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wǽpned-healf

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpned-healf, e; f.

The male side

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The male side Ðonne is mé leófast, ðæt hit gange on ðæt [bearn] strýned on ða wǽpnedhealfe, ða hwíle ðe ǽnig ðæs wyrðe sý, Chart. Th. 491, 16

wíf-healf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-healf, e; f.

The female sidefemale line

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The female side, female line On ða gerád ðæt hí gecuron heora kynecinn ða on iía wífhealfa, Chr. Erl. 3, 16. (Cf. wíf-cynn, I. ) v. preceding word

ge-þæslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þæslíc, adj. [þæslíc fit]

Fitproperdĕcensopportūnus

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On tíman geþæslícum oððe on gedafenlícre tíde in tempŏre opportūno, Ps. Lamb. 31, 6

bæcling

Grammar
bæcling, -linga.
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Ðá gehýrde ic swég mé on bæcling, Bd. 5, 12;S. 628, 29. Ðá gehýrde ic ðone biscop mé on bæclinga cweþan, 5, 6;S. 619, 13. Add

loc

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Add: a bolt, lock Hé beleác ꝥ wínern and ásette his ágen insegl on ꝥ loc, Gr. D. 59, 6. Hæpsan, loca clustella (arcarum reserantur), An. Ox. 4003. Wurdon lanes dura fæste betýned, and his loca rustega. Ors. 5, 15; S. 250, 21.

Linked entry: helle-loc

DEÁW

(n.)
Grammar
DEÁW, es; m. n.

DEW ros

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Þurh dropunge deáwes and rénes through the dropping of dew and rain, Ps. Th. 64, 11. Syle ðé God of heofenes deáwe det tibi Deus de rore cœli, Gen. 27, 28, 39

ge-neósung

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Add: visitation, making of a visit. visiting a person Him tó becóm for geneósunge þingon Seruandus Seruandus ad eum visitationis gratia convtnerat, Gr. D. 169, 27. Leahter gálnysse on geneósunge (uisitatione) wífa byð ácenned, Scint. 89, 15.

ge-broc

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Add: a breaking, v. scip-gebroc. a fragment Þá legde hé beforan heom þone hláf, and þá þá hiacute; wǽron gereordade, heacute; gesomnode of þám máre on þám gebrocum ( fragmentis ) þonne se hláf sylf ǽr wǽre.

sácerd-hád

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Hé geseah ꝥ geongran men sácerdhád underféngon (wǽron gesette on hálgum sácerdhádum, v. l. in sacris ordinibus positi ) . . . and eóde baldlíce tó þám hálgan sácerdhád, Gr. D. 135, 7-31. Sácer(d)hádas flamina, An. Ox. 2, 56. Cf. preóst-hád. Add

batian

(v.)
Grammar
batian, p. ode.

to get better

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of recovery from ill health, to get better Bataþ hé inneweard, Lch. i. 80, 20. Lege on þǽr hit heardige, hnescaþ hyt sóna and bataþ, 84, 4. Gif hrýðera steorfan . . . geót on ðone múð, sóna hý batigeað, iii. 54, 33. Smire ꝥ batige, ii. 78, 17.

scip-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
scip-fæt, es; n.
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Wright has the following note on this entry: The nef, a vessel in the form of a ship, used in the church from an early period to hold the incense, as well as other articles

riht-gifu

(n.)
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Hláfordes gifu þe hé on riht áge tó gifanne, 292, 16): ii. 302, 7

hold-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
hold-áþ, es; m.

An oath of fealty

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An oath of fealty Hí wéron his menn and him holdáþas swóron ðæt hí woldon ongeán ealle óðre menn him holde beón they did homage to him and swore oaths of fealty to him that they would be loyal to him against all other men, Chr. 1085; Erl. 219, 7.

Linked entry: hyld-áþ

sticol

(adj.)
Grammar
sticol, adj.
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lofty, reaching to a great height, of a mountain 'Ic wille standan on ðisum steápum munte'. . . Moyses ðá ástáh tó ðam sticolan munte, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 9-12. Wæs án myrige dún . . . ful sméðe . . . se streám arn of ðære sticolan dúne, 19, 108-115.

Linked entry: sticel

á-blinnan

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On ðám seofoðan dæge áblan Drihten fram ǽlcum weorce, Wlfst. 210, 25. Monige men nellaþ áblinnan from heora unrihtum gestreónum, Bl. H. 25, 5. of things, to cease, stop, fail, come to an end Ðæt leóht on nánre tíde ne áblinneþ, Bl. H. 21, 16.

Linked entry: on-blinnan

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Ne hýrde ic síþ ne ǽr on égstreáme idese lǽdan mægen fægerre I never heard before or since that a female led on the ocean-stream a fairer power, Elen. Kmbl. 484; El. 242.

hræd

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Ox. 2343. of mental quickness (cf. hræd-sprǽce), Crä. 73 (in Dict.)

geán

(prep.)
Grammar
geán, prep.

Againstover againston the opposite sidecontra

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On ðæm clife on ðæm is geán bearwum on the cliff which is over against the woods, Blickl. Homl. 209, 35

Lǽden

(adj.)
Grammar
Lǽden, adj.

Latin

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O.] ðe on a geendiaþ all latin nouns that end in a, 7; Som. 6, 55. Ða gemetu gebyriaþ tó lédenum leóðcræfte metres belong to latin poetry, 50; Som. 51, 66. On lédenum gereorde, Homl. Skt. 6, 367.

be-þryccan

(v.)

to press on, impress

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to press on, impress