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bróþor

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Tó his bréðer, Past. 235, 7. ꝥ his broðor nime his wíf and his bróðor (broeðre. L. , bróðer, R. fratri) sǽd wecce, Mk. 12, 19. þá wǽron Arwaldes bróðor (broðra, v. l. ), Bd. 4, 16; Sch. 426, 16. Bróðer (bróðero, L.) fratres , Mt. R. 12, 46.

drý-cræft

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Gif wíf drýcræft begǽð si mulier artem magicam exerceat, Ll. Th. ii. 130, 15. Drýcræft wyrcan, 154, 8. a magic art or practice Drýcræftas necromantiae, An. Ox. 4, 29.

ge-laþian

(v.)
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Hé wolde deófol gelaþian tó campe wiþ hine, 29, 20. to summon for a purpose Hé hæfde þá þing gefyllede þe hé fore gelaðod wæs, Ælfc. T.

Linked entry: laþian

ge-metfæst

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Se wísdóm gedéþ his lufiendas wíse and wære and gemetfæste, 27, 2; F. 98, l

Linked entry: ge-metfæstlíce

georn

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Earn ǽtes georn, Jud. 210. with dat. Ic eom sídes fús . . . edleánan (= -um; or edleána? under 1 b) georn, Gú. 1051. with clause, eager to do Sceolan wé beón geornran ꝥ wé Godes bebodu healdan, þonne wé úrne teónan gewrecan, Bl.

ge-camp

(n.)
Grammar
ge-camp, n. (not m.).
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Ǽlc ðǽra þe on gecampe winð ( in agone contendit, I Cor. 9, 25), forhæfð hine sylfne fram eallum þingum, Hml. Th. ii. 86, 22. non-physical Hú micel wǽre ꝥ gecamp ( certamen ) þe wann on þæs rihtwísan mannes breóstum, Gr. D. 18, 4.

hwettan

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D. iii. 430, II. to make a person keen (hwæt), incite, excite, egg on. absolute Swá þín sefa hwette, B. 490. with acc. Þonne wín hweteð beornes breóstsefan, Mód. 18.

of-þryccan

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Wind tóslóh þæt hús . . . þæt hit hreósende ðíne bearn ofðrihte and acwealde (domus corruens oppressit liberos tuos et mortui sunt, Job 1. 19), 450, 19.

sceaga

(n.)
Grammar
sceaga, an; m.

A shaw, small wood, copse, thicket Shaws broad belts of underwood Shaw a natural copse of wood

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Shaws broad belts of underwood, two, three, and even four rods wide, around every field, Farming words, 4 (Sussex). Shaw a natural copse of wood, Cumberland. The word occurs in the following passages of charters.

smyltness

(n.)
Grammar
smyltness, e; f.

Quiet, calm, serenity, tranquillityof physical calmthe quiet of evening, eveninggentleness, quietness in actionquiet, silenceplacidity, calmnesspeace, tranquillity, quiet calmness, composure

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Quiet, calm, serenity, tranquillity of physical calm Ðá bebeád hé ðam winde and ðære sǽ, and ðǽr wearð geworden mycel smyltness Mt. Kmbl. 8, 26. Smyltnes Mk. Skt. 4, 39: Blickl. Homl. 235, 9.

ÉÐEL

(n.)
Grammar
ÉÐEL, æðel, ǽðel; gen. éðles; dat. éðle, éðele; m. n.

property, inheritance, country, realm, land, dwelling, home prædium ăvītum, fundus heredĭtārius, patria, terra, sēdes, domĭcĭlium, tabernācŭlum

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Ic ealne geondhwearf éðel Gotena I traversed all the country of the Goths, 86 b; Th. 325, 10; Wíd. 109. Nán wítega nis andfenge on his éðele nēmo prophēta acceptus est in patria sua, Lk. Bos. 4, 24.

Linked entries: ǽðel éðyl óðel

FOLC

(n.)
Grammar
FOLC, es; n. [Folc being a neuter noun, and a monosyllable, has the nom. and acc. pl. the same as the nom. and acc. sing: it is a collective noun in English, and has not the plural form folks but by a modern corruption]

The FOLKpeoplecommon peoplemultitudea peopletribefamilypŏpŭlusgensnātiovulgusplebscīveshŏmĭnesexercĭtusmultĭtūdo

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Beó se þeóf útlah wið eall folc let the thief be an outlaw to all people, L. C. S. 30; Th. i. 394, 24. He gesóhte Súþ-Dena folc he sought the people of the South-Danes, Beo. Th. 931; B. 463: 1049; B. 522: 1390; B. 693: 2362; B. 1179.

Linked entries: folc-stów ge-folc

nægel

(n.)
Grammar
nægel, nægl, es; m.

the nail of a finger or toea nailpegan instrument for striking the strings of a harp

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Wið scurfedum nægle; nim gecyrnadne sticcan, sete on ðone nægl, Lchdm. ii. 150, 4 : i. 370, 9 : iii. 114, 21. Deóplíc dǽdbót biþ ...; ðæt íren ne cume on hǽre ne on nægle, L. Edg. C. 10; Th. ii. 280, 21.

trúwian

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
trúwian, ; p. ode
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</b> to trust to a person for something (clause with ð æt) :-- Hygd bearne ne trúwode, ðæt hé wið ælfylcum éþelstólas healdan cúde, Beo. Th. 4370; B. 2370. with gen. to trust in Geáta leód trúwode módgan mægnes. Beo. Th. 1343; B. 669.

Linked entry: trúgian

weorþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ-líc, adj.
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Wæs his ríce brád, wíd and weorðlíc, Exon. Th. 243, 11 ; Jul. 9. Treów in ðé weorðlícu wunade, 6, 12; Cri. 83. Ðín heáhsetl is heáh and mǽre, fæger and wurðlíc, Hy. 7, 40. Wé ðé þanciaþ ðínes weorðlícan wuldordreámes, 8, 10.

eáþe

(adv.)
Grammar
eáþe, adv.
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Þæt hé ðe iéð mehte winnan wið Brutuse, Ors. 2, 3; S. 68, 14. Eáður facilius, Mt. L. 19, 24: Mk. L. R. 2, 9.

fægnian

(v.)

to rejoiceexultwelcome

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Ongan seó leó fægnian wið þæs ealdan weard, and hine mid his leoþum styrgendum grétte the lion came towards the old man fawning, and with its limbs quivering greeted him, Hml.

hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hell, helle, e; f.
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Wið þone weallendan bryne þe weallað on helle, Ll. Th. i. 364, 13. In helle (in inferno) áhóf ðá égo his mið ðý wére in tintergum, Lk. L. 16, 23. Ne sceal nán man wénan ꝥ æalla þá þe on helle beóð habban gelíc wíte. Solil. H. 65, 21.

ferian

(v.)
Grammar
ferian, ferigan, ferigean, fergan; to ferianne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [fer = fær a journey] .

to carryconveybearleadconductferreportārevehĕrededūcĕreafferreto betake oneself tose gerĕreversērito godepartvehiīre

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Ðonne God geond wéstena wíde feraþ Deus, dum transgrediēris per desertum, Ps. Th. 67, 8

Linked entries: fergan ferigan fergan

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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particle. as relative pronoun of any number, gender, or case, where the antecedent clause does not contain a demonstrative Ic hit eom, þe wið ðé sprece, Jn. Skt. 4, 26.

Linked entry: þý