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æsc-stéde

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-stéde, es; m.

The ash-spear placeplace of battlehastæ locuspugnæ locus

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The ash-spear place, place of battle; hastæ locus, pugnæ locus Hí witan fundian æscstéde they strive to know the battle place, Exon. 83b; Th. 314, 20; Mód. 17

frum-hrægl

(n.)
Grammar
frum-hrægl, es; n.

A first garmentprīmus vestītus

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A first garment; prīmus vestītus Hét heora sceome þeccan Freá frumhrægle the Lord bade them conceal their nakedness with the first garment, Cd. 45; Th. 58, 8; Gen. 943

þegen-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-lagu, e; f.
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Thane-law, the legal rights and privileges which attached to the rank of thane Se (the priest) ðe ðæs (concubinage) geswícan wille and clǽnnesse healdan, hæbbe hé Godes miltse, and tó woruldwurðscipe sí hé þegenlage wyrðe as regards worldly dignity let

Linked entry: þegen-riht

ge-bígan

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Englisce menn ꝥ land gebégdan þan kyninge tó handan, Chr. 1074; P. 209, 20. þæt hí mé gebýgen oð eorðan, Ps.

Cúþ-wulf

(n.)
Grammar
Cúþ-wulf, es; m.
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Cuthwulf Cúþwulf wæs Cúþwining Cuthwulf was the son of Cuthwin, Chr. Th. 2, 3. Hér DLXXI Cúþwulf feaht wið Bretwalas æt Bedcan forda in this year, A. D. 571, Cuthwulf fought with the Brito-Welsh at Bedford, Chr. 571; Th. 32, 25, col. 1

fyrd-getrum

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-getrum, es; n. [getrum a band]

A martial bandcompany of soldiersagmencŏhors

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Héht his herecist healdan georne, fæst fyrdgetrum he bade his warlike band, the firm company, bear them boldly, 151; Th. 189, 1; Exod. 178

Linked entry: fird-getrum

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, es; pl. [which is more frequent] leóde; m.

A manpoeta princemenpeoplecountry

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Homl. 203, 25, 20: Cd. 24; Th. 31, 22; Gen. 489: 157; Th. 195, 16; Exod. 277. Hié wíf tó Denum feredon lǽddon tó leódum they bore her to Denmark, Beo. Th. 2322; B. 1159.

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

ge-dwyldlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dwyldlic, adj.
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That leads astray, deceptive, false. v. ge-dwild; Antecríst winð ongeán Godes gecorenan . . . mid gedwyldlicum scíncræftum . . . ; ætforan þám hé wyrcð mænigfealde wundra þæt hé þurh þæt hy tó gedwolan áwende. Wlfst, 196, 18-197, 5

ge-cyndelic

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</b> gecynd-lim Seó gecyndelice hǽtu ... gestilleþ on þé, Bl. H. 7, 27. Gif man gekyndelice lim áwyrdeð, Ll. Th. i. 18, 10.

breóst-geþanc

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-geþanc, -geþonc, es; m.

the heart, mindthoughtThe thought of the heart or mind, a thoughtcordis vel animi cogitatio, cogitatio

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[breóst the heart, mind, geþanc thought] The thought of the heart or mind, a thought; cordis vel animi cogitatio, cogitatio Annanias ðec, and Adzarias and Misaél, Metod, dómige breóstgeþancum Hananiah and Azariah and Mishael glorify thee, O God, in their

Linked entry: ge-þanc

ge-wuldrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wuldrian, p. ode; pp. od

To glorify

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Th. 90, 16. Gewuldradon glorificaverunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 8. Hie gesáwon ðæt heó wæs gewuldrod they saw that she was glorified, Blickl. Homl. 139, 25. Ðú eart gewuldrad mirificatus es, Ps. Th. 138, 12.

Linked entry: wuldrian

ge-rúme

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rúme, adj.

Ample, roomy, expanded, made openamplus, spătiōsus, dīlātus, pătĕfactusspaciousopportunus

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Syndon ðíne willan rihte and gerúme thy wishes are right and great, 188; Th. 234, 12; Dan. 291

Linked entries: rúme rúm

hoðma

(n.)
Grammar
hoðma, an; m.

A covering [?], cloud [?], darkness

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Rídend swefaþ hæleþ in hoðman knights and warriors sleep in the darkness [of death ], Beo. Th. 4907; B. 2458

miþian

(v.)
Grammar
miþian, p. ode
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To conceal, keep from appearing openly Se ealda feónd ne mihte ádreógan þás wísan swígiende ne deógollíce þurh swefn miðgian (the old enemy could not suffer these things in silence nor keep them from being generally known by entrusting them to the secrecy

nyt-weorþ

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Forgife mé se wilega gifola þæt mé tó ǽgðrum onhagige, ge hér nytwyrðe tó beónne (cf. Alfred's words in the translation of Boethius: Ic wilnode weorþfullíce tó libbanne þá hwíle þe ic lifede, Bt. 17 ; F. 60, 14), ge húru þider tó cumane, Solil.

Linked entry: not-wirþe

gremian

(v.)
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Gif gé nellað forgyfan þám ðe eów gremiað ( si non dimiseritis hominibus peccata eorum, Mt. 6, 15), Hml. Th. i. 266, 32

Sunnan-úhta

(n.)
Grammar
Sunnan-úhta, an; m.
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The time before day-break on Sunday; as an ecclesiastical term the hour of matins on Sunday, or the service then held:?-'On Sunnandæg ðú cymst tó mé'. . . Se apostol on ðam Sunnanúhtan ǽrwacol tó ðære cyrcan com, Homl. Th. i. 74, 20.

scrincan

(v.)
Grammar
scrincan, p. scranc, pl. scruncon; pp. scruncen.
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Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another, Dan. 5, 6), Homl. Th. ii. 436, 2. [Þu scalt scrinchin (deȝe, 2nd MS. ), Laym. 2278.

Linked entry: a-scrincan

EÁCA

(n.)
Grammar
EÁCA, an; m.

An addition, EEKING, increase, usury, advantageadditāmentum

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Óðer is to eácan andgete the second is moreover manifest, Exon. 26 a; Th. 76, 21; Cri. 1243

frætwe

(n.)
Grammar
frætwe, frætewe, frætuwe, frætwa, frætewa; gen. frætwa; pl. f.

Ornamentsadornmentsdecorationstreasuresornāmentaornātusres pretiōsæ

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Ða wæstmas, foldan frætwe the fruits, the treasures of the earth, 59 b; Th. 215, 22; Ph. 257. Wangas gréne, foldan frætuwe green fields, the ornaments of the earth. Menol. Fox 411; Menol. 207.

Linked entry: frætewe