðæt hé wið ælfylcum éþelstólas healdan cúde, Beo. Th. 4370; B. 2370. with gen. to trust in Geáta leód trúwode módgan mægnes. Beo. Th. 1343; B. 669.

Linked entry: trúgian

þrúh

(n.)
Grammar
þrúh, (also þrýh, Bd. S. 580, 14); gen. dat. þrýh, and dat. þrúh; f.: dat. þrúge; m. n.

Wood or stone hollowed outa troughpipeconduita boxchesta coffinsarcophagustomb

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Æt ðære hálgan þrýh sind getíðode heofonlíce lácnunga, 564, 19-31. On eallhwítre ðrýh of marmstáne geworht, Cod. Dip. Knibl. iii. 60, 21. Of ðære stǽnenan þrýh ðe stent wiðinnan, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 22.

Linked entry: þrýh

un-eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, adv.

with difficultygrievouslyhardlyunwillinglyhardlyhardlyscarcelyonly just

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Cumaþ æalle tó ánum hláforde, sume ǽð sume unéð, Shrn. 187, 15. where a thing is not easily borne, grievously, hardly Sume uneáþe gedrycnede (gedrehte, MS.

cwide

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Þone cwyde þæs sláwan þeówes the sentence on the slothful servant, 23 b, 14. a decree, decision Ǽr se dæg cyme þæt sý cwide árunnen, Sal. 479. Condicta, i. decreta vel cwidas, Wrt.

for-déman

to condemnto condemnsentence to punishmentto confiscatesequestratedecidedetermine

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[He let him fordéme lif and lime, O. and N. 1098.] to give judgement on, decide, determine Hé ǽr on him fordéme gif líf his on wyrþscype sí wel þæslic ante in se discutiat si uita honore sit condigna, Scint. 125, 5.

ge-rihtlǽcan

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Sceal gehwá gerihtlǽcan þæt þæt hé ǽr tó woge gebígde, Hml. Th. i. 8, 14. via iustorum recta facto est, þæt is þǽra rihtwísra wæg is gerihtlǽced, Hml.

Linked entry: rihtlǽcan

ge-síne

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Hit is on ús eallum swutol and geséne (-syne, v.l.) þæt wé ǽr þysan oftor brǽcan þonne wé béttan, Wlfst. 159, 5. Mið ðý uæs áuorden cuðlíce geséne ꝥte . . . quo facto cognoscitur quod . . .

ge-sleán

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Geslaegen, Mt. p. 17, 8. to gain by striking (fighting) Hí týr geslógon æt sæcce, Æðelst. 4. <b>V a.</b> to bring about by fighting, make slaughter :-- Geslóh þín fæder fǽhðe mǽste, wearþ ng Heaþoláfe tó handbonan mid Wilfingum . . .

ge-wemman

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</b> to destroy :-- 'Anlícnes, sænd mycel waeter ... swá þæt sién gewemmede ealle þá on þisse ceastre syndon' (cf. þæt þú on þis folc forð onsende wæter to wera cwealme, An. 1509) ... sió onlícnes sendde mycel wæter swá sealt, and hit æt manna líchaman