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pening-weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
pening-weorþ, -wurþ, es; n.
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A penny-worth Hafa án penigweorþ swefles, Lchdm. iii. 38, 28. Æt ǽlcon gegyldan ǽnne peningc oððe án peningcwurþ weaxes, Chart. Th. 605, 26. Twá hund peningweorþ hláfes, Homl. Th. i. 182, 9

stede-wang

(n.)
Grammar
stede-wang, es; m.
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A plain, open place On ðam stedewange, Elen. Kmbl. 2040; El. 1021: 1346; El. 675: Andr. Kmbl. 1548; An. 775. Stedewangas, 667; An. 334. Æfter stedewonga stówum, Exon. Th. 154, 23; Gú. 847

þreá-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
þreá-weorc, es; n.

Pain inflicted as a punishment, used of the misery of hell

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Pain inflicted as a punishment, used of the misery of hell, as in O. Sax. the phrase thrá-werk tholón Wit hearmas, þreáweorc þoliaþ, and þýstre land, Cd. Th. 45, 35; Gen. 737

wiþer-feohtend

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-feohtend, es; m.

An adversary

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An adversary Gáð fromlíce, ðæt gé wiðerfeohtend wíges gehnǽgan, Andr. Kmbl. 2367; An. 1185. Ðæt gé wearde healden, ðý læs eów wiþerfeohtend weges forwyrnen tó wuldres byrig, Exon. Th. 282, 17; Jul. 664

Linked entry: wiþ-feohtend

láþ-lic

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Láðlic lurida An. Ox. 23, 59. Hé hrýmde mid grimlicre stefne and láðlicre, Shrn. 120, 30. Láþlice grymetunga truculentos fremitus An. Ox. 2388. Add

næs

(adv.)
Grammar
næs, adv.
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Add Ðæt ús wǽre gearo his miltsung, næs ðæt ryht, Past. 405, 17. add Rícsian næs ná suá ofer menn, ac suá suá ofer niétenu, Past. 109, 21. Næs nó . . ., ac . . ., 387, 32

weorold-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-þegnung, e; f.
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Secular service ÞÁs ne beóð náðer ne an woroldþénuncgum (secularium officiorum studiis) mid lǽwedum mannum, ne mid preóstum an þǽre godcundan ǽwfestnysse, Chrd, 77, 34. Áworpan hí woruldþénuncga secularia officia abjiciant, 76, 35

ge-ánlícian

(v.)

to join together

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to join together in an undertaking Geánlícude conspirati (cf. ge-ánlǽcan; I a. But perhaps the form is geanlícude. v. Hpt. Gl. 426, 71 where the Latin is conspirati, consimilati), An. Ox. 863

Linked entry: án-lícian

geornfullíce

(adv.)
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Add: where a great effort is made, eagerly, earnestly. Cf. georne, Geornfullíce hogiendum enixe nitentibus, An. Ox. 4373. diligently. Cf. georne, Ealle þás þénunge begán and geornfullíce ( diligenter ) wyrcean, R. Ben. 19, 11.

Apulder

(n.)
Grammar
Apulder, es; m. [in paludibus]

APPLEDORE, a village in Kent, near Tenterden

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APPLEDORE, a village in Kent, near Tenterden Æt Apuldre at Appledore, Chr. 893; Th. 164, 10: 894; Th. 166, 41, col. 1. Æt Apoldre at Appledore, Th. Diplm. A.D. 1032; 328, 23

greót-hord

(n.)
Grammar
greót-hord, es; n. [greót grit, dust, earth; hord hoard, treasure]
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An earthen treasure, i.e. the body Greóthord gnornaþ gǽst hine fýseþ on écne geard the body mourns, the spirit hastens to an eternal dwelling, Exon. 51 a; Th. 178, 6; Gú. 1240

ge-bregd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bregd, -brægd, es; m.

Craftcunningastūtia

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Craft, cunning; astūtia Dryhfen dǽleþ sumum tæfle crǽft, bleóbordes gebregd the Lord allots to one skill at the table, cunning at the coloured board, Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 20; Vy. 71

Linked entries: weder bregd

þrýþ-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
þrýþ-weorc, es; n.

A splendidmighty work

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A splendid, mighty work Þrýðweorc ( a statue; v. the description: Wrætlíce wundorágræfen anlícnes engla ... torhte gefrætwed, wlitige geworht ... anlícnes engelcynna ðæs brémestan, 1423-35; An. 712-8), Andr. Kmbl. 1546; An. 774

ambeht-þegen

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Hine wunade mid án ombehtþegn, Gú. 973: 1119. Hé spræc tó his ombehtþegne, tó his treówum gesíðe, 1268: 1172. Hé sealde his sweord ombihtþegne, B. 673. Byrlas, ombeht*-*þegnas, An. 1536. Add

ágan

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Th. 481, 12. de-scribing a state or condition, to have need, &c. Drihten þæs áh þearfe, Bl. H. 71, 1. Ðǽm ðe lǽssan þearfe áhton, Bt. 38, 7; F. 208, 26. Hí sceande ágon confundantur , Ps.

beódan

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Th. ii. 290, 2. ꝥ hé bude ut (virgini spurca ludibria) inrogaret, An. Ox. 4319

swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ, adj.
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Ic sceáwade on ða swýðran considerabam ad dexteram, Ps. Th. 141, 4. Æt swýþrum þearfan a dexteris pauperis, Ps. Spl. 108, 30. Fram swýðrum ðínum a dextris tuis, 90, 7

FEOH

(n.)
Grammar
FEOH, fioh; gen. feós; dat. feó; n.

cattleliving animalspĕcusjūmentaMoneyvaluepricehirestipendFEErewardpĕcūniamercesGoodspropertyricheswealthbŏnadīvĭtiæŏpes

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Wiht seó ðæt feoh fédeþ a thing which feeds the cattle, Exon. 109 a; Th. 416, 21; Rä. 35, 2.

Linked entries: feá fioh feoh-fang

FINDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FINDAN, to findanne; ic finde, ðú findest, findst, fintst, finst, he findeþ, fint, pl. findaþ; p. fand, fond, funde, pl. fundon; pp. funden; v. trans.

To FINDinventimaginedevisecontriveorderdisposearrangedetermineinvĕnīredispōnĕreconsŭlĕre

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Ne mihte earmsceapen áre findan nor might the poor wretch find pity, Andr. Kmbl. 2260; An. 1131: 1960; An. 982. To findanne to find, Ps. Th. 76, 16.

æfen-fela

as manytotidem

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as many; totidem, Deut. 9, 11