bissextus
leap-year
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Þá tída maciað ǽfre ymbe ꝥ feórðe geár þone dæg and þá niht þe wé hátað bissextum, Lch. iii. 246, 14
Linked entry: bises
for-licgan
fornicari
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Hine mon sǽde þæt heó hié wið forlǽge, Ors. 126, 26. Þæt hí hí forlǽgen, Past. 403, 33. to lie in the way of, to defend. Similar entries Cf. for-standan Gif hwá þeóf friðige oððe forena forlicge, Cht. E. 230, 33
byrgea
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Mid lx scillinga gebéte ðam byrgean let amends be made to the surely with sixty shillings, L. Alf. pol. 18; Th. i. 72, 12, 15, 16: L. In. 31; Th. i. 122, 6. Se man ðam óðrum byrigean geselle let the man give surety to the other, L. H.
hǽmed-þing
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Mycel wundor hit wæs þæt þæt mǽden gebær cild þe nǽfre náhte þurh hǽmedþing weres gemánan, Wlfst. 15, 16. Mæssepreóstas witan þæt hig nágon mid rihte þurh hǽmedþing wífes gemánan, 269, 21 : Ll.
hreóh-mód
Savage ⬩ fierce of mind ⬩ ferocious ⬩ troubled in mind
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Th. 4581; B. 2296. Hreóhmód wæs se hǽðena þeóden fierce of heart was the heathen prince, Cd. 186; Th. 231, 4; Dan. 242. Se þeóden hreóhmód the prince with troubled heart, Beo. Th. 4270; B. 2132
Andreas
Andrew ⬩ Andreas
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Ðá ðæt Andrea earmlíce þúhte then that seemed pitiful to Andrew, Andr. Kmbl. 2271; An. 1137. Ðǽr Andrea ongete wearþ wígendra þrym there the glory of the warriors became known to Andrew, 3136; An. 1571.
ge-andettan
To confess ⬩ confĭtēri
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Alf. pol, 5; Th. i. 64, 22 : L. In. 71; Th. i. 148, 3, note 4
Linked entry: ge-ondettan
hláford-sócn
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Ath. ii. 4; Th. i. 216, 25: iii. 5; Th. i. 218, 25
midde
The middle
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The middle (only in the phrase on middan) Se fugel hafaþ iiii heáfdu ... and hé is on middan hwælan hiwes the bird hath four heads ... and in the middle it is of a whale's shape, Salm. Kmbl. 526; Sal. 262. Forwrát hé wyrm on middan, Beo.
HORS
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Ða hors óþbær it bore away the horses, Exon. 106 a; Th. 404, 20; Rä. 23, 10
bǽr
a BIER ⬩ feretrum ⬩ a couch ⬩ pallet ⬩ litter ⬩ grabatus
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a BIER; feretrum Síe seó bǽr gearo let the bier be ready, Beo. Th. 6202; B. 3105. Gefærenne man brohton on bǽre they brought a dead man on a bier, Elen.
éðel-weard
A country's guardian or ruler, a king ⬩ patriæ custos vel dŏmĭnus, rex
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Giímonna gestrión sealdon unwillum éðelweardas the wealth of men of old their country's guardians unwillingly gave up. Bt. Met. Fox I. 48; Met. I. 24
fóre-gangan
To go before ⬩ precede ⬩ præcēdĕre
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To go before, precede; præcēdĕre Hí wǽron fóregaugende in ðone leg they were going before into the flame, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 31. Hine sóþfæstnes fóregangeþ justĭtia ante eum ambŭlābit. Ps. Th. 84, 12.
Linked entry: fóre-gán
med-spédig
Unprosperous ⬩ poorly provided
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from powers of mind, Exon. 78 b; Th. 294, 3; Crä. 9
mis-rǽd
evil advice or direction ⬩ mis-guidance ⬩ evil conduct
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Th. ii. 320, 3. evil conduct God hí ( the Israelites ) betǽhte ðam hǽðenan folce feówertig geára for heora misrǽde, Jud. 13, 1
bát-weard
Keeper or commander of a ship ⬩ navis custos
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Keeper or commander of a ship; navis custos He ðæm bátwearde swurd gesealde he gave a sword to the keeper of the ship, Beo. Th. 3804; B. 1900
Linked entry: weard
éh-streám
A water-stream, ocean
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A water-stream, ocean Heliseus éhstreám sóhte, leólc ofer lagu-flód Heliseus sought the ocean, bounded over the water-flood, Exon. 75 b; Th. 283, 1; Jul. 673
éðel-boda
A native preacher, the apostle of a country ⬩ indĭgĕnus prædĭcātor, patriæ apostólus
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A native preacher, the apostle of a country; indĭgĕnus prædĭcātor, patriæ apostólus He éðelbodan wiste he knew the native preacher, Exon. 47 a; Th. 162, 15; Gu. 976
forþ-mǽre
Very great ⬩ præclārus
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Very great; præclārus Gewíteþ on westródor forþmǽre tungol faran the very great star departs to go into the western sky, Exon. 93 b; Th. 350, 25; Sch. 69
friþ-candel
A peace-candle ⬩ the sun ⬩ pācis lucerna ⬩ sol
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A peace-candle, the sun; pācis lucerna, sol Folca friþcandel furðum eóde the peace-candle [sun] of nations had just mounted, Cd. 118; Th. 153, 15; Gen. 2539