Eádwíg
Eadwig, son of Edmund. Eadwig was king of Wessex and Northumbria for four years, from A. D. 955-959
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D. 955, féng Eádwíg to ríce, Eádmundes sunu here Eadwig, Edmund's son, succeeded to the kingdom, Chr. 955 ; Erl. 119, 8. Hér, A.
freoðu-webbe
A peace-weaver ⬩ woman ⬩ pācis textrix ⬩ conciliatrix ⬩ mŭlier
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A peace-weaver, woman; pācis textrix, conciliatrix, mŭlier Ne biþ swylc cwénlíc þeáw, ðætte freoðuwebbe feores onsæce leófne mannan such is no feminine usage, that a peace-weaver deprive a dear man of his life, Beo. Th. 3888; B. 1942.
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geárlíc
Yearly ⬩ annual ⬩ annuus
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Surt. 106, 33. Geárlíc wuldor annuam glōriam, 79, 34. Geárlíce tída gesette wǽron the yearly seasons were fixed, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 7, 25; Lchdm. iii. 246, 23
heorþ-werod
A band of household retainers ⬩ those who share the same hearth ⬩ a family
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A band of household retainers, those who share the same hearth, a family Ðá wearþ Jafeðe áféded heorþwerod suna and dóhtra then for Japhet was reared a family of sons and daughters, Cd. 78; Th. 96, 35; Gen. 1605.
hwelian
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Gif ðæt líc heard sí útan lege on ðane lǽcedom ðe ðæt heard forði hwelige and ðæt yfel út teó if the body be hard on the outside apply such leechdom as the hard part may turn to matter thereby, and may draw out the mischief, L.
los-wist
Hurt ⬩ loss ⬩ destruction ⬩ waste
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Suna losuistes [loswest, Rush.] filius perditionis, Jn. Skt. Lind. 17, 12. Of losuist de interitu, Rtl. 169, 33. Sáules loswist geþolas animæ detrimentum patiatur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 16, 26. Losuist [losewest] gedóe, Mk. Skt. Lind. 8, 36: Lk. Skt.
manigfeald-líce
Manifoldly ⬩ in many ways ⬩ in the plural
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Surt. 62, 2. Wé mihton be eallum ðám óðrum stafum mænigfealdlíce sprecan we might speak of all the other letters under various heads, Ælfc. Gr. 2; Som. 3, 10. Mænigfealdlíce pluraliter, 5; Som. 3, 42: 13; Som. 16, 9, 12.
meahte-líce
Mightily ⬩ powerfully ⬩ with power ⬩ in power
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Surt. 26, 4. Myhtylíce potentialiter, 29, 11. Mihtlýce potenter, 49, 19. Sǽ oncneów ðá Cristofer here ýða mihtelíce eode the sea acknowledged him, when Christ in his might walked over the waves, Homl. Th. i. 108, 17.
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wracian
To be in exile
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His menu ða ðe mid wracedon suos homines qui exnles vagabantur, 4, 13; S. 583, 9. Wraciende exulans, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 15
ymb-þencan
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To consider On óðre wísan sint tó manienne ða ðe mid fǽrlíce luste bióð oferswíðde, on óðre ða ðe lange ymbþenceaþ and ðeahtiaþ and swá weorðaþ beswicene aliter admonendi sunt, qui repentina concupiscentia superantur, atque aliter qui in culpa ex consilio
gist-ærn
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Eódon hí in sumes túngeréfan healle (giæstern, v. l.) intrauerunt hospitium cujusdam uilici, Bd. 5, 10; Sch. 600, 7. a place of shelter Gewát sió lió út of þám scræfe . . . and hió unc forgeaf ꝥ gestern, Hml. A. 207, 407
ildest
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Add: eldest Seó mǽgð ásprang of Nóes eltstan suna, Hml. Th. i. 24, 7. chief. as adjective Yldest burhwara proceres vel primores vel primarii, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 40. Ðæt ieldesðe setl on gemétengum hí sécað, Past. 27, 8.
reste-dæg
A day of rest, a day when no work is to be done, a Sabbath
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Mannes sunu ys restedæges hláfurd, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 8. On ánum ðara restedaga se nú Sunnandæg is nemned, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 30
út-færeld
A going out
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Surt. 44, 17. Hí ǽr Moyse and hys folce ðæs útfæreldes wyrndon, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 19. Útfæreld exitum, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Zup. 193, 8. Ne fare hé út tó gefeohte ne him nán man útfæreld beóde (he is not to be called upon to leave home), Deut. 24, 5
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wed-bróðer
One who is pledged to act as a brother to another, a confederate
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[Send after mine sune Octa, and æfter Ebissa his wedbroðer, Laym. 14469
æfter-gengness
posterity ⬩ succession in an office ⬩ inferiority of position, occupation of the lowest place
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Th. ii. 206, 10. succession in an office For ðǽre gewissan æftergencgnysse (-gegencgednysse, v. 1.) ðæt is ðæt se sunu sceolde symle fón tó ðám háde æfter his fæder geendunge, Hml. S. 10, 219.
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ofer-feohtan
to conquer, vanquish ⬩ expugnare, devincere
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Surt. 55, 4. Hí feónd oferfeohtaþ, Exon. Th. 150, 7; Gú. 775. Oft hí ofyrfuhtun expugnaverunt mé, Ps. Spl. C. 128, 2. Hæfde Drihten feónd oferfohten, Cd. Th. 289, 29; Sat. 405.
cyrr
A turn, space of time, an occasion, affair ⬩ versio, vices, temporis spatium, negotium
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Æt sumum cyrre at some turn or time, when; aliquando, Lk. Bos. 22, 32. Se biþ abísgod, on færelde mid óðrum cierrum who is busied, in a journey with other affairs, Past. 4, 1; Hat. 9b, 7
dolh-swæþ
A trace of a wound, a scar ⬩ cicatrīcis vestīgium, cĭcātrix
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Forrotodon gewemmede and híg sync dolhswaðu [dolcswaþu MS: dolhswaðo, Spl.] míne putruērunt et corruptæ sunt cicatrīces meæ, Ps. Lamb. 37, 6. Dolhswaðu cĭcātrix, Wrt. Voc. 85, 50.
micel-líc
Great ⬩ grand ⬩ magnificent ⬩ splendid ⬩ illustrious
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Surt. 91, 6