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ondryslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ondryslíce, adv.
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Awfully, terribly Hú egeslíce and hú andryslíce se heálica cyngc þǽr gedémeð ánra gehwylcum for ǽrdǽdum, Wlfst. 137, 2. Swíðe ondryslíce ierribiliter, Gr. D. 119, 24

cuman

(v.)
Grammar
cuman, p. cóm, coom.
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Gif seó lád forð cume . . . gif heó forð ne cume, 394, 22, 23. to happen to Hit cymð him sáre, Ps. Th. 7, 14. Cymen mé mildse ðíne veniant mihi miserationes tuae, Ps.

Francan

(n.)
Grammar
Francan, gen. Francena, Francna; dat. Francum; pl. m: France; gen. Franca; pl. m.

The FranksFranci

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Franca cyng king of the Franks, Chr. 1070; Th. 347, 7: 1077; Th. 351, 14. v. Grm. Gesch. D. S. cap. xx

land-ár

(n.)
Grammar
land-ár, e; f.
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Ic wille ðæt se cyng beó hláford ðæs mynstres ðe ic getimbrede, and ðære landára ðe is ðyderinn becweden hæbbe, Chart. Th. 547, 31

leód-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
leód-fruma, an; m.

a patriarcha princechieftainking

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Sethes cynn, leófes leódfruman, Cd. 63; Th. 75, 26; Gen. 1246. Of ðam leódfruman brád folc cumaþ from that patriarch [Isaac] shall come nations wide-spreading, 106; Th. 140, 24; Gen. 2332.

neoþera

(adj.)
Grammar
neoþera, niþera; adj. (without a positive form)

Lower

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Cyng áh ðone uferan and bisceop ðone nyþeran, L. E. G. 4; Th. i. 168, 16. On nyþerum eorþan in inferioribus terrae, Ps. Spl. 138, 14. On ða neoþran eorþan, 62, 9. On ðás niþeran dǽlas ðisse ceastre, Blickl. Homl. 239, 6.

Linked entries: niþemest niþera

ge-útian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-útian, p. ode; pp. od

To ejectbanishalienateejĭcĕreexpellĕre

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To eject, banish, alienate ; ejĭcĕre, expellĕre Se cyng hine geútode of earde the king banished him from the country, Chr. 1002; Erl. 137, 29. Wæs Óslác geútod of Angelcynne Oslac was banished from England, 975; Erl. 127, 8.

Linked entry: útian

Tenet

(n.)
Grammar
Tenet, Tænet[t]; also Tenet-land
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On ðyssum geáre Eádgár cyng hét oferhergian eall Tenetland, 969; Erl. 125, 5. Tenet, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 232, 22. Inntó Raculfe on Tænett, iii. 429, 16. The following. forms occur in Latin charters Tenid, i. 21, 1. Tenaet, 129, 18. Tanet, 118, 1.

á-ginnan

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Ágan se cyng tó smtágenne, 1006; P. 137, 19. to attempt Gif man beforan æðelinge gefeoht áginneð, Ll. Th. i. 332, 4. Áginne hé hit georne let him diligently attempt it. ii. 282, 2.

flá

Grammar
flá, a strong dat. flá occurs: dat. pl. flán(?)
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Weartð se cyng Willelm en huntnoðe fram his ánan men mid ánre flá ofsceoten, Chr. Iioo; P. 235, 17. Flá ł gafeluca jaculo, i. sagitta, Hpt. Gl. 432, 43. Micel líget fleáh swilce flán . . . and hí wurdon mid þám fýrenum flánum ofscotene, Hml.

sweord-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-gifu, e; f.
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-Sceal sincþego and sweordgifu eówrum cynne álicgean taking of treasure and gift of sword shall fail for your race, Beo. Th. 5761; B. 2884

wæl-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-ceald, adj.

Deadly cold

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Ðǽr (in hell) cymð forst fyrnum cald, Cd. Th. 20, 28; 316), wintre beðeahte, Salm. Kmbl. 937; Sal. 468

lufen

(n.)
Grammar
lufen, e; f.

Hope

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Sceal eall éðelwyn eówrum cynne lufen álicgean [lufena licgean, MS.] all delight in their country and hope shall fail your kin, Beo. Th. 5764; B. 2886

mid

Grammar
mid, <b>;
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., níwe gáte cýse ofergeseted mid þá eágbrǽwas ( laid on by means of the eyelids ), Lch. i. 352, 6

fearn-bed

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Andlang weges oꝥ hit cymꝥ tó fearnbedde, C.D.B. ii. 386, 13. For 'R. 85, Lye' substitute

mór-beám

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Add: — Cyme tó þám treówe þe man háteþ mórbeám, Lch. i. 330, 19. Heora mórbeámas, Ps. L. 77, 47. [ Lat. morus.] See next word, and múr-beám

rynele

(n.)
Grammar
rynele, an; f.
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A stream Hér yrneð úp se æftra streám þǽre godcundan sprǽce, sé cymð of þǽre rynelan (þám burnon, v. l. ) þæs gástlican ǽsprynges, Gr. D. 94, 14

Linked entry: rynel

on-seón

(v.)

to regard, look on

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láðum eágan landmanna cyme, Cd. Th. 189, 2; Exod. 178

ceaster-ware

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-ware, -wara; -warum; m.

City-inhabitants, citizenscives

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City-inhabitants, citizens; cives Wearþ Húna cyme cúþ ceasterwarum the coming of the Huns was known to the citizens, Elen. Kmbl. 83; El. 42: Andr. Kmbl. 3290; An. 1648

frécnian

(v.)
Grammar
frécnian, p. ode
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To endanger, imperil On his heortan unhǽlo cymð, and hé bið frǽcnoð, E.S. 39, 328. Moni wíf sweltað and scíp beóð frécnode and ciningas forwearðað, Lch. iii. 164, 1