þeóden
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the chief of a þeód [cf. dryhten, dryht for connexion of þeóden, þeód], a prince, king; the word is used almost exclusively in poetry, but occurs once in the Laws in an alliterative phrase Ǽlc be his mǽðe, eorl and ceorl, þegen and þeóden, L.
læssa
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</b> as adverb :-- Sé þee Swunce máre sé þe unriht gestreón on his handa stóde, and lǽsse sé þe þǽr áriht onsprǽce, 290, 5. Ic lufige ǽlcne mínra freónda, sume lǽsse, sume máre, Solil. H. 16, 18.
fore
for ⬩ on account of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ per ⬩ for ⬩ on account of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ per
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He ahongen wæs fore moncynnes mánforwyrhtum he was hanged for the evil deeds of mankind, Exon. 24 a; Th. 67, 27; Cri. 1095. Se þegn fore fæder dǽdum swefeþ the thane sleeps for his father's deeds, Beo. Th. 4125; B. 2059
Cynegils
Cynegils, sixth king of the West Saxons ⬩ Cynegilsus
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Cynegils onféng ǽrest fulwihte Wesseaxna cyninga Cynegils was the first of the West Saxon kings who received baptism, Erl. 2, 16
FURH
A FURROW ⬩ sulcus
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Andlang ðære furh along the furrow, Cod. Dipl. 554; A.D. 969; Kmbl. iii. 38, 34. Andlang weges to ðære gedrifenan fyrh; andlang fyrh along the way to the driven furrow; along the furrow, 1172; A.D. 955; Kmbl. v. 332, 22: Cod. Dipl.
Linked entries: twi-fyrede fót-mǽl furan fyrh
ge-téman
To vouch to warranty ⬩ vocare ad warrantum
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The person from whom the accused party had the property, and who came forth as his warranter, was called the 'getýma' or 'geteáma,' and the process itself 'teám,'" LL. Th. Glos. v. L. H. E. 7; Th. i. 30, 8: L. In. 35; Th. i. 124, 10
Linked entry: tíman
ge-limpan
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(l a) where the noun denotes the form of words in which the event is described, e.g. a sentence, curse, &c. :-- Þis is se cwyde þæs godcundlican dómes. . . 'Sé ðe derað, derige hé gyt swýðor . . .' Þes cwyde gelamp Heróde, Hml.
engel-cyn
The angel race or order ⬩ genus vel ordo angĕlōrum
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The angel race or order; genus vel ordo angĕlōrum Wæs ðæt engelcyn [MS. encgelcyn] genemnad the angel race was named, Cd. 221; Th. 287, 12; Sat. 366. Ðú sitest ofer ðam engelcynne thou sittest above the angel race. Elen. Kmbl. 1463; El. 733.
forþ-gyrd
A fore-girdle ⬩ martingale ⬩ the girdle which passes between the fore-legs of a horse from the nose-band to the girth ⬩ antela ⬩ cingŭlum illud quod ante pectus ĕqui tendĭtur, crassius lōrum quo pectus, partim ad ornāmentum, partim ad firmandam sellam cingĭtur
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A fore-girdle, martingale, the girdle which passes between the fore-legs of a horse from the nose-band to the girth; antela [ab ante et telon, quod est longum, compōnĭtur, Du Cange, sub voce], cingŭlum illud quod ante pectus ĕqui tendĭtur, crassius lōrum
in-gemynd
Memory ⬩ mind ⬩ remembrance
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Húlíc is se organ ingemyndum tó begonganne ðam ðe his gást wile ásceádan of scyldum of what nature is the Pater Noster for use by the mind, in the case of him who will separate his spirit from guilt, Salm. Kmbl. 108 ; Sal. 53
lǽð
a lathe
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The word occurs in the Latin laws of Edward the Confessor In quibusdam vero provinciis Anglice vocabatur léð, quod isti dicunt tithinge [or trihinge], Th. i. 455, ii. 3. In L. Hen.
land-sidu
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Custom of a country Gemacaþ ðæt his ege wierþ tó gewunan and tó landsida he causes the fear of him to become a habit and custom of the country, Past. 17, 9; Swt. 121, 25. Be landside according to the usage of the district, L. R.
fullian
To FULL or make white as a fuller ⬩ to baptize ⬩ albāre ⬩ candĭdum făcĕre ⬩ baptīzāre ⬩ βαπτίζειν
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variation in the orthography, till nearly the middle of the 16th century = 1550.
Linked entries: fulligan fulwian ge-fullian
BOX
The BOX-tree ⬩ buxus ⬩ buxus sempervirens ⬩ the box-tree or box-wood
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The BOX-tree; buxus = πύξos, buxus sempervirens, Lin Box buxus, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 39; Wrt. Voc, 33, 36: 79, 71. Æt ðam boxe, of ðam boxe at the box-tree, from the box-tree, Cod. Dipl. 1102; A. D. 931; Kmbl. v. 195, 14
Linked entry: box-treów
ge-scyndan
to hasten ⬩ to cause to hasten, to drive
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to hasten Heofon-torht swegl gescyndeþ the heaven-bright sun hastens, Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 2; Sch. 74. to cause to hasten, to drive Ða twegen drýmen wurdon gescynde of ðam earde the two wizards were driven from the land, Homl. Th. ii. 476, 8
á-blǽst
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Gl. 466, 8, infuriated, furious Hé hét geótan týn orcas fulle eles, ðæt hé wolde ðæt ðæs fýres hǽto ðe réðre wǽre and ðe áblǽstre that the heat of the fire might be the more fierce and furious Angl. xvii. 113, 16
Linked entry: blǽstan
binde
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Þæt þú [stríce] mid foreweardum fingrum þín forewearde heáfod fram þám ánum eáran tó bon óþrum on bindan tácne (cf. strícan on róde tácne, 2) trace out a fillet on the forehead with the tips of the fingers from ear to ear, Tech. ii. 129, 20. Add
heoru-drync
a wound
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Drinking by the sword, a wound. [For the personifying of the sword and its drinking of blood when making a wound cf. such passages as : Gladius Domini repletus est sanguine, Is. 34, 6.]
míre
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The word occurs in the nickname Mýran heáfod, Chr. 1010; P. 140, 13, applied to Þurcytel, who is called in Fl. Wig. Danicus minister. The nickname is in that chronicle glossed by ' equae caput, ' but in H. Hunt, by ' caput formicae. '
úr
A kind of ox ⬩ a bison ⬩ urus
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A kind of ox, a bison; urus: also the name of the U-rune Úr (ᚢ) byþ ánmód and oferhyrned, feohteþ mid hornum mǽre mórstapa, Runic pm. Kmbl. 339, 7; Rún. 2. (The rune is written without representing a word, Exon. Th. 284, 32; Jul. 706.)