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hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hæl (?, for form cf. tæl, tel), es; m.

a shelter

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A hidden spot (f), a shelter Tó Dudemǽres hele; of Dudemǽres hele, C. D. vi. 171, 5: 76, 26. On Ecgerdes hel ufeweardne, iii. 48, 16

hund-nigontigoþa

(num.; adj.)
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On þǽm feówer-and-hundnigontigoðon psalme, Past. 415, 5. ðæt hundnigonteóþe geár, Hml. A. 37, 330

unrǽd-síþ

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Substitute Ic dysge dwelle ond dole hwette [on] unrǽdsíþas, óþrum stýre nyttre fóre, Ru. 12, 4. v. hwettan; <b>II 2a.</b>

wille

(n.)
Grammar
wille, f.
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On winterwellan; of ðǽre wellan, C. D. iii. 394, 8. Add

wǽpen-þracu

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen-þracu, gen. -þræce; f.

Force of arms

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Force of arms Hine monige on winnaþ mid wǽpenþræce, Cd. Th. 138, 12; Gen. 2290. Hé héht wígend weccan and wǽpenþræce, Elen. Kmbl. 212; El. 106

heáh-stede

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-stede, es; m.

A high placea high place

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A high place Ðenden ðǽr wunaþ on heáhstede húsa sélest whilst there in its lofty place the best of houses continues, Beo. Th. 575; B. 285

ofer-hylmend

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hylmend, es; m.

One who conceals, who does not act openlyto hide, concealto hide, cloaka hiding, cloaking

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One who conceals, who does not act openly Ic oferhylmend ealle getealde ða on eorþan yfele wǽron praevaricantes reputavi omnes peccatores terrae, Ps. Th. 118, 119

Linked entries: -hylmend for-hylman

ge-streónfull

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Ox. 1570. On gestreónfulre spédinesse sumptuosa opulentia, 3603. Gestreónfulle gewistfullunga sumptuosas opulentias, 1930. of persons, that has received much gain (?), highly favoured (?)

flód

flooda riverwatera flooddelugethe Delugea torrent

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Add: flood, flowing of the tide Flood adsida, Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, l. On ǽlcum ánum geáre weaxeð ꝥ flód ðæs sǽs feówer and twéntigum síða, and swá oft wanað, Shrn. 63, 29. Ðonne hit bið full flód, C. D. iv. 24, l.

dúru

(n.)
Grammar
dúru, gen. e; dat. e , a ; acc. e, a, u; pl. nom. a; gen. ena; dat. um; acc. a, u; f: dúre, an; f.

An opening, a door, the door of a houseostium, jānua, fŏris

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Dúru sóna on arn soon he rushed on the door, Beo. Th. 1447; B. 721. Dúra, Andr. Kmbl. 1998; An. l001. Ðá ða dúra wǽron belocene cum fores essent clausæ, Jn. Bos. 20, 19. Of ðære dúra from the door, Mt. Bos. 26, 71.

Linked entry: dúre

hweorfa

(n.)
Grammar
hweorfa, an; m.

a jointa whorl

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Nim ðone hweorfan ðe wíf mid spinnaþ bind on his sweoran take the whorl that women spin with, bind it on his neck, L. M. 3, 6; Lchdm. ii. 310, 21

sǽtere

(n.)
Grammar
sǽtere, es; m.

a robber latroinsidiator, seductor

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One that lies in wait, one that waylays. a robber; latro Þeáf and séttere fur et latro, Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 1.

Linked entry: sétere

ǽfen-þénung

Grammar
ǽfen-þénung, -þegnung.

evening service of the Churchserving of food in the evening, supper

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Gif hí sceolan on ǽfen gereordian of ðám sylfan punde se þridda dǽl sí gehealden tó ágifenne on ǽfen-þinungum, R. Ben. I. 71, 3

þeód

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þeód, <b>I a.</b> add: 'a body of warriors, old and young, attached by personal service to the king ... the comitatus mentioned by Tacitus apparently resembled the þeód in all respects,' Chadwick's Origin of the English Nation, p. 311. Cf. pp. 156, 303, 3, 4. v. þeód-guma, -wita,
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and cf. þeóden; dryht, dryhten Hér is seghwylc eorl ... mandrihtne hold, þegnas syndon geþwǽre, þeód ealgearo, druncne dryhtguman B. 1230. Wæs seó þeód tilu, 1250

ÁC

(n.)
Grammar
ÁC, ǽc; g. e; f.

OAKquercusroburThe Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a

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The Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a, the name of which letter, in Anglo-Saxon, is ác an oak, hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter a, but for ác an oak, as ᚪ byþ on eorþan elda bearnum flǽsces fódor the oak is on earth food of the flesh to the sons

Linked entries: ác-drenc ǽc

niht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
niht-líc, adj.

Nightlyof the nightnocturnal

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On nihtlícre tíde at night, Lchdm. iii. 234, 21 : 270, 26. On nihtlícre gesyhþe in a vision of the night, Bd. 5, 10; S. 625, 12. Hine drehton nihtlíce gedwimor, Homl. Th. i. 86, 18. Ðæs synfullan líf is wiðmeten nihtlícum þeóstrum, ii. 200, 33.

Linked entry: nihte-líc

firdian

(v.)

march

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Take here passages under flerdian, fyrdian, and add: To go on an expedition, march, be on active service Swá oft swá hý fyrdedon oððe tó gefeohte woldon, þonne offrodon hý heora lác, Wlíst. 106, 28. used of a leader Fyrdode (mid fierde férde, v.l. /

Linked entries: firdrian fyrdrian

ge-sóþian

(v.)
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</b> gesóþian on ánum to convict a person of something. Cf. Icel. sanna á einum :-- Gif se Englisca beclypað Frenciscne mid útlagan þingan, and wille hit on him gesóþian (super eum inveritare ), Ll. Th. i. 489, 23.

láreów

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Lédene láreówas maciað on sumum namum accussatiuum on im Alfc. Gr. Z. 75, 4. On middum ðára láraua (lárwara, R.), Lk. L. 2, 46. Láruum (lárwum, R.) magistratibus 22, 4 : 23, 13. Add: [from lár-þeów a form which is represented in later English, e. g

stæf-gefég

(n.)
Grammar
stæf-gefég, es; n.

a combination of lettersa forming of letters in writing

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Hwílon byþ ðæt stæfgefég on ánum stæfe, hwílon on twám, etc., Ælfc. Gr. 3; Zup. 7, 4-11.