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ge-þrǽstan

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Vos. 104, 16. to vex, distress, afflict. the body Þá ásweóll him se líchama ... sárlíce hé wæs mid þám sáre geswenced ... þá sǽde hé him þone intingan þurh hwæt hé ǽrest swá geþrǽst wǽre ( causam vexationis suae narrabat ), Guth. Gr. 153, 18.

mæsse-preóst

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-preóst, es; m.

A priest not of the Christian churcha priest of the Christian church, who had attained the last of the seven appointed orders, and might celebrate the mass

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Þreó hund biscopa and eahtatýne gesetton canon, ðæt nán mæssepreóst oððe diácon on his wununge wífhádes mann næbbe, búton hithis móder, oððe sweoster, oððe faðu, oððe módrie; and gif hé dearnunge oððe eáwunge wífes brúce, ðæt hé his hádes þolige,

ge-tellan

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Ox. 1733. phrase Þæt hé sý tóforan óðrum mannum þurh his glencge geteald, Hml.

tó-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-licgan, p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen.

to lie or run in different directionsTo lie between,to lie and part,to divide,separate

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Ic wille ðara þreora landríca gemǽre gereccan hú hié mid hiera wætrum tólicgeaþ I will describe the boundaries, in what different directions they run ; ipsarum partium (the three divisions of the world) regiones significare curabo, Swt. 10, 5.

a-lýsan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lýsan, to alýsanne; p. de; impert. -lýs, -lís; pp. ed; v. a;

To let loosefreedeliverliberateto pay for loosingto payredeemransomliberareredimere

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Ðæt wǽron alýsede ut liberentur, 59, 4

be-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
be-gangan, -gongan, -gangan; -gongan; pp. -gangen [be, gangan to go].

to go roundsurroundcircumdare to go toafterto attendcommitpractiseexerciseperformobserveworshipexercere incumbereprocurarecolere

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Ðæt ðú his bebod georne begange that thou shouldst gladly perform his command Elen. Kmbl. 2339; El. 1171 : Ps. Th. 118, 48. Swýðe ic begangen wæs exercitatus sum Ps. Th. 76, 4 : 54, 2.

Linked entries: be-gongan bi-gongan

éðel-stól

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-stól, es; m.

paternal-seat, native-seat, country, habitation patria sēdes, patria, dŏmĭcĭlium

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he ordered to burn up the city of the Romans, which was the metropolis of his whole empire.

Linked entry: fæder-éðel-stól

híwisc

(n.)
Grammar
híwisc, hígwisc, es; n.

A family, household, house; also a hide of land

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On Cotenes-felde án hýwysce and þóder dél of Branok hyalf híwisce in Cotensfield one hide, and the other part of Branok half a hide, Chart. Th. 107, 26-8. Híwisc, 428, 17.

Linked entries: -isc híw-scipe

west-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
west-weard, adv.
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Ðás seofon tunglan gáð ǽfre eástwerd ongeán ða heofenan ; ac seó heofen[e] is strengre and ábrét ealle under*-*bæc westweard mid hire ryne; and is for ðí mannum geþúht swilce séo sunne and ða foresǽdan tunglan gangon westweard.

Linked entry: eást-weard

bóc

(n.)
Grammar
bóc, g. bóce? béc; d. béc; acc. bóc; pl. nom. acc. béc; g. bóca; d. bócum, bócan; f.

a BOOKlibera charterchartafor the books which a priest ought to possessfor his canonical hours

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Ic him sealde ðæt lond on éce erfe, and ða béc I gave him the land in perpetual heritage, and the charters, Th. Diplm. A.

under-bæc

(adv.)
Grammar
under-bæc, adv.

backwardsbackbehindback

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Ðá beseah hé hine underbæc wið ðæs wífes, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 14.

Linked entry: BÆC

wrixlan

(v.)
Grammar
wrixlan, wrixlian; p. ede.

to changevaryalterto changealternateto exchangedealconversationintercourseto lendof what is lentof wordsto speak

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Ða wrixliende on twá halfe gesewene wǽron worpene beón vicissim hinc inde videbantur jactari, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 39 note. of reciprocal, mutual action, to exchange, deal Hé cwæð, ðæt him tó micel ǽwisce wǽre ðæt hé swá emnlíce wrixleden (that they should

Linked entries: wrislan wrixlung

hladan

(v.)
Grammar
hladan, p. hlód;pp. hladen.

to heap, pile up, build, place, lade, load, freight to lade, draw [water]; haurire

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Him on bearm hladan bunan and discas to heap up in his bosom cups and dishes, 5543; B. 2775. Naca hladen herewǽdum the bark laden with war weeds, 3798; B. 1897. Wæs wunden gold on wǽn hladen twisted gold was laden on the wain, 6260; B. 3134.

Linked entries: hlæd hlædel hlæst

CÝÐAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÝÐAN, p. ic, he cýðde, cýdde, ðú cýðdest, cýddest; pp. cýðed .

to make known, tell, relate, proclaim, announcenuntiare, annuntiare, narrare, referre, effari, prædicare to declare, reveal, manifest, shew, perform, confess, confirm, testify, prove notum facere, revelare, manifestare, ostendere, perhibere, confiteri, testari, probare

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Cýðe his neáhgebúrum let him tell to his neighbours, L. Edg.

Linked entry: ge-cýðan

frum-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
frum-sceaft, e; f.

the first creationthe creationbeginningoriginoriginal state or conditionprīma creātioŏrīgoprīmĭtīva vel pristĭna condĭtioa created beingcreaturecreātūra

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Fýr clymmaþ on gecyndo, cunnaþ hwænne móte on his frumsceaft, eft to his éþle fire climbeth in its nature, strives when it can towards its origin, back to its home, Salm. Kmbl. 831; Sal. 415.

FYRD

(n.)
Grammar
FYRD, fyrdung, e; f.

an armythe military array of the whole countryexercĭtusexpĕdītioan armyagmenexercĭtusan expeditionexpĕdītioa campcastrum

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If a gesithcund man owning land, neglect the fyrd, let him pay 120 shillings and forfeit his land; one not owning land, 60 shillings; a churlish man, 30 shillings; as a fine for neglecting the fyrd, L.

fædera

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Ceólwulf sealde his ríce Édberhte his federan sunu (Leodwald, great-grandfather of Ceolwulf, was Edberht's grandfather, so that C. and E. were first cousins once removed. v. Chr. ann. 731, 738), 737; P. 45, 21.

innan

(adv.)
Grammar
innan, adv. and prep. gen. dat. acc.

Inintowithinfrom within

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Innan ðás týd Gifemund forþférde and Brihtwald gehálgode Tobian on his steall at this time [or meanwhile] Gifemund died and Brihtwald consecrated Tobias in his place, Chr. 693;Erl. 43, 17.

CWÉN

(n.)
Grammar
CWÉN, gen. dat. cwéne; acc. cwén, cwénn, cwéne; pl. nom. acc. cwéne, cwéna; gen. cwéna; dat. cwénum; f: cwéne, cwýne; gen. dat. acc. cwénan, cwýnan; pl. nom. acc. cwénan; gen. cwénena; dat. cwénum; f.

a woman femina a wife uxor a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress regina, imperatrix, augusta

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Ðone hie ðære cwéne agéfon they gave him up to the queen, 1171; El. 587: 2257 ; El. 1130 .

leóht

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leóht, bright.
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Ic him þá máðmas geald æt gúðe leóhtan sweorde, B. 2492. Mid þá leóhtan gedryht with the band in shining robes, El. 737. Dryhtnes onsién sunnan leóhtre, Cri. 1652. Sceán leóht inn. . . þá wæs hit swá leng swá leóhtre, Vis. Lfc. 54. <b>I a.