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stán-bæþ

(n.)
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stán-bæþ, es; n.
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A vapour bath made by the help of heated stones on to which water was poured Dó on troh háte stánas wel gehǽtte, gebeþe ða hamma mid ðam stánbaðe; ðonne hié sién geswáte, recce ða bán, Lchdm. ii. 68, 4-7. Stánbæþ, 10, 13: 60, 9.

helma

a helm

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Add: a helm Helma clavis, Wrt.

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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Sax. quiðit that Kríst sí, begihit ina so grótes] Manna geþóhtas nǽnig mon ne wát, Petrus begǽþ ꝥ hit wite men's thoughts no man knows. Peter professes to have this knowledge, Bl. H. 181, 12

emn-sceólere

(n.)
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emn-sceólere, es; m.

A fellow-scholarcondiscĭpŭlus

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He ofslóh his emnsceólere he slew his fellow-scholar, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 12

Linked entry: scolere

fetel-hilt

(n.)
Grammar
fetel-hilt, es; n.

A belted hiltcăpŭlus baltĕo instructus

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A belted hilt; căpŭlus baltĕo instructus He geféng fetelhilt he seized the belted hilt, Beo. Th. 3130; B. 1563

fyrd-man

(n.)
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fyrd-man, ferd-mon; pl. -men; m.

A military mana soldiermīles

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A military man, a soldier; mīles He sceal hæbban fyrdmen he must have soldiers, Bt. 17; Fox 58, 33

Linked entries: ferd-mon fird-man

ealc

(pronoun.)

each

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each He ofslóh ða hǽðenan on ealcum gefeohte he slew the heathen in every fight, Ælfc. T. 13, 18

ge-stiéran

(v.)
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ge-stiéran, p. de; pp. ed
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To correct; corrĭgĕre He him nolde gestiéran he would not correct him, L. In. 50; Th. i. 134, 5

ge-bréman

(v.)
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ge-bréman, p. de; pp. ed [ge-, bréman to celebrate]

To celebratemake famoushonourcelebrārehonōrāre

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To celebrate, make famous, honour; celebrāre, honōrāre He wolde gebréman ða ludéiscan he would honour the Jews, Som. Lye

ge-fnésan

(v.)

to sneezesternūtāre

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to sneeze; sternūtāre Ðæt he gelóme gefnése that he often sneezes, L. M. 2, 59; Lchdm. ii. 282, 27

wiþer-hygdig

(adj.)
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wiþer-hygdig, -hýdig; adj.

Hostilely disposedadverse

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Hostilely disposed, adverse áhóf wóðe wiðerhýdig he raised his voice with mind adverse, Andr. Kmbl. 1349; An. 675

scealu

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Add hæfð wǽga on handa; and on ǽgðere sceale byrð rihtwísnesse and mildheortnesse, Ll. Lbmn. 474, 7

yfel

(adj.)
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yfel, adj.
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wæs swíþe yfel monn ealra þeáwa, búton ꝥ wæs céne, Ors. 6, 14; S. 268, 27. Add

leód-biscop

(n.)
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leód-biscop, es; m.

a suffragan

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Gif sóhte leódbiscop oððe ealdorman ðonne áhte vii nihta griþ, L. Eth. vii. 5; Th. i. 330, 14.

ge-swerian

(v.)
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ongann gesuoeria þte ic nát, Mk. 14, 71. Hié gesworen hæfdon ðæt hié óþer forleósan woldon, Ors. 2, 3; S. 68, 27. a. to swear by . . . that. . . him geswór on his goda noman þæt ǽgþer wolde . . .

ge-þinge

(n.)
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ge-þinge, es; n.
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him wítgode wyrda geþingu he should foretell to him what was appointed to happen, Dan. 545

Linked entries: ge-þingio ge-þynge

god

(n.)
Grammar
god, es; n.

A god

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He wolde geséean helle godu he would visit the gods of hell, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 13. Goddo [godo, Rush.] gie aron dii estis? Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 34. God deos, Rush. 35. Godu, Ps. Th. 81, 6: 94, 3.

métan

(v.)
Grammar
métan, p. te

To meet withcome uponcome acrossfind

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Ðá eode furþor óþ gemétte (MS. Cott. métte) ða Parcas then he went on until he came upon the Fates, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 24. Ðá métte ðane man forþféredne he found the man departed, Blickl. Homl. 217, 17. ne métte mundgripe máran, Beo.

gif

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Gif ꝥ deófol hine ne gesáwe on úre gecynde, ne costode hine . . . Gif nǽre sóþ God, ná him englas ne þegnodon, Bl. H. 33, 35- 35, 2 : 29, 4 : Hex. 22, 27 : Gen. 643 : 787 : B. 592 : El. 777 : Bt. 7, ; F. 18, 11 : 40, 6 ; F. 242, 7.

stæf-rǽw

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Dict.] a line or passage in a document or inscription þǽrinne funde áne leádene tabulan eall áwritene; and þá hí rǽdde, þá cóm tó þǽre stæfrǽwe þǽr ꝥ word funde áwriten . . . ꝥ hí fram Decie þám cásere flugon, and his éhtnysse þoledon, Hml