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Egeles ford

(n.)
Grammar
Egeles ford, es; m.

Ailsford

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Ailsford Eádríc gewende ðone cyning ongeán æt Egeles forda Eadric went to meet the king at Ailsford, Chr. 1016; Th. 282, 10, col. 1

fulluht-þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
fulluht-þeáw, es; m.

The rite of baptism ⬩ baptismi mos

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The rite of baptism; baptismi mos Cyning onféng fulluhtþeáwum the king received the rite of baptism, Bt. Met. Fox 1. 65; Met. 1, 33

stíþ-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-mód, adj.

of constant mind, resolute ⬩ of stern mind, stern ⬩ of violent or fierce mind ⬩ of stubborn mind, stubborn, obstinate

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Him (the people of Sodom) tó sende stíðmód cyning (God) áras síne, Cd. Th. 146, 16; Gen. 2423. Se þeóden wæs strang and stíðmód, 279, 34; Sat. 248. Cyning stíðmód sý wið yfele, L. I. P. 3; Th. ii. 306, 26.

ge-macian

(v.)
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Hí þǽra cinga sehte swá gemacedon, ꝥ se cyng Melcolm tó úran cynge cóm, and his man wearð, Chr. 1091; P. 227, 2. <b>II a.

Eást-Engle

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Sende Ælfréd cyng sciphere of Cænt on Eást-Engle, 885; P. 79, 18. Eást-Englan, 1017; P. 154, 4

wulf-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
wulf-heort, adj.

Wolf-hearted ⬩ cruel

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Wulfheort cyning, 224, 12; Dan. 135: 231, 14; Dan. 247

ge-irfeweardian

(v.)
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., and add Cynren his geyrfeweardað ( hereditabit ) land, Ps. L. 24, 13. Geyrfweardiað hereditabant, 36, 11

Linked entry: ge-yrfeweardian

heáh-heall

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-heall, (?), e; f.
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A palace Bold wæs betlic brego róf cyning heáhealle the building was splendid, a brave king was the prince of the palace (?), B. 1926. Cf. heáh-sele

un-rǽdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-rǽdlíce, adv.
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Add: without good counsel Gif se cyning rihtwísnysse ne hylt . . . hé bið eft genyþerad . . . under þám unrihtwísum þe hé unrǽdlíce geheóld, O. E. Hml. i. 303, 19

ge-menged

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Sum cyn is gecweden epicena, þæt is on Léden promiscua and on Englisc gemenged hic corvus ðes hremn swá hwíeðer swá hit byð swá hé, swá heó, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 19, II

stefn

Grammar
stefn, voice.
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Add Hí synd þreóra cynna ná on stemne, ac on andgite, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 94, 12

letting

(n.)
Grammar
letting, e; f.

Letting ⬩ hindering ⬩ obstruction ⬩ delay ⬩ retarding

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[Se cyng scipa út on sǽ sende his bróðer tó dære and tó lættinge, Chr. 1101; Erl. 237, 19.] Blindne se ðe hine gesihþ lettincge getácnaþ if a man [in a dream] sees himself blind, it betokens hindrance, Lchdm. iii. 200, 14: 202, 3: 204, 2

midde-winter

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Tó þám midewintre wæs se cyng on Gleáweceastre, 1085; P. 216, 10. Hé wæs on Westmynstre þone midewinter. 1075; P. 212, 6. On ðon .xl. dæg ofer midewinter, 762; P. 51, 13. Tó þám ymbrene ǽr myddawintran (-wintra ?), Lk. 1, 26, rbc. Add

mis-lic

Grammar
mis-lic, <b>. I.</b>
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add: with a singular noun, where different instances of that which is denoted by the noun occur, not uniform, different forms of Hû mislic bið mægen þára cynna, Rä. 81, 8. Þá ic þurh mislic cwealm slóg, Jul. 493.

efen-réþe

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-réþe, adj.
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Equally cruel Romulus heora forma cyning and Brutus heora forma consul wurdon emnréðe Brutus, primus consul, primum regem Romae exaequare parricidio studuit, Ors. 2, 3; S. 68, 6

Linked entry: réþe

ge-wif

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wif, es; n.

An affection of the eye ⬩ web

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An affection of the eye, web Wið ǽlces cynnes bróc on eágon wið gewif for every sort of malady in the eyes, for web, Lchdm. iii. 290, 3

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To lament ⬩ mourn ⬩ complain

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Cyning mǽnan to mourn their king. Beo. Th. 6324; B. 3172. Ic gehére gnorniende cynn grundas mǽnan ( the devils in hell), Cd. 216; Th. 273, 10; Sat. 134. Ðæt ic sceal teárum mǽnan that I must mourn with tears. Exon. 76a; Th. 285, 10; Jul. 712

Æðelstán

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelstán, es; m. [æðele, stán stone]

Athelstan

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D. 940, hér, Æðelstán cyning forþférde, and Eádmund Æðeling féng to ríce, and Æðelstán cyning rícsode xiv geár, and teon wucan here, A.

Ceortes íg

(n.)
Grammar
Ceortes íg, Certes íg, e;. f. [Hovd. Matt. West. Certesie]

CHERTSEY ⬩ Certesia

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Hér drǽfde Eádgár cyng ða preóstas of Ceortes íge [Certes ige, 223, col. 3] in this year, A. D. 964, king Edgar drove the priests from Chertsey, Chr. 964; Th. 222, 5, 10

Linked entry: Certes íg

seht

(adj.)
Grammar
seht, adj.

In agreement about the terms of a settlement ⬩ agreed

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Wearð se cyng and his bróðor sehte . . . and eall Normandíg æt him mid feó álísde, swá swá hí ðá sehte wǽron, 1096; Erl. 233, 17. Sæhte, 1077; Erl. 215, 10