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galg-treów

(n.)
Grammar
galg-treów, gealg-treów, es; n.

A gallows-treecrosscrŭcis lignumcrux

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A gallows-tree, cross; crŭcis lignum, crux He wolde sume on galgtreówum [MS. galgtreówu] he would [hang] some on gallows-trees, Beo. Th. 5873; B. 2940

Linked entries: galga-tré gealg-treów

eald-gewyrht

(n.)
Grammar
eald-gewyrht, es; n.

An ancient action prisca actio

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An ancient action; prisca actio He þró for Adames ealdgewyrhtum he suffered for Adam's ancient actions, Rood Kmbl. 198; Kr. 100: Beo. Th. 5307; B. 2657

hunig-swéte

(adj.)
Grammar
hunig-swéte, adj.

mellifluous

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Sweet as honey, mellifluous hlód ðá mid þurstigum breóste ða flówendan láre ðe eft æfter fyrste mid hunigswéttre þrotan bealcette, Th. An. 45, 4

ge-tucian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tucian, p. ode; pp. od

To tormentvexpunishpūnīre

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To torment, vex, punish; pūnīre Swilce he for his synnum swá getucod wǽre as if he was so tormented for his sins, Job Thw. 167, 14

eahta-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
eahta-wintre, adj.
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Eight years old Sanctus Iustus wæs .viii. wintre þá martyrdóm þrowode, Shrn. 139, 17. Ðá ðá wæs eahtawintre cild, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 3

un-gefullod

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Ðá cóm án gecrístnod man tó Martine . . . ac æfter feáwum dagum wearð fǽrlíce seóc, swá ꝥ forðférde ungefullod sóna, Hml. S. 31, 210. Add

yfel-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-wyrde, adj.
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Given to use bad or abusive language Gif mon bið ácenned on Frígedæg . . . yfele cræftas leornað, and he æfre bið yfelwyrde, E. S. 39, 354

sceap

(n.)
Grammar
sceap, es ; n.

A private part

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A private part getǽlde his fæder Noe, ðǽr on his sceape lócode, Anglia xi. 2, 53. Wið gicþan ðæra sceapa, Lchdm. i. 38, 15

hearste-panne

Grammar
hearste-panne, hierste-panne, an; f.

A frying-pan

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A frying-pan him tǽhte ðæt him genáme áne íserne hearstepanna tu sume tibi sartaginem ferream, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 7 : 163, 22

gealpettung

(n.)
Grammar
gealpettung, e; f.

Noisy, boastful talking

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Noisy, boastful talking Þá oftost tesoword spræc in his onmédlan gælpettunga (in his arrogant talking), þá earnode mé þǽre mǽsta[n] gestynþo, Nap. 27

Linked entry: gealpettan

hǽþen

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Þá hǽðnan heora þá leásan godas him laþodan on fultum, Bl. H. 201, 30. Sé þe Godes bebod ofer*-*hogaþ, biþ on hǽþenra onlícnesse, 49, 13. wæs crísten lǽce and eardode in hǽþenra midlene, Shrn. 125, 7.

eówde

(n.)
Grammar
eówde, eówede, eówode, es; n: eówd, eówod, e; f.

A flock, herd grex

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He ðæt sceáp bær on his exlum to ðære eówde he bare the sheep on his shoulders to the flock, Homl. Th. i. 340, 2. Ic wylle ahreddan mine eówde wið eów I will deliver my flock from you, i. 242, 13. 2. eówd, e; f.

ge-þolian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þolian, to -þolianne, -þolienne, -þoligenne; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [þolienne to bear, suffer] .
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Gif he inne geþolian wille if he will remain within, L. Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 6: Beo. Th. 6210; B. 3109. Se ðe geþolias on ende qui sustinuerit in finem; Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 13: 14, 34. with the gen.

un-lǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽd, -lǽde; adj.

poormiserableunhappyunfortunatepoormiserablewretched

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Swá heó ðæs unlǽdan ( Holofernes ) eáþost mihte wel gewealdan, Judth. Thw. 23, 3; Jud. 102. Ða þrowunga ðe ádreág æt ðæm unlǽdan folce Iudéa, Blickl. Homl. 97, 16.

Linked entries: -lǽde lǽd

tó-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlan, p. de
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Reádne Sǽ tódǽlde qui divisit Mare Rubrum in divisiones, Ps. Th. 135, 13. Hié heora here on tú tódǽldon agmine diviso in duas partes, Ors. 1, 10 ; Swt. 46, 16. Stánas bióþ earfoþe tó tódǽlenne, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 24.

ge-lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽnan, to grant for a time,
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lend, lease land Wé habbað . . . gelǽned heom ðæt land of ðǽre strǽt ðe úre wæs heore hús on tó rýmende, ðá hwíle ðe hí libbeð . . . and æfter heore dæie hí gyfeð heore hús and heore land and úre Críste and Sancte Petre, C. D. vi. 209, 28-210, 7.

a-wirgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wirgan, p. de; pp. ed

To stranglestrangulare

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To strangle; strangulare Gelícost ðam ðe he hine sylfne hæfde unwitende awirged as if he had voluntarily strangled himself, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 38

Linked entry: wirgan

beorg-seðel

(n.)
Grammar
beorg-seðel, es; n.

A mountain-dwellinghabitaculum in monte

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A mountain-dwelling; habitaculum in monte He ongan beorgseðel búgan he began to inhabit a mountain-dwelling Exon. 34 a; Th. 108, 15; Gú. 73

cleacian

(v.)
Grammar
cleacian, ode; od

hurryfestinare, trepidare

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To go nimbly, hurry; festinare, trepidare He cleacode swíðe earhlíce to porte he hurried very timidly to town; in via totus trepidabat, M. H. 115a

ciól

(n.)
Grammar
ciól, es; m.

A shipnavis

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A ship; navis He lét him behindan ciólas nigon and hundnigontig he left behind him ninety-nine ships, Bt. Met. Fox 26,46 ; Met. 26, 23