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eorþ-weg

(n.)
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eorþ-weg, es; m.

An earth-wayterrestris via

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An earth-way; terrestris via Hió me woldan ðisses eorþweges ende gescrífan consummāvērunt me in terra, Ps. Th. 118, 87.

eorþ-byrig

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-byrig, e; f.

An earth moundagger

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An earth mound; agger Eorþ-byrig [MS. -byre], Ælfc. Gl. 56; Som. 67, 45; Wrt. Voc. 37, 33

frecnes

(n.)

glisclammy earthargillaglus

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Lye: also clammy earth; argilla, Som. Ben. Frecnis glus, Glos. Epnl. Reed. 157, 25

ge-ærnian

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

To earndeservemĕrēripromĕrēri

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To earn, deserve; mĕrēri, promĕrēri Hí geærnian mágen illi promĕrēri pŏtĕrint, L. Alf. pol. 39; Wilk. 44, 42

Linked entry: ærnian

ge-wló

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wló, adj.

Adornedornatus

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Adorned; ornatus Seó eorþe wæstmum gewló the earth with fruits adorned, Cd. 85; Th. 107, 14; Gen. 1789

ge-hoferod

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Wæs sum earm ceorl egeslíce gehoferod, and ðearle gebíged þnrh ðone brádan hofor, Hml. S. 21, 95. Add

útan-landes

(adv.)
Grammar
útan-landes, adv.

Abroadin distant countries

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Abroad, in distant countries Þeóda ðe eard nymaþ útanlandes gentes qui habitant fines terrae, Ps. Th. 64, 8

Linked entry: útan-bordes

on-þringan

(v.)
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Beofode ðæt eálond foldweng onþrong [onsprong the earth cracked with the shaking (?)], Exon. Th. 181, 28; Gú. 1300. (?)

eorþ-stede

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-stede, es ; m. [stede a place]

An earth-place terræ lŏcus

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An earth-place ; terræ lŏcus Ðá hí ðæt ðín fægere hús on eorþstede gewemdan [MS. gewemdaþ] in terra polluērunt tabernacŭlum, Ps. Th. 73, 7

ge-wítnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wítnung, e; f.

Punishment

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Punishment On ðære Sodomitiscra gewítnunge forbearn seó eorþe in the punishment of the people of Sodom the earth was burnt, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 33

þeód-eorþe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-eorþe, an; f.
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The whole inhabited earth, the world Hwæt sceoldon ðé ( the guilty soul ), þeódeorðan fýlnes (cf. Exon. Th. 368, 7); úre ælmessan? Wulfst. 240, 15

Linked entry: eorþe

be-genga

(n.)
Grammar
be-genga, an; m.
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Begængum, 34. v. eard-, land-begenga in Dict., and bí-genga

Ósti

(n.)
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the Esthtonians Be-eástan him sindon Ósti þá leóde, Ósti habbað be-norþan him þone ilcan sǽs earm, Ors. 1, 1; S. 16, 29

weald

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Add Weald þeáh eówer eard ús gesceóte, Jos. 9, 7. Add Weald hú þé sǽle whatever happen to thee, An. 1357. Cf. lóca hú

ange

(adv.)
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Þú eart bitere ætfæsted, ænge and yfele, Ps. Th. 136, 8

weall-stán

(n.)
Grammar
weall-stán, es; m.

A stone for building

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A stone for building Ðú eart se weallstán ðe ða wyrhtan wiðwurpon tó weorce ( lapidem, quem reprobaverunt aedificantes, Mt. 21, 42), Exon. Th. 1, 2; Cri. 2. Wrætlíc is ðes wealstán marvellous is this masonry, 476, 1; Ruin. 1.

æhrie

(n.)
Grammar
æhrie, (?), æhrige, an; f.

The husk of an ear(?)

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The husk of an ear(?) Aehrian, ægrihan (æhrigan?) quisquiliae, Txts. 90, 840

a-swellan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swellan, p. -sweall, pl. -swullon ; pp. -swollen

To swelltumere

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To swell ; tumere Se earm wæs swíðe aswollen the arm was much swollen, Bd. 5, 3 ; S. 616, 7

Linked entry: a-swollen

gúþ-hafoc

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-hafoc, es; m.

A war-hawkeagle

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A war-hawk, eagle Earn grǽdigne gúþhafoc the eagle, greedy war-hawk, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 13; Ædelst. 64

ge-styllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-styllan, p. de; pp. ed

To stillcalmsĕdāre

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To still, calm; sĕdāre Se eorl gestylde ðæt folc the earl stilled the people, Chr. 1052; Erl. 187, 3