sangere
a singer ⬩ a poet
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Homl. 207, 31. a poet David wæs sangere sóðfæstest, swiðe geþancol tó þingienne þeódum sínum wid ðane Sceppend, Ps. C. 50, 6. Alse þe holi songere seið on his loft songe, O. E. Homl. ii. 117, 22
ord
a point, ⬩ of a weapon ⬩ a spear, pointed weapon ⬩ one who is at the topmost point, a head, chief, prince ⬩ head, front ⬩ line of battle, forefront ⬩ the beginning, origin, source (applied to persons and things)
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Alf. pol. 36; Th. i. 84, 17. Seaxes ord, Exon. Th. 472, 6; Rä. 61, 12. Wordes ord breósthord þurhbræc, Beo. Th. 5576; B. 2791. Ne ofstong hé hiene mid dý speres orde.
hí-réd
A household, ⬩ house, ⬩ family, ⬩ the body of domestic retainers of a great man or king, ⬩ a court, ⬩ the members of a religious house, ⬩ a company, ⬩ band of associates
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Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 62, 1, v. note Se cyng heóld ðǽr his híréd v dagas the king held his court there five days, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 18, 39
Linked entry: hý-réd
þearfan
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Skt. 13, 29. as substantive, a poor person; mostly in plural, the poor Ðone þearfendan áreccan erigens pauperem, Ps. Th. 112, 6. Eádge biðon ða ðærfendo (ðorfendo, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 20) beati pauperes, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 3.
Linked entries: þearfende ge-þearfan be-þearfende be-þearfaþ
gítsian
To covet ⬩ desire
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To covet, desire Ða ðe ðæs welan gítsiaþ hí bíþ symle wædlan on hyra móde those who covet [worldly] wealth will ever he poor in their mind, Prov. Kmbl. 50. Gýtsaþ covets, Beo. Th. 3502; B: 1749.
bletsung
A BLESSING ⬩ benedictio
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Mid bletsunge [bledsunge, col. 1] ðæs pápan with the blessing of the pope, Chr. 813; Th. 108, 22, col. 2, 3. Brohte him bletsunge, se ðe him ǽ sette benedictionem dabit, qui legem dedit, Ps. Th. 83, 7: 113, 21.
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ge-sete
A seat, habitation, house ⬩ sedes, domicilium, habitatio ⬩ habitatio, sedes, domicilium
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Ða cynelícan burh porres and his cynelícan geseto ipsam urbem regiam pori domumque, Nar. 4, 20. To heora gesetum to their lairs, Blickl. Homl. 199, 7
Linked entry: ge-setu
á-delfan
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Ǽlcne pocc man sceall áweg ádelfan mid þorne, Lch. ii. 106, 4
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ǽfen-gereord
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Æfter his ǽfengereorde post caenam, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 12: Angl. xiii. 437, 1034. Úre Dryhten offrode æt his ǽfengereorde, Btwk. 218, 9. Wǽron geworden Drihtnes ǽfengereordu facta est cena Domini, Hml. A. 153, 41.
DROPA
DROP ⬩ stilla, gutta, stillicĭdium
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Snáw cymþ of ðam þynnum wǽtan, ðe byþ upatogen mid ðære lyfte, and byþ gefroren ǽr ðan ðe he to dropum geurnen sý snow comes of the thin moisture, which is drawn up with the air, and is frozen before it be run into drops, Bd. de nat. rerum ; Wrt. popl
forþ
FORTH ⬩ thence ⬩ hence ⬩ forwards ⬩ onwards ⬩ henceforth ⬩ further ⬩ still ⬩ inde ⬩ hinc ⬩ prorsum ⬩ porro ⬩ dehinc ⬩ deinceps ⬩ tămen
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Th. ii. 198, 18: Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 8, 26; Lchdm. iii. 250, 7. On cnihtháde and swá forþ eallne ðonne giógoþhád in childhood and then throughout youth. Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 24
Linked entries: forþ-gelang forþ-onloten gyrd
Birīnus
Birīnus, the first bishop of Wessex,
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Birīnus, the first bishop of Wessex, sent by pope Honorius to Britain in A.
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ge-lǽdan
To lead ⬩ conduct ⬩ bear ⬩ bring ⬩ derive ⬩ bring out ⬩ bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ bring up ⬩ dūcĕre ⬩ dedūcĕre ⬩ ăgĕre ⬩ indūcĕre ⬩ deferre ⬩ perferre ⬩ derīvāre ⬩ edūcĕre ⬩ prodūcĕre ⬩ edŭcāre
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He wæs gelǽdd óþ ða þriddan heofonan he was led to the third heaven, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 2, 4; Lchdm. iii. 232, 26. He wæs fram Háligum Gástum gelǽd on sumum wéstene ăgēbātur a spīrĭtu in desertum, Lk.
CORN
CORN ⬩ a grain ⬩ seed ⬩ berry ⬩ frumentum ⬩ granum ⬩ bacca ⬩ a hard or cornlike pimple ⬩ a corn ⬩ kernel on the feet ⬩ pustula ⬩ clavus
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Hie wǽron benumene ǽgðer ge ðæs ceápes ge ðæs cornes they were deprived both of the cattle and of the corn Chr. 895; Erl. 93, 18; Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 10, 8; Lchdm. iii. 254, 4.
gid
a song ⬩ lay ⬩ poem ⬩ cantus ⬩ cantilena ⬩ carmen ⬩ poema ⬩ A speech ⬩ tale ⬩ sermon ⬩ proverb ⬩ riddle ⬩ sermo ⬩ dictum ⬩ loquela ⬩ proverbium ⬩ ænigma
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Se wítga song and ðæt gyd awræc the prophet sang and recited the poem, Exon. 84 a; Th. 316, 20; Mód. 51. Ðæt ic ða ged ne mæg gefégean that I cannot compose the poems [songs], Bt. Met.
húsel-gang
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Attendance upon or partaking of the sacrament Fulluht and synna forgyfenys húselgang sind eallum gemǽne earmum and eádigum baptism and forgiveness of sins, attendance at the sacrament, are common to all, to poor and rich, Homl.
móraþ
A drink formed by boiling down and sweetening wine (with mulberries) ⬩ a decoction of wine and herbs
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Gif hé hwilc ðissa ete síe ðæt sealt do not let him eat fresh goose or fresh pork or aught of that which comes out of a decoction of wine and herbs (has been cooked with wine and herbs?). If he eat any of these, let it be salted, Lchdm. ii. 88, 9.
æfter
AFTER ⬩ post ⬩ Along ⬩ through ⬩ during ⬩ κατά ⬩ per ⬩ According to ⬩ by means of ⬩ secundum ⬩ propter ⬩ After ⬩ about ⬩ propter ⬩ ob ⬩ de ⬩ After ⬩ above ⬩ according to ⬩ post ⬩ super ⬩ secundum
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—AFTER; post Ne far ðú æfter fremdum godum go not thou after strange gods, Deut. 6, 14. Æfter þrím monþum after three months, Gen. 38, 24. Æfter dagum after those days, Lk. Bos. 1, 24. Cumaþ æfter me venite post me, Mt. Bos. 4, 19.
FLÝS
A fleece ⬩ wool ⬩ vellus ⬩ lānūgo
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Of flýsum mínra sceápa wǽron gehlyde þearfena sídan the sides of the poor were clothed with the fleeces of my sheep, Job Thw. 165, 2. Wulle flýsum with fleeces of wool, Exon. 109a; Th. 417, 12; Rä. 36, 3. Flýs lānūgo. Cot. 122
fréfran
To comfort ⬩ console ⬩ consōlāri
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Hí earme fréfraþ they comfort the poor, 33 b; Th. 106, 29; Gú. 48. Ðu me fréfredest tu me consōlātus es, Ps. Th. 85, 17: Blickl. Homl. 135, 23. Cwæþ he ðæt gewunalíce word ðara fréfrendra dixit sŏlĭto consōlantium sermōne, Bd. 5, 5; S. 681, 9.
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