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ǽ-lifne

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-lifne, (?); adj.

Without means of support (v. lifen), nourished by others

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, Ep. Gl. 3 d, 38

Linked entry: -lifne

hám-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
hám-weardes, adv.

Homewardsdomum versus

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Homewards Sió óðeru fierd wæs hámweardes the other force was returning home, Chr. 894; Erl. 91, 1

hand-smæll

(n.)
Grammar
hand-smæll, es; m.

A slap with the hand

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A slap with the hand Sealdon him hondsmællas dabant ei alapas, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 19, 3

Linked entry: smæll

heáh-beorg

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-beorg, es; m.

A high mountaina high rocka high fell

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A high mountain Hé ðás heáhbeorgas healdeþ swylce et altitudines montium ipse conspicit, Ps. Th. 94, 4

Linked entry: heáh-torras

brengnes

(n.)
Grammar
brengnes, -ness, e; f.

An offering;

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An offering; oblatio Onsægednissa and brengnesse ðú nolde sacrificia et oblationem noluisti, Ps. Spl. T. 39, 9

bróðor-gefædred

(n.)

a brother by the same fatherfrater ex eodem patre ortus

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a brother by the same father; frater ex eodem patre ortus, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 19

ofer-méde

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-méde, adj.

Proud, arrogant, presumptuoussuperbus

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E.) aldorman, Chr. 750; Erl. 48, 10

crupon

(v.)

creptcrawled

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crept, crawled p. pl. of creópan Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 33; Chr. 1083; Erl. 217, 22 ;

æt-steal

(n.)
Grammar
æt-steal, -steall, -stæl, -es; m. pl. nom. acc. -stalas [at a place, a fixed place]

Stationcamp station-sedesstatio

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Station, camp station; -sedes, statio Æt ðam ætstealle at the camp station, Wald. 37; Vald. 1, 21. Æt-stælle at the place. Exon. 35 a; Th. 112, 26; GG. 150

Linked entry: stæl

cyn-ren

(n.)
Grammar
cyn-ren, cyn-ryn,es; n. [cyn a kindred, race, nation, family, generation; ren, ryn a course]

A family course, family, generation, kind, nation, posteritygeneratio, genus, natio, progenies, propago

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A family course, family, generation, kind, nation, posterity; generatio, genus, natio, progenies, propago He forlét his ríce and his cynren he left his country and his family, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 27. Cynren generatio, Wrt. Voc. 72, 49. Ðis ys Thares

Dægsan stán

(n.)
Grammar
Dægsan stán, Degsa-stán, Dæg-stán,es; m. [Flor. Hunt. Degsastan: the stone of Degsa]

DAWSTON or Dalston, Cumberlandagro Cumbriæ

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DAWSTON or Dalston, Cumberland; loci nomen in agro Cumbriæ Hér Ægþan Scotta cyng feaht wið Dælreoda, and wið Æðelferþe, Norþhymbra cynge, æt Dægstáne [Dægsan stáne, Th. 37, 26], and man ofslóh mǽst ealne his here in this year [A. D. 603] Ægthan king

Corfes geat

(n.)
Grammar
Corfes geat, Corf-geat, es; n. [Sim. Dun. Coruesgeate: Hovd. Coruesgate]

CorfgatePurbeckDorsetshire

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Corfgate, Purbeck, Dorsetshire Hér wæs Eádweard cyning ofslægen æt Corfes geate[Corfgeate, Th. 233, 2, col. 2] in this year [A. D. 979] king Edward was slain at Corfgate Chr. 979; Th. 232, 3, col. 2

sliht

(n.)
Grammar
sliht, sleaht, sleht, slieht, sliét, slyht (see the cpds.), es; m.

a striking of coin a stroke, flash of lightningslaughter, death by violencethe deadly stroke of diseasewhat is to be killed, animals for slaughter a blow, mortal blow; stamp, coining strages, occisio mowing ; striking of an instrument

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Æt eallum slyht[e?] and æt ealre ðære hergunge ðe ǽr ðam gedón wǽre, ǽr ðæt frið geset wǽre . . . nán man ðæt ne wræce ne bóte ne bidde L. Eth. ii. 6; Th. i. 288, 1.

ge-þanc

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

Mindwillopinionthoughtmensanimuscogitatio

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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

a-gén

(adv.)
Grammar
a-gén, adv.

AGAINanewalsoitenimdenuoet

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AGAIN, anew, also; itenim, denuo, et Ðe ðé slihþ on ðín gewenge, wend óðer agén qui te percutit in maxillam, præbe et alteram, Lk. Bos. 6, 29. Ðá wende he on scype agén then he went into the ship again, 8, 37, 40.

un-swícende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-swícende, adj.

Not failing in duty to othersfaithfulloyal

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Erl. 229, 22. Hig áþas swóron and gíslas saldan ðæm cynge and ðæm eorle, ðæt heó him on allum þingum unswícende beón woldon, Chr. 1063; Erl. 195, 17

Linked entry: swícan

ge-wleccan

Grammar
ge-wleccan, ge-wlecian.
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Him mon on eáre drýpe gewlæccedne ele, 22, 8. Genim þás wyrte . . . on ele gewlæhte (-wlehte, v. l. ), i. 212, 5. Meng wiþ wífes meoluc and huniges dropan and wínes gewleht tósamne, ii. 42, 5

mengan

(v.)
Grammar
mengan, mængan, mencgan; p. de.

to mixminglecombineto mingle togetherstir updisturb

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Mengan lyge wið sóðe, Elen. Kmbl. 612; El. 306.

Linked entries: mængan for-mengan

ge-limpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-limpan, he -limpeþ, -limpþ; p. -lamp, -lomp, pl. -lumpon; subj. p. -lumpe, pl. -lumpen; pp. -lumpen

To happenoccurbefallcome to passtake placeaccĭdĕreevĕnīrecontingĕre

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Ealle ðás ungesǽlþa us gelumpon þurh unrǽdas all these calamities befell us through evil counsels, Chr. 1011; Erl. 145, 1. Gif ðé ðæt gelimpe if that befall thee, Elen. Kmbl.879; El. 441: Beo. Th. 1862; B. 929.

GYRD

(n.)
Grammar
GYRD, gird, gerd, e; f.

A staffrodtwiga yard the fourth part of a hidevirgavirgata

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Ðín gyrd and ðín stæf virga tua et baculus tuus, Ps. Th. 22, 5. Ðú ðínes yrfes gyrde alýsdest liberasti virgam hæriditatis tuæ, 73, 3. Hit ys gird it is a rod, Ex. 4, 2.

Linked entries: gird geard