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hunig-teár

(n.)
Grammar
hunig-teár, es; m.
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Sý gemenged tógædre hunigteár and wín let virgin honey and wine be mixed together, Lchdm. iii. 292, 16. Besmyra mid hunigteáre, 11

mearc-pæð

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-pæð, es; m. n.

A path leading through a country

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A path leading through a country Be mearcpaðe, strǽte neáh, Andr. Kmbl. 2124; An. 1063. Ic síðade wíddor mearcpaðas ( paths across the marches? ) træd, móras pæðde, Exon. 126 a; Th. 485, 7; Rä. 71, 10, Gewát hé ðá féran ofer mearcpaðu (-paðum?

geolo

(adj.)
Grammar
geolo, geolu; gen. m. n. geolwes; dat. geolwum; def. se geolwa; adj.

YELLOWflavus

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Him beóþ ða eágan geolwe his eyes will be yellow, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 348, 12. Geolo flavus, fuscus, Hpt. Gl. 510. Mid geolewere fáhnisse crocea qualitate, 419

wyrm-galdere

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-galdere, es; m.

A serpent-charmersorcerer

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Ðá stód seó fǽmne forð on hire gebede, and seó næddre stód be hire; ðonne seó fǽmne onleát, ðonne onleát seó næddre. Ðá gelýfde se wyrmgaldere tó Gode þurh ðæt wundor, Shrn. 103, 5, 9

á-dǽlan

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Ðæt is mycel syn tó geþencenne be Gode ðæt ǽnig gód sié from him ádǽled, Bt. 34, 3; F. 138, 6. Ðone ðe ( John the Baptist ) swá feor from eallum monnum ádǽlæd wæs, Bl. H. 169, 6. Add

burg-weall

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In Lucan þǽre cæstre ... seó eá flóweþ be þám burhwealle ( juxta urbis muros ), Gr. D. 192, 16. On ðá burhwalles; of ðám burhwallan ... cn suðwardne ðone burhwal, C.D. iii. 394, 28-30.

el-þeódgian

(v.)
Grammar
el-þeódgian, -þeódian; p. ode
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To be in foreign parts, to travel to or live in a foreign land Foerde fearr ł ellðiódegde peregre profectus est, Mt. L. 21, 33. Ellðeódigde ł fearr færende wæs, Lk. L. 15, 13. Ellðiódade, Mk. L. 13, 34.

Linked entries: -þeódgian -þeódgian

ge-temian

(v.)
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-zam convenire decere] to cause to be fitting, to allow (?) Ð áne mihtest getemian ꝥ pound; míre andetnysse leóht-fæt sceolde ácwyncan, Hml. S. 23, 810

hæft

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S. 5, 134. captivity, prison.Add: Se cásere hét hine gebindan and him tó gebringan bysmorlíce on hæfte the emperor ordered him to be bound and brought to him ignominiously in custody, Hml. S. 3, 191. On hæft settan, Chr. 1036; P. 158, 23

maffian

(v.)
Grammar
maffian, p. ode
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To fall away from right conduct, be or become shameless Wín and druncene wíf gedðd hwílon ꝥ witon mafnað uinum et mulieres ebriosę apostatare faciunt sapientes; wine and women will make men of understanding to fall away (Ecclus. 19, 2), Chrd. 74, 2.

on-efn

(prep.; adv.)
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Ðeáh ðe seofon middangeardas sýn ealle onefn ábrǽdde though seven worlds be spread alongside one another, Sal. K. p. 150, 29. Circumflexus accentus byð of þám óðrum twám geworht, swá wé hér onem (at the side ) habbað ámearkod, Angl. viii. 333, 27

æfesa

(n.)
Grammar
æfesa, (-e; f, f), an; m.

Produce of woods on which swine might be fed

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Produce of woods on which swine might be fed Mid mæste and mid æuesan . . . and ic ann ðæt ðridde swun (?)

Linked entry: æfesn

on-médan

(v.)

(?) to take upon ones self, to presume ( the following passage should be given under médan)

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to take upon ones self, to presume ( the following passage should be given under médan) Ondsware ýwe se hine on méde wordum secgan hú se wudu hátte let him give answer, who will take upon himself to say in words, what the name of that wood is, Exon.

Linked entry: médan

ge-tígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tígan, pp. -tíged

To tiebind

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Ðǽr stód án ramm getíged be ðam hornum there stood a ram tied by the horns, Homl. Th. ii. 62, 3: i. 206, 10: Lk. Bos. 19, 30: Mt. Bos. 21, 2

hogu

(n.)
Grammar
hogu, e; f.

Care, anxiety, solicitude

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Care, anxiety, solicitude Habbon hí hoge ðæt hí sýn swilce ðæt hí wurþfullíce herigan mágon let them have a care that they be such that they may worthily praise, Homl. Th. i. 446, 32.

Linked entry: heort-hogu

freó-riht

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Wǽron nú lange freóriht fornumene and ðrǽlriht generwde now for long the rights of the free have been taken away and the rights of the thrall have been curtailed, Wlfst. 158, 15. Add

habban

(v.)
Grammar
habban, habbanne, hæbbene; pres. part. hæbbende; pres. indic. ic hæbbe, hafa, ðú hæfst, hafast, he hæfþ, hafaþ, pl. habbaþ, hæbbaþ; p. hæfde; subj. hæbbe, pl. hæbben, habban; imper. hafa, pl. habbaþ; pp. hæfed.

To HAVE, possess, hold, keep

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Hine se módega mǽg Higeláces hæfde be honda the proud kinsman of Hygelac held him by the hand, Beo. Th. 1632; B. 814. Æðelwulf his dóhtor hæfde him tó cuéne Ethelwulf had his daughter for his queen, Chr. 885; Erl. 84, 5.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa

ge-bétan

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Gebéte hé ꝥ be þǽm þe seó dǽd sý, swá be were, swá be wíte, 168, 5. Gebéte ꝥ be lahslite, ii. 294, 1. to obtain reparation for, avenge þ æ wé on Adame and on his eafrum andan gebétan.

DÓN

(v.)
Grammar
DÓN, to dónne; part. dóende, dónde; ic dó, ðú dést, he déþ, pl. dóþ; p. ic, he dyde, ðú dydest, pl.dydon ; impert., pl. dóþ; subj. , pl. dón, dó; p. dyde, pl. dyden; pp. dón, dén

To DO, make, cause agĕre, facĕre

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M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 15: Beo. Th. 5610; B. 2809. Dón on to put on, in, or into, to don, L.

ge-setnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-setnes, -setenes, -setednes, -ness, -nis, -niss, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Position, foundation, tradition, an institution, constitution, composition, ordinance, decree, lawpŏsĭtio, sĭtus, fundātio, trādĭtio, instĭtūtio, constĭtūtio, compŏsĭtio, lex, pactum

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Be gesetnessum and gemétum sprǽccynna de fĭgūris mŏdisque lŏcūtiōnum, Bd. 5, 24: S. 648, 42. Be heofenes gesetenissum de statu cæli, Nar. 1, 16