ge-fillan
To fulfil ⬩ finish ⬩ complete ⬩ implēre ⬩ complēre
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Gefild fulfilled, Chr. 605; Erl. 21, 27
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steng
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Þá Walas ádrifon sumre eá ford ealne mid scearpum stængum. Chr. pref.; P. 5, 11 n. Add
cyning
a king, ruler, emperor ⬩ rex, imperator ⬩ a spiritual King, God, Christ ⬩ Deus, Christus ⬩ the devil ⬩ diabŏlus, 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 people ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors ⬩ of all forfeits the king had one half ⬩ all 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 Convivium ⬩ The 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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Edm. S. 6; Th. i. 250, 11: L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. 268, 24, 25: L.
DEÁF
DEAF ⬩ surdus
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Hwá geworhte dumne oððe deáfne quis fabricātus est mutum et surdum? Ex. 4, 11. Hí lǽddon him ǽnne deáfne and dumbne addūcunt ei surdum et mutum, Mk. Bos. 7, 32: Exon. 113 a; Th. 433, 3; Rä. 50, 2.
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fród
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Guma gehðum fród, El. 531. (1 a) skilled in a subject :-- Fyrngidda fród, El. 543. of discourse, counsel, &c. Fróde geþeahte, Men. 182. Fróde láre, Fä. 94. Fródum wordum, Gn. Ex. 1. old Fród grandevus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 10.
wíf-mann
a woman ⬩ female
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Edg. C. 33; Th. ii. 274, 10. Þeówne wímman ancillam, L. Ecg. C. 25; Th. ii. 150, 18. God hí geworhte wǽpnedman and wímman (wýfman, v.l., hiuu ł wífmon, Lind.: wifmenn, Rush.) masculum et feminam fecit eos Deus, Mk. Skt. 10, 6.
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ge-þoht
THOUGHT ⬩ thinking ⬩ mind ⬩ determination ⬩ cōgĭtātio ⬩ mens
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Kmbl. 851; El. 426: Exon. 115 b; Th. 444, 6; Kl. 43. Forðonðe mannes geþoht mægen andetteþ quia cōgĭtātio hŏmĭnis confĭtēbĭtur tibi, Ps. Th. 75, 7: 32, 10.
Beda
Venerable Bede
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[Ego] Bæda, famulus Christi, et Presbyter Monasterii beatorum Apostolorum Petri et Pauli, quod est ad Viuræmuda et Ingyruum, natus sum in territorio ejusdem Monasterii.
CYFES
A concubine, handmaid ⬩ concubina, pellex, ancilla
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Of cifise ex pellĭce, Mone B. 4553. Se ðe hæbbe riht wíf, and eác cifese [MS.
CWYRN
A mill, hand-mill, QUERN ⬩ mola
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Æt ðære cweornan ad molam, Ex. 11, 5
in-sigle
A seal ⬩ signet
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Wyrðe arð onfóa bóc and untýne insigloe his dignus es accipere librum et aperire signaculum ejus, Rtl. 29, 19
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Pante
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Seó ǽreste stów is on Pante staþe ðære eá prior locus est in ripa Pentae amnis, Bd. 3, 22 ; S. 553, 8
forod
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Man hine foredum sceancum intó þǽre eá wurpe, Hml. S. 27, 58. Add
rót-hwíl
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Forlǽt mé nú tó sumre róthwíle on ðisse weorulde ǽr ic hire of gewíte remitte mihi ut refrigerer prius quam eam, 38, 16
snǽding
A (slight?) meal ⬩ a meal ⬩ to take food
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meal Seó wucaþén nime snǽdinge ( mixtum= déjeûner, consistant en un verre de vin et un peu de pain, Migne. Cf. the translation of the passage, R. Ben. 63, 1. Ðære wucan rǽdere gange tó hláfe and drince) ǽr ðan ðe hé áginne rǽdan R. Ben.
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fór án
only ⬩ tantum ⬩ tantummŏdo
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Fór án ic beó hál, gyf ic hys reáfes æthríne si tĕtĭgĕro tantum vestĭmentum ejus, salva ĕro, Mt. Bos. 9, 21. Fór án eówre yrfe sceal beón hér ŏves tantum vestræ et armenta remăneant. Ex. 10, 24
efne
Lo! behold! truly! indeed ⬩ en, ecce, certe, prŏfecto
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indeed; en, ecce, certe, prŏfecto Ðá se tán gehwearfefne ofer ǽnne ealdgesíða then indeed went the lot over one of the old comrades, Andr. Kmbl. 2209; An. 1106. And efne! ðá ætýwde Moyses and Helias et ecce apparuērunt Moyses et Elias, Mt.
GNÆT
GNAT ⬩ culex
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; omnis pulvis terræ versus est in sciniphes per totam terram Ægypti, Ex. 8, 17, 16: Ps.
big-leofa
Food, victuals, nourishment ⬩ cibus, victus, alimentum ⬩ Money, wages ⬩ stips, stipendium
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provision by which life is maintained, Food, victuals, nourishment; cibus, victus, alimentum Ðú nimst witodlíce of eallum mettum ... ðæt híg beón ǽgðer ge ðé ge him to bigleofan tolles igitur ex omnibus escis ... et erunt tam tibi quam illis in cibum
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fóre-cweðan
To foresay ⬩ predict ⬩ prædīcĕre ⬩ propōnĕre
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Swá hit fórecweden wæs ut prædictum ĕrat, 3, 15; S. 542, 3