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ge-áned

(v.)
Grammar
ge-áned, part. [án one]

Made oneunitedadūnātus

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Made one, united; adūnātus Oþ-ðæt ðe hí wǽron on ǽnne unmǽtne lég geánede usque ad in immensam adŭnāti sunt flammam, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 25

Linked entry: ge-ǽnan

ealdor-scype

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-scype, es; m.

Eldership, supremacy principātus, prīmātus

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Eldership, supremacy; principātus, prīmātus Ða on þeódumealdorscype habbaþ they have eldership among the nations, Mk. Bos. 10, 42. Ealdorscype healdan prīmātum tĕnēre, Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 17

ealo-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
ealo-geweorc, es; n.

Ale-work, brewingcervĭsiæ coctio

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Ale-work, brewing; cervĭsiæ coctio On ðære byrig wæs ǽrest ealo-geweorc ongunnen in that city ale-brewing was first begun, Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 103, 35

hwistlere

(n.)
Grammar
hwistlere, es; m.

A piper

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A piper, player on a flute Pípere oððe hwistlere tibicen, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 9, 25. Ðá hé geseah hwistleras cum vidisset tibicines, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 23

Langa-land

(n.)
Grammar
Langa-land, es; n.

Langeland

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Langeland an island in the Baltic belonging to Denmark On bæcbord him wæs Langaland ... and ðás land call hýraþ tó Denemearcan, Ors. 1, 1: Swt 19, 35

lícend-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lícend-líce, adv.

Pleasingly

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Pleasingly Forðon mín gebed nú gyt bécnum standeþ ðæt him on wísum is wel lýcendlíce quoniam adhuc est oratio mea in beneplacitis eorum, Ps. Th. 140, 8

mán-wamm

(n.)
Grammar
mán-wamm, es; m.

A blot caused by sin

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A blot caused by sin Mánwontma gehwone geseón on ðám sáwlum to see every guilty stain in the souls, Exon. 26 b; Th. 78, 27; Cri. 1280

ge-restan

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Add: with reflex, dat. Gefere þæne mannan on swíðe fæstne cleofan, gereste him swíðe wel hleówe, and wearma gléda bere man gelóme inn, Lch. ii. 280, 11

ge-cneordnys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cneordnys, -nyss, e; f. [cneordnys diligence]

Diligencestudyan inventiondīlĭgentiastūdiumadinventio

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Diligence, study, an invention; dīlĭgentia, stūdium, adinventio Gecneordnysse stūdium, Greg. Dial. 2, 8. Gremedon hine on gecneordnyssum his irritāvērunt eum in adinventiōnĭbus suis, Ps. Spl. 105, 28

stealcung

(n.)
Grammar
stealcung, e; f.
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Stalking (cf. deer-stalking), cautious walking On sumere nihte hlosnode sum óðer munuc his færeldes and mid sleaccre stealcunge his fótswaðum filigde, Homl. Th. ii. 138, 6

Linked entry: stalcung

þeóh-seax

(n.)
Grammar
þeóh-seax, es; n.
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A shore sword that could be worn on the thigh Þeóhsaex semispatium ( = -spathium ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 26. Sweord macheram, þeóhseax senspatium, 96, 29. Cf. hup-seax

un-gereccan

(v.)

to repel a charge fromto clear

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to repel a charge from, to clear Gif hit man him on gerecce, and hé hine ungereccan ne mæge, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. i, 222, 4

Linked entry: ge-reccan

wird

(n.)
Grammar
wird, e; f.

An offence

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An offence Gehéndon hine ða héhsacerdas on monigum ðingum ł woerdum, accusabant eum summi sacerdotes in multis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 3. Similar entries v. following words

Linked entry: woerd

weorold-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-þegen, es; m.
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A secular thane Mæssepreóstes áð and woruldþegenes is on Engla lage geteald efendýre, L. O. 12 ; Th. i. 182, 14: L. Wg. 5; Th. i. 186, 10

an-gríslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
an-gríslíc, l. an-grislic,
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and add Þǽr bið angrislic ege and fyrhto, Wlfst. 139, 16. Se angrislica súðwesterna wind him ongeán stód, Ap. Th. 11, 4. v. on-grislic in Dict

angsume

(adv.)
Grammar
angsume, adv.
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In trouble, in difficulties Þonne þé ealra angsumest byð on þínum móde geðenc þú. mín when you are most troubled in mind, remember me, Shrn. 15, 18

be-waden

Grammar
be-waden, be-wadan

to reachcome uponsurprise

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to reach, come upon, surprise ? Min hord warað híþende feónd . . . bewaden (when surprised ?) féreð, stepped on stíð bord, Rä. 88, 24. Cf. be-faran, -féran, -rídan. Substitute:

cáf-ness

(n.)
Grammar
cáf-ness, e; f.
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Alacrity, promptness, energy God onscunað þá sleacnysse on his ðegnum, and ðá hé lufað þe mid cáfnysse þæs écan lífes myrhðe sécað, Hml. Th. ii. 282, 4

cniht-leás

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For 'M. H. 113 b' substitute Hé for ðǽre sárignysse wæs him ána cnihtleás on his inran búre, and hine sylfne ðǽrinne beclýsde, Hml. S. 23, 395

eahtan

(v.)
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to persecute, pursue Brægdwís bona eahteð ánbúendra, Gú. 59. Swá sceal óretta Gode compian and his gǽst beran on ondan þám þe eahtan wile sáwla gehwylcre, 317