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middan-geard

(n.)
Grammar
middan-geard, es; m.

the middle dwellingthe earthworldthe world and they that dwell thereinmankind

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On Godes onwealde is eal ðes middangeard, and ðás windas and ðás regnas syndon ealle his, and ealle gesceafta syndon his, Blickl. Homl. 51, 19. Ðes middangeard wæs tó ðon fæger, ðæt hé teáh men tó him þurh his wlite, 115, 10.

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á-wrecan

to drive awayto striketo avenge

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Voc. ii. 146, 4. to strike Bútan his heorte sý eall mid deófles strǽlum áwrecen, Wlfst. 214, 13. Áwrecenum, tógeðýddum adacto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 54. to avenge Hú hí mihton þæs cynges bismer áwrecan and ealles þeódscipes, Chr. 1048;P. 174, 8

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riht-full

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-full, adj.
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Good, virtuous Eall þet þe Gode wæs láð and rihtfullan mannan, eall ꝥ wæs gewunelic on þisan lande on his (William Rufus) týman, Chr. 1100; P. 235, 33

sǽ-bróga

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-bróga, an ; m.
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A sea-terror Ðeáh hine ealle séýðan nioðan cnyssende wǽron mid eallan sǽbrógan ðe hé (se sǽ, cf. Verc. Först. 110, 12) forðbrinð, Sal. K. 84, 13

eador

(adv.)
Grammar
eador, adv.

Togetheruna, simul

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Together; una, simul Eall eador all together, Cd. 119; Th. 154, 18; Gen. 2557. Ðá wæs eall eador [geador, Kmbl.] there was all together, Andr. Recd. 3253; An. 1629

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níten-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
níten-cynn, es; n.
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A kind of cattle Hé gesceóp æf ðǽre eorðan eall nýtencynn and deórcynn (jumenta et bestias), Hml. Th. i. 16, 5. Eall nýtencynn and ðá wildan deór, Hex. 14, 29

friþsumian

(v.)
Grammar
friþsumian, p. ode
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To make peaceable, reconcile Ealle friðsumaþ God (cf. ? per eum reconciliare omnia in ipsum, Col. I, 20) on eallum his mhtum, Hpt. 21, 189, 28. Cf. ge-sibsumian

riht-willend

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Add: -willende Rihte hit geríst þæt hine ealle rihtwillende emnlíce herian rectos decet collaudatio, Ps. Th. 32, 1. Wuldriað ealra rihtwillenda heortan gloriamini omnes recti corde, 31, 13

ge-reclíce

(adv.)
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Ofer rodorum gereclíce feðerum lácan ( to fly smoothly), 24, 8. of action He eallum gereclice racað and eáðelice hit eall set regit cuncta foriiter suaviterque disponat, Bt. 35, 4; F. 162, I

healh

(n.)
Grammar
healh, halh [in the declension the final h seems to be omitted before an inflection]; m. A word of doubtful meaning.
    Kemble, Cod. Dipl. iii. xxix.
translates it hall, probably originally a stone building.
    Leo, A. S. Names, p. 52,
takes it to be the same word as ealh. Somner gives healh-stán crusta, collyrida. In form it agrees with Latin calx.

halla stone buildingcalx.

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The following are some of the passages in which the word occurs Se westra eásthealh, Cod. Dipl. iii. 19, 6. On ðone west halh, 18, 25. Óþ cyninges healh, i. 257, 33. On Scottes healh; of ðam heale, vi. 2, 2. In Streónes halh; of ðam hale, 214, 25. On

be-settan

to setplaceto applyto surroundto besiege

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Hié wǽron ymb eal útan mid eágum besett, Past. 195, 19

ge-mǽnelic

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A. 145, 43. belonging to a community, public, general Þæt eal folc fæste tó gemǽnelicre dǽdbóte, Wlfst. 180, 23. Swá swá man gerǽde for gemænelicre neóde, Ll.

Linked entry: -mǽne-lic

in-híréd

(n.)
Grammar
in-híréd, es ; m.

Householdfamilyhouse

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Ealle werhádes men his inhírédes ǽgðer ge inbyrdlingas ge gebohte þeówan omnes viri domus illius, tam vernaculi quam emptitii, Gen. 17, 27.

rihtend

(n.)
Grammar
rihtend, es; m.

A ruler

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A ruler Eálá ðú ælmihtiga scippend and rihtend eallra gesceafta, rector ¨Bt. 4; Fox 8, 10. Hé gehýreþ cyning mæðlan, rodera ryhtend sprecan, Exon. Th. 50, 10; Cri. 798

un-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
un-dǽd, e; f.

An ill deedevil actiona crimemisdeed

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Scyldig and mánful mid undǽdum eall gesýmed sceleratis impius actis, Dóm. L. 58. Man deófol georne forbúge and his undǽda ealle oferhogie, Wulfst. 68, 12

geond

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Hundes fleógan cómon geond eall þæt mancyn, Ors. 1, 7; S. 38, 2. Man gengde geond eall ábútan þone port*-*weall, Hml. S. 23, 267: 355. the subject non-material Geond ealle eorþan gǽþ heora swég in omnem terram exiuit sonus eorum, Bl. H. 133, 34.

crycc

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Seó ealde cyrce wæs eall behangen mid criccum, 431. Add:

ge-dyn

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dyn, es; m.

A dinnoisefrăgorclangor

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A din, noise; frăgor, clangor Se dæg biþ dæg gedynes ofer ealle [MS. ealla] truma ceastra the day will be a day of din over all strong cities, Past. 35. 5; Swt. 245, 6; Hat. MS. 46 a, 17.

geond-scríþan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-scríþan, p. -scráþ
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Eall þis lyft ys full hellicra deúfla, þá geondscríðað ealne middangeard, Wlfst. 250, 3

tó-geótan

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Wearð swá mycelu wynsumnes þæs æþelestan stences tóstrogden and tógoten ( aspersa ) geond eall ꝥ hús, 282, 19