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dæg-steorra

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-steorra, an; m. [dæg a day, steorra a star]

The day starlucifer, aurora

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The day star; lucifer, aurora Seó sunne and se móna, and ǽfensteorra and dægsteorra, and óðre þrý steorran, ne synd ná fæste on ðam firmamentum the sun and the moon, and the evening star and the day star, and three other stars, are not fast in the firmament

fyrst-mearc

(n.)
Grammar
fyrst-mearc, frist-mearc, e; f. [mearc a mark]

Marked or appointed timea space of timeintervaltempus constĭtūtumtempŏris spatiumintercăpēdo

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Marked or appointed time, a space of time, interval; tempus constĭtūtum, tempŏris spatium, intercăpēdo Sunne oncneów fyrstmearc his the sun knew his appointed time, Ps. Spl. T. 103, 20.

Linked entry: frist-mearc

betera

(adj.)
Grammar
betera, betra; m : betere, betre; f. n. adj. [from bet good, v. bet-líc good-like, comp. betera, betra better; sup. betest, betst best, v. besta, gód]

BETTERmelior

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BETTER; melior Ðæt hý wǽron beteran þegnas that they were better thanes, Ors. 4, 9; Bos. 92, 23. Ða betran tída the better times, 4, 9; Bos. 92, 18. To beteran tíde to a better time, Bd. 3. 14; S. 539, 39. Wítodlíce micle má mann ys sceápe betera? hou

Linked entry: betre

ge-endung

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Add: local, an extreme part Seó sunne undergǽd þǽre eorðan geendunge the sun goes below the horizon, Lch. iii. 260, 7. a termination of a word Seó forme declinatio hæfð tres terminationes, þæt synd ðreó geendunga, Ælfc. Gr.

set-gang

(n.)
Grammar
set-gang, es; m.
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Setting of the sun Ofer setgong super occasum, Ps. Surt. 67, 5 : 49, 2 : 103, 19

setl-rád

(n.)
Grammar
setl-rád, e; f.
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Setting of the sun Æfter sunnan setlráde, Cd. Th. 184, 19; Exod. 109. Cf. setl-gang

weorold-oandel

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-oandel, weorold-oandell, e; f.
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This world's candle, the sun Woruld*-*candel scán, sigel súðan fús, Beo. Th. 3935; B. 1965

on-secgan

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.), cf. . (1 aβ) to sacrifice something Ongunnan sceuccum onsæcgean suna and dohter immolaverunt filios suos et filias suas daemoniis, Ps.

ele-lendisc

(adj.)
Grammar
ele-lendisc, adj.

Strange, foreignadvĕna, aliēnus

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Beam elelendisce ferealdodon fīlii aliēni invetĕrāti sunt. Ps. Lamb. 17, 46

Linked entries: -lendisc æle-lendisc

under-gitan

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Þeán ðe se Hálga Gást ne beó swutollíce genemned tó ðám Fæder and tó ðám Suna, swá ðeáh hé byð symle ðǽrtó undergyten, Homl. Th. ii. 56, 30. Add

un-geteórode

(adv.)
Grammar
un-geteórode, adv. (?).
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ealne dæg ádreógað ymbe woroldþing sunt quidam clericorum qui in secularibus negotiis pene totum infatigabiliter deducunt diem, Chrd. 34, 8

(adv.)
Grammar
iá, adv.

Yea

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Eart ðú Esau mín sunu? And hé cwæþ : Iá leóf ic hit eom tu es filius meus Esau? Respondit : Ego sum, Gen. 27, 23.

un-trymig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-trymig, -trymmig; adj.

Weaksickinfirm

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His sunu untrymig uæs filius infirmabatur, Jn. Skt. Lind. 4, 46: 11, 2. Untrymig is infirmatur, 11, 3. Untrymmig infirmus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 36, 43. Ða ðe wérun untrymige (-trymig, Lind.) qui infirmabantur, Jn. Skt. Rush. 6, 2.

Linked entry: trymig

frum-cenned

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Sunu hire frumcende (þone frumkendu, R.) filium suum primogenitum, Mt. L. 1, 25. Frumcende (-cennedne, R.), Lk. L. 2, 7. primitive Þá frumcennedan primitiva, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 72. v. next word

ge-tirgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tirgan, ge-getirigan; p. de; pp. ed.
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Wearð seó módor biterlíce gegremod fram hire ánum cilde ... wolde ðone sunu þe hí getirigde mid wyriungum gebindan, Hml. Th. ii. 20. 6. Sume ðá hǽðenan wurdon mid andan getyrigde, i. 562, 29. to vex, afflict, oppress Getyrged pertritus, Wrt.

Linked entries: ge-tyrgan tirgan

hǽðen-gilda

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-gilda, -gylda, an; m.

A heathen worshipper, heathen, an idolater

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Se ofslóh ðæs hǽðengyldan sunú which slew the idolater's son, ii. 294, 19. Se ealdorman wolde ða hǽðengildan forbærnan the general then wanted to turn the idolaters, 484, 8

hold-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
hold-áþ, es; m.

An oath of fealty

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Hé dyde ðæt ealle ða heáfodmæn on Normandig dydon manrǽden and holdáþas is sunu Willelme, 1115; Erl. 245, 12

Linked entry: hyld-áþ

gást-hálig

(adj.)
Grammar
gást-hálig, gǽst-hálig; adj.

Spirit-holyholy in mindanĭmi sanctus

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Spirit-holy, holy in mind; anĭmi sanctus Witgan sungon, gast-halíge guman, be Godes bearne prophets, men holy in spirit, sung of the son of God, Elen. Kmbl. 1120; El. 562

Linked entry: gǽst-hálig

mæst-lón

(n.)

pulleys at the top of the mast over which the ropes are drawn

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pulleys at the top of the mast over which the ropes are drawn Carceria, mæstlón, sunt in cacumine arboris trocliae, quasi flicteria, per quas funes trahuntur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 59. (?)

níd-nimu

(n.)
Grammar
níd-nimu, (?), e; f.

A taking by forcerapine

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A taking by force, rapine Fulle sint nédnima (-nimende, Rush.) pleni sunt rapina, Mt. Kmbl. 23. 25. Full is mið nédnime, Lk. Skt. Rush. 11, 39. Nédnioma rapinam, Rtl. 21, 18

Linked entry: -nimu