tó-twǽman
To divide ⬩ separate ⬩ disjoin ⬩ to divide ⬩ stand between objects ⬩ separate one object from another ⬩ to divide ⬩ part ⬩ dissociate ⬩ break the connection between ⬩ to disperse ⬩ scatter ⬩ to divide with the mind ⬩ distinguish ⬩ discern
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To divide, separate, disjoin Ic tótwǽme disjungo, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Zup. 277, 4. to divide, stand between objects, separate one object from another Gewurðe fæstnis tómiddes ðám wæterum and tótwǽme (dividat) ða wæteru fram ðám wæterum. And God geworhte ða
ge-feohtan
of fighting between champions :-- ⬩ to fight in a quarrel, ⬩ to struggle, strive for supremacy ⬩ to gain by fighting ⬩ to maintain a charge by fighting
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Add: intrans. in a military sense, v. gefeoht, Hér gefeaht Ecgbryht cyning wiþ .xxxv. sciphlæsta, Chr. 833; P. 62, 10. Æþelwulf him wið gefeaht ... Æþeréd cyning and Ælfréd his bróþur wiþ þone here gefuhton, 871; P. 70, 13-16. Antigones and Perðica .
MǼG
A relative ⬩ kinsman
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A relative, kinsman Mǽg propinquus, Wrt. Voc. 72, 45 : Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 51. Hwylc þyncþ ðé ðæt sý ðæs mǽg ðe on ða sceaðan befeóll quis videtur tibi proximus fuisse illi qui incidet in latrones? Lk. Skt. 10, 36. Meig contribulius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104
ge-ceósan
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Add: to choose, select Ðá ðe woruldmonnum ðynceað dysige, ðá geciésð (-císt, v.l. elegit ) Dryhten, Past. 203, 23. Ofer ealle óþre ic þá stówe geceás, Bl. H. 201, 7. Geceás hé him þone deáþ, ꝥ him mon ofléte blódes on þám earme, Bt. 29, 2; F. 104, 22
un-forworht
Not criminal ⬩ innocent
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Not criminal, innocent Wǽron earme men beswicene and út of ðisan earde gesealde swýðe unforworhte fremdum tó gewealde, Wulfst. 158, 13, Úre hláfordes gerǽdnes is ðæt man cristene menn and unforworhte of earde ne sylle, L. Eth. v. 2; Th. i. 304, 15. Se
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cnapa
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Dele cnafa (q. v.) and bracket at end, and add: a lad Cúðberht þá þá hé git cnapa wæs, Hml. S. 26, 279. Sende þone cnapan mid mé send the lad with me, Gen. 43, 8. Geonge cild and stíðe cnapan pueri vel adolescentiores aetate, R. Ben. 53, 21. Geongum
dríman
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Grammar dríman, intrans. To make a joyous sound with voice or with instrument, to rejoice. of living creatures Ic dréme psallam, Ps. L. 107, 2. Seldan snottor guma sorgleás blissað, swylce dol seldon drýmeð sorgful ymb his forðgesceaft, Fä. 55. Anna
hefe-lic
heavy ⬩ grave ⬩ serious ⬩ grievous ⬩ oppressive ⬩ hard to do ⬩ laborious ⬩ grievous
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Add: of fighting, heavy Similar entries (cf. hefig; III), with great bodies of troops, Chr. 868; P. 70, I. (in Dict.). grave, serious Hefolices gyltes gravioris culpe, R. Ben. I. 56, 17. hard to bear, grievous, oppressive Gewearð swíðe hefelic and swíðe
húsel-hálgung
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For ' Se . . . gehálgaþ' in 1. 4 substitute þæt fulluht ús áþwehð fram eallum synnum, se húselgang ús gehálgað, seó dǽdbót gehǽlð úre misdǽda. (From this passage it would seem that húsel-hálgung and húsel-gang have the same meaning.) Add:: holy communion
Róm-pening
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Sig ǽlc Rómpenig ágifen be Petres mæssedæge ǽiþer ge uppon lande ge on ǽlcan porte, Shrn. 208, 32. Rómpenegas (cf. seó ǽlc heorþpenig ágifen be Petres mæssedæg, 116, 4), Wulfst 113, 11. Wé willaþ ðæt ǽlc Rómpænig beó gelǽst be Petres mæssan tó ðam bisceopstóle
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hleówþ
Shelter, ⬩ protection, ⬩ warmth
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Shelter, protection, warmth: Hleówþ apricitas, Wrt. Voc. 86, 25. Ðonne him cælþ hé cépþ him hlýwðe when he gets cold he looks out for warmth, Hexam. 20; Norm. 28, 23. Tó neste bǽron heora briddum tó hleówþe bore it to their nest to shelter their young
slaga
A slayer ⬩ homicide ⬩ interfector ⬩ percussor ⬩ lanio
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A slayer, homicide; interfector, percussor, lanio Slaga lanio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 36. Hú ne biþ hé swelce hé sié his slaga (mortis auctor), ðonne hé hine mæg gehǽtan and nyle ? Past. 38, 4; Swt. 275, 9. Gif man þeóf geméte, and hé hús brece, and hine
Brunan burh
Brunanburh, about five miles south-west of Durham, or on the plain between the river Tyne and the Browney,
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Brunanburh, about five miles south-west of Durham, or on the plain between the river Tyne and the Browney, Hér, A. D. 937, Æðelstán cyning lǽdde fyrde to Brunan byrig in this year, A. D. 937, king Athelstan led an army to Brunanburh, Chr. 937; Th. 201
gird
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Take here <b>gerd, gyrd</b> in Dict., and add: of material. a long thin bough of a tree or stem of a plant whether growing or cut off Tóh gęrd, tóch gerd lentum vimen, Txts. 75, 1207. Tóh gerd, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 74. Gerd virgultum, 123, 66
preóst
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Add: an ecclesiastic of the seventh of the holy orders; the bishop and the priest were of the same order, but the bishop's functions were more extensive, and in this respect he was superior to the priest. Cf. Ll. Th. ii. 348, 20-29 Bisceopes feoh .xi
ge-férscipe
a collection of persons, ⬩ a company ⬩ a society of ecclesiastics ⬩ an association, a guild ⬩ a profession, order ⬩ a class, social order ⬩ a retinue, court; ⬩ comitatus :-- ⬩ a company of animals
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Add: abstract, of persons Ðæt hié ne sceolden forhyggean ðone geférscipe ðára synfulra, Past. 103, 15. Hé hine on úrne geférscipe ðurh flǽsces gecynd gemengde sese nobis per naturae nostrae consortium junxit, 167, 23. of animals or things Sum fearhryþer
Eádweard
Edward the Elder, the eldest son of Alfred the Great. Edward was king of Wessex for twenty-four years, from A. D. 901-925 ⬩ Edward the Martyr, son of Edgar. Edward was king of Wessex, Mercia, and Northumbria, for three years, from A. D. 975-978 ⬩ Edward the Confessor, son of Æthelred. Edward was king of England for twenty-four years, from A. D. 1042-1066
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Edward the Elder, the eldest son of Alfred the Great. Edward was king of Wessex for twenty-four years, from A. D. 901-925 Hér, A. D. 901, gefór Ælfréd cyning, and féng Eádweard his sunu to ríce here king Alfred died, and Edward his son succeeded to the
un-lagu
violation of law ⬩ illegality ⬩ injustice ⬩ a bad law
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violation of law, illegality, injustice Mid unlage contra justitiam, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 198, 15: 224, 11. Ðeáh ðe Harold ðæt land mid unlage út nam, 274, 29. Ic nelle geðafian ðat man hym ǽnige unlage beóde nec impune feram quod aliquis ei injuriam
sester
a vessel ⬩ jar ⬩ pitcher ⬩ a measure for liquids or for dry things
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a vessel, jar, pitcher Sester amfora, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 36: 83, 23. Hé hét heora ǽlcne geniman ánne æmtigne sester . . . Hig slógon tógædere ða sestras (lagenas). Jud. 7, 16-19. Cristallisce dryncfatu and gyldne sestras wǽron forþborenne crystallina vasa
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lác
- [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
battle ⬩ struggle ⬩ an offering ⬩ sacrifice ⬩ oblation ⬩ a gift ⬩ present ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ service ⬩ a present ⬩ offering of words ⬩ a message ⬩ medicine
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The idea which lies at the root of the various meanings of this and of the next word seems to be that of motion. Thus lácan and Icel. leika are used to describe the motion of a vessel riding on the waves, the flight of a bird as it rises and falls in