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self

Grammar
self, <b>A. I</b> δ.
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Add Gif þú geótendǽdre ne mæge áwríþan, genim ꝥ selfe blód þe of yrnð, Lch. ii. 148, 17. 1 α Hió seulf, C. D. B. ii. 146, 29. Hé eardode ána mid him sylfum, Gr. D. 105, 29.

ríman

(v.)
Grammar
ríman, p. de.

to count, number to enumerate, recount, describe in succession to calculate, compute, count up to account, esteem as

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Næs þeáw ðæt mon ǽnig wæl on ða healfe rímde ðe ðonne wieldre wæs mos est, ex ea parte quae viceret occisorum non commemorare numerum, Ors. 4, 1 ; Swt. 156, 22. Cyninges þegnas oft ráde on ridon ðe mon ne rímde Chr. 871 ; Erl. 76, 12.

scealc

(n.)
Grammar
scealc, es; m.

a servanta man, soldier, sailor

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Næs scealca nán there was no one, Met. 8, 21. Scipu mid scealcum ships with their crews, Exon. Th. 362, 3; Wal. 31. Þer wes moni bald scalc(cniht, 2nd MS.), Laym. 19126. Heo wenden bi þen scelden þat hit heore scalkes (men, 2nd MS.)weoren, 4219.

Linked entry: scilcen

camp-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
camp-rǽden, -rǽdenn, e; f.
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State or condition of contest, contest, war; certandi modus, certamen, pugna hyra þrym alæg camprǽdenne their vigour did not fail in the contest, Andr. Kmbl. 7; An. 4

flód-ýþ

(n.)
Grammar
flód-ýþ, e; f.

A flood-wavemăris unda

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A flood-wave; măris unda he fram me flódýþum feor fleótan meahte he could not float far from me on the flood-waves, Beo. Th. 1088; B. 542

eald-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
eald-wíf, es; n.

An old woman anus, anŭla, vĕtŭla

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An old woman; anus, anŭla, vĕtŭla Sceal ic ealdwif cennan num vere parĭtūra sum anus, Gen. 18, 13: Ælfc. Gl. 88; Som. 74, 67; Wrt. Voc. 50, 48

lǽring-mǽden

(n.)
Grammar
lǽring-mǽden, es; n.
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A girl who is receiving instruction, a female pupil Nim láreów and bryng ðínum lǽrincgmǽdene take now, master, and bring them to thy pupil, Th. Ap. 20, 13

un-tweó

(n.)
Grammar
un-tweó, gen. -tweón; m.

Not doubtcertainty

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Not doubt, certainty Bið untweó (-treo, MS.) ðæt ðǽr Adames cyn cwíþeþ gesárgad there is no doubt that Adam's race will lament afflicted, Exon. Th. 59, 31; Cri. 961

Linked entry: tweó

byrd

(n.)
Grammar
byrd, e; f.
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birth: — Gemildsa mé nacodum, forlidenum, næs of earmlicum birdum geborenum, Ap. Th. 11, 20. [O. H. Ger. burt.] bearing, Similar entries v. ende-, for-, fore-, mund-, stefn-byrd

declínian

(v.)
Grammar
declínian, pp. od
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Wé habbað declínod þá eahta frumcennedan pronomina, 100, 6

missenlíce

(adv.)
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Swá missenlíce ( or adj. ?) geond þisne middangeard winde biwáwne weallas stondað, Wand. 75. Hé gumena cynnes manige missenlíce (under various conditions ? ) men of deáðe áwehte, An. 583. Add

sceacdóm

(n.)
Grammar
sceacdóm, (P), es; m.

Flight, hurried departure

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Flight, hurried departure Nolde Iacob cýðan his scæcdóm (sæcdóm, Thw.) his sweore noluit Jacob confiteri socero suo, quod fugeret, Gen. 31, 20.. Similar entries v. preceding word (sceacel)

Linked entry: sæc-dóm

ǽr-hwílum

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr-hwílum, adv.

In earlier times, formerly

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Oft ic miscyrre cúðe sprǽce, and þeáh uncúðre ǽrhwílum quondam fond, Met. 2, 9

Linked entry: hwílum

cyning

(n.)
Grammar
cyning, cyng,es; m. [cyn people, -ing originating from, son of] .

a king, ruler, emperor rex, imperator a spiritual King, God, Christ Deus, Christusthe devildiabŏlus, satănas Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words the king took a corresponding oath to his peoplethe Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors of all forfeits the king had one halfall hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body Pastus or ConviviumThe king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges Vigilia head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium

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Swá swýde nearwe-líce he hit lett út aspyrian, ðæt næs án ǽlpig híde, ne án gyrde landes, ne, furðon, hit is sceame to tellanne, ac hit ne þuhte him nán sceame to dónne, án oxa [MS. oxe], ne án cú, ne án swín næs belyfon, ðæt næs gesæt on his gewrite,

munuc

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wille wé úre sprǽce áwendan tó þám iungum munecum þe heora cildhád habbað ábisgod on cræftigum bócum, Angl. viii. 321, 26. Add

deáþ-bed

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-bed, deáþ-bedd,es; n.

A death-bed, gravemortis stratum, sepulcrum

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A death-bed, grave; mortis stratum, sepulcrum is wilgeofa deáþbedde fæst the kind giver is now fast in his death-bed [ = grave ], Beo. Th. 5795; B. 2901

betost

(adj.)
Grammar
betost, adj.

Bestoptimus

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Best; optimus is ófost betost, ðæt we þeódcyning ðǽr sceáwian now is speed best, that we may see there the great king, Beo. Th. 6007; B. 3007

Egipte

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(e)na Egiptena land, Angl. viii. 322, 3. Egiptna, Nar. 34, 34: 35, 20. Geseah ic miccle meniu Affricána and Egypta, Hml. S. 23 b, 346

on-bregdan

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Þú hit mé hæfst swíðe sweotole gereht, swylce þú hæbbe þá duru ábróden (anbróden, v. l. ) þe ic ǽr sóhte, Bt. 35, 3; S. 97, 24. Add

under-fangennes

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Add: reception, v. under-fón; I Seó forestæppende underfangennys (seó ǽrre feormung, v.l.) nǽs bútan gylte praecedens illa susceplio sine culpa non fuit, Gr. D. 76, 22