Bráden
broad, open, spacious ⬩ vallis, locus silvestris ⬩ BREDON Forest, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire ⬩ silvæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi
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BREDON Forest, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire ; silvæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi Hie cómon to Creccageláde, and fóron ðǽr ofer Temese, and námon, ǽgðer ge on Brádene, ge ðǽr ymbútan, eall ðæt hie gehentan mehton they came to Cricklade, and there they went
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on-wadan
to make ones way into, to penetrate ⬩ to enter with irresistible force, to make ones self master of, take possession of
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Kmbl. 280; An. 140. to enter with irresistible force, to make ones self master of, take possession of Wífa wlite onwód folcdriht wera the beauty of the women made its way to the hearts of the men, Cd. Th. 76, 20; Gen. 1260.
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ge-syrwan
armour ⬩ to arm ⬩ wily ⬩ a wile ⬩ having belief ⬩ to plot ⬩ machinate
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[v. searu armour] to arm Eode ða gesyrwed secg to ðam eorle then went an armed man to the earl, Byrht. Th. 136, 30; By. 159.
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sixtig
Sixty
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Hwæt mǽnde ðæt syxtig wera strongera? Blickl. Homl. II, 16-22. Æfter siextegum daga intra sexagesimum diem, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 172, 4. Mid iii hund scipa and LXgum, Swt. 176, 25. Sexdig (sextig. Rush.), Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 8. Sexdig ł sextih. Mt. Kmbl.
þeáw-fæst
of good manners, ⬩ of well-ordered life, ⬩ moral, ⬩ virtuous ⬩ gentle
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of good manners, of well-ordered life, moral, virtuous Loth hine fægre heóld, þeáwfæst and geþyldig, on ðam þeódscipe, Cd. Th. 116, 26; Gen. 1942: (Abraham), 161, 8; Gen. 2662. Wunige hé mid þeáwfæstumm mannum maneat cum bene moratis hominibus, L.
wrecan
To drive ⬩ press ⬩ to drive ⬩ force to move ⬩ to drive out ⬩ expel ⬩ to drive out ⬩ to express ⬩ utter ⬩ recite ⬩ to drive in ⬩ impress ⬩ inlay ⬩ to drive ⬩ practise ⬩ carry out ⬩ on ⬩ to drive ⬩ press on ⬩ to wreak ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to take vengeance (on)
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Dryhten wreocende wes Dominus zelatus est, ii. p. 193, 27
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secgan
To say ⬩ to say certain words ⬩ to mean ⬩ to tell a tale ⬩ recite a poem ⬩ pronounce ⬩ deliver ⬩ to speak of ⬩ tell ⬩ relate ⬩ narrate ⬩ declare ⬩ announce ⬩ give an account of something ⬩ to express in words feelings of gratitude, admiration, etc. ⬩ to give thanks, glory, etc., to a person ⬩ to declare a person or thing so and so ⬩ to say ⬩ tell ⬩ to speak of ⬩ to ascribe to a person ⬩ lay to the charge of ⬩ accuse of ⬩ attribute to
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Wé ðé wuldur sæcgeaþ, Ps. Th. 78, 14. Hé sægde him ðæs leánes þanc, Beo. Th. 3623; B. 1809. Secggan wé him þanc ealra his miltsa, Blickl. Homl. 103, 25. Þancas secggan, 115, 22. Ðæm Scyppende lof and wuldor secgean ðara ára, 123, 4.
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ge-wyrcan
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, to succeed in doing Þæct hé gewyrce, ǽr hé on weg scyle, fremman on foldan wið feónda níð, Scef. 74
éþel
fatherland
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Wé sculon cuman of þisse worolde tó úres fæder oeðle, ꝥ is tó heofonríce, Ors. 5, 14: S. 248, 28. Wé wǽron on þysne wræcsíþ sende, and nú eft sceolon óþerne éþel sécan, swá wíte, swá wuldor, swá wé nú geearnian willaþ, Bl. H. 23, 6.
ge-sweotulian
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Th. i. 58, 33. (2 a) where concealment is desired, to discover, make evident :-- Wé 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 ... wé 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
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Nú sceole wé hogian mid mycelre gýmene ꝥ úre líf beó swá gelógod ꝥ úre ende endige on God, Hml. S. 16, 5. Wé sceolon carfullíce hogian þæt wé tó ðǽre écan freólstíde becumon, Hml.
Eald-Seaxe
The Old-Saxons ⬩ antīqui 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
Men ⬩ people
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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
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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
lendenu
The loins ⬩ reins
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Beóþ eówre lændenæ ymbgirde ... on ðá lendenum is getácnad swá swá wé 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, wé biddað þínne cynescipe ꝥ þú ne beó dreórig . . .
ge-ceápian
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Th. i. 580, 20. to obtain by payment (material or non-material) Wé 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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Wé 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
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Nú wé 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.