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Anglo-Saxon

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a-breótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-breótan, p. -breát, pl. -bruton; pp. -broten

To bruise ⬩ break ⬩ destroy ⬩ kill ⬩ frangere ⬩ confringere ⬩ concidere ⬩ necare

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Stánum abreótan lapidare, Elen. Kmbl. 1017; El. 510

Linked entry: a-breátan

a-hýðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hýðan, -híðan, -hiéðan

To destroy ⬩ lay waste ⬩ despoil ⬩ vastare ⬩ abo-lere ⬩ subvertere

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To destroy, lay waste, despoil; vastare, abo-lere, subvertere Hí woldon Rómwara ríce geþringan, hergum ahýðan they would conquer the empire of the Romans, lay it waste with their armies, Elen. Kmbl. 81; El. 41. Hungor he ahýðeþ [MS.

Linked entries: a-hiéðan a-híðan hýðan

dóm-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
dóm-georn, adj. [georn desirous, eager]

Eager for justice, ambitious, just, virtuous ⬩ justĭtiæ appĕtens, justus

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Hleóþrodon dugoþ dómgeorne the ambitious riders spake, 1385; An. 693: Exon. 76 b; Th. 287, 20; Wand. 17: Elen. Kmbl. 2579; El. 1291

píle

(n.)
Grammar
píle, an; f.
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Swilce hit on pílan gepílod wǽre quasi pilo tusum, Ex. 16,14

wróht-stafas

(n.)
Grammar
wróht-stafas, pl. m.

Accusations

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to my fate ; i. e, complaints are useless, Elen.

heofon-cyning

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Eall gé þæt mé dydon tó hýnðum heofoncyninge, 1514

hyþ

Grammar
hyþ, l.
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Swá hwæt on hýðþe and on temprunge byð hálwende hit ys quicquid cum modo (but commodo has been read) et temperamento fit, salutare est, Scint. 54, 19. Tó þám ꝥ hé him gedyde sume getǽse hýððe his geswinces ei laboris sui commodum dedit, Gr.

weddung

(n.)
Grammar
weddung, e; f.

Betrothal, espousal

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[Or men wimman to louerd giue for wedding or for morgengiwe, Gen. and Ex. 1428.]

slíþe

(adj.)
Grammar
slíþe, adj.

Dire, hard, cruel, hurtful, dangerous ⬩ dangerous, perilous, fierce ⬩ dangerous, destructive, cruel ⬩ saevus, malus ⬩ fearful, dire ⬩ atrocious ⬩ savagely

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On ða slíþan tíd (the crucifixion) Elen. Kmbl. 1710; El. 857. þurh slíþne níþ sáwle bescúfan in fýres fæþm Beo. Th. 370; B. 184. Hé níþa gehwane genesen hæfde, slíþra geslyhta 4787; B. 2398

tó-wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-wrecan, p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen

To drive in different directions ⬩ scatter ⬩ disperse

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Th. 186, 17; Az. 21: 16, 24; Cri. 258: Elen. Kmbl. 261; El. 131

drihtin-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
drihtin-beáh, gen. -beáges; dat. -beáge ; m. [drihtin = drihten a lord , beáh a ring, bracelet ]

A lord-ring or money paid for slaying a freeman. In the laws of Edward the Confessor it is called Manbóte

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In the laws of Edward the Confessor it is called Manbóte Manbóte in lege Anglōrum, regi et archiepiscŏpo, iii marc de homĭnĭbus suis; episcŏpo comĭtātus, comĭti comĭtātus, et dapĭfĕro regis, xx soł; barōnĭbus cetĕris, x solið, L. Ed.

Linked entry: dryhten-beáh

un-þinged

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þinged, adj.

Uninvited ⬩ sudden ⬩ unexpected

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Hí ofer cume unþinged deáð, ástígon heó on belle lifigende veniat mors super eos, et descendant in infernum viventes, Ps. Th. 54, 14. Dol biþ se ðe him his Dryhten ne ondrǽdeþ; cymeþ him se deáð un-þinged, Exon. 312, 8; Seef. 106: 335, 18; Gn. Ex. 35

Linked entry: un-geþinged

heáfod-smæl

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Þá rǽsde án nǽddre æt þám heáfodsmæle and him on þone bósm evenit ei, ut colnber per caput eius inter tunicam et ventrem irreperet, Mart. H. 200, 2. Substitute: —

infangeneþeóf

(n.)
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I. 2 ; Th. i. 467, 27, Si quis eorum, qui habent soche et sache et tol et them et infangene theof, implacitetur in comitatu ; and L.

seonoþ

(n.)
Grammar
seonoþ, sionoþ, senoþ, sinoþ, synoþ (-aþ, -od), es;
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Voc. i. 72, 76. mostly used of the councils of the Christian Church Seonod (sinoþ) wæs æt Ácleá, Chr. 782 ; Erl. 57, 6. Wæs senoþ (sinoþ, MS. E.) æt Heorotforda, 673; Erl. ; 36, 2 : 822; Erl. 62, 13.

Linked entries: seuoþ sinoþ synoþ

GALAN

(v.)
Grammar
GALAN, part. galende, ic gale, ðú gælest, gælst, he gæleþ, gælþ, pl. galaþ, p. gól, pl. gólon; pp. galen

To sing ⬩ enchant ⬩ call ⬩ cănĕre ⬩ incantāre ⬩ insŏnāre ⬩ clāmāre

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Ðá wæs sigeleóþ galen then was the song of triumph sung, Elen. Kmbl. 248; El. 124 : Andr. Kmbl. 3097; An. 1551. Grm. D. M. pp. 987, 1173. See

Linked entries: galdere ge-gælen galdor-galend galdor-galende

hlifian

(v.)
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Of ðám munte þe ofer his mynstre hlifade ex eo monie qui ejus monasterio in excelso prominet 12, 8.

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Hire þúhte eall ðeós woruld wlitigre, Cd. Th. 38, 9 ; Gen. 604. Þenden standeþ woruld under wolcnum, 56, 22; Gen. 916 : Exon. Th. 203, 25; Ph. 89. Ðeós world eall gewíteþ and eác ðe hire on wurdon átýdrede, Elen. Kmbl. 2552; El. 1277.

Linked entries: weorld weoruld werold weruld world woruld

stearc

(adj.)
Grammar
stearc, adj.
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Hláf and stán, streac and hnesce, Elen. Kmbl. 1226; El. 615. Stánas and ðæt starce ísen, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 29. Beátan mid stearcum stengum, Homl. Th. i. 428, 6.

Linked entries: stearc-heard streac

gearwian

(v.)
Grammar
gearwian, gerwian, gerwan, girwan, gierwan, gyrwan, gyrian, girian, gierian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To make ready ⬩ prepare ⬩ procure ⬩ supply ⬩ put on ⬩ clothe ⬩ părāre ⬩ præpărāre ⬩ præstāre ⬩ induĕre ⬩ vestīre

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Bos. 1, 76 : Exon. 58 b; Th. 210, 21; Ph. 189 : 119 a : Th. 456, 27; Hy. 4, 73 : Elen. Kmbl. 1997; El. 1000. Wísdóm oððe snytro gearwiende lytlingum săpientiam præstans parvŭlis, Ps. Spl. 18, 8.

Linked entries: a-gearwian gierian gierwan girian girwan ge-gearwian gerwan gyrian gyrwan

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