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cwiddung

(n.)
Grammar
cwiddung, cwyddung ,e; f.

A saying, tale, report, speechdictum, sermunculus

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Ná swilce he nyste manna cwyddunga be him not as though he knew not the sayings of men concerning him, Homl. Th. i. 366, 7

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cwyrn-stán

(n.)
Grammar
cwyrn-stán, cweorn-stán,es; m.

A mill-stone molaris lapis, mola

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Ðæt him wǽre getiged án ormǽte cwyrnstán to his swuran, and he swá wurde on deóppre sǽ besenced that an immense mill-stone was tied to his neck, and he was so sunk in the deep sea, Homl. Th. i. 514, 17: Mt. Bos. 18, 6.

Linked entry: cweorn-stán

DRÁN

(n.)
Grammar
DRÁN, drǽn,e ; f.

DRONEfucus

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Ðǽr he wunede eall riht swá dráne dóþ on híue: eall ðæt ða beón dragen toward ða dráne dragaþ fraward he abode there just as drones do in a hive: all that the bees draw towards them the drones draw from them, Chr. 1127; Erl. 256, 20, 21

Linked entry: drǽn

DYNE

(n.)
Grammar
DYNE, dyn,es ; m.

DIN, noisesonus, fragor, strepĭtus

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Ǽr he dómdæges dyn gehýre ere he shall hear doomsday's din, Salm. Kmbl. 546; Sal. 272: 650; Sal. 324. Dyne fragōre, Mone B. 4425

Linked entries: dynge dimma

ellor-fús

(adj.)
Grammar
ellor-fús, adj. [fús ready, quick]

Desirous or ready to go elsewhere, ready to depart pĕregre eundi cŭpĭdus, ăliorsum īre părātus

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He his hláford geseah ellorfúsne he saw his lord ready to depart [about to die ], Exon. 48 a; Th. 165, 11; Gú. 1027: Andr. Kmbl. 375; An. 188

freá-drihten

(n.)
Grammar
freá-drihten, freah-drihten; gen. -drihtnes; m.

A lordmasterthe Lorddŏmĭnus

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He wolde freahdrihtnes feorh ealgian he would defend his lord's life, Beo. Th. 1596, note; B. 796

Linked entry: freah-drihten

híd-gild

(n.)
Grammar
híd-gild, es; n.

A land taxtax paid on every hide

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he owned this country, besides the hide-tax, which no one but God alone can reckon, Chart.

port-geat

(n.)
Grammar
port-geat, es; n.
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ða portgeatu ealle beeode, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 507

gomen-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
gomen-wudu, gen. -wuda; m.
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Ðǽr wæs gidd and gleó, hwílum he hearpan wynne, gomenwudu grétte there was song and glee, at times he touched the joy of harp, the wood of mirth, 4222; B. 2108

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gódnes

(n.)
Grammar
gódnes, -ness, e; f.
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Ðæs gódan gódnes biþ his ágen gód and his ágen edleán the goodness of the good is his own good and his own reward, Bt. 37, 3; Fox 190, 14: 33, 4; Fox 128, 15

ge-festnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-festnian, p. ode; pp. od

To fastenmake fastconfirmshut upimprisonfirmāreconfirmāreinclūdĕre

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Se cyng genam Roger eorl his mǽg, and gefestnode hine the king took earl Roger his kinsman and imprisoned him, 1075; Erl. 214, 5. Ðe be swylcre gewittnesse gefestnod is which is confirmed by such witness, Th. Diplm. A. D. 856; 117, 18

Linked entry: ge-fæstnian

ge-freógan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-freógan, -freón; p. -freóde; pp. -freód

To freemake free

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Gefreó us wiþ yfela free us from evils, Hy. 6, 31; Hy. Grn. ii. 286, 31. Gefreouad liberatus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 74

Linked entries: ge-friéga ge-frígian

ge-hæftnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hæftnan, -hæftnian; p. ede, ade; pp. ed, ad

To takelay hold oftake captivecomprehendĕrecaptīvāre

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Sý éhtende oððe éhte feónd míne sáwle and gehæftnige oððe gegrípe persĕquātur inĭmīcus anĭmam meam et comprehendat, Ps. Lamb. 7, 6. Ða ðe ǽr gehæftnede wǽron who before were held captive, Blickl. Homl. 87, 7 : 89, 29

ge-innian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-innian, pp. -innod

To bring inincludeto fillsupplychargepræstareincludere

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He hæfþ geinnod ðat ǽr geútod wæs he has included what before was excluded, Cod. Ex. p. 1

teóðung-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-sceatt, es; m.
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Swá feala earmra manna swá on ðæs rícan neáweste sweltaþ, and him nele syllan his teóþungsceatta dǽl, ðonne biþ ealra ðara manna deáþes sceldig, Blickl. Homl. 53, 6.

þunrian

(v.)
Grammar
þunrian, p. ode

To thunder

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To thunder is mægenþrymmes God and þunraþ ofer manegum wætertnn Deus majestatis intonuit, Dominus super multas aquas, Ps. Th. 28, 3. Hit ðunraþ tonat, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Zup. 128, 17. Hit hwílum þunraþ, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 44, 34: Met. 28, 55.

weorold-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-snotor, adj.
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Ne weorþeþ on worulde ǽnig worldsnotera (woruld-, v.l.) þonne wyrðeþ there shall be none in the world that has more worldly cunning than he (Antichrist) has, Wulfst. 54, 21

duru-weard

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Férde tó hire húse and forbeád ðǽm duruweardum ꝥ heó hine hire gesægde, Shrn. 86, 16. Add

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fæt-fellere

(n.)
Grammar
fæt-fellere, fæt-fyllere, es; m.
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Þá gebígde þæs fætfylleres (fylleres, v. l.) mód tó þon ꝥ gemengde áttor tó ðæs wínes drynce cum vini fusoris ejus animum corrupisset, ut mixtum vino veneni ei poculum praeberet, Gr. D. 186, 19. Gelǽste man Ægelríce pund míre fætfylre, Cht.

Linked entry: fyllere

for-dilgian

(v.)
Grammar
for-dilgian, l. for-dílgian,
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Swá þæt þonne on ðǽm hálgum dagum fordíligen þæt ǽr on óþrum tídum mid gémeléste forléton omnes negligentias suas aliorum temporum his diebus sanctis diluere, R. Ben. 76, 6.