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Cent-land

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Hé wið þá Brettas gefeaht, and gefliémed wearð on þǽm londe þe mon hǽt Centlond. Raþe þæs hé gefeaht wiþ þá Brettas on Centlonde, and hié wurdon gefliémede, Ors. 5, 12; S. 238, 19-21. Add

eofot

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Dele 'debt' (the various readings to the passage from the Laws are: Be cynincges geréfan þýfðe, be þeófes andettan, and þeófðe for eofot), and add

ge-píled

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-píled, adj.
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Þá wurdon forð áborene ísene clútas . . . and leádene swipa and óðre gepílede swipa, Hml. Th. i. 424, 20. Mid gepíledum swipun swingende, 426, 22: 432, 14

hand-griþ

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Add: security granted by a person in authority, cf. hand; 2 Cyricgrið binnan wágum and cyninges handgrið, Ll. Th. i. 166, 21. Godes cyricgrið and crístenes cynincges handgrið, 358, 261. Gehálgodes cyninges handgrið, Wlfst. 266, 11

ofer-swingan

(v.)
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to strike through Ꝥ húru æt his ænde seó biternes and hreówsung oferswunge and geþreáde his mód for his ágenre scylde ut saltem in morte de culpa sua mentem ipsius amaritudo transverberet, Gr. D. 344, 33

un-fæstnian

(v.)
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to unfasten, detach Hæfð þæt dióful geworht bogan and strǽla . . . and ǽlce dæge þæs diófles willa bið ꝥ þissa strǽla nán ne sié geunfæstnod, gif hé findan mæg hwsér hé hié áfæstnian mæge, Verc. Först. 165.] [

wrang

(adj.)
Grammar
wrang, adj.
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[All þatt ohht iss wrang and crumb shall effnedd beón and rihhtedd. Orm. 9207. Icel. rangr.] See next two words

hand-preóst

(n.)
Grammar
hand-preóst, es; m.

A chaplain ⬩ sacellanus

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Stigand ðe was ðes cinges rǽdgifa and his hand-preóst Stigand who was the king's counsellor and chaplain, Chr. 1051: Erl. 182, 20

wine-treów

(n.)
Grammar
wine-treów, e ; f.

Faith between friends

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Faith between friends (between husband and wife; cf. wine 3.) Ðæt hé (the man) ða wǽre and ða winetreówe be him lifgendum lǽstan wolde, ðe git on ǽrdagum oft gesprǽcon, Exon. Th. 475, 20; Bo. 50

á-wenian

(v.)
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Hí unwære men beswícaþ and ádwellaþ and hí áweniaþ from Godes gemynde, Bl. H. 61, 24. Áwenide suspenderat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 62. Áwæned cild ablactatus, Ps. L. 130, 2. Áwened, Ps. Srt. 130, 2. Add

Went-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
Went-sǽte, pl.

The inhabitants of Gwent

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The inhabitants of Gwent Be Wentsǽtum and Dúnsǽtum. Hwílon Wentsǽte hýrdon intó Dúnsǽtan, ac hit gebyreþ rihtor intó West-Sexan, þyder hý scylan gafol and gíslas syllan L. O. D. 9 ; Th. i. 356, 17-20

Linked entry: Wente

GLEÁW

(adj.)
Grammar
GLEÁW, adj.

Clear-sighted ⬩ wise ⬩ skilful ⬩ sagacious ⬩ prudent ⬩ good ⬩ sagax ⬩ prudens ⬩ astutus ⬩ sapiens ⬩ gnarus

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Sumne wísne man and glǽwne a discreet and wise man, 33. Ðá ongan he mid gleáwe móde þencean and smeágean cœpitque sagaci animo conjicere, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 20.

Linked entries: glǽw gléw

faran

to travel ⬩ journey ⬩ to march ⬩ to go ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ to go ⬩ move ⬩ to go ⬩ fly ⬩ to come ⬩ to pass away ⬩ depart ⬩ to go on ⬩ practise ⬩ happen ⬩ turn out

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Th. ii. 388, 5. of things and animals Æceras farað on sumera swá swá sǽ ýðigende, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 295, 11. Ealle gesceafta, sunne and móna and ealle tunglan, land and sǽ, and nýtenu, ealle hí farað æfter Godes dihte, Hml.

Linked entry: farnian

ding

(n.)
Grammar
ding, e; f.
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A dungeon, prison; carcer Com hæleða þreát to ðære dimman ding the troop of heroes came to the dark dungeon, Andr. Kmbl. 2541; An. 1272

weder-candel

(n.)
Grammar
weder-candel, f.

The candle of the open air, the sun

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The candle of the open air, the sun Wedercandel swearc, Andr. Kmbl. 744; An. 372. Wedercondel wearm weorodum lýhteþ, Exon. Th. 210, 17; Ph. 187

sige-bróðor

(n.)
Grammar
sige-bróðor, m.

A victorious brother

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Matthew, who was not daunted by his heathen captors, Andr. Kmbl. 366; An. 183

ælmesse

alms, what is given in charity ⬩ a charitable action ⬩ an offering

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ælmyssan ðæt ic móte ánes þinges áxian, Hml. S. 23, 721. an offering Éghwelc cwicu almes (almus, L.) omnis victima, Mk. R. 9, 49

fultom

(n.)
Grammar
fultom, es; m.

Help ⬩ aid ⬩ support ⬩ auxĭlium ⬩ adjūtōrium

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Help, aid, support; auxĭlium, adjūtōrium Ðæt he ðone hálgan heáp bidde friþes and fultomes that he implore the holy troop for peace and support, Apstls. Kmbl. 181; Ap. 91. To fultome for aid, Chr. 601; Erl. 20, 12

in-byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
in-byrde, adj.
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Wífús and Dunne and Seoloce syndan inbyrde tó Hǽðfelda, 649. 33. Ða inberðan menn tó Eblesburnan, 152, 8

Linked entry: in-berþ

mæger

(adj.)
Grammar
mæger, adj.

Meagre ⬩ lean

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Meagre, lean Ða men beóþ mægre and bláce on onsýne ðeáh ðe hié ǽr fætte wǽron the men will be lean and pale of aspect, though before they were fat, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 3