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geong-lic

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Take here <b>iung-lic</b> in Dict., and add For geonglices (geonlices, v. l. ) mǽdenes plegan, Mart. H. 156, 18. Iunglices cildhádes nascentis infantie, An. Ox. 966. On iunglicere in tenero, i. iuuenili, 3360. Hé féng tó ríce on iunglicre

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heáh-þungen

(adj.)
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heáh-þungen, adj.
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Of high rank, distinguished, noble Heáhþungen wer the noble man [Moses], Cd. 169: Th. 210, 18; Exod. 517. Hé befæste ðæt ríce heáhþungenum menn Harolde he committed the kingdom to a noble man, to Harold, Chr. 1065: Erl. 198, 11; Edw. 30. Ða kyningas

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Ælfred

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfred, Alfriþ, Aldfriþ, Ealdfriþ, es; m. [æl all; aid, eald old: fred = friþ peace; v. Ælfréd]

Alfred the wise, king of Northumbria for twenty years

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Alfred the wise, king of Northumbria for twenty years, A.D. 685-705. He was educated in Ireland for the Church, and was the first literaryy Féng Ælfred [MS. Ealdfriþ] æfter Ecgfriþe to ríce, se mon wæs se gelǽredesta on gewrítum, se wæs sæd ðæt his bróðor

Linked entries: Aldfriþ Alfriþ

æþel-boren

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Add: of gentle birth, in contrast with servile birth Ǽgðer ge æþelboren ge þeówetling, Hml. Th. i. 92, 1. Ne sceal hé þone æþelborenan settan beforan þane þeówborenan non preponatur ingenuus ex servitio convertenti, R. Ben. 12, 12. in a general sense

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BEORMA

(n.)
Grammar
BEORMA, an; m : bearm, es; m.

Barmleavenyeastfrothfermentum

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Barm, leaven, yeast, froth; fermentum Se beorma awent ða gesceafta of heora gecynde barm changes creatures from their nature Homl. Th. ii. 278, 21. Wistfullian on yfelnysse beorman to feast on the barm of evil ii. 278, 25. Heofena ríce is gelíc ðam beorman

Linked entries: and-beorma ge-byrman

Cerdices ford

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdices ford, es; m.

Cerdic's fordCerdĭci vadum

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Cerdic's ford, the ford of a little river in the south of Dorsetshire on Cerdices óra, q. v; Cerdĭci vadum Hér Cerdic and Cynríc West-Sexena ríce onféngun; and ðý ilcan geáre hie fuhton wið Brettas, ðær mon nú nemneþ Cerdices ford in this year Cerdic

Linked entries: Cerdic Cerdices óra

Earnulf

(n.)
Grammar
Earnulf, Arnulf, es; m.

Arnulf, emperor of Germany from A. D. 887 to 899, nephew of Charles le Gros = Ger. Kart der Dicke:

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Arnulf, emperor of Germany from A. D. 887 to 899, nephew of Charles le Gros = Ger. Kart der Dicke: — Ðý ilcan geáre, forþférde Carl, Francna cyning; and Earnulf, his bróður sunu, hine vi wicum ǽr he forþférde, berǽdde æt ðam ríce in the same year, Charles

ge-hende

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
ge-hende, adv.

Nearat handprope

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Near, at hand; prope Sumor is gehende æstas est prope, Lk. Bos. 21, 30. Godes ríce is gehende Dei regnum est prope, 21, 31 : Gen. 19, 20 : Exod. 2, 12 : Deut. 31, 14. Hí wǽron swá gehende ðet ǽgðer heora on óðer háwede they were so near that each of

CEORIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEORIAN, ceorigan, ciorian, cerian; ceorigende; ode; od; v. intrans.

To murmur, complainmurmurare, queri

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To murmur, complain; murmurare, queri Ne underféhþ nán ceorigende sáwul Godes ríce, ne nán ceorian ne mæg, se ðe to ðam becymþ no murmuring soul receives God's kingdom, nor may any one murmur who comes to it, Homl. Th. ii. 80, 11. We ne ceoriaþ we murmur

ge-hnǽgan

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Add: — Gehnǽgith sternit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 35. Full oft hit ðæs deófles dugoð gehnǽgeð, Sal. 399 (2nd ed.). Gehnǽcþ (=?-hnǽgþ, see ge-hnǽcan) deprimit, Germ. 401, 117. Sé þe hine áhæfæþ, hé bið genægeþ; and sé þe hine genǽgeþ (humiliaverit), hé bið

rodor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rodor-líc, adj.

of the firmamentcelestialheavenly

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of the firmament (v. rodor, I) Se roderlíca ethereus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 25. Firmamentum is ðeós roderlíce heofen mid manegum steorrum ámétt, Lchdm. iii. 254, 8. Hí ( Enoch and Elias) sind genumene tó lyftenre heofenan, ná tó rodlícere, Homl. Th. i.

Æðel-wulf

(n.)
Grammar
Æðel-wulf, es; m. [æðele noble, wulf a wolf]

ÆthelwulfÆthelwulfus

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Æthelwulf; Æthelwulfus; eldest son of Egbert and father of Alfred the Great. Æthelwulf was king of Wessex, from A. D. 837 (v. Ecg-bryht) -855 A.D. 837 [MS. 836], hér, Ecgbryht cyning forþférde, and féng Æðelwulf his sunu to Westseaxna ríce here, A. D

on-médla

(n.)
Grammar
on-médla, (-medla, Grimm, Grein), an; m.
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pride, glory, magnificence Ald onmédla is gecyrred the glory of earlier times is changed, Elen. Kmbl. 2529; El. 1266. Ðæt geó guman heóldan, ðenden him on eorþan onmédla wæs, Exon. Th. 51, 13; Cri. 815. Dagas sind gewitene, ealle onmédlan eorþan ríces

Linked entry: on-mǽdla

rand-burh

(n.)
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a town that acts as a shield (?), a fortified town, a frontier town (?) Ríce geréfa rondburgum weóld, eard weardade, Exon. Th. 243, 32; Jul. 19. Randbyrig ( the walls formed by the waters of the Red Sea when the Israelites passed through it) wǽron rofene

þus-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þus-líc, þul-líc; adj.

Such

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Such Nǽfre adeáwde ðuslíc (swyle, W. S.), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 33. Ðuslíc talem, 18, 5. Mæhto ðullíco uirtutes tales, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 2. Ðuslícra is ríce Godes talium est regnum Dei, 10, 14. Of ðuslícum cnæhtum ex hujusmodi pueris, 9, 37. Mid ðullucum

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Breoten

Grammar
Breoten, (-on).
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Albanum seó wæstmberende Bryton (-en, v. l.) forðbereð, Bd. l, 7 ; Sch. 19, 18. Micelne dǽl Breotone (Brytene, v. l.), 1, 5; Sch. 17, 3. Hí férdon of ðisse Brytene, Shrn. 137, 3. Sé wæs on ðisse Brytene, 134, 12. Breotone, 93, 28. Ongla ðeód com on þás

ge-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lífan, -liéfan; p. de; pp. ed

To believetrustcrēdĕreconfīdĕre

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To believe, trust; crēdĕre, confīdĕre Gif hie willen geliéfan dætte Godes ríce hiera síe if they will believe that God's kingdom is theirs, Past. 36, 5; Swt. 253, 9; Hat. MS. 47 b, 8. Se ðe him to ðam hálgan helpe gelífeþ, he ðǽr gearo findeþ he who

Linked entries: ge-leófan lífan

wóma

(n.)
Grammar
wóma, an ; m.

Soundnoise

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Sound, noise ( Similar entries cf. hilde-wóma and hilde-swég) Se wóma(the noise of battle) cwom. Cd. Th. 190, 21 ; Exon. 202. Siððan tó reste gehwearf ríce þeóden, com on sefan hwurfan swefnes wóma, 222, 26; Dan. 110: Elen. Kmbl. 142; El. 71. Hríð hreósende

stræc

(adj.)
Grammar
stræc, strec ; adj.
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strict, severe, rigorous, stern, hard Hú se reccere sceal bión wið ðara yfelena unðeáwas stræc for ryhtwíslícum andan ut sit rector contra delinquentium vitia per zelum justitiae erectus, Past. 17 ; Swt. 107, 6. Stræc (strec, Cott. MSS.), 12 ; Swt. 75

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heofone

(n.)
Grammar
heofone, an; f.
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Heaven Heofone næs ná ǽr ǽrðan ðe se ælmihtiga wyrhta hí geworhte on anginne heaven was not before the almighty workman wrought it in the beginning, Hexam. i; Norm. 4. Heofenan ríce the kingdom of heaven, Homl. Th. i. 68, 2: 58, 4. God gesette hig on