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log

(n.)
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[The grant in which this phrase occurs is of land that had been held by a ' húskarll' of king Edward.

cneów

(n.)
Grammar
cneów, es; n.

a kneegenua generation; generatio

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Bos. 27, 29. a generation; generatio In ðære þeóde awóc his ðæt þridde cneów in that nation rose the third generation from him Cd. 209; Th. 258, 16; Dan. 676

Linked entry: cneó

hláford-swica

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-swica, an; m.

A betrayer of his lord, a traitor to his lord

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Hér sind on earde on mistlíce wísan hláfordswican manige here in the land are in divers manners many traitors, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 107, 88: 110, 176

ge-brengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brengan, p. -brohte, pl. -brohton; pp. -broht; v. trans, [ge-, brengan to bring]

To bringleadproducebearferredūcĕreprodūcĕre

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Hý hit gebrohton burgum in innan they brought it within the towns, Exon. 75 b; Th. 284, 2; Jul. 691: 40 b; Th. 135, 24; Gú. 529. On þeówote gebroht brought into slavery, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 66, 20.

Linked entries: ge-bringan ge-broht

hæslen

(adj.)
Grammar
hæslen, adj.

Of hazel

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Strike the scores, and do all that in silence, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm, ii. 104, 6-11.

GYRD

(n.)
Grammar
GYRD, gird, gerd, e; f.

A staffrodtwiga yard the fourth part of a hidevirgavirgata

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In. 67; Th. i. 146, 1, 2: L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 24.

Linked entries: gird geard

-a

(suffix)
Grammar
-a, affixed to words, denotes

A personan agentactor

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A person, an agent, or actor, hence, All nouns ending in a are masculine, and make the gen. in an; as from Cum come [thou], cuma a person who comes, or a guest: Swíc deceive [thou], swica a traitor: Worht wrought, wyrhta a workman, wright: Fóregeng foregoing

FLÝS

(n.)
Grammar
FLÝS, fiís, fliés, flés, fleŏs. es; n.

A fleecewoolvelluslānūgo

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In. 69; Th. i. 146, 11, MS. H. Mid his flýse with its fleece, L. In. 69; Th. i. 146, 9, 10, MSS. B. H. He nyðerastíhþ swá swá rén on flýs descendet sicut plŭvia in vellus, Ps. Lamb. 71, 6: Ps. Th. 147, 5.

eácen

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
eácen, adj. [pp. of eácan]

Increased, great, vast, powerful auctus, magnus, pŏtens, grăvĭdus

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Insende eácne egesan he sent in mighty terror, Salm. Kmbl. 947; Sal. 473. Cræfte eácen great in skill, Exon. 128 a; Th. 492, 26; Rä. 81, 21: 14; Rä. 81, 15: 103 a; Th. 391, 21; Rä. 10, 8.

hwanan

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
hwanan, hwanon, hwonan, hwanone; adv.

Whence

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Hwanone sceoldest ðú specan on Hebréisc how should you speak in Hebrew? Nicod. 4; Thw. 2. 27. in dependent clauses Hí spyredan hwæt and hwonan hé wæs investigantes unde vel quis esset, Bd. 1, 33; S. 499, 12.

Linked entry: hwonan

gréting

(n.)
Grammar
gréting, e; f.
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Lufiaþ grétinga on strǽtum diligitis salutationes in foro, 11, 43. Pápa sende Eádwine grétinge the pope sent to Edwin greeting, Bd. 2, 10; S. 512, 20.

bétan

(v.)
Grammar
bétan, ic béte; p. bétte; pp. béted; trans. [Goth. ó = A. Sax. ó, é, thus Goth. bótyan = bótan = A.Sax. bétan]

to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restoreemendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiareto mendrepair a fireto lightmake a fire, to kindlefocum reparareto remedy, compensate, make amendscompensare

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Hú ðú meaht ðíne æceras bétan how thou mayest improve thy fields, Lchdm. i. 398, 1. joined with fýr to mend or repair a fire, to light, or make a fire, to kindle; focum reparare; [In this sense böten is used in Low German at the present day Böt füer make

Linked entry: bétte

ge-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hwǽr, -hwár; adv.

On every sideeverywhereundiqueubique

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Ðeáh ðú heaðorǽsa gehwǽr dohte though thou hast in martial exploits everywhere succeeded, Beo. Th. 1057; B. 526 : Elen. Kmbl. 1092; El. 548. Gehwár hí syn hefige gehwár eác medeme in some places they are heavy, in others moderate, Th. Ll. i. 434, 4

stellan

(v.)
Grammar
stellan, p. stealde, and stillan, styllan, stiellan; p. de
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T.) hí eft on middel ðæs unádwæscendlícan líges cum vim fervoris immensi tolerare non possent, prosiliebant in medium frigoris infesti; et cum neque ibi requiei invenire valerent, resiliebant rursus in medium flammarum inextinguibilium, Bd. 5, 12; S.

un-cýððu

(n.)
Grammar
un-cýððu, un-cýððo; indecl.: -cýðð, e; f.

ignorancea country not one's owna strange land

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[Þe soule is her in uncuððe ... and nout eðcene hwuch heo schal iwurðen in hire owune riche. Þet fleshe is her et home, A. R. 140, 17-20.]

torr

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Add Benedictus gestaþolode hine sylfne in þám uferan dǽlum þæs torres (on sumes stýpeles úpflóra, v.l. in turris superioribus), and Seruandus gestaþelode hine in þám neoðeran dælum þæs ylcan torres (stýpeles, v.l. ), Gr.

ǽht-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽht-spédig, adj.

Wealthyrichlocuplesopulentus

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Wealthy, rich; locuples, opulentus Se is betra ðonne ðú, ǽhtspédigra feoh-gestreóna he is better than thou, richer in money-treasures Exon. 67a; Th. 248, 26; Jul. 101

Linked entry: spédig

ærning

(n.)
Grammar
ærning, e; f.

A runningridingcursusequitatio

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A running, riding; cursus, equitatio Ða ðe hiora ærninge tréwaþ those who trust in their running, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 10: Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 15

arce-stól

(n.)
Grammar
arce-stól, es; m. [arce chief, stól a stool]

An archiepiscopal see or seatsedes archiepiscopalis

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An archiepiscopal see or seat; sedes archiepiscopalis Æt his arcestóle on Cantwara byrig at his archiepiscopal see in Canterbury, Chr. 1115; Th. 371, 5: 1119; Th. 372, 32

cwid-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
cwid-bóc, e; f.

The Book of Proverbs proverbiorum liber

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The Book of Proverbs; proverbiorum liber Be ðæm is awriten on Salomonnes cwidbócum about which it is written in the Proverbs of Solomon, Past. 36, 8; Cot. MS