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tin

(n.)
Grammar
tin, es; n.

Tin

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Ðiss folc is geworden mé tó áre and tó tine and tó íserne and tó leáde, Past. 37; Swt. 267, 17. Tin stannum, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 11

eorþ-dyne

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-dyne, es; m.

Earth din, an earthquake terræ mōtus

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Earth din, an earthquake; terræ mōtus On ðisan gére wæs micel eorþdyne in this year [A. D. 1060] was a great earthquake, Chr. 1060; Erl. 193, 31; 1122; Erl. 249, 14

a-teorigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-teorigendlíc, adj. [a-teorigende part. of a-teorigan to fail, líc]

Failingfleetingperishablecaducusfugax

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Failing, fleeting, perishable; caducus, fugax Seó yld is geteald to ǽfnunge ðises ateorigendlican middaneardes that age is considered as the evening of this fleeting world, Homl. Th. ii. 266, 6

bearhtm

(n.)
Grammar
bearhtm, es; m.

A noisetumultclamoursoundcryfragorstrepitustumultusclamor

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A noise, tumult, clamour, sound, cry; fragor, strepitus, tumultus, clamor Ic on ðisse byrig bearhtm gehýre I hear a tumult in this city, Cd. 109; Th. 145, 50; Gen. 2406

sige-gealdor

(n.)
Grammar
sige-gealdor, es ; n.
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A charm that gives victory Ic mé on ðisse gyrde belúce . . . wið eal ðæt láð ðe intó land fare ; sygegealdor ic begale, sigegyrd ic mé wege, Lchdm. i. 388, 14

Linked entries: sige-gird galdor

un-geleáfullíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geleáfullíc, adj.

unbelievingincredulousunbelievableincredible

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unbelieving, incredulous Gif hwá ðises ne gelýfð hé ys ungeleáfulíc, Jud. 15, last line. unbelievable, incredible Ic wát ðæt hit wile ðincan swýðe ungeleáffullíc ungelǽredum mannum, Lchdm. iii. 270, 7

móna

(n.)
Grammar
móna, an; m.: but also móne, an; f.

the moonmoon as in new, full moon

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Ðæs mónan trendel the moon's disc, Lchdm. ii. 242, 4. moon as in new, full moon, the reference being to the stage reached in a lunar month Níwe móna neomenia, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 51. Se níwa móna, Lchdm. iii. 264, 26.

Breoten

Grammar
Breoten, (-on).
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Hí férdon of ðisse Brytene, Shrn. 137, 3. Sé wæs on ðisse Brytene, 134, 12. Breotone, 93, 28. Ongla ðeód com on þás Breotone, 78, 1: 87, 3. Bretene, 111, 33. Ofer ealle Brytene, 149, 2.

-en

(v.; adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-en, is a termination of adjectives, — hence from fyr fire is fýren fiery, stǽn a stone; stǽnen stony: -en is also the termination of pp. in strong verbs; arisen risen, from arísan to rise; dolfen digged, from delfan to dig; when known, from witan

to know

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to know

ne

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Ðeáh ic nú ðis recce, næ (ne, v.l. ) tǽle ic ná micel weorc, 41, 2. Add Ðonne ne léten hié nó hié eallinga on ǽlce healfe gebígean, ne furðum nó áwecggan, Past. 306, 4

ge-andspornan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andspornan, ge-spurnan.

to offend

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Ðis iówih geondspyrnað (ondspyrneð, L.), Jn. R. 6, 61. Geondspurnedon ł geondspurnedo woeron scandalizabuntur Mt. L. 13, 57. Geondspyrne scandalizet Lk. L. R. 17, 2. Ðéh ðe alle ondspyrnendo sié, ic nǽfra geondspyrnad bióm, Mt. L. 26, 33 : Mk.

Linked entry: and-speornan

riht-wísian

(v.)
Grammar
riht-wísian, p. ode

To direct aright rule

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To direct aright rule Ðú cwist ðæt ðú náht ne tweóge ðætte God ðisse worulde rihtere síe ( rihtwísige Cott. MS.) a Deo mundum regi non ambigis, Bt. 5, 3 ; Fox 12, 14

gár-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
gár-rǽs, es; m.

A rush of spearsbattlewarwarfarehastārum impĕtusprœlium

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A rush of spears, battle, war, warfare; hastārum impĕtus, prœlium Ðæt gé ðisne gárrǽs mid gafole forgyldon that ye buy off this warfare with tribute, Byrht. Th. 132, 46; By. 32

leóþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
leóþ-líc, adj.

Poetical

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Poetical Beda ðises hálgan líf ǽgðer ge æfter ánfealdre gereccednysse ge æfter leóþlícere gyddunge áwrát Bede wrote this saint's life both in prose and in verse, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 1

un-scyldigness

(n.)
Grammar
un-scyldigness, e; f.

Innocence

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Innocence Dauid sang ðisne sealm be his unscyldinesse wið (v. un-scyldig, I b) his sunu, Ps. Th. 25, arg. Æfter unscyldignisse mínre secundum innocentiam meam, Ps. Spl. 7, 9: Rtl. 48, 40

Linked entry: un-scyldig

ge-mǽre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽre, es; pl. nom. a, o, u; n.

An end, boundary, termination, limitfinis

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Cýð ðis folc ðæt híg ne gán ofer ða gemǽro tell this people not to cross the bounds, Exod. 19, 21, 12

from-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
from-weard, adj.

From-wardturned from or awaydepartingabout to departaversusabĭtūrusmorĭtūrus

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From-ward, turned from or away, departing, about to depart; aversus, abĭtūrus, morĭtūrus Ǽlc ðara ðe ðís woruldgesǽlþa hæfþ, he wát ðæt hi [MS. he] him fromwearde beóþ every one who possesses these worldly goods, knows that they will be departing from

Linked entries: fram-weard fram-weard

mann-slege

(n.)
Grammar
mann-slege, es; m.

Man-slayinghomicide

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Gif hé æfter sunnan upgonge ðis déþ, hé biþ mansleges scyldig, and hé ðonne self swelte, L. Alf. 25; Th. i. 50, 18-21: Blickl. Homl. 189, 34. Be manslege. Gif Ænglisc man Deniscne ofsleá gylde hine mid xxx pundum, oððon mon ðone handdǽdan ágyfe, L.

Linked entry: slege

setness

(n.)
Grammar
setness, e; f.
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an ordinance, a regulation, an institution Ðis is seó gerǽdnes ðe Eádulf hæfþ gerád tó setnesse, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 295, 32. Gé forlǽtaþ Godes bebod and healdaþ manna laga (setnesse, Lind.: setnisse, Rush. traditionem ), Mk. Skt. 7, 8, 3, 13.

þrowiend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þrowiend-líc, þrowigend-líc; adj.

capable of sufferingpassive

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Ðis is ðín gecynd ðus ðrowigendlíc, ðe ic of ðé genam, 256, 28. Hélias wæs ús mannum gelíc, ðrowiendlíc, swá swá wé, 330, 16. as a grammatical term, passive Passiva verba, ðæt synd þrowiendlíce word, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Zup. 121, 1.