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wiþ-bregdan

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Sum man him onsænde be his cnihtum twá spyrtan . . . þára óðre se cniht wiðbrǽd (subripuit), Gr. D. 203, 5. Add

manig-teáw

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Add: -tǽwe Julius se mænigtywa cásere, Angl. viii. 306, 40. Hé wæs smið and mænigteáwa wyrhta, Hml. A. 134, 591

wil-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wil-dǽd, e; f.

An acceptable deedfavourbenefit

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An acceptable deed, favour, benefit Móna se ændlefta, wyldǽda (wel-? v. wel-dǽd) biddan nytlíc is. Lchdm. iii. 188, 24

ge-swégsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-swégsumlíce, adv.

Harmoniouslywith one voice

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Harmoniously, with one voice Dá sǽde eall se þeódscipe geswégsumlíce then all the people agreed in saying, Shrn. 36, 17

Linked entry: -swégsumlíce

ge-þeahtere

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeahtere, es; m.

A counsellor;consĭliārĭus

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A counsellor; consĭliārĭus Se wæs geþeahtere ðæs apostolícan pápan qui consĭliārĭus ĕrat ăpostŏlĭci pāpæ, Bd. 5, 19; S. 638, 14

bebbisc

(adj.)
Grammar
bebbisc, adj. ? :---
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Se hǽlend nazarenisca ł (in the margin ðe bebbisca .i. all suá monn cuoeðas) Iesus Nazarenus, Lk. L. 18, 37

wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
wilde, adj.

Wildwildnot domesticnot tamednot broken inwildnot cultivatedwilduncultivateduninhabitedwildturbulentungoverned

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Se getemeda assa . . . Se wilda fola, Homl. Th. i. 208, 20-22. Wilde goos cente, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 68: gente 109, 63. Wilde gos cante, 14, 21. Wæs sum wilde hrem, Homl. Th. i. 162, 21. Se wilda fugel ( the Phenix ), Exon. Th. 211, 21; Ph. 201.

Linked entries: ge-wilde wild-cyrfet

leóht-gesceot

(n.)
Grammar
leóht-gesceot, -gescot, es; n.
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Leóhtgescot gelǽste man tó Candelmæssan; dó oftor se ðe wile, ix. 12; Th. i. 342, 31.

Linked entry: leóht-sceot

ge-nerian

(v.)
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Wearð mycel wæ1 geslegen, and se dǽl þe þǽr áweg cóm wurdon on fleáme generede, Chr. 894 ; P. 88, <b>VI a.

ge-ícan

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Se nama gedafenað . . . Críste . . . ðe his heofonlice ríce geýhte, Hml. Th. i. 32, 18-22. Geíc (-éc, L. R.) úrne geleáfan adauge nobis fidem, Lk. 17, 5.

nearuness

(n.)
Grammar
nearuness, e; f.

a straitoppressiondistressdistressanxietytribulationtroublegrief

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Ðæt ( asthma ) ys nearunyss ... and breóst byþ innen mid micle nearnysse, iii. 116, 23-26. distress (of mind), anxiety, tribulation, trouble, grief Hér is seó lǽnlíce winsumnes ac ðǽr is seó syngale nearones in this world is the transient delight, in

Linked entry: nirwett

æppel

(n.)
Grammar
æppel, nom. ac. pl. æp(p)la, ap(p)la, æpplas (apples of eye); gen. pl. appla, æpplena; m.: appla (-u, v. finger-æppel), æppel (? æppel mala, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 40); n.

an apple (in a special and in a general sense as in oak-apple)an apple-shaped objectan eye-ball

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Cnuca tósomne ðám gelíce ðe ðú ánne æppel wyrce, Lch. i. 250, 10. an eye-ball :-- Gif se æppel léf biþ, Bt. 38, 5; F. 204, 29. Se óðer æppel wæs geémtigod, and se óðer hangode gehál æt his hleóre, Hml. S. 21, 280.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Sege mé hwæþer se ðín wela ðínes þances swá deóre seó ðe for his ágenre gecynde tell me whether that wealth of thine is so precious thanks to thee or from its own nature, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 6.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

freoðo-beácen

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo-beácen, es; n.

A sign of peacesign granting safetypācis signumsignum incolumĭtātem præbens

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A sign of peace, sign granting safety; pācis signum, signum incolumĭtātem præbens Hine Waldend on tácen sette, freoðobeácen, ðý-læs hine feónda hwilc mid gúþ-þræce grétan dorste the Lord set a token, a sign of peace, upon him [Cain], lest some enemy

Medeshámstede

(n.)
Grammar
Medeshámstede, es; m.

Peterborough

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See also Cod. Dip. Kembl. vi. 312

nift

(n.)
Grammar
nift, e; f.

A niecegrand-daughtera step-daughter

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Seó wæs nift ðæs hína ealdres ( neptem patris families ), Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 5. Ic an míne láuedy half marc goldes an míne nifte ánn óre wichte goldes, Chart. Th. 556, 27

ge-gaf-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gaf-sprǽc, e; f.

Idlewantonscoffing speech

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Idle, wanton, scoffing speech Dá wæs seó tunge teartlícor gewítnod for his gegafspræce then was the tongue more sharply punished for his wanton speech, Homl. Th. i. 330, 34.

Linked entry: gaf-sprǽc

ge-niðerung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-niðerung, -nyðerung, e; f.

Condemnation, humiliation, laying low

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Condemnation, humiliation, laying low Ða ýttran ðeóstru is seó swearte niht ðære écan geniðerunge the outer darkness is the black night of eternal condemnation, Homl. Th. i. 530, 23.

Linked entry: ge-nyðerung

sib-gedryht

(n.)
Grammar
sib-gedryht, e; f.
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a band of kinsmen Bád eall seó sib-gedriht (the Israelites ) somod ætgædere. Cd. Th. 191, 13; Exod. 214. a peaceful band Swinsaþ sibgedryht ( the host of spirits who live in the peace and tranquillity of heaven ), Exon. Th. 239. 8 ; Ph. 618.

swin

(n.)
Grammar
swin, swinn, es; m.
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Sound, melody Swin, sang melodia (Wright gives swinsang melodio ; perhaps swinsung should be read, but see the following gloss), Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 28. Swinne ł sangge melodia, Hpt. Gl. 467, 41. Swinn, dreám melodiam, 515, 42.

Linked entry: ge-swin