Eádmund
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
A garment ⬩ dress ⬩ robe ⬩ rail ⬩ clothing
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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.
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hryre
Fall ⬩ downfall ⬩ ruin ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ decay ⬩ decline ⬩ death
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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
WHITE ⬩ bright ⬩ clear ⬩ fair ⬩ splendid
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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
not on one's guard ⬩ unaware ⬩ unprepared ⬩ unwary ⬩ heedless ⬩ incautious ⬩ inconsiderate
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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.
wanung
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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
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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.
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binnan
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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 right ⬩ to mend ⬩ repair ⬩ restore ⬩ cure ⬩ to correct ⬩ to amend ⬩ make amends ⬩ reparation 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
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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
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Godes word is úre wiðerwinna ... wé sceolon geðwǽrlǽcan wið ꝥ word, Hml.
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út-gang
A going out ⬩ exit ⬩ egress ⬩ Exitus ⬩ finis ⬩ effectus ⬩ terminus ⬩ egressus ⬩ a going out of a place ⬩ egress, exit ⬩ the right of egress ⬩ a coming out from a position within a body ⬩ evacuation of the body ⬩ the going out of a period ⬩ the conclusion ⬩ end ⬩ an exit ⬩ passage ⬩ a privy ⬩ an 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
hild
War, ⬩ battle ⬩ pugna, 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
To unloose, ⬩ undo, ⬩ dissolve ⬩ solvere, ⬩ dissolvere, ⬩ exsolvere ⬩ resolvere ⬩ to undo that which is bound ⬩ release from a bond, ⬩ to release from captivity, difficulty, ⬩ to do away with tension, ⬩ relax, ⬩ relieve ⬩ to put an end to the connection between, ⬩ to separate ⬩ to dissolve, ⬩ put an end to, ⬩ dissipate, ⬩ to dissolve, ⬩ relax, ⬩ destroy the force of, ⬩ weaken ⬩ to desolate, ⬩ destroy, ⬩ to undo a bond ⬩ to discharge an obligation, ⬩ to pay ⬩ to 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.
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.