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æðel-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
æðel-líce, æðel-íce; adv.

Noblynobiliter

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Nobly; nobiliter Wæs se wer on hálgum gewritum æðellíce gelǽred vir erat sacris litteris nobiliter instructus, Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 17: 4, 26; S. 603, 9: 2, 1; S. 501, 8

Linked entry: æðel-íce

Denisses burna

(n.)
Grammar
Denisses burna, an; m.

DENISESBURN, the river Denis Denisi rīvus

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DENISESBURN, the river Denis; Denisi rīvus On ðære stówe ðe Engle nemnaþ Denisses burna in loco qui lingua Anglōrum Denises burna, id est rivus Denisi vocātur, Bd. 3, 1; S. 524, 10

fǽr-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-sceaða, an; m.

A sudden or dangerous enemy sŭbĭtum damnum infĕrens hostis

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A sudden or dangerous enemy; sŭbĭtum damnum infĕrens hostis Ðæt he on ðam fǽrsceaðan feorh gerǽhte that he might reach the life of the dangerous enemy, Byrht. Th. 135, 62; By. 142

freóls-brice

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-brice, -bryce, es; m. [freóls a feast, festival; brice, bryce a breaking, breach]

A breach or violation of a festivalfesti violātio

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A breach or violation of a festival; festi violātio On freólsbricurn [MS. freólsbricon] in breaches of festivals, L. Eth. vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 19. Freólsbrycas breaches of festivals, Wulfst. 109, 152

in-gerec

(n.)
Grammar
in-gerec, es ; n.

A tumult

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A tumult Hé ðá eác on ðam ingerece óðerne cyninges þeng mid ðý mánfullan wǽpne ácwealde in ipso tumultu etiam alium de militibus sica nefanda peremit, Bd. 2, 9 ; S. 511, 26

Linked entry: ge-rec

marman-stán

(n.)
Grammar
marman-stán, es; m.

Marblea piece of marble

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Marble, a piece of marble Gehér ðú marmanstán, Andr, Kmbl. 2994; An. 1500. Þrúh of marmanstáne, Homl. Th. i. 564, 20. On ðam marmanstáne, 506, 11: Blickl. Homl. 203, 35: 207, 13

Linked entry: marma

ge-gæncg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gæncg, es; m.

A societymeetingan assemblycœtus

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A society, meeting, an assembly; cœtus Ðe wæs on ðam gegæncge ðár man Crist bænde who was in the company where Christ was bound, Ælf. ep. 1st, 50; Th. ii. 386, 23

scipere

(n.)
Grammar
scipere, es; m.
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A sailor Hé tealde ðæt his sciperes woldon wændon fram him, búton hé ðé raðor cóme . . . His sciperes geféngon hine and wurpon hine on ðone bát, Chr. 1046; Erl. 174, 13-18

þǽr-ymbútan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-ymbútan, adv.
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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

un-gehrepod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehrepod, adj.

Untouchedintact

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Untouched, intact Ne þorfte Adam deáðes onbyrian, gif ðæt treów móste standan ungehrepod, Homl. Th. i. 18, 25. God wolde ðæt hí ungehrepode on ðam scræfe slépon, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 317

Linked entry: ge-hrepod

untíd-fyll

(n.)
Grammar
untíd-fyll, untíd-fyllu; f.

Unseasonable repletionexcessive drinking at improper times

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Unseasonable repletion, excessive drinking at improper times Be oferfylle. Ve, qui consurgitis mane ad bibendum, etc. Wá eów, hé cwæð, ðe lufiaþ untídfylla and ǽr on morgen oferdrenc dreógaþ, Wulfst. 46, 14

wóh-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
wóh-gestreón, es; n.

Wrongful gainill-gotten gain

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Wrongful gain, ill-gotten gain Þurh rícra reáflác and þurh gítsunge wóhgestreóna. Wulfst. 166, 24. Ðæt mancyn, ðe nú is on synnlustum and in ðám wóhgestreónum goldes and seolfres beswicen, 182, 13

Linked entry: wóh

be-swicenness

(n.)
Grammar
be-swicenness, e; f.

deceptionsurrender

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deception Oncierde þ scip on wónne síðfæt þurh deófles beswicennesse, Shrn. 60, 8. surrender; Similar entries cf. swícan, Eal werod tó þǽre beswicenesse fóron cuncta acies ad deditionem transit, Prud. 45 a

bifung

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Wiþ hramman and wið bifunge, genime þás wyrte, Lch. i. 302, 8. Seó swuster eallum limum cwacode . . . hí þæt mihton tócnáwan on ðǽre swuster bifunge, Hml. Th. ii. 32, 21, 33. Add

deáwig

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Substitute for first passage Deáwig sceaftum with the dew on their spears, Exod. 344; and add :-- Deáwigre roscido, An. Ox. 84. Mid déwium (dǽwigum, Hpt. Gl. 421, 65) roscidis, rore madidis, 655

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