ge-weorþan
to be ⬩ be made ⬩ become ⬩ happen ⬩ fiĕri ⬩ To happen ⬩ come to pass ⬩ befall ⬩ come together ⬩ agree ⬩ be agreeable ⬩ contingĕre ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ convĕnīre ⬩ plăcēre
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Ðá hí nánre sibbe gewearþ when they could not agree upon any terms of peace, Ors. 4, 11; Bos. 97, 19. Ðeáh ðe Rómáne hæfde geworden ðæt ... though the Romans had agreed that..., 4, 12; Bos. 98, 43.
Linked entries: ge-wurþan ge-wyrþan tó-wesness
þreá
rebuke ⬩ reproof ⬩ threat ⬩ chastisement ⬩ correction ⬩ punishment ⬩ an infliction that has been deserved ⬩ justifiable severity ⬩ an infliction (where no idea of correction is implied) ⬩ evil ⬩ ill ⬩ pang ⬩ plague ⬩ calamity ⬩ affliction
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Næs ǽnig ðæt mec þus bealdlíce bendum bilegde, þreám forþrycte, 273, 22; Jul. 520. an infliction (where no idea of correction is implied), evil, ill, pang, plague, calamity, affliction Tó ne geniólaecað tó ðé yfel and ðreá ( flagellum ) ne geneólaeceþ
Linked entry: bróh-þreá
worþ
a close ⬩ an enclosed place ⬩ an enclosed homestead ⬩ a habitation with surrounding land ⬩ land ⬩ a place enclosed by buildings ⬩ a court ⬩ hall ⬩ a place ⬩ street
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¶ perhaps in the last two passages weorþ may be regarded as the second part of a compound name: such expressions as 'in loco ubi soliculae illius regionis Ægeleswurð nomen imposuerunt' are not uncommon in the Charters, and such names seem to have remained
dǽlan
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His wæstma þone teóþan dǽl for Godes naman dǽlan, Bl. H. 49, 23. Miclum feoh dǽlan to give alms liberally, Rún. 1. to give a variety of things Ðú dǽlst eall gód swá swá ðú wilt, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 25.
heals-fang
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Healsfang gebyreð bearnum, bróðrum and fæderan; ne gebyreð nánum mǽge ðæt feoh búte ðám ðe sý binnan cneówe. Of ðám dæge ðe ðæt healsfang ágolden sý on .xxi. nihtan gylde man ðá manbóte . . . 392, 3-23: 190, 10.
sleán
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Th. 88, 18; Cri. 142.Ne sleá gé nánne neminem concutiatis, Lk. Skt. 3, 14. Sleáþ synnigne ofer seolfes múþ, Andr. Kmbl. 2601; An. 1302. Se ðe sleá ( percusserit ) his fæder oððe his móder swelte hé deáþe, Ex. 21, 15.
þicgan
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Ne hé náht fúles ne þicge ( comedat ), Jud. 13, 4. Wiþ þon þe mon þicge átor, Lchdm. ii. 110, 24. Ðæt hí móston onfón and ðicgean ða foresetenysse hláfas ut panes propositionis acciperent, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 14: 5, 4; S. 617, 14.
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wang
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Næs ðǽr hláfes wist werum on ðam wonge (the island of Mermedonia), Andr. Kmbl. 43; An. 22. Hé sceal ðý wonge (the island in the fens where St. Guthlac's hermitage was) wealdan, Exon. Th. 144, 6 ; Gú. 674.
eorþe
the ground ⬩ soil ⬩ land ⬩ earth ⬩ the earth ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ soil ⬩ mould ⬩ dust
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H. 243, 35. one of the four elements Ðeáh þú ealle gesceafta áne naman genemde, ealle þú nemdest tógædere and héte woruld; and þeáh ðone ánne noman ðú tódǽldest on feówer gesceafta; án þǽra is eorþe, oþer wæter, þridde lyft, feówrþe fýr, Bt. 33, 4; F
Linked entry: eorþ-lic
for-beran
to bear ⬩ endure ⬩ sustain ⬩ to bear with ⬩ tolerate ⬩ to bear with ⬩ put up with ⬩ to do without ⬩ to abstain from ⬩ desist from ⬩ to abstain ⬩ to restrain
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Hí wǽron geþyldige and ǽlcne hosp hí forbǽron for þæs Hǽlendes naman . . . wé nellað forberan án bysmorlic word, Hml. S. 28, 131, 136. Gif on gebeórscipe hié gecíden, and óðer hiora mid geþylde hit forbere, Ll.
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habban
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Heó cwæð ꝥ heó hine ne nánne habban ( have as husband) wolde, Chr. 1067 ; P. 201, 16. Nis mé þearf hearran tó habbanne, Gen. 279. <b>III a.
under
Under ⬩ under ⬩ at the foot of ⬩ under ⬩ within ⬩ among ⬩ below ⬩ beneath ⬩ down
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Ðá námon hig ánne stán and lédon under hine, Ex. 17, 12. Lǽd under earce bond eaforan ðíne, Cd. Th. 80, 23; Gen. 1333. Under helm drepen biteran strǽle, Beo. Th. 3495; B. 1745.
Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend
duguþ
multitude, troops, army, people, men, attendants, the nobles, nobility, the heavenly host ⬩ cōpiæ, exercĭtus, pŏpŭlus, hŏmĭnes, comĭtātus, prŏcĕres, mīlĭtia cœlestis ⬩ majesty, glory, magnificence, power, virtue, excellence, ornament ⬩ majestas, magnificentia, potentia, virtus, dĕcus ⬩ advantage, gain, good, happiness, prosperity, riches, blessings, salvation ⬩ commŏdum, lucrum, bŏnum, prospĕrĭtas, divĭtiæ, ŏpes, sălus ⬩ benefit, gift ⬩ benefĭcium, mūnus, dōnum ⬩ that which is seemly, suitable, seemliness ⬩ dĕcōrum
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Ðú ðe in Dryhtnes noman dugeþum cwóme thou who camest in the Lord's name to men, Exon. 13 b; Th. 26; Cri. 413.
ge-mót
A meeting, coming together, MOOT, assembly, council ⬩ conventus, congregatio, concursus ⬩ Concĭlium, Conventus, Synŏdus, Synŏdāle concĭliābŭlum,
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D. 1849, says-'The proper [Anglo-] Saxon name for these assemblies was Witena gemót, literally the meeting of the witan [or the wise or experienced]; but we also find,-Micel gemót the great meeting; Sinoþlíc gemót the synodal meeting; Seonoþ the synod
Linked entry: ge-mét
lufian
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Hí his naman lufiað diligunt nonten ejus, Ps. Th. 68, 37.
wlite
aspect ⬩ countenance ⬩ looks ⬩ appearance ⬩ shape ⬩ form ⬩ good looks ⬩ beautiful appearance ⬩ beauty ⬩ glory ⬩ ornament
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seó duguð ðæs wlites ðe on ðám gimmum bið, biþ heora, næs eówre an gemmarum fulgor oculos trahit ? si quid est in hoc splendors praecipui, gemmarum est lux illa, non hominum, Bt. 13; Fox 40, 1: Cd. Th. 239, 1 ; Dan. 364: Exon. Th. 82, 32; Cri. 1347.
gildan
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(bb) to repay an amount taken or borrowed :-- Wénstú gif hwá óðrum hwæt gieldan sceal, hwæðer hé hine mid ðý gehealdan mæge ðæt hé him náuht máre on ne nime, ne ðæt ne gielde ðæt hé ǽr nam?, Past. 425, 1-3.
Brunan burh
Brunanburh, about five miles south-west of Durham, or on the plain between the river Tyne and the Browney,
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As the exact place cannot be determined by the name of any large town now existing, it is necessary to enter into the history of the battle, and thus ascertain its most probable locality.
gleáw
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Ic geseah swefen and ic ne mæg nánne man findan þe mé secge hwæt hit behealde; ic gehírde secgan þæt þú wǽre gleáw þǽron ( quae audivi te sapientissime conjicere ), Gen. 41, 15. quick to see the proper course of action or conduct, discreet, sagacious,
hyge
Mind ⬩ heart ⬩ soul
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Næs him blíðe hige no cheerful mind was his, 178; Th. 223, 10; Dan. 117.