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ge-tange

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-tange, adv.
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Near to, in connexion with Líf wæs mín longe leódum in gemonge, tírum getonge long was my life among men, always glorious, Reim. 42

rinc-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
rinc-getæl, es; n.

A number of men ⬩ a host

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A number of men, a host Ðæt wæs wíglíc werod; wác ne grétton in ðæt rincgetæl rǽswan herges, Cd. Th. 192, 19; Exod. 234

Cent

(n.)
Grammar
Cent, indecl. n.

KENT ⬩ Cantium

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The county of KENT ; Cantium = Κάντιον Wæs he sended to Cent he was sent into Kent, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 24: Chr. 823; Erl. 62, 19. Se cyning wæs on Cent the king was in Kent, Chr. 911; Erl. 101, 37: 1009; Erl. 143, 14.

gomen-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
gomen-wudu, gen. -wuda; m.
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Ðǽr wæs gidd and gleó, hwílum he hearpan wynne, gomenwudu grétte there was song and glee, at times he touched the joy of harp, the wood of mirth, 4222; B. 2108

Linked entry: gamen-wudu

dæg-hwamlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
dæg-hwamlíce, adv.

Daily ⬩ quotidie

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Daily; quotidie Ic dæghwamlíce mid eów wæs quotidie eram apud vos, Mk. Bos. 14, 49. Se bróðor dæghwamlíce wæs wyrse and wyrse the brother was daily worse and worse, Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 24

áter-tán

(n.)
Grammar
áter-tán, es; m.

A poisonous rod ⬩ twig ⬩ vimen venenosum

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A poisonous rod, twig; vimen venenosum Ecg wæs íren, átertánum fáh the edge was iron, tainted with poisonous twigs, Beo. Th. 2923; B. 1459

Linked entry: átor-tán

cáser-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
cáser-dóm, es; m.
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An emperor's rule; imperium Ðá wæs syxte geár Constantínes cáserdómes then was the sixth year of Constantine's imperial rule, Elen. Kmbl. 16; El. 8

fǽhþe

(n.)
Grammar
fǽhþe, an; f.

Deadly feud ⬩ capĭtālis inĭmīcĭtia

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Deadly feud; capĭtālis inĭmīcĭtia Wæs seó fǽhþe open úhtan the deadly feud was open at early morn, Cd. 222; Th. 289, 30; Sat. 405

brego-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
brego-ríce, es; n. [brego
a governor, ruler, king;
ríce
a region, kingdom
]

a governor, ruler, king; ⬩ a region, kingdom ⬩ A kingdom; ⬩ regnum

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A kingdom; regnum Se wæs Babylónes bregoríces fruma he was the founder of the kingdom of Babylon, Cd. 79; Th. 98, 21; Gen. 1633

éste

(adj.)
Grammar
éste, adj.

Gracious, bountiful ⬩ bĕnignus

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Gracious, bountiful; bĕnignus Ðæt he him ealra wæs ára éste that he was bountiful to him in all gifts, Cd. 74; Th. 91, 8; Gen. 1509.

Linked entries: Ósti Eást-land Ístas

ge-aclian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-aclian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To frighten ⬩ excite ⬩ terrēre ⬩ terrōre percellĕre

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Cyning wæs egsan geaclad the king was excited with terror, 113; El. 57 : Exon. 69 b; Th. 258, 20; Jul. 268

Bebban burh

(n.)
Grammar
Bebban burh,
  • Chr. 547; Th. 28, 25; 29, 24 : 641
    • ;
  • Th. 49, 3 : 993
    • ;
  • Th. 240, 17; 241, 16, col. 2
    • :
Bæbba-burh,
  • Chr. 1093; Th. 360, 6
    • :
Bebba-burh,
  • Chr. 1095 ; Th. 361, 39, 40
    • :
gen. -burge ; dat. -byrig ; acc. -burg, -burh; f.

BAMBOROUGH, in Northumberland ⬩ Babbæ oppidum in provincia Northanhymbrorum

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Hér wæs Bæbban burg tobrocon, and mycel herehúðe ðǽr genumen here [A. D. 993] Bamborough was destroyed, and much spoil was there taken, Chr. 993; Erl. 133, 1

Linked entries: Bæbban burh Bebba-burh

ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht, e; f. [éntan to persecute]

Persecution ⬩ hostility ⬩ persecutio ⬩ hostilitas

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Persecution, hostility; persecutio, hostilitas Ðá wæs ǽht boden Sweóna leódum then was persecution announced to the people of the Swedes, Beo. Th. 5907; B. 2957

Linked entries: on-ǽht feoh-gód ǽht-boren æhte-mann

bet-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
bet-líc, adj. sup. bet-lícast

Good-like, excellent ⬩ eximius

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Good-like, excellent; eximius Bold wæs betlíc the mansion was excellent, Beo. Th. 3854; B. 1925. Betlícast, Exon. 8 b; Th. 5, 7; Cri. 66

Linked entry: betst

bíd-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
bíd-fæst, adj. [bíd an abiding, delay; fæst fast, firm]

Stationary, firm ⬩ stabilis

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Stationary, firm; stabilis Hyre fóta wæs bídfæst [biidfæst MS.] óðer one of its feet was stationary, Exon. 114 a; Th. 438, 13; Rä. 57, 7

blóstmian

(v.)
Grammar
blóstmian, part. blóstmiende; p. ode; pp. od

To BLOSSOM, blow ⬩ efflorere

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To BLOSSOM, blow; efflorere Seó beorhtnes ðæs blóstmiendan feldes wæs gesewen the brightness of the blossoming field was seen, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 38

bán-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
bán-cófa, an; m.

A bone-dwelling ⬩ the body ⬩ ossium cubile ⬩ corpus

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A bone-dwelling, the body; ossium cubile, corpus Wæs se báncófa ádle onǽled the body was inflamed with disease, Exon. 46b; Th. 159,16; Gú. 927

Gefðas

(n.)
Grammar
Gefðas, Gifðas, pl.

The Gepidæ

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The Gepidæ Mid Gefðum ic wæs I was among the Gefths, Exon. 85 b; Th. 322, 8; Víd. 60. Gifðum, Beo. Th. 4981; B. 2494

dulmúnus

(n.)
Grammar
dulmúnus, gen. pl. dulmúna; m. The war-ship of the Greeks, which king Alfred assures us would hold a thousand men; longa nāvis. These ships were the μακρὰ πλοῖα or νῆες μακραί, generally called in Greek ὁ δρόμων, ωνος, m. the light war-vessel of the Greeks. They were the longæ nāves the long war-ships of the Romans, which had often more than fifty rowers. The Romans called their vessel drŏmo, ōnis, defining it as a fast rowing vessel, evidently deriving their word from the Greek δρόμων, Cod. Just. 1, 27, 1, § 8; Cassiod. Var. 5, 17, init. where it is described as 'trĭrēme vehĭcŭlum rēmōrum tantum nŭmĕrum prōdens, sed hŏmĭnum făcies dīlĭgenter abscondens.' Some suppose that Alfred derived his word dulmúnus from the Icel. drómundr, m. which Egilsson, in his Lexĭcon Poëtĭcum, Hafniæ, 8vo. 1860, explains 'nāves grandior, cūjus gĕnĕris tantum extra regiōnes septemtrionāles, ut in mări mediterrāneo, mentio fit,' S.E. i. 582, 3, Orkn. 82, 1, 3. Vigfusson, in his Icelandic-English Dictionary, 4to. Oxford, 1869-1874, in drómundr gives only the Latin and Greek, and O. H. Ger. drahemond as cognates. What Orosius, calls longas nāves, Alfred translates dulmúnus in Anglo-Saxon. As we read in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle of A.D. 897; Th. i. 174, 4, Hét Ælfréd cyng timþrian lang-scipu ongén ða æscas king Alfred commanded to build long-ships against-, those ships, v. ÆSC IV.-Alfred, in his translation of Orosius, says
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Ǽr he [Ercol] ongan mid Creáca scypum, ðe mon dulmúnus hǽt, ðe man segþ ðæt in scip mǽge in þúsend manna before he [Hercules] began with Grecian ships, which are called dulmunus, of which it is said that one ship can hold a thousand men, Ors. 1, 10; Bos

Boétius

(n.)
Grammar
Boétius, nom. acc; g. Boéties, Boétiuses; d. Boétie; m. [βoηθόos warlike]

Anicius Manlius Severīnus Boëthius, born in Rome between A. D. 470-475, was Consul in 510. He was so eminent for his integrity and talents that he attracted the attention and obtained the patronage of Theodoric the Great, king of the East or Ostrogoths. He was afterwards accused of treason, and cast into prison, where he wrote his celebrated work De Consolatione Philosophiæ, which king Alfred translated into Anglo-Saxon about A. D. 888. Being condemned to death, without a hearing, he was beheaded in prison about A. D. 524

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Se Boétius wæs óðre naman geháten Seuerínus: se wæs heretoga Rómina Boëthius was by another name called Severīnus: he was a consul of the Romans, Bt. 21; Fox 76, 3-4.

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