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weall-steall

(n.)
Grammar
weall-steall, es; m.

A place where there are buildings

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A place where there are buildings Ðisne wealsteal this spot where the walls stand(cf. weallas stondaþ, 291, 3; Wand. 76), Exon. Th. 291, 26; Wand. 88

gyst-sele

(n.)
Grammar
gyst-sele, es; m.

A guest-hallhospĭtālis aula

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A guest-hall; hospĭtālis aula Éðelleáse ðysne gystsele gihþum healdaþ [MS. healdeþ] the homeless hold this guest-hall in memory, Cd. 169; Th. 212, 4; Exod. 534

sǽ-clif

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On þám lengestan treówe ufeweardum þe ofer sǽ standeð on þám hýhstan sǽclife, Verc. Först, 110, 6. Swilce hé wylle weorþan uppe on sumum sǽclife, Solil. H. 45, 18. Add

ge-lácnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lácnian, -lácnigan; p. ode; pp. od

To healcuresānāremĕdēri

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Alf. pol. 69; Th. i. 98, 8. His sáwle wunda dǽdbétende gelácnian to heal the wounds of his soul by doing penance, Homl. Th. i. 124, 14. Gelácnigan, Exon. 27 a; Th. 80, 19; Cri. 1309. Ic gelácnige mĕdeor, Ælfc. Gr. 27; Som. 29, 56.

Linked entries: lácnian ge-lécnian

á-gán

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Þá hé út ágán wæs cum ille abiisset , Gen. 27, 5. Þá hí út ágáne wǽron cum essent in agro, 4, 8: cum fuissent egressi , Num. 12, 4: Mt. 9, 32.

Linked entry: á-gangan

þegen-riht

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-riht, es; n.
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O. 12, 13; Th. i. 182, 14-19) Se mæssepreóst biþ þegenrihtes wyrðe, L. O. 12; Th. i. 182, 17: L. Eth. v. 21; Th. i. 306, 21: vi. 5; Th. i. 316, 14.

Linked entries: þegen-lagu þegen-wer

freó-wine

(n.)
Grammar
freó-wine, es; m.

A noble friendnōbĭlis vel princeps ămīcus

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A noble friend; nōbĭlis vel princeps ămīcus Ðæt ðú me ne forwyrne, freówine folca that thou deny me not, noble friend of people, Beo. Th. 864, note; B. 430

lǽring-mǽden

(n.)
Grammar
lǽring-mǽden, es; n.
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A girl who is receiving instruction, a female pupil Nim nú láreów and bryng ðínum lǽrincgmǽdene take now, master, and bring them to thy pupil, Th. Ap. 20, 13

sele-þegn

(n.)
Grammar
sele-þegn, es; m.
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A hall-thane, chamberlain Him ( Beowulf) seleþegn síðes wérgum forþ wísade, se ealle beweotede þegnes þearfe (the chamberlain who saw after everything Beowulf needed ], Beo. Th. 3592 ; B. 1794

scilfe

(n.)
Grammar
scilfe, an; f.
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Th. 79, 4; Gen. 1306. Gescype scylfan on scipes bósme (cf. With lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make the ark

Linked entry: scylfe

feng-tóþ

(n.)
Grammar
feng-tóþ, (?)
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Th. i. 94, 11, on which this passage is founded where the word wongtoþ is used), Schmid. 426, 18

Linked entry: fæng-tóþ

búgend

(n.)
Grammar
búgend, es; m. [búgende, part. of búgan, búan
to dwell
]

to dwellA dweller, an inhabitanthabitator

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A dweller, an inhabitant; habitator Ærost wæron búgendas [MS. búgend] ðyses landes Bryttas at first the inhabitants of this land [England] were Britons, Chr. Th. 3, 7, col. 3

bóc-stæf

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Ne cúþe hé nǽnige bócstafas (nequaquam litteras noverat), ac swáþeáh hé gebohte him sylfum þá béc þæs hálgan gewrites, and bæd ꝥ man rǽdde þá béc beforan him. Gr. D. 281, 22. Add:

lata

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For the passage substitute Þeáh þe heó þæs bearnes lata wǽre, heó þonne Gode (þæs bearnes MS., but see Latin) nóht lata ne wæs erat tarda soboli, sed non tarda Deo Archiv cxxii. 248, 20-22; Bl. H. 163, 8

ge-dréfednes

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'Þú mé hæfst áirétne on ðám tweón and on þǽre gedréfednesse þe ic ǽr on wæs be þám freódóme. Ac ic eom nú get on micle máran gedréfednesse geunrótsod, fulneáh oþ ormódnesse.' Ðá cwæþ hé: 'Hwæt is sió micle unrótnes?,' Bt. 41, 2; F. 246, 11-15.

Linked entry: ge-dréfnis

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, hreopian; p. ode

To touchtreat

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Wé ne hrepodon ðone traht we did not treat the exposition, i. 104, 6. Ne hrepa ðú ðæs treówes wæstm touch not the fruit of the tree, 14, 1: Homl. Swt. 5, 302.

ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht, e; f. [ǽhte = áhte had; p. of ágan to own, possess]

possessionspropertylandsgoodsrichescattleopessubstantiapossessiogregespossessionpowerpossessiopotestas

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Ágan us ðis wuldres leóht eall to ǽhte let us get all this light of glory into our possession, Cd. 219; Th. 280, 11; Sat. 254. On ágene ǽht syllan in possessionem dare, Ps. Th. 104, 10, 39: 110, 4

hlísa

(n.)
Grammar
hlísa, hligsa, hliosa, an; m.

Sound, rumour, report, reputation, renown, fame, glory

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Ðes hlísa wearþ cúþ ðæra leóda cynegum ðe begeondan Iordane eardiende wǽron this report became known to the kings of the nations that were dwelling beyond Jordan, Jos. 9, 1.

Linked entries: hlígan hligsa hlýsa

GÁT

(n.)
Grammar
GÁT, nom. acc; gen. gáte, gǽte; dat. gǽt; pl. nom. acc. gǽt, gét; gen. gáta; dat. gátum; f.

A she-GOATcapra

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Wæterbuca vel gát tippŭla [ = an insect that runs swiftly over the water, the water-spider, water-spinner ], Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 60, 10; Wrt. Voc. 24, 14

caru

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Th. i. 408, 21. Habban máran care úre sáwle þonne ðǽre scortan gesǽlðe to care more about our soul than about transitory happiness, ii. 460, 16