met-gird
A rod for measuring ⬩ a rod ⬩ perch
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Riht is ðæt ne beo ǽnig metegyrd lengre ðonne óðer, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 314, 6. Ðonne is ðæs imbganges ealles þríó furlanges and þreó metgeurda, Chart. Th. 157, 27. Twegræ metgyrda brád, 232, 17
Linked entry: mete-gird
mist-hliþ
A mist-covered hill-side
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A mist-covered hill-side Ðá com of móre under misthleoþum Grendel gongan then came from the moor, under the misty slopes, Grendel walking, Beo. Th. 1425; B, 710.
ge-wícan
To give way ⬩ fail ⬩ depart ⬩ retire ⬩ cedere ⬩ deficere ⬩ recedere
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láf gewác æt wíge his kinsman's legacy failed not in the contest, Beo. Th. 5251; B. 2629: 5148; B. 2577
gold-fáh
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Chart. 536, 17: Beo. Th. 621; B. 308: 5615; B. 2811. Goldfág scinon web æfter wagum the hangings along the walls shone interwoven with gold, 1993; B. 994
ge-frǽge
An inquiring ⬩ a knowing ⬩ knowledge ⬩ information ⬩ hearsay ⬩ percontātio ⬩ cognĭtio ⬩ audītio
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An inquiring, a knowing, knowledge, information, hearsay; percontātio, cognĭtio, audītio Míne gefrǽge in my knowledge, as I have heard, as I am informed, Beo.
streám-racu
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The bed or channel of a stream, a water-course Streámracu alveus, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 26. Streámrace alveum, ii. 4, 59. Him þurh streámræce strǽt wæs gerýmed, Andr. Kmbl. 3158; An. 1582.
un-álífedness
What is not allowed ⬩ licence ⬩ licentiousness
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Ben. 136, 31
Linked entry: á-lífedness
consul
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Consula béc fastorum libri, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 40. Add
cyrriol
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Ben. 41, 13), Angl. viii. 320, 6. [v. N. E. D. kyriel[le].]
up-lang
tall ⬩ high ⬩ upright
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Th. 197, 7; Exod. 303: Beo. Th. 1523; B. 759. Uplong, Exon. Th. 495, 16; Rä. 85, 4
Linked entry: up-heáh
cniht-wesende
Being a boy or youth ⬩ while a youth ⬩ dum puer est
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Cnihtwesende being a youth Exon. 85a; Th. 320, 34; Wíd. 39; Beo. Th. 750; B. 372: 1075; B. 535
on-springan
to burst asunder ⬩ to spring or burst forth, (of streams), to rise
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to burst asunder Seonowe onsprungon, burston bánlocan, Beo. Th. 1639; 8. 817. to spring or burst forth, (of streams), to rise Ðǽr lagnstreámas, wyllan onspringaþ, Exon. Th. 202, 2; Ph. 63. Ðǽr se flód onsprang, Andr. Kmbl. 3269; An. 1637.
slíþ-heard
Excessively hard ⬩ very fierce, savage ⬩ very hard, cruel
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Excessively hard of living things, very fierce, savage Slíþherde deór (the boar and the bear) Exon. Th. 344, 22; Gn.
pening
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Add Se feórðandǽl byð quadrans gecíged, beó hit penig oððe pund, swá þ wel wát ceorlisc folc . . .xx scillingas beóð on ánum pund, and twelf síðon twéntig penega byð án pund, Angl. viii. 306, 30-36.
ceorl-boren
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Country or free-born, common, low-born, opposed to þegen-boren noble-born Ne þearf he hine gyldan má, sý he þegen-boren, sý he ceorl-boren he need not pay more for him, be he born a thane, be he born a churl, L. O. D. 5; Th. i. 354, 20
cum-líðe
Kind to comers or strangers, hospitable ⬩ hospitalis
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Cild cumlíðe a child will be hospitable, Obs. Lun. § 15; Lchdm. iii. 192, 1: 16 ;Lchdm. iii. 192, 8 . Beóþ cumlíðe eów betwýnan buton ceorungum be hospitable among yourselves without grudging, Homl. Th. ii. 286, 14
heofon
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Grein translates heofon lamentation and druron mourned; but may not hergas be from hearg q. v. and parallel to deófolgyld, and the passage be translated the idols and false gods fell to hell and heaven came there?
ge-yrsian
to anger ⬩ make angry ⬩ to be angry
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Th. ii. 476, 34. to be angry He nele swá micclum swá we geearniaþ us geyrsian he will not be angry with us so much as we deserve, 126, 6
Linked entries: ge-eorsian ge-orsod
ge-síþ
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Add: [The word seems to be a ja- stem, like the O. Sax. gi-síði, but to be treated as if the root-syllable were short. Cf. ge-siþþas in the preceding word.]