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Wil-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Wil-tún, es; m.

Wilton in Wiltshire

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Wilton in Wiltshire Ælfréd cyning gefeaht wiþ alne ðone here lytle werede æt Wiltúne, Chr. 871; Erl. 76, 5. Hér forðférde Ælfgár cinges mǽg on Defenum, and his líc rest on Wiltúne, 962; Erl. 120, 3.

dihtere

(n.)
Grammar
dihtere, dihtnere,es; m.

An informant, expounder, disposer, manager, stewardauctor, commentātor, expŏsĭtor, dispensātor

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An informant, expounder, disposer, manager, steward; auctor, commentātor, expŏsĭtor, dispensātor Ic wríte swá me ða dihteras sǽdon ðe his líf geornost cúðon I write as the informants who knew his life most accurately told me, Guthl. prol; Gdwin. 4, 23

Linked entry: dihtnere

mann-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
mann-dreám, es; m.

Human joyjoyous life among menjoyous noise

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Kmbl. 74; An. 37. Cain fág gewát mandreám fleón, Beo. Th. 2533; B. 1264. Lifde and lissa breác Malalehel mon-dreáma hér, Cd. 59; Th. 71, 26; Gen. 1176. Meodo heall monig ᛗ dreáma full, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 14; Ruin. 24.

grǽg

(adj.)
Grammar
grǽg, grég; adj.
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Se grǽfa mǽw the grey mew, Andr. Kmbl. 742; An. 371. Wulf se grǽga the grey wolf, Exon. 91 b; Th. 343, 3; Gn. Ex. 151: Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 13; Ædelst. 64. Sǽ grǽfe glashluðre the sea grey and clear as glass, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 15; Met. 5, 8.

turnian

(v.)
Grammar
turnian, p. ode.
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.), revolve round an axis or centre Ða árleásan turniaþ on ymbhwyrfte, Homl. Th. i. 514, 23. Seó firmamentum tyrnþ symle onbútan ús . . . and ealle ða steorran, ðe hyre on fæste synd, turniaþ onbútan mid hyre, Lchdm. iii. 254, 16.

þrym-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
þrym-fæst, adj.

Gloriousmajesticillustriousmighty

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Kmbl. 645; An. 323. in other connections Eorl unforcúð ... þeóden þrymfæst, Andr. Kmbl. 957; Au. 479. Þrymfæst þeóden ( Noah ), Cd. Th. 200, 27; Exod. 263. Ic ( the cross ) þrymfæst hlifige under heofonum, Rood Kmbl. 166; Kr. 84.

un-treówþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-treówþ, e; f.

Bad faithperfidy

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Ac Umenis him wénde from Antigones hámfærelte micelra untreówða Antigonus ab obsidione discessit. Sed nec sic Eumeni spes firma aut salus certa, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 146, 21. Adam týhð mé untryówða, Cd. Th. 36, 33; Gen. 581.

fore-stæppan

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Take here the instances given under fore-stapan, fore-steppan, and add

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ge-wefan

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Of Críste wið tó God endebrednis gegeadred bið ł gewefen a Christo usque ad Deum ordo contexitur, Lk. p. 4, 10

be-dydrian

(v.)

to deludeto conceal from (wið)

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Add: to delude Bedydrode lubricat, lubricos facit, decipit, An. Ox. 50, 30. Se swicola feónd hí swíðe bedydrode, swilce ðǽr sum hús sóðlíce forburne, Hml. Th. ii. 140, 15: 166, 9. Þá dwolmen hine bedydrodon, Hml. S. 3, 316, 320.

Linked entry: bedrian

cneóres

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cyric-ǽwe

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-ǽwe, ciric-ǽwe,es; n.

An ecclesiastical marriage ecclesiasticum matrimonium

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An ecclesiastical marriage; ecclesiasticum matrimonium Hí, þurh heálícne hád, ciricǽwe underféngan they, through holy orders, have entered into an ecclesiastical marriage, L. I. P. 23; Th. ii. 334, 14

mete-þearfende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
mete-þearfende, part.

Wanting food

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Wanting food Hié ǽghwylcne ellþeódigra dydon him tó móse meteþearfendum they made every foreigner food for themselves in want of meat, Andr. Kmbl. 54; An. 27: 272; An. 136

ealu-scóp

(n.)
Grammar
ealu-scóp, eala-scóp, es; m.

An ale-poet

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An ale-poet We lǽraþ, ðæt ǽnig preóst ne beó ealu-scóp we teach that no priest be an ale-poet, L. Edg. C. 58; Th. ii. 256, 15

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ealu-clýfe

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>ealu-cleofa,</b> -clyfa, an; m. A place for storing ale Ealuclyfum apothecis (coelestibus defruta recondenda, Ald. 36, 9), An. Ox. 36, 9

fér-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
fér-rǽden, fér-rǽdenn, e; f.

Societyfellowship

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Society, fellowship Férrǽdene consortii, An. Ox. 5037: sodalitate, i. familiaritate, 2354. Of bróðorlicere fǽrrǽdene fraterna ex acie, R. Ben. I. 10, 2. Férrǽdene consortium, i. communionem, An. Ox. 2662

Linked entry: fǽr-rǽden

in-byrdling

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Add: a native Sicelic inbyrdlinc ł bur[h]leód siculus indigena, i. ciuis, An. Ox. 3957. Inbyrdling, 2, 275. a slave Inbyrdlincg uerna, i. seruus, An. Ox. 7, 185

be-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lúcan, he -lýcþ; p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen; v. trans. [be, lúcan to lock]

To lock upinclosesurroundshutshut upconcludererecludereincluderecircumcludereamplectiobserareclaudere

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Ðá hét he hine gebringan on carcerne and ðǽr inne belúcan he gave an order to take him to prison and therein lock him up Bt. 1; Fox 2, 26 : Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 81, 40 : Gen. 41, 49 : Ps. Spl. C. T. 16, 11.

inca

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Ben. 62, 19. a scruple, doubt Ynca scrupulum. Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 46. Incan, tweónunge scrupulum, i. dubitationem, An. Ox. 4198.

leóf-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
leóf-wende, adj.

Pleasinggraciousacceptableamiableestimable

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Ðeáh hit gód seó and deóre ðeáh biþ hlíseádigra and leófwendra se ðe hit selþ ðonne se ðe hit gaderaþ and on óðrum reáfaþ though it (gold) be good and precious, yet will he be of better repute and esteem who gives it, than he who collects it and robs