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bútan

(prep.)
Grammar
bútan, búton, bútun; prep. [be, útan out] .
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Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 10. sometimes bútan is separated from its case Ðæt Wæs geworden bútan weres frigum that came to pass without the favours of man, Exon. 8b; Th. 3, 17; Cri. 37

celendre

(n.)
Grammar
celendre, cellendre, an; f: celender, cellender, es; n.

The herb coriandercoriandrum = κορίαννον , coriandrum sativum, Lin

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Genim ðás wyrte, ðe man coliandrum, and, óðrum naman ðam gelíce, cellendre nemneþ, take this herb, which is called coriandrum and, by another name like that, coriander, Herb. 104, 1; Lchdm. i. 218, 16.

dún-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
dún-sǽte, gen. -sǽta; dat. -sǽtum,sǽtan ; pl. m. [dún a mountain, -sǽte dwellers, inhabitants]

Mountaineers, inhabitants of the mountains of Wales montĭcŏlæ Walliæ

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Eác Dúnsǽte beþyrfan, gif heom se cyning an, ðæt man húru friþgislas to heom lǽte of the Gwents [i. e. the people of West Wales, in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, and Cardiganshire] and the Dúnsǽte.

Frig-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Frig-dæg, Frige dæg, es; m.

FRIDAYFriga's daydies Vĕnĕris

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FRIDAY, Friga's day, the day on which the heathens worshipped the goddess Friga, or Venus, the consort of Woden and protectress of matrimony; dies Vĕnĕris Man singe ǽlc Frigdæge æt ǽlcum mynstre, ealle ða Godes þeówan, án fíftig sealmas for ðone cyng

ge-bǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bǽdan, p. -bǽdde; pp. -bǽded [bǽdan to compel]

To compelconstrainforceimpelurgeoppresscompellĕrecōgĕrepersuādēreimpellĕreurgēreprĕmĕre

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Mon sceal gebídan ðæs he gebǽdan ne mæg a man ought to wait for what he cannot hasten [compel to come], 90 b; Th. 340, 2; Gn. Ex. 105.

Linked entry: ge-béded

hynden

(n.)
Grammar
hynden, e; f.
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hig xi. healdan ðære hyndene feoh [resolved:] that we always count ten men together, and that the chief one should direct the nine in each of those duties that we have all agreed upon; and then groups of ten tithings and [in each such group] one chief man

Linked entry: hynden-mann

ilde

(n.)
Grammar
ilde, pl. m.

Men

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Ylda ǽghwilc every man, Cd. 24; Th. 31, 4; Gen. 480. Ylda gehwilc, Ps. Th. 77, 4. Earmlíc ylda cwealm miserable slaughter of men, Andr. Kmbl. 363; An. 182 : 3108; An. 1557. Ylda Waldend God, Beo. Th. 3327; B. 1661. Ilda cyn the race of men, Elen.

Linked entries: ælde elde

inc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
inc, dat : inc, incit; ac : incer; gen.
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of dual of pronoun of 2nd person Inc ágényrnþ sum man occurrit vobis homo, Mk. Skt. 14, 13. Nys mé inc tó syllanne non est meum dare vobis, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 23.

Linked entries: git incit

leáh

(n.)
Grammar
leáh, g. leás; m.

A leameadow

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A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land Ðanne is ðér se leáh ðe man ðæt lond mid friþe haldan scæl an eásthealfe sió ealdæ strǽt c. now there is the open space(?) by which the land is protected; on the east side the old road c., Cod. Dip.

Linked entries: leáh léh

namian

(v.)
Grammar
namian, p. ode.

to namemention the name ofmentionto nameappoint by name to a particular dutynominateto namegive a name to

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Th. ii. 432, 23. to name, appoint by name to a particular duty, nominate Gif hé ne mehte, ðonne namede him man six men, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 21. Beforan his witum ðe se cyng silf namode, L.

giddian

(v.)
Grammar
giddian, gieddian, gyddian, giddigan; p. ode; pp. od

To singrecitespeak

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Ðus fród guma in fyrndagum gieddade thus sang a wise man in days of old, Exon. 64 a; Th. 236, 8; Ph. 571. Gyddedon hæleþ in healle hwæt seó hand write heroes in hall discussed what did the hand write, Cd. 210; Th. 261, 18; Dan. 728

ge-lettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lettan, ðú -letest; p. -lette; pp. -lett, -let; v. a.

To hinderdelayletstopretardareimpedire

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Ne lǽt ðec síðes getwǽfan láde gelettan lifgendne monn let not living man divert thee from the course, hinder thee from the way, Exon. 123 b; Th. 474, 3; Bo. 24 : 37 b; Th. 123, 29; Gú. 330.

Linked entry: lettan

trog

(n.)
Grammar
trog, es; m.
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Man sceal habban trogas, Anglia xiii. 264, 14. v. wín-trog. a trough-shaped thing, a cradle, a boat Cilda trog conabulum, Txts. 51, 492. Cf. ciltrog cune, 115, 154.

þreá-níd

(n.)
Grammar
þreá-níd, es; n.: e; f.

Force or compulsion that punishes or causes miseryaffliction that comes from punishment

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Blíðheort wunode eorl in þreánédum cheerful the man remained in his misery, Andr. Kmbl. 2530; An. 1266. Wé ðec for þearfum and for þreánýdum árena biddaþ we pray thee for mercy on account of our needs and afflictions, 186, 4; Az. 14: Beo.

un-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-spédig, adj.

without meanspoorindigentbarrenpoorunproductive

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Ðonne ðú geseó geongran man ðonne ðú sý, and unwísran, and unspédigran, Prov. Kmbl. 31.

wermód

(n.)
Grammar
wermód, es; m.
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Ðeós wyrt ðe man absinthium and óþrum naman wermód nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 216, 17. Se fúla wermód, ii. 312, 18. Dríges wermódes blóstman, 250, 3.

west

(adj.)
Grammar
west, []; spve. west[e]mest; adj.
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Ðonne heóld man fyrde be-westan (cf. wonyng fer by weste, Chauc. Prol. 388), Chr. 1010; Erl. 144, 5. On-westan ðære cyrican ad occidentalem ecclesiae partem Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 29. Is on-westan medmycel duru, Blickl. Homl. 127, 8

ymb-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-ryne, es; m.
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course of a moving body Wǽron sume gedwolmen ðe cwǽdon, ðæt ǽlc man beó ácenned be steorrena gesetnyssum, and þurh heora ymbryna him wyrd gelimpe, Homl.

be-hát

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Gode man sceal dón þá betstan behát, Hml. A. 35, 273. a threat (cf. beót; Icel. heit; pl. threats) Ðeós wyrt tó manegum þingon wel fremað, ꝥ ys . . . wið gehwylce behátu and wið andan and wið ógan, Lch. i. 312, 25

clawu

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man clifrode mid ísenum clawum, Hml. S. 12, 187. Ic ofercóm þæs cwelleres tintregu, scearp ísen and þá slítendan clawa, 8, 189