þúsend-ríca
A ruler of a thousand men
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A ruler of a thousand men Þúsendríca millenarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 9
ár-dǽde
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Merciful Uton beón ælmesgeorne and árdǽde wið earme men, Bl. H. 131, 2
Bedan ford
BEDFORD ⬩ oppidi nomen
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BEDFORD; oppidi nomen Ða yldestan men to Bedan forda hyrdon the first men belonged to Bedford, Chr. 918; Ing. 133. 2. Eádweard cyning fór to Bedan forda king Edward went to Bedford, 919; Ing. 133. 13.
Linked entries: Beda-ford Bedcan ford Bede-ford Bedican ford Biedcan ford
ge-delfan
To dig ⬩ delve ⬩ fodere ⬩ effodere
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To dig, delve;fodere, effodere Wæs ðǽr sum hláw ðone men gedulfon there was a mound which men had dug, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 6. Ðé wearþ helle seáþ niðer gedolfen the pit of hell was dug beneath for thee, Exon. 71 b; Th. 267, 30; Jul. 423
ed-wenden
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Substitute for first passage Hyne Geáta bearn gódne ne tealdon, ne hyne on medobence micles wyrðne drihten wereda gedón wolde . . . edwenden cwóm tíreádigum menn torna gehwylces there came for the glorious man an end to all griefs, B. 2188.
heáh-mægen
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an exalted virtue, one of the three theolological virtues: — Nú synd ðreó heáhmægnu ðe menn sceolan habban, Fides, Spes, Caritas, Hml.
staþolfæstness
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Swylce seó wætergesceaft wǽre onwænded in fæstes wáges staðolfæstnysse ac si illud elementum liquidum in soliditatem parietis fuisset mutatum, 220, 17. non-physical Hí ætbrúdon folces menn fram woruldlicum gedwyldum tó staðolfæstnysse lybbendra eorðan
á-hwæþer
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Be menn þe sealmas singð áwðer oþþe for hine sylfne oððe for óðerne mann, Ps. Th. 30, arg. Áuðer oððe . . . oððe, Past. 281, 12. Hé forbýt ǽlcum men áðor tó bycganne oððe tó syllanne, Wlfst. 200, 3. Áðor oþþe on bóclande oþþe on folclande, Ll.
hwónlíce
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Th. 76, 4. slightly, little. with adjectives Hwónlíce gelýfede menn men slightly endowed with belief Hml. Th. i. 566, 28. Hwón-lícor minus (compta ), An.
tó-sceád
a separating, ⬩ distinguishing, ⬩ distinction ⬩ the faculty of distinguishing objects presented to the mind ⬩ discrimination ⬩ discerning ⬩ difference, ⬩ diversity
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Sumum men hé forgifþ wítegunge, sumum tósceád gódra gásta and yfelra to one is given by the Spirit prophecy; to another discerning of spirits (discretio spirituum), 1 Cor. 12, 10, Homl.
hyrian
To imitate
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To imitate Hió hyrigaþ monnum they imitate men, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 252, 26
mennisc
Men ⬩ people
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Men, people Ðis is ðæt mennisc ðe ealle míne dǽda mid heora wordum onwendan, Blickl. Homl. 175, 24. Ðonne eówre wærgaþ mennisc when men curse you, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 11. Gif ðǽr óðer mennisc borh síe if other people be surety, L.
gewit-loca
A container of intelligence ⬩ the mind ⬩ intelligentiæ clausura ⬩ animus ⬩ mens ⬩ pectus
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A container of intelligence, the mind; intelligentiæ clausura, animus, mens, pectus, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 52; Met. 12, 26: Exon. 123 a; Th. 473 13; Bo. 14
eórod
A band, legion, troop ⬩ turma, légio
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A band, legion, troop; turma, légio Wíse men tealdon án eórod to six þúsendum, and twelf eórod sind twá and hundseofontig þúsend wise men have reckoned a legion at six thousand, and twelve legions are seventy-two thousand, Homl.
HRÍM
RIME
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Mid herige hrímes and snáwes with the legions of frost and snow, Menol. Fox 406; Men. 204. On hríme in pruina, Ps. Th. 118, 83. Hríme gehyrsted adorned with hoar-frost, Menol. Fox 70; Men. 35: Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 4; Wand. 77.
el-þeódisc
Foreign, strange ⬩ pĕregrīnus
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Foreign, strange; pĕregrīnus To bebyrgenne elbeódisce men in sĕpultūram pĕregrīnōrum, Mt. Bos. 27, 7
þrisel-líc
Tripartite
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Tripartite Ðǽr beóþ men ácende þreosellíces híwes nascuntur homines tripartito colore, Nar. 35, 29
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Centingas
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men of Kent Ealle Centingas, Chr. 1011, P. 141, 16 : 1052; P. 179, 7
ofer-leóf
Exceedingly dear
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Exceedingly dear Éðel byþ oferleóf ǽghwylcum men, Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 3; Rún. 23
FÝST
A FIST ⬩ pugnus
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On ðone eádgan andwlitan helfúse men hondum slógun, folmum areahtum, and fýstum eác wicked men struck on the blessed visage with their hands, with outstretched palms, and with fists also, Exon. 24 a; Th. 69, 24; Cri. 1125; Blickl. Homl. 23, 33; Mk.