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leód-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
leód-fruma, an; m.

a patriarcha princechieftainking

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The first in time of a people, the founder of a people, a patriarch; the first in rank among a people, a prince, chieftain, king Him wæs án fæder leóf leódfruma one father had they, founder beloved, Cd. 161; Th. 200, 9; Exod. 354. Leódfruma [St.

mitta

(n.)
Grammar
mitta, an; m.

A measure, both dry and liquid, as for corn, meal, ale, honey

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His bigleofa wæs ǽlce dæg þrittig mittan clǽnes melowes and sixtig mittan óðres melowes 'Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal' (1 Kings 4, 22), Homl. Th. ii. 576, 31-32.

Linked entry: an-mitta

Gewis

(n.)
Grammar
Gewis, Giwis, es; m.

Gewis, the great grandfather of Cerdic

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Gewis, the great grandfather of Cerdic Se Cerdic wæs Elesing, Elesa Esling, Esla Gewising, Gewis Wiging Cerdic was the son of Elesa, Elesa the son of Esla, Elsa the son of Gewis, Gewis the son of Wig, Chr. 495; Erl. 2, 5: 597; Erl. 20, 7.

ge-twǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-twǽfan, p. de; pp. ed

To separatedivertdetainhinderdeprive

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Gúþ wæs getwǽfed the contest was parted, 3320; B. 1658. Swelaþ sǽ-fiscas sundes getwǽfde the sea -fishes shall burn cut off from the ocean, Exon. 22 b; Th. 61, 20; Cri. 987.

Linked entries: -twǽfan ge-twǽman

ge-hyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hyld, es; n.

Regardobservationkeepingconcealingobservantiacustodia

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Ic wæs on ðínum gehylde begangen in observationibus tuis exercebor, Ps. Th. 76, 10. [Him] hálige heápas on gehyld bebeád commended to his protection the holy bands, Cd. 161; Th. 202, 3; Ex. 382.

Linked entry: ge-heald

Tenet

(n.)
Grammar
Tenet, Tænet[t]; also Tenet-land
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the isle of Thanet Augustinus wæs cumende on Bretone ǽrest on Tenet ðam eálonde (Tenet-land, MS. B.) ( in insula Tanato) ... Is on eásteweardre Cent mycel eálond Tenet (Tanatos insula ), ðæt is syx hund hída micel ...

teóðung-land

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-land, es; n.
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Ic feng tó mínan londe and sealde hit ðon biscope ða fíf hída wið ðon londe æt Lidgeard wið fíf hídan and biscop and eal híwan forgeáfan mé ða feówer and án wæs teóðinglond I resumed my land and sold it, the five hides to wit, to the bishop (of Winchester

þanécan

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
þanécan, þe
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Þeáh hí nú eall hiora líf áwriten hæfdon, hú ne forealldodon ða gewritu þeáh and losodon ðonécan þe hit wǽre swá some swá ða wríteras dydon and eác ða þe hí ymbe writon though they indeed had written all their life, yet would not the writings have become

tucian

(v.)
Grammar
tucian, (or túcian ?; in Piers P. (v. infra) touked occurs, but the form of the noun is tokkere as well as touker, Prol. 100 A-text, and Halliwell gives tucker = fuller as a western word); p. ode
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Noldon hí ná cweþan ðæt hit wǽre wíte . . . and noldan nǽnne þingere sécan, ac lustlíce hí woldan lǽtan ða rícan hié tucian æfter hiora ágnum willan nec hos cruciatus esse dicerent, defensorumque operam repudiarent, ac se totos accusatoribus judicibusque

Linked entry: ge-tucian

þweor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þweor-líc, þwyr-líc; adj.

reversedcontraryoppositeadverseperverseevildepraved

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Th. i. 4, 22. perverse, evil, depraved Hé wǽs ácenned búton synne, and næs nán ðing ðwyrlíces on him, Homl. Th. i. 176, 5. Fram þwyrlíce sprǽce a pravo eloquio, R. Ben. Interl. 21, 9. Gesamnodon gehwylce ðwyrlíce wiðercoran, Homl. Th. i. 468, 5.

un-dirne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-dirne, -dierne, -dyrne; adj.

Not hiddendiscoveredrevealedmanifest

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Ðá wæs Grendles gúðcræft gumum undyrne, Beo. Th. 255; B. 127: 4004; B. 2000. Bið him synwracu andweard undyrne the punishment of sin shall stand revealed before them, Exon. Th. 94, 16; Cri. 1541.

Linked entries: dirne un-derne un-dyrne

wynsumian

(v.)
Grammar
wynsumian, p. ode

To rejoiceexultbe joyful

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Wæs heó swíþe wynsumiende, 137, 33. Wynsumigende, 143, 25. Mid micclum wynsumigendum gefeán, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 678. Wynsumiende letantem, Rtl. 97, 16

Linked entry: wyn-sum

ymb-hringan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hringan, p. de.
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wæs ymbhringed mid his feóndum vallatus exercitu, Bd. 3, 18 ; S. 546, 30. Ðonne hé bið útane ymbhringed mid ungemetlícre heringe dum foris immenso favore circumdatur, Past. 17 ; Swt. 111, 8.

Linked entries: hringan hringian

ád

(n.)
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Ðæt ád wæs forburnen, Hml. S. 4, 336. Hine ( the Phenix ) ád þeceð, Ph. 365. Bán, ádes láfe, 272. Ádes rogi, An. Ox. 3519. 'Eówer hrá bryttað lácende líg' . . . Þá wurdon hié deáðes on wénan, ádes El. 585.

and-fenge

(adj.)
Grammar
and-fenge, l.
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Voc. ii. 136, 13. that can help, v. andfenga Wæs mé andfencge écere hǽlu ( susceptor salutis meae ), Ps. Th. 88, 23

bred

a boardplanka tablet

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Ðá stǽnenan bredu ðe sió ǽ wæs on áwriten, Past. 125, 18. On twelf bredun þe þá þeódwitan þǽrtó ámearcode, Angl. viii. 321, 41. Similar entries v. gyrdel-, hand-, nam-, pic-, rihte-, tæppel-, writ-bred

eaht

(n.)
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Hwæt is mannes sunu, þæt hit gemet wǽre, þæt þú him aht (áht?) wið ǽfre hæfdest quid est filius hominis, quoniam reputas eum?, Ps. Th. 143, 4.

flá

Grammar
flá, a strong dat. flá occurs: dat. pl. flán(?)
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Se mann mid his ágenre flán ofscoten wæs, Hml. Th. i. 502, 17-30. Hé wearð mid ánre flán ofscoten telo e muris jacto perfossus occidilur, Ors. 3, ll; S. 144, 27. Hé wearð gescoten mid ánre flá on ðám cneówe, Hml. Th. 492, 5.

ge-stihtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stihtian, ge-stihtan.
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D. 151, 7. to dispose, arrange, to arrange people He gestihte his werod swá him gewunelic wæs, Hml. S. 30, 26. to arrange a matter, with noun or pronoun Hit gewearð swá hit God gestihtade] . . . Ors. 6, 21; S. 272, 20.

ge-ceápian

(v.)
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Godríc begeat ꝥ land ... hé sealde his sweostor án marc goldes ... on geceápodne ceáp ... þes ceáp wæs geceápod on Wii, Cht.