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Eald-Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Eald-Seaxe, Ald-Seaxe; gen. -Seaxa; dat. -Seaxum; pl. m: Eald-Seaxan; pl. m.

The Old-Saxonsantīqui Saxŏnes

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Be norþan Þyringum syndon Eald-Seaxan and be norþan westan him syndon Frysan, and be westan Eald-Seaxum is Ælfe múþa ðære eá and Frysland to the north of the Thuringians are the Old-Saxons, and to the north-west of them are the Friesians, and to the west

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mennisc

(n.)
Grammar
mennisc, es; n.

Menpeople

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Ðeáh eal mennisc wǽre gegaderod though all men were gathered together, 26, 26. Ðære þeóde mennisc swá wlitig wǽre the men of that nation were so beautiful, ii. 120, 22.

súþ

(adv.)
Grammar
súþ, adv.
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Súð eást and west, 9, 42: 10, 5. Súð west and eást, 14, 7. Swá heó ( the sun ) súðor biþ, swá hit swíþor winterlǽcþ, Lchdm. iii. 252, 2

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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ðé wuldur sæcgeaþ, Ps. Th. 78, 14. Hé sægde him ðæs leánes þanc, Beo. Th. 3623 ; B. 1809. Secggan him þanc ealra his miltsa, Blickl. Homl. 103, 25. Þancas secggan, 115, 22. Ðæm Scyppende lof and wuldor secgean ðara ára, 123, 4.

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drivepressto driveforce to moveto drive outexpelto drive outto expressutterreciteto drive inimpressinlayto drivepractisecarry outonto drivepress onto wreakto punishto punishto punishto punishto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto avengeto take vengeance (on)

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Dryhten wreocende wes Dominus zelatus est, ii. p. 193, 27

éþel

fatherland

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sculon cuman of þisse worolde tó úres fæder oeðle, ꝥ is tó heofonríce, Ors. 5, 14: S. 248, 28. wǽron on þysne wræcsíþ sende, and nú eft sceolon óþerne éþel sécan, swá wíte, swá wuldor, swá nú geearnian willaþ, Bl. H. 23, 6.

ge-sweotulian

(v.)
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Th. i. 58, 33. (2 a) where concealment is desired, to discover, make evident :-- cwǽdon be þám mannum þe mánsworan wǽran, gif ꝥ geswutelod wǽre, Ll. Th. i. 160, 20. Fácn geswuteled strofam pro*-*palatam, An.

god-spell

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Lucas sǽde ... nú gehýrdon þis hálige godspel beforan ús rǽdan, 15, 3-30. Gregorius trahtnode þis godspel ( the parable of the talents ), Hml. Th. ii. 550, 1

hogian

(v.)
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Nú sceole hogian mid mycelre gýmene ꝥ úre líf beó swá gelógod ꝥ úre ende endige on God, Hml. S. 16, 5. sceolon carfullíce hogian þæt tó ðǽre écan freólstíde becumon, Hml.

lendenu

(n.)
Grammar
lendenu, pl.

The loinsreins

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Beóþ eówre lændenæ ymbgirde ... on ðá lendenum is getácnad swá swá leorniaþ on bócum seó fúle gálnes, L. Ælfc. P. 13-14; Th. ii. 368, 32-35. Begyrdaþ eówer lendenu renes vestros accingetis, Ex. 12, 11: Homl. Th. ii. 264, 8.

cyne-scipe

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. ¶ as a form of address, majesty, royal highness :-- Stópon in tó ðám cásere ðá yldestan . . . and þus sprǽcon: 'Ealra manna hláford, biddað þínne cynescipe ꝥ þú ne beó dreórig . . .

ge-ceápian

(v.)
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Th. i. 580, 20. to obtain by payment (material or non-material) sint on þǽm friþe geborene þe hié þá uneáðe hiera feorh mid geceápedon, Ors. 5, 1; S. 214, 22. Hæfde seó earme wudewe mid ánum feórðlinge þæt éce líf geceápod, Hml. Th. i. 582, 21.

hrepung

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sceolon áwendan úre handa and ealne líchaman fram fúllicum and leahterlicum hrepungum, Hml. Th. ii. 374, 7. <b>I a.</b> sexual contact :-- Clǽne hrepunga flǽsclicre mundus contactu carneo, Hy. S. 42, 37. <b>I b.

hwætlíce

(adv.)
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hwætlíce þis habbað gegaderod, þæt is on Lýden actiuum opus, Angl. viii. 330, 35. of the operation of things, e.g. diseases Hwæt[líce] perniciter (quos lethale virus perniciter prostraverat), An.

fyrþran

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Ne tǽce ná . . . þæt hé leahtras fyrðrige and weaxan lǽte non dicimus ut permittat nutriri vitia, R. Ben. 121, 7. Þæt hé Godes cyrcean fyrðrie and fryðie, Wlfst. 266, 16.

orþian

(v.)
Grammar
orþian, p. ode

To breathe, pant

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Skt. 3, 8. þurh ðæt lyft orþiaþ and eác ða nýtenu, Hexam. 4; Norm. 8, 18. Ælc þing ðe orþode omne quod spirare poterat, Jos. 10, 40. Orþode palpitavit (palpavit, MS. ), Germ. 402, 73. Orþige palpitet, 398, 116.

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beard

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lǽrað ꝥ ǽnig gehádod man . . . his beard ǽnige hwíle ne hæbbe, Ll. Th. ii. 254, 13. Þonne hé (one entering a monastery) his beard áléde, Hml. S. 6, 2228.

a-drencan

(v.)
Grammar
a-drencan, p. -drencte; pp. -drenced; v. a.

To plunge underto immersedrownimmergere

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Caines ofspring eall wearþ adrenced on ðam deópan flód, ðe adyde mancinn Cain's offspring were all drowned in the deep flood, which destroyed mankind, Ælfc. T. 5, 24. Heora feóndas flód adrencte, Ps. Th. 105, 10: Ex. 14, 28

ǽr

(con.)
Grammar
ǽr, conj.

EREbefore thatantequampriusquam

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Ǽr hie to setle gong ere she went to her seat, Beo. Th. 4043; B. 2019. Ǽr ge furður féran ere that ye further proceed, 510; B. 252. Ǽr hie on tú hweorfon before they departed from one another, Andr. Kmbl. 2102; An. 1052

a-fyrhtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fyrhtan, p. -fyrhte; pp. -fyrhted, -fyrht

To affrightterrifyterrereexterrereperterreretimore afficere

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Wǽran mid egsan ealle afyrhte with dread were all affrighted, Cd. 222 ; Th. 288, 22; Sat. 385. Ða weardan wǽron afyrhte custodes exterriti sunt, Mt. Bos. 28, 4: Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 12, MS. T. Afirhte, Gen. 14, 10

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