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fóster-land

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land assigned for the support of monks (ad cibum monachorum) Ich Æðelstán ... grantye ... .xxx. hýden on Sidemyntone tó fósterland, and tó at Chelmyntone, and six at Hylfelde, C.D. v. 236, 10.] Add: [

gemynd-dæg

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Add: the anniversary of a person's death Scs Gregorius gemynddæg (March 12. Cf. On ðone twelftan dæg ðæs mónðes (March) bið Sce Gregories geleórnes, Shrn. 62, 18), Ll. Th. i. 92, 5

geond-swógan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-swógan, (?) to rush through or over a surface,
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invade a country Þætte nán bisceop óðres bissceopscíre gynswóge ( = gynd-? or in-? other readings give on-, in-) ut nullus episcoporum parrochiam alterius inuadat, Bd. 4, 5; Sch. 376, 10. Cf. þurh-swógan

Linked entry: in-swógan

heorot-beg

(n.)
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some kind of berry Murus eorum i. pro omni feraci arbore posuit .i. aliquando fructus eius albus, aliquando rufus, aliquando niger .i. herutbeg (note on Ps. 78, 45), An. Ox. 54, 2

wilwan

Grammar
wilwan, I.
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Hé ungyrede hine his hrægle and hine sylfne nacodne áwearp and wylewede (wylede, v.l. ) on þám ordum þára þorna . . . and þár þá wæs lange welwed (volutatus), Gr. D. 101, 14-18. Add

eáwisc-nesse

(n.)
Grammar
eáwisc-nesse, ǽwisc-nesse
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openness, manifestness On ǽwiscnesse in propatulo (Ald. 3, 12), Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 16. (cf. in propatulo, in manifesto (Ald. 21, 7), 77, 62): 46, 57. Cf. eáwisc-lic, eáwisc-líce, eáwunga

gyltig

(adj.)
Grammar
gyltig, adj.

GUILTYliableboundreus

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GUILTY, liable, bound; reus Swá hwylc swá swereþ on ðære offrunge ðe ofer ðæt weofud ys, se ys gyltig quicumque juraverit in dono quod est super illud, debet, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 18

hál-wendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
hál-wendlíce, adv.

Salutarily

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Salutarily Hálwoendlíce salubriter, Rtl. 9, 29. Se ylca Hǽlend ðe nú hálwendlíce clypaþ on his godspelle the same Saviour that now cries out salutarily in his gospel, Homl. Th. i. 94, 9

ge-sylt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-sylt, pp. of ge-syltan.

salted;sale conditus

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salted; sale conditus Gyf ðæt sealt awyrþ, on ðam ðe hit gesylt biþ if the salt be insipid, with what shall it be salted? Mt. Bos. 5, 13: Mk. Bos, 9, 49

þǽr-ymbútan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-ymbútan, adv.

Thereabouts

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Thereabouts Hé (the Roman name) com tó Parþum ... hé wæs ðǽrymbútan manegum folce swíþe egefull, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 13. On gehwylce healfe ðǽrymbútan circumquaque, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 26

Linked entry: ymb-útan

LIFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIFIAN, leofian; p. ode

To LIVE

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To LIVE Ne swelte ic ac ic lifige non moriar, sed vivam, Ps. Th. 117,17: 118, 93. Ðú eádig leófast, 127, 2. Ðenden ðú hér leofast, Cd. 43; Th. 57, 29; Gen. 935. Ðǽr hit lifaþ swá unnyt swá hit wæs where it continues as useless as it was before, Beo.

Linked entries: leofian LIBBAN

hám

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Add: a farm, estate Tó hyre ágenum háme ad prędiolum suum, An. Ox. 4741. Háme prędia (ut ab urbe ad propria praedia ducerentur, Ald. 69, 4), 4840. Hé forgeaf summe hám tó þǽre hálgan stówe, Hml. S. 6, 232. Hé cwæð ꝥ hé ne mihte embe munuclíf þá smeágan

hrycg

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg, es; m.

a backdorsumspinaa ridgerigg

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a back of a man or animal; dorsum, spina Hricg dorsum, Ǽlfc. Gl. 74; Som. 71, 47; Wrt. Voc. 44,30. Hricc, Blickl. Gl.. Swylce mé wǽre se hrycg forbrocen dum configitur [confringitur, Ps. Surt.] spina, Ps. Th. 31, 4. Hiora hrygc simle gebiéged ... se

Linked entries: hric hrig hryc

wiþer-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-rǽde, adj.

Adversecontraryat variancehostilerebelliouscontumaciousout of harmonyrepugnantoffensivedisagreeableadversenot fitted to further the good of anythingunfavourabledisadvantageouscontraryof an opposite nature

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Adverse, contrary Aduersus is nama þwyr oððe wiðerrǽde, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 240, 1. Wiþerrǽde contrarius, 47; Zup. 275, 6. where there is ill-will, at variance, hostile Ðæra Persiscra cyning wæs ðam Cásere wiþerrǽde, Jud. Thw. 162, 24. Ongeán ðam wíslícan

beran

to carrybringto bearto sufferto carryfruit

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Add: Fero ic bere gǽð ðus; fers ðú berst (byrst), fert hé berð (byrð), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 199, 6. Bierð bajulat. Wrt. Voc. ii. II, 66. Bireþ gestat, 41, 59. with sense of motion, to carry, bring. with concrete object Hié mé on heofenas beraþ, Bl. H. 183,

Wætlinga-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
Wætlinga-strǽt, e; f.

Watling Street, the Roman road running from Dover, through Canterbury, Rochester, London, St. Alban's,Dunstable, Fenny Stratford, Towcester, Weedon, Wroxeter to Chester.

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Watling Street, the Roman road running from Dover, through Canterbury, Rochester, London, St. Alban's,Dunstable, Fenny Stratford, Towcester, Weedon, Wroxeter to Chester. From Douere in to Chestre tilleþ Watlingestrete, R. Glouc. 8, 1. According to Trevisa

Linked entry: Erming-strǽt

hǽðen

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hǽðen, adj.

HEATHEN, pagan, gentilea heathena heathen, gentile womanethnicus, gentilis, paganus, samaritanusa heathen

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HEATHEN, pagan, gentile; and subst. a heathen Twá folc ðæt is Iudéisc and hǽðen two peoples, that is Jew and gentile, Homl. Th. i. 206, 32. Ðes wæs hǽðen hic erat samaritanus, Lk. Skt. Rush. 17, 16. Gif ungefullod cild fǽrlíce biþ gebroht tó ðam mæssepreóste

swíge

(n.)
Grammar
swíge, (but swígea occurs,
  • Scint. 82, 1
), an; f.

silence, absence of speechsilence, quiet, absence of noise; also a time of silencesilence from astonishment, amazementstupordelaya curve, circuitto bend, swaytaciturnitas, silentium

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silence, absence of speech Hú se láreów sceal bión gesceádwís on his swígean (swig*-*gean, Cott. MSS.) and nytwyrðe on his wordum . . . Sió ungemetgode suíge (swigge, Cott. MSS.) ðæs láreówes on gedwolan gebringþ ða ðe hé lǽran meahte, Past. 15; Swt.

lyft

(n.)
Grammar
lyft, es, e; m. f. n.

Airatmospherebreezeskyheavenscloud

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Air, atmosphere, breeze, sky, heavens, cloud Lyft aer, Wrt. Voc. 52, 55. Lybt sudum, ii. 121, 66. Stemn is geslagen lyft ... ǽlc stemn biþ geworden of ðæs múþes clypunge and of ðære lyfte cnyssunge; se múþ drýfþ út ða clypunge and seó lyft biþ geslagen

Linked entries: lift loft

and

(prep.)
Grammar
and, prep. dat. acc.

WithcumAgainstbeforeonintocontraapudin

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with the dative; cum dativo With; cum Emb eahta niht and feówerum after eight nights with four [twelve nights ], Menol. Fox 419; Men. 211. Ymb twentig and fíf nihtum after twenty with five nights, i. e. after twenty-five nights, 373; Men. 188. with the