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hǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþ, e; f.

A heath, waste, desert, uncultivated landa low barren heath or fell

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Bera sceal on hǽþe the bear shall [live] on the heath, Menol. Fox 518; Gn. C. 29

Linked entry: for-hǽþan

tó-irnan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-irnan, p. -arn, pl. -urnon; pp. -urnen

To run in different directions,run about

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To run in different directions, run about Þýstru ðú gesettest on þearle niht on ðære ealle wildeór wíde tóeornaþ posuisti tenebras, et facta est nox; in ipsa pertransibunt omnes bestiae sylvarum, Ps. Th. 103, 19

Sweotolung-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Sweotolung-dæg, es; m.

Epiphany

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Idus Ian.) is geháten on bócum Swetelungdæg, forðan ðe on ðisum dæge wearð Crist mancynne geswutelod, Homl. Th. ii. 36, 20. Epiphania Domini is translated by Godes geswutelungdæg, i. 104, 18

béd-ríp

(n.)
Grammar
béd-ríp, l. bed-ríp, es; n. , and add
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Aelc man in Sc̃e Eádmundes byri húsfast on his ówe land sal gifen tó þe hálegenes biderípe ón peni, Cht. Th. 438, 7. [v. N. E. D. bed-rip: Andrews' Old English Manor. P. 159.]

liss

(n.)
Grammar
liss, e; f.

Mildnesslenitymercykindnessfavourgracedelightjoy

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Ða eádigan ceasterwaran gefeóþ and wynsumiaþ on lisse and on blisse and on écum gefeán, Wulfst. 265, 12. Lifgan in lisse lucis et pacis to live in the delight of light and peace, Exon. 656; Th. 242, 12; Ph. 672.

Linked entries: lissan líðs

Byr-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Byr-tún, es; m. [Hovd. Burhtun: Brom. Burton super Trent: Stub. Kni. Burton]
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BURTON on Trent, Staffordshire; oppidum ad ripam fluminis Trentæ, in agro Staffordiensi Se cyng geaf him ðæt abbotríce on Byrtúine the king gave him the abbacy at Burton, Chr. 1066; Erl. 203, 16

cilda mæsse-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
cilda mæsse-dæg, es; m.

Childermas [Innocents'] -day festum innocentium

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Childermas [Innocents'] -day; festum innocentium Ðys Gódspel sceal on cilda [MS. cylda] mæsse-dæg this Gospel must be on Childermas [Innocents']-day, Dec. 28th, Rubc. Mt. Bos. 2, 13-18; Notes, p. 574

em-twá

(num.)

two even parts, halvesdīmĭdia

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two even parts, halves; dīmĭdia Ne dǽlaþ on emtwá heora dagas nan dīmĭdiābunt dies suos, Ps. Lamb. 54, 24. He tobærst on emtwá he burst asunder into halves. Homl. Th. ii. 250, 26

Linked entry: twégen

ful-wrætlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-wrætlíce, adv.

Full wondrouslyvery wonderfullymirissĭme

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Full wondrously, very wonderfully; mirissĭme Ðæt me on gescyldrum scínan mótan fulwrætlíce wundne loccas that on my shoulders curled locks may shine very wonderfully, Exon. 111 b; Th. 428, 6; Rä. 41, 104

ge-mind

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mind, es; n.

A remembrance, memorialmĕmŏriāleremembrance

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A remembrance, memorial; mĕmŏriāle Ðú Driht on écnysse þurhwunast, and gemind ðín on cynrine and cynrine tu Dŏmĭne, in æternum permănes, et mĕmŏriāle tuum in generatiōne et generātiōnem, Ps. Spl. C. 101, 13

fetels

(n.)
Grammar
fetels, es; m.

A belt

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A belt Þat suerd on hundtuelftian mancusas goldes and four pund silueres on þan fetelse, Cht. Th. 505, 32. Ic gean þæs swurdes mid þám sylfrenan hylte . . . and þone gyldenan fetels, 558, 12

Linked entry: fetel

ge-clips

(n.)
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Ne wend þú þé on þæs folces unrǽd ..., on heora sprǽce and geclysp (-clæsp, -clebs, -cleps, v.ll. ), Ll. Th. i. 54, 7. Geclibs forlǽtan, Past. 222, 13

Linked entries: -clips ge-clibs

cræft-sprǽc

(n.)
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Neutrum is náðor cynn ... ne werlices ne wíflices, on cræftsprǽce ( grammatically speaking ), ac hit byð swá þeáh oft on andgyte, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 18, 15

hiw

(n.)
Grammar
hiw, hiow, e; f.

Fortune

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Fortune Swá hit oft gesǽleþ on ðǽm sélran þingum and on ðǽm gesundrum ðæt seó wyrd and sió hiow hie oft oncyrreþ ut aliquid plerumque in secundis rebus fortuna obstrepit, Nar. 7, 27

Linked entries: feala-hiw heow hyw heow

treów-ræden

(n.)
Grammar
treów-ræden, treów-rædenn, e; f.

The state or condition of being faithful or true

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The state or condition of being faithful or true Swá ic ðé lǽre lǽst uncre wel treówrǽdenne as I teach you, maintain our state of mutual faithfulness. Cd. Th. 139, 5 ; Gen. 2305

ge-bígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bígan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans. [ge-, bígan to bow, bend]

To bowbendturninflect or decline a part of speechtwistbow downhumblebring undersubduecrushflectĕreinflectĕredeclīnārehumiliāre

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To bow, bend, turn, inflect or decline a part of speech, twist, bow down, humble, bring under, subdue, crush; flectĕre, inflectĕre, declīnāre, humiliāre He hí to fulluhte gebígde he brought them to baptism, H. R. 101, 26.

seld-cúþ

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Add: strange Uppon Sc̃e Michaeles mæssan ætýwde án selcúð steorra on ǽfen scýnende and sóna tó setle gangende, Chr. 1097; P. 233, 27. various, different, not of one kind Hé forgeaf ǽlcum ðǽra wyrhtena seltcúð gereord, and heora nán ne cúðe óðres sprǽce

tó-dón

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dón, p. -dyde.

to put asunder,divide,separateto undo,open

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Tódó man hig on twá separentur illi, 19; Th. ii. 188, 27. to undo, open Tódyde salvit, disligat, Germ. 402, 39. Hi tódydon heora múð ongeán mé apenierunt in me os suum, Ps. Th. 21, ii. þat deor todede (undude, 2nd MS.) his chæfles, Laym. 6507.

ge-nídan

(v.)
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Nearwe genýddon on norðwegas, Exod. 68. a thing Hé slóh hildebille þæt hyt on heafolon stód níde genýded, B. 2680. to force a person into or out of a condition or relation Hé ealle Crécas on his geweald geniédde, Ors. 3, 9; S. 122, 33.

plæce

(n.)
Grammar
plæce, plæse, an: plæts, e; f.
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A place, an open space, a street In huommum ðara plæcena in angulis platearum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 5. On plæcum (on plætsa, Rush.) in plateas, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 10 : 14, 21. In plaecum in plateis, 13, 26. In plæcum (plæsum, Rush.), Mk. Skt.

Linked entries: plægi-word plæts