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tó-samnian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-samnian, p. ode

To assemble,collect

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To assemble, collect Ðá bæd hé hine ðæt hé sumne dǽl landes æt him onfénge, ðæt hé mihte mynster on getimbrian and Godes ðeówas tósomnian he prayed him to receive from him a parcel of land, that he might thereon build a monastery and collect together

Linked entries: samnian tó-somnian

-túningas

(suffix)
Grammar
-túningas, pl. m.

People of a tún

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People of a tún (?) Óþ ealdingctúninga mearce óþ níwantúninga mearce, and of níwantúninga mearce to the mark of the people of Aldington, then to the mark of the people of Newington, and from the mark of the people of Newington, Cod. Dip. B. ii. 526,

dreahte

(v.)
Grammar
dreahte, ðú dreahtest, pl.dreahton ; pp. dreatt

Vexed, vexedst, troubled

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Vexed, vexedst, troubled, Exon. 98 a; Th. 368, 6; Seel. 17; p. and pp. of dreccan

dyfen

(n.)
Grammar
dyfen, e; f.

Desert, reward merĭtum

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Desert, reward; merĭtum Æft heora ge-earnungum and dyfene juxta eorum merĭta, C. R. Ben. 2

ge-torfian

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

To stone

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To stone Hig wǽron myd stánum getorfode they were stoned with stones, St. And. 36, 19

Linked entry: ge-tyrfian

scír-ham

(adj.)
Grammar
scír-ham, adj.
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Having bright armour Scacan scirhame (Beowulf and his followers) tó scipe foron. Beo. Th. 3704! ". 1895

scriðe

(n.)
Grammar
scriðe, es; m.
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A course Ða habbaþ scyrtran scriðe and færeld, ymbhwerft læssan ðonne óðru tungl, Met. 28, 11

blícst

(v.)
Grammar
blícst, he blícþ

shinest, shines

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shinest, shines, Cd. 38; Th. 50, 19; Gen. 811; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of blícan

regn-weard

(n.)
Grammar
regn-weard, es; m.

A mighty guard

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A mighty guard Yrre wǽron begen réðe rénweardas ( Beowulf and Grendel ), Beo. Th. 1544;B. 770

wíd-scop

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-scop, -sceop; adj.
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Widely distributed (?) Fugla and deóra wornas wídsceope swá wæter bibúgeþ. Exon. Th. 356, 3; Pa. 8

Linked entry: -scop

wrang

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wrang, es; n.

Wrong

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Wrong Unrihtdérnan, ðe wendaþ wrang tó rihte and riht tó wrange, Wulfst. 203, 26: 298, 20

Linked entry: wrong

ánett

(n.)
Grammar
ánett, e; f.
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Solitude Hié þára geearnunga hiora dígelnesse and ánette bet trúwien secretum praeponit suum, Past. 46, 2

birn-sweord

(n.)
Grammar
birn-sweord, es; n.
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A flaming sword God his byrnsweord getýhþ and þás world ealle þurhslyhþ, Bl. H. 109, 34

Linked entry: byrn-sweord

be-spanan

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Hé wile áwendan of rihtan geleáfan and be-spanan tó his unlárum, Wlfst. 95, 15. Add

bleó-mete

(n.)
Grammar
bleó-mete, es; m.

A delicacy

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A delicacy Þú gegearwodest þé wiste and bleómettas tu tibi delicias praeparas, Gr. D. 99, 18

Linked entries: mete bleó-fæstnes

blícan

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Blícan, glitenian rutilare, An. Ox. 1196. In bracket dele: Laym. blikien: O. Nrs. blika, and add

beorh-hliþ

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Substitute: A mountain-slope; and take here the passages given under burg- (burh-)hleoþ in Dict

búr-byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
búr-byrde, adj.
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Of peasant birth Wéron þǽr ðreó wíteþeówe men búrbærde, and ðreó ðeówberde, Cht. Th. 152, 19

cnáwlǽcung

(n.)
Grammar
cnáwlǽcung, e; f.
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Acknowledgement Alle ðá gerihte and ðá cnáwelácinge ðá tó mé bilimpaddon, C. D. iv. 193, 14

efen-unwemme

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-unwemme, adj.
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Equally inviolate Sí ǽlc ciricgrið binnan wágum and cyninges handgrið efenunwemme, Ll. Th. i. 318, 25

Linked entry: un-wemme