Wente
the people of Gwent(the district comprising Monmouth and Glamorgan) ⬩ the same as Waller-wente q. v.
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the people of Gwent(the district comprising Monmouth and Glamorgan) Ealle ða cyngas ðe on ðyssum íglande wǽron he (Athelstane) gewylde ; ǽrest Huwal West-Wala cyning, and Cosstantin Scotta cyning and Uwen Wenta cyning Chr. 926; Erl. 111, 43. the same
Linked entries: Waller-wente Went-sǽte
folgere
aFOLLOWER ⬩ attendant ⬩ disciple ⬩ assecla ⬩ pĕdĭsĕquus ⬩ assectātor
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Hwæt wille we sprecan be ðam cyninge, and be his folgerum what shall we say about the king, and about his followers? Bt. 29, 1; Fox 104, 10.
weorþ-full
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Se cyng Willelm wæs swíðe wís man and swíðe ríce, and wurðfulre and strengere ðonne ǽnig his foregengra wǽre . . .
ge-hwæþer
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Dó þonne gehwæþer, ge on ðá wunde lege, and eác drinc swýþe þearle, Lch. i. 78, 9. governing a genitive An wíg gearwe ge æt hám ge on herge, ge gehwæðer þára efne swylce mǽla swylce hira mandryhtne þearf gesǽlde, B. 1248.
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hálig-nes
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</b> 2 Ðurh þæs hálgan fulluhtes hálignesse, Wlfst. 154, 19. an object held sacred Ic hálsige þe þurh ealle hálignyssa ( sanctitates ) þe synt on heofonan and on eorðan, and þurh þæne fulluht and Crístendóm þe þú underfangen hæfst, Ll.
rúh
rough, hairy, shaggy ⬩ rough, untrimmed, uncultivated ⬩ rough, knotty ⬩ rough, undressed
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Mid ruȝe felle, O. and N. 1013. Sridde ȝhe Jacob and made him ru, Gen. and Ex. 1539
be-hwylfan
To cover or vault over ⬩ operire ⬩ obruere
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To cover or vault over; operire, obruere Ne behwylfan mæg heofon and eorþe his wuldres word the word of his glory may not cover over heaven and earth Cd. 163; Th. 204, 28; Exod. 426
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fadian
To set in order, dispose, direct, guide ⬩ ordĭnāre, dispōnĕre, dirĭgĕre
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To set in order, dispose, direct, guide; ordĭnāre, dispōnĕre, dirĭgĕre Word and weorc freónda gehwylc fadige mid rihte let every friend guide his works and words aright, L. C. E. 19; Th. i. 372, 1
porr
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Dó sealt and merce tó, and porr, 284, 2. Por, 186, 19 : 278, 19
seóðan
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to put in a bag, wrap wp; Bewind ðone æppel on weolcreádum godwebbe, and seóð eft mid sceáte óðres godwebbes, and beheald ðæt ðes lǽcedóm ne hríne ne wæteres ne eorþan, Lchdm. i. 332, 5
stán-hol
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A hole in rocks Hié (serpents and wild beasts) in stánholum hié selfe dígliaþ saxorum latebris occulta, Nar. 6, 1. Ðá flugon hié in ða wæter and hié ðǽr in ðám stánholum hýddon, 22, 13
be-rendan
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To strip of peel or husk;— Gárleác gebrǽd and berend, Lch. ii. 50, 22. Nim feowertig lybcorna, berend wel and gegníd, 336, 2 : iii. 18, 29. Berende, 272, 6. Sundcorn wel berended, iii. 18, 13
ge-gilde
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Membership in a guild Gif gegilda his gegildan ofstleá, bere sylf wiþ mágas ꝥ hé bræc, and his gegilde eft mid eahta pundum gebycge, oþþe hé þolie á geferes and freóndscipes, Cht. Th. 612, 7
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háls
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In l. after 'forgeaf' add: gefreóde and gefreoðade folc under wolcnum, and at end: v. mund-heáls: <b>háls-bóc</b>. v. heáls-bóc: <b>halscod</b>
heofon-ware
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Críst þe sibb is heofonwara and eorðwara, Ors. 3, 5; S. 106, 29. Take here the plural forms given under heofon-waru in Dict., and add
ge-þæht
Counsel ⬩ consultation ⬩ consĭlium
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Counsel, consultation; consĭlium Ðæt he wolde mid his freóndum sprǽce and geþæht habban that he would have a conference and consultation with his friends, Bd. 2, 13; S. 515, 37. Giþæht consilium, Rtl. 1, 9
timber-geweorc
Timber-work, ⬩ preparation or cutting of timber for building (?)
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In bócholte timbergeweorc and widigunge in beechholt the right to get timber for building and to cut wood for fuel, Cod. Dip. B. i. 344, 12
twá-nihte
Two days old
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Two days old On twánihtne mónan far tó and bige land ðæt ðíne yldran áhton when the moon is two days old, go and buy land that thy forefathers owned, Lchdm. iii. 176, note 2
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twislung
Forking ⬩ branching ⬩ partition
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Forking, branching, partition Se þurh his cildhádes nytenesse ðis ríce tóstencte and his ánnesse tódǽlde ... Æfter his forðsíþe Eádgár ealne Angelcynnes anweald begeat, and ðæs ríces twislunge eft tó ánnesse bróhte, Lchdm. iii. 436, 3
fregen-þearle
Very much ⬩ excessively
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Very much, excessively Hí swíþe georne þá penegas sceáwodon, and hí swilces feós fregnþearle (fregen-, v.l.) wundredon they looked very earnestly at the coins, and were excessively astonished at such money, Hml. S. 23, 566
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