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ge-síþcund

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-síþcund, adj.

Of the rank of a 'gesith

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Gif gesíþcund man fare, þonne mót he habban his geréfan mid him, and his smiþ and his cildféstran if a 'gesithcund' man go away, then may he have his reeve with him, and his smith and his child's fosterer, 63; Th. i. 144, 2: 45; Th. i. 130, 9: 54; Th.

swinsung

(n.)
Grammar
swinsung, e ; f.

melody, harmony sound that is not harmonious

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Bebudon him gif mihte ðæt in swinsunge leóþsanges ðæt gehwyrfde praecipientes ei, si posset, hunc in modulationem carminis transferre, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 35. Swinsunga melos, Wrt.

hád

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Hád onfón, Mt. L. 10, 8 note. Gif leornere wǽre ꝥ þurh láre geþunge ꝥ hád hæfde and þénode Críste, Ll. Th. i. 192, 13. nolde ꝥ ǽnigóðer man sceolde hire hád on sættan he would not have her take the veil from any one else, Hml.

eodorcan

(v.)
Grammar
eodorcan, edorcan; part, eodorcende; p. te; pp. ed

To chew, ruminate rŭmĭnāre

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To chew, ruminate ; rŭmĭnāre He eall mid hine gemynegode and swá swá clǽne nýten eodorcende [Whelc. oðer cende] in ðæt swéteste leóþ gehwyrfde ipse cuncta rĕmĕmŏrando sēcum et quăsi mundum ănĭmal rūmĭnando in carmen dulcissĭmum convertébat, Bd. 4, 24

Linked entry: ed-recan

eótenisc

(adj.)
Grammar
eótenisc, eótonisc; adj.

Belonging to or made by a giant, giant giganteus, a gigante factus

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Belonging to or made by a giant, giant; giganteus, a gigante factus Geseah ðá eald sweord eótenisc then he saw an old giant sword. Beo. Th. 3120; B. 1558. Ætbær eald sweord eótonisc bore away the old giant sword, 5225 ; B. 2616

Linked entries: entisc eótonisc

leóht-berend

(n.)
Grammar
leóht-berend, es; m.

Lucifer

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Ðá wæs ðæs teóþan werodes ealdor swíðe fæger and wlitig gesceapen swá ðæt wæs geháten Leóhtberend, Homl. Th. i. 10, 22. Se hátte Lucifer, ðæt ys Leóhtberend, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 35

mealwe

(n.)
Grammar
mealwe, an; f.

Mallow

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hláf þicge and mealwan, 16; Lchdm. ii. 194, 6: 33; Lchdm. ii. 238, 14

god-módor

(n.)
Grammar
god-módor, f.
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A GODMOTHER Æt ðam fulwihte hyre onféng sum godes þeów ðære noma wæs rómána ... heó slép æt ðære godmódor húse a certain servant of God, whose name was Romana, was her sponsor at baptism ... she slept at the godmother's house, Shrn. 140, 24

segn-bora

(n.)
Grammar
segn-bora, an ; m.
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A standard-bearer ( John ) wæs segnbora ðæs ufancundan Kyninges, Blickl. Homl. 163, 22. Segnbora draconarius (draconarius vexillifer, qui fert vexillum ubi est draco depictus), i. vexillarius, signifer, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 5.

scip-líðend

(n.)
Grammar
scip-líðend, es; m.
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One who goes in a ship cwæð tó ðǽm sciplíðendum . . . ða sciplíðende ðæt gehérende mearcedon ðone dæg, Shrn. 85, 30-86, 2. Ealla ða þing ða ðe scyplíðendum ( navigantibus ) nydþearflícu gesewen wǽron, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 26. v. next word

betwux-alegednes

(n.)
Grammar
betwux-alegednes, -nyss, e; f. [betwux between; aleged, alegd laid]

an interposition, interjectioninterjectio

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What is laid or placed between, an interposition, interjection; interjectio Interjectio mæg beón gecweden betwuxalegednyss on Englisc, forðanðe he líþ betwux wordum an interjection may be called a laying between in English, because it lies between words

Linked entry: betwyx-aworpennyss

ge-byre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byre, es; m.

The time at which anything happensa favourable timean opportunityoccasioopportunitas

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The time at which anything happens, a favourable time, an opportunity; occasio, opportunitas Hwonne him eft gebyre weorþe, hám cymeþ when there shall again be an opportunity to him he will come home, Exon. 90 b; Th. 340, 3; Gn. Ex. 105

un-ástíðod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ástíðod, adj.

Not made firm

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Not made firm Gif mon on níwne weall unádrugodne and unástíðodne micelne hróf and hefigne onsett, ðonne ne timbreþ nó healle ac hryre quod structuris recentibus necdum solidatis, si tignorum pondus superponitur, non habitaculum sed ruina fabricatur

Linked entry: á-stíðian

un-tíme

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tíme, adj.

Unhappyunfortunateill-timed

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Unhappy, unfortunate, ill-timed Se dysiga dranc bútan bletsunge and eode him út. Man slǽtte ðá ǽnne fearr, and se fear arn him tógeánes, and hine ðýde ðæt his feorh forlét, and gebohte swá ðone untíman drenc, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 74

Linked entry: tíme

cyne-gird

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Take here exs. under cyne-gyrd in Dict., and add Swíðe ryht is seó cynegyrd þínes ríces virga recta est virga regni tui, Ps. Th. 44, 8. bícnode hire tó mid his cynegyrde extendit contra eam virgam auream, Hml. A. 97, 181

ciric-hád

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-hád, es; m.
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Ecclesiastical order, holy order Sind on ánum háde se biscop and se mæssepreóst, ꝥ is on ðám seofoðan ciricháde, Ll. Th. ii. 378, 14. For þám seofon cirichádan (cyriclicum ande*-*byrdnyssum, v. l. ) þe se mæssepreóst geþeáh ꝥ hæfde, i. 182, 15

Linked entry: hád

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ðá cealfas tó cúum lǽdde, Shrn. 61, 19. Betwih cýe inter vaccas, Ps. Srt, 67, 31. Add

ende-byrdan

Grammar
ende-byrdan, -byrdian
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Þá þe endebyrdiaþ (ordinant) gecýðnesse his, Ps. L. 49, 5. Gif hwám þises sealmsanges endebyrdnes mislícaþ, endebyrde (ordinet) sél, R. Ben. 44, 15. Mynster tó endebyrdienne ordinandum monasterium, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 467, 12.

flígan

Grammar
flígan, flían.
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ðone windes blǽd áweg flígde, Hml. Th. ii. 140, 26. Ðá fuglas wé ne onweg flégdon quas nos aues non fugare ausi eramus, Nar. 16, 22. Add

Linked entries: fleón flían

firl

(n.)
Grammar
firl, firlu (?); f.

Distance

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H. 66, 32. Se ylca þorn efne swá swá strǽl of bogan ástelleþ, swá of þám man áfleáh, and on þá fyrle gewát, Guth. 68, 23