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frymetling

(n.)
Grammar
frymetling, e; f. [frum original, first, primitive]

A younglingyoung cowjŭvenca

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S. 13; Th. i. 438, 19

óþ-sceótan

(v.)
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to shoot away, escape, turn aside, hurry off Swá hwá swá óþscýt fram ánnysse ðæs geleáfan whoever turns aside from the unity of the faith, Homl. Th. i. 370, 17.

tó-rípan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-rípan, p. te

To pluck in twotear to pieces

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Ðá hé ætsacan wolde ðá sǽde him mon ðæt tó tácne when he fled, a bramble scratched him all over the face. When he wanted to deny (the charge brought against him), they told him this as a token, Chart. Th. 172, 27

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on-wendan

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</b> add: to upset a judgement, abrogate, annul a law Þá gesprǽcon hié him betwéonum þæt hié wolden anwendan ealle þá gesetnessa and ealle þá gebodu þe Domitianus hæfde ǽr gesett, Ors. 6, 10; S. 264, 19.

hæftling

(n.)
Grammar
hæftling, es; m.

A captive

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Ðá áxode se ealdorman ðone hæftling hwæðer hé þurh drýcræft his bendas tóbrǽce then the alderman asked the captive whether he broke his bonds by witchcraft, Homl. Th. ii. 358, 10.

fremede

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Th. 68, 8, free from, not participating in, deprived of. with case Þý lǽs hé þæs heofenlican lofes tremde wǽre, Hml. Th. ii. 142, 26. Hé wearð fremde þǽre costunge alienus extitit a tentatione, Gr. D. 26, 28. ꝥ ic ne e with prep.

DRACA

(n.)
Grammar
DRACA, an; m.

a dragon draco a serpentserpensthe serpent = the devil diabŏlus

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Th. 148, 7. a serpent; serpens Is ðæt deór pandher, se is æt-hwám freónd, bútan dracan ánum the beast is the panther, which is to each a friend, save to the serpent only, Exon. 95 b; Th. 356, 24; Pa. 16. the serpent = the devil; diabŏlus Worpaþ hine

meagol-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
meagol-líce, adv.

Earnestlystrenuously

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Th. i. 504, 7 where in the same narrative geomlíce bǽdon occurs) gebǽdon they earnestly prayed to the living God and the holy archangel Michael, Blickl. Homl. 201, 13.

þeód-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-cyning, es; m.
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king of all nations, the monarch of the world, the Deity Bútan ǽr þeódcyning (cf.

efesian

(v.)
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Sceára tácen is þæt þú wecge þínne scytefinger and þone midemistan on þínre swíðran hande ymb þín heáfod swilce þú efysian wille, Tech. ii. 127, 25. with acc. of person, to cut the hair of a person Ne efesiað eów, Deut. 14, 6.

Eást

(n.; adv.)
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Eást, es; m.
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Þæt hé ymbsáwe súð, eást, and west, Met. 10, 5. of relative position, east, to the east, in the east Þá beorgas onginnað westane . . . and endiað eft eást in Dalmatia, Ors. 1, 1; S. 22, 21.

Eáster-freólsdæg

(n.)
Grammar
Eáster-freólsdæg, es; m.
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The feast day of the Passover Ǽr þám Eásterfreólsdæge ante diem festum Paschae, Jn. 13, 1

Linked entry: freóls-dæg

DÉMA

(n.)
Grammar
DÉMA, an; m. [déman to deem, judge, think] .

a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal

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a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire; censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter Ic eom se déma I am the judge, Exon. 42 b; Th. 144, 8; Gú. 675: 69 a; Th. 257, 19; Jul. 249: Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 12; Jud. 59.

Linked entries: dǽma doema

Assan dún

(n.)
Grammar
Assan dún, e ; f. [assan, dún a hill: 'Assendun S. Hovd. i. e. vertente Florent. mons asini,' Gib.]

Assingdon or Ashingdon, in Essex

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Assingdon or Ashingdon, in Essex Se cyning offérde hí innon Eást-Seaxan, æt ðære dúne ðe man hǽt Assandún the king overtook them in Essex, at the hill which is called Assingdon, Chr. 1016; Th. 282, 19, col. 2: 1020; Th. 286, 16, 19, col. 1

beót-háta

(n.)
Grammar
beót-háta, an; m. [MS. beo = beót, gebeót a command, decree, háta a caller, commander]

A commanderleaderimperatordux

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A commander, leader; imperator, dux Ahleóp ðá fór hæleðum hilde calla, bald beót-háta bord upahóf then the herald of war leaped before the warriors, the bold commander [Moses] upraised his shield Cd. 156; Th. 193, 27; Exod. 253

min-dóm

(n.)
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The passage from Ps. Th. 54, 7 is Ic bíde þæs beornes þe mé bóte eft mindóm and mægenes hreóh The last line is too short, perhaps it might be completed by writing mínne after mindóm ? But see min

ge-spówan

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God þé gemiclað ꝥ þé forþ gespéwð ꝥ þú dón wilt, H. Z. 21, 189, 13. Add

ge-ceósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceósan, to geceósanne, geceósenne; ic -ceóse, ðú -ceósest, -cýst, -císt, he -ceóseþ, -cýsþ, -cýst, pl. -ceósaþ; p. -ceás, pl. -curon; pp. -coren

To electchoosedecideproveapproveeligerepræeligereseligereasciscerepeterenancisci

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Th. 131, 5 : Exon. 25 b; Th. 75, 19; Cri. 1224 : 15 a; Th. 31, 18; Cri. 497 : 12 b; Th. 21, 7; Cri. 331 : 64 b; Th. 237, 21; Ph. 593 : 63 b; Th. 234, 16; Ph. 541 : 74 b; Th. 279, 13; Jul. 613 : 66 a; Th. 243, 26; Jul. 16 : 74 b; Th. 278, 29; Jul. 605

bismerian

(v.)
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Th. 9, 23. Mec þás elreordegan nú bysmergeað illudi me a barbaris existimavi, Nar. 25, 26. Bysmrode ic hine mid mínum ondswarum, 18, 13.

limpan

(v.)
Grammar
limpan, p. lamp, pl. lumpon

To befallhappenpertainbelongaffectconcern

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Ðis sind ða landgemǽra ðæs londes ðe lympþ tó Stúre these are the boundaries of the land that belongs to Stour, Cod. Dip. Kmbl, iii. 81, 34. Hú lomp eów on láde what hap was yours by the way? Beo. Th. 3978; B. 1987.