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cyning-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
cyning-ríce, es; n.
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A kingdom For ælre ðére kynga sáwle ðe æfter mé ðyses kynyngríches wældeð, C. D. iv. 229, 26. [v. N. E. D. king-rick. O. H. Ger. chuning-ríchi sceptrum, res publica: Icel. konung*-*ríki.] Cf. cyne-ríce

ge-hýþe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hýþe, adj.
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Convenient, suitable Ic náht gehýðes hæbbe þis weorc tó begangenne, Hml. S. 23 b, 783. Ic mé hæfde genóh gehýþe tó mínes síðfætes geblǽdfæstnysse, 492. (v. ge-blǽdfæstness.) Híwcúþ, gehýþe domestica, i. congruentia, An. Ox. 4183: 2, 294

Linked entry: -hýþe

wealdend-god

(n.)
Grammar
wealdend-god, es; m.

The Lord God

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The Lord God Ic cleopige tó Heáhgode and tó Wealdendgode ðe mé wel dyde clamabo ad Deum altissimum, et ad Dominum qui bene fecit mihi, Ps. Th. 56, 2. Se is wealdendgode wellícendlíc beneplacitum est Deo, 67, 16

éfstan

(v.)
Grammar
éfstan, éfestan; p. éfstte, éfste, pl. éfston, éfstun; impert. éfst, éfste, pl. éfstaþ; pp. éfsted, éfst; v. intrans. [ófest, ófost, ófst haste]

To hasten, draw near, approach, make haste, be quickfestīnāre, propĕrāre, concurrĕre, appropinquāre, accelĕrāre

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To hasten, draw near, approach, make haste, be quick; festīnāre, propĕrāre, concurrĕre, appropinquāre, accelĕrāre Uton nú éfstan seón wundur let us now hasten to see the wonders. Beo. Th. 6193; B. 3101: Rood Kmbl. 67; Kr. 34. He éfste [éfstte, Th. 278

Linked entries: ǽfstian éfestan

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, to advise, ge-rǽdan to arrange. [These two verbs seem to have coalesced (v. rǽdan), and are taken together.]
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Add: to advise, suggest Hé him tó gefeccean hét his witan, hí him gerǽddon hwæt him be ðám sélost ðúhte, oððe tó dón[n]e wǽre. Lch. iii. 426, 12. God him (Decius) ðis geþanc on móde ásende . . . and Decius lét him tó rǽde hé þá gerǽdde ( what God Had

á-hwettan

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Is mé swíþe earfeðe hiera mód tó áhwettanne necessarium acumen elicere non possum, Ors. 4, 13; S. 212, 30. His mód wæs mid þǽm bismre áhwet hac contumelia quasi cote ad virtutem usus est, 6, 30; S. 280, 14. Add

Linked entry: hwettan

á-feohtan

(v.)
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Add: trans. To fight against Áfeht ðú ( expugna ) ðá onfehtendo mé, Rtl. 167, 39. intrans. To Fight one's way, make one's way by fighting Þæt sume þurh ealle þá truman út áfuhten, gif hié mehten, Ors. 5, 7; S. 230, 21

be-gínan

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Substitute : To take with wide-open mouth Ic ( a key ) begíne þæt mé ongeán sticað, Rä. 87, 3. Se draca hæfþ beginen in his múðe mín heáfod and forswolgen draco caput meum in suo ore absorbuit, Gr. D. 324, 26

for-spillednes

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Mé þe swá manega sáwla on forspillednysse (-spillend-, v. l. ) grin gelǽdde, Hml. S. 23 b, 388. On forspillednesse in perditione, Kent. Gl. 356: R. Ben. I. 110, 11. Hig ꝥ ríce myd forspyllednysse gewǽhton, Hml. A. 185, 111. Add

ge-mundian

(v.)
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Philippus þá crístenan gemundode. Hml, S. 2, 283. Gemunda ( fove ) þá biddendan, Hy. S. 3, 31. Gebide for mé and for míne ungesǽlignysse gemunde, Hml. S. 23 b, 719. Fultumes biddende æt Gode, ꝥ hé hí gemundian sceolde, 25, 337. Add

tó-sígan

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]Þes pallium þe ic werige wyle mé gelǽstan, and mín syric ne tósíhð, ne míne sceós ne tóbærstað, Hml. S. 36, 161. Hit gedafenlic is ꝥ his reáf ne beo horig ne húru tósigen, Ll. Th. ii. 350, 21. Add

of-neádian

(v.)

to obtain by force, extort

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to obtain by force, extort Nú cýdde man mé ðet Æþel-wold and ic sceoldon ofneádian ða bóc æt Leófríce I have been informed that Athelwold and I must have obtained the charter from Leofric by force Chart. Th. 295, 32

on-scunung

(n.)
Grammar
on-scunung, -sceonung, e; f.

abomination, execrationirritation, exasperation

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abomination, execration Of onscununge execratione, Ps. Spl. C. 58, 14. Hí setton mé on onscununge ( abominationem ) him, 87, 8. Ðonne gé geseóþ ða onsceonunge ( abominationem ) ðære tóworpennysse, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 15. irritation, exasperation In onscununge

þeahtere

(n.)
Grammar
þeahtere, es; m.
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A counsellor On v. nihte mónan gang tó ðinum þeahtere, Lchdm. iii. 170, 3. Ðæs cyninges þeahteras regis consiliarii, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 25. Gé yfelan þehteras! ic nǽfre mé ne gebidde on eówer god, Nar. 42, 6

wítegung-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
wítegung-bóc, f.

A book containing propheciesa prophetical book

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A book containing prophecies, a prophetical book Hit is áwriten be mé on wítegungbócum, Homl. Skt. ii. 24, 115. Ic geliornod hæbbe on eówer wítegungbócum, ðæt gé wǽron fram frymðe gecorene fram Criste selfum, H. R. 7, 11, 30

wiþerbrocian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþerbrocian, p. ode

To opposebe adverse tobe against

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To oppose, be adverse to, be against Se feónd bismerad wiðerbrocaþ noman ðínne inimicus inritat adversarius nomen tuum, Ps. Surt. 73, 10. Ða ðe wiðerbrociaþ mé qui adversantur mihi, Ps. Spl. C. 34, 22. Similar entries v. preceding word

fríþ

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Substitute: Fair Mec (the cuckoo) seó friðe mǽg (the bird that hatches the cuckoo's egg) fédde oð þæt ic áweóx the fair lady (cf. freólec mǽg used of a woman) nurtured me, till I grew up, Rä. 10, 9

fót-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fót-lic, adj.
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on foot, that is done on foot Folga mé ná þæt án on fótlicum gange, ac eác swilce on gódra ðeáwa geefenlǽcunge. Hml. Th. ii. 468, 21. fig. pedestrian, low in style Fótlic pedestre, i. uile. Germ. 403, 12

ge-trumian

(v.)
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Add: intrans. Þú getrumast convalescas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 75. Hé þǽre ealdan untrumnesse getrumad wæs ueterno infirmitatis discusso, Bd. 5, 5; Sch. 572, 10. reflex. Þá getrumade ic mé and gestrangad wæs convalui, 5, 6; Sch. 581, 11

irre

Grammar
irre, anger.
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Hierre, Past. 289, 12. Bið onǽled yrra ( ira ) his. Ps. L. 2, 13. God ús forgyfeð his erre gif wé úre monnum forgeofað, Shrn. 80, ii. On mé þurhfóron eorru ( irae ) þíne. Ps. Rdr. Vos. Srt. 87, 17. Add