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cild

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Th. i. 118, 17. In cildes híw, Cri. 725. Heó wearð mid cilde, Hml. Th. i. 24, 26. Þá cild on Bethlem ofslægene wǽrun, Chr. 2; P. 2, 29. Ðá cild rídaþ on heora stafum and manigfealdne plegan plegiaþ, Bt. 36, 5; F. 180, 9.

ge-bedda

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bedda, . . . an ; f.
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Substitute: ge-bedda, an ; m. this is the usual form, but gebedde occurs in C. D. iii. 50, 3.

hladan

to load ⬩ to load ⬩ freight ⬩ cargo ⬩ to load ⬩ to draw ⬩ to draw ⬩ to draw ⬩ to draw ⬩ obtain ⬩ to scoop out

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Ne in huon ðú hlada hæfis ðú neque in quo haurias habes, Jn. L. 4, 11. Úp hladen exantlamus, hauriamus, Hpt. Gl. 418, 33. Tó hladanne dæt wæter, Past. 373, 9. Tó ladanne (hladanne, R.), Jn.

of-þyncan

(v.)

to cause regret or sorrow ⬩ to cause displeasure or offence

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Ðá sceolde ðám gigantum ofþincan þæt hé hæfde hiera ríce it is said that the giants were displeased at his having their kingdom, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, II. Mæg ðæs ofþyncan þegna gehwam, Beo. Th. 4070; B. 2032.

hemlíc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hemlíc, hymlíc, es; m: hymlíce, an; f.

Hemlock

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Dó tó hymlícan put hemlock to it, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 18, 27

Linked entry: hymblícae

un-ámeten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ámeten, adj.

Unmeasured ⬩ not having determined limits ⬩ very great ⬩ immense ⬩ boundless

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Th. ii. 314, 12: Homl. Skt. i. 16, 254

Linked entry: á-metan

ge-brosnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brosnian, p. ode; pp. od
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Take here ge-brosnod in Dict., and odd: in a physical sense Ðú ne geðafast þæt mín líchama gebrosnige (nec dabis sanctum tuum videre corruptionem, Ps. 16, 10), Hml. Th. ii. 16, 27. Ðonne ðín flǽe; gebrosnod, Past. 249, 14: 251, 9.

oþ-wítan

(v.)
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with dat. of person, and charge in acc. Him God ne oðwít his scylda, Ps. Th. 31, 2. Ðæt ilce Dryhten oðwát Israhéla folce, Past. 267, 14. in a clause Ic þé ná ne oðwíte þæt þú mé ne gehýrst, Ps.

Linked entry: æt-wítan

ELE

(n.)
Grammar
ELE, es; m.

OIL ⬩ ŏleum

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OIL; ŏleum Eles gecynd is ðæt he wile oferstígan ǽlcne wǽtan: ageót ele uppon wæter oððe on óðrum wǽtan, se ele flýt bufon: ageót wæter uppon ðone ele, and se ele abrecþ up and swimþ bufon it is the nature of oil that it will rise above every fluid:

Linked entries: æl ole

ge-rýman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rýman, p. de; pp. ed [rýman to make room]

To extend, enlarge, make room, open, manifest, expand ⬩ dīlātāre, amplĭfĭcāre, lŏcum dāre, apĕrīre, expandĕre

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Ic him lífes weg gerýmde I opened the way of life to them, Rood Kmbl. 175; Kr. 89: Elen. Kmbl. 2496; El. 1249. Ðú me gerýmdes dīlātasti mihi, Ps. Th. 4, 1. Octauianus gerýmde Rómána ríce Octavianus extended the Roman empire, Homl. Th. i. 32, 18.

Linked entry: rýman

antre

(n.)
Grammar
antre, an; f.

Radish ⬩ raphanus ⬩ raphanis sativa

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M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 266, 3. Ancre [antre?], ðæt is rædic raphanus, Mone A. 493

Linked entry: ontre

Denisses burna

(n.)
Grammar
Denisses burna, an; m.

DENISESBURN, the river Denis ⬩ Denisi rīvus

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DENISESBURN, the river Denis; Denisi rīvus On ðære stówe ðe Engle nemnaþ Denisses burna in loco qui lingua Anglōrum Denises burna, id est rivus Denisi vocātur, Bd. 3, 1; S. 524, 10

land-setla

(n.)
Grammar
land-setla, an; m.

a tenant

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An occupier of land, a tenant Ic an míne landseðlen here toftes tó ówen áchte I give to my tenants their tofts into their own possession, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 282, 29

mód-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
mód-gehygd, es; n.

Thought

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Thought Ic tó ðé mid módgehygde clypade I cried to thee in thought, Ps. Th. 87, 13. Hine fyrwyt bræc módgehygdum his thoughts were distracted by curiosity. Beo. Th. 471; B. 233

ge-gæncg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gæncg, es; m.

A society ⬩ meeting ⬩ an assembly ⬩ cœtus

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A society, meeting, an assembly; cœtus Ðe wæs on ðam gegæncge ðár man Crist bænde who was in the company where Christ was bound, Ælf. ep. 1st, 50; Th. ii. 386, 23

wóh-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
wóh-gestreón, es; n.

Wrongful gain ⬩ ill-gotten gain

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Wrongful gain, ill-gotten gain Þurh rícra reáflác and þurh gítsunge wóhgestreóna. Wulfst. 166, 24. Ðæt mancyn, ðe nú is on synnlustum and in ðám wóhgestreónum goldes and seolfres beswicen, 182, 13

Linked entry: wóh

ess

(n.)
Grammar
ess, es; m.
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The letter s Premo ic ofðrycce macað pressi on twám essum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 170, 3. Fissum on twám essum . . . fusum, án s for ðan ðe se u is lang, 178, 5

fódder

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Voc. ii. 82, 34. Hé bær Crístes godspel in fódre ofer his sculdrum swá hwæder swá hé eóde, Shrn. 116, 29. Tégum, fódrum tehis ( = thecis ), Txts. 101, 2010

fore-leóran

(v.)

to precede ⬩ pass by

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to precede Ic forlióro (foregá, R.) iówih praecedam vos, Mt. L. 26, 32. Foreliórað íwih praecedit vos, 28, 7. to pass in front of, pass by Foreliórende praetereuntes, Mt. R. 27, 39

ge-mengednys

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Nis ná gerunnen tógædere seó godcundnys and seó menniscnys, ac seó godcundnys is ymbscrýd mid þǽre mennisc-nysse, swá þæt þǽr nys náðor gemencgednys ne tódál, Hml. Th. ii. 8, 7. Add