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ealdor-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
ealdor-lang, adj.

Life-long ⬩ sempĭternus

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Life-long; sempĭternus Hí ealdorlangne tír geslógon æt sæcce they won life-long glory in the battle, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 3; Æðelst. 3

betogenes

(n.)
Grammar
betogenes, -ness, -niss, e; f.

An accusation ⬩ accusatio

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In. 37, titl; Th. i. 124, note 50

of-niman

(v.)

to fail ⬩ to decrease, wane

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P. i. tit. 3; Th. ii. 170, 6

ár-wiððe

(n.)
Grammar
ár-wiððe, an; f? [ár an oar, wiððe withe]

An oar-withe ⬩ a willow band to tie oars with ⬩ struppus

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An oar-withe, a willow band to tie oars with; struppus Árwiððe vel strop struppus, Ælfc. Gl. 103; Som. 77, 117; Wrt. Voc. 56, 37

þeód

Grammar
þeód, <b>I a.</b> add: 'a body of warriors, old and young, attached by personal service to the king ... the comitatus mentioned by Tacitus apparently resembled the þeód in all respects,' Chadwick's Origin of the English Nation, p. 311. Cf. pp. 156, 303, 3, 4. v. þeód-guma, -wita,
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Wæs seó þeód tilu, 1250

wíg-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-spéd, e ; f.

Success in war ⬩ victory

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Success in war, victory Hé mé tír forgeaf, wígspéd wiðwráðum, Elen. Kmbl. 329; El. 165. Him Dryhten forgeaf wígspéda gewiofu, Beo. Th. 1398 ; B. 697

be-cnyttan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cnyttan, v. a.

To knot ⬩ bind ⬩ tie ⬩ inclose ⬩ ligare

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To knot, bind or tie, inclose; ligare Ðe seó molde on becnit wæs in which the mould was inclosed, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 29, note

ge-healdsum

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I Tim. 3, 2 : Tit. I. 8). <b>IIIa</b>, continent Geheald[sume] caelibes An. Ox. 665. safe, inviolate For gehealdsumere side[ful-nesse] pro pudicitia conservanda An. Ox. 2666. Gehealtsumestre integerrime (virtutis ), 4511

gǽsne

(adj.)
Grammar
gǽsne, gesne, geásne, gésine; adj.

Barren ⬩ sterile ⬩ empty ⬩ wanting ⬩ void of ⬩ lifeless ⬩ stĕrĭlis ⬩ inānis ⬩ ĕgēnus ⬩ destĭtūtus ⬩ expers ⬩ exănĭmis

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Barren, sterile, empty, wanting, void of, lifeless; stĕrĭlis, inānis, ĕgēnus, destĭtūtus, expers, exănĭmis Ðæt we gǽstes wlite, on ðás gǽsnan tíd, georne biþencen that, we earnestly consider, in this barren time, the spirit's beauty, Exon. 20 a; Th.

Linked entry: gésne

Sabíne

(n.)
Grammar
Sabíne, a; pl.

The Sabines

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The Sabines Hú Rómáne and Sabíne him betweónum wunnon, Ors. 2, 4; tit. ; Swt. 2,19 . Tó ánwíge gangan wið swá fela Sabína, 2, 4; Swt. 72, 16

cól-máse

(n.)
Grammar
cól-máse, an; f. [cól coal, máse a titmouse]

A coal-titmouse ⬩ coal-tit ⬩ parus ater

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A coal-titmouse, coal-tit; parus ater Cólmáse parra Wrt. Voc. 62, 39 parula, 281, 11 bardioriolus, Ælfc. Gl. 39; Som. 63, 52; Wrt. Voc. 30, 7

Linked entry: cummáse

fyrn-gesetu

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-gesetu, pl. n.

Ancient seats ⬩ a former dwelling-place ⬩ pristĭnum dŏmĭcĭlium

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Ancient seats, a former dwelling-place; pristĭnum dŏmĭcĭlium Óþ-ðæt fyrngesetu eft geséceþ till it again seeks its ancient seats, Exon. 59 b; Th. 216, 5; Ph. 263

tó-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-ceorfan, p. -cearf, pl. -curfon ; pp. -corfen.

to cut to pieces, ⬩ cut in two, ⬩ cut up ⬩ to cut off

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Til he wyste who couþe uche kyndam tokerve, Allit. Pms. 88, 1700

cnyccan

(v.)
Grammar
cnyccan, cnycte, cnyhte; pp. cnyht
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To tie, bind; nectere Oft þrǽl þæne þegen þe ǽr wæs his hláford cniht swýðe fæste, Wlfst. 163, 2. Tó cnuicte (printed -cnutte) adnexuit, Mt. p. 10, 15

swertling

(n.)
Grammar
swertling, es; m.

A tit-lark

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A tit-lark Swertling ficedula (in later glossaries ficedula is translated rooke, Wülck. Gl. 583, 12 nuthage = nuthatch, 702, 32. See also sucga), Wrt. Voc. i. 29, 10

a-teón

(v.)
Grammar
a-teón, ic -teó, ðú -týhst, he -týhþ, -tíhþ, -tíþ, pl. -teóþ; p. -teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen [a from, out; teón to tow, draw] .

to draw out or away ⬩ pull out ⬩ lead out ⬩ pluck ⬩ draw ⬩ abstrahere ⬩ extrahere ⬩ ejicere ⬩ educere ⬩ trahere ⬩ ducere ⬩ to treat ⬩ use ⬩ dispose of ⬩ employ ⬩ tractare ⬩ uti ⬩ adhibere ⬩ to draw to any place ⬩ betake oneself anywhere ⬩ go ⬩ come ⬩ make a journey or expedition ⬩ se recipere ⬩ meare ⬩ proficisci ⬩ ire ⬩ venire ⬩ iter facere

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v. trans. generally with a preposition : to draw out or away, pull out, lead out, pluck, draw; abstrahere, extrahere, ejicere, educere, trahere, ducere For ðam ðe he wolde ateón ðé fram Drihtne quia voluit te abstrahere a Domino, Deut. 13, 10. Ðonne

neáh-lǽcan

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Þǽre tíde neálǽhte fire álésnesse, Bl. H. 77, 14. Mid þý hit ǽfenne neáléhte uespertino tempore, Nar. 23, 9. Þá þá hit neálǽhte þǽre tíde his deáþes appropinquante mortis ejus tempore, Gr. D. 301, 33.

undern

(n.)
Grammar
undern, es; m.

The third hour of the day ⬩ nine in the morning

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Healfe tíd ofer undern, 540; Erl. 16, 4. Óð heáne undern usque ad tertiam plenam, R. Ben, 74, 11

ge-hradian

(v.)
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-hradod) and sý gehringed þonne seó eahteoðe tíd bið healf ágán agatur nona temperius mediante octava hora, R. Ben. 73, 14

besta

(adj.)
Grammar
besta, m : seó, ðæt beste

the BEST ⬩ optimus

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Tib. B. I. fol. 85 b

Linked entry: betera