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syndrig

(adj.)
Grammar
syndrig, adj.

separate, alone, not joined with othersstanding apart, not accessiblespecial, set apart for a particular purposespecial, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual qualityfor the unusual degree in which some quality existsof that which concerns a single person, private, ownproprius, privatusseparate, several, sundry, each separatelyone a-piece, one each

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; Hé (Hannibal) com tó Alpis ðǽm muntum . . . and ðone weg geworhte ofer munt Iof (munti fór MS. C.).

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

outbeyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosedout on an expeditionoutoutoutoutforthto knock outpull outoutaway from homeabroadoutaway from landoutoutsidenot within doorsnot in the houseabroadoutexternally

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Ðone æþeling ðe hé út flémde, Chr. 725; Erl. 45, 31. Álǽd mé út of ðyssum bendum, Blickl. Homl. 87, 34. Sum lytel cniht sweart teáh ðone bróðor of ðære cirican út, Shrn. 65, 18. Ne mæg nán man of mínre handa út álinnan, Deut. 32, 39.

un-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scyldig, adj.

innocentguiltlessinnocent of a crime, chargeguiltless in relation to (wið) a personinnocentnot accountable for an ill resultnot responsible

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Hú ne is se yfelwillende and yfelwyrcende ðe ðone unscyldgan wítnoþ ? Bt. 38, 6; Fox 208, 11, 15. Ne syle ðú unscyldigra sáwla deórum ðe ðé andettaþ ne tradas bestiis animas confitentes tibi, Ps. Th. 73, 18.

healf

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

HALF

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Habban hí ðone brýce healfne and healfne ða munecas let them have half the usufruct, and the monk's half, Chart. Th. 547, 19. Heó healfne forcearf ðone sweoran him she half cut through his neck, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 4; Jud. 105.

tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards,so as to meetagainst,to meetin the way of,to meet the approach ofin readiness for,against the coming ofagainst,for the purpose of resistingon the approach of,towardsagain,in return

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Th. 450, 21; Dóm. 91.

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Ðæt sár biþ tó ðon strang, and hé næfþ nánne slǽp ðonne hit strangest biþ, Lchdm. ii. 198, 25. Strang fefer, 226, 16.

hors

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Swá wildu hors ( equos indomitos ), ðonne wé hié ǽresð gefangnu habbað, wé hié ðacciað; tó ðon ðæt wé eft . . . ðá temian, Past. 303, 9.

ge-faran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-faran, p. fór; pl. -fóron, -fóran; pp. faren.

To goproceedreach by goingarriveireproficiscimeareto departdieto proceedget onfareTo get by goingexperienceoccupyreachobtaingo against

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Ne wéne ic ðæt ǽnig wǽre ðe ðæt atellan mihte, ðæt on ðam gefeohte gefór I do not suppose that anybody could reckon [the number] that died in that battle, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 75, 9. Gefór Æðeréd cyning king Ethelred died, Chr. 871; Erl. 76, 1.

Linked entry: ge-fór

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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Gif hwá binnan þám gemǽrum úres ríces reáflác , Ll. Th. i. 108, 8. (l a) with reference to English political divisions.

tweó

(n.)
Grammar
tweó, twý; gen. tweón, twýn; m.
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Him wæs on móde mycel tweó, hwæt hié be ðære dorstan dón, Blickl. Homl. 205, 10. Ná twý ys, ðæt . . . non dubium est, quod . . ., Scint. 48, 10.

Linked entries: tuá tweón twý

wundrian

(v.)
Grammar
wundrian, p. ode.

to wonder atto regard with surpriseadmirationto make wonderfulmagnify

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Ǽlc wile ðæs wundrian for hwý hí swá dón, Bt. 39, 9; Fox 226, 14. with prepositions Hé wundrode æfter ðære gesihþe, Blickl. Homl. 153, 35. Wundradun ða mengu be láre his ammirabantur turbae super doctrinam ejus, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 7, 28.

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ge-stíran

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Þ ðá wítu gestírden óþrum ꝥ hí swá dón ne dorsten, Bt. 39, II ; F. 230, 7. with dat. of person, gen. of action, and means Mid ðý gestiérde ðǽm wítgan his dyslicre wilnunge prohibuit prophetae insipientiam, Past. 257, 12.

weder

(n.)
Grammar
weder, es; n.

weather, condition of the atmospheregood weatherwind, storm, breeze, airweather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.

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Weder cóle*-*don heardum hægelscúrum, Andr. Kmbl. 2514 ; An. 1258. Wuldortorhtan weder, Beo. Th. 2276; B. 1136. Wedera cealdost, 1097; B. 546. Wedera cyst, Cd. Th. 238, 6 ; Dan. 350. Niht bið wedera þeóstrost, Salm. Kmbl. 621; Sal. 310.

morþ

(n.)
Grammar
morþ, es; n. m.

deathdestructionperditionthat which causes deathmurderslaying with an attempt at concealment of the deedmurderhomicide

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Nýs ús ná tó secgenne ðone sceamlícan morþ ðe ðǽr gedón wæs ( the mortality, attended with so many horrible circumstances, that happened at the siege of Jerusalem), Ælfc. T.

stede

(n.)
Grammar
stede, es; m.
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In ðone stede ðe is gecueden Cerdices óra, 495; Erl. 14, 10. Ðone stede healdan, Byrht. Th. 132, 21; By. 19. Tó hwí hremþ hit ðisne stede ( quid terram occupat? Lk. 13, 7), Homl. Th. ii. 408, 5.

Linked entries: bed-stede hám-stede

sceamian

(v.)
Grammar
sceamian, ode.

to feel shame, be ashamed to cause shame

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Oft ðone geþyldegestan scamaþ ðæs siges ðe hí ofer ðone dióful hæfde, Past. 33, 7; Swt. 227, 19. Menn scamaþ for gódan dǽdan swýðor ðonne for misdǽdan, Wulfst. 164, 16. Ðæs ús ne scamaþ ná, ac ðæs ús scamaþ swýðe, ðæt wé bóte áginnan, 165, 39.

tilung

(n.)
Grammar
tilung, teolung, tiolung, tielung, e; f.

striving, endeavour, effort, laboura pursuitoccupationemploymentbusinesscareattentiontreatmentcuregain that comes from labouracquisitionfruit got by tilling the earth

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Hí sceolon heora geáres teolunga Gode ðone teóðan dǽl syllan, Homl. Th. ii. 608, 22. Lác of eorðan tilingum de fructibus terrae munera, Gen. 4, 3.

Linked entries: teolung tylung

a-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-reccan, -recan, -reccean; ic -recce, ðú -reccest, -recest, he -receþ, -recþ; p. -reahte, -rehte; impert. -rece; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

to put forthstretch outstrainraise upextendereexpandereerigereto put forthrelaterecountspeak outexpressexplaininterprettranslateproponereexponereenarrareeloquiexprimeredisserereinterpretarireddereto set in orderadorndeckexpedireexpolirecomere

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He mæg of woruf-torde ðone þearfendan areccan de stercore erigens pauperem, Ps.

be-gán

(v.)
Grammar
be-gán, bi-gán, ic -gá, ðú -gǽst, he -gþ, pl.-gáþ; p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán [be, gán to go].

to go overto surroundoccupydwellcultivatetillperambularecircumdareincolerehabitarecolere to go tovisitattendto cherishhonourworshipobirecolereexcolereto commitexercisepractiseobservecommittereperficereobservare

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ðone búr útan be-eódon they surrounded the dwelling without Chr. 755; Th. 83, 26, col. 1. to go to, visit, attend, to cherish, honour, worship; obire, colere, excolere Plegan begán to go to or attend plays Ors. 6, 2; Bos. 117, 9.

Cwén-land

(n.)
Grammar
Cwén-land, es; n.

Cwén-land lies between the White Sea [Cwén Sǽ] and Norway, north of the Gulf of Bothnia. The country east and west of the Gulf of Bothnia, from Norway to the Cwén or White Sea, including Finmark on the north. Malte-Brun says that the inhabitants of Cwén-land were a Finnish race. They were called Quaines, and by Latin writers Cayani. Gerchau maintains, in his history of Finland, 1810, that the Laplanders only were called Finns, and that they were driven from the country by the Quaines. 'They settled in Lapland, and on the shores of the White Sea, which derived from them the name of Quen Sea or Quen-vik.'. . . Adamus Bremensis happened to be present at a conversation, in which king Swenon spoke of Quen-land or Quena-land, the country of the Quaines, but as the stranger's knowledge of Danish was very imperfect, he supposed the king had said Quinna-land, the country of women or Amazons; hence the absurd origin of his Terra Feminarum, mistaking the name of the country with quinna a woman

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stranger's knowledge of Danish was very imperfect, he supposed the king had said Quinna-land, the country of women or Amazons; hence the absurd origin of his Terra Feminarum, mistaking the name of the country with quinna a woman e Sweón habbaþ be súþan him ðone