cneówian
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Óðre cyningas tó him cneówodon, 24, 6. Se fiscere cneówige æt þæs cáseres gemynde, Hml. Th. i. 578, 9. Hí Godes hús séce and cneówige þǽr úte, Wlfst. 155, 9. Man ne mót cneówian on Sunnandagum, Hml. S. 12, 7.
freó-bearn
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Áhangen wæs cyninges freóbearn, Godes gástsunu, El. 672. Hú þé ( Christ ) rodera weard æt frymðe genóm him tó freóbearne, Cri. 223. Cf. freó-dohtor
ge-fædere
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Add: of the relation between sponsor and parent or between sponsors; commater Hé gean Ælf(þ)ríð, ðæs cyninges wífæ, his gefæðeran, Cht. Th. 527, 14. Ne gewífige hé on his gefæderan ( commatrem ), Ll.
ge-dryht
A host ⬩ company ⬩ band of retainers
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Ðǽr cyninges giefe brúcaþ eádigra gedryht there the band of the blessed enjoy the king's grace, Exon. 32 a; Th. 101, 26; Cri. 1664. Ðínra secga gedryht the band of thy men, Beo. Th. 3349; B. 1672
LIFER
The LIVER
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Se vultor sceolde forlǽtan ðæt hé ne slát ða lifre Tyties ðæs cyninges, Bt. 35, 6; Fox, 170, 3
Norþ-Walas
The Welsh ⬩ Wales
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The Welsh, Wales Ða cyningas on Norþ-Wealum, Howel and Cledanc, Chr. 922; Erl. 108, 27. Se here ... hergodon ǽgðer ge on Cornwealum and on Norþ-Wealum, 997; Erl. 134, 9. Ælfgár eorl gesóhte Griffines geheald on Norþ-Wealan, 1055; Erl. 190, 3.
ge-treówsian
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Add: to pledge oneself, engage Him cómon ongeán VI cyningas and ealle wið hine getreówsodon ꝥ hí woldon efenwyrhtan beón on sǽ and on lande, Chr. 972; Th. i. 225, 17. <b>I a.
heofon-feld
A Northumbrian local name
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A Northumbrian local name Is seó stów on Englisc nemned Heofenfeld wæs heó geára swá nemned for tácnunge ðæra tóweardra wundra forðon ðe ðǽr ðæt heofonlíce sigebeácen árǽred beón sceolde and ðǽr heofonlíc sige ðam cyninge seald wæs vocatur locus illelingua
un-gewittig
mad ⬩ insane ⬩ foolish ⬩ senseless ⬩ not having reason ⬩ irrational
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mad, insane Ic wát ðæt gé wénaþ ðæt ic ungewittige móde ( insana mente ) sprece, Bd. 4, 8; S. 576, 1. foolish, senseless Gif cinges geréfena hwylc gyltig biþ, hwá is manna tó ðam ungesceád and ungewittig, ðæt hé ðæm cyninge his áre ætrecce for ðí ðe
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ge-sweorcan
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Forst. 147, 18. anger Wearð gecýdd þám cyninge embe Iudan sige, and he geswearc on móde (when king Antiochius heard these things, he was full of indignation, I Mace. iii. 27), Hml.
stelan
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Gif frigman cyninge stele, L. Ethb. 4; Th. i. 4, 3
Linked entry: a-stælan
treów-leás
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Ðara treówleásra (perfidorum) cyninga beboda, Bd. 1. 7; S. 476, 35. Trióleásra, Rtl. 59, 23.
Eádbald
Eadbald, son of Ethelbert, king of Kent. He succeeded his father to the kingdom of Kent in A.D. 616, and died in A.D. 640
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He succeeded his father to the kingdom of Kent in A.D. 616, and died in A.D. 640 Hér Æðelbryht Contwara cyning forþférde, and Eádbald his sunu féng to ríce, se forlét his fulluht and leofode on hǽðenum þeáwe, swá ðæt he hæfde his fæder láfe to wife in
Hwiccas
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Férde ðá in Hwicca mægþe ðǽr wæs ðá Ósríc cyning divertit ad provinciam Huicciorum cut tunc rex Osric præfuit, Bd. 4, 23; S. 594, 22. Wilfrid is Hwicna biscop provinciæ Huicciorum Vilfrid episcopus, 5, 23; S. 646, 22.
lustfullian
To rejoice ⬩ be glad ⬩ take pleasure [in]
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Se cyning ongan lustfullian ðæt clǽneste líf háligra and heora ðám swétestan gehátum [rex] ipse delectatus vita mundissima sanctorum, et promissis eorum suavissimis, Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 8.
geornful-nes
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Ðá he ðá se cyning his gelǽrednysse and his geornfulnysse geseah cujus erudĭtiōnem atque industriam videns rex, 3, 7; S. 529, 46. Mid mycelre geornfulnesse devōtiōne magna, 3, 30; S. 562, 3: L. Edg. i. 5; Th. i. 264, 22.
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weorold-wela
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Ne wearð ǽnig eorðlíc cyning mǽrra ðonne Salomon wearð þuruh ǽghwylcne woroldwelan, Wulfst. 277, 23. Ða woruldwelan synt gesceapene tó bíswice ðám monnum ðe beóþ neátenum gelíce. Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 2.
ga-máhlic
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Th. i. 238, 11. wanton Hié him andwyrdon ꝥ hit gemálic wǽre and unryhtlic (that it would be a wanton outrage) þæt swá oferwlenced cyning sceolde winnan on swá earm folc responderunt, stolide opulentissimum regem adversus inopes sumsisse helium.
a-þreótan
To weary ⬩ irk ⬩ displease ⬩ be loathsome ⬩ irksome to any one ⬩ tædere ⬩ pigere ⬩ To loathe ⬩ dislike ⬩ be weary of anything ⬩ pertæsum esse
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To loathe, dislike, be weary of anything; pertæsum esse Se cyning wæs aþroten his ællreordre gespræce rex pertæsu erat barbaræ loquelæ, Bd. 3, 7 ; S. 530, 4
leód-fruma
a patriarch ⬩ a prince ⬩ chieftain ⬩ king
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Cyning, leófne leódfruman, Exon. 60 b; Th. 222, 7; Ph. 345: [Hrothgar], Beo. Th. 4266; B. 2130: [St. Andrew ], Andr. Kmbl. 1977; An. 991