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BORD

(n.)
Grammar
BORD, es; n.

a BOARD, planktabula sectilis, tabulawhat is made of a board, - A table, shieldmensa, clypeusthe board, covering or deck of a ship, the ship itselftabulatum, stegaconstratum, navisat home and abroaddomi et forisa foot-stool

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and abroad; domi et foris Hie sibbe innan bordes gehióldon they preserved peace at home [lit. inside the boundary], Past. pref; Hat.

Linked entries: bord-gelác bord-wudu

þicce

(adj.)
Grammar
þicce, adj.
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Becómon ðicce ðeóstru, Homl. Th. ii. 194, 3. where objects are placed close together, thick, dense Gif hǽr tó þicce sié, Lchdm. ii. 156, 8. Of þiccum (thickly planted?) felde de denso campo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 59.

þrág

(n.)
Grammar
þrág, þráh, e; f.

a timeseasontime

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Homl. 117, 24. having reference to the condition of things at any time, time as in good, bad, hard, etc. times Hú seó þrág ( the happy time just described ) gewát, swá heó nó wǽre, Exon. Th. 292, 7; Wand. 95.

Linked entry: wód-þrág

wlencu

(n.)
Grammar
wlencu, (-o); indecl.: wlenc, e; f.

pridehigh spiritpridearrogancehaughtinessinsolencedistinctionsplendourpompdignitymagnificencewealthgreatness

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Homl. 53, 9. Þeáh hwá wexe mid micelre æþelcundnesse his gebyrda, and þeó on eallum welum and on eallum wlencum magnet titulis fulgeat claris domus, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 32: Met. 10, 28.

Linked entries: wlanc wlanc

hyldu

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Ic wæs ðínum fæder fullíce hold on móde and on mægene, and ðé ǽfre on fullum hyldum hold and on fulre lufe, C.

wís

(adj.)
Grammar
wís, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouscunningwiselearnedskilledexpertknown

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Ðú eart gleáw and scearp, wís on ðínum gewitte and on ðínum worde snottor, 463, 30; . 78. Cyninges rǽswa, wís and wordgleáw, Cd. Th. 242, 12; Dan. 418. Ne hýrde ic snotorlícor guman þingian. Ðú eart wís wordcwida, Beo. Th. 3694; B. 1845.

EARN

(n.)
Grammar
EARN, es; m.

An eagleaquĭla

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Swá hwǽr swá hold byþ, ðæder beóþ earnas gegaderode ubicumque fuĕrit corpus, illic congrĕgābuntur et aquĭlæ, Mt. Bos. 24, 28. Cómon earnas on flyhte eagles came in flight, Andr. Kmbl. 1725, An. 865.

Linked entries: ern here-fugol

for-fang

(n.)
Grammar
for-fang, -feng, fore-feng, -fong, es; m.

a seizing or rescuing of stolen or lost propertyapprehensiothe reward for rescuing such propertymerces, quæ bŏnōrum surreptōrum restĭtūtōri dătur

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penig, sý ðæs cynnes orf ðe hit sy, gyf hit man æt þeófes handa ahret; gyf hit ðonne elles on hýdelse funden sý, ðonne mæg ðæt forfangfeoh leóhtre beón concerning the reward for rescuing stolen property, the counsellors have determined, that one shall hold

Linked entries: fore-feng for-feng

myntan

(v.)
Grammar
myntan, p. te.

to meanintendpurposedetermineto thinksuppose

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Homl. 223, 7, 9, 11, 16. Hé mynte mid his discipulum tó his mynstre féran, 225, 11 : Beo. Th. 1428; B. 712. Ðá mynton wé ús gerestan, Nar. 14, 25 : Bt. Met. Fox 26, 143; Met. 26, 72.

rǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽcan, p. rǽhte.
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To reach, hold forth, offer, present Ic rǽce porrigo vel porgo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Som. 31, 46. Hé ys se ðe ic rǽce ( porrexero ) hláf, Jn. Skt. 13, 26. For hwon ne rǽcst ( porrigis ) ðú ús ðone hwítan hláf ? Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 14.

Linked entry: a-rǽcan

ranc

(adj.)
Grammar
ranc, adj.
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C. 35; Th. ii. 358. 5. v. ofer-ranc. bold, valiant (Icel. rakkr courageous, bold) Ðǽr mihton geseón Winceastre leódan rancne here and unearhne a host bold and fearless, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 26

Linked entry: ranc-strǽt

gift

(n.)
Grammar
gift, gyft, e; f.

a gift; as a technical term the amount to be given by a suitor in consideration of receiving a woman to wifemarriagenuptiæ

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Crist wearþ to his gyftum gelaðod Christ was invited to his marriage, Homl. Th. i. 58, 10, 11: Hy. 10, 17; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 17. Æt ðǽm giftan sceal mæsse-preóst beón at the nuptials there shall be a mass-priest, L. Edm. 13, 8; Th. i. 256, 6.

þeód-land

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-land, es; n.
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Homl. 107, 26. Hé wearð wíde geond þeódland geweorðad, Chr. 959; Erl. 119, 23: Exon. Th. 19, 26; Cri. 306. the continent(?) Fýr cymþ and hit gefealþ ǽrest on Sceotta land ... and hit ðonne færþ on Brytwealas ... and ðonne hit færþ on Angelcyn ...

wicu

(n.)
Grammar
wicu, wucu, an ; f.
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Ðeós wucu is geteald tó ánum dæge, Homl. Th. ii. 292, 27. Ymb fyrst wucan bútan ánre niht, Menol. Fox 172; Men. 87. Hé ǽlcere wucan dæg mid nihte ætgædere áfæste in omni septimana diem cum nocte jejunus transiret, Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 12.

for-stelan

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Gif máran stalan forstele si homo magnum quid furatus fuerit, animal quadrupes ... quod furatus fuerit reddat ... Si majus aliquid furatus fuerit, 33-36. to obtain surreptitiously, take away without the knowledge of another. [Cf. Ger. ver-stohlen.]

ge-reordan

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Gif þá gebróþru on middæg gereorden, gereorde (ge-reordige, v. l. ) hé on nón si fratres reficiant sexta hora, ille frater nona, R. Ben. 49, 8.

ge-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swígian, (l. ge-swigian, -swugian; and for Mt. L. 22, 12: 12, 23: Shrn. 151, 33: Ph. 145 see ge-swígan).
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Sé gemetgað irre, sé ðe ðone disigan hǽtt geswugian qui imponit slulto silentium iras mitigat, Past. 279, 19. not to break silence, keep silent, hold one's peace Gesugiað hié for ege reticent ex timore, Past. 302, 3. þá geswugode ic (obmutui) and ne

herigend-lic

praiseworthyapprobationexcellent

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Se man nǽre herigendlic, gif hé for þí ne syngode þe hé ne mihte; ac hé wǽre hérigendlic, gif hé ne syngode þá þá hé mihte . . . drecð deófol mancyn mid costnungum, ꝥ þá be-ón hergendlice and hálige þe him wiðstandað magnae laudi non esset, si ideo homo

á-dón

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T. 5, 25: Gen. 7, 23: 9, 11, and add: with words further marking removal, fram Ic ádyde abstuli hosp fram eówrum cynne, Jos. 5, 9. Ádoo from ðé ðá byrðenne, Past. 225, 11. Uton fácen from úrum heortum ádoon, Bl. H. 95, 27.

CNYSSAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNYSSAN, cnysan; part. cnyssende; p. cnyssede, cnysede, cnysde, cnyste; pp. cnyssed

To presstroubletossstrikedashbeatovercome; premeretribularepulsarecontunderevincere

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He cnyste Petres sídan he struck Peter's side Homl. Th. ii. 382, 7. Ðás stánhleoðu stormas cnyssaþ storms dash these stony rocks Exon. 78a; Th. 292, 19; Wand. 101.

Linked entries: a-cnyssan cnyss