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gicel-gebland

(n.)
Grammar
gicel-gebland, es; n.
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A hailstorm Bletsiað gicelgebland and snáw Drihten benedicite pruina et niues Dominum Ps. Rdr. 293, 70. Cf. snáw-gebland

Linked entry: ge-bland

for-tín

(n.)
Grammar
for-tín, (?), es; n.
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A portent Bécun and fortína (béceno and fertíno, L.) signa et portenta, Mk. R. 13, 22

Linked entry: fer-tín

wil

(n.)
Grammar
wil, will, es; n.

will, pleasurea pleasant or desirable thing

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Gif þeówa and þeówen hyra bégra wylles hig gesomnigon si servus et ancilla mutua voluntate se conjunxerint L. Ecg. C. 25; Th. ii. 150, 15.

æl-

(prefix)
Grammar
æl-, prefix.

alltotusomnisforeignperegrinus

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= eal all; totus, omnis, as æl-beorht, æl-ceald, etc. æl- = el-, ee-, foreign; peregrinus, as æl-fylce, æl-wihta, etc

Linked entries: -teáw syndrig -tǽwe

Ceolwald

(n.)
Grammar
Ceolwald, es; m. [ceol, -wald, es; m. power]

Ceolwald

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Ceolwald, son of Cuthwulf, an ancestor of the West-Saxon kings Ceolwald wæs Cúþwulfing Ceolwald was the son of Cuthwulf, Chr. Th. 2, 3

on-líhtend

(n.)
Grammar
on-líhtend, es; m.
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One who enlightens Drihten is mín onlýhtend and mín hǽlend Dominus illuminatio mea et salus mea, Ps. Th. 26, 1

súþ-stæþ

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-stæþ, es; n.
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A south shore, coast, or bank West-Seaxna lond be ðæm súþstæðe, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 9

Linked entry: súþ-rima

tweónigend

(n.)
Grammar
tweónigend, es; m.
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One who doubts or hesitates Twýnigend hic et haec anceps, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 55; Zup. 67, 9

ge-dífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dífan, pp. ed
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To plunge, immerse Rammes wul on wætere gedýfed and æfter þám on ele, Lch. i. 356, 12

Linked entry: ge-dýfan

sweng

(n.)
Grammar
sweng, es; m.
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Bord oft onféng ýða swengas oft the vessel's side received the billows' blows, Elen. Kmbl. 478; El. 239

Linked entry: swinge

mann-rím

(n.)
Grammar
mann-rím, es; n.

A number of men

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Elen. Kmbl. 1296; El. 650

winter-gerím

(n.)
Grammar
winter-gerím, es; n.

numbering by yearsa number of years

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Elen.

eft-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
eft-ryne, es; m.
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A running back, return Útgong his and eftyrn his egressio ejus et occursus ejus, Ps. Srt. 18, 7

cneów

(n.)
Grammar
cneów, es; n.

a kneegenua generation; generatio

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Heó on cneów sette she knelt down Elen. Kmbl. 2270; El. 1136; Ps. Th. 94, 6. Hí bígdon heora cneów befóran him they bowed their knees before him Mt.

Linked entry: cneó

godspellere

(n.)
Grammar
godspellere, es; m.
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Th. i. 58, 3, 27: Chr. 84; Erl. 8, 6

ge-eáwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-eáwan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To shewmanifestbestowostenderemanifestarepræbere

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Th. 2392; B. 1194 : Exon. 60 b; Th. 221, 14; Ph. 334 : 66 b; Th. 246, 29; Jul. 69 : Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 12 : Elen. Grm. 102 : Elen. Kmbl. 1570; El. 787

onweg-færeld

(n.)
Grammar
onweg-færeld, es; n.
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Departure Þá se mæssepreóst ongæt and gefeah Benedictes onwegfæreld cum presbyter Benedictum descessisse cognosceret et exultaret, Gr. D. 119, 26

fyrn-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-gewrit, -gewryt, es; pl. nom. acc. -gewritu, -gewrito; n.

An ancient writingold scripturevĕtus vel prisca scriptūra

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Ða ðe fyrngewritu sélest cunnen those who best know the ancient writings, 746; El. 373: 1117; El. 560. Þurh fyrngewrito through ancient writings, 309; El. 155. On eallum ðam fyrngewrytum in all the ancient writings, Salm. Kmbl. 15; Sal. 8

bisceop-hád

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-hád, biscop-hád, es; m.

BISHOPHOOD, the office or state of a bishop, the episcopate, a bishopricmunus episcopale, flaminium, episcopatus, episcopi provincia

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Kmbl. 2422; El. 1212. Biscophád flaminium, Cot. 86: 186. On biscopháde ge ǽr bisceopháde in episcopatu et ante episcopatum, Bd. 4, 6; S. 574, 2, 3: 5, 6; S. 620, 19.

Linked entry: biscop-hád

þeóf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-mann, es; m.
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A robber, bandit, brigand Án hirde wæs Ueriatus háten, and wæs micel þeófmon Viriathus homo pastoralis et latro, Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 216, 7