sam-wrǽdness
Combination, union
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Combination, union Eall ðæt ðætte ánnesse hæfþ þæt wé secgaþ ðætte síe ða hwíle ðe hit ætsomne biþ and ða samwrǽdnesse wé hátaþ gód everything that has unity, that, we say, exists, while it maintains its unity, and the union of its parts we call good
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scǽnan
To break
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To break Ðá cómon ða cempan, and sóna ðæra sceaðena sceancan tóbrǽcon. Hí gemétton Crist deádne, and his hálgan sceancan scǽnan ne dorston, Homl. Th. ii. 260, 10. Ða gemettan ne móston ðæs lambes bán scǽnan, ne ða cempan ne móston tóbrecan his (Christ's
brego-stól
a ruler, prince, king; ⬩ a stool, seat, throne ⬩ A prince's stool or chair, a throne, a prince's dominion, kingdom ⬩ principis sella, thronus, regnum
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A prince's stool or chair, a throne, a prince's dominion, kingdom; principis sella, thronus, regnum He him gesealde bold and bregostól he gave him a habitation and a princely seat, Beo. Th. 4398; B. 2196: 4729; B. 2370. He hámes niósan lét ðone bregostól
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hand-þegen
An attendant, one of a retinue, servant
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An attendant, one of a retinue, servant Ðá hé ðá ðyder férde ðá wǽron his handþegnas twegen when he journeyed thither, two of his attendants were with him, Guthl. 14; Gdwin. 62, 3. Willfriþ his preóst and his hond-þeng Wilfrid his priest and attendant
on-wunung
a habitation, dwelling ⬩ persistence, perseverance
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a habitation, dwelling Gewurðe him wéste eall his onwunung fiat habitatio ejus deserta, Ps. Th. 108, 7. Gewýt fram me, and far ut of mýnre onwununge. Nicod. 27 ; Thw. 15, 11. Ðonne forlǽt se hálga gást ða onwununge, and ðǽr sóna wyrþ deófol inne, Wulfst
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spearnlian
To spurn ⬩ strike out with the feet ⬩ kick
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To spurn, strike out with the feet, kick Ðæt ðú ne spear[n]last ut non calcitres, Hpt. Gl. 463, 77. Se sticca him eode út þurh ðæt heáfod in tó ðære eorðan and hé ætforan hire spearnlode mid fótum the nail went through his head into the earth, and he
á-sprungennes
failure ⬩ decease ⬩ eclipse ⬩ Exlypsis,
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failure, decease Seó sáwel þrowað deád bútan deáþe and ásprungennesse anima mortem sine morte, defectum sine defectu patitur. Gr. D. 337, 9. eclipse Exlypsis, ꝥ is ðæs sunnan ásprungnis oðþe þǽre mónan, Nar. 28, 10. Ðý geáre ðǽre foresprecenan sunnan
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wiþ-cweþan
to reply ⬩ to gainsay ⬩ contradict ⬩ maintain an opposite opinion ⬩ to contradict ⬩ oppose ⬩ resist ⬩ to refuse ⬩ reject ⬩ not to allow
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to reply. v. wiþ, VII Ðá wiþcwæþ him se engel contradicens angelus, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 6. Com Swegen tó Eádwerde cinge, and gyrnde tó him landes. Ac Harold his bróðor wiðcwæð, and Beorn eorl, ðæt hig noldon him ágyfan nán þingc ðæs ðe se cing heom gegyfen
dóm-fæstnes
Firmness of judgment, judgment ⬩ jūdĭcii integrĭtas, jūdĭcium
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Firmness of judgment, judgment; jūdĭcii integrĭtas, jūdĭcium Mildheortnessa and dómtæstnes ic singe miserĭcordiam et jūdĭcium cantābo, Ps. Lamb. 100, 1
dene
A valley ⬩ vallis
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A valley; vallis Abram com and eardode wið ðonedene Mambre Abram venit et habitāvit juxta convallem Mambre, Gen. 13, 18
for-cwom
came upon ⬩ sŭpervēnit ⬩ sŭpervēnērunt
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came upon; sŭpervēnit, sŭpervēnērunt Egsa me and fyrhtu ealne forcwómon tĭmor et trĕmor vēnērunt sŭper me, Ps. Th. 54, 5
gilp-georn
Desirous of glory
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Desirous of glory Se strangesta cyning and se gilpgeornesta rex fortissimus et gloriæ cupidissimus, Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 19
ge-bed
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and add Ásende hé tó Basilie biddende ꝥ hé þone geyrsodon cásere þurh his gebedu gelíðgode, Hml. S. 3, 194
ge-hrifan
To bring forth ⬩ părĕre
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To bring forth; părĕre Gecende sárnessa and gehrifede oððe acende unrihtwísnesse concēpit dolōrem et pĕpĕrit inīquĭtātem, Ps. Lamb. 7, 15
ge-nýd-magas
Near relations
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Near relations Gif twegen genýdmagas if two near relations, L. E. and G. 4; Th. i. 168, 19, MS. B
sídan
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From a wide area Of gehwilcum stówum wýdan and sýdan gegaderod, Cod. Dip. B. ii. 389, 23. Cf. next word
þing-leás
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Exempt Unscyldigo and ðingleáso from ðissum synne innocentes et immunis ab hoc crimine, Rtl, 114, 7. [ O. Frs. thing-lós.]
þri-nihte
Three days old
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Three days old Gif hé biþ ácenned on .iii. nihtne mónan, Lchdm. iii. 160, 20: 176, 22, and note 2
under-wrítan
to subscribe ⬩ sign
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to subscribe, sign Wé ealle mid Cristes ródetácn fæstnedon and underwritan nos omnes subscripsimus, Bd. 4, 17; S. 586, 16
un-forcúþlíce
Nobly ⬩ excellently
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Nobly, excellently Metode geþungon Abraham and Loth unforcúdlíce, swá him from yldrum æðelu wǽron, Cd. Th. 103, 9; Gen. 1715
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