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un-gebyrded

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebyrded, adj.
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Unpolluted, uncorrupted Wæs geméted se líchama swá gesund and swá ungebyrded (-geonbyrded, v.l.) swylce him nǽfre ne gehrine ǽniges írenes snide sanum atque intemeratum corpus inventum est, ac si nulla hoc incisio ferri tetigisset, Gr. D. 199, 4

Linked entries: ge-byrded un-geonbyrded

hyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrdan, herdan, hierdan; p. de

to embolden ⬩ encourage ⬩ brace

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Tó ðam wáge geság heafelan onhylde hyrde ðá géna ellen on innan to the wall he sank, bowed his head, yet within did he brace up his strength, Exon. 51 a; Th. 178, 15; Gú. 1244. Hyrde hine georne diligently encouraged him, Wald. 1; Vald. 1, 1.

Linked entries: herdan hyrdung ge-hyrdan

sige-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-leás, adj.
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</b> of a song, that tells of defeat :-- Gehýrdon galan Godes andsacan sigeleásne sang, Beo. Th. 1578 ; B. 787

swealwe

(n.)
Grammar
swealwe, swealewe, an; f.
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Twá swalewan heora sang up áhófon and hí setton on ða sculdra ðæs hálgan weres Gúðláces, Guthl. 10; Gdwin. 52, 3-10. For instances of the word in local names, see Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 338

Linked entry: swalewe

rǽden

Grammar
rǽden, rǽdenn. Add: v. ge-, geþeód-, geþeów-(?), gewrit-, godsibb-, hold-, hyld-, leód-, lim-, luf-, mǽd-, mǽgþ-, mæst-, mæsten-, sam-, sin-, þegen-, þeód-, þoft-, wíte-, wudu-rǽden[n].

wanung

(n.)
Grammar
wanung, e; f.
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Cf. wanian, I. (3 a) :-- Flǽsces wonunge carnis maceratione, Rtl. 14, 33. a growing less, a decrease in number, size, etc. v. wanian, Dæghwamlíce geleáffulle men nimaþ ðæt sand, and ne biþ nǽnig wonung on ðæm sande, Shrn. 81, 6.

greátian

(v.)
Grammar
greátian, p. ode; pp. od
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To GREATEN, to become great or large; grandescere, grossescere On ðæs siwenígean eágum beóþ ða æpplas hále, ac ða brǽwas greátigaþ in lippi oculis pupillæ sanæ sunt, sed palpebræ grossescunt, Past. 11, 4; Swt. 69, 2; Hatt. MS. 15 a, 18

ést

favour ⬩ luxuries

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Hé sende him sanda and éstas, ac se cniht forseah þá sanda and drencas, Hml. S. 35, 56. Se fiscere ðá éstas him beforan legde þe hé him tó beódenne hæfde, Ap. Th. 11, 25

FOLC

(n.)
Grammar
FOLC, es; n. [Folc being a neuter noun, and a monosyllable, has the nom. and acc. pl. the same as the nom. and acc. sing: it is a collective noun in English, and has not the plural form folks but by a modern corruption]

The FOLK ⬩ people ⬩ common people ⬩ multitude ⬩ a people ⬩ tribe ⬩ family ⬩ pŏpŭlus ⬩ gens ⬩ nātio ⬩ vulgus ⬩ plebs ⬩ cīves ⬩ hŏmĭnes ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ multĭtūdo

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The FOLK, people, common people, multitude, a people, tribe, family; pŏpŭlus, gens, nātio, vulgus, plebs, cīves, hŏmĭnes, exercĭtus, multĭtūdo Twá folc beóþ todǽled, and ðæt folc oferswíþ ðæt óðer folc two nations shall be divided, and the one folk shall

Linked entries: folc-stów ge-folc

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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sulling Aliquam terrae partiunculam, hoc est duarum manentium ... ritu Cantiae án sulung dictum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 249, 19. Terrae particula duarum manentium, id est, án sulung, 250, 8. Yc gean intó Cristes cyrican on Cantwarabyrig ðæs landes æt Holungaburnan

Linked entry: swulung

riht-gewittig

(adj.)
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quis sanum sapiens esse spiritus corporeos dixerit?, 305, 2

Linked entry: ge-wittig

stunian

(v.)
Grammar
stunian, p. ode.
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Stunaþ eal geador winsum sanc a pleasant song sounds all together (from the union of many voices ), Met. 13, 49. to strike with a loud sound, crash, dash Stíme (stune?)

Linked entry: stinan

fót-swæþ

(n.)
Grammar
fót-swæþ, -swaþu.
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Grammar fót-swæþ, neut. or uncertain Ne bið nǽnig wonung on þǽm sande ðǽra Drihtnes fótswaða, Mart. H. 74, 21. Hé ástrehte hine tó Ióhannes fótswaðum, Hml. Th. i. 68, 14. Ic sceolde his fótswaðum fylian, 382, 18.

hana

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Sumes wífes gást wunode mid hire oð hana sang, Shrn. 30, 29. Hana (gallus) þá licgenda[n] áwecð and þá slápolon hé þreáð, cocc (gallus) þá wiþsacen*-*dan cít; hanan (gallo) cráwendon hopa gehwer[f]þ, Hy. S. 6, 36-7, 5. On hanan welle, C.

DÆG

(n.)
Grammar
DÆG, gen. dæges; pl. nom. acc. dagas; m: daga, an; m.

DAY ⬩ dies ⬩ the time of a man's life ⬩ tempus vitæ humanæ ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter d, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is dæg a day; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter d, but for dæg a day, as,- RUNE byþ Drihtnes sond, deóre mannum day is the Lord's messenger, dear to men

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Voc. 53, 7-15. v. tíd-sang. ¶ On dæg in the day, by day. To dæg to-day. Dæg ǽr the day before. On ǽrran dæg on a former day. Óðre dæg another day

Linked entries: ǽren-dæg daga deag deg D doeg DÓGOR

ge-háwian

(v.)
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Ðreó þing sint neódbehéfe ðám eágan élcere sáwle: án is þæt hál sién; óðer þæt heó háwien ðes þe heó geseón wolden; þridde þæt hí magen geseón þæt þæt hí geháwian tria ad animam pertinent, ut sana sit, ut aspiciat, ut videat, 30, 5. to notice a circumstance

up-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
up-weard, adv.

Upwards ⬩ up. ⬩ up ⬩ upward ⬩ backward

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Upwards, up. of motion, from a lower to a higher point Ðá gewende eal se sang upweard tó heofenum, Homl. Th. ii. 548, 14: Elen. Kmbl. 1609; El. 806. (? v. preceding word) up into a country.

Linked entry: up-riht

wríd

(n.)
Grammar
wríd,
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(cf. 'A ride of hazle or such like wood, is a whole plump of spriggs or frith growing out of the same root,' E. D. S. Pub. Old Farming Words, no. III. Here is an heelful thing, a wonder wride (rimes with abyde), Pall. 51, 207),
es; m.

A shoot ⬩ stalk ⬩ plant ⬩ bush

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A shoot, stalk, plant, bush Uurýd culmus, Txts. 52, 252. Genim æscþrote ǽnne wríd, Lchdm. i. 216, 11. Genim ðysse wyrte wríd, 224, 1. Bedelf ǽnne wríd cileþenigin moran, iii. 38, 9

Linked entry: hæsel-wrid

scop

(n.)
Grammar
scop, sceop, es; m.
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Scop hwílum sang hádor on Heorote, Beo. Th. 997 ; B. 496. Hróðgares scop, 2137 ; B. 1066 : Exon. Th. 379, 21 ; Deór. 36. Sceop oððe leóðwyrhta poeta, Wrt. Voc. I. 73, 68. Ðes sceop hic poeta, ðises sceopes huius poetae, Ælfc.

Linked entry: sceop

frécelness

(n.)
Grammar
frécelness, e; f.
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Hálo from ǽlcum froecelnisse sanos ab omni periculo, Rtl. 116, 9. In miclum froecelnissum in tantis periculis, 7, 36: 69, 13, 38: 79, 24. Froecilnissum, 17, 19

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