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ge-hǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hǽnan, p. de; pp. ed

To stone

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To stone Ic gemétte ðǽr Archelaus gehǽnedne I found there Archelaus stoned, St. And. 44, 18

strand

(n.)
Grammar
strand, n. (not m.).
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Se Hǽlend stód on ðám strande . . . Seó sǽ getácnað þás andwerdan woruld, and þæt strand getácnode ðá écan staðolfæstnysse þæs tówerdan lífes, Hml Th. ii. 288, 27-31. Seó landfyrd cóm ufenon and trymedon hig be ðám strande, Chr. 1052; P. 180, 18.

þeówan

(v.)
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S. 31, 786. add Hé stód gynigende and þýwde mid múþe ꝥ hé Martinum ábite, Hml. S. 31, 539. Wé þæt ǽbylgð nyton þe wé gefremedon on þysse folcscere, þeódon bealwa wið þec, El. 403

ǽ-menne

(n.)
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solitude ‘Ðú beþorftest ðæt ðú hæfdest dígele stówe and ǽmanne (-menne?) ǽlces óðres þinges ista solitudinem meram desiderant and fæáwa cúðe men.’ Ðá cwæð ic: ‘Ic nebbe nán ðára ne ðonne ǽmenne ne óðera manna fultum ne dýgela stówe,’ Shrn. 165, 8-12

Linked entry: -menne

esul-cweorn

(n.)
Grammar
esul-cweorn, e; f.

A mill-stone turned by an assmŏla asĭnāria

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A mill-stone turned by an ass; mŏla asĭnāria, Cot. 16

ge-hæp

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hæp, adj.

Fit

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Fit On stówe gehæppre in loco apto, Th. An. 21, 13

Linked entries: -hæp hæplíc

byre

(n.)
Grammar
byre, es; m.
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A strong wind, storm Byre aestu (cf. ýst), Germ. 400, 496

cleac

(n.)
Grammar
cleac, e; f.
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A stepping-stone On cleaca, C. D. iv. 36, 3, 12

ge-greátian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-greátian, p. ode
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To become thick or stout Gegreátod incrassatus, Ps. L. fol. 192, 15

Linked entry: greátian

wíg-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
wíg-heard, adj.

Stout in fighthardy

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Stout in fight, hardy Wígan wígheardne. Byrht. Th. 133, 64; By. 75

ge-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-licgan, -licgean; p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen.

to lielie near, togetherjacereadjacereconjacereto lie downfailceaseloiterdelaydeficerecessare

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Ðá heó ðǽr on gelegen wæs when she had lain down there, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 113, 23. to lie down, fail, cease, loiter, delay; deficere, cessare Windblond gelæg the wind-storm ceased, Bon. Th. 6284; B. 3146.

strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt, e (but uninflected forms occur) ; f.
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And ðæt wæter stód an twá healfa ðære strǽte, Ex. 14, 21-22. Him þurh streámræce strǽt wæs gerýmed, Andr. Kmbl. 3159 ; An. 1582. Tó ðære ealdan strǽt ; ondlong ðære strǽt, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 30. On ða sealtstrǽt; andlang strǽt, 82, 26.

Linked entry: strét

cyning-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
cyning-cynn, es; n. [cynn a sort, race, v. cynn]

A royal race regium genus

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A royal race; regium genus Of ðæs strýnde monigra mǽgþa cyningcynn fruman lǽdde the royal race of many tribes drew its beginning from his stock, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 30.

geárlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
geárlíc, adj.

Yearlyannualannuus

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Ge ðæs libbendes yrfes, ge ðæs geárlíces westmes both of live stock and of yearly fruit, L. Ath. i. prm; Th. i. 194, 17. Geárlícne tíman annuum tempus, Hymn. Surt. 106, 33. Geárlíc wuldor annuam glōriam, 79, 34.

fót-cops

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Hí gesettan hine on ǽnne heardne stocc and his sceancan gefæstnodon on þám fótcopsum, ... ac se fótcops áwende tó dúste, Hml. S. 35, 150. 'Ne binde þé seó racenteág' ... hé tóbræc þone fótcops (-cosp, v.l.) eamdem compedem solvit, Gr. D. 214, 13.

Gillinga

(n.)
Grammar
Gillinga, Gillinga-hám

GILLINGHAM, in Dorsetshire, on the river Stour

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GILLINGHAM, in Dorsetshire, on the river Stour, Chr. 1016; Erl. 156, 1, 18

offrung-hús

(n.)
Grammar
offrung-hús, es; n.
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A house of sacrifice Ic geceás ðás stówe mé tó offrunghúse, Nap. 50

be-stelan

(v.)
Grammar
be-stelan, bi-stelan; p. -stæl, pl. -stǽlon; subj. p. -stǽle, pl. -stǽlen; pp. -stolen

To steal away or uponfugere, obrepere

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Hí nihtes bestǽlon ðære fyrde they stole upon the army by night, Chr. 876; Erl. 79, 13. Ðý-læs he on niht onweg fluge and bestǽle lest he should have fled and stole away by night, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 11

dinne

(n.)
Grammar
dinne, es; m.
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A storm, tempest; procella On dinnes mere on a stormy sea, Chr. 938; Ing. 144, 24; Whel. 556, 44

gilm

(n.)
Grammar
gilm, es; m.

A yelma handful of reaped cornbundlebottlemanipulus

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A yelm, a handful of reaped corn, bundle, bottle; manipulus Eówre gilmas stódon your sheaves stood, Gen. 37, 7

Linked entries: gelm gylm