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gealpettung

(n.)
Grammar
gealpettung, e; f.

Noisy, boastful talking

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Noisy, boastful talking Þá hé oftost tesoword spræc in his onmédlan gælpettunga (in his arrogant talking), þá earnode hé mé þǽre mǽsta[n] gestynþo, Nap. 27

Linked entry: gealpettan

ofer-heáfod

(adv.)
Grammar
ofer-heáfod, adv.

Generally, in every case

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Generally, in every case Ǽlc man oferheáfod sceolde cennan his gebyrde and his áre on ðære byrig ðe hé tó gehýrde, Homl. Th. i. 30, 4

ge-rǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽcan, -rǽcean; p. -rǽhte; pp. -rǽht

To reach, obtain, seize, get, lay hold on, attain, reproach, present, offer

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Hyne Wulf wǽpne gerǽhte Wolf reached him with his weapon, Beo. Th. 5923; B. 2965: 1117; B. 556: Byrht. Th. 135, 63; By. 142: 136, 29; By. 158. He ða burh gerǽhte he took the town, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 14.

Linked entry: mis-rǽcan

sidu

(n.)
Grammar
sidu, seodu, siodu (o) ; gen. dat. a ; m.
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a custom, use, manner, habit, practice Ðæt heó cóme tó him mid hire cynehelme, swá swá heora seodu wæs, Anglia ix. 28, 31. Micel sido mid Rómwarum wæs, Bt. 27, 1 ; Fox 96, 2.

Linked entries: seodu sido siodo sydung

for-ealdian

(v.)

to run outexpire

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Ben. 114, 8. of dead matter, to get worn out with long use, to decay through being kept too long Warnige hé ꝥ ꝥ húsl ná forealdige; gif hit for[h]ealden sí, ꝥ his man brúcan ne mæge, forbærne hit man, Ll. Th. ii. 252, 7. Hé funde on þám mynstre ...

ge-dwimor

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Hig worhton fela gedwimera on anlícnessum, 11, 5. Se deófol wyrcð þonne wundra þurh his scíncræft mid leásum gedwimorum, Hml. S. 35, 351. Sum gedwola mid manegum gedwimorum þæt landfolc bedydrode lange, 31, 834. Hé (St.

Æðelflǽd

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelflǽd, e; f. [æðele, flǽd]

ÆthelfledÆthelfleda

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Ðá gerád he ða burg æt Tameworþige; and him cierde to eall se þeódscype on Myrcna lande, ðe Æðelflǽde ǽr underþeóded wæs then, while king Edward was tarrying there [at Stamford], Æthelfled his sister died at Tamworth, twelve nights before midsummer.

Linked entry: Æðelrǽd

a-beran

(v.)
Grammar
a-beran, p. -bær; pp. -boren.

to bearcarrysufferportareferreto take or carry awaytollereauferre

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ne mágon nán earfoða aberan they cannot bear any troubles, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 3: Andr. Kmbl. 1912; An. 958: Ps. Th. 54, 11. to take or carry away; tollere, auferre Abær hine of eowdum sceápa sustulit eam de gregibus ovium, Ps. Spl. 77, 76: Ps.

Linked entries: a-bær a-biran a-boren

un-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wérig, adj.

Not wearyfresh

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Not weary, fresh Æt níxtan wurdon ealle geteorode, and hé ána unwérig him æfter fyligde, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 34. Gif mon on mycelre ráde weorðe geteorad, nime betonican...; ðonne bið hé sóna unwérig, Lchdm. i. 76, 8.

dolg-swæþ

(n.)
Grammar
dolg-swæþ, n.: -swaþu; f.
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grápodon ðá dolhswaðu, 302, 2. fem. Nán dolswaþu næs gesýne, Hml. Th. ii. 492, 9. Hé hæfde áne dolhswaðe on his hneccan, Hml. S. 30, 268. Dolgsuaþhe plagae uestigia, cicatrices, Bl. Gl. Dolcswaðan cicatrices, Hpt. Gl. 510, 57

gist-ærn

Grammar
gist-ærn, gist-ern.
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Eódon in sumes túngeréfan healle (giæstern, v. l.) intrauerunt hospitium cujusdam uilici, Bd. 5, 10; Sch. 600, 7. a place of shelter Gewát sió lió út of þám scræfe . . . and hió unc forgeaf ꝥ gestern, Hml. A. 207, 407

hund-feald

Grammar
hund-feald, [In the first passage perhaps hundfealdgetel should be read. v. þúsendfeald-getel.]
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Mt. 19, 29. ꝥ be hundfealdum m

weorod

(n.)
Grammar
weorod, (-ud, -ed, -ad), werod (-ud, -ed), worud (-ad), word, es; n.
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Hé sægde him wereda gesceafte, 225, 27; Dan. 160.

duguþ

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Add: The word is sometimes masc. virtue, excellence Sinope tó eácan hiere hwætscipe and hiere monigfealdum duguþum hiere líf geendade on mægðháde Sinope singulorum virtutis gloriam perpetua virginitate cumulavit, Ors. 1, 10; S. 46, 25.

HWÍL

(n.)
Grammar
HWÍL, e; f.

A WHILE

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Ða hwíle ðe ðú eart on wege mid him dum es in via cum eo, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 25.

ilf

(n.)
Grammar
ilf, e; f.

An elf

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Gif hit wǽre ésa gescot oððe hit wǽre ylfa gescot oððe hit wǽre hægtessan gescot if it were Æsir's shot, or elves' shot, or witches' shot, Lchdm. iii. 54,10

Linked entry: ylf

fullwiht-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
fullwiht-fæder, (fulwiht-)
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Petrus wæs his godfæder, and hé lange folgode his fulluhtfæder Petre, Hml. S. 15, 144

ge-béd

Grammar
ge-béd, l. ge-bed, dele <b>II,</b> where for gebed l. gebod,
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Se þridda cnapa wacode swíðor for ege þonne for his gebedum, Vis. Lfc. 47. Hé féng on his gebedo, swá his gewuna wæs, for þǽr. wæs án forehús æt þǽre cyrcan duru, 32. v. ǽfen-, cneów-, in-, úht-, wíg-gebed

hopian

(v.)
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Gehiéren ðá unblíðan ðá leán ðæs gefeán ðe hié tó hopiað tristibus inferenda sunt laela, quae promittuniur Past. 187, 18. Hú sóðlic sió heánes is ðe hié tó hopiað and eác habbað quam sit vera excellentia, quam sperando tenent 299, 5.

ciól

(n.)
Grammar
ciól, es; m.

A shipnavis

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A ship; navis He lét him behindan ciólas nigon and hundnigontig he left behind him ninety-nine ships, Bt. Met. Fox 26,46 ; Met. 26, 23