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ge-nípan

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Werð genipen stetit i. inhorruit (nimbosisque polus stetit imbribus), An. Ox. 34, 2. Add: to make dark(?) Þǽr niht ne genípð (genimð? v. ge-niman; d) nǽfre þeóstra þæs heofenlican leóhtes scíman, Dóm. L. 253

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, a summons.
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Add: a fixed time for doing something Hí setton stefna út tó Lundene, and man beád þá folce þider út ofer ealne þisne norðende they fixed times for coming to London, and the people over all this north part were called out thither, Chr. 1052; P. 175,

tó-sleán

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Of þám scipe wǽron þá næglas forlorene and þá þylinge tóslægene ( the plants were torn apart ), 284, 24

reótan

(v.)
Grammar
reótan, ;p. ; reát.

to make a noise ⬩ to make a noise in grief, to lament, wail; ⬩ to weep, shed tears

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. ; to weep, shed tears; Lyft drysmaþ, roderas reótaþ, Beo. Th. 2756; B. 1376

Linked entries: hrútan wreótaþ reót

Crecca-gelád

(n.)
Grammar
Crecca-gelád, Cre-gelád, e; f. [gelád a road, way:
  • Flor.
Criccelade:
  • Hunt.
Crikelade:
  • Sim. Dun.
Criccelad:
  • Brom.
Criklade]

CRICKLADE, Wiltshire ⬩ oppidi nomen in agro Wiltoniensi

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CRICKLADE, Wiltshire; oppidi nomen in agro Wiltoniensi Hie hergodon ofer Mercna land óþ hie cómon to Creccageláde, and fóron ðǽr ofer Temese they harried over the Mercians' land until they came to Cricklade, and there they went over the Thames Chr. 905

tow-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
tow-cræft, es; m.

Skill in weaving or spinning

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Skill in weaving or spinning Heó (the Virgin Mary) weóx and wearð fulfremed on gódra mægna heányssum, and heó ðá sóna gódum towcræftum onféng, swýðor ðonne ǽnig ðara ðe heora bearn wǽron...

Linked entry: tow-hús

waru

(n.)
Grammar
waru, e (but the declension seems partly u-stem) ; f.

Ware ⬩ merchandise

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Hí wurpon heora waru oferbord they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea (Jonah I, 5), Homl. Th. i. 246, 2.

HÝD

(n.)
Grammar
HÝD, e; f.

HIDE ⬩ skin

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' of a man of British race is twelve shillings [the 'hide-gild' of a þeów (v. infra), whose wer was half that of a wealh, was six shillings; if the same proportion was kept, the weales hýd would be, as here, twelve shillings], L.

Linked entry: hýd-gild

déman

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Is árlic þæt wé ǽfæstra dǽde démen, secgen Dryhtne lof, Gú. 498: Sat. 299. Hié Dryhtnes ǽ déman sceoldon, reccan fore rincum, Ap. 10: An. 1196: 1405. Wé þæt hýrdon hæleð eahtian, déman dǽdhwate, þætte gelamp, Jul. 2. Déman, meldan, Rä. 29, 11

eft

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Wé nú gehýrdon þis godspel rǽdan, and þéh wé hit sceolan eft ofercweþan, Bl. H. 15, 31. Wæs culufre eft ( a second time ) of cofan sended, Gen. 1464: B. 1377. Eft . . . níwan stefne, Gen. 1885: An. 1304. Eft . . . óðre síðe, 706: 1677: Sat. 75.

ge-restan

(v.)
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Th. i. 74, 25, Chr. 100; P. 9, 13. to refresh by resting Gán wé sécan úre gesthús ꝥ we magon ús gerestan. Ap.

of-sleán

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Gif mon þæs ofslægenan weres bidde hé mót gecýðan ꝥ hé hine for þeóf ofslóge, 116, 4. the subject an animal Gif se oxa wer oþþe wíf ofslóge, Ll.

túdor

(n.)
Grammar
túdor, tuddor, es; n.

That which grows from another (used of animals or of plants) ⬩ offspring ⬩ progeny ⬩ product ⬩ fruit ⬩ of human beings, ⬩ a child ⬩ offspring ⬩ race ⬩ breed ⬩ family ⬩ children ⬩ of animals ⬩ of human beings and animals ⬩ of plants

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Brengþ eorþe ǽlcne westm and ǽlc túdor ǽlce geáre, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 14 : Met. 29, 58. metaphorical Weá wæs árǽred, tregena tuddor, Cd. Th. 60, 27; Gen. 988.

Linked entry: tuddor

Æðel-wulf

(n.)
Grammar
Æðel-wulf, es; m. [æðele noble, wulf a wolf]

Æthelwulf ⬩ Æthelwulfus

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D. 837, king Ecgbryht died, and Æthelwulf his son succeeded to the kingdom of the West Saxons, Chr. 836; Th. 117, 34, col. 1. A. D. 855, her, Æðelwulf cyning gefór here, A. D. 855, king Æthelwulf died. Chr. 855; Erl. 68, 24

CÉN

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
CÉN, es; m.

a torch ⬩ piuus ⬩ bold

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the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter c, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is céna torch; piuus, tæda; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter c, but for cén a torch, as,— RUNE byþ cwicera gehwám cúþ on fýre torch on fire is well known

Linked entry: C

deór-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
deór-cynn, es; n.

Animal-kind, beast-kind ⬩ animālium vel bestiārum gĕnus

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Animal-kind, beast-kind; animālium vel bestiārum gĕnus Sume wurdon to ðam deórcynne ðe mon hát tigris some were turned to the kind of beast which man calls tiger, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 1.

heorcnian

(v.)
Grammar
heorcnian, hercnian; p. ode

To hearken ⬩ listen

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To hearken, listen Gúþlác eode sóna út and háwode and hercnode Guthlac went out directly and looked and listened, Guthl. 6; Gdwin. 42, 15. Ypolitus mid geþylde heora wordum heorcnode Hippolytus listened to their words with patience, Homl.

Linked entry: hyrcnian

mirring

(n.)
Grammar
mirring, e; f.

hindering ⬩ leading astray ⬩ waste ⬩ squandering

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MSS.) gielpe and wéne ðæt hé síe kystig and mildheort aut cum effuse quid perditur, largum se glorietur, Past. 20, 2; Swt. 149, 20.

mis-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
mis-, mist-líce; adv.

diversely ⬩ variously ⬩ in different ways ⬩ in an irregular manner

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Eádwine eorl and Morkere eorl hlupon út and mislíce férdon ( went wandering about ) on wuda and on feldon óþ ðæt Eádwine wearþ ofslægen fram his ágenum mannum, Chr. 1072; Erl. 210, 26

rand-burh

(n.)
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Randbyrig ( the walls formed by the waters of the Red Sea when the Israelites passed through it) wǽron rofene were riven (when the Egyptians attempted to cross ), Cd. Th. 207, 7; Exod. 463.