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hyrst

(n.)
Grammar
hyrst, e; f.

An ornament a decorationjeweltrappingequipmentarmourimplement

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Bég and siglu eall swylce hyrsta swylce on horde ǽr men genumen hæfdon ring[s] and jewels, just such ornaments as before men had taken in the hoard, Beo. Th. 6309; B. 3165.

mægþ

(n.)
Grammar
mægþ, <b>, mægeþ;</b> without inflection in the sing. and in the n. ac. pl., f.

A maidvirgingirlmaidenwoman

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Icel. kona mundi keypt) a woman, let the bargain stand, if it be without fraud, L. Ethb. 77; Th. i. 22, 1. Wæs seó fǽmne geong, mægþ mánes leás ( the Virgin Mary ), Exon. 8 a; Th. 3, 14; Cri. 36.

Linked entry: mægeþ

scop

(n.)
Grammar
scop, sceop, es; m.
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Be ðam wæs singende sum sceop ude tragicus exclamat, Bt. 30, l Fox 106, 31. Swá Parmenides se sceop geddode, 35, 5 ; Fox 166, 8. Omerus se góda sceop on his leóþum swíðe herede ðære sunnan gecynd, 41, 1 ; Fox 244, 4.

Linked entry: sceop

hlæder

(n.)
Grammar
hlæder, e; f.: hlæddre, an (?). l. hlǽder; e: hlǽdre, an; f.

a ladderflight of stepsstairs

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Ben. I. 28, 7) (scala) tácnað úre líf ... þǽre hlǽdre sídan tácniað líchoman and sáule; on ðǽm twám sídum missenlice stæpas eáðmódnesse sió gelaðung gefæstnode, R. Ben. 23, 9-14.

ge-sǽlan

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Take here ge-sǽlan to be successful (in Dict. ). of a concrete thing, to be brought about, be made, come into existence Hi wénað ꝥ ꝥ ealdgesceaft ǽfre ne wǽre, ac wénað ꝥ hit weás cóme, níwan gesǽlde (cf. wénaþ ꝥ ꝥ ne sié eald gesceaft, ac sié weás geworden

nerian

(v.)
Grammar
nerian, p. ede

To save

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To save Wyrd oft nereþ unfǽægne eorl if a man's death be not doomed, oft destiny saves him, Beo. Th. 1149; B. 572. Of neádum heora hé nerode ( eripuit ) hig, Ps. Spl. 106, 6. Hié hálig God nerede, Cd. Th. 84, 13; Gen. 1397: 90, 6; Gen. 1491.

ge-treówe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-treówe, -trýwe, -trúwe, -tréwe; def. se -treówa; comp. -treówra; superl. -treówest; adj.

Truetrustyfaithfulfīdusfīdēlis

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Beó getreówra be more trusty, Prov. Kmbl. 76. Ðe he, getreóweste, gelufade whom, most faithful, he loved, Exon. 43 a; Th. 144, 21; Gú. 681

á-lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lǽnan, p. de (not ede).
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Crw. 23, 25. (2 a) of God's grant to men :-- Beó se ríca gemyndig þæt hé sceal ealra ðǽra góda þe him God álǽnde ágyldan gesceád, Hml.

bindan

to bindto fasten toknit

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Hé nam Simeon and band hine tollens Simeon et ligans, Ger. 42, 24. to be a bond on :-- Bundan nodarent (vincla pios lacertos), Wrt.

æt-feng

(n.)
Grammar
æt-feng, es; m.

Attachingcomprehensio

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Attaching; comprehensio Be yrfes ætfenge of attaching tattle, L. Ath. i. 9; Th. i. 204, 9

ciric-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-sócn, cyric-sócn, e; f

Church-privilegeecclesiæ immunitas

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Church-privilege; ecclesiæ immunitas Be ciricsócnum of church-privileges, L. In. 5; Th. i. 104, 12

mis-gewider

(n.)
Grammar
mis-gewider, es; n.

Bad weather

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Bad weather Hwanan sió ádl cume be misgewiderum, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 244, 11

Linked entry: mis-wider

ge-untrýwsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-untrýwsian, p. ode; pp. od

To be offendedscandălīzāri

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To be offended; scandălīzāri Hig wǽron geuntrýwsode on him scandălīzābantur in eo, Mt. Bos. 13, 57

bilgst

(v.)
Grammar
bilgst, bilhst, he bilgþ, bilhþ

art angry, is angry

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art angry, is angry; Similar entries 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of belgan to be angry

ge-lǽfa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lǽfa, an; m.

Leavepermissionpermissio

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Leave, permission; permissio Be ðæs cynges gelǽfan by the king's leave, Chr. 1043; Erl. 170, 1

reódian

(v.)
Grammar
reódian, p. ode

To be or become red

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To be or become red Ic reádige (reódige, MS. O.) rubeo, Ælfc. Gr. Zup. 154, 7

Linked entries: reádian reód

þearfian

(v.)
Grammar
þearfian, p. ode
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To be in need Hé þearfigendra sáwla gehǽleþ animas pauperum salvos faciet, Ps. Th. 71, 13

un-oferfére

(adj.)
Grammar
un-oferfére, adj.

Not to be crossedimpassable

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Not to be crossed, impassable Unoferfoere intransmeabili, Txts. 73, 1144. Unoferfére, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 68

Linked entry: ofer-fére

á-heardung

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Be ðǽre lifre áheardunge, 200, 19. Add

Linked entry: heardung

(n.)
Grammar
bý, n.?Add: The Danish form býr is m.
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Bý in local names is found in Baddan-, Bad-, -, Kirk-bý. v. C. D. vi