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hord-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
hord-mægen, es; n.

Abundance of wealth, riches,

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Abundance of wealth, riches, Cd. 209; Th. 258, 13; Dan. 675

hecg

(n.)
Grammar
hecg, hegg, e ; f.

A hedgefence

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Bebbanburh wæs ǽrost mid hegge betýned, and þár æfter mid wealle, Chr. 547; P. 16, 20

tídan

(v.)
Grammar
tídan, p. de
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To betide, befall, happen Bisceopum gebyreþ ðæt symle mid heom wunian wel geþungene witan, . . . ðæt heora gewitan beón on ǽghwylcne tíman, weald hwæt heom tíde, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 25. Gif ðan biscop[e] hwaet tíde, Cod. Dip.

Linked entry: tídung

ofer-gangan

(v.)

to crossto conquerto pass, pass off, be overto come upon

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to cross (a boundary) Ic ofergange trans*-*grediar weall, Ps. Spl. 17, 31. Heora ǽnig óðres ne dorste mearc ofergangan, Met. 20, 71. to conquer Gé feónda gehwone ofergangaþ, Cd. Th. 213, 33; Exod. 561 [cf.

Linked entry: ofer-gán

Gafol-ford

Grammar
Gafol-ford, Gaful-ford; gen. -fordes; dat. -forde, -forda; m. [gafol tribute, ford a ford : the tributary ford]

CamelfordCornwalllŏci nōmen in agro Cornubiensi

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Camelford, Cornwall; lŏci nōmen in agro Cornubiensi Hér wæs Weala gefeoht and Defna æt Gafolforda [Gafulforda, Th. 110, 111, 17, col. 1] here [A.

Linked entries: wudu MǼD bere

on-égan

(v.)
Grammar
on-égan, p. de

To fear

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To fear Sǽton him at wíne, wealle belocene, ne onégdon ná orlegra níð, Cd. Th. 259, 25; Dan. 697. Ic mé onégan (onagen, MS.) mæg, ðæt mé wráðra sum wǽpnes ecge feore beneóte, 109, 28; Gen. 1829. Ni anoegun (anoegu ná?)

ge-swétan

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Medo geswét vel weall defrutum, i. vinum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 24. Geswéttes ealoþ, Cht. Th. 158, 23. Geswéttum lento defruto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 70. Æfter þon sealte mettas mid ecede geswéte, Lch. ii. 184, 8. Add

ge-tymbrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tymbrian, p. ode; pp. od

To buildædĭfĭcāre

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To build; ædĭfĭcāre Ðæt sýn getymbrod weallas ædĭfĭcentur mūri, Ps. Spl. 50, 19

ǽht-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht-spéd, e; f.

Wealth, riches

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Wealth, riches Gefylled is eorðe ǽhtspœ́de mid ðínre impleta est terra possessione tua, Ps. L. 103, 24

Linked entry: spéd

wyn-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-fæst, adj.

Joyous

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Joyous Ðætte Sione dún sigefest weorðe, and weallas Sion wynfeste getremed, Ps. C. 133

rihtung-þrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
rihtung-þrǽd, es; m.

A directing thread a plumb-line

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A directing thread a plumb-line Wealles rihtungþréd perpendiculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 64

Linked entries: rihtness weall-þrǽd

ge-bytlung

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Ne beó wé tó weallum oððe tó wágum geworhte on þǽre gástlican gebytlunge, Hml. Th. ii. 582, 14. Add

a-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weorpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan ; ðú -wyrpst, he -wyrpþ ; p. ic, he -wearp, ðú -wurpe, pl. -wurpon; impert. -weorp, -wurp, -wyrp ðú; pp. -worpen; v. a. [a from, weorpan to throw]

To throw or cast from or downto cast away or offcast outto degraderejectdivorceabjiceredejicereprojicereejicerepropellererepellerereprobarerepudiare

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To throw or cast from or down, to cast away or off, cast out, to degrade, reject, divorce; abjicere, dejicere, projicere, ejicere, propellere, repellere, reprobare, repudiare Ðæt he ðec aweorpe of woruldríce that he shall cast thee from thy worldly kingdom

a-dún

(adv.)
Grammar
a-dún, -dúne; adv.

Downadowndownwarddeorsum

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Down, adown, downward; deorsum Adún of ðam wealle down from the wall, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 21. Ða óðre ða dura brǽcon adúne the others broke the doors down, Chr. 1083; Th. 352, 19. Adúne asetton (they) put down, deposed, Bd. 4, 6; S. 573, 35.

mann-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mann-leás, adj.

Without menuninhabiteddeserted

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Without men, uninhabited, deserted Rófleáse and monleáse ealde weallas parietinæ, Ælfc. Gl. 110; Som. 79, 35; Wrt. Voc. 59, 8

fór-weorþfullíc

(adj.)
Grammar
fór-weorþfullíc, adj.

Very worthyvery excellentpræclārus

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Very worthy, very excellent; præclārus Fórweorþfullíc wéla very excellent wealth. Bt. 29, 1; Fox 102, 14

wyrm-líc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wyrm-líc, es; n.
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Cf. wyrm-fáh Weal wundrum heáh, wyrmlícum fáh, Exon. Th. 292, 13; Wand. 98. fig. cf. wyrm, II a Ic eom oferfongen mid synnum tó wyrmlíce, Anglia xii. 501, 22

feoh-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-spéd, e; f.

Moneypropertypl. richeswealth

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Money, property; pl. riches, wealth Þá gebróðra áhton myccle feohspéda for worulde multas pecunias in hoc mundo possederant, Gr. D. 273, 2

ísern

(adj.)
Grammar
ísern, adj.

Iron

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Iron, made of iron Hé him tǽhte ðæt hé him genáme áne íserne hearstepannan and sette betweoh hine and ða burg for íserne weall et tu sume tibi sartaginem ferream, et pones eum murum ferreum inter te et inter civitatem, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 7 : Cd.

óþ-fleón

(v.)
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Ðám monnum ðe óþflugon ofer ðone weall, Chr. 921; Erl. 107, 12. Uneáðe mehte ǽnig ðǽm Gallium óþfleón, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 94, 11. Wil-niende ðæt hí ǽlcum gewinne óþflogen hæfdon, I. 4; Swt. 32, 21