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ofer-hleóðrian

(v.)

to outsound, exceed in sound ⬩ to exceed

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Ne frign ðú unc nóhtes má for ðon wit habbaþ oferhleóðred [-leóred(?)] ðæt gemǽre uncres leóhtes cave ne nos ulterius scisciteris jam excede terminos luci nostri, Nar. 32, 7

be-tweohs

Grammar
be-tweohs, -tweox.

between ⬩ among ⬩ between ⬩ among

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Betwyx óðrum þingum nis ná tó forgytane ꝥ góde frið, Chr. 1086 ; P. 220, 12. Hé arn betwux þám eórode middan, Hml. S. 25, 583. temporal, in the course of a period, during events Betwux hancréde, Hml. Th. ii. 344, 30.

ofer-habban

(v.)

to command, govern

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to command, govern Hý móstan ðám læppan friþ gebicgean ðe hý under cyngces hand oferhæfdon [geweald ofer hæfdon (?)], L. Eth. ii. l; Th. i. 284, 14

mál

Grammar
mál, II.
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Ꝥ sciplið gewende to Legeceastre, and ðǽr ábiden heora máles ( their pay ) þe Ælfgár heom behét, Chr. 1055 ; P. 186, 19. v. friþ-, wiþer-mál. Add

leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht [from comparison with other dialects the proper spelling would seem to be líht, but leóht (or leoht?), in West-Saxon at least, is the regular form]; adj.

Light ⬩ inconsiderable ⬩ quick ⬩ ready ⬩ nimble ⬩ fickle ⬩ easy

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Light, not heavy, inconsiderable; not slow, quick, ready, nimble, fickle, easy Mín byrðyn ys leóht (Lind. léht; Rush. líht) onus meum leve est, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 30. Leóht and leoþuwác nimble and supple, Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 12; Crä. 84. Hé is snel and swift

ceolas

(n.)
Grammar
ceolas, pl. m.

Cold winds, cold ⬩ anræ frigidæ, frigus

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Cold winds, cold; anræ frigidæ, frigus Ðec ceolas weorþian Fæder, forst and snáw thee, O Father, cold winds adore, frost and snow, Exon. 54b; Th. 192, 9; Az. 103

grundleás

(adj.)
Grammar
grundleás, adj.
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Wurdon grundleáse Geátes frige ðæt him seó sorglufu slǽp binom Geat's loves were boundless so that anxious love took from him sleep, Exon. 100 a; Th. 378, 12; Deór. 15

á-cealdian

(v.)
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Swá ðæt wearme wlacaþ ǽr hit eallunga ácealdige ita a calore per teporem reditur ad frigus Past. 447, 6. Hé læg ácealdod on nyþeweardum limum, Hml. Th. i. 534, 10. Add:

twi-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-scyldig, adj.
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Liable to a double penalty Gif se frigea cunnandæge wyrce ... þolie his freótes oþþe sixtig sciłł., and preóst sí twy-scildig, L. In. 3; Th. i. 104, 7. Cf. twi-gilde

céle

(n.)
Grammar
céle, es; m.

A cold, coldness ⬩ frigus

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A cold, coldness; frigus Fór andwlítan céles ante faciem frigoris, Ps. Th. 147, 6: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 219; Met. 20, 110: 20, 225; Met. 20, 113: 2o, 315; Met. 20, 158

Eást-Centingas

(n.)
Grammar
Eást-Centingas, pl. m.

he East Kentians, men of East Kent ⬩ Cantii ŏrientis habitātōres

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he East Kentians, men of East Kent; Cantii ŏrientis habitātōres Ealle Eást-Centingas friþ wið ðone here genámon all the men of East Kent made peace with the army, Chr. 1009; Th. 260, 39

Linked entry: Centingas

a-teón

(v.)
Grammar
a-teón, ic -teó, ðú -týhst, he -týhþ, -tíhþ, -tíþ, pl. -teóþ; p. -teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen [a from, out; teón to tow, draw] .

to draw out or away ⬩ pull out ⬩ lead out ⬩ pluck ⬩ draw ⬩ abstrahere ⬩ extrahere ⬩ ejicere ⬩ educere ⬩ trahere ⬩ ducere ⬩ to treat ⬩ use ⬩ dispose of ⬩ employ ⬩ tractare ⬩ uti ⬩ adhibere ⬩ to draw to any place ⬩ betake oneself anywhere ⬩ go ⬩ come ⬩ make a journey or expedition ⬩ se recipere ⬩ meare ⬩ proficisci ⬩ ire ⬩ venire ⬩ iter facere

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v. trans. generally with a preposition : to draw out or away, pull out, lead out, pluck, draw; abstrahere, extrahere, ejicere, educere, trahere, ducere For ðam ðe he wolde ateón ðé fram Drihtne quia voluit te abstrahere a Domino, Deut. 13, 10. Ðonne

Linked entries: a-teáh a-tíhþ a-togen a-tuge a-týhst a-týhþ

a-þweán

(v.)
Grammar
a-þweán, ic -þweá, -þweah, ðú -þweahst, -þwyhst, -þwehst, he -þwyhþ, -þwehþ, pl. -þweáþ ; p. -þwóh, pl. -þwógon; pp. -þwegen [a from, out; þweán = þweahan to wash]

To wash out ⬩ to wash ⬩ cleanse ⬩ baptize ⬩ anoint ⬩ abluere ⬩ lucre ⬩ lavare ⬩ baptizare ⬩ unguere

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To wash out, to wash, cleanse, baptize, anoint; abluere, lucre, lavare, baptizare, unguere Gif ðú aþweán wylt if thou wilt wash out, Guthl. 5 ; Gdwin. 32, 8. Aþweah me lava me, Ps. Spl. 50, 3. Ðú aþweahst me lavabis me, 50, 8. He þegnas mid ða hálgan

Linked entries: a-þwægen a-þwegen a-þwóh

Augustínus

(n.)
Grammar
Augustínus, i ; m; Lat. [Augustinus is correct in the quotations from the titles of the two following chapters of Bede, but in the A. Sax. text it is Agustínus]

St. Augustine, the missionary sent by Pope Gregory to England, A. D. 597, and died May 26, 605 ⬩ Augustínus

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St. Augustine, the missionary sent by Pope Gregory to England, A. D. 597, and died May 26, 605; Augustínus Ðæt se hálga Papa Gregorius Augustínum sende Angel-þeóde to bodiganne Godes word ut sanctus Papa Gregorius Augustinum ad prædicandum genti Anglorum

Linked entry: Agustin

worþig

(n.)
Grammar
worþig, weorþig, wurþig, wyrþig [P s. Surt. has forms as from worðign; one such form is found in Ps. Spl. C. , and a dative worðine occurs in Bd. S. 539, 42], es; m.

enclosed homestead ⬩ a place surrounded by buildings ⬩ place ⬩ street ⬩ platea

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this word, which remains in proper names in the form -worthy, has much the same meaning as worf (q. v.), and seems sometimes to exchange with it (cf. In Beniguurthia, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 70, 27, with : In loco qui dicitur Benninguuyrð, ii. 152, 19). In

Linked entries: weorþig worþ

fird-sócn

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attendance in the fird, Hió hit hæbben tó frión ǽlces þinges bútan wealgeworce and brygcgeweorce and ferdsócne, C. D. iii. 255, 18: 256, 17: iv. 363, 6: Cht. E. 242, 17. Take here fyrd- sócn and add:

lysu

(n.)
Grammar
lysu, wes; n.
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Gif frí wíf leswæs hwæt gedéþ xxx scill. gebéte, 73; Th. i. 20, 7. Lot sceal mid lyswe, list mid gedéfum [v. list], Exon. 92 a; Th. 345. 16; Gn. Ex. 189

Dorm-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Dorm-ceaster, gen. -ceastre; f. [by the Britons called Cair-Dorm, by Antonīnus Durobrivæ, from the passage over the water; and the Anglo-Saxons, for the same reason, called it also Dornford]

Dornford or Dorgford, in Huntingdonshire, on the river Nen

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Dornford or Dorgford, in Huntingdonshire, on the river Nen, Som. Ben. Lye

a-bicgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bicgan, p. -bohte; pp. boht; v. a. [a, bycgan to buy]

To buy ⬩ pay for ⬩ recompense ⬩ emere ⬩ redimere

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To buy, pay for, recompense; emere, redimere Gif fríman wið fríes mannes wlf geligeþ, his wérgelde abicge if a freeman lie with a freeman's wife, let him buy her with his wergeld, i. e.price, L. Ethb. 31; Th. i. 10, 7

Linked entry: a-boht

ge-friþian

(v.)
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Hine gefrieðode (-frið-, v. l.) sió lufu and se geleáfa quem fides et caritas abscondit, Past. 167, 25. Hí gemétton þǽr áne ǽrene anlícnysse þe se deófol gefriðode, Hml. Th. ii. 166, 2.

Linked entry: ge-freoþian

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