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under-fón

Grammar
under-fón, <b>. I.</b>
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add: where the object is material or non-material Nis nán man fæstende þe underféhð mid múðe ǽniges gesceaftes sǽ oððe eorðan, Hml. Th. ii. 330, 34. Cóm án gecrístnod man tó Martine . . . wolde his láre underfón, Hml. S. 31, 208. <b>I a.</b&

Róm-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
Róm-feoh, gen. -feós; n.

Peter's pence

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Peter's pence. [William of Malmesbury attributes to Ethelwulf the institution of this tax : 'Ethelwulf went to Rome (v. Chron. 855) and there offered to St. Peter that tribute which England pays to this day,' bk. 2, c. 2; but in the earlier and similar

íwan

(v.)
Grammar
íwan, p. de

To show ⬩ bring before the eyes ⬩ display ⬩ reveal

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To show, bring before the eyes, display, reveal Ýweþ and yppeþ shews and reveals, Salm. Kmbl. 985; Sal. 494. Ðá ýwde hé ðǽr synne wisan culpam esse demonstravit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 2. Ðá ýwde ic him sóna ða ylcan bóc ðara reogola quibus statim protuli

Linked entries: éwan ge-eówan

ge-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rídan, p. -rád; pp. -riden

To ride, reach or obtain by riding, get into one's power, subject

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To ride, reach or obtain by riding, get into one's power, subject Ðá he gerád to Ecgbryhtes stáne then he rode to Brixton, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 8. Se ðe næs gerád he who rode to the ness, Beo. Th. 5789; B. 2898. Ðá gerád he ða burg æt Tameworþige then

Linked entries: ge-faran ge-rád

un-ágán

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ágán, adj.

Not lapsed ⬩ with the time of its lease not run out

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Not lapsed, with the time of its lease not run out Ego Ealdulf ... quandam ruris particulam ... cuidam militi nomine Leofenað ... largitus sum ... et post uitae suae terminum duobus tantum haeredibus immunem derelinquat; quibus defunctis, aecclesiae

six

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Add: as adjective with a subst. expressed Siex míla from ðǽre byrig. Ors. 2, 4; S. 70, 25. Siex mónað, 2, 8; S. 94, 2. Sex weðras, sex gósfuglas, C. D. i. 312, 8. Fato sexo (sex, L.) hydriae sex, Jn. R. 2, 6. Æfter dagum sex, Mt. L. R. 17, 1. Æfter dagum

strícan

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add: where the hand, finger, &amp;c. is passed over or along a surface Sete þú þíne handa forewearde wiðneoðan þínne nafolan and stríc tó þínum twám hypum, Tech. ii. 119, 22. Stríc þú mid tósprǽddum handum niþer ofer þíne breóst, 25: 126, 22. Strýc

manig-feald

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add: — Eów tíhþ swíþe manigfeald gedwola (multiplex error), Bt. 26, 1 ; F. 90, 8. Eárhringas of mænigfealdan gimcyinne geworhte, Nar. 26, 32. Þæne mænifealdan cræft multiformem machinam, An. Ox. 119. Mislicu wítu and manigfeald earfoþu carcer, lex, ceteraque

býsgian

(v.)
Grammar
býsgian, bísgian, býsigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To occupy, busy, fatigue, trouble, afflict ⬩ occupare, fatigare, affligere, tribulare

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To occupy, busy, fatigue, trouble, afflict; occupare, fatigare, affligere, tribulare Se man biþ hérigendlíc, ðe mid gódum weorcum hine sylfne býsgaþ the man is praiseworthy, who busies himself with good works, Homl. Th. ii. 406, 16. For ðǽm manigfealdum

emne

(adv.)
Grammar
emne, comp. emnor, emnar; adv.

Equally, even, exactly, precisely, just ⬩ æquālĭter, æque, omnīno

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Equally, even, exactly, precisely, just; æquālĭter, æque, omnīno Sió sunne and se móna habbaþ todǽled betwuht him ðone dæg and ða niht swíðe emne the sun and the moon have divided the day and the night very equally between them, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234,

FÆTT

(adj.)
Grammar
FÆTT, fett, fæt; adj.

FAT, fatted ⬩ pinguis, săgīnātus, crassus

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FAT, fatted; pinguis, săgīnātus, crassus Seófatte gelynd the fat grease, Ps. Th. 62, 5. Ðín fæder ofslóh án fætt cealf occīdit păter tuus vĭtŭlum săgīnātum, Lk. Bos. 15, 27, 23, 30: Gen. 18, 7. Ðonne híg etaþ and fulle beóþ and fætte cum comēdĕrint et

Linked entries: fæt fett

lofian

(v.)
Grammar
lofian, p. ode

To praise ⬩ value

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To praise, value, put a price upon Míne weleras gefeóþ wynnum lofiaþ ðonne ic ðé singe gaudebunt labia mea dum cantavero tibi, Ps. Th. 70, 21. Wé ðé hæriaþ and lofiaþ we laud and praise thee, Dóm. L. 48, 116: Cd. 192; Th. 240, 33; Dan. 396: Elen. Kmbl

bodig

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For II and III substitute: II. the main portion, of the animal frame (opposed to head or limbs) Bodig truncus, Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 26. Bodeg, bodęi spina, Txts. 99, 1891. Bodig, An. Ox. 18b, 89. Hí næfdon ꝥ heáfod ld þám bodige, Hml. S. 32, 137, 165. Hí

brogdettan

(v.)
Grammar
brogdettan, (brodd-, bród-, bréd-, brott- ?); p. te.

to shake ⬩ quiver ⬩ to glitter ⬩ be splendid

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to shake, quiver Brogdetteð vibrat, Txts. 107, 2132. Swá ꝥ wæs æteówed, ꝥ hé bródette byfiende mid wundorlicre styrunge ut apparuerit cancussione mirifica tremendo palpitasse, Gr. D. 166, 14. Þá ongan hé ofdrǽdd bifian and broddettan (forhtiende and

cwén

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For cwéne (wk.) l. cwene, q. v. and add: a woman Cwéna geligr adulterium, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 33. a queen Ealra fǽmnena cwén, Bl. H. 105, 17. Coen (cwoen, R.) súðdǽles regina austri, Lk. L. 11, 31. Ðió cuoen reginam, p. 7, 8. Cuoeno reginae, Rtl. 68, 41

for-brecan

to crush ⬩ oppress ⬩ to break ⬩ destroy ⬩ to break

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Add: with a material object Ðeós wyrt (saxifrage) þá stánas on blǽdran forbrycð, Lch. i. 212, 15: Ps. Th. 28, 5. Hé ðá feoturo forbræc ł tóscænde (tóbræc, W. S. ) compedes comminuisset, Mk. R. L. 5, 4. Ic wille ꝥ palmtwig gegrípan, . . . and forseáredum

ge-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scirpan, to dress.
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Take here <b>ge-scerpan</b> in Dict., and add: to dress, clothe. of people Þá árás hé sylf and nine gescyrpte surrexit, vestimento se induit, Gr. D. 297, 12. Þeáh wé ús gescirpen mid þý reádestan godwebbe, Wlfst. 262, 21. In ðám godwebcynne

-hám

(suffix)
Grammar
-hám, es; m.

the abode of the elves

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'The Latin word which appears most nearly to translate it is vicus, and it seems to be identical in form with the Greek κώμη. In this sense it is the general assemblage of the dwellings in each particular district, to which the arable land and pasture

Bret-walda

(n.)
Grammar
Bret-walda, an; m.

A ruler of the Saxons in Britain, the chief Saxon king in England ⬩ Saxonum in Britannia rex supremus.

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A ruler of the Saxons in Britain, the chief Saxon king in England; Saxonum in Britannia rex supremus. Turner and Lappenberg suppose that the Bretwalda was elected by the other Saxon kings and by the collected nobility and other electors in Britain, because

Bryttas

(n.)
Grammar
Bryttas, Brittas, Brettas, Breotas, Brytas, Britas; pl. m.

Britons ⬩ Britones ⬩ Bretons ⬩ Armoricani

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Britons; Britones -Ǽrest wǽron búend ðyses landes Bryttas the first inhabitants of this land [England] were the Britons, Chr. Th. 3, 8, col. 1, 3. Mód and mægen Bryttas onféngon the Britons took heart and power, Bd. 1, 16; S. 484, 19: 1, 15; S. 483,

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