ceaster
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Hé ceastre weall, Babilone burh, geseah, Dan. 600. Cempan in ceastre ( Jerusalem ), 707. Hwǽr cýpst þú fixas þíne? On ceastre ( civilate ), Coll. M. 23, 23. In Antiochia þǽre ceastre (Antiochia ceastre, v. l. ), Chr. 35; P. 6, 16.
ge-mǽne-líce
Commonly, in common, generally, mutually, in turn, one amongst another ⬩ communiter, generaliter, invicem
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Commonly, in common, generally, mutually, in turn, one amongst another; communiter, generaliter, invicem Ðæt hý ðæt feoh mihton him eallum gemǽnelíce to nytte gedón that they might apply that wealth to the use of all in common, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 24
gripe
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Add: grasp, clutch, embrace Seó ǽrene gripu ofer gléda gripe wealleð, Sal. 48. attack, assault, by living creatures Grimne gripe Gúðláf and Ósláf mǽndon, B. 1148.
Deniscan
The Danish men, the Danes ⬩ Dānĭci viri, Dāni
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D. 835, Ecgbryht, Westseaxna cing, geflýmde ge ða Wealas ge ða Deniscan here, A. D. 835, Ecgbryht, king of the West Saxons, routed both the Welsh and the Danes, Chr. 835; Th. 116, 13-23, col. 1, 2.
gítsian
To covet ⬩ desire
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To covet, desire Ða ðe ðæs welan gítsiaþ hí bíþ symle wædlan on hyra móde those who covet [worldly] wealth will ever he poor in their mind, Prov. Kmbl. 50. Gýtsaþ covets, Beo. Th. 3502; B: 1749.
ge-sǽlþ
Happiness, felicity, prosperity, wealth, good, advantage ⬩ fēlīcĭtas, prospĕrĭtas, bŏnum
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Happiness, felicity, prosperity, wealth, good, advantage; fēlīcĭtas, prospĕrĭtas, bŏnum Sió sóðe gesǽlþ the true happiness, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 30: 34, 2; Fox 134, 32: 34, 4; Fox 138, 21, 24.
ende-stæf
An end ⬩ conclusion ⬩ death
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Se endestæf earfeðmæcgum weálic weorðeð, Vy. 11. Hyre endestæf weorðan sceolde, líf álýsed, Jul. 610. Þú for his deáþe plegodest, and þú ús æt endestæfe mycel herereáf gehéte, Bl. H. 85, 19.
turf
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Ðá gewrohte hé weall mid turfum (cf. vallum . . . de cespitibus, Bd. 1, 5), Chr. 189; Erl. 9, 25. On tyrf in cespites, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 16.
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ELN
the Royal
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Babilónes is fíftig elna brád, and twá hund elna heáh ... and ymbútan ðone weall is se mǽsta díc ... and wiðútan ðani díce is geworht twegra elna heáh weall the wall of Babylon is fifty ells broad, and two hundred ells high ... and round the wall is
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Cynríc
Cynric, the second king of the West Saxons, son of Cerdic, q. v ⬩ Cynrīcus
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D. ccccxcv, cóman twegen ealdormen on Brytene, Cerdic and Cynríc his sunu, mid v scipum on ðone stede ðe is gecweden Cerdices óra, and ðý ilcan dæge hie gefuhtan wið Wealum here, A.
BERSTAN
to BURST ⬩ break ⬩ fail ⬩ fall ⬩ cum fragore dissilire ⬩ corruere ⬩ rumpi ⬩ frangi ⬩ to make the noise of a bursting or breaking ⬩ to crash ⬩ dash ⬩ crack ⬩ fragorem edere ⬩ sonare ⬩ crepare
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Ðá burston ða weallas muri illico corruerunt, Jos. 6, 20 : Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 38. Gif him áþ burste if an oath failed them, L.
lah-mann
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A man acquainted with, and whose duty it was to declare, the law xii lahmenn scylon riht tǽcean Wealan and Ænglan vi Engliscne and vi Wylisce.
ymb-trymian
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Hiericho seó buruh wæs mid weallum ymbtrymmed and fæste belocen Jericho clausa erat atque munita Jos. 6, 1. Ic eom embtrymed fulcior, sustentor Wülck. Gl. 245, 26
hleówan
to make warm, ⬩ cherish, ⬩ protect, ⬩ shelter ⬩ to become warm
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the groves protect the earth's wealth, Exon 54 a; Th. 191, 8; Az. 85. Se king ðǽr sæt hleówwinde hine beo ðan fýre the king sat there warming himself by the fire, Shrn. 16, 16.
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streám
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Ymbútan ðone weall is se mǽsta díc, on ðæm is iernende se ungefóglecesta streám fossa extrinsecus late patens, vice amnis circumfluit. Swt. 74, 18. Ealle ða gewítaþ swá swá wæteres streám, Blickl. Homl. 59, 20.
díc
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Kings i. 242), Chr. 905; P. 94, 2. v. mǽr-, mearc-, weall-díc. See also Leo, A. S. Names. pp. 123-6, Midd. Flur. s. v. díc
hróf
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Cwóm wiht ofer wealles hróf, Rä. 30, 7
Engle
The Angles ⬩ Angli
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Betweox Wealum and Englum between the Welsh and English, L. O. D. 2; Th. i. 352, 14
Linked entries: Angle Angel-cyning Angel-cynn Angel-þeód Englan Ængle
hyð
Advantage ⬩ gain ⬩ profit ⬩ benefit
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Uton dón þearfum sume hyððe úre góda let us do some good to the needy with our wealth, Homl. Th. ii. 100, 35. Ða ðe for lirum hwílwendlícra hyðða heófiaþ those who mourn for losses of temporary advantages, i. 550, 29.
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wǽdlung
poverty ⬩ indigence ⬩ want ⬩ begging
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geðafode ðæt hí openre wǽdlunge underðeódde, ac hé gemanode ða rícan ðæt hí ðæra cristenra wǽdlunge mid heora spédum gefréfrodon he would not allow the destitute Christians to be subject to public begging, but admonished the rich to succour with their wealth