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býn

(adj.)
Grammar
býn, def. se býna, seó, ðæt býne; adj. [býþ; pres. of búan to inhabit, occupy]
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Inhabited, occupied; habitatus Ðæt býne land is eásteweard brádost the inhabited land is broadest eastward, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 45. Licgaþ wilde móras on emnlange ðæm býnum lande wild mountains lie along the inhabited land, 1, 1; Bos. 20, 44

DERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
DERIAN, derigan; part.deriende, derigende ic derige, ðú derast, detest, he deraþ, dereþ, pl.deriaþ, deregaþ ; p. ode, ede ; pp. od, ed; v. trans. dat.

To injure, hurt, harm, damage nocēre, lædĕre, obesse

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To injure, hurt, harm, damage; nocēre, lædĕre, obesse Him ða stormas derian ne máhan [derigan ne mǽgon MS. Cot.] the storms cannot hurt him, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 22, 6: Bt. Met, Fox 12, 8; Met. 12, 4. He ne forlét mannan derian heom non relīquit homĭnem nocēre

ǽ-fyllende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
ǽ-fyllende, adj. [ǽ = law, fyllende part, of fyllan to fill, fulfil]

Following the lawfaithfullegem exsequens

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Following the law, faithful; legem exsequens Seó circe ǽfyllendra the church of the faithful, Exon. 18 a; Th. 44, 17; Cri. 704

broel

(n.)
Grammar
broel, brogel, es; n. [corrupted from the Mid. Lat. brolium or briolium]

A park, warren stored with deervivarium, hortus cervorum,

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A park, warren stored with deer; hence the BROYL, a wood in Sussex, belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury; vivarium, hortus cervorum, Som

ettan

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To consume the produce of land, to graze land: Gif ceorlas gærstún hæbben gemǽnne oþþe óðer gedálland . . . and etten hiora gemǽnan æceras oþþe gærs (and (cattle) eat up their crops or grass), Ll. Th. i. 128, 7.

ge-limpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-limpan, he -limpeþ, -limpþ; p. -lamp, -lomp, pl. -lumpon; subj. p. -lumpe, pl. -lumpen; pp. -lumpen

To happenoccurbefallcome to passtake placeaccĭdĕreevĕnīrecontingĕre

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To happen, occur, befall, come to pass, take place; accĭdĕre, evĕnīre, contingĕre Ðæt gelimpan sceal ðætte lagu flóweþ ofer foldan it shall happen that water shall flow over the earth, Exon. 115 b; Th. 445, 1; Dóm. 1 : 117 b; Th. 452, 5; Dóm. 116. Hit

clerc

(n.)
Grammar
clerc, cleric, clerec, es; m. [Lat. Clericus = κληρικός belonging to the clergy, clerical]

A CLERK, clergyman, generally a deacon or priestclericus

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A CLERK, clergyman, generally a deacon or priest; clericus Gregorius wæs clerc Gregory was a priest, Chr. 1129; Erl. 258, 25: 1123; Erl. 250, 20. He dráf út ða clerca of ðe biscopríce he drove the clergy out of the bishopric, 963; Erl. 121, 13. Preóst

Linked entry: cliroc

ǽ-hlýp

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-hlýp, -hlíp, es; m. [ǽ law, hlyp a leap]

A transgressionbreach of the lawan assaultlegis transgressioaggressus

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A transgression, breach of the law, an assault; legis transgressio, aggressus Se ðe ǽ-hlíp gewyrce whoever commits an assault, L. Ath. v. § 1, 5; Th. i. 230, 10. Þurh ǽ-hlýp by a violation of the law, L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 11

Linked entries: æt-hlýp hlíp

ge-lǽtan

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Icel. láta til lands, at landi to stand towards land], to stand, shape a course :-- Gelíce þám þe on léfan scipe neáh lande gelǽtaþ (like those that in a crazy vessel shape a course near land, have nearly made the land ), and hit þonne se storm út ádrífeð

ge-neát-riht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neát-riht, es; n.

The conditions regulating the tenure of the 'geneát-land :'

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The conditions regulating the tenure of the 'geneát-land :' -Geneát-riht is mistlic be ðam ðe on lande stænt. On sumon he sceal land-gafol syllan ... villani rectum est varium et multiplex secundum quod in terra statutum est.

fét

(n.)
Grammar
fét, to or for a foot, feet,
  • Ex. 21, 24: Ps. Lamb. 72, 2: Mt. Bos. 18, 8
; dat. sing.
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and nom. acc. pl. of fót

for-weryþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-weryþ, = for-werpþ [Ps. Lamb. towyrpþ destruet, 51, 7] for-weorpeþ; 3rd sing. pres. of forweorpan.

shall destroydestruet

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shall destroy, destruet. Ps. Spl. 51, 5

be-landian

(v.)
Grammar
be-landian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed; v. a.

To deprive of landto confiscatedisinheritterris privare

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To deprive of land, to confiscate, disinherit; terris privare Wearþ Eádgár belandod Edgar was deprived of land Chr. 1091; Th. 359, 5. Hí hí ǽr belandedon they had deprived them previously of their lands 1094; Th. 361, 12

Constantīnus

(n.)
Grammar
Constantīnus, as Lat. gen. i; dat. o; acc. um; m. also gen. es; dat. e; m.

Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor

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Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor, A. D. 306-337. He is said to have been converted to Christianity, about 312, by the vision of a luminous cross in the sky, on which was the inscription ἐν τούτωι, νίκα by this, conquer. In 330 he removed the seat

ge-landian

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

to landarriveaccedere ad terramto enrich with lands or possessionsterris locupletare

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to land, arrive; accedere ad terram, Som. [Cf. ge-lendan.] to enrich with lands or possessions; terris locupletare Ðe gelandod sý who has lands, L. Lund. 11. Opposed to be-landian

blíðe-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
blíðe-mód, adj.

Blithe, of mind, glad, cheerfullætus animo, lætus, hilaris

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Blithe, of mind, glad, cheerful; lætus animo, lætus, hilaris Wæs á blíðemód bealuleás cyning [MS. kyng], ðeáh he lang ǽr, lande bereáfod, wunode wræclástum the innocent king was ever blithe of mind [cheerful], though he long before, bereft of land, dwelt

æt-slídan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-slídan, p. -slád, pl. -slidon; pp. -sliden [æt from, away; v. æt I. 2: slídan labi]

To slip or slide awaylabielabi

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To slip or slide away; labi, elabi Ic ætslíde labor, Ælfc. Gr. 29; Som. 33, 43: 35; Som. 38, 10. Ðæt hira fót ætslíde ut labatur pes eorum, Deut. 32, 35

feor-lond

(n.)
Grammar
feor-lond, es; n.

A far countrydistant landremōta.terra

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A far country, distant land; remōta.terra Feor-londum on in distant lands, Exon. 95 b; Th. 356, 12; Pa. 10

folc-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
folc-mǽre, nom. pl. n. folc-mǽro; adj.

Folk-known or popularcĕlĕberpŏpŭlōsus

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Folk-known or popular; cĕlĕber, pŏpŭlōsus Ofer folc-mǽro land over celebrated lands, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 5; Gen. 1801

Engle

(n.)
Grammar
Engle, Angle; pl. nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m: Englan; gen. ena; pl. m.

The AnglesAngli

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hý hider on land cómon the Angles [Engles] dwelt on these lands before they came hither on land [i. e. before they came to England ], Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 36.