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Eádmund

(n.)
Grammar
Eádmund, <b>, es;</b> m. [eád happy, mund protection] .

Edmund Ironside, son of Æthelred Atheling. Edmund began to reign in A. D. 1016, and died the same year

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He reigned fifteen years, and his death is thus recorded, —Hér, A. D. 870, fór se here ofer Myrce innon Eást-Ængle and, on ðam geáre, Sc̃ Eádmund [MS.

hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
hrægel, hrægl, es; n.

A garmentdressroberailclothing

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Man hine forbærneþ mid his wǽpnum and hrægle he is burnt with his arms and clothing, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 21, 8. Ðæt hrægl ðe hé ǽr ðæm þearfan sealde the cloak that he had given to the beggar, Blickl. Homl. 215, 18: 223, 8.

Linked entry: hrægl

hryre

(n.)
Grammar
hryre, es; m.

Falldownfallruindestructionperditiondecaydeclinedeath

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Ðis cild is gesett manegum mannum tó hryre positus est in ruinam multorum, 144, 18: Bt. Met. Fox 9, 8; Met. 9, 4. Ða twá forman gesceapennyssa feóllon on hryre and seó þridde wæs on hryre ácenned, Homl. Th. ii. 8, 31.

HWÍT

(adj.)
Grammar
HWÍT, adj.

WHITEbrightclearfairsplendid

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Se hwíta stán mæg wið stice the white stone is effective against stitch, L. M. 2, 64; Lchdm. ii. 290, 9. Se hwíta helm the shining helm, Beo. Th. 2900; B. 1448.

un-wær

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wær, adj.

not on one's guardunawareunpreparedunwaryheedlessincautiousinconsiderate

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Th. ii. 418, 5. unwary, heedless, incautious, inconsiderate Módignys is endenéxt gesett, for ðan ðe se unwæra on ende oft módegaþ on gódum weorcum, Homl. Th. ii. 222, 4. Þencð se unwara eall swá deófol hine lǽrð, Wulfst. 298, 32.

Linked entries: un-gewær un-wæres

wanung

(n.)
Grammar
wanung, e; f.
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Is nýd ðæt sume mid wonunge heora woruldǽhta synd gerihte necesse est ut quidam damnis corrigantur, I. 27; S. 490, 10.

weorold-mann

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-mann, es; m.
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Hwá is weoruldmonna ðæt ne wafige (cf. hwá ne wundraþ. Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 25), Met. 28, 31. Woruldmonna seó unclǽne gecynd, Exon. Th. 63, 8 ; Cri. 1016.

á-lecgan

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Th. ii. 304, 21-27. to lay aside, put off, away what is worn or carried Ðá áléde ic mínne kynegyrylan, Nar. 18, 1. Heó álegde ꝥ pælmtwig þe heó ǽr onféng . . . and heó eác álegde hire hrægl, Bl. H. 139, 4-6. Hé his beard áléde, Hml. S. 6, 228.

Linked entry: á-licgan

binnan

(adv.)
Grammar
binnan, be-innan.
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Ꝥte binnan (binna, L.) is quod intus est, Mt. R. 23, 26, 27. Binna (bionna, R.), Jn. L. 20, 26. Binna eóde introivit, 18, 15. Binna bútan ǽc interius exteriusque, Rtl. 16, 3. Bionna in halle intrinsecus in aula, 95, 25

bétan

put rightto mendrepairrestorecureto correctto amendmake amendsreparation for

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Wé boetas corrigimus, 2, 2 Trahteras tó boetanne interpretes emendasse, 12. to amend, reform what is wrong, imperfect Béto (castigo) líchoma mín, Rtl. 6, 7. Hé folces frið bétte, Chr. 959; P. 114, 20.

eádig

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Add: blessed, happy Eádig is heora ( the Innocents ) yld ... eádige sind þá innoþas þe hí gebǽron, Hml. Th. i. 84, 2, 15. Sé þe gód biþ, sé biþ gesǽlig, and sé þe gesǽlig biþ, sé biþ eádig, Bt. 36, 6; F. 182, 13.

ge-mittan

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Add: to meet, (i) to meet that which is corning in an opposite direction Hine gemitte án man, þá hé fór fram þǽre byrig, Ors. 6, 31; Bos. 128, 34. to meet, encounter an enemy Þá gemytlon [þá men] hý of Hereforda and of Gleáweceastre, and him wið gefuhton

ge-strínan

(v.)
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L. 21, 41 the word glosses locare (which is confused with lucrari ?). to lay up treasure Sé ðe gistrióneð (-að, L.) qui thesaurizat, Lk. R. 12, 21. Gistriónde thesaurizavit, Rtl. 45, 33. Nællas gié gestriónaige (=?

ge-þwǽrlǽcan

(v.)
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Godes word is úre wiðerwinna ... wé sceolon geðwǽrlǽcan wið ꝥ word, Hml.

Linked entry: þwǽrlǽcan

út-gang

(n.)
Grammar
út-gang, es; m.

A going outexitegressExitusfiniseffectusterminusegressusa going out of a placeegress, exitthe right of egressa coming out from a position within a bodyevacuation of the bodythe going out of a periodthe conclusionendan exitpassagea privyan evacuation

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Th. 578, 26. a coming out from a position within a body Lǽcedómas wið þearmes útgange, and wið bæcþearmes útgange, Lchdm. ii. 170, 27, 29. in a special sense, evacuation of the body Sum coþu is ðære wambe ðæt ðone seócan monnan lysteþ útganges, Lchdm

Linked entries: forþ-gang út-geng

hild

(n.)
Grammar
hild, e f.[a poetical word]

War, battlepugna, prælium

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In the Scandinavian mythology Hildr is the name of one of the Valkyrias, and Grimm considers that the word occurs, denoting a person, in the Anglo-Saxon poetry, e.g. gif mec hild nime,Beo. Th. 909; B. 452: 2967; B. 1481. v. Grmm. D. M. 392 sqq. v.

tó-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-lísan, p. de

To unloose,undo,dissolvesolvere,dissolvere,exsolvereresolvereto undo that which is boundrelease from a bond,to release from captivity, difficulty,to do away with tension,relax,relieveto put an end to the connection between,to separateto dissolve,put an end to,dissipate,to dissolve,relax,destroy the force of,weakento desolate,destroy,to undo a bondto discharge an obligation,to payto break a connection

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To unloose, undo, dissolve; solvere, dissolvere, exsolvere, resolvere. to undo that which is bound, release from a bond, literal Ðæt wíf tólýsde hire feax, Homl. Th. ii. 30, 16. figurative, to release from captivity, difficulty, etc.

Linked entries: tó-lésan tó-lýsan

ge-bídan

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Betere is tó gebídanne ǽnne dæg mid þé melior est dies una in atriis tuis, Ps. Th. 83, 10. to wait with, abide a person Ge ł ábídas (gebiddas, R.) mec sustinent me, Mk.

ge-win

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His hýd is bryce hundum wið wóles gewinne on tó dónne. Hafa þǽre hýde fellsticceo on þínum sceón, ne gefélest þú gewin on þínum fótum, Lch. i. 330, 3-6. Git ðú scealt fela gewinn habban on ðínum martyrdóme, Hml.

ofer

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Non habeas Deos alienos ; ðæt is, ne lufa ðú óðerne God ofer mé, Sal. K. 188, 22. Add Hí fuhton unwærlíce ofer Iúdan leáfe (cf. they were not obedient unto Judas, 1 Macc. 5, 61), Hml.