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un-gelaðod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelaðod, adj.

Uninvited

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Uninvited Drihten nolde gelaðod síðian tó ðæs cyninges bearne ... and hé wæs gearo ungelaðod tó síðigenne mid ðam hundredes ealdre, Homl. Th. i. 128, 18

eahta-tyne

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
eahta-tyne, ehta-tyne; adj.

EIGHTEENoctōdĕcim

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EIGHTEEN ; octōdĕcim Híg him þeó-wodon eahtatyne geár they served him eighteen years, Jud. 3, 14: 10, 8

Linked entry: ehta-tyne

ge-stǽn

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stǽn, es; n.

A groaning

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A groaning Mín geár wǽron on sícetunga and on gestǽne anni mei in gemitibus, Ps. Th. 30, 11

bises

(n.)
Grammar
bises, indecl. m.

A leap yearbisextile, bisextus

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A leap year; bisextile, bisextus Bútan bises geboden weorþe, feorþan geáre unless a leap year is appointed, [being] the fourth year, Menol. Fox 64; Men. 32

Linked entries: bissextus bissexte

sigor-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
sigor-spéd, e ; f.
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Abundant success Is help gearu æt mǽrum, manna gehwylcum sigorspéd geseald, Andr. Kmbl. 1817 ; An. 911. Mé is miht ofer eall, sigorspéd geseald, 2868 ; An. 1437

Linked entry: sige-spéd

feówerteóða

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Þý feówerteogeðan (-tegeðan, -teóðan, v. ll.) geáre anno decimo quarto, Bd. 1, 23; Sch. 48, 5. Add

Wǽring-wíc

(n.)

Warwick

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Warwick On ðison geáre wæs Wǽrincwíc getimbrod, Chr. 915; Th. i. 189, col. 2. Æt Wǽringwícon (-um), 913; Th. i. 186, col. 2, 187, col. 1

mónaþ-bót

(n.)
Grammar
mónaþ-bót, e; f.

Penance extending over a month

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Penance extending over a month Sumon geárbóte, sumon má geára ...; sumon mónþbóte, sumon má mónþa; sumon wucubóte, sumon má wucena, L. Pen. 3; Th. ii. 278, 12

ge-deorfsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-deorfsum, adj.

Troublesomegrievousmŏlestusgrăvis

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Troublesome, grievous; mŏlestus, grăvis Ðis wæs swíðe gedeorfsum geár this was a very grievous year, Chr. 1103; Erl. 239, 1

Linked entry: ge-dyrfsum

ác-holt

(n.)
Grammar
ác-holt, es; m.
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Ǽlce geáre fíftig fóðra and án hund of ðæs cinges ácholte, C. D. vi. 243, 13

ofer-slype

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Ger. ubar-slaufi peplum) an alb Ǽlc on þám yldran heápe nime ǽlce geáre þrý oferslipas (camsiles. Camisile alba, Migne), Chrd. 48, 24

tún-rǽd

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Þe ǽlce geáre oftost wæs áwést þurh hagol ... þá sende se túnrǽd sumne getrýwne ǽrendracan tó Martine his helpes biddende, Hml. S. 31, 1219. Add

rímere

(n.)
Grammar
rímere, es; m.

A computer reckonercalculator

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A computer reckoner, calculator Betwux ðisre sprǽce sceal se rímre geþencean, ðæt hé gedó ðæt Februarius mónþ ðý geáre hæbbe þrittig nihta ealdne mónan Anglia viii. 307, 34

bises

bissext

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Bútan þænne bises geboden weorðe feórðan geáre except when bissext is ordered every fourth year, Men. 32. Substitute:

heorþa

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Ǽlce geáre tó preósta gescý finde man biccene heorðan (pelles buccinas), Chrd. 48, 26. Add

hider-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
hider-weard, adv.

Hitherward

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Hitherward On ðisum geáré menn sǽdon ðæt Cnut cyng fundade hiderward in this year men said that king Cnut was making for this country, Chr. 1085; Erl. 217, 40

hám-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
hám-cyme, es; m.

A coming home, returnreturn home

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A coming home, return Æfter twegra geára ymbryne after ðæs wælhreówan hámcyme after two years had elapsed after the return of the cruel tyrant, Homl. Th. i. 80, 31

Linked entry: cyme

wist-full

(adj.)
Grammar
wist-full, adj.

Abounding in foodproductive

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Abounding in food, productive Ðis wæs swíðe gód geár and swíðe wistfull on wudan and on feldan, Chr. 1112; Erl. 243, 38

ge-deorfsum

Grammar
ge-deorfsum, grievous.
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Ðis wæs swíðe gedyrfsum geár hér on lande þurh wæstma forwordenessa and þurh þá mænigfealde gyld, Chr. 1105; P. 240, 4. Add

oft-síþ

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Þý ilcan geáre wæs gesewen blódig wolcen on oftsíðas on fýres gelícnysse, Chr. 979; P. 122, 24. Add