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
Fierceness ⬩ rage ⬩ cruelty ⬩ severity. ⬩ ferocitas ⬩ austeritas ⬩ feritas, i. crudelitas, inclementia, duritia ⬩ furor ⬩ feria, insania ⬩ savageness ⬩ fierceness ⬩ ferocity ⬩ harshness ⬩ severity
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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
to cause regret or sorrow ⬩ to 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
Gain ⬩ product ⬩ emolument ⬩ wealth ⬩ riches ⬩ treasure ⬩ usury ⬩ business ⬩ merces ⬩ mercātus ⬩ quæstus ⬩ lucrum ⬩ ēmŏlŭmentum ⬩ ŏpes ⬩ thesaurus ⬩ ūsūra ⬩ nēgōtium
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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.
hleótan
to cast lots ⬩ to 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.
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wæstm
Growth, increase ⬩ growth, produce ⬩ plant, fruit ⬩ offspring, progeny ⬩ result ⬩ fruit, that which may be enjoyed ⬩ produce of money, usury. ⬩ growth, growing, ⬩ increase ⬩ growth, thriving ⬩ growth, 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
A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaft ⬩ the shaft of a spear ⬩ a spear ⬩ the shaft of an arrow ⬩ a pole ⬩ a 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
To teach ⬩ instruct ⬩ educate ⬩ to preach ⬩ to exhort ⬩ admonish ⬩ advise ⬩ persuade ⬩ suggest
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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
A welling up of water ⬩ spring ⬩ fountain ⬩ source ⬩ head of a river ⬩ beginning ⬩ aquæ 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.
Eald-Seaxe
The Old-Saxons ⬩ antīqui 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
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un-gecyndelíc
unnatural ⬩ not in accordance with the nature of a thing ⬩ not natural ⬩ supernatural ⬩ unnatural ⬩ contrary to nature ⬩ monstrous
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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
a place ⬩ place ⬩ stead ⬩ stead ⬩ situation ⬩ condition
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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.
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be
rest ⬩ by ⬩ along, ⬩ by, not later than ⬩ by ⬩ during ⬩ by ⬩ with ⬩ conveyance, by (in to send by) ⬩ subject to ⬩ in the case of ⬩ in the matter of ⬩ in ⬩ with ⬩ (to do) by ⬩ or about ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ (to become)of ⬩ by ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ by ⬩ by means of ⬩ by the use of ⬩ by way of ⬩ in the form of ⬩ after ⬩ according to ⬩ after ⬩ by the command ⬩ at the request
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Gá 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
Free ⬩ noble ⬩ līber ⬩ ingĕnuus ⬩ nōbĭlis
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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
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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
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leóht-gesceot
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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.
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