cuma
A comer, guest, stranger ⬩ advena, hospes
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Mon cýðe cynewordum, hú se cuma hátte let a man make known in fitting words, how the guest is called, Exon. 112b ; Th. 430, 30; Rä. 44, 16: Beo. Th. 3616 ; B. 1806 .
FEN
FEN ⬩ marsh ⬩ mud ⬩ dirt ⬩ pălus ⬩ lŭtum ⬩ līmus ⬩ sordes
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Hió wyrcþ ðæt fenn ðe man háteþ Meotedisc it forms the fen which is called Mæotis, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 15, 19. He underféhþ ðæt fenn ðara þweándra he receives the dirt of the washers, Past. 16, 5; Hat. MS. 21 b, 20.
fóre-áþ
A fore-oath ⬩ an oath first taken ⬩ antejūrāmentum ⬩ præjūrāmentum ⬩ præjūrātio
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A fore-oath, an oath first taken; antejūrāmentum, præjūrāmentum, præjūrātio So called because it was that by which every accuser or plaintiff commenced his accusation or suit against the accused or defendant.
Linked entry: fór-áþ
git
You two ⬩ vos duo ⬩ σφŵï, σφώ ⬩ of you two ⬩ vestrŭm duorum ⬩ σφŵïν σφŵν ⬩ to you two ⬩ vobis duobus ⬩ σφŵïν σφŵν ⬩ you two ⬩ vos duos ⬩ σφŵï, σφώ ⬩ thou
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Máge gyt drincan ðone calic ðe ic to drincenne hæbbe? Ðá cwǽdon hig, Wyt mágon [vos duo] nescitis quid [vos duo] petatis. Potestis [vos duo] bibere calicem quem ego bibiturus sum? Dicunt ei, [nos duo] possumus, Mt. Bos. 20, 22.
swán
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Hé (Alfred) on sumes swánes (the swán is called vaccarius in the Latin Vita S. Neoti, but in other forms of the story, e.g. Matthew of Westminster's, he is subulcus and drives 'porcos ad solita pascua') húse his hléw gernde . . .
bodian
to tell, announce, proclaim, preach ⬩ nuntiare, annuntiare, enuntiare, narrare, prædicare, evangelizare ⬩ to foretell, predict, prophesy, promise ⬩ prædicere, promittere ⬩ to announce
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Bodedon heofonas rihtwísnysse his annuntiaverunt cali justitiam ejus, Ps. Spl. 96, 6: Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 6; Jud. 244. Hý bodudon annuntiaverunt, Ps. Spl. 43, 1.
Linked entries: bodiend-lic bodigean
Beó-wulf
BEOWULF
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This palace was soon made a scene of slaughter, in consequence of the nightly attacks of a monster called Grendel, who carried off at one time no less than thirty thanes, for the purpose of devouring them in his retreat.
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seonoþ
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Tó sionoþe ( the Council called by Constantine to enquire about the cross ), Elen. Kmbl. 307; El. 154. Hig tó ðæra Iudéa synoþe cómon, Nicod. 18; Thw. 8. 31. Wile fæder engla seonoþ gehégan Exon. Th. 231, 23; Ph. 493
hyngrian
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Hyngran (hingran, v. l. ), hátian, calan, Bd. I. 27 ; Sch. 82, 24. Hyngrende (hyncgerende, L.) esurientem, Mt. R. 25, 44. Sáwle ðá hyngrendan, Ps. Vos. 106, 9. Biðon gié hyngrendo. Lk. L. 6, 35. ' Brec ðǽm hyngriendum ðínne hláf, Past. 315, 13.
heáh-geréfa
A high reeve, reeve of high rank
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It is obvious that it really denotes only a reeve of high rank, I believe always a royal officer; but it is impossible to say whether the rank is personal or official; whether there existed an office called heáhgeréfscipe having certain duties; or whether
FUGEL
A bird ⬩ FOWL ⬩ ăvis ⬩ āles
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Ðone fugel hátaþ Filistina fruman uasa mortis the princes of the Philistines call the bird vāsa mortis. Salm. Kmbl. 559; Sal. 279: Exon. 17 a; Th. 40, 10; Cri. 636. Fugelas ǽton of ðam ăves comēdērunt ex eo, Gen. 40, 17, 19: Ps. Spl. 103, 13: Mk.
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HERE
An army ⬩ a host ⬩ multitude ⬩ a large predatory band
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Þeófas wé hátaþ óð vii men from vii. hlóþ óð xxxv siððan biþ here up to seven men we call thieves, from seven to thirty-five a gang, after that it is an army, L. In. 13; Th. i. 110, 14. [Cf. L. In. 15; Th. i. 112, 1, be herige; and L.
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rand
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Th. 132, 22; By. 20. v. bord-, calc-, gafol-, geolo-, hilde-, síd-rand
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ge-stillan
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H. 163, 16. to calm excited persons Se eorl sylf earfoðlíce gestylde -& pound; folc, Chr. 1052 ; P. 180, 10
DRÝ
A magician, sorcerer, wizard ⬩ magus, malĕfĭcus
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Petres wiðerwinna wæs sum drý, se wæs Simon geháten: ðes drý wæs mid ðam awyrgedum gáste afylled Peter's adversary was a certain sorcerer, who was called Simon: this sorcerer was filled with the accursed spirit, Homl.
Linked entries: dreá dreóh-lǽcan drý-men
ge-búan
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Hæfdon Caldéi þá lond gebún on freódome Babyloniae proprietas apud Chaldaeos fuit, 2, 1; S. 60, 34. Hí hæfdon eft þá burg gebúne (-bogene, v.l. ), 3, 1; S. 96, 4. Heora éþel on heofenum sceolde eft gebúen and geseted weorþan mid hálgum sáwlum, Bl.
Constantīnus
Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor
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In 330 he removed the seat of empire to Byzantium, which he called after his own name Κωνσταντίνου πόλις, the city of Constantin, Constantinople Férde Constantius forþ on Breotone, and Constantínus his sunu, ðam gódan Cásere, his ríce forlét.Wríteþ Eutropius
Basilius
Basil, bishop of Cæsarēa ⬩ Kαιδάρεια
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Basil wrote a certain wonderful book concerning all the works of God which he wrought in six days, called the 'Hexameron,' with a very deep understanding.
leód-scipe
A people ⬩ nation
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Of ðam leódscipe ðe is Siria geháten from the country that is called Syria, Homl. Th. i. 400, 7: Exon. 64 a; Th. 236, 30; Ph. 582. Eallurn his leódscipe tó þearfe for the behoof of all his people, L. Edg. pref; Th. i. 262, 4: L.
leód
A people ⬩ nation ⬩ race ⬩ country
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Beneuentius and Sepontanus hátton ða twá leóde Benevento and Sepontus were the two places called, Blickl. HomI. 201, 22. Ealle him leóda lácum cwemaþ all nations shall make offerings to please him, Ps. Th. 71, 10