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trendlian

(v.)
Grammar
trendlian, p. ode

To trundleroll

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To trundle, roll

sweðian

(v.)
Grammar
sweðian, p. sweðede

To swathe, wrap.

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To swathe, wrap

splottian

(v.)

to spot, blot.

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to spot, blot

á-scrincan

(v.)

to shrivel up

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to shrivel up

fægnian

(v.)
Grammar
fægnian, fægenian, fagnian, fagenian, fahnian; p. ode; pp. od [fægen, fægn glad, joyful]

To rejoice, be glad, exult, applaud, to be delighted with, to wish forgaudēre, jubĭlāre, lætāri, exultāre, plaudĕre, appĕtĕre

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To rejoice, be glad, exult, applaud, to be delighted with, to wish for; gaudēre, jubĭlāre, lætāri, exultāre, plaudĕre, appĕtĕre Ne sceal he ungemetlíce fægnian ðæs folces worda he ought not to rejoice immoderately at the people's words, Bt. 30, 1;

healm

stubblestrawa strawstalk

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R. 3, 17. stubble as representing the arable land from which a crop has been gathered: Ciricsceat mon sceal ágifan ðám healme and ðám heorðe (according to the amount of cultivated arable land and to the kind of house.

onettan

Grammar
onettan, l. ónettan, and in 1. 26 for 1529
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Seó stíg gelǽdde þá ónettendan (properantes) men ðæs weres cytan, Gr. D. 212, 20. <b>I a.</b> of too quick procedure, to hurry :-- Gif hé unendebyrdlíce ónet mid dǽre sprǽce si inordinate ad loquendum rapitur, Past. 93, 18.

BLÍCAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÍCAN, ic blíce, ðú blícest, blícst, he blíceþ, blícþ, pl. blícaþ; p. ic, he blác, ðú blice, pl. blicon; pp. blicen; v. n.

to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinklelucere, fulgere, coruscare, micareto shine by exposure, as the bonesdenudando in conspectum dariapparerepallescerefulgerepallescereI shineto shine

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Móna swá seó Godes circe beorhte blíceþ the church of God shines brightly like the moon, 18 a; Th. 44, 11; Cri. 701: 58 b; Th. 210, 16; Ph. 186.

Linked entry: BLÆC

þegen-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-scipe, es; m.
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Genesis which is thought to show Old Saxon influence, the word occurs with the meaning of service to a lord, like the Old Saxon thegan-skepi Nis mé on worulde mód ǽniges þegnscipes,Cd.

and-git

(n.)
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Ðæt ys on angite ꝥ . . . the meaning is that . . . , Jud. p. 157, 34. Ðæt is on ðrím andgitum understandenne that is to be understood in three senses, Hml. Th. i. 264, 31

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biddan

to askto askto pray to

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Th. ii. 400, 26. Ǽr þ ám þe hé him ryhtes bidde. Ll.

drihtin-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
drihtin-beáh, gen. -beáges; dat. -beáge ; m. [drihtin = drihten a lord , beáh a ring, bracelet ]

A lord-ring or money paid for slaying a freeman. In the laws of Edward the Confessor it is called Manbóte

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C. 12; Th. i. 447, 28-31. Gif man frigne mannan ofsteahþ, cyninge l scillinga to drihtin-beáge if any one slay a freeman, [let him pay] fifty shillings to the king, as 'drihtin-beah,' L. Ethb. 6; . i. 4, 6, 7

Linked entry: dryhten-beáh

Engla feld

(n.)
Grammar
Engla feld, gen. feldes; dat. felda, felde; m. [Hovd. Englefeld: Brom. Englefelde: Matt. West. Anglefeld: Angles' field, the field of the English]

ENGLEFIELD or INGLEFIELD, near Reading, Berkshirelŏci nōmen in agro Berkeriensi

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D. 871] the army came to Reading in Wessex, and three nights after two earls rode up: then alderman Æthelwulf met them at Inglefield, and there fought against them, and gained the victory. Chr. 871; Erl. 74, 5-8

fóre-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-cuman, part. -cumende; ic -cume, ðú -cumest, -cymest, -cymst, he -cumeþ, -cymeþ, -cymþ, -cimþ, pl. -cumaþ; p. -com, -cwom, pl. -cómon, -cwómon; pp. -cumen

To come forthcome beforepreventprævĕnire

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Fórecómon eágan míne to ðé on dægréd prævēnērunt ŏcŭli mei ad te dilūcŭlo, Ps. Spl. 118, 148: 17, 21

Linked entry: fóre-cymeþ

middaneard-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
middaneard-líc, adj.

Earthlyworldlymundaneearthly

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Earthly. in a physical sense Ðæt heó mid hyre hǽtan middaneardes (other MSS. middaneardlíce) wæstmas, ne forbærne, Lchdm. iii. 250, 17. as distinguished from spiritual or heavenly, worldly, mundane, earthly Godes sunu becom ðissum middanearde

Linked entry: middangeard-líc

plantian

(v.)
Grammar
plantian, p. od
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To plant Ðú plantast ( plantes ) wíneard and ne brícst his, Deut. 28, 30. Gé plantiaþ, 28, 39. Gé plantigeaþ, Lev. 19, 23. Hí heora heortan wyrtruman on ðisum andwerdum life plantiaþ,Homl. Th. ii. 132, 7.

BIFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
BIFIAN, bifigan, byfian, beofian; p. ode; pp. od

To tremble, shake, be movedtremere, contremere, commoveri

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Ða wudas bifodon the woods shook, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 8

ge-rinnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rinnan, p. -ran; pp. -runnen

To run, run together, congeal, joincoagulare, coagularito run togethercoagulare

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To run, run together, congeal, join; coagulare, coagulari Nis ná gerunnen togædere seó Godcundnys and seó menniscnys the divinity and the humanity are not mingled together, Homl. Th. ii. 8, 5.

Linked entries: ge-irnan heofon-setl

þrág-bisig

(adj.)
Grammar
þrág-bisig, adj.

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

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The subject of the riddle is a millstone, and the Latin riddles on which the English one is based seem to suggest that the epithet might refer to running; Aldhelm has: Par labor ambarum ... altera currit; Symphosius: Non desinit ille moveri. v.

á-ceósan

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Th. ii. 410, 19