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on-drǽdendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drǽdendlíc, adj.

To be feared, terrible

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To be feared, terrible wǽs swíðe strang and swíðe ondrǽdendlíc he (William Rufus) was very severe, and very terrible, Chr. 1100; Erl. 235, 39. Gif ðes bealdwyrda biscop ácweald ne biþ, siððan ne biþ úre ege ondrǽdendlíc, Homl. Th. i. 420, 3.

on-timbran

(v.)

to instruct, edify

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wolde mid his láre and mid his lífes bysene beón ontimbred, Blickl. Homl. 217, 14

Linked entry: on-timberness

ge-sión

(v.)

to seebeholdvidere

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to see, behold; videre Wénaþ ða dysgan ðæt ǽlc mon síe blind swá sint; and ðæt nán mon ne mǽge seón [gesión, note] ðæt gesión ne mágon the foolish think that every man is blind as they are; and that no man is able to see what they cannot see, Bt

Domuc

(n.)
Grammar
Domuc, e; f? Dommoc-ceaster; gen. -ceastre; f.

Dunwich, on the sea coast of Suffolk, the seat of the first East Anglian bishopric, which was subsequently fixed at Norwich loci nomen in agri Suffolciensi ora maritĭma

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wearþ gecoren æfter him bishop Alfhun died at Sudbury, and he was buried at Dunwich, and Tidfrith was chosen after him, Chr. 798; Th. 105, 9-13, col. 3.

Linked entry: Dommoc-ceaster

éðel-stól

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-stól, es; m.

paternal-seat, native-seat, country, habitation patria sēdes, patria, dŏmĭcĭlium

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He éðelstólas healdan cúðe he could hold [his] paternal-seats. Beo. Th. 4732; B. 2371. Engla éðelstól native-seat of angels, Exon. 8 b; Th. 4, 13; Cri. 52: 86b; Th. 326, 1; Wíd. 122.

Linked entry: fæder-éðel-stól

Galwalas

(n.)
Grammar
Galwalas, galwealas, nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m. [wealh foreign; cf. Bryt-walas]

GaulsFrenchmenpeople of Gaul in a bodyGaulFranceGalliGallia

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He fór in Galwalas he went into Gaul, 380; Erl. 11, 2

blót-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
blót-mónaþ, es; m.

November, the month of sacrifice, so called because at this season the heathen Saxons made a provision for winter, and offered in sacrifice many of the animals they then killed. In an account of the Saxon months, it is thus described

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In an account of the Saxon months, it is thus described Se mónaþ is nemned on Léden Novembris, and on úre geþeóde blótmónaþ, forðon úre yldran, ðá hǽðene wǽron, on ðam mónþe bleóton á, ðæt is, ðæt betǽhton and benémdon hyra deófolgyldum ða neát

Linked entry: blód-mónaþ

ge-libban

(v.)
Grammar
ge-libban, ge-lifian, ge-leofian; p. ge-lifde, ge-lifode, ge-leofode
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K. 16. to get by living, to live to do cyng beón sceolde, gif hit gelifode he should have been king, if he had lived to do it, Chr. 1093; P. 228, 11. Fulne ende þínes lífes þú hæfst gelifd plenam etatis finem habes, Nar. 30, 11

Linked entries: ge-leofian ge-lifian

híwisc

(n.)
Grammar
híwisc, hígwisc, es; n.

A family, household, house; also a hide of land

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Gif hæbbe híwisc landes if he have a hide of land, L. Wg. 7; Th. i. 186, 13 [cf. l. 23]. On Cotenes-felde án hýwysce and þóder dél of Branok hyalf híwisce in Cotensfield one hide, and the other part of Branok half a hide, Chart. Th. 107, 26-8.

Linked entries: -isc híw-scipe

a-hýrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hýrian, p. ode; pp. od

To hireconducere

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To hire; conducere He úteóde ahyrian wyrhtan exiit conducere operarios, Mt. Bos. 20, 1: Jn. Bos. 10, 13

Linked entries: a-hérian hýrian

fore-costian

(v.)
Grammar
fore-costian, -costigan; p. ode; pp. od [ = for-costian]

To profanepolluteprofānāre

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To profane, pollute; profānāre Gyf rihtwísnys mín forecostigaþ si justĭtias meas profānāvĕrint, Ps. Spl. C. 88, 31

ge-ærnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ærnian, p. ode; pp. od

To earndeservemĕrēripromĕrēri

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To earn, deserve; mĕrēri, promĕrēri geærnian mágen illi promĕrēri pŏtĕrint, L. Alf. pol. 39; Wilk. 44, 42

Linked entry: ærnian

heofon-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-hláf, es; m.

Heavenly bread bread from heavenmanna

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Heavenly bread, bread from heaven, manna heofonhláfe hálige gefylde pani cæli saturavit eos, Ps. Th. 104, 35

leópard

(n.)
Grammar
leópard, es; m.

A leopard

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A leopard Fore hundum tigros and leópardos fédaþ pro canibus tigres et leopardos nutriunt, Nar. 38, 4

myrgen-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
myrgen-líc, adj.

Morning

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Morning Ðýs myrgenlícan dæge heó biþ gongende of líchoman she will depart before evening, Blickl. Homl. 141, 33

níd-freónd

(n.)
Grammar
níd-freónd, es; m.

One closely connected by relationship or friendship

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One closely connected by relationship or friendship wæs pápan ǽhte bifealden Enagrius his neódfreóndes, Shrn. 36, 4

Linked entry: níd-gestealla

ge-tricce

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tricce, adj.

Faithful

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Gif he biþ eáþhylde and ðære stówe getricce si contentus fuerit consuetudine loci, R. Ben. 61, Lye

ge-weaxan

Grammar
ge-weaxan, <b>; II.</b>
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Syððan Críst man wearð geweaxen, þá ðá wæs ðrítig wintra eald, Hml. Th. i. 258, 10. Add

sigorfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
sigorfæstness, e ; f.
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Victoriousness Be sigerfestnisse and swíð*-*módnisse úses Drihtnes mid ðǽm ða hǽþnan ofercom, Anglia xi. 173, 12

Linked entry: sigefæstness

þeówetscipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeówetscipe, es; m.
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Service ealle ðæs regoles bebodu and fulfremednysse ðæs munuclícan þeówtscypes geheóld, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 26