gár
a weapon with a pointed head ⬩ an arrow ⬩ the head ⬩ a wedge-shaped piece of land.
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Cf. spere Habbað heó on ǽfyn fýr edneówe; þonne cymðon úhtan forst fyrnum cald, symble fýr oððe gár, Gen. 316. a wedge-shaped piece of land. v. gára Tó ðes góres súðende, C. D. v. 40, 13
Antecrist
Antichrist ⬩ Antichristus
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Ðes deófol, ðe is geháten Antecrist, ðæt is gereht þwyrlíc Crist, is ord ǽlcere leásunge and yfelnysse this devil, who is called Antichrist, which is interpreted opposed Christ, is the origin of all leasing and evil, Homl. Th. i. 4, 21.
exámeron
A work on the six days of creation ⬩ hexæmĕron = ἑξαήμερον = ἕξ, six, ἡμέριος, ον
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Basilius awrát áne wundorlíce boc, be eallum Godes weorcum, ðe he geworhte on six dagum, Exámeron geháten Basil wrote a wonderful book about all the works of God, which he wrought in six days, called Hexameron, Basil prm; Norm. 32, 12
fǽrlíce
Suddenly, immediately, by chance ⬩ sŭbĭto, repente, forte
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Suddenly, immediately, by chance; sŭbĭto, repente, forte Cometæ synd gehátene ða steorran ðe fǽrlíce and ungewunelíce æteówiaþ the stars are called comets which appear suddenly and unusually, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 16, 20; Lchdm. iii.
here-téma
A leader of an army, of a people ⬩ a ruler ⬩ general
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Se heretýma, caldéa cyning. Cd. 205; Th. 253, 30; Dan. 603. Ðá cwæþ hé hwæs sunu is hit ðá cwæþ se bisceop mínes heretéman then said he 'whose son is it ?' Then said the bishop 'my prince's' [?], Shrn. 130, 9.
Linked entry: -tíma
for-cýþan
To reprove ⬩ rebuke
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Hæfde se snotra sunu Dauides forcumen and forcýðed Caldéa eorl, Sal. 176: 206. Substitute:
ge-synto
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Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 578, 23. of things Hé þone tóbrocenan calic þǽre ǽrran gesynto eft ágeaf fractum calicem pristinae incolumitati restituit, Gr.
stefn
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Add: a fixed time for doing something Hí setton stefna út tó Lundene, and man beád þá folce þider út ofer ealne þisne norðende they fixed times for coming to London, and the people over all this north part were called out thither, Chr. 1052; P. 175,
hlýp
A leap, ⬩ jump
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Se dæg is geháten saltus lunæ ðæt is ðæs mónan hlýp the day is called saltus lunæ, that is, the moon's leap, Lchdm. iii. 264, 24: Exon. 18 b; Th. 45, 16, 29; 46, 1, 13; Cri. 720, 726, 730, 736. Hlýpum by leaps, Th. 46, 31; Cri. 747.
deór-mód
Bold of mind, brave ⬩ fortis anĭmi
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On felda ðam ðe deórmóde Diran héton in the plain which the brave men called Dura, Cd. 180; Th. 226, 14; Dan. 171. Deórmódra síþ the march of the brave, 147; Th. 183, 25; Exod. 97
Geóhel-dæg
Yule-day, a day at Yule-tide
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On ðone eahteþan geóhheldæig biþ ðæs mónþes fruma ðe mon nemneþ ianuarius on the eighth day of Yule is the beginning of the month that is called January, 47, 13
CRABBA
A CRAB, crayfish ⬩ cancer ⬩ a sign of the zodiac ⬩ cancer ⬩ signum zodiaci ⬩ cancer
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Feórþa ðæra tácna ys geháten cancer, ðæt is crabba the fourth of the signs is called cancer, that is, a crab Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 7, 5; Lchdm. iii. 244, 25
Gallias
The Gauls ⬩ the Franks ⬩ Galli ⬩ Galliæ
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Galleas nemnaþ Trajectum the Gauls call it Utrecht, Bd. 5, 11; S. 626, 27. Monige gewundon sécan Francna mynstro and Gallia multi Francōrum vel Galliārum Monastēria adīre sŏlēbant, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 17. Adrianus se abbad ða dǽlas.
Linked entries: Galleas Gallia ríce Gallie Galwalas
ge-laðian
To invite ⬩ bid ⬩ call ⬩ summon ⬩ assemble ⬩ congregate ⬩ invītāre ⬩ vŏcāre ⬩ arcessĕre ⬩ ciere ⬩ congrĕgāre
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To invite, bid, call, summon, assemble, congregate; invītāre, vŏcāre, arcessĕre, ciere, congrĕgāre Mágon we Ioseph to us gelaðian can we invite Joseph [to come] to us, Nicod. 20; Thw. 10, 3 : Bd. 4, 1; S. 563, 34.
Linked entries: ge-hlaðen ge-leaðian
Cásere
Cæsar, an emperor ⬩ imperator
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Hí hæfdon Cæsares ofer híg, ðæt we cweðaþ cáseras, ða beóþ cyninga yldest they had Cæsares over them, that we call emperors, who are the greatest of kings, Jud. Thw. 161, 29
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ge-scý
A pair of shoes ⬩ calceamentum, tegmentum pedis, caliga
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hine ǽlc man on Israéla folce ' unsceóda' if he [the man] then say 'I will not have her to wife,' let the woman go to him and take his shoes off his feet before the elders and spit in his face, and let every man amongst the people of the Israelites call
bletsian
to hallow ⬩ consecrate ⬩ adore ⬩ to benefit ⬩ prosper
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Wæter gihálsia, bloetsia aquam exorcizare, benedicere, Rtl. 119, 7. to call holy, adore Mec gié bledtsiges, Jn. L. 13, 13. Hé bletsode Drihten, Bl. H. 245, 32. Biedsiað noman his, Ps.
for-cuman
To surpass ⬩ overcome ⬩ destroy ⬩ harass ⬩ wear out ⬩ supĕrāre ⬩ vexāre
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To surpass, overcome, destroy, harass, wear out; supĕrāre, vexāre Hæfde ðá se snotra sunu Dauides forcumen and forcýðed Caldéa eorl then had the wise son of David overcome and surpassed in knowledge the earl of the Chaldeans, Salm.
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tættec
a rag, tatter
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Cf. the following passages from charters relating to the same land On tættucan stán ( in a later charter it is called mægenstán, 291, 7), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 112, 35. Tættucæn stán, 340, 35. Tættaces stán, 325, 30. Tædduces stán, 253, 4.
ge-hú
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Hé is gecweden hláf þurh getácnunge, and lamb, and leó, and gehú elles ( in every other way he is called, it is typically ), Hml. Th. ii. 268, 17