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un-gecynde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecynde, adj.

Unnatural

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Unnatural Nim swá wuda swá wyrt of ðære stówe ðe his eard and æþelo biþ on tó weaxanne, and sette on ungecynde stówe him, ðonne ne gegréwþ hit ðǽr náuht, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 27 note.

Linked entries: ge-cynde un-cynde

ful-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
ful-gangan, -gongan, full-gangan; p. -geóng, pl. -geóngon; pp. -gangen

To fulfil ⬩ perfect ⬩ follow ⬩ accomplish ⬩ finish ⬩ complēre ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ obsĕqui ⬩ fīnīre

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Gif we him fulgangan wyllaþ if we will follow him, Ors. 5, 1; Bos. 101, 15. Hit is riht ðæt ðú heora þeáwum fulgange it is right that thou follow their manners, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 35

Linked entries: ful-gongan full-gangan

triumpha

(n.)
Grammar
triumpha, an; m.
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The following explanation of the term was inserted by Alfred in his translation of Orosius Ðæt hié triumphan héton, ðæt wæs ðonne hié hwelc folc mid gefeohte ofercumen hæfdon, ðonne wæs heora þeáw ðæt sceoldon ealle hiera senátus cuman ongeán heora consulas

ge-ládian

(v.)
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Be his ágnum were geládige hé hine, 120, 18. Gylde hé, oþþe hine be fullan geládige, 392, 19. Gyf hine man teó ꝥ hé hine út sceóte, geládige hine swá hit on lande stande, 260, 9. to clear oneself of a charge of cognizance, connivence, &c.

wéstan

(v.)
Grammar
wéstan, p. te
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To lay waste, devastate, desolate Hine wilde deór wéstaþ and frettaþ singularis ferus depastus est eam Ps. Th. 79, 13. Hí his wícstede wéstan locum ejus desolaverunt 78, 7. Hié wæron ðæt lond herigende and wéstende, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 20

be-áscian

(v.)
Grammar
be-áscian, p. ode

To ask a person (acc.) for advice (gen. )

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To ask a person (acc.) for advice (gen. ), the question given in a clause Hié hine láre beáhsodan, hwæt him þæs tó dónne wǽre, Bl. H. 199, 29. Þæt hié ðone pápan and þæt pápseld beáhsodan, hwæt him þæs tó rǽde þúhte, 205, 20

Linked entry: be-áhsian

of-teón

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Ðonne him micles oftogen bið si multa sibi subtrahit, Past. 325, 15. add: with same government as Gif hié feoh habbað and his ðonne him oftióð . . . hié oftióð ðǽre láre ðǽm synfullum bróðrum, Past. 377, 2-5.

dirnan

(v.)
Grammar
dirnan, p. de
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Gif hé hit dierne (dyrne, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 124, 8. Þéh hié hit ǽr swíþe him betweónum diernden, Ors. 5, 10; S. 234, 1. Noldan hí heora synna dyrnan, Ps. Th. 77, 4.

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worse ⬩ worst

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Hé áwende hit him tó wyrsan þinge, 17, 13; Gen. 259. Hé tǽhte Absalone óðerne rǽd wyrsan tó his willan, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 206. Wéne ic tó ðé wyrsan þinga, gif ðú Grendles dearst bídan, Beo. Th. 1055; B. 525.

Linked entries: wyrrest yfel weorr wersa wurst

wencel

(n.)
Grammar
wencel, wincel, es; n.

A child

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A child Gif his hláford him wíf sylle and hig suna hæbbon and dohtra, ðæt wíf and hire winclo (liberi) beóð ðæs hláfordes. Gif se wiel cwið: 'Mé ys mín hláford leóf and mín wíf and míne winclo,' Ex. 21, 4, 5.

Linked entry: wincel

un-tweógendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tweógendlíce, adv.

without feeling doubt ⬩ certainly ⬩ unhesitatingly ⬩ so as not to cause doubt ⬩ unequivocally ⬩ indubitably

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doubt) hét, ðæt hié óðer sceolden, oþþe ðæt lond æt him álésan, oþþe hé hié wolde mid gefeohte fordón missis legatis qui hostibus parendi leges dicerent, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 8

Linked entries: tweógendlíce un-átweógendlíce

á-þeódan

Grammar
á-þeódan, Add:, á-þiédan-þiédan, á-þýdan-þýdan
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Hié beóð from ðǽre lufe áðiéd hiera niéhstena, 349, 6. Ne myhte hyra náðer fram óðrum beón áðýded. Shrn. 99, 8. Swá swíðe swá hí beóð fram him áþeódde hí ne cunnon his dómas, Gr. D. 138, 27.

Linked entry: á-þiédan

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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Him man sælle án half swulung ... and mon selle him tó ðem londe .iiii. oxan, and .ii. cý, and l. scǽpa, 470, 8-14. Ðisses londes aran thrié sulong æt hægethe thorne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 235, 7.

Linked entry: swulung

sár-lic

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Him hreów his ꝥ sárlice anginn, and hine þá ná lengc áhwǽnedne habban nolde, Hml. S. 23, 401

spǽtlan

(v.)
Grammar
spǽtlan, spǽtlian; p. ede.

to emit saliva ⬩ to foam ⬩ to spit on anything

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Voc. ii. 73, 37. to spit on anything Hié hine bindaþ and spǽtliaþ on his onsýne, Blickl. Homl. 15, 11. Hié spǽtledon on his onsýne, 23, 32. Spǽtlædon, 237, 11. Spǽtledon (-odon), Anglia xii. 505, 14

tígan

Grammar
tígan, (a)
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Hí lǽddon þone cyning tó ánum treówe, and tígdon hine þǽrtó, Hml. S. 32, 109. Hig tígdon his swuran swíðe mid racenteágum and his handa samod mid heardum ísene and þá fét tógædere, 35. 164. Add

be-faran

to come upon ⬩ surprise ⬩ catch

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to come upon, surprise, catch Ætsǽton ðá Centiscan beæftan . . . þá befór se here hié ðǽr, Chr. 905; P. 94, 7. Þá landesmenn hine befóron innan þǽre burh and hine ofslógon, 1068; P. 203, 21.

helan

(v.)
Grammar
helan, p. hæl, pl. hǽlon; pp. holen

To conceal ⬩ hide ⬩ cover

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Hí hǽlon ðæt hí forhelan ne mihton they hid what they could not keep hidden, Lchdm. i. 392, 4. Ðú him fæste hel sóþan sprǽce hide carefully from them true speech, Cd. 89; Th. 110; 11; Gen. 1836.

Linked entries: ge-hala be-helan hal

for-beran

to bear ⬩ endure ⬩ sustain ⬩ to bear with ⬩ tolerate ⬩ to bear with ⬩ put up with ⬩ to do without ⬩ to abstain from ⬩ desist from ⬩ to abstain ⬩ to restrain

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Suá suá Dauid forbær ðæt hé Saul ne dorste ofsleán for Godes ege . . . suá suá Dauit forbær ðæt hé ne slóg mid his sueorde Saul, suá hié forberað ðæt hié mid ðǽm sueorde hiera tungna tǽlinge ne sleáð hira hláfurdes ðeáwas. . .

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran

on-weald

(n.)
Grammar
on-weald, es; m.

Power

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Power Sý him ár and onwald to him be honour and power, Exon. Th. 241, 28; Ph. 663. Hié hiere onwaldes hié ( Rome ) beniman woldon; and heó hwæðere onwealg on hiere onwalde æfter þurhwunade, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 62, 22-24.

Linked entries: weald on-wald on-wealda

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