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HEALM

(n.)
Grammar
HEALM, es; n.

HAULM, straw, stem or stalk of grass, stalk of a plant ⬩ a roof of straw ⬩ stipula ⬩ culmus, calamus, stipula, festuca ⬩ a reed

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Ciricsceat mon sceal ágifan tó ðam healme and tó ðam heorþe ðe se mon on biþ tó middum wintra ciricsceattum, debet reddere homo a culmine et mansione, ubi residens erit in Natali, L. In. 61; Th. i. 140, 13

Linked entry: halm

of-settan

(v.)

to beset, press hard, oppress

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Swéte etan on manegum leahtrum biþ ofsett hit getácnaþ to dream of eating sweets betokens a man will be sunk in many faults, 202, 25. Ofsettum obsessis, Wülck. Gl. 251, 5

ge-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þanc, -þonc, -þang, es: generally m. but sometimes n. [þanc will]

Mind ⬩ will ⬩ opinion ⬩ thought ⬩ mens ⬩ animus ⬩ cogitatio

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Th. 91, 4: 93, 11: 128, 3: 139, 8; all m; but the following three are n Sóþlíce ðæt geþanc eode on hig, hwylc hyra yldest wǽre intravit autem cogitatio in eos, quis eorum major esset, Lk. Bos. 9,46: Byrht. Th. 132, 9; By. 13.

Linked entries: ge-þang ge-þonc

híw-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
híw-rǽden, e; f.

A family, ⬩ household, ⬩ house, ⬩ a religious house

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Gang in tó ðam arce and eall ðín híwrǽden ingredere tu el omnis domus tua in arcam, Gen. 7, 1: 50, 8. For bénum abbodes and ðære heórǽdene æt Bercleá for the prayers of the abbot and of the brethren at Berkeley, Chart. Th. 129, 30: 168, 24.

freó-man

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For last passage Substitute ¶ in some cases where freó-man is given as a compound perhaps freó man should be read. e.g. frígman is printed Ll. Th. i. 4, 3, but cf. frígne mannan, l. 6

wilige

(n.)
Grammar
wilige, (and -a; m. ?), an; f.

A basket

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On wylegan in cophino, Ps. Spl. 80, 6 : Blickl. Gl. Hí hine on ánre wilian ( in sporta Acts 9, 25) áléton ofer ðone weall, Homl. Th. i. 388, 9. Hú fela wyligena (-egena, v. l. ) quot cophinos Mk. Skt. 8, 19, 20. Wylegena, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 9, 10.

Linked entries: wilege wilie

yfemest

(adv.)
Grammar
yfemest, yfmest; adv.

Upmost, highest, in the highest position or degree

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Ǽresð alra glengea and ymesð scolde scínan gold on his hrægle in sacerdotis habitu ante omnia aurum fulget, Past. 14; Swt. 85, 2

Linked entry: ufera

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Great ⬩ excellent ⬩ distinguished ⬩ illustrious ⬩ sublime ⬩ splendid ⬩ celebrated ⬩ famous ⬩ widely known ⬩ notorious ⬩ distinguished by evil deeds ⬩ insignis

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Sunu se ðe biþ góde mǽre a son (Isaac) who shall be great in goodness, Cd. 100; Th. 133, 24; Gen. 2198: Beo. Th. 3909; B. 1952. Mihtum mǽre great in power, Elen. Kmbl. 679; El. 340.

FYRD

(n.)
Grammar
FYRD, fyrdung, e; f.

an army ⬩ the military array of the whole country ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ expĕdītio ⬩ an army ⬩ agmen ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ an expedition ⬩ expĕdītio ⬩ a camp ⬩ castrum

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Ðeáh ðú mid us ne fare on fyrd though thou go not with us in the expedition, Ps. Th. 43, 11.

magan

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For 'does not occur in W. S. but' substitute: magan = posse occurs in Angl. xiii. 389, 337 : Scint. 46, 6 : 159, 6; in 1. 8 for mágon l. magon. add Ne magon hý ús þonne ǽnige góde, Wlfst. 122, 7.

swegel

(n.)
Grammar
swegel, swegl, es; n.

in a physical sense, heaven, sky ⬩ heaven ⬩ as the abode of the Deity ⬩ as the abode of the blessed ⬩ the sun ⬩ a sail, ⬩ music

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Englas feredon sóþfæste sáwle innan swegles leóht, Chr. 1065; Erl. 198, 9. In swegles wuldre, Judth. Thw. 26, 26; Jud. 345. Gesǽlgum on swegle, Exon. Th. 101. 17; Cri. 1660: 137, 10 ; Gú. 557. Swegle benumene. 139, 23; GÚ. 597.

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.

a servant, ⬩ one who does service for another ⬩ an officer, ⬩ minister ⬩ a soldier ⬩ a follower of a great man, ⬩ a retainer ⬩ a follower of a teacher, ⬩ a disciple ⬩ one engaged in a king's or queen's service, whether in the household or in the country, a thane ⬩ a thane who served a bishop ⬩ one engaged in the service of a republic ⬩ a person of rank, one of a class higher than the ordinary freeman (ceorl) ⬩ a brave man, ⬩ noble man, ⬩ good warrior ⬩ vir fortis. ⬩ man, warrior

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Rush. 18, 19. in poetry, borrowing the terms of war :-- Sint geþreáde þegnas míne (St. Andrew's disciples), geonge gúðrincas, Andr. Kmbl. 782; An. 391. one engaged in a king's or queen's service, whether in the household or in the country, a thane.

þrisel

(adj.)
Grammar
þrisel, adj.

Divided into three

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Divided into three

abbadisse

(n.)
Grammar
abbadisse, abbodisse, abbatisse, abbudisse, abedisse, an; f. [abbad an abbot, isse a female termination, q. v.]

An abbess ⬩ abbatissa

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An abbess; abbatissa Riht is ðæt abbadissan fæste on mynstrum wunian it is right that abbesses dwell closely in their nunneries, L. I. P. 13; Th. ii. 320, 30: L. Const.

be-díglian

(v.)
Grammar
be-díglian, -díhlian, -deáglian; ic -díglige; p. -díglode; pp. -díglod, -díhlod; v. a.

To hide ⬩ cover ⬩ conceal ⬩ keep close or secret ⬩ occultare ⬩ abscondere

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On gríne ða ðe hí bedíglodon in laqueo quem absconderunt, Ps. Spl. 9, 16. Bedíglod occultus, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 31, 5

cipe

(n.)
Grammar
cipe, ciepe, an; f.

An onion ⬩ cæpa, allium cæpe

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Twá cipan oððe þreó gebrǽd on ahsan roast two or three onions in ashes, 1, 69 ; Lchdm. ii. 144, 14

Linked entry: ciepe

CWYRN

(n.)
Grammar
CWYRN, cweorn, e; f:cweorne , an; f.

A mill, hand-mill, QUERN ⬩ mola

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A mill, hand-mill, QUERN; mola Twá beóþ æt cwyrne grindende: án byþ genumen, and óðer byþ lǽfed duæ molentes in mola; una assumētur, et una relinquētur, Mt. Bos. 24, 41. Ðæt híg grundon on cwyrne popŭlus illud frangēbat mola, Num. 11, 8.

Linked entries: cwearn cweorn

cumbol-gehnást

(n.)
Grammar
cumbol-gehnást, es; n. [cumbol

A conflict of ensigns or banners, a battle ⬩ signorum conflictio, bellum

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an ensign, banner; gehnást a conflict ] A conflict of ensigns or banners, a battle ; signorum conflictio, bellum Ðæt hie beadoweorca beteran wurdon on campstede, cumbolgehnástes that they were better in works of war on the battle-field, at the conflict

eáw-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
eáw-fæst, adj. [eáw = ǽw, ǽ law; fæst fast, fixed]

Firm in observing the law, religious, pious ⬩ religiōsus, pius

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Firm in observing the law, religious, pious; religiōsus, pius Gregorius wæs of æðelborenre mægþe and eáwfæstre acenned Gregory was born of a noble and pious family, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 7. Se eáwfæsta papa the pious pope, ii. 118, 8.

frætwung

(n.)
Grammar
frætwung, frætewung, e; f.

An adorning ⬩ adornment ⬩ ornament ⬩ ornātus ⬩ ornāmentum

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On ðisum getelde wǽron forneán unasecgendlíce frætwunga in this tabernacle were almost unspeakable ornaments, ii. 210, 11