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á-faran

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Of Eádweardes anwalde áfaran, 918; P. 98, 23. Hé wæs út áfaren on hergaþ, 894; P. 86, 20. Hé wæs áfaren tó ðám castele, 1087; P. 224, 10. Hé inn áfaren wæs. Hml. Th. i. 178, 3. Ðú wǽre út áfaren of þínes fæder éþele, Bt. 5, I; F. 8, 29.

hold-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hold-líce, adv.

Graciously, with kindness or friendliness, with devotion or attachment, faithfully, loyally

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Eádwearde hýrdon holdlíce loyally obeyed Edward, Chr. 1065; Erl. 196, 33; Edw. 14: Exon. 41 b; Th. 138, 14; Gú. 576. Ðæt Drihtne ful holdlíce hýran ut serviant Domino, Ps. Th. 101, 20

tyslian

(v.)
Grammar
tyslian, p. ode
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To dress Ic secge ðé, bróðor Eádweard, ðæt gé dóþ unrihtlíce ðæt gé ða Engliscan þeáwas forlǽtaþ ðe eówre fæderas heóldon and hǽðenra manna þeáwas lufiaþ ðe eów ðæs lífes ne unnon and mid ðam geswuteliaþ ðæt gé forseóþ eówer cynn and eówre yldran mid

á-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lísan, (-lýsan, q. v.
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Þá áliésde Eádweard hine mid. xl. pundum, Chr. 918; P. 98, 15. <b>IIIa.</b> to release from something, with a case Álýs mé feóndum, Ps. Th. 70, 3.

Linked entry: á-lýsan

here-gild

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Add: tax levied to provide money to buy of the Danes (v. here; I. 2 c ¶ l) On þan ylcan geáre áléde Eádweard cyng ꝥ heregyld ꝥ Æþelréd cyng ǽr ástealde, Chr. 1052; P. 173, 18. Ic ðat só fele síðe só men gildeð hire gilde tó heregilde, C.

Æðelflǽd

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelflǽd, e; f. [æðele, flǽd]

ÆthelfledÆthelfleda

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Ðá on ðæm setle Eádweard cyng ðǽr sæt [æt Steanforde], ðá gefór Æðelflǽd his swystar æt Tameworþige, xii nihtum ǽr middum sumera.

Linked entry: Æðelrǽd

for-seón

to despisehold in contemptto rejectto rejectto refuse

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Hé sǽde ꝥ se abbot him heafde forsegon he said that the abbot had treated him with contempt, 1066; P. 199, 7. to reject with scorn. to reject what is offered Hér bræc se here þone frið, and forsáwon ǽlc frið þe Eádweard and his witan him budon, Chr.

eafora

(n.)
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Afera (afora, eafora, v. ll. ) Eádweardes, Chr. 942; P. 110, 24. Ne þearf þé þæs eaforan sceomigan, Gen. 2327: B. 2451. Hé þám yldestan eáfóran lǽfde folc, frumbearne, Gen. 1214.

mund-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
mund-byrd, e; f. (v. mund, mund-bora).

protectionpatronageaidthe fine paid for a violation of mund

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Ðæt folc beág tó Eádwearde cyninge and sóhton his friþ and his mundbyrde, Chr. 921; Erl. 108, 2. Ús gehǽl mid mundbyrdum nos salva patrociniis, Hymn. Surt. 111, 44. the fine paid for a violation of mund (v. mund, IV. a. b; mund-bryce, II.)

mynegian

(v.)
Grammar
mynegian, myngian; p. ode ( with acc. of person and gen. of thing, or with a clause).

to bring to one's own mindrecallto bring to another's mindto remindto bring a duty to the mindto admonishexhortto remind of a debtto ask for paymentto have in the mindto purposeintenddetermine

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Eádweard cyning myngode his wytan ðæt hý smeádon hú heora friþ betere beón mæhte, L. Ed. 4; Th. i. 160, 23. Minga hine hunc exhortare, Deut. l, 38. Ǽlc biscop ðone cyning myngige (MS. B. myndgige) ðæt ealle Godes cyrcan sýn wel behworfene, L. Edm.

be-werian

(v.)

prohibitforbidto protectdefend

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Eádweard éðel bewerode. Chr. 1065 ; P. 194, 12 : Hml. S. 25, 744. þá hí hié bewerian ne mehton, Ors. 4, 13; S. 212, þá heorda bewerian, gif hwilc þeódscaða scaðian onginneð, Wlfst. 191, 8.

hlǽfdige

a queenOur Ladylady

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Eadweard cingc and Ælfgyfu seó hléfdige (cf. Ego, Eadward rex ... Ego, Ælfgyfa praedicti regis mater ..., 75, 8), C.D. iv. 76, 13.

flód

flooda riverwatera flooddelugethe Delugea torrent

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L. 165. water as opposed to land or fire Eádweard cwæð: 'Lǽt mé land.' Ðá cwæð Æðelstán ꝥ him leófre wǽre ꝥ hit tó fýre oððe flóde gewurde þonne hé hit ǽfre gebide, Cht. Th. 207, 14. Hǽðenscipe bið ꝥ man weorþige fýr oþþe flód, Ll.

freó-dóm

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Ic Eádweard cyngc mid ðǽre hálgan Crístes róde tácne ðis hét getrymman and gefæstnian, ðisne freódóm ... Ic fæstlíce bebeóde ðæt hine nǽnig mínra æfterfyligendra eft ne onwende, vi. 203, 2

LANG

(adj.)
Grammar
LANG, adj.

LONGtall

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Eádweard se langa, Byrht, Th. 139, 53; By 273. Se biþ lang lífes and welig he shall be longlived and wealthy, Lchdm. iii. 156, 18. Næs lang tó ðý ðæt his bróðor ðyses lǽnan lífes tíman geendode it was not long before his brother died, 434, 24.

wealdend

(n.)
Grammar
wealdend, es; m.

one who exercises power over persons or things, a controller masterone who exercises dominion a ruler governor sovereign applied to the Deity a possessor master lord

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Eádweard, hæleða wealdend, 1065; Erl. 196, 27. Englalandes wealdend, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 232, 3. Ne sint wé náne waldendas eówres geleáfan non dominamur fidei vestrae, Past. 17; Swt. 115, 24.

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, to advise, ge-rǽdan to arrange. [These two verbs seem to have coalesced (v. rǽdan), and are taken together.]
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Mon gefæstnode þone frið . . . swá swá Eádweard gerǽdde, Chr. 906; P. 94, 22. Man gerǽdde man geald gafol Deniscan mannuin, 991 ; P. 127, 3. Man gerǽdde Ꝥ man hine lǽdde nó Élígbyrig, 1036 ; P. 160, 5 : 161, 2.

gild

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R. 16, 26. pay of troops Eádwerd cing scylode .ix. scypa of mále . . . and belifon .v. scypa bæftan; and se cing heom behét .xii. mónað gyld, Chr. 1049; P. 171, 29. with idea of compul-sion, payment exacted by the State, a tax Áléde Eádweard cyng ꝥ

ord

(n.)
Grammar
ord, es; m.

a point,of a weapona spear, pointed weaponone who is at the topmost point, a head, chief, princehead, frontline of battle, forefrontthe beginning, origin, source (applied to persons and things)

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On orde stód Eádweard Edward stood in the forefront of the battle, Byrht. Th. 139, 52; By. 273. the beginning, origin, source (applied to persons and things) Se ðe ( the devil ) is ord ǽlcere leásunge and yfelnysse, Homl. Th. i. 4, 29.

Linked entries: ór ord-wíga

BURH

(n.)
Grammar
BURH, burg; gen. burge; dat. byrig, byrg; acc. burh, burg; pl. nom. acc. burga; gen. burga; dat. burgum; f. [beorh, beorg = burh, burg the impert. of beorgan to defend] .
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Eádweard cyng fór mid fierde to Bedan forda, and beget ða burg king Edward went with an army to Bedford, and gained the walled town, Chr. 919; Th. 192, 24, col. l.