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ge-ehtian

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

To estimate ⬩ value ⬩ æstĭmāre

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To estimate, value; æstĭmāre Ðæt hie mon ná undeórran weorþe móste lésan ðonne hie mon be ðam were geehtige which must not be redeemed at any cheaper rate than it is estimated at according to his value, L. Alf. pol. 32; Th. i. 82, 2, note 8

hlóþ

prey ⬩ a gang

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Add: prey Tó hlóþe (hlówe, MS.) ł reáfláce ad praedam Ps. Spl. T. 16, 13. [O. L. Ger. hlótha praeda.] a gang Þeáh him feónda hlóð feorhcwealm bude, Gú. 887.

mete-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
mete-tíd, e; f.
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Gif wé fæstað and ꝥ underngereord tó þám ǽfengifle healdað, þonne ne bið ꝥ nán fæsten, ac bið seó metetíd geuferad, and bið ꝥ æfengyfel getwifealdad, Ll. Th. ii. 436, 30

ge-dafen

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dafen, es; n. (or ge-dafenu; f. ?)

What is due or fitting

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What is due or fitting Þá wæs þǽr ylding þǽre tíde þe man sceolde þá lícþegnunge and þá gedafenu þǽre byrgene gefyllan and gyldan cum mora esset temporis ad explendum debitum sepulturae, Gr. D. 84, 5.

spircan

(v.)

to sparkle ⬩ to fall in drops.

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Spyrcendum scintillantibus, 499, 43. to fall in drops. v. spircing Hé hét mycel ád ontendan on ymbhwyrfte ðæs mǽdenes and mid pice hí besprencgan and mid spyrcendum ele with oil that bespattered her Homl. Skt. i. 9, 118

Linked entries: spearcian spyrcan

ge-biddan

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Add: to ask. to ask for something (gen.) Ær man hæbbe þriwa his rihtes gebeden, Ll. Th. i. 386, 13. to ask, make request to a person Ne sceal nán faran . . . búton hé gebeden sý, Ll. Th. ii. 386, 6.

beadu-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-cwealm, es; m.

A war-death ⬩ violent death ⬩ nex

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A war-death, violent death; nex Ðǽr he sáwulgedál beaducwealm gebád there he awaited the separation of the soul, a war-death, Andr. Kmbl. 3400; An. 1704

dryhten-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
dryhten-dóm, es; m. [-dóm termination, q. v.]

Sovereignty, majesty ⬩ dŏmĭnātus, majestas

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Sovereignty, majesty; dŏmĭnātus, majestas Se hálga hérede on héhþo heofoncyninges dryhten-dóm the saint praised the majesty of heaven's king on high, Andr. Kmbl. 1997; An. 1001

earm-scanca

(n.)
Grammar
earm-scanca, an; m.

An arm-bone [ = shank] ⬩ crus

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An arm-bone [ = shank]; crus Gif ða earm-scancan beóþ begen forade if the arm-bones be both broken, L. Alf. pol. 55; Th. i. 94, 26

Linked entry: sceanca

ed-niwinga

(adv.)
Grammar
ed-niwinga, adv.

Anew ⬩ dēnuo

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Anew; dēnuo Se fugel líf eft onféhþ edniwinga the bird receives again life anew, Exon. 63 b; Th. 234, 2; Ph. 534: Andr. Recd. 1569; An. 784

eorþ-bifung

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-bifung, -beofung, e; f. [bifung a trembling, shaking]

An earthquake ⬩ terræ mōtus

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An earthquake; terræ mōtus Ðǽr wearþ geworden micel eorþbifung terræ mōtus factus est magnus, Mt. Bos. 28, 2. Híg gesáwon ða eorþbifunge vīdērunt terræ mōtum, 27, 54

Linked entry: eorþ-beofung

eorþ-burh

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-burh, gen. -burge ; dat. -byrig; f.

An earth mound or burying place ⬩ agger, hŭmātio

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An earth mound or burying place; agger, hŭmātio To ðare eorþ-byrig to the earth mound, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 335 ; A. D. 903 ; Kmbl. iii. 403, 31

freó-bróðor

(n.)
Grammar
freó-bróðor, m.

An own brother ⬩ germānus frāter

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An own brother; germānus frāter Him frumbearnes riht freóbróðor óþ-þah his own brother took from him his firstborn's right, Cd. 160; Th. 199, 14; Exod. 338

ir-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ir-líc, adj.

Angry

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Angry Hé swíðe irlícum andwlitan beseah tó ðam iungan cnyhte he looked at the young man with a very angry countenance, Th. AP. 4, 6 : 5, 3

mésan

(v.)

to feed ⬩ eat

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to feed, eat Ic mésan mæg meahtelícor ealdum þyrse I can eat mightier meals than an old giant, Exon. 111 a; Th. 425, 26; Rä. 41, 62

teón-smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
teón-smiþ, es; m.
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A worker of hurt or wrong, an evil-doer Wǽron teónsmiðas ( the evil spirits that persecuted Guthlac ) tornes fulle, . . . earme andsacan, Exon. Th. 114, 21; Gú. 176

bufantigera

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Cf. mitre, i. tigera húfan, An. Ox. 2, 440; thiara hætte, 325. So tigera from Latin tiara ), Hpt. Gl. 525, 9

camp-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
camp-lic, adj.
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Military Camplic meniu a body of soldiers, Hml. S. 31, 1237. Camplicere mihte tribunicae potestatis, An. Ox. 11, 156: 12, 9. Réþe, camplice tyrannici (militonum commanipulares), 858

cirman

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Cyrmiende stridulae, An. Ox. 4605. Cyrmyndre, 8, 264. Cermenda sonantia, 46, 6. Add

ciric-þing

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-þing, es; n.
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An article belonging to a church Gif preóst on circan ungedafenlice þingc gelógige, gebéte ꝥ. Gif preóst ciricþingc útige, gebéte ꝥ, Ll. Th. ii. 294, 12-14