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Anglo-Saxon

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gearwe

(adv.)
Grammar
gearwe, adv.
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Heó gearwe (but see gearo; ) funde mundbyrd æt ðám mǽran þeódne. Jud. 2

hreówan

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Hit þé wyrs ne mæg on þínum hyge hreówan þonne hit mé æt heortan déð, Gen. 826. with clause or subject Hreáw hine swíðe þæt hé áweahte aðelinga ord, Gen. 1276.

rím

(adj.)
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Bd. 5, 8; Sch. 586, 17. the particular mark or symbol, having an arithmetical value, by which anything has a place assigned to it in a series Gefundena rímas ðá ǽr ðú gebécnades onfindes stówa repertis numeris quos ante signaveras reperies loca, Mt.

Wætlinga-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
Wætlinga-strǽt, e; f.

Watling Street, the Roman road running from Dover, through Canterbury, Rochester, London, St. Alban's,Dunstable, Fenny Stratford, Towcester, Weedon, Wroxeter to Chester.

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^f In one charter the word occurs in boundaries of land 'æt Eástún,' which Kemble places in Hampshire, the gift of the land being made at Glastonbury.

Linked entry: Erming-strǽt

heals-fang

(n.)
Grammar
heals-fang, es; n.

'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.'embracingto embrace

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Gylde man cxx scill. tó healsfange æt twelfhyndum were. Healsfang gebyreþ bearnum bróðrum and fæderan ne gebyreþ nánum mǽge ðæt feoh búte ðam ðe sý binnan cneówe. Of ðam dæge ðe ðæt healsfang ágolden sý..., L. E. G. 13; Th. i. 174, 23-7: L. Edm.

Linked entries: and-fang fang

swíge

(n.)
Grammar
swíge, (but swígea occurs,
  • Scint. 82, 1
), an; f.

silence, absence of speechsilence, quiet, absence of noise; also a time of silencesilence from astonishment, amazementstupordelaya curve, circuitto bend, swaytaciturnitas, silentium

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Sý heálíc swíge æt ðæm gereorde, ðæt nánes mannes stefn gehýred ne sý bútan ðæs rǽderes ánes, R. Ben. 62, 13. Ðá wearð stilnes and swíge geworden innon ðare healle, Ap. Th. 17, 6. Mé náwðer deág secge ne swíge, Exon. Th. 12, 23; Cri. 190.

án-weald

(n.)
Grammar
án-weald, án-wald, es; m.

Single, sole, monarchical, or royal powerempiredominionjurisdictionrulegovernmentbiddingsolius dominatusunius imperiummonarchiapotestasimperiumditiodominatiojusarbitriumnutus

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Single, sole, monarchical, or royal power, empire, dominion, jurisdiction, rule, government, bidding; solius dominatus, unius imperium, monarchia, potestas, imperium, ditio, dominatio, jus, arbitrium, nutus Me is geseald ǽlc ánweald data est mihi omnis

cáfer-tún

(n.)
Grammar
cáfer-tún, es; m.
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A hall, inclosure, court, vestibule; atrium, vestibulum Mycel and rúm heall vel cáfertún atrium, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 21; Wrt. Voc. 58, 61: Lk. Bos. 11, 21: Jn. Bos. 18, 15: Bt. 18, 1; Rawl. 38, 30.

Linked entry: ceafer-tún

ellen-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
ellen-róf, adj.

Remarkably strong, powerful, daring, brave rōbustus, strēnuus, fortis

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Remarkably strong, powerful, daring, brave; rōbustus, strēnuus, fortis Strang oððe ellenróf rōbustus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 22; Som. 10, 52. Beó ðú gestrangod and ellenróf confortāre et esto rōbustus, Jos. 1, 7, 9: Cd. 89; Th. 110, 26; Gen. 1844: Beo.

ent

(n.)
Grammar
ent, es; m. A giant; gĭgas = γίγας
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Dauid eóde to ánwíge ongeán ðone ent Goliam David went in single combat against the giant Goliath, Ælfc. T. 14, 3: Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 29. Entas wǽron ofer eorþan on ðám dagum gĭgantes ĕrant sŭper terram in diēbus illis. Gen. 6, 4 : Homl.

Linked entries: EÓTEN eten

galluc

(n.)
Grammar
galluc, galloc, gallac, es; m.

The plant comfreysymphy̆tum officĭnāle,

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Galluc adriatica vel mālum terræ, Ælfc. Gl. 39; Som. 63, 70; Wrt. Voc. 30, 22 : 79, 17. Galloc galla, Glos. Brux. Recd. 41, 46; Wrt. Voc. 67, 61. Gallac symphy̆tum, 42, 14; Wrt. Voc. 68, 29

huntian

(v.)
Grammar
huntian, p. ode

To hunt

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Ic fare huntian venatum pergo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 10. Huntigendra venantium, Ps. Spl. 90, 3 : 123, 6

hwettan

(v.)
Grammar
hwettan, p. te

To WHETsharpeninstigateurgeinciteexcite

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To WHET, sharpen, instigate, urge, incite, excite Ic hwette acuo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 30, 48: Exon. 103 b; Th. 393, 1; Rä. 12, 3. Se lǽce his seax hwæt the physician sharpens his knife, Past. 26, 3; Swt. 187, 5.

land-gemǽre

(n.)
Grammar
land-gemǽre, es; n.

A boundaryconfine

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Ofer landgemǽru extra terminum, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47, 29. Ðá cóman hí mid sciphere on heora landgemǽro advecti navibus inrumpunt terminos, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 34: Ps. Th. 45, 8

Linked entry: land-mearc

gliw

(n.)
Grammar
gliw, es; n.

Gleejoyminstrelsymirthjestingdrollerygaudiummusicafacetiæmimus

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Wynsum gliw facetiæ, Ælfc. Gl. 115; Som. 80, 39; Wrt. Voc. 61, 19: Cot. 132: 214

Linked entry: gleow

bold-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
bold-wéla, an; m. [bold a house, wéla wealth] .

a dwelling of wealth or happinessprædium, opes domesticæparadise, heavenparadisuscœlum

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Adam and Æue anforléton beorhtne boldwélan Adam and Eve forsook bright paradisal happiness, Exon. 73 a; Th. 272, 22; Jul. 503. He gesóhte swegle dreámas, beorhtne boldwélan he sought the joys of heaven, the bright dwelling of happiness, Apstls.

ge-bróðor

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bróðor, -bróðer, -bróðra, -bróðru, -bróðro

brethrenfratres conjuncti

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Twegen ǽwe gebrððro duo germáni fratres, Bd. 1, 27; S. 490, 28. Be ðǽm gebrððrum twǽm by the two brethren, Beo. Th. 2387; B. 1191: Andr. Kmbl. 2027; An. 1016

Linked entry: BRÓÐOR

stela

(n.)
Grammar
stela, steola, stæla; m.
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Se cinestól stynt on ðisum þrím stelum: laboratores, bellatores, oratores, Ælfc. T. Grn. 20, 15-19

Linked entries: steola stealu

tíd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tíd-líc, adj.
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Th. 144, 16. expressing relations of time, of time Hwílon hé (the word ut) getácnaþ tíde . . . on ðissere stówe hé is temporale adverbium, ðæt is tídlíc, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Zup. 265, 19.

þweorness

(n.)
Grammar
þweorness, e; f.

crookednessoppositionperversityiniquityevildepravity

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.), Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 239, 14. Ðá sceorede ðágyt se yldesta hǽðengylda mid mycelre þwyrnysse the chief idolater still refused most flatly, Homl.