ge-teón
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Hé wolde guman findan þone þe him on sweofote sáre geteóde, B. 2295. to determine a course of action Hé ꝥ on his móde gehogod and geteód hæfde, ꝥ hé wolde ealle his þeóde fordón totam eius gentem delere decreuerat, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 307, 7. of the decrees
heofon
firmament ⬩ happiness ⬩ a ceiling
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Th. i 262, 15. the power or majesty of heaven; the ruler of heaven Se wísdóm nis ufan cumen of hefenum . . . ac sé sé ðe of Gode cymð, hé bið gesibsum non est ista sapientia desursum descendens . . .
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hád
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Swá bið on ðisse menniscan gecynde manige on beteran háde wyrsan and on wyrsan háde beteran; swá ðætte oft on lǽwedum háde . . . man oferðíhð ðone munuchád, 411, 32-36. of the ecclesiastical profession :-- Hé wæs underfange of þám (þæs ?)
Defenas
Devonians, the inhabitants of Devonshire in a body, Devonshire ⬩ Devonienses, Devōnia
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Ǽgðer ge on Defenum [Defnum, col. 2] ge welhwǽr be ðæm sǽriman both in Devon and elsewhere on the sea-shore, Chr. 897; Th. 176, 8, col. 1: 981; Th. 234, 31: 997; Th. 246, 5. Forþférde Ælfgár on Defenum Ælfgar died in Devonshire, Chr. 962; Th. 218, 38
heofone
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God gesette hig on ðære heofenan ðæt hie scinon ofer eorþan God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth, Gen. 1, 17, 14. On anginne gesceóp God heofenan and eorþan in the beginning God created the heaven and the earth, 1, 1
bel-hús
A BELL-HOUSE ⬩ campanile vel campanarium ⬩ turris in qua pendent tintinnabulum vel tintinnabula
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bell-house ... then was he worthy of thane-right L.
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ræge-reósa
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A ridge of muscles at the side of the spine running up the back Lǽcedómas wið rægereósan sáre, Lchdm. ii. 14, 26. Wið rægereósan, rúdan swá gréne, seóþ on ele and on weaxe, smire mid ðone rægereósan.
for-ceorfan
to cut up ⬩ to cut off ⬩ to cut down
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Ox. 1578. to deprive by cutting of (dat.) Sume wǽron handum and fótum forcorfene some had their hands and feet cut off, Hml. Th. i. 542, 32
ge-edstaþelian
to re-establish ⬩ to restore to well-being. ⬩ of things, to repair, make sound again ⬩ to restore, renew what has been exhausted, to rebuild a ruin ⬩ to repeat, establish for a second time
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L. 15, 5. moral or spiritual Þú geedstaðelodest ðisne tóbrocenan middangeard, Hml. Th. i. 62, ii.
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ge-hwǽde
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Ox. 5422. Gedæf on gehwǽdum (printed -whǽdum) contentus modicis, Wülck. Gl. 257, 31. Gehwǽdeste gracillima, i. humillima ł minima (fragilitas) An. Ox. 710. the neuter used adverbially Gehwéde hneppast paululum dormitabis, Kent.
friþ-splott
an asylum
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A place which is a sanctuary on account of the sacred character superstitiously attributed to it, an asylum Wé lǽrað ꝥ preósta gehwilc ǽlcne hǽðendóm ádwǽsce, and forbeóde. . . þá gemearr þe man drífð on mislicum gewíglungum and on friðsplottum and on
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módigian
to be or become proud ⬩ to glory ⬩ exult ⬩ to take offence through pride ⬩ to bear one's self proudly ⬩ impetuously
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to be or become proud, to glory, exult Se unwæra oft módegaþ on gódum weorcum the heedless is often proud of good works, Homl. Th. ii. 222, 4. Se ríca módegode on his welum the rich man gloried in his wealth, i. 328, 19.
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binde
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Þæt þú [stríce] mid foreweardum fingrum þín forewearde heáfod fram þám ánum eáran tó bon óþrum on bindan tácne (cf. strícan on róde tácne, 2) trace out a fillet on the forehead with the tips of the fingers from ear to ear, Tech. ii. 129, 20. Add
a-ceorfan
To cut off ⬩ abscidere ⬩ succidere ⬩ concidere
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To cut off; abscidere, succidere, concidere Of his ansýne ealle ic aceorfe, ða ðe him feóndas syndon concidam inimicos ejus a facie ipsius. Ps. Th. 88, 20
a-hneápan
To pluck off ⬩ decarpere
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To pluck off; decarpere Heó of beáme a-hneóp wæstm biweredne she plucked from the tree the prohibited fruit, Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 2; Gú. 819
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arce-bisceop-ríce
An ARCHBISHOPRIC ⬩ archiepiscopatus
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Ðæt arcebiscopríce on Cantwara byrig the archbishopric of Canterbury, 1114; Th. 370, 15
barþ
A kind of ship ⬩ a light vessel to sail or row in ⬩ dromo
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A kind of ship, a light vessel to sail or row in; dromo Æsc vel barþ dromo, Ælfc. Gl. 103; Som. 77, 102; Wrt. Voc. 56, 24
fulhtere
A baptizer ⬩ baptist ⬩ baptista
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A baptizer, baptist; baptista To ðæm dæge Seint Iohannes ðæs fulhteres on the day of Saint John the baptist, L. Ath. i. prm; Th. i. 196, 19
leóht-mód
light-hearted ⬩ easy-tempered ⬩ light-minded ⬩ inconstant ⬩ fickle
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Of light or cheerful mind, light-hearted, easy-tempered; light-minded Similar entries (v. next word), inconstant, fickle, Exon. 90 a; Th. 338, 30; Gn. Ex. 86
ge-sceadlic
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Cf. sceadu; Cf gesceadlicum scenico (scenico i. umbroso pleglicum, of gescandlicum but cf. scenam, i. umbram sceade, 65), Hpt. Gl. 474, 7), An. Ox. 2, 115
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