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ge-hwǽde

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Add Gehwǽde modicus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 29, 9: exiguus Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 19. applied to material objects. of size Fram dúne gehwǽdre a monte modico Ps. L. 41, 7. Bát gehwǽdne lembum exiguum Wülck. Gl. 254, 26.

réðness

(n.)
Grammar
réðness, -e; f.

Fiercenessragecrueltyseverity.ferocitasausteritasferitas, i. crudelitas, inclementia, duritia furorferia, insaniasavagenessfiercenessferocityharshnessseverity

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It glosses the following Latin words: ferocitas, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Som. 10, 65 : Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 11 : austeritas, 1, 19 : feritas, i. crudelitas, inclementia, duritia, 148, 2 : furor, 151, 69 : feria, insania, 151, 73.

of-þyncan

(v.)

to cause regret or sorrowto cause displeasure or offence

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with dat. of pers. and gen. of cause, nom. of cause, cause given by a clause to cause regret or sorrow Mé ofþincþ penetet, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 21. Mé ofþincþ ðæt ic hig worhte poenit t me fecisse eos, Gen. 6, 7. Hit mé ofþincþ, Lk. Skt. 17, 4.

ge-streón

(n.)
Grammar
ge-streón, -strión, es; n.

Gainproductemolumentwealthrichestreasureusurybusinessmercesmercātusquæstuslucrumēmŏlŭmentumŏpesthesaurusūsūranēgōtium

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Gain, product, emolument, wealth, riches, treasure, usury, business; merces, mercātus, quæstus, lucrum, ēmŏlŭmentum, ŏpes, thesaurus, ūsūra, nēgōtium Gestreón quæstus vel lucrum, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 6; Wrt. Voc. 60, 42.

Linked entries: streón ge-strión

hleótan

(v.)
Grammar
hleótan, p. hleát, pl. hluton.

to cast lotsto obtain by lot, get a share, share in, participate, obtain

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to cast lots Ic hleóte sortior, Ælfc. Gr. 31; Som. 35, 55. Ðá hluton ða consulas hwelc hiera ǽrest ðæet gewinn underfénge. Ðá gehleát hit Quintus Flaminius then the consuls cast lots which of them should first undertake that war.

Linked entry: ge-hleótan

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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Cniht, stranglíc on wæstme, Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 41. Ða beóð on wæstme fíftýne fóta lange and on brǽde týn fót*-*mǽla homines longi pedum .xv. lati pedum .x., Nar. 37, 10 note.

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m.

A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaftthe shaft of a speara spearthe shaft of an arrowa polea taper

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Ic lǽre ǽlcne ðara ðe manigne wǽn hæbbe, ðæt hé menige tó ðam ilcan wuda ðár ic ðás stuþan sceaftas cearf, Shrn. 163, 5-14.

ge-mót

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Ic wille ꝥ ǽlc man sý griðes wyrðe to gemóte and fram gemóte, 422, 5. Ic wille ꝥ ǽlc geréfa hæbbe gemót á ymbe feówer wucan, 164, 20. Séce man hundredes gemót, 386, l. On þám meðelstede þá hé gemót hæfde By. 199.

lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
lǽran, p. de

To teachinstructeducateto preachto exhortadmonishadvisepersuadesuggest

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Ic lǽre persuadeo, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 107; Wrt. Voc. 54, 50. For ðon ic lǽre ðæt ðæt tempel wé on fýre forbærnon unde suggero ut templa igni contradamus, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 33.

ǽ-welm

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-welm, -wellm, -wylm, -wylme, -wielme, es; m. [eá water, wælm a welling or boiling up]

A welling up of waterspringfountainsourcehead of a riverbeginningaquæ fons

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Gif he gesión mǽge æðelne ǽwelm ǽlces gódet [MS. goodes] if he may see the noble fountain of all good, 23, 7; Met. 23, 4: 20, 517; Met. 20, 259. Andlang Lígan óþ hire ǽwylm along the Lea unto its source, L. A. G. 1; Th. i. 152, 9. Ðære ǽwylme [MS.

Linked entries: ǽ-wylm eá-wylm

Eald-Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Eald-Seaxe, Ald-Seaxe; gen. -Seaxa; dat. -Seaxum; pl. m: Eald-Seaxan; pl. m.

The Old-Saxonsantīqui 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

Linked entry: Ald-Seaxe

un-gecyndelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecyndelíc, adj.

unnaturalnot in accordance with the nature of a thingnot naturalsupernaturalunnaturalcontrary to naturemonstrous

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unnatural, not in accordance with the nature of a thing Ungecyndelíc is ǽlcre wuhte, ðæt hit wilnige deáþes, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 152, 7. not natural, supernatural Ungecyndelíc fýr cymð fǽrunga on eówre burga, Wulfst. 297, 13. unnatural, contrary to nature

ǽþm

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Æthme vapore, 123, 14. breath of a living creature Ǽlces fisces sciell bið tó óðerre geféged ðæt ðǽr ne mæg nán ǽðm út be-twuxn una squama uni conjungitur, et ne spiraculum quidem incedit per eas, Past. 361, 19. hot breath, blast of fire Hé gefrét

hǽman

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</b> figurative :-- Þú fordydest ǽlcne man sé þe hǽmþ (fornicatur) fram þé, Ps. L. 72, 27

húru-þinga

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A. 144, 9. v. húru ; III Mt. 14, 36 (in Dict.). v. húru; Wé willað ꝥ ǽlces hádes menn georne gebúgan tó rihte . . . and húruþinga (praecipue, praesertim) Godes þeówas, . . . And ealle Godes þeówas . . . and húruþinga (maxime) sácerdas, Ll.

stæl

(n.)
Grammar
stæl, es; n.

a placeplacesteadsteadsituationcondition

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Ic eom gesceádwísnes and is eom ǽlcum manniscum móde on ðam stale ðe seó háwung byþ ðam eágum, Shrn. 178, 9. Gé beóþ mé talade on bearna stæl, Exon. Th. 366, 13; Reb. 11: Cd.

Linked entry: æt-steal

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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ǽlc cyricsceat intó þám ealdan mynstre be (in the case of) ǽlcum frígan heorðe, Ll. Th. i. 262, 16. Se áð sceal bión healf be (in the case of, with) húslgengum, 112, 4.

frig

(adj.)
Grammar
frig, def. se frigea; adj.

Freenoblelīberingĕnuusnōbĭlis

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Eal swá ǽlcan frigean men gebýreþ sīcut omnis līber făcĕre dēbet, L. R. S. 3; Th. i. 432, 23: L. In. 74; Th. i. 150, 3

hynden

(n.)
Grammar
hynden, e; f.
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It will appear from the following passage that the hynden was an association of ten tithings Ðæt wé tellan á x. menn tógædere and se yldesta bewiste ða nigene tó ǽlcum ðara geláste ðara ðe wé ealle gecwǽdon and syððan ða hyndena heora tógædere and ǽnne

Linked entry: hynden-mann

leóht-gesceot

(n.)
Grammar
leóht-gesceot, -gescot, es; n.
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Leóhtgesceot þríwa on geáre: ǽrest on Eásterǽfen, healfpenigwurþ wexes ǽt ǽlcre híde; and eft on Ealra Hálgena mæssan eall swá mycel; and eft tó ðǽm Sanctam Mariam clǽnsunge eal swá, L. C. E. 12; Th. i. 366, 31.

Linked entry: leóht-sceot