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hirde

a keeperguardianprotectordirectorguidepastor the keepera keepera guardwatchman

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Se wísa and se fæstrǽda folces hyrde (cf. se wísa and fæstrǽda Cato, wæs eác Rómána lieretoga, Bt. 19; F. 70, 8), Met. 10, 49. Brego Beorhtdena, folces hyrde (Hrothgar), B 610: (Hygelac), 1849: (Beowulf), 2644.

gímen

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Cf. gíman; 3 Þeáh se wind þára earfoþa and seó singale gémen þissa woruldsélþa (se ymbhoga þyssa woruldsǽlþa hine drecce Met. 7, 53) him on bláwe, Bt. 12 ; F. 36, 28 : Met. 7, 51.

práfost

(n.)
Grammar
práfost, práfost, es; m.
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Gif ... hit ðam abbode rǽd þince, swá hwilcne swá se abbod geceóse mid geþeahte ðara bróðra ðe God ondrǽdaþ, sette ðæne him tó práuoste.

Linked entry: prófast

slæc

(adj.)
Grammar
slæc, sleac, slec (v. slæcness); adj.
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Se ðe sleac wǽre tó gódnesse, Homl. Th. ii. 100, 22. Se biþ wacigende .. . se biþ sleac and slǽpende, Btwk. 220, 32. Sleaces socordis, Germ. 388, 34. Ne beón gé tó slápole ne tó sleace, ac scyldaþ eów georne wið deófles dare. Wulfst. 40, 21.

Linked entry: sleac

ge-neát

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Hé héht his geneát, Ecgláf hátte, rídan mid ceastersétna preóste, Wulfhún hátte, and hé hine gelǽdde ealle ðá gemǽra . . and se ceastersétna preóst hit gerád and se Æðelwaldes geneát mid hine . . . Ðus him gewísede se Æðelwaldes mon ðá gemǽru, C.

ge-þinge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þinge, es; n.
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wæs wið his feóndum gescilded, þe þá anlícnesse tó geþingum (-þingunge, v. l. ) sóhte, Mart. H. 60, 24. Gif hé gecéð him tó geþingum þínne naman, 68, 12.

Linked entries: ge-þingio ge-þynge

full-gán

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Fulgá nú se mete ðǽre wambe willan, and sió wamb ðæs metes, Past. 317, 16.

trúwa

(n.)
Grammar
trúwa, trúa, an; m.

(good) faith faithbeliefconfidencetrusta solemn assurance of good faitha covenantwordfaithful careprotection

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Th. 527, 3. a solemn assurance of good faith, a covenant, word Se Frysa lét hine faran on his trúwan, Homl. Th. ii. 358, 22. Ic sette mín wedd on écne trúwan (in foedus sempiternum). Gen. 17, 19.

Linked entry: trúa

a-blácian

(v.)
Grammar
a-blácian, -blácigan; p. ode; pp. od

To be or look palegrow palepallereobrigescere

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Observe the difference between blác, blǽc pallid, bleak, pale, and blæc, blaces, se blaca black, swarthy

calend

(n.)
Grammar
calend, es; m.
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Fox 62; Men. 31. the appointed time or day of life; dies, terminus vitæe Ǽr se dæg cyme, ðæt sý his calend arunnen ere the day come, when his appointed time be run out, Salm. Kmbl. 959; Sal. 479

freoðo-scealc

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo-scealc, es; m.

A minister of peacepācis minister

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A minister of peace; pācis minister Swá se engel, fǽle freoðoscealc, fǽmnan sægde as the angel, the faithful minister of peace, said to the damsel, Cd. 105; Th. 138, 33; Gen. 2301.

hundredes ealdor

(n.)
Grammar
hundredes ealdor, es; m.

a centurion

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Kmbl. 8, 5. the presiding officer of the court of the hundred Gif se hundrodes ealdor ðæt geáscoþ, L. Edg. S. 10; Th. i. 276, 8. Cýðan hit ðæs túnes men ðam hundredes ealdre, 8; Th. i. 274, 28

micga

(n.)
Grammar
micga, an; m.

Urine

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Drince buccan micgan ... sélost ys se micga ðæt hé sý oftost mid féded, L. Med. ex Quad. 6, 16; Lchdm. i. 354, 12, 15. Fúles hlondes, miggan foetentis lotii, Hpt. Gl. 483, 19. Stingendum miggan putenti lotio (urina), 487, 65

Linked entry: migoþa

Numantie

(n.)
Grammar
Numantie, Numentie, Numentíne, Numentínas; pl.

The Numantians

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The Numantians Se consul fór on Numentíne, Ispania folc, Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 218, 29. Numentie áhnescaden, 5, 3; Swt. 222, 15. On Numantie, 220, 22. Numantia duguþ, 222, 8. Numentia fæsten, 5, 2; Swt. 218, 32. On Numantium, 5, 3; Swt. 220, 19.

ge-wuna

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wuna, indecl. adj.

Accustomed

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Gewuna wæs se groefa consueverat præses, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 15: Cd. 166; Th. 207, 27; Gen. 473

bíge

(n.)
Grammar
bíge, es; m.

A bending, turning, bend, an angle, a cornerflexus, sinus, angulus

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A bending, turning, bend, an angle, a corner; flexus, sinus, angulus Se engel eóde into ánum nyrwette, ðe he ne mihte forbúgan on náðere healfe, forðamðe ðǽr nán bíge næs angelus ad locum angustum transivit, ubi nec ad dexteram nec ad sinistram poterat

ge-gearcian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gearcian, p. ode; pp. od

To prepare

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To prepare Ðá hét se cyngc scipa gegearcian and him æfter faran, ac hit wæs lang ǽr ðam þe ða scipa gegearcode wǽron then the king bade prepare ships and go after him, but it was long before the ships were ready, Th. Ap. 7, 16-7 : Homl.

þwínan

(v.)
Grammar
þwínan, p. þwán, pl. þwinon; pp. þwinen

To get lessdwindlebe reduced

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Tácn ðæt se swile þwínan ne mæg, ne út yrnan on ðære litre, 162, 3: 212, 9

un-tǽlwirðlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tǽlwirðlíce, adv.

Blamelesslylaudably

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., laudabiliter) ondréd tó underfónne, ðæt ilce se óðer swíðe hergeondlíce (laudabiliter ) gewilnode, Swt. 49, 18

Linked entry: tǽlwirð-líc

for-wisnian

(v.)
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Forwisnade sónæ se fíc arefacta est continuo ficulnea, Mt. R. 21, 19. For þon þe hié næfdan wyrtryme forwisnadun ( aruerunt ), 13, 6. Forwisnende (-werniende, An. Ox. 59) corruptibilem, Hpt. Gl. 407, 34. Þá forwisnedon marcida, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 36.