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fore-weard

(n.)
Grammar
fore-weard, e; f.
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Se cyng þǽre forewarde gyrnde þe him beháten wæs, Chr. 1093; P. 227, 31. Bútan se cyng gelǽstan wolde eall þet hí on forewarde hæfdon ǽr gewroht, 1094; P. 228, 34. Hér swutelað on ðysan gewrite ðá foreward ðe Godwine worhte wið Byrhtríc, C.

æþeling

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Wǽron þá æþelingas befæste Egcbrihte cynge ... wæs se cyng heora fæderan sunu, Eorcenbrihtes, Lch. iii. 424, 11. Þá eðelingas Æðelfriðes ( K. of Northumbria ) suna, Chr. 617; P. 24, 29. <b>Ia.

leód-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
leód-fruma, an; m.

a patriarcha princechieftainking

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Cyning, leófne leódfruman, Exon. 60 b; Th. 222, 7; Ph. 345: [Hrothgar], Beo. Th. 4266; B. 2130: [St. Andrew ], Andr. Kmbl. 1977; An. 991

tó-sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sciftan, p. te

To divide for the purpose of distribution,to divide and distribute

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Se cyng lét tóscyfton ðone here geond eall ðis land tó his mannon the king had the troops divided and quartered all over the country on his men, 1085; Erl. 218, 8

sweord-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-gifu, e; f.
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-Sceal sincþego and sweordgifu eówrum cynne álicgean taking of treasure and gift of sword shall fail for your race, Beo. Th. 5761; B. 2884

ealde-fæder

(n.)
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Cf. eald, VI a On Arcestrates cyne-ríce his ealdefeder. Ap. Th. 28, 9. Se cing Eádmund ys bebyrged mid his ealdefæder Eádgáre, Chr. 1016; P. 153, 22

Linked entry: fæder

manigfeald-lic

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Unárimedlicu goldhord þǽr wǽron inne and úte, and monigfealdlicu hié wǽron and missenlicra cynna, Nar. 5, 11. [Þurh mistlice and mænigfealdlice unriht and gyld, Chr. 1104 ; P. 239, 22.] Add: —

heáh-wita

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-wita, an; m.

A chief councillor

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A chief councillor Férde se cyng him hám and ða ealdormenn and ða heáhwitan the king went home and the aldermen and the chief 'witan,' Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 10

wǽg-streám

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-streám, es; m.

The sea

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The sea Ðæt feórþe cyn wód on wǽgstreám (the Red Sea), Cd. Th. 197, 22; Exod. 311

on-riht

(n.)
Grammar
on-riht, es; n.

A right(?)

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Hálige þeóde, Israéla cyn, onriht Godes God's peculiar people, Cd. Th. 200, 18; Exod. 358

ge-dwola

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ge-dwola, error.
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Hé geseah ꝥ eal manna cynn on missenlicum gedwolum from heora Scyppende gewitene wǽron, Bl. H. 103, 5. a practice that deceives, leads into error.

gestéd-hors

(n.)
Grammar
gestéd-hors, es; n. [stéda a steed]

A stallion;ĕquus admissārius vel ēmissārius

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A stallion; ĕquus admissārius vel ēmissārius He ðone cyng bæd ðæt he him wǽpen sealde and gestédhors rŏgāvit sibi rĕgem arma dăre et ĕquum ēmissārum, Bd. 2, 14; S. 517, 5

Linked entry: stéd-hors

ealdor-líce

(adv.)
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Ealdorlíce ( principaliter ) syndon tú cyn þǽre inbryrdnesse, Gr. D. 244, 26. Aldorlíce, Rtl. 9, 15. Add

ágnian

(v.)
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Add: to have a person as a possession, under one's dominion, to enslave Ǽgnian Israhéla cyn, Exod. 265

ge-weornian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weornian, p. ode
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To wither away, dry up Eall ꝥ mænnisce cyn forslagen geweornode humanum genus succisum aruit, Gr. D. 258, 13

Linked entry: weornian

canceler

(n.)
Grammar
canceler, es; m.
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A chancellor; cancellarius Se cyng Willelm betǽhte Rodbeard his cancelere ðæt biscopríce on Lincolne the king William transferred the bishopric of Lincoln to Robert his chancellor, Chr. 1093; Ing. 306, 7

geán-fær

(n.)
Grammar
geán-fær, es; n.

A going againreturningreturnrĕdĭtus

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A going again, returning, return; rĕdĭtus Him wiðcwæþ se cyng ǽlces geánfæres [MS. geánfares] to Engla lande the king prohibited him from all return to England, Chr. 1119; Erl. 247, 34

Linked entry: fær

ge-gifod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gifod, part.

Enriched with gifts

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Enriched with gifts Se cyng him wel gegifod hæfde on golde and on seolfre the king had bestowed many gifts of gold and silver on him, Chr. l001; Erl. 136, 17

Linked entry: ge-geafian

land-efne

(n.)
Grammar
land-efne, es; n.
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Amount of landed property Se cyng lét tóscyfton þone here geond eall þis land tó his mannon, and hí fǽddon þone here ǽlc be his landefne, Chr. 1085 ; P. 216, 3

Linked entry: efne

Byr-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Byr-tún, es; m. [Hovd. Burhtun: Brom. Burton super Trent: Stub. Kni. Burton]
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BURTON on Trent, Staffordshire; oppidum ad ripam fluminis Trentæ, in agro Staffordiensi Se cyng geaf him ðæt abbotríce on Byrtúine the king gave him the abbacy at Burton, Chr. 1066; Erl. 203, 16