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díc

(n.)
Grammar
díc, es; m.

DIKE, a bank formed by throwing the earth out of the ditchvallum, id est tumŭlus, qui terra effossa exstructus est

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Ondlong riðiges on ðone díc along the ridge to the dike, 620; A. D. 978; Kmbl. iii. 169, 2; iii. 168, 35. On ánne micelne díc to a great dike, iii. 169, 7. Of ðæm díce from the dike, iii. 169, 2. To ðæm ealdan díc to the old dike, Th. Diplm. A.

Linked entry: fæsten-díc

leóhte

(adv.)
Grammar
leóhte, adv.

Brightlyclearly

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Wearþ mé on hige leóhte my mind was enlightened, Cd. 32; Th. 42, 20; Gen. 676. Scýnan leóhtor to shine more brightly, Exon. 21 a; Th. 56, 18; Cri. 902

Linked entry: líhte

mann-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
mann-dreám, es; m.

Human joyjoyous life among menjoyous noise

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Human joy, joyous life among men, joyous noise Ðú ne gemyndgast æfter mandreáme, ne wást bútan wildeóra þeáw thy mind shall not be according to human life, nor shall thou (Nebuchadnezzar) know aught but the habit of wild beasts, Cd. 203; Th. 251, 30;

ge-wegan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wegan, p. -wæg, pl. -wǽgon; pp. -wegen.

to bearcarrymovegoproceedvehereireprocedereto weighmeasure

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To ðǽm readorlícum blíðe ic sý gewegen ríces coelnesse ad ethera letus vehar regni refrigeria, Wanl. Catal. 304, 49. He wið ðam wyrme gewegan sceolde he must proceed against the worm [dragon], Beo. Th. 4792; B. 2400. [Cf.

Linked entries: ge-wæge wegan

godspellian

(v.)
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Rdr. 67, 12. of the good tidings of the gospel, intrans. To preach the gospel to a person Ongan hé þám foresprecenan bréþer godspellian praefato Fratri Verbum Dei evangelizare coepit, Guth. Gr. 163, 45. trans.

nyt-weorþ

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Forgife mé se wilega gifola þæt mé ǽgðrum onhagige, ge hér nytwyrðe beónne (cf. Alfred's words in the translation of Boethius: Ic wilnode weorþfullíce libbanne þá hwíle þe ic lifede, Bt. 17 ; F. 60, 14), ge húru þider cumane, Solil.

Linked entry: not-wirþe

for-teón

(v.)
Grammar
for-teón, for-teón; p.-teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen.

to pull and hurtto gripeto pull in the way ofobscurecover upobducereto draw awaylead astrayseducere

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Substitute: to pull and hurt, to gripe Fortogen turminosus, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 10.

be-cnyttan

to tie up in a bundleto tie roundsurround with a bondto tieattach with a string,to tie a rope,

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S. 15, 53. to tie, attach with a string, Gif hwá ðá wyrta on him becnitte, Hml. Th. i. 476, 5.

BEORGAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEORGAN, ic beorge, ðú byrgst, byrhst, he byrgeþ, byrgþ, byrhþ, pl. beorgaþ; p. ic, he bearg, bearh, ðú burge, pl. burgon; impert. beorg, beorh, pl. beorgaþ, beorge ge ; pp. borgen; v. a.

cumTo saveprotectshelterdefendfortifysparepreserveservaresalvarecustodiretueriparcereTo defendsecureguard againstavoiddefenderearcerecaverevitare

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Th. 16, 8. Ðæt se bittra bryne beorgan sceolde ǽfæstum þrím that the bitter burning should spare the pious three Exon. 53 b; Th. 189, 10; Az. 57.

Linked entries: bearg bearh

mann-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
mann-sliht, -slieht, -slæht, -sleht, es; m.

Manslaughterhomicidemurder

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In. 34; Th. i. 122, 15: L. Edm. E. 3; Th. i. 246, 1: L. Edm. S. 1; Th. i. 248, 1. Be ðám monnum ðe heora wǽpna monslyhte lǽnaþ. Gif hwá his wǽpnes óðrum onlǽne ðæt hé mon mid ofsleá, L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 1-4.

BOLD

(n.)
Grammar
BOLD, es; n.

a building, dwelling, houseædificium, domicilium, domusa superior house, hall, castle, palace, templeaula, palatium, ædesa builder

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Ðá wæs Beówulfe gecýðed, ðæt his sylfes hám, bolda sélest, brynewylmum mealt then it was made known to Beowulf, that his own home, the best of mansions, was consumed by flames of fire, Beo. Th. 4641; B. 2326.

un-gecoren

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecoren, adj.

unchosenunselectedreprobateevil

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unchosen, unselected; used in reference to those who swore along with another, when they were not selected by the party making oath from a number of persons named to him, as was the case in the cyre-áð, q. v.

Linked entry: ge-coren

sulh

(n.)
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The passage Ll. Th. i. 208, 12 seems to belong to II. as dealing with an extent of land rather than with an implement. Such an area was to provide two men with good horses.

þencan

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Add Ne mæg þín ríce leng stondan, búton þú heora forwyrde þe geornor þence. Bl. H. 175, 15. <b>V b.</b> add :-- Ic bidde þé þæt ðú helpe ealra þǽra þe mínre gebedrǽdene þencað, Angl. xii. 500, 28.

diht

(n.)
Grammar
diht, es; m.
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S. 6, 221. of the Deity On þám micclan dihte Godes foresceáwunge, Hml. A. 70, 120. Æfter Godes dihte, 24, 14. Ealle gesceafta ðeówiað hyra Scyppende, for ðon þe hí farað æfter Godes dihte, Hml. Th. i. 172, 17.

a-dón

(v.)
Grammar
a-dón, p. -dyde; impert. -dó; v. a.

To take awayremovebanishtollereejicere

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To take away, remove, banish; tollere, ejicere Ne mágon ðé nú heonan adón hyrste ða reádan the red ornaments may not now take thee hence, Exon. 99a; Th. 370, 14; Seel. 57.

Linked entry: a-dydest

dæg-hwamlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
dæg-hwamlíc, dæg-hwomlíc; def. sedæg-líca, seó, ðæt dæg-líce; adj.

Daily diurnus, quotidianus

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Th. i. 264, 31.

Linked entry: dæg-hwomlíc

hwatung

(n.)
Grammar
hwatung, e; f.

Divination

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Divination Álýfed nys ídele hwatunga begánne permissum non est vanas divinationes exercere, L. Ecg. P. ii. 23, title; Th. ii. 180, 36.

Linked entry: hwat

mis-faran

(v.)

to go astrayto errtransgressto fare badlyhave ill success

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to go astray, to err, transgress Oft for ðæs láreówes unwísdóm misfaraþ ða hiéremenn per pastorum ignorantiam hi, qui sequuntur, offendant, Past. 1, 4; Swt. 29, 4. Ðæt men for nytennysse misfaran ne sceolon, Homl. Th. ii. 314, 5. [Cf.

Linked entry: mis-féran

GRÉNE

(adj.)
Grammar
GRÉNE, adj.
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Wende man ðæt gréne to ðan weofode let the green [side of the sods] be turned to the altar, Lchdm. i. 398, 17. Gréne folde the green earth, Cd. 76; Th. 94, 14; Gen. 1561. Of grénum áre geworht wrought of green copper, Blickl. Homl. 127, 7.

Linked entry: groene