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port-weall

(n.)
Grammar
port-weall, es ; m.
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A town-wall Man gengde ábútan ðone portweall, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 267.

steóp-módor

(n.)
Grammar
steóp-módor, f.
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Heó wæs Philippuses steópmódor, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 110, 26. Ðæt mon hine menge mid his steópméder, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 11. Steópmódrum, S. 490, 35. Gé sume hæfdon eówre steópmódur, Past. 32; Swt. 211 9

swice

(n.)
Grammar
swice, and (?) swicc, es; m.
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Ðæt wæs swéte stenc . . . tó ðæm swicce men þrungon, Exon. Th. 359, 21; Pa. 66

un-átellendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-átellendlíc, adj.

Innumerable

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Innumerable Seó fyrd wæs unátellendlíc ðe hé gegaderod hæfde, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 23. Hí bereáfedan hí æt eallon ðan gærsaman ðe heó áhte; ða wǽron unátellendlíce, 1043; Erl. 168, 34.

Linked entry: á-tellendlic

wynsum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wynsum-líc, adj.

Pleasantagreeable

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Eall ðæt him hér on worlde wynsumlíc wæs, 111, 26: 115, 11

á-holian

(v.)
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Wæs beboden Ezechiele ðæt hé scolde ðone alter habban uppan áholodne ad Ezechielem in altari fieri fossa praecipitur, Past. 217, 19

firlen

distance

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Sum dǽl þæs folces on fyrlene wæs fram Mathathiam, 25, 237. Take here fyrlen in Dict., and add

wearda

(n.)
Grammar
wearda, (?), wearde (?), an; m. or f.

A watchman or a watch

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Ger. wart-perg), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 191, 34. Cf. On weardæs beorh, 291, 23: 112, 32. Weardan excubiae, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Zup. 84, 16

Cneoferis burh

(n.)
Grammar
Cneoferis burh, burg, e; f.

BurghcastleSuffolk villæ nomen in agro Suffolciensi

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Burghcastle, Suffolk; villæ nomen in agro Suffolciensi Ðá wæs fæger mynster getimbred on wuda neáh sǽ on sumre ceastre, seó is nemned on Englisc Cneoferis burh erat monasterium silvanum, et mares vicinitate amænum, constructum in castro quodam, quod

EAL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EAL, eall; gen. m. n. ealles; f.ealre , eallre ; dat. m. n. eallum ; f.ealre , eallre ; acc. m. ealne, eallne. f ealle, n. eal; inst. ealle; pl. nom. acc. ealle, ealla; gen. ealra, eallra; dat. eallum;

sometimes used indeclwithout substantive, and sometimes governing the genitiveare sometimes used, almost adverbially

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Sió his rices wæs ealles éðel-stól it was the metropolis of his whole empire. Bt. Met. Fox 9, 21; Met. 9, 11. Hie ðá ánmóde ealle cwǽdon they all said then unanimously, Andr. Kmbl. 3201; An. 1603.

Linked entries: al all eall

staþol

(n.)
Grammar
staþol, (-el, -ul), es; m.
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Th. 106, 40. a fixed position, station, place, site Staþol wæs wyrta wlitetorhtra (the plain) was the site of beauteous plants, Exon. Th. 484, 4; Rä. 72, 2. Be ðære stówe staðole secundum positionem loci, R. Ben. 59, 1. Staðele, 88, 4.

Linked entry: scaþel

eáster

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'Ic wát ꝥ hit Eástron wǽron,' 99, 27-29. Hé wæs gefullod on Eástrum . . . þá wæron Éstran on .ii. idus Apr̃., Chr. 626; P. 25, 16. Þá wǽron Eástron on .iii. N[^o] Apr̃., 1042; P. 163, 19.

líg

(n.)
Grammar
líg, lég, es; generally masc. but ðæt lég occurs.

Flamelightning

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Fýres líge wæs fornumen, 4, 25; S. 599, 20. On fíres líge in flamma ignis, Ex. 3, 2. On brádum ligge, Wulfst. 188, 3. Ligge gelícost, Beo. Th. 1458; B. 727. For dracan lége for the flame that was sent forth by the dragon, 5092; B. 2549.

Linked entry: lég

mǽrþu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrþu, mǽrþo; indecl.: mǽrþ, e; f.

greatnesshonourgloryfamea greathonourableglorious actiona wonderful thingmighty work

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Ðǽr wæs Beówulfes mǽrþo mǽned there was celebrated Beowulf's glory. Beo. Th. 1718; B. 857: 1322; B. 659. Mǽrþo fremman to achieve glory, 4274; B. 2134.

ge-wuna

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Voc. i. 54, 68. referring to living creatures. habitual action, wont, custom, habit Hí ǽghwér hergodon and bærndon swá heora gewuna wæs, Chr. 1009; P. 139, 16: 1016; P. 150, 17. Ꝥ mé þincþ wiþerweard þing ǽlces monnes gewunan, Bt. 26, 2; F. 92, 25.

ge-leáfful

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Add: having faith, or trust Hé wæs Gode geleáffull on his heortan, Shrn. 76, 21. having the Christian faith, Christian Blissian nú eall geleáffull folc, for þon þe for ús Crístes blód wæs ágoten, Bl. H. 91, 7.

DUGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DUGAN, part. dugende; ic, he deah, deag; ðú duge, pl. dugon; p. dohte, pl. dohton

To avail, to be of use, able, fit, strong, vigorous, good, virtuous, honest, bountiful, kind, liberalvalēre, prōdesse, frūgi ease, bŏnum esse, munĭfĭcum, vel libĕrālem se præbēre

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Ðeáh ðú heaðorǽsa gehwǽr dohte, grimre gúþe though thou hast everywhere been vigorous in martial onslaughts, in grim war, Beo. Th. 1057; B. 526. Gif he ǽr ne dohte if he were not before virtuous, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 98, 14.

Linked entry: dugunde

FÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÉDAN, part. fédende; he fédeþ, fét, fétt; p. ic, he fédde, ðú féddest, pl. féddon; pp. féded, fédd.

nourishsupportsustainbring upeducatepascĕrecĭbārenutrīreengtrīresustentāreedŭcāreto bring forthproducegignĕreprodūcĕre

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eácniendum and fédendum on ðám dagum væ autem prægnantĭbus, et nutrientĭbus in illis diābus, Mt. Bos. 24, 19: Lk. Bos. 21, 23. Ðú us fédest teára hláfe cĭbābis nos pāne lacry̆mārum, Ps.

Linked entry: féding

gangan

to gowalkto go pedestrianfootmountedto move along, proceedanimateliveto take a specified courseto be habitually in a specified conditionto pass, be currentto take place to have a specified issueto departto take one's way, proceed gomove in a specified directiongoandto be carried, moved, impelled to reach, extendto passbecometo cometo go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation

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Árás ꝥ mægden and geongende (gong-, R.) wæs (ambulabat), Mk. L. 5, 42. to go on business Wyrce hé þám hláforde þe him fore ríde oþþe gange, Ll.

riht

(adj.)
Grammar
riht, adj.

erect, directright, straight agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable the requirements of a lawregulation, legitimate, lawful, regular satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox

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Ða cwæþ ic : 'Ic eom geþafa ðæt ðæt wæs sóþ spell ðæt Plato sǽde,' 35, 1-2; Fox 156, 8-14. Hé wæs riht cyning he (Constantine) was a true king, Elen. Kmbl. 26; El. 13. Ðæt is se rihta geleáfa, Blickl. Homl. 21, 17 : Bd. 1, 21; S. 485, 9.