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ge-myndigian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-myndigian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

to remember

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Ðæt ðú ne gemyndgast æfter mandreáme ne gewittes wást bútan wildeóra ðeáw that thou shalt not understand after the manner of the joy of man, nor know aught but the manner of wild beasts, Cd. 203; Th. 251, 29; Dan. 571.

þúma

(n.)
Grammar
þúma, an; m.

The thumb

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Gif se þúma biþ of áslægen, ðam sceal .xxx. sciłł. tó bóte. Gif se nægl biþ of áslegen, ðam sculon .v. sciłł. tó bóte, L. Alf. pol. 56; Th. i. 94, 28. Gif man þúman of áslæhþ, .xx. sciłł. Gif þúman nægl of weorðeþ, .iii. sciłł. gebéte, L.

ge-wyrce

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrce, es; n.
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The swineherd of Glastonbury Abbey received as perquisite one sucking-pig a year, the entrails of the best pig, and the tails of all the others which were slaughtered in the Abbey, v. Andrews's Old English Manor. p. 211 note.]

Linked entries: ge-wirce wyrce

god-borh

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Gif hwá óðerne godborges oncunne and tión wille ꝥ hé hwelcne ne gelǽste þára þe hé him gesealde if any one bring against another a charge in the matter of a pledge whose validity was confirmed by invoking the name of the Deity (where solemn formulae were

hyrne

Grammar
hyrne, in l. 6 for norð hyrnan l. norðhyrnan,
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Of ðám wealle swá norð ðæt dú cyme tó ðæs wealles hyrnan ; of ðǽre hyrnan á be wealle, iii. 424, 27. Tó garstúnæs hyrnan, v. 74, 6. Be eástwardan móre oð ðá hyrnan, C. D. B. i. 296, 29. ¶ in a local name :-- Oð Doddinghyrnan, C. D. i. l, 16.

a-cígan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cígan, p. de; pp. ed

To callvocareevocare

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To call; vocare, evocare Acígde of corþre cyninges þegnas he called the thanes of the king from the band, Beo. Th. 6233; B. 3121. Sundor acígde called him alone, in private, Elen. Kmbl. 1203; El. 603.

Linked entry: a-cægan

ǽw

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽw, adj.

Lawfullegitimaterelated by the law of marriagemarriedlegitimusnuptusgermanus

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Ǽwe gebróðru brothers of the same marriage, own brothers; germani fratres, Bd. 1, 27; S. 490, 28

a-slúpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen

To slip awayelabi

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To slip away; elabi Lǽt ðé aslúpan sorge of breóstum let sorrow slip away from thy breast, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 7; Gen. 2796. Ðæt hí ǽfre him of aslépen [ = asleópen] that they may ever slip from them, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 18 ; Met. 13, 9

Linked entries: a-slépen slúpan

béhþ

(n.)
Grammar
béhþ, e; f.

A tokensignproofsignumtestimonium

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A token, sign, proof; signum, testimonium Heó hét hyre þínenne ðæs herewǽðan heáfod to béhþe blódig ætýwan ðám burhleódum she ordered, her servant to shew the bloody head of the leader of the army to the citizens as a token Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 6; Jud

éðyl-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
éðyl-stæf, édulf-stæf, es; m.

A family staff or support, stay of the houseprædii sustentáculuin

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A family staff or support, stay of the house; prædii sustentáculuin Ic eorn orwéna ðæt unc se [seó MS.] éðylstæf ǽfre weorþe gifeðe I am hopeless that to us two the staff of the family will ever be by lot, Cd. 101; Th. 134, ii; Gen. 2223

frécenful

(adj.)
Grammar
frécenful, frǽcenful, -full; adj.

Harmfuldangerousperilousperīcŭlōsus

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P. frécenful] for ðæs fýres sceótungum thunder is harmful from the shootings of the fire, Bd. de nat. rerum; Lchdm. iii. 280, 14; Wrt. popl. science 19, 27. Of frecenfulre forliðennysse perīcŭlōso naufrăgio, Mone B. 685, 686

Linked entry: frǽcenful

freóls-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-bóc, e; f.

A charter of freedomlībertātis chartaχάρτης

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A charter of freedom; lībertātis charta =χάρτης Ðis is seó freólsbóc to ðan mynstre æt Byrtúne, ðe Æðelréd cyng æfre écelíce gefreóde this is the charter of freedom to the monastery at Burton, which king Æthelred for ever freed. Th. Diplm. A.

geár-rím

(n.)
Grammar
geár-rím, es; n.

A year-numbera yearnumber of yearsannōrum nŭmĕrus

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, number of years; annōrum nŭmĕrus Seó tíd gegǽþ, geár-rímum, ðæt ða geongan leomu geloden weorþaþ the time passes, in a number of years [or by years], that the young limbs be grown, Exon. 87 a; Th. 327, 17; Vy. 5

Linked entry: geár-gerím

hweorf-bán

Grammar
hweorf-bán, hwyrf-, hwer-bán, es; n.

A joinvertebrathe knee-cap

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A joint [of the back], vertebra, [of the knee], the knee-cap Hwyrfbán vertibulum, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Som. 57, 43; Wrt. Voc. 19, 46. Hwerbán vertibulum velvertebra, 74; Som. 71, 50; Wrt. Voc. 44, 33. Hweorbán vertibula, Wrt. Voc. 283, 38.

in-coðu

(n.)
Grammar
in-coðu, e; and an; f.
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Fela incoða hé gehǽlde untrumra sáwla mislícra manna many diseases of sick souls of diverse men he healed, Homl. Th. ii. 560, 33. Incoða infirmitates; incoðe fibras [ = febris ? ], Hpt. Gl. 453. Incoðan melancholias, 478

níd-cleofa

(n.)
Grammar
níd-cleofa, -clafa (?), an; m.

A prison

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A prison Ðæt hine man of nearwe and of nýdcleofan fram ðam engan hofe up forléte, Elen. Kmbl. 1419; El. 711. In nédcleofan nearwe geheaðrod, 2249; El. 1276. Ðá wæs carcernes duru behliden . . . symle heó wuldorcyning herede in ðam nýdclafan, Exon.

gleáw-hýdig

(adj.)
Grammar
gleáw-hýdig, adj.

Wise of thoughtheedfulprudentsagacious

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Wise of thought, heedful, prudent, sagacious Gleáwhýdig wíf the woman wise of thought, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 30; Jud. 148: Elen. Kmbl. 1866; El. 935.

ríþig

(n.)
Grammar
ríþig, es; n. : e; f. (?)
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A stream Hit cymeþ on ðæt lytle ríþig, of ðæm ríþige, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 33, 1. On ðæt ríþig, ondlong ríþiges, 378, 15. Swá on ða ealdan díc, andlang díces on áne ríþige, of ðære ríþe on áne ealde díc, 385, 24. On hweólríþig, 381, 8

scilian

(v.)
Grammar
scilian, p. ode
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Eádwerd cing scylode ix scypa of mále and hí fóron mid scypon mid eallon anweg King Edward put nine ships out of commission, and they went away ships and all, (?) áscelede (-scerede?) dividuntur, Hpt. Gl. 438, 50

swegel-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
swegel-dreám, es; m.
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Heavenly joy Ufancundes engles of swegl-dreámum word, Exon. Th. 169, 21 ; Gú. 1098. Cheruphim and Seraphim on swegeldreámum, Andr. Kmbl. 1439; An. 720. Swáse swegl-dreámas gé ( the good at the day of judgment ) geseón mósten, Exon.