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folc-gestealla

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cf. fyrd-gestealla) Bigstandað mé strange geneátas, þá ne willað mé æt þám stríðe geswícan . . . hié habbað mé hearran gecorene . . . mid swilcum mæg man rǽd geþencean, fón mid swilcum folcgesteallan (= -um ?)

læt-ness

(n.)
Grammar
læt-ness, e; f.
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þá lætnysse ðæs geáres rynes geanbidode, Hml. S. 23 b, 647. slowness of intellect Þín gerecenes weóx fram mínre lætnysse and dysegan swongernesse ex tarditate mea crevit expositio tua Gr. D. 174. 23

reord

(n.)
Grammar
reord, e; ;f.;

A meal, refection, food

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Th. 81, 12; Gen. 1344, Hé wæs swá gistlíþe, ðæt hé for Godes lufon eode reordum mid ðám tócumendum mannum Shrn. 129, 27

heáfod-stede

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-stede, es; m.

A chief placetoparchia

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Hwílum wǽran heáfodstedas and heálíce hádas micelre mǽðe wyrðe formerly the chief places and high ranks were entitled to much honour, L. Eth. vii. 3; Th. i. 330, 6

sneówan

(v.)
Grammar
sneówan, p. sneáw (?), sneówde (?)

To proceed, go, come, hasten to go, come sudden

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To proceed, go, come, hasten On brim sneóweþ snel under segle Andr. Kmbl. 1008; An. 504. Mid ǽrdæge eástan sneóweþ (snoweþ, MS.) wlitig and wynsum (of the sun) Exon. Th. 350, 12; Sch. 62. Ðá com beácna bearhtost (the sun) ofer breomo sneówan Andr.

fram-fær

(n.)
Grammar
fram-fær, es; n.

A going awaydeparture

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Th. ii. 164, 3. Ic ðé bebeóde þæt ðú ( a dragon ) gewíte of ðyssere stówe, and far wéstene ... and þú nánum men on ðínum framfære ne drece, 296, 5

Linked entry: fær

DRECCAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRECCAN, dreccean, drecan,ic drecce , drece, ðú drecest, drecst, he dreceþ, drecþ, pl. dreccaþ, drecceaþ; p. [drechede = drehde = ] drehte, dreahte, pl.drehton, dreahton ; pp. [dreched = drehed = dreht, dreaht] dreht, dreaht

To vex, afflict, trouble, torture, torment vexāre, affligĕre, tribulāre, turbāre, cruciāre

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Ic ðé bebeóde ðæt ðú nánum men ne drece I command thee that thou afflict no man, Homl. Th. ii. 296, 5.

Gregorius

(n.)
Grammar
Gregorius, gen. Gregories; dat. Gregorie; acc. Gregorium; m.
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Gregory the holy pope, the apostle of the English, was born of a noble family.... Felix, the pious pope, was his fifth father.... Gregorius is a Greek name which in the Latin tongue signifies Vigilantius, that is in English Watchful, Homl.

samod

(adv.)
Grammar
samod, adv.

Together.and, both . . . and, also, too

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Th. 8, 30; Cri. 125. gebede feóllon sinhíwan somed, Cd. Th. 48, 19; Gen. 778. Samed síþian. Exon.

á-bítan

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[Þu starest so þu wille abiten al þat þu miht mid clivre smiten, O. and N. 77. O. H. Ger. ar-pízan percutere, occidere.]

mǽg-sibb

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-sibb, e; f.

kinshiprelationshipLove between kinsmenaffection

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Wel is warnianne ðæt man wite ðæt hý ( the man and woman about to be married) þurh mǽgsibbe gelænge ne beón (i. e. are not within the prohibited (seven) degrees ), L. Edm. B. 9; Th. i. 256, 9.

Linked entry: mǽgþ-sibb

GLÉD

(n.)
Grammar
GLÉD, e; f.

Burning coallive coalgleedemberfireflameprunacarboflamma

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Glédum spíwan to spit forth flames, Beo. Th. 4614; B. 2312: 4659; B. 2335

Linked entries: gloed gléde ge-gléded

hár

(adj.)
Grammar
hár, adj.

Hoar, hoary, grey, oldcanus

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Hoar, hoary, grey, old; canus Hár hǽþ the grey heath, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 5; Exod. 118. Se hára wulf the grey wolf, Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 15; Wand. 82. Háres hyrste the old warrior's arms, Beo.

hón

(v.)
Grammar
hón, p. héng; pp. hangen

To hang, suspend, crucify

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Th. ii. 308, 29. Ðǽr wǽron gelǽdde twegen sceaþan for heora synnum hónne there were brought two thieves to be crucified for their sins, 254, 22. hóanne ad crucifigendum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 20, 19. Ic hæbbe mihte ðé hónne, Jn. Skt. 19, 10.

be-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hycgan, -hicgan

to thinkconsiderbear in mindtrustmeditariconsideraresollicitumesse de reconfidereniti

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to think, consider, bear in mind, trust; meditari, considerare, sollicitum, esse de re, confidere, niti He sceal deópe behycgan þroht þeóden-gedál he must deeply bear in mind the dire decease of his lord Exon. 52 b; Th. 183, 7; Gú. 1323.

Linked entry: be-hicgan

for-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sendan, p. -sende; pp. -sended

To send awaysend into banishmentbanishdimittĕrerelēgāredeportāre

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Th. 1812; B. 904

bleó-fág

(adj.)
Grammar
bleó-fág, -fáh; adj.

Of various colours, party-colouredversicolor

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Oferslop bleófáh habban ǽrende fúllíc getácnaþ to have a party-coloured overcoat betokens an unpleasant message, Lchdm. iii. 200, 6

ge-fullian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fullian, p. ode; pp. od

To baptizebaptizāre

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To baptize; baptizāre He gefullode ðone sunu he baptized the son, Homl. Th. i. 352, 20. Gyt beóþ gefullode ðam fulluhte, ðe ic beó gefullod baptismo, quo ego baptizor, baptizari, Mk. Bos. 10, 39. Gefullod, Mt. Bos. 3, 14, 16 : Mk.

ge-ner

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ner, -near, es; n.

A refugerefugium, asylum, sanctuarium

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Ongin ðé generes wilnian desire a refuge for thyself, Exon. 36 b; Th. 119, 28; Gú. 261

Linked entries: ner ge-near

segnung

(n.)
Grammar
segnung, sénung, e ; f.
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Th. 131, 19. Wæs hé lǽded Brytta biscopum and hé nǽnige hǽle ne frófre þurh heora segnunge (þegnunge ?) onféng qui cum oblatus Brittonum sacerdotibus, nil curationis vel sanationis horum ministerio perciperet, Bd. 2, 2 ; S. 502, 26