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gár-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
gár-wudu, gen. -wuda; m.

Spear-wooda javelinhastæ lignumhasta

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Spear-wood, a javelin; hastæ lignum, hasta Hie to gúþe gárwudu rǽrdon they raised the spear-wood to battle, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 20; Exod. 325

ge-irman

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

To afflictafflīgĕre

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To afflict; afflīgĕre Ðæt hie elles ne síen geirmed that they be not altogether afflicted, Past. 28, 1; Swt. 189, 16; Hat. MS. 36 b, 5

Linked entries: ge-yrman ge-iermed

á-ýtan

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Ðonne áríseð þeód wið þeóde and hié beóð þonne áýtte fram heora gemǽrum (quoted in note to preceding). Add

Linked entry: ýtan

eahtian

(v.)
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Ðætte hié mægen geteón ðurh ðá eahtunge ðe hié mon eahtige hira niéhstan tó ðǽre sóðfæsðnesse lufan ut suae aestimationis dulcedine proximos in affectum veritatis trahant, 147, 8.

efn-lícnes

(n.)
Grammar
efn-lícnes, -ness, e; f.

Evenness, equality æquālĭtas

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Evenness, equality; æquālĭtas Hie healdaþ má geférrǽdenne and efnlicnesse ðonne ealdordóm they observe companionship and equality more than authority, Past. 17, 9; Hat. MS. 24 b, 6

Linked entry: efen-lícnes

mán-feld

(n.)
Grammar
mán-feld, es; m.

The field of crime

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The field of crime Mon hǽtt ðæt lond Mánfeld ðǽr hié mon byrgde obruta est in campo, qui nunc Sceleratus vocatur, Ors. 3, 6; Swt. 108, 20

geon-síþ

(n.)
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a yon-journey, journey to the other world, death Æfter hyra geonsíðe hié tó hellewítum beóð gelǽdde, Verc. Först. 147. Cf. ellor-síþ, heonan-síþ, hin-síþ

weoroldcundlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
weoroldcundlíce, adv.
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Ðeáh hié woroldcundlíce drohtigen cum terrena agunt, 18 ; Swt. 135, 17

hígan

(v.)
Grammar
hígan, hégan

to exaltworship

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to exalt, worship Hié þis [hǽðengild ? cf. hé þá hǽdengild hýran ne wolde, wíg weorðian. Ap. 47] hégan (héran?) ne willad ne þisne wíg wurðigean, Dan. 207

wine-geómor

(adj.)
Grammar
wine-geómor, adj.

Sad for the loss of friends

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Sad for the loss of friends Ealle hié deáð fornam, and se án leóda duguðe, se ðǽr lengest hwearf, wearð wine-geómor, Beo. Th. 4470; B. 2239

snid

(n.)
Grammar
snid, snide, es; m.

A saw

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Hié wǽron snidene mid snide secti sunt Past. 30; Swt. 205, 13

pearroc

(n.)
Grammar
pearroc, es ; m.
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Hié ( the English) bedrifon hié (the Danes ) on ánne pearruc, and besǽton hié ðǽr útan, Chr. 918 ; Erl. 102, 35. Pearruca clatrorum, Hpt. Gl. 489, 75. Pearroca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 18, 63. Of pearrocum de clatris, 26, 52: 18, 62. Of pearrucum, Hpt.

un-beald

(adj.)
Grammar
un-beald, adj.

Not boldnot confidentirresolute

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Ðǽm unbealdum is tó cýðanne hú giémeleáse hié bióð ðonne hié hié selfe tó suíðe forsióð aliter admonendi sunt pertinaces, atque aliter inconstantes ... istis intimandum est, quod valde se despicientes negligunt, 42; Swt. 305, 12-16.

æt-gædere

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In passage from Met. 20, 160 insert mǽst after biþ, and add: marking association Him leófre wǽre þæt hié mid þǽre byrig ætgædere forwurdon þonne hié mon bútan him tówurpe, Ors. 4, 13; S. 210, 23. Hié ætgædere wǽron on heora gebedstówe, Bl.

wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
wilde, adj.

Having powerpowerfulstrong

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Hié wyldran wǽron ðonne hié, and hié mid ealle of ðæm earde ádrifon urbem suo generi vendicant, patrimonia dominorum sibi usurpant, extorres dominos procul abigunt Ors. 4, 3; Swt. 162, 18: Blickl. Homl. 151, 3

ge-wrecan

Grammar
ge-wrecan, In l. 9 before 84 insert. Ps. Th.,
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Þá hié besǽtan þá burg Mæsiane, and áðas geswóran ꝥ hié nǽfre noldon æt hám cuman ǽr hié þæt gewrecen hæfden cum se sacramentis obstrinxissent, domum, nisi Messena expugnata, nunquam esse redituros, Ors. 1, 14; S. 56, 20. to wreak, give effect to anger

fór-steal

(n.)
Grammar
fór-steal, -steall, -stal, fóre-steall, es; m. [fór, fóre before; steal from stellan to leap, spring; therefore, at least originally, an assault, consisting in one man springing or placing himself before another, so as to obstruct his progress, Thorpe's Glos. to A. Sax. Laws] .

an assaultassultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factusviæ obstructiothe fine for an assaultmulcta pro assultu

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an assault; assultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factus, viæ obstructio Gif hwá forsteal oððon openne wiðercwyde ongeán lahriht Cristes oððe cyninges gewyrce if any one commit an assault or open opposition against the law of Christ or of the king, L.

Linked entries: fóre-steall fór-stal

on-munan

(v.)

to esteem, consider (worthy), think (highly of)denoting worthalone

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Ðá cuǽdon hié ðæt hié hié ðæs ne onmunden ðon má ðe eówre geféran then they said, that they did not consider themselves entitled to accept the offer, any more than your comrades did, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 24.

giongra

(n.)
Grammar
giongra, an; m.

A vassalfollowerattendantasseclasectātor

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A vassal, follower, attendant; assecla, sectātor Móton we hie us to giongrum habban we may have them as our vassals, Cd. 21; Th. 26, 16; Gen. 407

ge-næfd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-næfd, part. p.

Not had

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Not had Ðonne sint hie ðé pleólícran gehæfd ðonne genæfd then are they more dangerous to thee had than not had, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 22

Linked entry: nabban