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(n.)
Grammar
EÁ, often indeclinable in the sing, but eás is sometimes found in gen; and é, ǽ, eǽin dat; pl. nom. acc. eá, eán; gen. eá; dat. eáum, eám, eán; f; ǽ

indecl. f. Running water, a stream, river, water flŭvius, flūmen, torrens, aqua

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On feówer eán into four streams, Gen. 2, 10

Linked entries: ǽ é

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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See Kemble's Saxons in England, ii. 53. Grammar wíte, in a general sense, torment, plague, disease, evil, pain Wíte malum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 63. Ðæt wíte geswác plaga cessavit. Num. 16, 48, 46.

for-súgan

Grammar
for-súgan, Substitute: To suck in (used of the spasmodic action of the stomach in hiccough? Cf. súgan; <b>II,</b> sogoþa)
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Lǽcedómas wið ádeádodum magan and gif hé forsogen sié, Lch. ii. 158, 14. Wiþ forsogenum magan oþþe áþundenum for a stomach troubled with hiccough or wind, 186, 17

Æ

Grammar
Æ, The short or unaccented Anglo-Saxon æ has a sound like ai in main and f
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The ǽ is known to be long, and therefore accented, when in monosyllables, assuming another syllable in declining, ǽ is found before a single consonant or st, sc, and followed in nouns by a, o, u, and in adjectives by a, o, u, or e; as Blǽda fruits; blǽdum

wyn

(n.)
Grammar
wyn, wynn, e; f.

delightpleasuredelightfullypleasantlya delightthat which causes pleasurethe best of a class,the pride of its kind.the name of the w-rune

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On wuldres ᚹ (Kemble writes wealdend in place of the rune in the MS.; but cf. wuldres wynn, Andr. Kmbl. 1773; An. 889), Elen. Kmbl. 2177; El. 1090. In Ps. Vos. 99, 1 jubilate is rendered by ᚹ sumiaþ. Similar entries See also mod-wén (l. mód-wyn).

Linked entry: mód-wén

BEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓ, indecl. in s; pl. nom. acc. beón; gen. beóna; dat. beóum, beóm ; f.

A BEEapis

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The keeping of bees was an object of much care in the economy of the Anglo-Saxons. The great variety of expressions, taken from the flavour of honey, sufficiently account for the value they placed upon it.

Linked entries: beáw-hyrnet beón bió

æðelo

(n.)
Grammar
æðelo, indecl. in sing; pl. nom. acc. æðelu, æðelo; gen. æðela; dat. æðelum; n.

Nobilitypre-eminenceoriginfamilyracenaturetalentsgeniusnobilitasprincipatusorigonatalesprosapianaturaindolesingenium

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His æðelo bióþ on ðam mode his nobility is in the mind, 30, 1; Fox 110, 1. Ryht æðelo biþ on ðam móde, næs on ðam flǽsce true nobility is in the mind, not in the flesh, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 19.

Linked entry: ge-æðele

bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, l. bisen, e; bisene, an; f. (also n. in North.),

an exemplar a modelpatternexampleprecedenta ruleprescriptpreceptparablesimilitudetype

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Ic hit mid yfelre bysene inc forgylde I will repay it you in evil fashion, Bl. H. 189, 26, 31. Magon gé geseón sweotole bysene, 99, 14. Wé wyllað eów dón bysne of twám mónðum, Angl. viii. 300, 37.

for-strogdness

(n.)
Grammar
for-strogdness, dispersion (?). Forstrogdnis is given as the gloss to praecipitationis in Ps. 51, 6, Nap. 25.
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This word is glossed by fortrúgadnisse in Ps. Srt. 51, 6: Ps. Spl. T. 51, 4: could for-strogdnis be an error for this form?

Driffeld

(n.)
Grammar
Driffeld, gen. es; dat. a , e; m. [in A. D. 1360 it was written Dyrffeld]

Great DRIFFIELD, in the East Riding of Yorkshireoppĭdi nomen in agro Eboracensi

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Great DRIFFIELD, in the East Riding of Yorkshire; oppĭdi nomen in agro Eboracensi Hér Aldfriþ Norþan Hymbra cining forþférde, on xix kl' Jan. onDriffelda in this year [A.

nimþe

(con.)
Grammar
nimþe, nemþe, nymþe; conj.

Unlessexcept

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Grammar nimþe, connecting words in the same case (contracted clauses, the verb of the second clause being the same as that in the first, and not expressed) Nǽnig óðerne freóþ in fyrhþe, nimþe feára hwylc (freóþ), Fragm. Kmbl. 71; Leas. 37.

Linked entry: nemþe

óþ-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-þringan, to force away from one (oftenest in phrases líf, feorh, etc., óþþringan
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to take a person's life) Ðá geleornedon his byrelas hú hié him mehten ðæt líf óþþringan, and him gesealdon átor drincan, Ors. 3, 9 ; Swt. 136, 15. Se ðe mid gáres orde óðrum aldor óþþringeþ, Cd. Th. 92, 3; Gen. 1523 : Exon. Th. 330, 11; Vy. 49. Ecghete

Þór

(n.)
Grammar
Þór, the Scandinavian form of a name which in English is Þunor (-er),
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one of the gods, Thor Nú secgaþ sume ða Denisce men on heora gedwylde, ðæt se Iouis wǽre, ðe hý þór hátaþ, Mercuries sunu, ðe hí Óðon namiaþ; ac hí nabbaþ ná riht: for ðan ðe wé rǽdaþ on bócum, ge on hǽþenum ge on cristenun, ðæt se hetula Iouis tó sóðan

Linked entry: þunor

hund-feald

Grammar
hund-feald, [In the first passage perhaps hundfealdgetel should be read. v. þúsendfeald-getel.]
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Add: — Heó næfð þone wurðmynt þæs hundfealdan wæstmes, Hml. A. 34, 250. Hé underféhð þá méde be hundfealdum edleáne, 15, 51. Hundfealde méde, 21, 186 : Hml. Th. i. 148, 18. Tén ðúsend síðan hundfealde ðúsenda him mid wunodon decies millies centena millia

bric-

(prefix)
Grammar
bric-, [= bricg], found in the compound bric-bót, q. v.

a bridge

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a bridge

ge-risene

(n.)
Grammar
ge-risene, -risne, -rysne, es; [seems to occur only in pl.] n.

What is fitting, decent

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What is fitting, decent Godes hús sindon innan bestrýpte ǽlcra gerisna God's houses are stripped within of everything seemly, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 106, 43: Th. Chart. 511, 4.

hád-brice

(n.)
Grammar
hád-brice, -bryce, es; m. [hád II. holy orders in the church; brice a violation, breach]

An injury done to persons in holy orders, a violation of holy ordersordinis infractura, sacri ordinis violatio

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An injury done to persons in holy orders, a violation of holy orders; ordinis infractura, sacri ordinis violatio Gif hwá hádbryce gewyrce, gebéte ðæt be hádes mǽðe if any one do an injury to a person in holy orders, let him make amends for it according

-e

(suffix)
Grammar
-e, in the termination of nouns, denotes a person; as, Hyrde, es; m.

A shepherd, from hyrdan to guard. The vowel -e is also used to form nouns denoting inanimate objects; as, Cýle, es; m. Cold; cwide, es; m. A saying, testament: brice, es; m. A breach: wlite, es; m. Beauty. These are mostly derived from verbs, and are masculine , but when derived from adjectives they are feminine; as, Rihtwíse, an; f. Justice

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A shepherd, from hyrdan to guard. The vowel -e is also used to form nouns denoting inanimate objects; as, Cýle, es; m. Cold; cwide, es; m. A saying, testament: brice, es; m. A breach: wlite, es; m. Beauty. These are mostly derived from verbs, and are

þeófend

(n.)
Grammar
þeófend, þeófent, e; f. (the word seems to occur only in the plural)
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Theft Of hearte útgaas ... ðiófunta de corde exeunt ... furta, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 19. Ðiófunto (-ento, Rush.) furta, Mk. Skt. Lind. 7, 22. Wið þeófentum, Lchdm. iii. 58, 1. Ic heó tó þeófendum and tó gefliturn stihte, Wulfst. 255, 11. Ne leásunga tó

yndan

Grammar
yndan, in ða belocenan yndan wega conpeta clausa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 11.
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For betýndan? cf. betýndan wega gelǽtan competa clausa, 132, 52