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Frys-land

(n.)
Grammar
Frys-land, Fres-lond, es; n.

FrieslandFrīsia

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Gewiton him wígend Frysland geseón the warriors departed to see Friesland, Beo. Th. 2277; B. 1126

Linked entry: Fres-lond

helde

(n.)
Grammar
helde, an; f.

Allegiancefealty

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Allegiance, fealty Hé ðǽr on ðæs cynges willelmes heldan cynge gesette he placed Edgar there as king in allegiance to King William, Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 37.

Linked entries: hyld hyldu

Indea

(n.)
Grammar
Indea, India

India

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Ðá wilnode ic Indeum innwearde geseónne interiorem indiam perspicere cupiens, Nar. 5, 17. On Indea to India; Chr. 883; Erl. 83, 17

Ír-land

(n.)
Grammar
Ír-land, es; n.

Ireland

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Ireland Ðrie Scottas cuómon Ælfréde cyninge of Ýrlande, Chr. 891; Erl. 88, 6, note. Írlande, 918; Erl. 104, 15: 1051 ; Erl. 176, 18. Se preóst cwæþ ðæt án wer wǽre on Írlande gelǽred, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 101, 200.

Linked entry: Íra-land

mann-menigu

(n.)
Grammar
mann-menigu, f.

A multitude of people

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[Grein reads mán menio but there seems no reason to apply such an epithet to the menio in question.] Ðéh ðe Sciþþie hæfdon máran monmenie cum Scythae numero praestarent, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 116, 24

Linked entry: menigu

mann-weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
mann-weorþ, es; n.

The value or price of a man

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The value or price of a man Gif mannes esne eorlcundne mannan ofslæhþ ... se ágend ágefe ðone banan, and dó ðǽr þrió manwyrþ . Gif se bana óþbyrste feórþe manwyrþ hé gedó, L. H. E. 1-2; Th. i. 26, 8-28, 1: 3-4; Th. i. 28, 4-8

pápa

(n.)
Grammar
pápa, an: m.
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pápan gecoren, 122, 31. pápan gehálgod, 124, 1

ge-wícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wícan, p. -wác, pl. -wicon; pp. -wicen

To give wayfaildepartretirecederedeficererecedere

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To give way, fail, depart, retire; cedere, deficere, recedere To hwý, Driht, gewic [gewite, Sur.] ðú feor ut quid, Domine, recessisti longe, Ps. Spl. second 9, 1. Ne his mægenes [mǽges?]

bí-swícol

(adj.)
Grammar
bí-swícol, adj.

Deceitfuldolosus

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[bí-swíc deceit; dolus] Deceitful; dolosus We sculon geþencean ðæt ðís líf, ðæt we nú onlibbaþ, is bíswícol eallum ðǽm ðe hit lufiaþ we ought to think that this life, in which we now live, is deceitful to all those who love it, L. E.

Linked entry: be-swicol

un-gehealdsum

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehealdsum, adj.

Incontinent

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Ðæt gé (maidens) wislíce lybbon and wel geþeáwode beón ... ná ungehealtsume (-heald-, in one MS. ), Homl. Ass. 47, 575

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, p. ode
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(Cf. werian to defend, )

ymb-swápan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-swápan, p. -sweóp; pp. -swápen.
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to sweep about (of the motion of waves) Ða ýþa weóllan and ymbsweópan and ǽghwonene ðæt scyp fyldon verrentibus undique et implere incipientibus navem fluctibus Bd. 3, 15 ; S. 541, 42. to wrap round Ymbswápen circumamicta, Ps. Surt. Spl.

án-dagian

(v.)
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Ðá cwæð ic þæt hé wolde cunnigan, and bæd ðone cing ðæt hé hit ándagade ( that he would appoint a day for taking the oath ), and hé swá dyde, and hé gelǽdde ðá ðon ándagan ðone áð . . . and wé ridan ðá ðon ándagan, Cht. Th. 171, 18-34. Add

brýd-hlóp

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-hlóp, -lóp, es; pl. -hlópa; n.
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Wérun sald brýdhlópum (-loppum, L.) dabantur ad nuptias, Lk. R. 17, 27. Brýdhlópum (-lópum, L.), 20, 34. In brýdlópum in nubtiis, Jn. p. 1, 8, 3. brýdloppum, Mt. L. 25, 10. Sé ðe dyde brýdlópa ( nubtias ), 22, 2

Linked entries: brýd-lóp -hlóp

deorfan

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Add: I. to labour Ic dearf exercebor, i. laboravi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 67. Ic nelle deorfan (laborare) ofer hig, Coll. M. 26, 17. II. to be in peril :-- On frecednesse he dyrfð periculo periclitat, Lch. iii. 151, 10, 15.

dóm-setl

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dómsetlum ad subsellia, ad tribunal, Germ. 393, 61. Þæt hí on ðám micclum dóme ofer twelf dómsetl sittende beóð démenne eallum mannum, Hml. Th. i. 542, 20. Add

ele-beám

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Úp ðám ealdan elebeáme, C. D. v. 194, 3. ðám elebeáme, 297, 20. On ǽnne elebeám, 374, 21. Andlang hagan on ðone elebeám, 70, 23. Mór oelebeáma (-beómes, R.) mons oliuarum, Mk. L. 11, 1: 14, 26. On móre oelebeáma (-beóma), 13, 3. Add

for-screncan

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Ox. 865. to cause to shrink up: Mid forscrencedre (-screcendre, MS.) arida (manu), An. Ox. 4926

ge-hámettan

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Substitute: To domicile, settle in a fixed residence and so bring within reach of the law Wé cwǽdon be þǽm hláfordleásum mannum þe man nán ryht æt begytan ne mæg, ꝥ man beóde þǽre mǽgðe ꝥ hí hine folcryhte gehámetten, and him hláford finden, Ll.

líf-fæst

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S. 23 b, 625. settled in respect to domicile Ic wille ǽrist mé siolfne Gode forgeofan ðére stówe æt Crístes cirican, and mín bearn dér líffest gedóan, C. D. i. 316, 9