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Anglo-Saxon

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ELN

(n.)
Grammar
ELN, e; f.

the Royal

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Bos. 12, 25, there is not any Gothic; the Grk. Lat. and A. Sax. are the same as in the preceding verse. Lk. Bos. 12, 25 is, therefore, not quoted.

Linked entry: eln-gemet

lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
lǽran, p. de

To teachinstructeducateto preachto exhortadmonishadvisepersuadesuggest

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Ne mæg ic ðæt dón ðæt ðú mé lǽrest non hoc facere possum quod suggeris, 2, 12; S. 513, 24. Ðú lǽrst ús tu doces nos, Jn. Skt. 9, 34. Paulus ðæt ilce lǽreþ, Blickl. Homl. 175, 13. Lérþ erudit, Kent. Gl. 470. Wé lǽraþ ðæt ... we enjoin that, L. Edg.

wer-gild

(n.)
Grammar
wer-gild, were-gild, es; n. [The word seems interchangeable with wer (q. v.), which in the later laws is the more frequent form.]
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Theodore brought about peace between them 'ðæt nǽniges mannes feorh tó lore wearþ, ne máre blódgyte wæs for ðam ofslægenan cyninges bréðer, ac hé mid feó wiþ hine geþingode, ðæt heora sib wæs,' Bd. 4, 21; S. 590, 24.

FREÓLS

(n.)
Grammar
FREÓLS, es; m. sometimes, but rarely, n.

freedomimmunityprivilegelībertasimmūnĭtasprivĭlēgiuma time of freedoma holy dayfeastfestivalthe celebration of a festivalfestumfesti celebratio

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him to institute a new privilege; then he said that he had privileges enough; then I took the privileges, Cod.

Linked entries: friólsend heals

Germania

(n.)
Grammar
Germania, e [ = æ]; f.

Germany

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Cap. 1 wille we ymb Europe land-gemǽre reccan, swá mycel swá we hit fyrmest witon.

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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N. P. L. 5; Th. ii. 290, 22. Wé lǽraþ, ðæt nán sacu ðe betweox preóstan sí ne beó gescoten tó woruldmanna sóme, ac séman heora ágene geféran, oððe sceótan tó ðam biscope, L. Edg. C. 7; Th. ii. 246, 5: L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 36.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

ge-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceaft, -scæft, -sceft, e; f: es; n.

the creation, a created being or thing, creature, an elementcreātio, creātūra, plasma, ĕlĕmentuma decree, destiny, fate, conditiondestĭnāta, sors, fātum, condĭtiocreation, creaturedecree of fatecreatura, elementum, habitus, fatum

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Nǽni eft cymeþ hider, ðe mannum secge hwylc sý Meotodes gesceaft no one returns hither who may reveal to men what is the condition of the Creator, Menol. Fox 592; Gn. C. 65. In gesceaft Godes by God's decree, Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 3; Sch. 74.

ge-búgan

(v.)
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., by a follower, vassal, tenant, worshipper, &c. to a person or institution Ic wille beón N. hold and getríwe ... and eall ꝥ lǽste ꝥ uncer formǽl wæs, þá ic tó him gebeáh and his willan geceás, Ll. Th. i. 178, 9.

hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
hwǽr, [or hwær?], hwar; adv.

Whereanywheresomewherewheresoeverwherever

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Swǽ gelǽrede biscepas swǽ swǽ wel hwǽr [or welhwǽr] siendon bishops so learned as now are nearly everywhere, Past. pref. Swt. 9, 5: Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 19. Elles hwǽr elsewhere, Beo. Th. 277; B. 138.

Linked entries: hwára hwar

hláford

(n.)
Grammar
hláford, es; m.

A LORD;dominus. herus

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Hie cuǽdon ðæt him nǽnig mǽg leófra nǽre ðonne hiera hláford they said that no kinsman was dearer to them than their lord, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 20. Cwǽdon ðæt him nán leófre hláford nǽre ðonne heora gecynde hláford, 1014; Erl. 150, 6.

Linked entries: hláf-weard hlǽfdige

ós

(n.)
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The Icelandic, which throws out n before s, as the Anglo-Saxon does (cf. Icel. gás: A.

Linked entry: ésa

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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Gen. 49, Eallum mannum, ðám ðe sint and ðám ðe tówearde sint.

Linked entry: tó-ward

sendan

(v.)
Grammar
sendan, p. sende ; pp. sended, send
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Nar. 10, 22. Hé geseh ða welegan hyra lác sendan on ðone sceoppan, Lk. Skt. 21, 1. Sendende hyra nett on ða sǽ, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 18. Seó strǽl wæs sended, Blickl. Homl. 199, 22. of the operations of Nature, to send rain, fire , etc.

ge-weald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weald, -wald, es; m. n.

powerstrengthmightefficacypotestaspower over any thingempireruledominionmasteryswayjurisdictiongovernmentprotectionkeepinga bridle-bitpotestasfacuitasimperiumditioarbitriumjuscamas

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Alf. pol. 77; Th. i. 100, 10. power over any thing, empire, rule, dominion, mastery, sway, jurisdiction, government, protection, keeping, a bridle-bit; potestas, facuitas, imperium, ditio, arbitrium, jus, camas Ðæt he náge ðæra geweald that he has no

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, a mark, <b>mearc</b> a limit. [These may be taken under one head, see N. E. D. mark.]
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Th. i. 226, 13. a sign, token, indication, symptom Him næs nán deáðes mearc on gesewen, Hml.

sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþa, an; m.

a criminal, wretch, miscreant, an enemyfiend, devila spoiler, robbera warrior

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Óðer hine scyhte ðæt hé sceaþena gemót nihtes sóhte (cf. hé (Guthlac ) menigfeald wæl felde and slóh and of mannum heora ǽhta nam, Guthl. 2 ; Gdwin. 14, 5-6), Exon. Th. 109, 31 ; Gú. 98 .

Linked entries: sceoþa sceþþ

weorod

(n.)
Grammar
weorod, (-ud, -ed, -ad), werod (-ud, -ed), worud (-ad), word, es; n.
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Bradley suggests that nes is merely an alternative inflexion for the na of monna, aud written above it. v. Academy, 1893, p. 83.) Weoruda God, 293, 19; Crä. 3: 126, 5; Gú. 366: 273, 13; Jul. 515. Weruda, Ps. Th. 76, 11.

Beó-wulf

(n.)
Grammar
Beó-wulf, es; m. [ = Beado-wulf a war-wolf, = Icel. Böðúlfr a warwulf]

BEOWULF

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BEOWULF, a celebrated warrior of the Scyldings'; race, a record of whose heroic deeds is given in the Anglo-Saxon poem bearing his name.

Linked entry: Beado-wulf

ge-ban

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ban, -bann, -benn, es; n.

a commandordinancedecreeproclamationmandātumstătūtumdecrētumthe indictionindictioedictum

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N. P. 4; Th. ii. 290, 20. Grammar ge-ban, ge-bann, -bonn, es; n. the indiction; indictio, edictum. The indiction is a cycle or revolution of 15 years, like the date of the year from the Birth of our Saviour.

tán

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
tán, es; m.

a twig, sprout, shoot, brancha stakea twig used in casting lotsa lot; also a share that is determined by lot

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Kmbl. iv. 45, 25. a twig used in casting lots ['Augury and divination by lot no people practise more diligently. The use of the lots is simple.