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ælde

(n.)

men

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men Ælda bearnum for the sons of men, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 18; Cri. 937. Ænig ælda cynnes any one of the race of men, 19a; Th. 49, 4; Cri. 780: 44b; Th. 151, 16; Gú. 796. Mid ældum with men, 13b; Th. 25, 25 ; Cri. 406

frig

(n.)
Grammar
frig, frigu ? e; f.

Loveaffectionfavourămor

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Love, affection, favour; ămor Sió weres friga wiht ne cúðe she knew nothing of the love [affections] of man, Exon. 13 b; Th. 26, 19; Cri. 419. Ðæt wæs geworden bútan weres frigum that was done without the favours of man, 8 b; Th. 3, 17; Cri. 37

ge-lumpe

(v.; part.)

would happenhappenedbefell

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-lumpen would happen, Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 3: Exon. 35 a; Th. 113, 32; Gú. 165; subj. p. of ge-limpan : ge-lumpen happened, Homl. Th. ii. 130, 28; pp. of ge-limpan : ge-lumpon befell, Chr. l011; Erl. 145, 1; p. pl. of ge-limpan

earming

(n.)
Grammar
earming, erming, yrming, es; m.

A wretched or miserable being mĭser

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A wretched or miserable being; mĭser Earming mĭser, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 18: Ælfc. Gl. 77; Som. 72, 17; Wrt. Voc. 45, 50: 75, 33. Syle ðín eáre ðínum earminge give thy ear to thy wretched one, Ps. Lamb. fol. 183 b, 17.

Linked entry: erming

be-ládung

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Mid þæs cáseres beládunge ( excuse or defence of his conduct ), 31, 624. Þú sécest beládunge, ꝥ þú ne þurfe getíðian þæs þe ic þé bidde, Gr. D. 28, 7. Beládunge habban uncyste to have an excuse for parsimony. Hml. Th. i. 330, 9: ii. 76, 10. Add

ge-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scirpan, to sharpen.
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(O. L. Ger. Ge-skerpian.)

ge-edcwician

(v.)
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Ox. 4338. to recover consciousness, feeling Raþe wund geedcucað (reuiuescit) gif raþor lácnung byð gegearwud, Scint. 45, 8. Hé læg dumb swá deáþ beswungen . . . hé þá geedcucode, Hml. S. 25, 794

here-toga

(n.)
Grammar
here-toga, -toha, an; m.

The leader of an army or of a peoplea generalduxconsul

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The leader of an army or of a people, a general; dux, consul Heretoga vel heorl dux, Ælfc. Gl. 68; Som. 70, 2; Wrt. Voc. 42, 11. Heretoga comes, Rtl. 193, 9. Of ðé forþgǽþ se heretoga seðe recþ mín folc ex te exiet dux, qui reget populum meum, Mt.

feorran

(adv.)
Grammar
feorran, adv.
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Hé feorran (feorra, R., fearra, L. a longe) geseah án fíctreów, 11, 13: Lk. 16, 23. of time. of a distant past Frumsceaft fira feorran reccan to tell the origin of men from the most remote past, B. 91: 2106. of a distant future Hé wolde feorran and

sceand-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sceand-líc, j adj.

infamous, base, viledisgraceful, foul, shameful, obscene disgraceful

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God sende tó ðám sceandlícum mannum (the people of Sodom) twegen englas, 13, 207. of things, that is vile in its nature or circumstances, disgraceful, foul, shameful, obscene Scandlíc hosp rldiculosum opprobrium. Hpt. Gl. 524, 73.

hrópan

(v.)
Grammar
hrópan, p. hreóp

To cry outclamourmake a noiseshoutscream

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Hreópon mearcweardas the warders of the border [the wolves] clamoured, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 14; Exod. 168. On hwǽl hreopon [MS. hwreopon] herefugolas the birds of war wheeled about screaming, 150; Th. 188, 1; Exod. 161.

leóhtmód-ness

(n.)
Grammar
leóhtmód-ness, e; f.

levityfrivolityinconstancy

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Lightness of mind, want of gravity or steadiness, levity, frivolity, inconstancy Gif ǽresð se wyrtruma biþ forcorfen ðæt is sió leóhtmódnes ... Mon hine bewarige wið ða leóhtmódnesse ...

Linked entry: leóht-mód

seht

(adj.)
Grammar
seht, adj.
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In agreement about the terms of a settlement, agreed Hí wurdon sehte ðæt ða gebróðra ealle geeodon of ðam lande bútan ánum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 195, 25.

þrág-bisig

(adj.)
Grammar
þrág-bisig, adj.

Occupied for a time(?)periodically employed(?)

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used in the sense of time

ǽwisce

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ǽwisce, (and ǽwisc?), es; n.
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Ox. 8, 193. Ǽwisc, 7, 265. Ǽwys, 4302: 7, 300. Hé cwæð þæt him tó micel ǽwisce wǽre þæt hé swá emnlíce wrixleden he said that it was too much dishonour for them to treat on such an equal fooling . Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 16. On ǽwisce (ǽswice?

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brémel

Grammar
brémel, brémer
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Ðá hé fleáh, ðá tórýpte hine án bré[m]ber ofer ðæt nebb, Cht. Th. 172, 28. Hí hine lǽddon betwux þá þiccan gewrido þára brémela, þæt him wæs eall se líchama gewundod, Guth. 36, 12. Of þiccum brémelum senticosis surculis, An. Ox. 1268.

fær-riht

(n.)
Grammar
fær-riht, es; n.

fare

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Then said I to him : " Brother, I haven't any fare to give, but I want to go and to embark on one of those ships, " Hml. S. 23 b, 352

Linked entries: fær-eht fær-sceat

ge-anwyrde

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M. 18, 28. to make confession of Him man wearp on ꝥ hé wæs þes cynges swica and ealra landleóda, and hé þæs geanwyrde wes (hé was þas gewyrde, v. l.), þeáh him ꝥ word of scute his unnþances debuit esse delator patriae, quod ipse cognovit ita esse, licet

ge-rinnan

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</b> figurative :-- Onn

ge-strícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strícan, pp. ge-stricen.
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into the flat of your left hand and lay your hand to your ear, Tech. ii. 126, 7- to form with a stroke of a pen Quincunx . . . beóð þus gehíwod.