gestaðel-fæstan
To found ⬩ establish ⬩ stăbilīre
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To found, establish; stăbilīre Ic gestaðelfæste stăbĭlio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Som. 34, 54
mynecenu
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Mynecenu monacha vel monialis Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 20 : Homl. Th. ii. 26, 28. Munuc and mynecenu ðe Gode sylfum beóþ gehálgode, and hyra gehát Gode geháten habbaþ, L. Ecg. P. iii. II.; Th. ii. 198, 32. Seó mynecynu monacha, iv. 9; Th. ii. 206, 16 : Homl.
ge-bylded
Emboldened ⬩ encouraged ⬩ animated ⬩ corrōbĕrātus ⬩ anĭmātus
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Emboldened, encouraged, animated; corrōbĕrātus, anĭmātus Wæs Laurentius mid ðæs apostoles swingum and trymnessum swíðe gebylded apostĕli flagellis sĭmul et exhortatiōnĭbus anĭmātus ĕrat Laurentius, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 22. He wið mongum stód ealdfeónda
ge-neát-man
A tenant, one holding land on payment of rent, 'gafol:'
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A tenant, one holding land on payment of rent, 'gafol:' -Gif geneátmanna hwilc forgýmeleásaþ his hláfordes gafol if any 'geneat-man' neglect the tribute due to his lord, L. Eádg. Suppl; Th. i. 270, 16
-weard
ceáp-man
CHAPMAN, merchant, market-man ⬩ mercator, negotiator, nundinator
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CHAPMAN, merchant, market-man; mercator, negotiator, nundinator Gif ceápman uppe on folce ceápie, dó ðæt befóran gewitnessum if a chapman traffic up among the people, let him do it before witnesses, L. In. 25; Th. i. 118, 12, note 32: Obs. Lun. § 14;
driht-weras
Men, chieftains ⬩ popŭlāres viri
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Men, chieftains; popŭlāres viri Óþ-ðæt drihtweras duguþum gefóran ðǽr is botlwéla Bethlem háten till that the fellow men journeyed to where there is a village called Bethel, Cd. 86; Th. 107, 32; Gen. 1798. Ðú móst heonon húþe lǽdan ealle, búton dǽle
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wíg-hús
A war-house ⬩ a tower ⬩ fortification
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A war-house, a tower, fortification Ðis wíghús haec arx Ælfc. Gr. 9, 75; Zup. 73, 14: 3 ; Zup. 7, 9. Se híhsta wíghús arx Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 41. Wíghús propugnaculum Hpt. Gl. 499, 61. On ǽlcurn ylpe wæs án wíghús getimbrod, and on ǽlcum wíghúse wǽron þrittig
a-mæstan
To fatten ⬩ saginare ⬩ impinguare
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To fatten; saginare, impinguare Mára ic eom and fættra ðonne amæsted swín, bearg bellende on bóc-wuda I am larger and fatter than a fattened swine, a barrow-pig grunting in the beech-woods, Exon. 111b; Th. 428, 9; Rä. 41, 105. Sáwl ðe wel spricþ, hió
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byrn-hom
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A coat of mail; lorica Beraþ bord fór breóstum and byrnhomas bear shields before your breasts and coats of mail, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 17; Jud. 192
be-fæðman
to embrace ⬩ to enclose
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to embrace Ic befæðme, Rä. 88, 19. Heó Sceppend seolf befæðmeð, Sat. 310: 359. Ús befæð-man wile freóbearn Godes, 289. to enclose God ealle þincg beféhð and befædmað, Hml. S. 23 b, 584
Féðan-leag
Frethern
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Frethern, Gloucestershire? — —] in this year [A. D. 584] Ceawlin and Cutha fought against the Britons at the place which is called Frethern, Chr. 584; Th. 34, 9
fýr-béta
One who looks after the fire ⬩ fŏcārius
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One who looks after the fire; fŏcārius, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 74; Wrt. Voc. 27, 3
bǽr-man
A man who bears ⬩ a bearer ⬩ carrier ⬩ porter ⬩ bajulus
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A man who bears, a bearer, carrier, porter; bajulus Ða bǽrmenn gesetton heora fótlǽst the porters set their footstep, Jos. 3, 15
mengan
to mix ⬩ mingle ⬩ combine ⬩ to mingle together ⬩ stir up ⬩ disturb
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Mænge margo (mango? ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 48. Menget confundit, 105, 11. Ic mínne drinc mengde wið teárum potum meum cum fletu temperabam, Ps. Th. 101, 7. Ðú wið fýre foldan mengdest, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 223; Met. 20, 112.
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mán-sceaða
A wicked and harmful person ⬩ a sinner ⬩ one who wickedly does wrong
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A wicked and harmful person Se mánsceaða ( the fire drake ), Beo. Th. 5022; B. 2514. Se mánscaða (Grendel), 1428; B. 712: 1479; B. 737: (Grendel's mother), 2682; B. 1339. Míne myrðran and mánsceaðan ( evil spirits). Exon. 42 a; Th. 141, 5; Gú. 622: 46a
mán-swara
A perjurer ⬩ one who swears falsely
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A perjurer, one who swears falsely Gif man mannan mánswara háteþ, L. H. E. 11; Th. i. 32, 4: Exon. 10 b; Th. 12, 30; Cri. 193. Mánswaran, Blickl. Homl. 61, 13: 63, 13. Mánsworan, Wulfst. 26, 16: Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 23; Cri. 1612: L. Ed. 3; Th. i. 160
bælig-nis
An injury ⬩ injuria
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An injury; injuria, Mt. Lind. Stv. 20, 13
Cyne-mǽres ford
KEMPSFORD, Gloucestershire
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KEMPSFORD, Gloucestershire Rád Æðelmund alderman ofer æt Cynemǽresforda alderman Æthelmund rode over at Kempsford, Chr. 800; Erl. 60, 6
ge-blódegian
To make bloody ⬩ cover with blood ⬩ cruentāre
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To make bloody, cover with blood; cruentāre He ge-blódegod wearþ sáwuldrióre he was made bloody with life-gore, Beo. Th. 5378; B. 2692. Swilce ðǽr lǽge on ðam disce ánes fingres liþ eal geblódgod as if there lay in the dish the joint of a finger all