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ge-streón

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Gestrión, Met. i. 23. Þás lǽnan gestreón, ídle ǽhtwelan, Ap. 83. Gestrióna thesauros, Mt. L. 6, 19. Gestreóno (-e. R.) pecunias, Mk. L. 10, 23

swín

(n.)
Grammar
swín, es; n.

a swine.the image of a boar as the crest of a helmet.

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Hors mon sceal gyldan mid .xxx. sciłł. myran mid xx. sciłł. oxan mid .xxx. p̃, cú mid .xxiiii. p̃. swýn mid . viii. p̃. man mid punde, sceáp mid sciłł. gát mid . ii. p̃. L. O. D. 7 ; Th. i. 356, 5. Swínes smere arvina vel adeps, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 20.

Linked entries: swun swín-líca swýn

an

(prep.)
Grammar
an, prep.

Inamongintotoinad

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Ðæt ic an forþ-gesceaft féran móte that I may come to a future state, Ps. C. 50, 52; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 52

drigan

(v.)
Grammar
drigan, drygan, drigean; p.de ; pp. ed; v. a. [drige dry]

To DRY, make dry, rub dry, wipe siccāre, tergĕre, extergĕre

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Heó ongan mid hyre teárum his fét þweán, and drigde mid hyre heáfdes feaxe lacry̆mis cæpit rigāre pedes ejus, et capillis capĭtis sui tergēbat, Lk. Bos. 7, 38, 44, Seó drigde his fét mid hyre loccum extersit pedes ejus capillis suis, Jn.

Linked entry: drygan

láð-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
láð-wende, adj.

evilhostilemalignant

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Gyf mon méte ðæt hé gǽt geseó ðonne mæg hé wénan ðæs láðwendan feóndes him on neáwyste if a man dream that he sees goats then may he expect the devil in his neighbourhood, Lchdm. iii. 176, 3.

stunian

(v.)
Grammar
stunian, p. ode.
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to crash, make a loud sound Sum biþ wíges heard, beadocræftig man ðǽr bord stunaþ where the shield resounds, Exon. Th. 295, 29; Crä. 40.

Linked entry: stinan

bet

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Th. i. 384, 15. þæt þú þe bet mæge áredian tó rodorum, Met. 23, 9. Mon ǽlcne ceáp mehte be twiefealdan bet geceápian þonne mon ǽr mehte, Ors. 5, 13; S. 248, 2

búend

Grammar
búend, búende.
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M. 14: 15. Ðá búendo (býende, R.) coloni, Mk. L. 12, 7: Lk. L. (R.) 20, 14. Búgendra accolarum, i. habitatorum, An. Ox. 2230. Ðǽm yrrestum búendum colonis pessimis, Mk. p. 4, 20. Búendum cultoribus (uineae ), Lk. p. 10, 7.

hæg-steald

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Mt. p. 13, 2. Swylce geongum hægstealde, rince, hysse ut effebo hircitallo, An. Ox. 3476. Ðerh ꝥ hehstald per uirginem, Jn. p. i. 13. Alle hehstalde ðá ilco, Mt. 25, 7. Hehstaldo, ii. -¶ In a local name :-- Ad locum qui dicitur Hægstaldescumb, C. D.

hord-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
hord-gestreón, es; n.

Hoarded, accumulated wealth, that which has been acquired and now forms a 'hord'

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Ne mót hé hionane lǽdan of ðisse worulde wuhte ðon máre hordgestreóna ðonne hé hider brohte, Bt. Met. Fox 14, 21; Met. 14, 11: Beo. Th. 6175; B. 3092.

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ, m. f.; sǽs, sǽes, , sǽwe, seó; ǽs, ; dat. sǽm, sǽum, sǽwum.

Sea .sea seaseaa seaa sea, lake

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(cf. ic wyrpe max míne on eá, 23, 9). Hwílon ic dó, ac seldon, for ðam micel réwyt ys tó sǽ, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 1-5.

æht

(n.)
Grammar
æht, e; f.

Valuationestimationdeliberationcouncilæstimatiodeliberatioconsilium

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Valuation, estimation, deliberation, council; æstimatio, deliberatio, consilium Fira bearn æht besittaþ the sons of men sit in council, Andr. Kmbl. 820; An. 410.

a-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gitan, p. -geat, pl. -geáton, -géton; pp. -giten [a away, gitan to get]

To destroyabolishsubvertdestruereexstingueresubvertere

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To destroy, abolish, subvert; destruere, exstinguere, subvertere He ageat gylp wera he destroyed the vaunt of men, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 12; Exod. 514. HI heafodgirnrne agéton they destroyed the gem of the head, Andr.

Linked entry: a-géton

BEÓD

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓD, es; m.

A tablemensa

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Ðú gearcodest befóran mínre gesihþe beód vel beódwyste vel mýsan parasti in conspectu meo mensam Ps. Lamb. 22, 5. Beódas lances Cot. 123

Linked entries: beád beódas

cýð-nes

(n.)
Grammar
cýð-nes, cýð-nys,cýð-ness , cýð-nyss,e ; f.

A witness, testimony, testament testimonium, testamentum

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A witness, testimony, testament; testimonium, testamentum Sume sǽdon leáse cýðnesse agén hine quidam falsum testimonium ferebant adversus eum, Mk. Bos. 14, 57. Cýðnys, 14, 59: Jn. Bos. 3, 32, 33: Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 17. Cýðnys testamentum, Ps.

Linked entry: ge-cýðnes

folc-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
folc-rǽd, -réd, es;m.

A public benefitthat which serves for the good of the peoplepubiĭcum bĕnĕfĭcium

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A public benefit, that which serves for the good of the people; pubiĭcum bĕnĕfĭcium Dryhten gumena folcrǽd fremede the Lord of men did public benefits, Andr. Kmbl. 1243; An. 622. He folcréd fremede he accomplished public benefit, Beo.

hróst-beág

(n.)
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the woodwork of a circular roof Tigelum sceádeþ hróstbeáges hróf [MS. hrost beages rof] the woodwork of the roof parts from the tiles, the tiles fall off leaving the woodwork of the roof bare, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 29; Ruin. 32. [?]

hungor-geár

(n.)
Grammar
hungor-geár, es; n.

A year of famine

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A year of famine Ðá hæfde se hálga wer gedǽled ðæs mynstres þing hafenleásum mannum for ðam hungergeáre the saint had distributed the provisions of the monastery to indigent men on account of the year of famine, Homl. Th. ii. 178, 20

Linked entry: geár

luf-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
luf-sum, adj.

Amiablepleasantlovable

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Lufsum and líðe leófum monnum amiable and kind to the men that are dear to him, Exon. 21 a; Th. 57, 5; Cri. 914: 96 a; Th. 357, 21; Pa. 32

mund-gripe

(n.)
Grammar
mund-gripe, es; m.

Hand-gripegrasp

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Ðæt hé ne métte middangeardes on elran men mundgripe máran, 1510; B. 753