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friþ-land

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-land, es; n.

A land with which, one is at peace, with which ' friþ' has been madepācis terra

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A land with which, one is at peace, with which ' friþ' has been made; pācis terra Hí ðone mǽstan hearm dydon ðe ǽfre here innon friþlande dón sceolde they did the greatest harm that ever an army could do in a land with which it was at peace, Chr. 1097

of-healdan

(v.)

to withhold, keep back, retainto retain

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Mí gauil hé hauiþ ofhealden my rent he has withheld. Chart. Th. 427, 30

seld-guma

(n.)
Grammar
seld-guma, an ; m.
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A hall-man, one who has a place in a lord's hall, a retainer Nǽfre ic máran geseah eorl ofer eorþan ðonne is eówer sum . . . nis ðæt seldguma (he is no mere retainer. Grein translates 'vir qui semper in domo manet.'

Linked entry: guma

lád-rinc

Grammar
lád-rinc, For 'The word, ... vehicularius' substitute: In attempting to determine the meaning of this word it should be noticed that lád in all its other compounds, lád-mann, -scipe, -teáh, -teów, has the force of leading, guidance. The
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lád-rinc seems to be a guide, and his special character in the passage given above may be inferred from the following passage Si aduenae de aliis regionibus aduenirent, debebant ducatum habere ad aliam regalem uillam quae proxima fuisset in illorum uia

ge-scræpe

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Hát baþu ǽlcere yldo and háde gescrǽpe (-scrépene, v.l., accommodos ), Bd. 1, 1; Sch. 9, 2. Add

hilde-rinc

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Þú scealt gyltas þíne swíðe bemurnan, hár hilderinc, hefie þé ðincaþ synna þíne, Dóm. L. 30, 56. Add

for-helan

(v.)
Grammar
for-helan, he -hilþ; p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; subj. p. -hǽle, pl. -hǽlen; pp. -holen

To cover overhideconcealcelāreoccultāreabscondĕre

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To cover over, hide, conceal; celāre, occultāre, abscondĕre Ðe hit forhelan þenceþ who seeks to conceal it, Exon. 91 a; Th. 340, 25; Gn. Ex. 116. Hú mæg ic forhelan Abrahame, ðe ic dón wille num celāre potĕro Abraham, quæ factūrus sum? Gen. 18, 17. Forhele

FEAX

(n.)
Grammar
FEAX, fex, es; n.

Hair of the headthe lockscæsăriescŏmacăpillus

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He hæfde blæc feax he had black hair, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 34

Linked entries: fæx fex

ge-nípan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nípan, p. -náp, pl. -nipon; pp. -nipen.

to darken, become darkcālīgāre, obnūbĭlārito rise as a cloud, to creep up or come suddenly upon one obrēpĕre, sŭpervĕnīre alĭcui

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to darken, become dark; cālīgāre, obnūbĭlāri Hú seó þrag gewát, genáp under niht-heltn, swá heó nó wǽre how the time has passed, has darkened under the veil of night, as if it had not been, Exon. 77 b; Th. 292, 8; Wand. 96. to rise as a cloud, to creep

Linked entry: nípan

ge-trýwþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-trýwþ, e; f.

A covenanttreatypledgefaithfidelityfœduspignus

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Lytle getrýwþa wǽron mid mannum there has been little faith amongst men, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 104, 8: 107, 74; 111, 220

Linked entry: ge-treówþ

heard-ecg

(adj.)
Grammar
heard-ecg, adj.

Hard of edge

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Hard of edge Ðá wæs on healle heardecg togen sweord then in the hall was drawn the sword hard of edge, Beo. Th. 2581; B. 1288: 2984; B. 1490: Elen. Kmbl. 1513; El. 758: Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 15; Rä. 6, 8

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, to advise, ge-rǽdan to arrange. [These two verbs seem to have coalesced (v. rǽdan), and are taken together.]
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God him (Decius) ðis geþanc on móde ásende . . . and Decius lét him tó rǽde hé þá gerǽdde ( what God Had suggested to him), Hml.

sám-locen

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-locen, adj.
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Half-closed Hafa þú þíne wynstran hand sámlocene, Tech. ii. 125, 7: 120, 19. Mid bám sámlocone handum, 128, 4

Linked entry: lúcan

be-habban

(v.)
Grammar
be-habban, he -hæfeþ; p. -hæfde; pp. -hæfed, -hæft; v. a.[be by, near, habban to have].

to compassencompasssurroundcingerecircumdare to comprehendcomprehenderecontinereto restraindetainstaydetinere

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to compass, encompass, surround; cingere, circumdare Ðíne fýnd behabbaþ ðé inimici tui circumdabunt te Lk. Bos. 19, 43 : Jos. 6, 20. Behæfde heápa wyn Hǽlendes burg the joy of bands surrounded the Saviour's tomb Exon. 120 a ; Th. 460, 16; Hö. 18 : Cd

a-wreðian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wreðian, p. ede; pp. ed; v. a. [a, wreðian to support]

To supportunderpropsustainsustentare

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He, mid his crycce hine awreðiende, hám becom he, with his crutch supporting himself, came home, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 18: Past. 17, 11; Hat. MS. 25 a, 20: Exon. 37 a; Th. 121, 27; Gú. 295

Linked entry: wreþian

bed-ryda

(n.)
Grammar
bed-ryda, an; m.

A bedridden manclinicus

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A bedridden man; clinicus Se bedryda wearþ gehǽled sóna; and eóde him ðá hám, hál on his fótum, se ðe ǽr wæs geboren on bǽre to cyrcan the bedridden man was soon healed; and he then went home, whole on his feet, who before was borne on a bier to church

dómere

(n.)
Grammar
dómere, es; m.

A judge jūdex

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Heretogan and dómeras hæfdon mǽstne weorþscipe consuls and judges had most honour, Bt. 27, 4; Fox 100, 13. Settaþ ða to dómerum, appoint them judges, Past. 18, 2; Hat. MS. 26 a, 6

á-gán

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</b> to pass into possession (of inherited property) Hit eall ágán is þǽron oð on (on þǽron oð, MS.) þíne hand all therein has passed until it has come into your possession, Cht. Th. 486, 33

mann-weorþ

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mann-weorþ, Add: The amount seems to have been a hundred shillings, v. gildan ;
3 cc.

hilde-frófor

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-frófor, e; f.

War-help, a weapon, sword [?], shield [?]

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Hæfde him on handa hildefrófre [MS. frore] had in his hand help for battle, Vald. 2, 12