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wríd

(n.)
Grammar
wríd,
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(cf. 'A ride of hazle or such like wood, is a whole plump of spriggs or frith growing out of the same root,' E. D. S. Pub. Old Farming Words, no. III. Here is an heelful thing, a wonder wride (rimes with abyde), Pall. 51, 207),
es; m.

A shoot ⬩ stalk ⬩ plant ⬩ bush

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A shoot, stalk, plant, bush Uurýd culmus, Txts. 52, 252. Genim æscþrote ǽnne wríd, Lchdm. i. 216, 11. Genim ðysse wyrte wríd, 224, 1. Bedelf ǽnne wríd cileþenigin moran, iii. 38, 9

Linked entry: hæsel-wrid

gára

(n.)
Grammar
gára, an; m. [gár a dart, point]

An angular point of land ⬩ a promontory ⬩ corner of land ⬩ ōra prōmĭnens ⬩ angŭlus

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, opposite the island which is called Cadiz, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 24, 5

ne

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ne, The word often occurs with other negatives.

Not ⬩ non ⬩ ne ⬩ no ⬩ nay ⬩ Nor ⬩ neither ⬩ ne ⬩ neque ⬩ nec

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Grammar ne, adv. Not; non, ne Ic ne dyde non feci, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 13. Nis hit swá hit nys non, non, 40, 23. Warna ðæt ðú ðæt ne dó cave ne hoc facias, 40, 9. Hwí forbeád God eów, ðæt gé ne ǽton of ǽlcum treówe? Gen. 3, 1. Hí nyllaþ geswícan ðæt

Linked entry: næ

Spáneas

(n.)
Grammar
Spáneas, pl.

The Spaniards ⬩ Spain ⬩ Spain

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The Spaniards or Spain Betux Galleum and Spáneum, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 15

Linked entry: Spéne

hosu

(n.)
Grammar
hosu, e (an ?); f. (and <b>? hosa,</b> an; m.; but perhaps hosa, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 48, might be pl., or a mistake for hose (cf. eága for eáge, 70, 42,
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or for hosu) Hosa caliga vel ocrea, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 48. Synd gesealde from þám abbode ealle neádbehéfe þing, þæt is . . . hosa (hosan, R. Ben I. 93, 9, calige ), R. Ben. 92, 3. Habbon hig tó fótgewǽdum hosa (hosan, R. Ben. I. 92, 1), 88, 14.

Linked entry: hosa

for-scurfon

(v.)
Grammar
for-scurfon, p. pl. of for-sceorfan.

gnawed ⬩ ate off

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gnawed or ate off, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 17, notes, p. 24, 7, MS. L;

Deóra bý

(n.)
Grammar
Deóra bý, Deór-bý,es ; n? [Hunt. Dereby, Derebi: Ethel. Derebi: deór an animal, deer; bý a dwelling, habitation; a habitation of deer or animals]

DERBY ⬩ Derbia

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DERBY; Derbia Hér Æðelflǽd, Myrcna hlǽfdige, begeat ða burh ðe is geháten Deóra bý in this year [A. D. 917] Æthelfled, lady of the Mercians, obtained the burgh which is called Derby, Chr. 917; Erl. 105, 24: 942; Erl. 116, 14; Edm. 8. Hér wæs eorþstyrung

Linked entry: Deór-bý

be-wunden

(v.; part.)

wrapped, enwrapped

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Th. 4840; B. 2424 wundon wound or bound round, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 78, 8;

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worse ⬩ worst

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Grammar wirsa, of the condition of affairs, of an (unfavourable) circumstance or event Mé ðǽr wyrse gelamp, ðonne ic tó hyhte ágan móste, Cd. Th. 275, 22; Sat. 175. Hit him wyrse gelomp, 272, 26; Sat. 125.

Linked entries: wyrrest yfel weorr wersa wurst

under-þeów

(adj.)
Grammar
under-þeów, adj.
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In subjection or servitude Him nán folc ne getrúwode þe him underþeów wæs, Ors. 4, 12; S. 210, 12

snytrian

(v.)
Grammar
snytrian, p. ode

To be or to become wise

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To be or to become wise Hwæt is se dumba, se ðe swíðe snyttraþ, hafaþ seofon tungan, hafaþ tungena gehwylc .xx. orda, hafaþ orda gehwylc engles snytro Salm. Kmbl. 459; Sal. 230. Snytrian philosophari Hpt. Gl. 527, 63

bæc-bord

(n.)
Grammar
bæc-bord, es; m.

The larboard or left-hand side of a ship, when looking towards the prow or head ⬩ navigii sinistra pars

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The larboard or left-hand side of a ship, when looking towards the prow or head; navigii sinistra pars Burgenda land wæs us on æcbord the land of the Burgundians was on our larboard or left, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 44

cwyld-seten

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
cwyld-seten, cwyl-seten,e; f. [cwyld, cwyl = cweald, pp. of cwellan to kill: Icel. kweld, n. evening: as if the night quelled or killed daylight]

A setting in of the evening, the first part of the night ⬩ conticinium

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A setting in of the evening, the first part of the night ; conticinium Cwylseten conticinium, Mone B. 3747. Cwylsetene conticinio, 3748. Cwyldsetene galli cantu, 4677

Linked entry: cwyld

gim-rodor

(n.)
Grammar
gim-rodor, Dr. Bradley suggests that this form may have arisen a mistaken reading of a gloss to dracontia gemma ex cereb gim ro dr , or some such form.

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for-

(prefix)
Grammar
for-, is used in composition in Anglo-Saxon exactly as the English for: it often deteriorates, or gives an opposite sense, or gives strength to the words before which it is placed; in which case it may be compared with Gothic fra-, Dutch and German ver- [different from the Dutch voor, and German vor]. Forbeódan to forbid; fordéman to condemn; forcúþ perverse, corrupt; fordón to destroy, to do for. — Sometimes fór denotes an increase of the signification of the word before which it is placed, and is then generally to be in English very; valde, as fó;r-eáde very easily,
  • Homl. Th. ii. 138, 35
: fór-oft very often,
  • Bd. de nat. rerum
    • ;
  • Wrt. popl. science 11, 8
    • ;
  • Lchdm. iii. 256, 16.
For- and fór-, or fóre- are often confounded, though they are very different in meaning; as forseón [Flem. versien] to overlook, despise; fór- or fóreseón [Flem. veursien] to foresee. — If a word, having for, fór or fóre prefixed, cannot be found under for-, fór- or fóre-, it must be sought under the simple term, and the sense of the preposition added; thus, fór- or fóre-sendan is from sendan to send, and fór-, fóre before, to send before, etc. [On the vowel in for, fore, see remark in the preface.]

Linked entries: scrífan scyldigian síðian -witol -wríþan stalian swelgan swígan swigian swíðan syngian trúwian þeahtung þeón þingian meltan myrþrian nefa pyndan of-drincan -sáwenlic scirian seáþ -wyrpness setness -sewen -sewenlic -sewenlíce -sewenness síþ stregdan teón treddan trúwung weorþan manig micel nǽman neáh irman þrǽstness witig wlencan wrégan wundian wyrht brítan fær- feallan fyllan gǽgan gǽgednes

-gilde

(adv.; suffix)
Grammar
-gilde, in composition with numerals, forming noun, adj., or adv. v. án-gilde, endleofan-gilde, feówer-gilde, nigon-gilde, six-gilde, twelf-gilde, twi-gilde, þri-gilde

BEGEN

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

Both ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ambo ⬩ ambæ ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ⬩ ambo et ambæ vel ambæ et ambo ⬩ of both ⬩ amborum ⬩ ambarum ⬩ amborum ⬩ to both ⬩ ambobus ⬩ ambabus ⬩ ambobus ⬩ both ⬩ ambos ⬩ ambas ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ambos et ambas vel ⬩ ambas et amb ⬩ with ⬩ by both ⬩ ambobus ⬩ ambabus ⬩ ambobus

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Grammar BEGEN, Instr. m. f. n. bám, bǽm with or by both; ambobus, ambabus, ambobus Mid bǽm handum with both hands Elen. Kmbl. 1607; El. 805

Linked entries: bá bæga bǽm bám bátwá begra bó

mór-heald

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
mór-heald, But the word might be a noun,
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Wǽron land heora lyfthelme beþeaht mearchofu mórheald, Cd. 145: Th. 181, 14; Exod. 61. = placed on a mountain slope, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 71, (?)

Linked entry: heald

westan-norþan

(adv.)
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Cf. westan Hit ( Italy ) belíð Wendelsǽ ymb eall útan búton westannorðan, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22, 18. in phrases (or compounds) marking position, to the north-west Be-westannorðan ðære byrig, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22. 5

Linked entry: be-westan-norþan

a-þýwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þýwan, p. de; pp. ed [a from, þýwan to drive]

To lead or drive from ⬩ to discard ⬩ ejicere

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To lead or drive from, to discard; ejicere He hý raðe aweg aþýwde he soon drove them away, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 28

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