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Anglo-Saxon

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æþel-boren

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For worulde æðelboren, Hml. Th. ii. 118, 10. Swýðe æþelboren on weorulde and ríce. Chr. 654; P. 29, 15. Of æðelborenre mǽgðe, Hml. Th. ii. 118, 6: 174, 6: Hml. S. 8, 41. Æþelborene weras þe wǽron éstlíce áfédde, 31, 335.

Linked entry: boren

ge-þing

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þing, es; n.

a councilan assemblyconciliumcounioa compactan agreementa conditionpactumwhat is impending over onewhat is awaiting onewhat is certainly to be expected or hoped forfatedestinyquod est imminens vel expectandumfatumsors

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a council, an assembly; concilium, counio Ðá se þeóden ongan geþinges wyrcan then did the prince form a council, Cd. 197; Th. 245, 25; Dan. 468.

Linked entry: gúþ-geþingu

staca

(n.)
Grammar
staca, an; m.

A stake

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Man téh ðæt morð forð of hire inclifan. Ða nam man ðæt wíf and ádrencte hí æt Lundenebrigce, Chart. Th. 230, 12-19

Linked entry: stacung

gang-dagas

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Se forma gangdæg, Angl. viii. 329, 24. Add

swíþ-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-strang, adj.
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Of great strength or force. v. next word

helle-tintreg

(n.)

hell-torment

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Forst. 128, 19

Linked entry: tin-treg

blæstm

(n.)
Grammar
blæstm, es; m.
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Först. 74, 7

BIDDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BIDDAN, ic bidde, ðú biddest, bidst bitst, he biddeþ, bit, byt, bitt, pl. biddaþ; impert. bide, pl. biddaþ; p. ic, he bæd, ðú bǽde, pl. bǽdon; pp. beden : followed by an acc. of the person, or by the prep. to, and a gen. of the thing; v. trans.

To ask, pray, intreat, beseech, BID, order, requirepetere, poscere, orare, quærere, precari, deprecari, rogare, postulare, præcipere, requirere

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Gif hit [cild] æges bitt if he ask for an egg, Homl. Th. i. 250, 9. Gif hit [cild] hine hláfes bitt if he ask him for bread, 250, 8. Gif he byt fisces if he ask for a fish, Lk. Bos. 11, 11. Bide me postula a me, Ps. Th. 2, 8.

feorran-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
feorran-cund, adj.

Having a distant origincoming from afare longinquo ortus

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Having a distant origin, coming from afar; e longinquo ortus Sóna him seleþegn, síþes wérgum, feorrancundum forþ wísade forthwith the hall-thane guided him forth, weary from his journey, coming from afar, Beo. Th. 3594, note; B. 1795

ge-ælfremedan

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Först. 146. Add

twi-

(prefix)
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in composition with force of two. v. following words

of-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
of-weard, adj.
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Först. 170

Linked entry: æf-weard

sárig-cirm

(n.)
Grammar
sárig-cirm, es; m.
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Först. 128, 8

Linked entry: cirm

þríst-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
þríst-lic, adj.
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Först. 104, 1

gíme-líst

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for gímeléste and for récceléste forléton unwriten hiora dǽda, Bt. 18, 3; F. 64, 34. Giémeléste (-líste, v. l. ), Past. 165, 6 : 339, 21.

mann-líca

(n.)
Grammar
mann-líca, an; m.

A human formimage of a manstatue

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Eall Adames cynn ðe módor gebær tó manlícan all the race of Adam that mother gave the form of man to at birth, Wulfst. 137, 26: Dóm. L. 131.

þreá

(n.)
Grammar
þreá, þrawu; gen. þreá; pl. þreá; f.: þreá; gen. þreán, also þreás(?); m.; also neuter.

rebukereproofthreatchastisementcorrectionpunishmentan infliction that has been deservedjustifiable severityan infliction (where no idea of correction is implied)evilillpangplaguecalamityaffliction

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Wé ðec for þreáum and for ðeónýdum (for þearfum and for þreánýdum, Exon. Th. 186, 3) árna biddaþ, Cd. Th. 234, 18; Dan. 294.

Linked entry: bróh-þreá

a-nídan

(v.)
Grammar
a-nídan, p. -nídde; pp. -níded , pl. -nídde = nídede

To force

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To force, Chr. 823; Th. 110, 33 col. 1

cépe-stów

(n.)

a market-place, marketforum, emporium

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a market-place, market; forum, emporium, Som. Ben. Lye

-leást

(suffix)
Grammar
-leást, -liést, -lést, -lýst
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a termination of nouns formed from adjectives in -leás