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hord

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Ðurh sefan snyttro, searoðonca hord, Past. 9, II. Sceal þæs heánan hyge hord unginnost, Gn. Ex. 206. ( Christ ) æteówde mé eác his ǽnlican hordas, ðá mé gehét, Hml. S. 7, 38. that are concealed Synna hord. Ps. C. 155.

cristen

(adj.)
Grammar
cristen, def.se cristena; sup. se cristenesta; adj. [Crist Christ]

Christian christianus

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bebudon ðæt man ǽlcne cristenne man ofslóge they commanded men to slay every Christian man Ors. 6, 13; Bos. 121, 32. Him sealde Iustinus áne cristene bóc Justin gave him a Christian book 6, 12; Bos. 121, 24.

þennan

(v.)
Grammar
þennan, þenian; p. þenede.
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Ðænne ðone swíðran earm swá swíþast mǽge let him stretch out the right arm as hard as he can, Lchdm. iii. 22, 11. Swá hwider swá se cining his ríce mihte þennan whithersoever the king could extend his power, Anglia x. 142, 47.

Linked entries: þænnan þenian

féþa

a footmana foot-soldiertroopsinfantry

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H. 225, 34; Jul. 389. Féðan aciem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 15. wǽpn gegráp mid tó campienne, ǽr þon þe his líchoman leomum becóme, and ǽr þone féþan sóhte (he joined the army), ǽr þon þe ꝥ leóht gesáwe, Bl. H. 167, 2

ge-laþian

(v.)
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Th. i. 74, 23. to a condition or action Þá gelaþode hié tó écean lífe, Bl. H. 103, 7. wolde deófol gelaþian tó campe wiþ hine, 29, 20. to summon for a purpose hæfde þá þing gefyllede þe fore gelaðod wæs, Ælfc. T.

Linked entry: laþian

EALD

(adj.)
Grammar
EALD, ald; adj. comp. yldra, eldra, eoldra; sup. yldest .

old, ancient vĕtus, ætāte provectus, priscus, antīquus

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, but that he is old in wisdom, L.

Linked entries: ald eald-spræc

scrýdan

(v.)
Grammar
scrýdan, p. de.
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ní fédan scolde and scrýdan, Chr. 1012 ; Erl. 147, 11. Hingrigendumger. dum mele syllan and nacode scrýdan, Blickl. Homl. 213, 18. to put on a garment Wlite ðú scrýddest decorem induisti, Ps. Spl. 103, 2.

Linked entry: -scrid

fremian

(v.)
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Hit him náwiht tó hǽlo ne fremede, Guth. 96, 16. (2 b) where means or manner of benefit is given :-- Þæt oðrum fremige on worde and on weorce, Hml. Th. ii. 556, 15.

úte-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
úte-weard, adj.

Outwardextremeon the outside ofat the extremity ofthe outward partextremity

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sý onfangen on úteweardre endebyrdnesse in ultimo gradu recipiatur, R. Ben. 53, 11. ðencð on ðam oferbrǽdelse his módes ... Ac on úteweardum his móde liéhð him selfum, Past. 9; Swt. 55, 18-24.

Linked entry: útan-weard

ge-þeóde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeóde, es; n.

Languagespeechidiomtranslationlingua

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Ðǽr ðǽr hine nán man ne can ne he nǽnne mon ne furðum ðæt geþeóde ne can where no man knows him nor he any man, nor does he know even the language, Bt. 27, 3; Fox 98, 23. Ðæt ys gereht on úre geþeóde quod est interpretatum, Mt. Kmbl. 1, 23: Mk.

Linked entry: ge-þióde

elpend

(n.)
Grammar
elpend, es; m. An elephant; ĕlephas = ἐλέφας
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He hæfde xx elpenda he had twenty elephants, 4, 1; Bos. 77, 5: 5, 7; Bos. 107, 8. To ðám elpendum [MS. elpendan] to the elephants, 4, 1; Bos. 77, 26.

Linked entries: ylp ylpend

ster-melda

(n.)
Grammar
ster-melda, an; m.
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of the theft, let him make his charge against the thief when the latter is present; let him (the thief) clear himself if he can, L.

Linked entry: melda

cæppe

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Placidus cwæð þæt gesáwe bufon his heáfde Benedictus cæppan (kæppan melotem, Gr. D. 116, 12), and him wæs geðúht þæt seó cæppe him átuge of ðám streáme, Hml. Th. ii. 160, 18. geann Eádwine mæssepreóst his kæppan (cope), Cht. Crw. 23, 17.

Eást-land

(n.)
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Maximianus gesette on þá eástlond Maximium in Oriente constituit, 6, 30; S. 280, 33. begeat ealle þá eástlond, 3, 11; S. 144, 1. [Cf. O. H. Ger. óstar-lant oriens: Icel. austr-lönd; pl. the East.] Esthonia Eástan of Eástlande . . .

fadian

(v.)
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wíslíce his líf ne fadað he orders not his life wisely, Wlfst. 52, 28. Fadode, 159, 18. Gesette man þæne þe Godes hús wel fadige domui Dei dignum constituant dispensatorem, R. Ben. 119, 12. Gif his líf rihtlice fadige, Ll. Th. i. 346, 18.

freóndscipe

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H. 195, 25-28. ꝥ Git mé freóndscipe cýðað, 2515: An. 478. cf. freónd, gemyndgade Iónas þǽre fǽhðe þe Xersis him tó geworht háfde ... bæd hié eác ꝥ hié gemunden þæs unárímedlican freóndscipes þe hié hæfdon tó Athéniensum, Ors. 2, 5; S. 82, 19.

ge-leahtrian

(v.)
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Th. 34, 4. to vitiate, corrupt Gif hine mon leahtorfulne ongit . . . him mon secge þæt þanon gewíte, þe lǽs þe mid his yrmðe óþre geleahtrige ( ne eius miseria alii vitientur ), R. Ben. 109, 20.

mǽtan

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nán þincg þǽre byrig ne cúþe gecnáwan . . . and wundrigende þóhte swilce hine on niht mǽtte . . . cwæð: 'God gebletsige mé, hwæþer hit furþon sóð sý oððe hwæðer mé on swefne mǽte eall ꝥ ic hér geseó fǽrlices wundres, Hml. S. 23, 512-523.

HEALT

(adj.)
Grammar
HEALT, adj.

HALT, lame, limping

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Hæfdon him tó ládteówe ǽnne wísne mon, þéh healt wǽre and him tó gielpworde hæfdon ðæt him leófre wǽre ðæt hie hæfdon healtne cyning ðonne healt ríce they had as their leader a wise man though he was lame, and made it their boast that they had rather

þearfa

(adj.)
Grammar
þearfa, adj.
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Homl. 213, 32. Ðá sæt ðǽr sum blind þearfa, 15, 16. Ná ðæt án ðæt wolde mann beón, ac eác swylce wolde beón þearfa for ús, Homl. Th. i. 140, 10. Fela sind ðearfan þurh hafenleáste ...

Linked entry: EARM