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Birīnus

(n.)
Grammar
Birīnus, i; m. Latin: Biríne, Byríne, es; m.

Birīnus, the first bishop of Wessex,

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Hit gelamp on ða sylfan tíd ðe mon ðone cyning fullade, ðæt ðǽr wæs se halgesta and se sigefæstesta cyning Norþan Hymbra Oswald andweard....

Linked entry: Byríne

Huntan-dún

(n.)
Grammar
Huntan-dún, e; f.

Huntingdon

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Huntingdon Fór se here of Huntandúne and of Eástenglum and worhton ðæt geweorc æt Tæmese forda and forléton ðæt óðer æt Huntandúne ...

ge-cnǽwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cnǽwe, adj.

Knowingconsciousawareacknowledgingcognoscensconscius

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Knowing, conscious, aware, acknowledging; cognoscens, conscius Se synfulla stód feorran, gecnǽwe his misdǽda the sinful stood afar off, conscious of his misdeeds, Homl. Th. ii. 428, 27.

Linked entry: on-cnǽwe

weorold-gleng

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gleng, es or e; m. or f.
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Worldly pomp Se blinda ne bæd goldes, ne seolfres, ne worldglenga, Blickl. Homl. 21, 6. Se snotera wer ne gewilnaþ ðara woruldglenga, ne ðæs líchaman wlite, ac gewilnaþ ðære sáwle, Basil admn. 8; Norm. 52, 14.

wyrd-writere

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd-writere, es; m.

One who writes an account of eventsa historianhistoriographer

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Andromachus se wyrdwrítere, Anglia viii. 307, 9. Se wyrdwrítere Ióséphus áwrát on ðære cyrclícan gereccednesse, ðæt Héródes lytle hwíle æfter Ióhannes deáðe ríces weólde, Homl. Th. i. 488, 12. Wyrdwríteras secgaþ, 80, 5 : 454, 11 : Homl.

bile-witlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
bile-witlíce, (-hwit-, v. Dict.); adv.

Simplyinnocentlyuprightlygently

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Ðætte libbe getreówlíce, ðe bilwitlíce libbe qui ambulat simpliciter, ambulat confidenter, 243, 12. Hé sylfa mé geandette swíþe bilwitlíce (simpliciter), Gr. D. 242, 5

eahtan

(v.)
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Þæt wé magon eahtan ( this point we can appreciate ) ... þæt se sáwle weard lífes wísdóm forloren hæbbe, þe nú ne giémeð hwæðer his gǽst sié earm þe eádig, 1550

Linked entry: eahtend

efen-sárgian

(v.)
Grammar
efen-sárgian, p. ode
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Se Godes man efensárgode (efensárgende, v. l. ) hire sáre, 215, 22. Se abbod him efensárgode, Hml. S. 33, 16. Hé hæfde frýnd ꝥ hine fréfrodon and him efensárgodon, 30, 202

Linked entry: sárgian

éþian

(v.)
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Se gást éþað (spirat) þǽr hé wile, Gr. D. 146, 12. Oeðað (ocðiga, R.) spirat, Jn. L. 3, 8. Swá swá se man swelteþ, swí swylteþ eác þá nýtenu, and gelíce hí ealle éþiað (spirant), Gr. D. 264, 20.

wægn-scilling

(n.)
Grammar
wægn-scilling, es; m.

A toll of a shilling on each waggon standing to be loaded at a salt-pan

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A toll of a shilling on each waggon standing to be loaded at a salt-pan Se wægnscilling and se seámpending gonge tó ðæs cynges handa swá hé ealning dyde æt Saltwíc (cf. sine aliquo tribute dominatoris gentis praedictae, id est statione siue inoneratione

COCCEL

(n.)
Grammar
COCCEL, es; m.

COCKLEdarneltares; zizania

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Se sóða Déma hit his englas gadrian ðone coccel the true Judge shall bid his angels gather the cockle 526, 21; Mt. Bos. 13, 27, 29, 30. Coccela zizaniorum Mone B. 2332

ono

(con.)

if

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Ono hé wiste hine on wónyssum geeácnodne, hé ðá geómrade hine fram scylde ácennedne qui enim in iniquitatibus conceptum se noverat, a delicto se natum gemebat, S. 495, 24. Ono (ond?)

on-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
on-sprǽc, e; f.

A suit involving a claim or accusation, claim, charge

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A suit involving a claim or accusation, claim, charge Se móste his hláford áspelian, and his onspǽce gerǽcan, L. R. 3; Th. i. 192, 3.

Linked entry: an-sprǽc

ge-sundfulnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sundfulnes, -fullnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Soundnesshealthinessprosperitysānĭtas corpŏrisprospĕrĭtas

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Se oferdrenc fordéþ untwílíce ðæs mannes sáwle and his gesundfullnysse over-drinking surely destroys a man's soul and his soundness, Ælfc. T. 43, 16.

fore

(prep.)
Grammar
fore, = for, q. v; prep. dat. acc.

foron account offor the sake ofpropropterperforon account offor the sake ofpropropterper

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Se þegn fore fæder dǽdum swefeþ the thane sleeps for his father's deeds, Beo. Th. 4125; B. 2059

steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
steáp, adj.
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Se streám ætstód swá steáp swá munt the stream (Jordan) stood as high as a hill, Homl. Th. ii. 212, 23. Wág steáp gedreás, Exon. Th. 476, 22; Ruin. 11. Seó steápe burh on Sennar stód, Cd. Th. 102, 15; Gen. 1700.

ge-wrecan

Grammar
ge-wrecan, In l. 9 before 84 insert. Ps. Th.,
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Se synfulla bysmrað Drihten . . . hé ne geðencð þæt God hit mæg gewrecan, Ps. Th. 9, 23

neósan

(v.)
Grammar
neósan, p. de (?) with gen. acc. or clause.

to search outfind out by enquiryto seekvisitto seek with hostile intent

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Word áres oft neósendes (ðín), 175, 6; Gú. 1190. to seek with hostile intent (cf. sécan) Wyrm yrre cwom fiónda niósan, láðra manna, Beo. Th. 5336; B. 2671

a-cwincan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwincan, p. -cwanc, pl. -cwuncon; pp. -cwuncen

To vanishbecome extinguishedquenchedextinguievanescere

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To vanish, become extinguished, quenched; extingui, evanescere Se móna acwanc the moon was extinguished, i. e. eclipsed. Chr. 1110; Ing. 331, 30

Linked entry: a-cwanc

bædzere

(n.)
Grammar
bædzere, bæzere, es; m: bezera, an; m.

A baptistbaptizerbaptista

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A baptist, baptizer; baptista Hie cwǽdun, sume Iohannes se bædzere illi dixerunt, alii Ioannem Baptistam, Mt. Rush. Stv. 16, 14: 3, 1