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Engle

Anglesthe English

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Engle: cf. Angle, 152, 21) wudurofe hátað, Lch. i. 156, 11. Eádgar, Engla cyning (Angla reccent, v. l.), Chr. 975; P. 118, 27. Eádward, Engla (Englene, v. l.) hláford, 1065; P. 192, 26. Engla waldend, 973; P. 118, 5.

eóred

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Hé arn betwux þám eórode middan oð þæt hé tó þám ylfe cóm, 25, 583. Eóroda legionum, Hpt. Gl. 413, 2. Yroda, An. Ox. 11, 24. Eórodum equitatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 40: cohortibus, An. Ox. 279. ¶ a chariot ?

fæst-rǽd

Grammar
fæst-rǽd, fæst-rǽde.
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Add: of firm counsel. of persons or personifications Sió wiþerwearde wyrd is sió sóþe gesælþ, þeáh hwæ-acute;m swá ne þince, for þám heó is fæstrǽd and gehǽt simle ꝥte sóþ biþ adversa fortuna semper vera est, cum se instabilem mutatione demonstrat, Bt

ge-lǽte

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Andlang strǽte oþ þǽra strǽta gelǽto, C. D. iii. 436, 22

ge-cneordnes

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Cf. ge-cneordlǽcan, Þyssum gecneordnessum his argumentis, i. studiis, An. Ox. 2290. Gecneordnessa, smeáunga argumenta, 3127. study of a scholar Leorninghúses gecneor[d]nesse gymnasii studio, An.

ge-tyngnes

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Cf. ge-tynge: 3 Getincnes oratio, An. Ox. 319

hǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþ, a heath, hǽþ a plant. Take these together, for ' e ; f. ' substitute es; n.
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C. D. vi. 293, 294. as part of proper names, v. Txts. 595

gráf

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. ¶ in a place-name :-- Westgráf ( in a Latin charter ), C. D. iii. 374, 29

hír-ness

hearingsubjectionservicea parish

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D. 299, 29. a parish Man ágife ǽlce teóðunge tó þám ealdan mynstre þe seó hýrness (hér-, v. l.) tó hýrð (ad matrem ecclesiam, cui parochia adjacet), Ll. Th. i. 262, 7

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hlinian

(v.)

to reclineto lean

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L. 7, 49. to lean for support Þá stuðu þe se bysceop on hleonigende forðférde illa destina cui incumbens obiit Bd. 3, 17; Sch. 269, 18. to incline in thought, be favourably disposed to Eallra willa hlinede (hleonade, hleonodon, v. ll.) tó gehýranne

ildan

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Cf. ildu; <b>IIIa.</b> Ielde cararit (for curarit, Ald. 157, 8), Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 55: 19, 37

hwónlíce

(adv.)
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Tó-dæg wé habbað hwónlíce be hláf, ac tó-merigen wé sceolon habban genihtsumlíce (cf. quare de panis inopia vester animus contristatur ? Hodie quidem minus est, sed die crastina abundantes habebitis Gr. D. c. 21), Hml. Th. ii. 172, 2

sceatt

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Ðæne dǽl ðæs landes ðe se arcebisceop for his sceatte him tó lét, C. D. iii. 352, 7. Þone sceat þe on þám lande stent the mortgage money, Cht. Crw. 9, 120.

hara

(n.)
Grammar
hara, an; m.

A hare

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Hé sætte be ðám haran ðæt hí mósten freó faran he decreed concerning hares, that they should go free, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 30

slipor

(adj.)
Grammar
slipor, adj.

slippery, not easy to hold, moving easilyslipping easily, easily movedfoul lubricum

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Similar entries Cf. slifor; slǽpe, slípan (?)

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sliht

(n.)
Grammar
sliht, sleaht, sleht, slieht, sliét, slyht (see the cpds.), es; m.

a striking of coin a stroke, flash of lightningslaughter, death by violencethe deadly stroke of diseasewhat is to be killed, animals for slaughter a blow, mortal blow; stamp, coining strages, occisio mowing ; striking of an instrument

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Th. ii. 124. 10. what is to be killed, animals for slaughter Similar entries v. sliht-swín (cf. Icel. slátr butcher's meat; slátra to slaughter cattle) Gafolswáne gebyreþ ðæt hé sylle his slyht be ðam ðe on lande stent.

spelian

(v.)
Grammar
spelian, p. ode

To act as the representative of anotherto representto take, or stand in, the place of another

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he (Nebuchadnezzar) put himself in the place of God, Cd. Th. 257, 16; Dan. 658. Gif hé wrítan ne cunne bidde óðerne ðe cunne ðæt hine spelige si non scit literas, alter ab eo rogatus scribat, R. Ben. 100, 5.

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ge-sýne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sýne, -séne, -siéne; adj.

Visibleseenevidentplain

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Geséne, Cd. 135; Th. 170, 1; Gen. 2806: 218; Th. 278, 30; Sat. 230: Chr.1121; Erl. 248, 39. Ðæt hia geséne síe ut videantur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 5, 16

tó-sceád

(n.)
Grammar
tó-sceád, es; n.

a separating,distinguishing,distinctionthe faculty of distinguishing objects presented to the minddiscriminationdiscerningdifference,diversity

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Sumum men hé forgifþ wítegunge, sumum tósceád gódra gásta and yfelra to one is given by the Spirit prophecy; to another discerning of spirits (discretio spirituum), 1 Cor. 12, 10, Homl.

tweónung

(n.)
Grammar
tweónung, twínung, twýnung, e; f.

Doubtuncertaintyhesitation

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Ic mid tweóningum óðrum monnum bigleofan gesette cum aliqua scrupulositate a nobis mensura victus aliorum constituitur, R. Ben. 64, 11. Hí ádrǽfdon ealle twýnunga fram úre heortan, Homl. Th. i. 302, 3

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