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rodor

(n.)
Grammar
rodor, rador, es; m.
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Wunigende on rodore manens Olimpho, 91, 19. Sende him of heán rodore God gást ðone hálgan, Cd. Th. 230, 21; Dan. 236. Roderas aethera, Kent. Gl. 273. Lyft drysmaþ, roderas reótaþ, Beo. Th. 2756; B. 1376. Dryhten, rodera rǽdend, Andr.

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be-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swícan, bi-swícan; ic -swíce, ðú -swícest, -swícst, he -swíceþ, -swícþ, pl. -swícaþ; p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen; v. a. [be by, swícan to deceive]

To deceive, entice, seduce, delude, betray, offend, supplant, weaken, evadedecipere, illicere, seducere, illudere, prodere, scandalizare, supplantare, deficere, evadere

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Ðú hafast ðínra feónda handa beswicene hostium manus evasisti, Bd. 2, 12; S. 515, 23

Linked entries: be-swác bi-swícan

sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
sweart, adj.
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Micel yfelnyss wæs on Iudéiscum mannum, ðá ðá hí syrwdon mid sweartum geþance ( with dark design ), hú hí Crist ácwealdon, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 318. Swá lange swá hé hylt ðone sweartan níð on his heortan, Homl. Th. i. 54, 13.

Linked entries: swart swertling

á-firran

(v.)
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Hé þysum mannum heora líf áfyrde, 162, 7. Hú hé ꝥ ríce ðám cyninge áferran mihte, Bt. l; F. 2, 19.

gingra

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Ne derige se scírman his gingran, ne se hláford his l mannum, ii. 314, 2. Hét se déma his gingran þis dón . . . þá hét se undergeréfa hí ealle gebringan, Hml. S. 4, 329. Ne sceal him nán ealdorman settan dysige déman ne unrihtwíse tó geongrum, Ll.

gird

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., Andrews's Old English Manor, s. v. yardland Ic gesealde hym áne gyrde landes tó underwedde . . . Ðis sind þá landgemǽro þǽre gyrde, Cht. Crw. 9, 119-122. Be gyrde (girde, v. l. ) londes. Gif mon geþingað gyrde landes oþþe máre, Ll.

CNIHT

(n.)
Grammar
CNIHT, cneoht, cnyht, es; m.

A boyyouthattendantservantKNIGHT:puerjuvenisadolescensservus

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Ðæt hie ðæs cnihtes cwealm gesóhton that they should seek the young man's death Andr. Kmbl. 2243; An. 1123: 1824; An. 914. Ða cnihtas cræft leornedon the youths learned science Cd. 176; Th. 221, 4; Dan. 83: 182; Th. 228, 2; Dan. 196.

Linked entries: cneoht cnyht

HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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Wundorlícor ðonne ǽfre byre monnes hýrde more wonderfully than ever child of man heard, Exon. 57 b; Th. 206, 19; Ph. 129. Ic londbúend secgan hýrde I have heard the people of the country say, Beo. Th. 2697; B. 1346.

þeóden

(n.)
Grammar
þeóden, es; m.
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Mǽrne þeóden, hláford leófne,6274; B. 3141. a great man, a lord, chief Úre þeóden ( Byrhtnoth ) líð, eorl on eorðan, Byrht. Th. 138, 39; By. 232: 135, 18; By. 120. Þrymfæst þeóden ( Noah ), Cd. Th. 200, 27; Exod. 363. Þeóden leófesta, Andr.

ge-ceósan

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Sce Eádweardes mæssedæg witan habbað gecoren ꝥ man freólsian sceal on .xv. kal. Aprilis, 308, 20.

wela

(n.)
Grammar
wela, weola, weala, an; m.

wealthrichesabundancewealthwealprosperityhappy estate

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Se man áhte mycelne welan Blickl. Homl. 197, 30. Æhte síne, beágas and botlgestreón welan, wunden gold Cd. Th. 116, 4; Gen. 1931: Exon. Th. 331, 1; Vy. 61: Andr. Kmbl. 603; An. 302. Welan bryttian Cd. Th. 131, 19; Gen. 2178.

Linked entries: wala weala weola

ge-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþ, es; m. [cf. ge-féra]

A companionfellowcompanion or follower of a chief or kingsociuscomes

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Gif gesíþcund mon þingaþ wið cyning for his inhíwan, náh he náne wíterǽdenne, se gesíþ if a 'gesithcund' man compound a suit with the king for his household, he, the 'gesith,' shall not have any fee, 50; Th. i. 134. 5.

Linked entries: ge-sóð ge-síþman

Cynewulf

(n.)
Grammar
Cynewulf, es; m.
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ᚠ [feoh] ǽghwam biþ <b>F</b> [wealth] will be for every man lǽne under lyfte, failing under the heaven, landes frætwe the ornament of the land gewítaþ under wolcnum. will depart under the welkin. Elen. Kmbl. 2512-2541; El. 1257-1272.

CUNNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CUNNAN, ic can, con, ðú canst, const, he can, con, pl. cunnon; p. ic, he cúðe, ðú cúðest, pl. cúðon; subj. cunne, pl. cunnen; p. cúðe, pl. cúðen; pp. [on]-cunnen, cúþ; v. a.

to be or become acquainted with, to know noscĕre, scire CAN scire, posse

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Ic ne conn þurh gemæcscipe monnes ówér I know not anywhere of a man through cohabitation, Exon. 10b; Th. 13, 6; Cri. 198. with inf.

déman

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Hleótan man mót . . . ꝥ him déme seó tá, gif hí hwæt dǽlan willað, Hml. S. 17, 86. to deem, think, suppose Doemo ic arbitror, Jn. L. 21, 25. Doema censeo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 58.

ge-restan

(v.)
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II. 4 Gyf man méte ꝥ hé weorðlíce gerestod sló, gód ꝥ byð. Lch. iii. 174, 32

ge-writ

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Wríte man manega gewrita be þissum, Ll. Th. i. 278, 8. a list or catalogue Hæbbe se abbod gewrit ( brevem ) ealra þǽra ǽhta, R. Ben. 56, 7. a letter Cartena, gewrita scedarum, An. Ox. 2308.

on-gitan

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Add Hé wæs gehæfd and ongyten mycelre geearnunge man, Gr. D. 26, 7. Hé wilnode ðæt hé wǽre ongieten úpáhæfen ofer ealle óðre gesceafte, Past. 301, 11.

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ, m. f.; sǽs, sǽes, , sǽwe, seó; ǽs, ; dat. sǽm, sǽum, sǽwum.

Sea .sea seaseaa seaa sea, lake

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Sǽs tóslúpan, eal sealt wæter, Lchdm. iii. 36, 27. a sea Him is be-eástan se sǽ ðe man Arfatium hǽt, and westan and be-norþan Creticum se sǽ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 26, 32 : 28,1 . Néh ðæm clife ðære Reádan sǽs Swt. 12, 20. Be ðære reódan sǽ Ex. 14, 9.

weder

(n.)
Grammar
weder, es; n.

weather, condition of the atmospheregood weatherwind, storm, breeze, airweather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.

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Þeah nine (a sick man) mon on sunnan lǽde, ne mæg hé be ðý wedre wesan (he can't stand the weather), þeáh hit sý wearm on sumera, Exon. Th. 340, 18 ; Gn. Ex. 113. Hé ús giefeþ weder líþe, Exon. Th. 38, 12; Cri. 605.