Bráden
broad, open, spacious ⬩ vallis, locus silvestris ⬩ BREDON Forest, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire ⬩ silvæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi
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over the Thames, and took, both in Bredon, and thereabout, all that they could carry off, Chr. 905;Th. 180, 22, col. 1, 2
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of-tyge
A holding back, withholding
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Ungelimp mid synnum geearnod, swíðost mid ðam oftige ðæs neádgafoles ðe Cristene men Gode gelǽstan sceoldon on heora teóþingsceattum misfortune merited through sins, especially through the keeping back of the tax that Christian men ought to pay to God
Linked entry: of-tige
solian
To make or to become foul ⬩ made filthy
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To make or to become foul Searo hwít solaþ sumur hát cólaþ eorðmægen ealdaþ ellen cólaþ the armour or implement that was bright grows rusty, summer that was hot grows cool, earthly might grows old, strength grows chill Exon. Th. 354, 57; Reim. 67.
Linked entry: sol
twi-dǽlan
to divide in two ⬩ to differ
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to divide in two Twidǽledre bifori, twidǽledu (v. Wülck. Gl. 194, 24) bifida, bis divisa Wrt. Voc. ii.126, 13, 16. Ðone twydǽledan wísdóm, ðæt is andweardra þinga and gástlicra wísdóm, Lchdm. iii. 440, 29.
Linked entry: dǽlan
HERE
An army ⬩ a host ⬩ multitude ⬩ a large predatory band
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Alf. 28; Th. i. 52, 2.] Hé gearo wǽre tó ðæs heres þearfe he would be ready to supply the needs of the Danes, Chr. 874; Erl. 76, 32: 878; Erl. 80, 3.
Linked entries: flot-herge hors-here
a-drencan
To plunge under ⬩ to immerse ⬩ drown ⬩ immergere
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To plunge under, to immerse, drown; immergere Wolde hine adrencan on ðære eá would drown him in the river, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 36.
axe
Ash ⬩ ashes ⬩ cinis
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Bearwas wurdon to axan and to ýslan the groves became ashes and embers, Cd. 119; Th. 154, 9; Gen. 2553
fæsting-men
Servants of the king entrusted to the keeping of the monasteries while going from place to place ⬩ servi rēgii ad cūram monastēriōrum commendāti in regno obeundo
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Servants of the king entrusted to the keeping of the monasteries while going from place to place; servi rēgii ad cūram monastēriōrum commendāti in regno obeundo Terram lībĕrābo ab refectiōne et hābĭtu illōrum omnium qui dīcuntur fæstingmen, Th.
Linked entry: festing-men
forþ-gelǽdan
To lead or bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ conduct ⬩ prodūcĕre ⬩ provĕhĕre
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To lead or bring forth, produce, conduct; prodūcĕre, provĕhĕre He wolde manna rím forþgelǽdan he would lead forth a number of men, Cd. 222; Th. 289, 24; Sat. 402. Se forþgelǽdeþ on muntum hig qui prodūcit in montĭbus fœnum, Ps. Spl. 146, 9.
leoþu-cræft
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Bodily skill, skill in the use of the limbs Se gedǽleþ missenlíce leoþucræftas londbúendum, Exon. 78 b; Th. 295, 6; Crä. 29.
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metend
One who measures or metes
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S. gloss seems to be intended as a translation of the title commonly given to Orosius' History, [H]Ormesta Mundi, and is the measurer or describer of the world, i. e. a general history of the world), Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 18
stán-beorh
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Th. 4432; B. 2213. Sunt termini ab occasu stánbergas, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 159, 14
þrútian
To swell with pride or anger
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Th. ii. 168, 16. Hé cwæþ hire þus tó mid þrútigendum móde ( angrily, passionately ), Homl. Skt. i. 10, 273
Linked entry: á-þrúten
undern-gereord
A morning meal ⬩ breakfast
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Æt his underngereorde ǽr hé tó ðæm gefeohte fóre, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 84, 34. Gif wé fæstaþ and ðæt underngereord tó ðam ǽfengifle healdaþ, ðonne ne bið ðæt nán fæsten, L. E. I. 38; Th. ii, 436, 28.
fileþe
hay
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Th. 36, 2. the word occurs in compound forms in the charters: Tó fileðleáge forda, C. D. v. 394, 12. In filiðleáge, iii. 383, 8. On ðá ác on fileðcumbe, vi. 43, 21. Of Stokwei, tó Filed-hamme, iii. 445, 29. Also (?)
ge-ríman
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Th. ii. 430, 7. Seó ungemetlice mengeo þæs folces wæs þá iéðre tó oferwinnanne þone heó ús sié nú tó gerímanne. Ors. 2, 5; S. 80, 12. Is gerímed supputatur. An. Ox. 3832. Add: —
merigen-lic
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Add Hé on merigenlicere tíde mynster gesóhte he returned to the monastery in time for matins, Hml. Th. ii. 138, 16. Ealle þás niht ic áne wunode biddende . . . and þís mergendlican dæge gelícode mé ꝥ ic eówerne sum mé tó begeáte, Hml. S. 33, 108.
staþolfæstness
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Th. i. 576, 25
hál-wenda
A saviour
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The Saviour that he spoke about is Jesus Christ who came to heal our wounds, that is, our sins, Homl. Th. i. 142, 32: 136, 21
of-irnan
to overtake ⬩ to tire with running
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to overtake (by running) Færþ hé (the evening star) æfter ðære sunnan, óþ hé ofirnþ ða sunnan hindan, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 2. Ðæs wítegan cnapa, Gyezi, ofarn Naaman, Homl. Th. i. 400, 17.