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feld

Grammar
feld, gen. felda (v. Licetfelda)

plain ⬩ field

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Add: Feld gotium, feldas gotia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 4, 5. open country. land free from wood, plain (as opposed to mountainous) Hí férdon on wudu and on felda, Chr. 1071; P. 207, 36. On þám felda (campo), sé wæs genemned Hǽðfeld, Bd. 4, 17; Sch. 429, 14

ge-cnáwan

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Add: to recognize, identify an object Mid ðám þe ꝥ mód wiþ his bewende, ðá gecneów hit swíþe sweotele his ágne módor, Bt. 3, 1; F. 4, 29. Eft hine gecneów óðer þínen, Mk. 14, 69. Beheóld hé hí and gecneów hí be hyre wlite, Hml. S. 30, 363. Hélias cóm

ge-sund

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Add: sound, without flaw or defect. of persons, in good health Sum móder bær hire sámcuce cild . . . hé cwæð þæt hire cild gesund beón sceolde, Hml. Th. ii. 150, - 19. Hé eóde cucu and gesund intó his byrgene, i. 74, 25. Ne swelte ic mid sáre, ac ic

tyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
tyhtan, p.te.

to draw ⬩ stretch ⬩ to draw the mind to something ⬩ to incite ⬩ exhort ⬩ provoke ⬩ solicit ⬩ prompt ⬩ urge ⬩ persuade ⬩ to suggest ⬩ bring to the mind ⬩ to instruct ⬩ teach

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to draw, stretch [Oferbrǽdels onbútan getint velamen in gyro tensum, Anglia xiii. 421, 806]. [Tuhten is used in Layamon with the meaning of teón, IV: Ure drihten heo bilæueð, and to Mahune heo tuhteð,Laym. 27321. Troynisce tuhten (toȝe, 2nd MS.) to þon

án-cyn

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
án-cyn, g. m. n. -cynnes; f. -cynre; adj. [án one, only; cyn proprius]

Only ⬩ unicus

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Only; unicus Ðé seó [MS. se] hálige andett gelaðung, — ðínne sóðan and áncynne sunu te sancta confitetur ecclesia, — tuum verum et unicum [ = proprium] filium, Te Dm. Lye

burh-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
burh-geréfa, an; m.
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A BOROUGH-REEVE, city-reeve, the governor and chief magistrate of a city or town; urbis prætor, præfectus, præpositus, quæstor, curialis, Wrt. Voc. 18, 7: 18, 42

Féðan-leag

(n.)
Grammar
Féðan-leag, gen. -leage; f. [Flor. Fethanleah: Hunt. Fedhalnea, Fedhanlea: Matt. West. Frithenleia]

Frethern

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Frethern, Gloucestershire? — —] in this year [A. D. 584] Ceawlin and Cutha fought against the Britons at the place which is called Frethern, Chr. 584; Th. 34, 9

hristung

(n.)
Grammar
hristung, e; f.

A quivering

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A quivering, spasmodic action Ceolan hristung and hreóung hlýdende swíðust innan [or should hristlung (v. preceding word) be read ?], L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 18

Langa-land

(n.)
Grammar
Langa-land, es; n.

Langeland

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Langeland an island in the Baltic belonging to Denmark On bæcbord him wæs Langaland ... and ðás land call hýraþ tó Denemearcan, Ors. 1, 1: Swt 19, 35

Mægþa land

(n.)

the Polish province of Mazovia

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the Polish province of Mazovia (?) Be norþan Horiti is Mægþa land; and be norþan Mægþa londe Sermende óþ ða beorgas Riffen, Ors. l, l; Swt. 16, 21

medu-stíg

(n.)
Grammar
medu-stíg, e; f.

Path to the mead-hall

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Path to the mead-hall Cyning of brýdbúre treddode ... and his cwén mid him medostíg gemæt ... Hróðgár tó healle geóng, Beo. Th. 1845-1855; B. 920-925

port-geriht

(n.)
Grammar
port-geriht, es; n.
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A town-due, due paid by a town Ðæs túnes cýping and seó innung ðara portgerihta uillae mercimonium censusque omnis civilis, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 138, 10

recu

(n.)
Grammar
recu, e; f.
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Guidance, direction, correction (v. reccan, VII, VII a) Seó (Hilda) gódre rece and hǽlo intingan þegnade occasionem salutis et correctionis ministravit, Bd. 4, 23 : S. 594, 42

ge-restan

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Add: with reflex, dat. Gefere þæne mannan on swíðe fæstne cleofan, gereste him swíðe wel hleówe, and wearma gléda bere man gelóme inn, Lch. ii. 280, 11

biþ

is, shall be ⬩ est, erit,

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is, shall be; est, erit, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 11; Met. 6, 6: Cd. 217; Th. 276, 1; Sat. 182; 3rd pers, pres. and fut. of beón

ge-settnys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-settnys, -nyss, e; f.

Constitution, statute ⬩ stătūtum

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Constitution, statute; stătūtum Ða ðe ða reogollícan gesettnysse háligra fædera gelufedon and cúðon qui cănŏnĭca patrum stātūta et dīlĭgĕrent et nossent, Bd. 4, 5; S. 571, 40

Scildingas

(n.)
Grammar
Scildingas, pl.
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The descendants of Scild, or more generally the Danes. The word occurs often in Beowulf, and is also found in the compounds Ár-, Here-, Sige-, Þeód-Sciídingas

Linked entry: Scild

stealcung

(n.)
Grammar
stealcung, e; f.
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Stalking (cf. deer-stalking), cautious walking On sumere nihte hlosnode sum óðer munuc his færeldes and mid sleaccre stealcunge his fótswaðum filigde, Homl. Th. ii. 138, 6

Linked entry: stalcung

þanc-metung

(n.)
Grammar
þanc-metung, e; f.
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Deliberation, consideration Gif hé mid ðancmetuncge (-metegunge, MS. B.: þoncmeotunge, Bd. M. 88, 4) and ðreodunge geþafaþ si ex deliberatione consentit, Bd. 1, 27; S, 497, 23

Linked entry: ge-þancmetian

un-gereccan

(v.)

to repel a charge from ⬩ to clear

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to repel a charge from, to clear Gif hit man him on gerecce, and hé hine ungereccan ne mæge, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. i, 222, 4

Linked entry: ge-reccan