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Ceortes íg

(n.)
Grammar
Ceortes íg, Certes íg, e;. f. [Hovd. Matt. West. Certesie]

CHERTSEY ⬩ Certesia

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Cerot's island, CHERTSEY, in Surrey, on the bank of the Thames; Ceroti insula, Certesia, in agro Surriensi, ad ripam Tamesis fluminis Ercenwold getimbrede mynster on Súþrigena lande, be Temese streáme, on ðære stówe ðe is nemned Ceortes íge Earconvaldus

Linked entry: Certes íg

fetian

(v.)
Grammar
fetian, fetigean, fetigan; he fetaþ, fet; p. fette; pp. fetod

To fetch ⬩ bring to ⬩ marry ⬩ addūcĕre ⬩ applĭcāre ⬩ uxōrem dūcĕre

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To fetch, bring to, marry; addūcĕre, applĭcāre, uxōrem dūcĕre He héht him fetigean to sprecan síne he bade to fetch his counsellors to him, Cd. 126; Th. 161, 17; Gen. 2666. Fetigan, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 26; Jud. 35. He óðer fetaþ ăliam duxĕrit, Mt. Bos

ge-rinnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rinnan, p. -ran; pp. -runnen

To run, run together, congeal, join ⬩ coagulare, coagulari ⬩ to run together ⬩ coagulare

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To run, run together, congeal, join; coagulare, coagulari Nis ná gerunnen togædere seó Godcundnys and seó menniscnys the divinity and the humanity are not mingled together, Homl. Th. ii. 8, 5. Gerunnen is swá swá meolc heorte heora coagulatum est sicut

Linked entries: ge-irnan heofon-setl

ge-martyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-martyrian, -martirian, -martrian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To martyr ⬩ marty̆rem făcĕre

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To martyr; marty̆rem făcĕre He hine gemartirode he martyred him, Homl. Th. ii. 478, 21. Hí Petrus and Paulus gemartredan they martyred Peter and Paul, Ors. 6, 5; Bos. 119, 21. He wæs for sóþfæstnysse gemartyrod he was martyred for truth, Homl. Th. i.

Linked entry: martyrian

þri-líðe

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-líðe, (?); adj.

Having three months named Líða

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Having three months named Líða, a term applied to the year in which a fourth summer month was intercalated; the passage in which the Latinized form of the word occurs is as follows: Quotiescunque communis esset annus, ternos menses solares singulis anni

un-beweddod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-beweddod, adj.

unbetrothed ⬩ unmarried

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unbetrothed Gif hwá líð mid unbeweddudre fǽmnan si quis dormierit cum virgine necdum desponsata, Ex. 22, 16. Gif hwá fǽmnan beswíce unbeweddode and hire mid slǽpe, L. Alf. 29; Th. i. 52, 5. Unbeweddod mǽden puellam virginem, quae non habet sponsum, Deut

Linked entry: be-weddian

un-geleáfsum

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geleáfsum, adj.

Unbelieving ⬩ infidel ⬩ not Christian

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Unbelieving, infidel, not Christian Se ðe ðam suna is ungeleáfsum ne gesyhþ hé líf qui incredulus est filio non uidebit vitam, Jn. Skt. 3, 36. Ða ungeleáfsuman ðeóde gesécan incredulam gentem adire, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 33. Gif hí ungeleáfsume ( infideles

Linked entry: ge-leáfsum

un-gereclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gereclíce, adv.

Without order ⬩ tumultuously ⬩ without restraint

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Without order, tumultuously, without restraint Se ðe ungereclíce liofaþ and his gecynd nyle healdan, ne biþ se náuht est enim quod ordinem retinet, servatque naturam; quod vero ab hac deficit, esse etiam derelinquit, Bt. 46, 6; Fox 182, 21. Ic ongite

un-hírlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hírlíc, adj.

fierce ⬩ savage ⬩ dismal ⬩ doleful

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fierce, savage, of living creatures Mera mengeo on onsióne máran and un[hý]rlícran ðonne ða elpendas, Nar. 11, 1. of things Ðá cwom ðǽr swíðe micel wind and tó ðæs unheórlíc se wind geweóx ðæt hé ðara úra getelda monige áfylde tum euri uenti tanta uis

Linked entries: un-heórlíc hír-lic

weorþfullíce

(adv.)
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adv, of moral worth, worthily, honourably, excellently Ic wilnode weorþfullíce tó libbanne ða hwíle ðe ic lifede, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 15. nobly, in a way that is highly esteemed Swá swá men wurðlícor lybbaþ ðonne treówu, swá hý eác weorðfulícor árísaþ on

weorold-ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-ǽht, e; f.
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Worldly property, worldly possession or good Is nýd ðæt sume mid wonunge heora woruldǽhta synd gerihte necesse est ut quidam damnis corrigantur, Bd. 1, 27 ; S. 490, 10. Ðone teódan dǽl his woruldǽhta gesyllan, Wulfst. 283, 26: Bt. 13; Fox 38, 2. Ðæt

brǽdan

(v.)

to broaden ⬩ to extend ⬩ enlarge ⬩ unfold ⬩ pitch ⬩ To spread ⬩ increase

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to broaden. Add: trans. to make broad Hiǽ brǽdaþ (dilatant) þwænge heora, Mt. R. 23, 5. to extend, enlarge Ðæt is ðæt mon his mearce brǽde terminum suum dilatare est, Past. 367, 13. to spread out, unfold, pitch a tent Similar entries (v. brǽding) Wé

Linked entry: brǽding

ge-hírsumnes

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Take here <b>ge-hýrsumnes</b> in Dict. and add: obedience Getíðige ús God ꝥ wé magon eów secgan his láre, and eów gehýrsumnysse ꝥ gé ðá láre áwendon tó weorcum, Hml. A. 12, 310. Hwæðer hé carfull sig tó godcundum weorcum and tó gehýrsumnysse

ge-scrépe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-scrépe, ge-scroepe, ge-scrǽpe, ge-screópe; adj.
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Fit, suitable, adapted Hit is gescrǽpe (scroepe, v.l.) on lǽswe sceápa alendis apta pecoribus, Bd. l, l ; Sch. 8, 8. Gescroepe (-scrópe, v.l.) ærneweg via apta currat equorum, 5, 6; Sch. 575, I. Seó þrfih wæs swá gescreópe (-scrépe, v.l.) þǽre fǽmnan

hǽwen

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Add: green Hǽwen oððe grǽg gla[u]cum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 72. Basu, hǽwen indicum, 49, 55. Gréne, hǽwen, fáh, deorc ceruleus, i. glaucus. Color est inter album et nigrum, subniger, 130, 34. Hǽwen stán cyanea lapis, 137, 74. Hacele hǽwen subucula iacinthina

swician

(v.)
Grammar
swician, <b>.
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III.</b> add Swiciende mánswican, Ll. Lbmn. 244, 28. <b>III a.</b> add :-- Nú swicað se deófol dígollíce embe ús hú hé þurh leahtras forlǽre ðá crístenan, and tó mislicum synnun heora mód áwende, Hml. S. 16, 220. Hwí woldest ðú swician

út-fær

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Add: egress from an inclosure Ꝥ man næbbe infær ne útfær bútan leáfe ut nulli nisi per licentiam aditus potest intrandi aut exeundi, Chrd. 20, ll: 21, 16. agoing away, departure Hwæt gemǽnað þá þreó útfæru (-faru, v.l.) þe God Abrahame beád þus cweþende

scearu

(n.)
Grammar
scearu, e; f.

The share ⬩ pubes

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The share; pubes Mannes scaru alvus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 26. Scare ilium, i. 44, 45. Biþ ðæt sár on ða swíðran healfe on ða scare, Lchdm. ii. 232, 4: 232, 23. Heo þuruh stihten Isboset adun into schere. Her seið seint Gregorie: 'In inguinem ferire est

tó-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-feallan, p. -feóll; pp. -feallen

To fall to pieces, ⬩ fall away, ⬩ collapse, ⬩ fall down

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To fall to pieces, fall away, collapse, fall down Ðá hié æt hiora theatrum wǽron, ðá hit eall tófeóll (collapsa est). Ors. 6, 2; Swt. 256, 11. Ðá byfode seó eorðe, and stánas burstan, and stánweallas tófeóllan, Shrn. 67, 19: Homl. Th. ii. 216, 4. Him

Linked entries: tó-dreósan tó-fillan

burh-waru

(n.)
Grammar
burh-waru, burg-waru; gen. e; dat. e; acc. e, u; f.

The inhabitants of a city considered as a community, the whole body of citizens ⬩ civitas, civitatis populus

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The inhabitants of a city considered as a community, the whole body of citizens; civitas, civitatis populus Ǽlc burhwaru wæs búgende to him non fuit civitas quœ se traderet illis, Jos. 11. 19. Wearþ eall seó burhwaru onstyred commota est universa civitas