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stund-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
stund-mǽlum, adv.
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Gl. 451, 6: 469, 72: 482, 51. at different times, alternately, now at one time now at another Stundmǽlum alternatim, singulatim, separatim, 438, 53: vicissim, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 238, 4. Stuntmælum, R. Ben. Interl. 38, 10

sweart

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Add Sweartes geallan melancolie, i. fellis, An. Ox. 2950. add: — Mid sweartum tetris, i. nigris (tenebris), An. Ox. 1736. add: — Sweartum ceco (ceco carpitur igne et clandestinis inflammatur stimulis, Ald. 66, 11), An. Ox. 4653

FREMEDE

(adj.)
Grammar
FREMEDE, fremde, fremþe, fræmde; adj.

Strangeforeignestranged fromdevoid ofaliēnusperegrīnusaliēnātusaversusremōtusexpers

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Ðonne beó we fremde fram eallum ðám gódum then should we be cut off from all those good things, St. And. 8, 10. Feorcund mon oððe fremde a far-coming or a strange man, L. In. 20; Th. i. 114, 15: L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. 268, 21: L. C.

ge-wylde

(adj.)
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ge-wylde, adj.

Subjectunder one's power or controlin one's possesion

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Nis us nán lim swá gewylde to ǽlcum weorce swá us sind úre fingras we have no limb so at our disposal for every work as are the fingers, Homl. Th. ii. 204, 7. Seó gewylde gleáwnes consummata prudentia, Nar. 2, 1.

gleáwlíce

(adv.)
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Swá hleóðrode hálig cempa þeáwum geþancul, An. 427. Paulus eóde þá gleáwlíce and heora godas sceáwode ealle be endebyrdnesse, Hml.

here-toga

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Add the acting leader of an army Scotta sumdǽl gewát on Brittene, and þes landes sumdǽl geeódon, and wes heora heratoga Reóda geháten, Chr. pref.; P. 5, l. Ðonne se heretoga wácað, þonne bið eall se here gehindred, 1003; P. 135, 15: Ll.

sǽ-flód

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-flód, es; m. n.

an incoming tide, floodthe sea,

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On ðissum geáre com ðæt mycele sǽflód, and ærn swá feor up swá nǽfre ǽr ne dyde, and ádrencte feala túna, Chr. 1014; Erl. 151, 14.

wǽr-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽr-fæst, adj.

Faithful,

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¨ Faithful, as an epithet of the Deity Waldend gemunde wǽrfæst (faithful to his covenant)Abraham árlíce, Cd. Th. 156, 8; Gen. 2585. Ús Hǽlend God wǽrfæst onwráh Jesus, faithful to the covenant, has revealed God to us, Exon. Th. 24, 13; Cri. 384.

encgel

(n.)
Grammar
encgel, es; m.

An angelangĕlus

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An angel; angĕlus Hálig encgel a holy angel, Cd. 226; Th. 301, 24; Sat. 586, = engel an angel

wiþer-bersta

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-bersta, iþer-bresta, an ; m.
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An adversary Ðeáh ðe . . . him an eorðan nǽfre nǽre ǽnig wiðerbresta (v. wiþer-breca, ), Sal. K. 86, 5

Linked entry: bersta

up-engel

(n.)
Grammar
up-engel, es; m.

An angel of heaven

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An angel of heaven Upengla fruma, Andr. Kmbl. 451; An. 226. Upengla weard, Menol. Fox 417; Men. 210

be-lúcan

(v.)
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To bring to an end Se apostol beleác þisne pistol mid þisum wordum, Hml. Th. i. 606, 8: 616, 32. Hé geseah ꝥ ealle þás þingc belocene wǽron (all work and play were stopped), Ap. Th. 6, 17.

toft

(n.)

a piece of ground, messuage, homesteada place marked out for a house or buildinga square piece of ground with walls but without roofan enclosed home-fieldcampusan elevated piece of grounda field where a house or building once stood.

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And ic an þe préstes toft into þe kirke fre . . . And ic an Léfquéne fítténe acres and an toft . . . And Alfwold habbe, mid tón þe hé hér hauede, .xvi. acres mid tofte mid alle. Chart. Th. 580, 6-27. v. Grmm. R. A. 539

ǽr-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-sceaft, e; f.

An old creationan ancient workpristina creatiopriscum opus

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An old creation, an ancient work; pristina creatio, priscum opus, Exon. 124a; Th. 477, 1; Ruin. 16

Linked entry: sceaft

ídelgild-offrung

(n.)
Grammar
ídelgild-offrung, e ; f.
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An offering to an idol Ídelgildoffrung idolothytum, Ælfc. Gl. 18; Som. 58, 109; Wrt. Voc. 22, 25

flíming

(n.)
Grammar
flíming, es; m.

A fugitivean exileoutlaw

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A fugitive, a banished person, an exile, outlaw Flými[u]g profugus i. expulsus. An. Ox. 2965

in-lendisc

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Add: The definite form used substantively, a native, an inhabitant Inlendisca accola, i. habitator, An. Ox. 2415

sceacel

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add: an instrument for causing vibrations (v. sceacan; ), an implement for striking the strings of a harp

ge-byrd

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Oft þæt gegongeð þætte wer and wíf in woruld cennað bearn mid gebyrdum, Vy. 3. of a child, the being born Ǽr þon þe hé þǽre gesýnelican gegaderunge menniscre gebyrde onfénge, Bl. H. 165, 36.

lǽl

Grammar
lǽl, <b>. I.</b>
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Add: Lǽla uibices, An. Ox. 7, 246. Lǽlo, 8, 184. Add: Lǽl liuor, An. Ox. 32, 24. ¶ The word glosses linor = envy :-- Lę́la liuoris (rancida liuoris inuidia, Ald. 40, 14), An. Ox. 4, 52. Cf. lǽlian