wine-dryhten
A friendly, gracious lord.
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Hié wíscton and ne wéndon, ðæt hié heora winedrihten selfne gesáwon, 3213; B. 1604: Byrht. Th. 139, 3: By. 248
ge-þanc
Mind ⬩ will ⬩ opinion ⬩ thought ⬩ mens ⬩ animus ⬩ cogitatio
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Bos. 9,46: Byrht. Th. 132, 9; By. 13. Geþancu and geþeahtu thoughts and plans, Lchdm. iii. 214, 23. Ðone ilcan geþang ic ðé ǽr sǽde the same thought I have told thee before, Blickl. Homl. 179, 28. Geþanges mentis, Ps. Spl. 67, 29
be-tweoh
between ⬩ among ⬩ between ⬩ among
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Add: with dat. between. local, of position within certain limits Weall tó settonne betweoh (-tuh, v. l. ) ðám wítgan and ðǽre byrh, Past. 164, 10. of extent between limits Eall hira land betwuh (-tweoh, v. l. ) dícum and Wúsan, Chr. 905; P. 94, 2.
ge-býrian
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'Sege mé on hwilcere byrig þú geboren wǽre, oþþe tó hwilce byrig þé tó gebyrige.' Ðá cwǽð hé: 'Ic lǽte ꝥ mé tó nánre byrig swá rihte ne gebyrige swá tó þissere byrig' ' tell me in which town you were born, or to which town you belong.'
ríp
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On hærfeste wícode se cyng on neáweste ðare byrig, ða hwíle ðe hié hira corn gerypon, ðæt ða Deniscan him ne mehton ðæs rípes forwiernan, Chr. 896; Erl. 94, 7. Ǽr wintres cyme on rýpes tíman, Exon. Th. 214, 28; Ph. 246.
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CÁF
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Hét ðá hǽleða hleó healdan ða bricge wígan wígheardne cáfne then the defence [the chief] of the soldiers commanded a warrior, hardy in battle and nimble, to defend the bridge, Byrht. Th. 133, 66; By. 76.
FURÐOR
FURTHER ⬩ more ⬩ forwards ⬩ ultĕrius ⬩ ultra ⬩ amplius ⬩ porro
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Ic wille furðor gán I will go forwards, Byrht. Th. 139, 1; By. 247. Furðor dón to prefer, esteem, Past. 17, 7; Hat. MS. 23 b, 14
sweng
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Eádweard ánne slóg swíþe mid his swurde, swenges ne wyrnde, Byrht. Th. 135, 15; By. 118. Hé hond swenge ne ofteáh, Beo. Th. 3045; B. 1520. Him for swenge swát ǽdrum sprong, 5924; B. 2966: 5365; B. 2686. Ic mé gúðbordes sweng gebearh, Cd.
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crisma
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Ásprungenra manna líc ( cadavera ) man byreð on ciricean and mid crysman smyreð his breóst, Ll. Th. ii. 162, 1. Ne crismena nec balsamorum (sacris chrismatibu unctum, Ald. 154), Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 34: 61, 1. <b>I a.
ge-sirwan
to plot ⬩ contrive ⬩ conspire ⬩ deliberate ⬩ to furnish with arms ⬩ equip
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MS. to furnish with arms, equip Gesyrwed secg an armed man, Byrht. Th. 136, 30; By. 159
íren
Iron ⬩ a sword ⬩ blade
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Mé sceal wǽpen niman, ord and íren, Byrht. Th. 139, 12. Áres and írenes æris et ferri, Bd. 1, I ; S. 473, 23, note. Heardes írenes grindlas gratings of hard iron, Cd. 19 ; Th. 24, 25; Gen. 383.
on-birgan
To taste of, taste, take (food)
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Onbyrigde (-byrgde, MS. A.), Mt. Kmbl. 27, 34,: Jn. Skt. 2, 9: Homl. Th. i. 136, 8. Onberede, Bt. 23, tit.; Fox xiv, 9. Ne hí siððan ne onbirigdon ðæs bigleofan, Jos. 5, 12: Homl. Th. ii. 168, 2-3. Onbyrigdon, i. 18, 1: Blickl. Homl. 209, 8.
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síðian
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Ðæt mín sáwul tó ðé síðian móte, Byrht. Th. 136, 65
FLOTA
a ship ⬩ vessel ⬩ fleet ⬩ nāvis ⬩ classis ⬩ a sailor ⬩ pirate ⬩ nauta ⬩ pīrāta
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Ða flotan, wícinga fela the pirates, vikings many, Byrht. Th. 133, 25; By. 72
medu
Mead ⬩ a drink made from honey
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Ða mǽla ðe wé oft æt meodo sprǽcon, Byrht. Th. 137, 66; By. 212. Tó medo, Beo. Th. 1212; B. 604. Ðá wé medu þégon, 5260; B. 2633. Ða þeówan drincaþ medo, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 17. Wylle swá swýðre medo, L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 270, 7.
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tapor
A taper; also the wick of a lamp
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Acolitus is gecweden se ðe candele oððe tapor byrþ, ðonnemann godspell rǽt, L. Ælfc. C. 14; Th. ii. 348, 4. Se sacerd gehálgodne tapor in ðæt wæter déþ, Wulfst. 36, 5. Taperas cerei, Anglia xiii. 402, 529: 403, 541. Ðrítig teapera, Chart.
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Alríca
Alaric ⬩ Alarícus, king of the Visigoths
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And sóna ðæs, on ðam þriddan dæge, hí gefóran út of ðære byrig ágenum willan; swá ðǽr ne wearþ nán hús heora wyllan forbærned Alaric, the most Christian and the mildest king, sacked Rome with so little violence, that he ordered no one should be slain,
scrín
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[Hí námen ðære ( in the minster) twá gildene scrínes and .lx. seolferne, Chr. 1070; Erl. 209, 11.] a cage in which a criminal is confined Hig Pilatum on ánum ýsenum scrýne gebrohton on ðære byrig Damascum, and hyne myd scrýne myd eallum on feastum cwearterne
wíd-gil
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Tó ánre wídgyllan byrig, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 82. On ðam wídgillan lande, Num. 21, 25: Homl. Th. ii. 222, 29. Geond ðone wídgillan munt, Blickl. Homl. 199, 12 : Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 207. Ða wídgillan sǽ, Hexam. 4; Norm. 6, 24.
Basilius
Basil, bishop of Cæsarēa ⬩ Kαιδάρεια
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Basil, bishop of Cæsarēa = Kαιδάρεια Basilius se eádiga wæs swíðe hálig bisceop, on Cessarean byrig, on Gréciscre þeóde, manegra munuca fæder, munuchádes him sylf.