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hláford-gift

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-gift, hláford-gift, es; m. or n.
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Grant by a lord (? cf. hláford ; II 4 a), appointment by a lord to a command(?)

on-efn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-efn, -emn, -em

by, near

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by, near Hí gemétton fýr, and hláf onem they found a fire, and bread close by, Homl. Th. ii. 262, 5. Onefen ðone hagan . . . norþ onefen ðæt gelád, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 150, 10-13. Onemn ðæm at the same time, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 33.

Linked entry: efen

snǽding

(n.)
Grammar
snǽding, e; f.

A (slight?) meal ⬩ a meal ⬩ to take food

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Ben. 63, 1. Ðære wucan rǽdere gange tó hláfe and drince) ǽr ðan ðe hé áginne rǽdan R. Ben. Interl. 70, 4

Linked entry: snǽdan

sweðung

(n.)
Grammar
sweðung, swoðung, e; f.

A poultice

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Ben. Interl. 59, 11) gegearwode si exibuit fomenta, R. Ben. 52, 11

Linked entry: swoðung

stycce-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
stycce-mǽlum, (sticce-, stic-); adv.
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Th. i. 508, 23. little by little, by degrees, gradually:?-Ða ðýstru styccemǽlum swá ðicce wǽron tenebrae in tantum paulisper condensatae sunt, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 12.

CLǼNE

(adj.)
Grammar
CLǼNE, cléne; se clǽna, seó, ðæt clǽne; m. clǽnra, f. n. clǽnre; clǽnest; adj.

CLEAN, pure, clear ⬩ mundus, purus, merus, serenus ⬩ chaste, innocent ⬩ castus, innoxius

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Beón ða óðre ciǽne let the others be innocent, Gen. 44, 10. Sint spræcu Drihtnes spræcu clǽne sunt eloquia Domini eloquia casta, Ps. Lamb. 11, 7. Seó clǽneste cwén the most chaste woman, Exon. 11b; Th. 17, 26; Cri. 276

Linked entries: cláne cléne

swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽs, adj.

(one's) own; ⬩ proprius ⬩ dear ⬩ with a development of meaning similar to that in kind or gentle; gracious, kind, agreeable, pleasant (used of persons or things). ⬩ subst. property: ⬩ near, related ⬩ familiaris, domesticus ⬩ beloved, dear; pleasant.

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Beo. Th. 3741; B. 1868. Mǽgburge swǽse and gesibbe my kindred, dear and near ones (or dear and near kindred ), Exon. Th. 397, 19; Rä. 16, 22.

Linked entries: swáse swés

eáster-dæg

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Þý hálegan Eásterdæge (Eástor-, v. l.) die sancto Paschae, Bd. 3, 6; Sch. 209, 10: Hml. S. 26, 88. On Eástorǽfen and on Eástordæg, Ll. Th. ii. 438, 26. Þone Eástordæg, Bd. 5, 22; Sch. 685, 5

Ælf-nóþ

(n.)
Grammar
Ælf-nóþ, es; m. [ælf, nóþ boldness, courage]

Ælfnoth ⬩ elf courage ⬩ nomen viri præclari in audacia

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Th. 137, 8; By. 183

æ-wyrp

(n.)
Grammar
æ-wyrp, es; m. [æ = a from, wyrp a cast, from wyrpan or weorpan to cast]

A cast-away ⬩ throwing away ⬩ abjectus ⬩ abjectio

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Ben. 7

ár-wurþlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-wurþlíc, adj.

Venerable ⬩ venerabilis

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Venerable; venerabilis Árwurþlíc on to seónne venerabilis aspectu, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 35

Linked entry: ár-weorþlíc

bealo-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
bealo-cwealm, es; m.

A pernicious or violent death ⬩ perniciosa vel violenta mors

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A pernicious or violent death; perniciosa vel violenta mors, Beo. Th. 4523; B. 2265

beód-geneát

(n.)
Grammar
beód-geneát, es; m.

A table-companion ⬩ mensæ socius ⬩ convictor

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A table-companion; mensæ socius, convictor Beo. Th. 691; B. 343 : 3431; B. 1713

dynige

(n.)

mountainous places ⬩ montāna

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Ben. Lye

eft-agyfan

(v.)

To give back ⬩ reddĕre, i. e. re-dăre

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Bd. 2, 1; S. 500, 19

fióung

(n.)
Grammar
fióung, e; f.

Hatred ⬩ ŏdium

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Hatred; ŏdium Mid unrihtre fióunge with evil hatred, Bt. 39, 1; Fox 210, 24

Linked entry: unriht-feóung

fóra-sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
fóra-sceáwian, p. ode; pp. od

To foresee ⬩ forethink ⬩ consider ⬩ prævĭdēre ⬩ præcōgĭtāre ⬩ consīdĕrāre

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To foresee, forethink, consider; prævĭdēre, præcōgĭtāre, consīdĕrāre Fórasceáwod beón consīdĕrāri, R. Ben. interl. 64

fór-bétan

(v.)

to make full amends for anyone or anything ⬩ compensáre pro ălĭquo

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Ben. Lye

fremede

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fremede, pl. fremedon

made ⬩ did ⬩ performed

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Kmbl. 942; El. 472: Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 26;

eágan bryhtm

(n.)
Grammar
eágan bryhtm, es; m.

An eye's twinkle, a moment ⬩ ocŭli micātio, momentum

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An eye's twinkle, a moment; ocŭli micātio, momentum, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 20

Linked entry: eágan beorht