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for-wyrd

(n.)
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On écan forwyrde, Wlfst. 8, 9

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.

weorþung

(n.)
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weorþung, e ; f.
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L. 48 ; Th. ii. 298, 1. honouring of a person, thing, or season, celebration, commemoration, festival Mycel is þeós weorþung ðæs hálgan Sancte Ióhannes gebyrde, Blickl. Homl. 167, 13. On ðæm dæge ðe seó tíd bið and his ( S.

portic

(n.)
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portic, es ; m.
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Wæs hé bebyriged on Sce Paules portice ( porticu ), se is on Sce Andreas cyricean, 5, 23; S. 645, 18.

ge-reord

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ge-reord, speech.
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</b> the voice of a trumpet, notes of a horn :-- On gehreorde ł on stefne béman in voce tubae, Ps. L. 46, 6.

ídel

(n.)
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ídel, es. ; n.
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Th. 62, 8. without cause Ne flít ðú on ídel ne contendas (contra dominem)frustra, Kent. Gl. 57. Ne nemn þú Drihtnes naman on ýdel ( in vanum); ne byð unscyldig sé þe his naman on ýdel (frustra ), nemð, Ex. 20, 7.

sting

(n.)
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sting, es ; m.
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a sting, stab, thrust made with a pointed instrument ; the wound made by a stab or sting Beslóh se þorn on ðone fót and swá strang wæs se sting ðæs þornes ðæt hé eode þurh ðone fót the prick of the thorn was so hard, that the thorn went through the foot

ge-dafenlic

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Of gedafenlicum rǽdelse congrua conjectura, An. Ox. 7, 84. Mid gedafenlicum (-dafenlice, -defenlice, v.ll.) ege debito cum timore, Bd. 4, 3 ; Sch. 362, 18. Wé willað ymbe þás emnihte sprecan on gedefenlicre stówe, Lch. iii. 240, 2.

Linked entry: ge-défelic

þrág-bisig

(adj.)
Grammar
þrág-bisig, adj.

Occupied for a time(?)periodically employed(?)

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used in the sense of time

dim

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Ox. 3853. Dymre, 2, 261. On ðǽre dimman ádle in that miserable malady, Gú. 1135. dark, wicked; Gen. 685

ge-rinnan

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</b> figurative :-- Onn

Dorce-ceaster

(n.)
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Dorce-ceaster, Dorces ceaster, Dorca-ceaster, Dorceaster; gen. -ceastre ; f. [Bd. Dorcinca, Dorcic: Hunt. Dorecestre: Brom. Dorkecestre: Matt. West. Dorcestre]

DORCHESTER, Oxfordshire, the episcopal seat of the first bishop of the West Saxons, which was subsequently removed to Lincoln Durocastrum, in agri Oxoniensis parte Berceriensi finitĭma

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Ætla wæs on Dorceceastre to bisceope gehálgod Ætla was consecrated bishop of Dorchester, 4, 23; S. 594, 11. Hér Wulstán arcebiscop onféng eft biscopríces, on Dorceceastre in this year [A.

ísern

(n.)
Grammar
ísern, es; n.

Iron

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Iron, an instrument or weapon made of iron Sweord sceal on bearme drihtlíc ísern the sword shall lie in the lap, the noble steel, Menol. Fox 511 ; Gn. C. 26.

þeód-egesa

(n.)
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þeód-egesa, an; m.
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A terror that affects whole nations, a mighty, general terror Ðonne mægna cyning on gemót ( at the day of judgement ) cymeþ, þeódegsa biþ hlúd gehýred, Exon. Th. 52, 16; Cri. 834

ǽwisc-nys

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Ox. 4306. Ǽwisnes, obscenitas , 4, 69. On ǽwiscnesse in propatulo , Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 16: 46, 57. Ǽwiscnessum (ǽswic-?) opprobrium , Ps. L. 122, 4

dǽdbót-líhting

(n.)
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dǽdbót-líhting, e; f.
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Mitigation of penance Ðis is mihtiges mannes dǽdbótlíhtingc, ac án unmaga ne mæg swilc geforðian, ac ꝥ hé mót on hine sylfne hit sécan þe geornor, Ll. Th. ii. 288, 21

Linked entry: líhting

eald-dagas

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Be ðám ðe hit of ealddagum witan gerǽddan, Angl. ix. 259, 6. ꝥ > On ealddagum wæs án hús árǽred Gode tó lofe binnan þǽre byrig Gerusalem, Wlfst. 277, 13. Add

el-þeódisc

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Ǽghwylc man þe on þǽre ceastre cóm ælþeódisc, hié hine genámon and his eágan út ástungon, Bl. H. 229, 10. Of elþeódiscre bargina (v. elþeódig), Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 13. Add

díc

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On þá þreó dícas; of ðám dícan; in ðæs díces geat, vi. 60, 14

Sceáp-íg

(n.)
Grammar
Sceáp-íg, e; f.

Sheppy

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Sheppy ( =Sheep-island, cf.Far-oe, ) Hér hǽþne men ǽrest on Sceápíge (-ége,MS. E. ) ofer winter sǽtun, Chr. 855 ;Erl. 68, 23. Hér hǽþne men oferhergeadon Sceápíge, 832 ; Érl. 64, 18