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hring

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Fugla cynn þone hálgan hringe beteldað, Ph. 339. an enclosed circular space, sea or land enclosed by the horizon Wíde rád wolcnum under ofer holmes hrincg hof séleste, Gen. 1393. a circular course or orbit Hringa hóhwerfinge orbes orbibus, Wrt.

cæg-loca

(n.)
Grammar
cæg-loca, an; m.
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gebroht wǽre, sý heó clǽne, ac ðæra cǽgean heó scéal weardian; ðæt is, hire hordern, and hire cyste, and hire tege unless it has been brought under his wife's 'lock and key,' let her be clear; for it is her duty to keep the keys of them; namely, her 'hord-ern

cúþ

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
cúþ, comp.ra; sup. ost, est ; adj. [cúþ known, pp. of cunnan] .

known, clear, plain, evident, manifest notus, cognĭtus, manifestus known, well known, sure, safe, noted, known as excellent, famed, celebratednotus, certus, præstans, egregius familiar, intimate, related, friendlynotus, familiāris, amīcus, benevŏlus

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Cúþes werodes of the famed host, Cd. 154; Th. 192, 12; Exod. 230: Beo.

ge-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weorc, -worc, -were, es; n. [ge-, weorc a work] .

workŏpusŏpuscŭlusa fortfortressarx

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Ðe æt hám æt ðǽm geweorcum wǽron who were at home in the fortresses, 894; Erl. 92, 18. Hí worhton tú geweorc they wrought two forts, 896; Erl. 94, 11. Geweorc arx, figmentum, māchĭna, Scint. 62: Cot. 85: 128, Lye

teóða

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
teóða, teogeða; ord. num.
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Tenth, marking order Seó teóðe (teigða, Lind.) tíd hora decima, Jn. Skt. 1, 39. Ða wæteru wanedon óð ðæne teóðan mónð, and on ðam teóðan mónðe æteówdon ðæra munta cnollas, Gen. 8, 5.

Linked entries: teigða téþa

æt-standan

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His sceaft ætstód ætforan him ( the shaft got fixed in the ground in front of him ), and ꝥ hors hine bær forð swá ꝥ ꝥ spere him eóde þurh út, Hml. S. 12, 54. Mid þám ðe Drihten hrepode ðá bǽre, ðá ætstódon þá bǽrmenn. Hml. Th. i. 494, 7.

geap

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geap, geáp, geápes.
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Þás hofu dreórgað and þǽs teáfor geápu ( these vaulted and red-tiled roofs ?), tigelum sceádeð hróst-beáges róf, Ruin. 31. curved (of a boat), v. sǽ-geáp. rounded (of a mountain) Munt is hine ymbútan, geáp gylden weal (or under ?)

hleápan

to runrushto jumpspringto leapto mountjump about

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Þá hét ic þá hors gerwan and eóredmen hleápan úp imperaui equitibus ut ascen-derent equos Nar. 21, 22. to spring up and down, jump about.

gærsum

(n.)
Grammar
gærsum, es; m. n. Substitute: gærsurna(-e), an; m. (f.): gærsum, es; m.: e; f. , and add

treasurean article of valuetreasures

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Walþeóf bæd forgyfenysse and beád gærsuman, 1076; P. 211, 34. an article of value; in pl. treasures Hé forleás ǽgðer ge men ge hors and feola his gersuma (unárímede gærsaman, v. l. ), Chr. 1076; P. 213, 6.

tyslian

(v.)
Grammar
tyslian, p. ode

To dress

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I will say no more about that shameful fashion of dress, but that books tell us, that he is accursed, who holds the customs of heathen men in his life and thereby dishonours his own race, Wanley Cat. pp. 121-122; see also Engl. Stud. viii. 62.

Linked entry: tyslung

EAL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EAL, eall; gen. m. n. ealles; f.ealre , eallre ; dat. m. n. eallum ; f.ealre , eallre ; acc. m. ealne, eallne. f ealle, n. eal; inst. ealle; pl. nom. acc. ealle, ealla; gen. ealra, eallra; dat. eallum;

sometimes used indeclwithout substantive, and sometimes governing the genitiveare sometimes used, almost adverbially

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We ealle we all, Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 12; . 69. Feówer eallum to all four, 113 b; Th. 434, 28; Rä. 52, 7. Me ealne, Ps. C. 50, 98. Hit eal it all, Beo. Th. 3220; B. 1608.

Linked entries: al all eall

wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt, e; f.
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Gl. 687. a garden herb, herb for food Gé teóþiaþ mintan and ǽlce wyrte (alle wyrte, Rush. omne holus ), Lk. Skt. 11, 42. Wyrta olera, Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 31: fordalium (cf. wyrtmete), ii. 150, 20.

Linked entry: blód-wyrt

án-forlǽtan

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Add: to let go what one holds 'Ic bebeóde ꝥ gé hine leng ne beran, ac hine ánforlǽtan.' And hié sóna hine forlétan and hé gefeól, Bl.

Linked entry: for-lǽtan

grymetan

Grammar
grymetan, l. grymettan, grymetian.
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Þæt hors ongan bláwan and grymetigean (gremetian, v. l.) coepit flatu et fremitu, 183, 11. Leó grymetigende ( rugiens ), Scint. 207, 12. Grymetiende rugientes, Ps. Vos. 103, 21. Urnon þá beran grymetende, Hml. S. 24, 53.

híw-rǽden

Grammar
híw-rǽden, In
  • Ps. L.
the word is neuter

a familya housea housefamilytribenation

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Híwrǽdene, Hpt. 31, 18, 504. a house, body of people living together with common interests and occupations, a religious house Þæt heó sién þǽm biscope holde and þǽre heórǽdene æt Weogornaceastre, Cht. Th. 168, 24.

stǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
stǽlan, p. de

To impute a crime toa personto chargedeclare something against a person

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Ic gefrægn mǽg óðerne billes ecgum on bonan stǽlan I heard that one kinsman with the edge of the sword brought home to the slayer the death of the other (? Eofor killed Ongentheow, who had slain his brother), Beo. Th. 4964; B. 2485

folc-land

(n.)
Grammar
folc-land, -lond, es; n. [folc folk, land land] .

the land of the folk or people

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It is a mistake to imagine with Lambarde, Spelman, and a host of antiquaries, that it was possessed by the common people only.

BORD

(n.)
Grammar
BORD, es; n.

a BOARD, planktabula sectilis, tabulawhat is made of a board, - A table, shieldmensa, clypeusthe board, covering or deck of a ship, the ship itselftabulatum, stegaconstratum, navisat home and abroaddomi et forisa foot-stool

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and abroad; domi et foris Hie sibbe innan bordes gehióldon they preserved peace at home [lit. inside the boundary], Past. pref; Hat.

Linked entries: bord-gelác bord-wudu

wís

(adj.)
Grammar
wís, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouscunningwiselearnedskilledexpertknown

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Ðú eart gleáw and scearp, wís on ðínum gewitte and on ðínum worde snottor, 463, 30; . 78. Cyninges rǽswa, wís and wordgleáw, Cd. Th. 242, 12; Dan. 418. Ne hýrde ic snotorlícor guman þingian. Ðú eart wís wordcwida, Beo. Th. 3694; B. 1845.

ranc

(adj.)
Grammar
ranc, adj.
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C. 35; Th. ii. 358. 5. v. ofer-ranc. bold, valiant (Icel. rakkr courageous, bold) Ðǽr mihton geseón Winceastre leódan rancne here and unearhne a host bold and fearless, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 26

Linked entry: ranc-strǽt