cyne-ríce
A royal region or possession, a kingdom, realm ⬩ regnum
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A royal region or possession, a kingdom, realm; regnum Secg monig wyscte ðæt ðæs cyneríces ofercumen wǽre many a warrior wished that there was an end of that kingdom, Exon. 100b; Th. 378, 34; Deór. 26.
Linked entry: cyning-ríce
nídling
one who serves of necessity ⬩ a slave ⬩ bondman ⬩ one who has to serve on board ship ⬩ a sailor
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Hié on cnihtháde wǽron óðerra manna niédlingas in youth they had been the bondmen of others, Ors. 2, 2; Swt. 66, 17.
wiþ-winnan
To strive against ⬩ resist
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Ðeáh ðe hé swýþe wiþwinnende wǽre quamvis multum renitens, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 17. Ða biscepas sǽdon ðæt ealle godas him irre wǽren and wiðwinnende, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 114, 4
geára
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Þá þe ǽr wǽron Godes þá gecorenan geára on helle, Bl. H. 103, 11 : Ps. Th. 147, 8. Þú gegearwadest geára ǽrest þæt þú rihte beeódest tu parasti aequitatem 98, 4 : 121, 2
hú-lic
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R. 13, 1. predicative, of what sort Ꝥ hí him bróhtan ꝥ heáfod tó, ꝥ hé gesége húlic ꝥ wǽre, Shrn. 76, 27.
ge-hoferod
Hump-backed ⬩ gibbĕrōsus
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Hump-backed; gibbĕrōsus Ðe wǽron gehoferode who were hump-backed, Homl. Th. ii. 586, 23
Linked entry: hoferian
fót-ádlig
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Having the foot diseased, gouty Wǽron gehǽlede þrý fótádlige men, Hml, Th. ii. 26, 19
Linked entry: ádlig
or-firme
Uncleanly, squalid
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Uncleanly, squalid Hí wǽron fúlíce and orfyrme on heora beardum, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 34, 22
Linked entries: -firme or-feormness or-firm
weó
Woe ⬩ misery
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Woe, misery Daroþas wǽron weó(weá ?) ðære wihte Exon. Th. 438, 9; Rä. 57, 5
þeorf-dæg
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., and ða seofon dagas, ðe ðǽr æfter wǽron, wǽron gecíged dies azimorum, Anglia viii. 330, 19
un-sóþfæst
untruthful ⬩ unveracious ⬩ unjust ⬩ unrighteous
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Wé unsóþfæste ealle wǽron injuste egimus, 105, 6. Sóðfæst fore unsóðfæstum justus pro injustis, Rtl. 21, 32
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burg-waran
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Voc. i. 18, 40, 35 (cf.ceaster-gewara)] :-- Wǽron ealle þá burgware Cartaginenses mid wópe anstyred, Ors. 4, 5; S. 166, 11.
ǽr
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(or uncertain) Hý hié hindan ofrídan ne meahte, ǽr hié on ðám fæstenne wǽron, Chr. 877; P. 74, 18. Hí cwǽdon ðæt Críst nǽre, ǽr hé ácenned wæs of Marian, Hml. Th. i. 70, 5.
Linked entry: ǽr
fagen
Glad ⬩ lætus
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Glad; lætus Wǽron ða burhwarefagene the citizens were glad, Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 103, 32
týdred
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Provided with offspring Heora sceáp wǽron swylce tydred oves eorum foetosae, Ps. Th. 143, 17
betst-boren
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Ealle þá betstboren men þe wǽron innan þisan lande, Chr. 1087 ; P. 224, 29. Add:
HEALT
HALT, lame, limping
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Hæfdon him tó ládteówe ǽnne wísne mon, þéh hé healt wǽre and him tó gielpworde hæfdon ðæt him leófre wǽre ðæt hie hæfdon healtne cyning ðonne healt ríce they had as their leader a wise man though he was lame, and made it their boast that they had rather
éste
Gracious, bountiful ⬩ bĕnignus
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Ðæt hyre eald Metod éste wǽre bearngebyrdo that the Lord of old was gracious to her in her child-bearing, Beo Th. 1895; B. 945
ge-bilegan
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Substitute: <b>ge-bilgan;</b> p. de To anger, offend Swá swá heó gebylged wǽre heó cwæð quasi indignata subjunxit, Bd. 4, 9; S. 398, 1. Mid hwylcum sáre gegremed and ábolgen (gebylged, v. l. ), Gr. D. 207, 25.
gréting
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A greeting, salutation, present in acknowledgment of a favour done; salutatio Hwæt seó gréting wǽre qualis esset ista salutatio, Lk. Bos. 1, 29. Ðínre grétinge stefn vox salutations tuæ, 1, 44.