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Angel-cynn

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Þá hálgan þe Angelcynn wurþað, Hml. S. p. 4, 42. On Angolcynnes bócum, ðæt is on Istoria Anglorum, Shrn. 137, 6; 59, 12. Mid wópe Angelcynnes monna, 134, 24. Æðelbryht ǽrest fulluht onféng on Angelcynne, Ll. Th. i. 58, 26.

bí-leofen

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Þone þriddan dǽl mé biglifene, Hml. A. 201, 190. Hé beget him biglyfne mid his weorce, Hml. S. 30, 214. Þá gesettan bíleofene (annonam), R. Ben. 55, 11. Heó bíleofenæ fundon, Hml. A. 85, 121. Add

CYFES

(n.)
Grammar
CYFES, cyfys, cifes, ciefes,e; f: cyfese, an; f.

A concubine, handmaidconcubina, pellex, ancilla

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P. ii. 9; Th. ii. 186, 2-5: L. M. I. P. 17; Th. ii. 270, 6, 9: Boutr. Scrd. 22, 22. Be ðínre cyfese super ancilla tua, Gen. 21, 12

DWELIAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWELIAN, dweligan, dweoligan, dwalian, dwolian, dwoligan; part. dweliende, dweligende; ic dwelige, ðú dwelast, he dwelaþ, pl. dweliaþ, dweligaþ, dweligeaþ; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

To be led into error, errin errōrem dūci, errāreTo lead into error, mislead, deceive in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre

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Ða ongunnon clypian ðæt se rihtwísa dwelode they begun to say that the righteous man erred, Homl. Th. ii. 300, 17. He dyde ðæt ge dwelodon of ðam wege ut errāre te facĕret de via, Deut. 13, 5.

heord-rǽden

Grammar
heord-rǽden, heord-rǽdenn.

watching overa guardwatch

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Gode for ðǽre hylde his hirdrǽdene (for the fidelity of his care of the cattle), Hml.

Linked entries: hird-ness hird-ræden

bán

bonea bonethe bone of a limba leg or arm

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Th. ii. 452, 19: Ph. 221. of other hard material:-- Sió ecg gewác on báne (the hide of the firedrake ), B. 2578. Wæter wearð báne (ice), Rä. 68, 3. a bone Bánes byrst, Ps. Th. 108, 18: Gú. 670.

EARN

(n.)
Grammar
EARN, es; m.

An eagleaquĭla

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Se wonna hrefn fela earne secgan the dark raven [shall] say much to the eagle, Beo. Th. 6044; B. 3026: Exon. 59 a; Th. 214, 12; Ph. 338: Ps. Th. 102, 5.

Linked entries: ern here-fugol

a-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-ceorfan, p. -cearf, pl. -cufon; pp. -corfen

To cut offabscideresuccidereconcidere

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To cut off; abscidere, succidere, concidere Of his ansýne ealle ic aceorfe, ða ðe him feóndas syndon concidam inimicos ejus a facie ipsius. Ps. Th. 88, 20

a-hneápan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hneápan, p. -hneóp, pl. -hneópon; pp. -hneápen

To pluck offdecarpere

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To pluck off; decarpere Heó of beáme a-hneóp wæstm biweredne she plucked from the tree the prohibited fruit, Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 2; Gú. 819

Linked entry: hneápan

andetan

(v.)

To confessacknowledgegive thankspraiseconfiteri

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To confess, acknowledge, give thanks or praise; confiteri Ic ðé on folcum andete confitebor tibi in populis, Ps. Th. 56, 11: 98, 3: 104, 1: 135, 27

Linked entry: anddetan

ceder

(n.)
Grammar
ceder, cedre; f.

The cedarcedrus = κέδρος

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The cedar; cedrus = κέδρος God brycþ ða heán ceder on Libano confringet Dominus cedros Libani, Ps. Th. 28, 5. On eallum cedrum to all cedars, 148, 9

eás

(n.)

of a river

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of a river On twá healfe ðære eás on the two sides of the river, Chr. 896; Th. 172, 39, col. l; gen. of eá, q. v

edwít-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
edwít-stæf, es; m.

A disgraceful letter, reproach, scandal, disgrace, dishonour opprobrium

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A disgraceful letter, reproach, scandal, disgrace, dishonour; opprobrium Eom ic to edwít-stæfe eallum geworden factus sum opprobrium omnĭbus. Ps. Th. 108, 24: 78, 4: 118, 42

fliht

(n.)
Grammar
fliht, es; m.

A flightvŏlātus

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A flight; vŏlātus Swá earn his briddas spænþ to flihte sīent ăquīla prōvŏcans ad vŏlandum pullos suos, Deut. 32, 11: Exon. 13b; Th. 25, 11; Cri. 399

freó-noma

(n.)
Grammar
freó-noma, an; m.

A surnamenoble namecognōmen

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A surname, noble name; cognōmen Iob Sunu Waldendes freónoman cende Job gave a noble name to the Lord's son, Exon. 17 a; Th. 40, 9; Crí. 636

fulhtere

(n.)
Grammar
fulhtere, es; m.

A baptizerbaptistbaptista

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A baptizer, baptist; baptista To ðæm dæge Seint Iohannes ðæs fulhteres on the day of Saint John the baptist, L. Ath. i. prm; Th. i. 196, 19

fynegian

(v.)
Grammar
fynegian, p. ode; pp. od [fynig mouldy]

To become mouldy or mustymūcescĕre

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To become mouldy or musty; mūcescĕre Ðæt ðæt hálige húsel sceole fynegian that the holy housel should become mouldy, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, 7

Linked entry: ge-finegod

earfeþ-mæcg

(n.)
Grammar
earfeþ-mæcg, es; m.

An unhappy or unfortunate man infortūnātus hŏmo

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An unhappy or unfortunate man; infortūnātus hŏmo Se endestæf earfeþmæcgum weálíc weorþeþ the end to the unfortunate is miserable, Exon. 87 a; Th. 328, 3; Vy. 11

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

gierian

(v.)
Grammar
gierian, p. ede; pp. ed

To clothedeckadorninduĕrevestīreornāre

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To clothe, deck, adorn; induĕre, vestīre, ornāre Hæleþ gierede mec mid golde a man adorned me with gold, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 16; Rä. 27, 13