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brýd-ealoþ

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-ealoþ, indecl. n.

aleA bride-ale, bride or marriage feastnuptiale convivium

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[ealaþ ale] A bride-ale, bride or marriage feast; nuptiale convivium Hiî wǽron æt ðam brýdealoþ they were at the marriage feast, Chr. 1075; Erl. 214, 15

wine-geómor

(adj.)
Grammar
wine-geómor, adj.

Sad for the loss of friends

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Sad for the loss of friends Ealle hié deáð fornam, and se án leóda duguðe, se ðǽr lengest hwearf, wearð wine-geómor, Beo. Th. 4470; B. 2239

ofer-glenged

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-glenged, part.

Over-ornamented, too much adorned

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Over-ornamented, too much adorned Ne mót nán preóst beón on his girlum tó ranc, ne mid golde oferglæncged, L. Ælfc. P. 49; Th. ii. 386, 10

ofer-libban

(v.)

to outlive, survive

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to outlive, survive Wes ðet lond becueden his bróðar, gif hé Cyneþrýðe oferlifde, Chart. Th. 465, 19. Láf oððe oferlibbende superstes, Gr. 9, 26; Som. 11, 7

on-stíran

(v.)

to govern

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to govern Rícsiendum on écnysse and onstýrendum his cyricean ðam ilcan Drihtne regnante in perpetuum et gubernante suam ecclesiam eodem Domino, Bd. 4, 5; S. 572, 4

snǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
snǽdan, p. de

To take food, take a meal a meal food, meat

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To take food, take a meal Ðá hé com to Cantwarbyrig, ðá snǽdde hé ðǽr and his menn, and tó Dofran gewende Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 31

Linked entry: snǽding

snid

(n.)
Grammar
snid, snide, es; m.

A saw

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Hié wǽron snidene mid snide secti sunt Past. 30; Swt. 205, 13

Weonod-land

(n.)
Grammar
Weonod-land, es; n.

The country of the Wends

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The country of the Wends Weonoðland him wæs on steórbord Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 19, 34. Weonodland Swt. 20, 4, 6. Of Weonodlande 7. Of Winodlande 11

Linked entry: Winedas

Weolud

(n.)

the river Welland

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the river Welland Him cirde tó þurferþ eorl and ða holdas and eal se here ðe tó Hámtúne hiérde norþ óþ Weolud Chr. 921; Erl. 107, 29

symbel-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
symbel-wérig, adj.

Weary with feasting

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Him symbelwérig (Abimelech) synna brytta þurh slǽp oncwæð, 159, 26; Gen. 2640

Cantwara burg

(n.)
Grammar
Cantwara burg, Cantware-burg, Cantwar-burg, -burh; gen. burge; f; Cantwara byrig, e; f. [Cant-wara, gen. pl. of Cant-ware Kentish men, burh a city]
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Ða sealde Æðelbyrht him wununesse and stówe on Cantwara byrig, seó wæs ealles his ríces ealdorburh dedit ergo Ædilberctus eis mansionem in civitate Durovernensi [Canterbury] quæ imperii sui totius erat metropolis, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 18: 4, 5; S. 572,

Linked entry: Contwara burg

plóg

(n.)
Grammar
plóg, es ; m.
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In the Tale of Gamelyn, the knight, bequeathing his estate says :-- ' Johan myn eldeste sone shall have plowes fyve, And my myddeleste sone fyf plowes of lond.' Plowlond carrucata, þat a plow may tylle on a day, Prompt. Parv. 405.

ge-hyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hyld, es; n.

Regardobservationkeepingconcealingobservantiacustodia

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[Him] hálige heápas on gehyld bebeád commended to his protection the holy bands, Cd. 161; Th. 202, 3; Ex. 382. Lǽdan on gehyld Godes to lead into God's protection, Andr. Kmbl. 2091; An. 1047 : 234; An. 117.

Linked entry: ge-heald

un-wénlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wénlíc, adj.

Not giving grounds for hopeunpromising

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Hwæt wénst ðú be ðære gódan wyrde, ðe oft cymþ tó gódum monnum on ðisse worulde, hweðer ðis folc mæge cweþan ðæt hit sié yfel wyrd? ...

Linked entry: wén-líc

bred

a boardplanka tablet

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Sé þæt fácn tó his cýþþe gebodade, and hit on ánum brede awrát, and siþþan mid weaxe be-worhte quod per tabelias primum scriptas, deinde ceratas, suis prodidit, Ors. 2, 5 ; S. 80, 2. Ðá stǽnenan bredu ðe sió ǽ wæs on áwriten, Past. 125, 18.

on-wacan

(v.)

to awake, cease to sleepto arise, spring, be derived, be born

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Him onwóc heáh Healfdene, Beo. Th. 112; B. 56. Beornas onwócan, cynn æfter cynne cende wǽron, Ps. Th. 104, 11. Hwǽr ús hearmstafas onwócan, Cd. Th. 58, 2; Gen. 940. Hié begeton feówertíg bearna ðæt ðonon menio onweócon, 294, 25; Sat. 476

Linked entries: wacen á-wacan

wyn-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-sum, adj.

winsomeagreeablepleasantpleasantjoyous

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Þincþ him wynsumre ðæt him se weald oncweþe, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 20. Wóþa wynsumast, Exon. Th. 358, 9; Pa. 43. His englas, ealra folca mǽst, wereda wynsumast, Cd.

ofer-stígan

(v.)

to mount, scale, surmount, rise aboveto transcend, surpass, excel, overcome, exceedtranscendere, transire, exsuperareovercome

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Ðæs gebodes micelnes his mihta oferstíhþ, R. Ben. 128, 14. Hé ongeat ðæt hé oferstág hine selfne semetipsum noverat transcendere Past. 16, 2; Swt. 101, 13. Oforstág, Blickl. Homl. 163, 28. Oferstáh, Homl. Th. i. 70, 11.

ofer-swíðan

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-swíðan, p. -swíðde, but also -swáð

To prove stronger than or superior to another, to overcome, overpower, conquer, surpass

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habbaþ deófol oferswíðed, Blickl. Homl. 35, 4. Oferswíðod, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 8: 4, 57. Is betre ðæt hié weorðen gebundene and oferswíðde, Past. 30; Swt. 204, 4; Blickl. Homl. 145, 13. Wit sýn oferswíðede, 181, 30.

hálig-dóm

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Hire scrín mid hiræ háligdóme, C. D. iii. 360, 8. Sende Benedictus twǽgen his muneca tó Maure mid lácum, ꝥ is mid háligdóme of þæs Hǽlendes róde and of Marian reáfe and of Stephanes líchaman and of Martines reliquium, Hml. S. 6, 72.