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sundor-stów

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-stów, e; f.
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-Ǽlcum ðara ðú gesettest his ágene sunderstówe, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 30

wuhhung

(n.)
Grammar
wuhhung, wuhung, e; f.

Fury

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Fury Him (Nero) ðære wuhhunge ge-steóran vertere insani rabiem Neronis, Bt. 16, 4 ; Fox 58, 14. Wuhunga furias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 74

fel-tún

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Hé gecierde inn tó ðǽm scræfe and wolde him ðǽr gán tó feltúne ad purgandum ventrem speluncam ingressus est, Past. 197, 15, 24. Add

gereord-gleáwness

(n.)
Grammar
gereord-gleáwness, e; f.
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Skill with the voice Singað him on gehreordgleáwnesse psallite ei in uociferatione; play skilfully with a loud noise (A. V. ), Ps. L. 32, 3

ge-cennes

(n.)
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Oð þone dæg his gerecenesse (gecænenisse, gecígednesse, gecígnesse, v.ll.) of middangearde usque ad diem suae uocationis, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 634, 8. (?)

Linked entry: ge-cænenis

mǽþung

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþung, e; f.
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Measuring, determination of amount, assessment Seó mǽðung ( modus correptionis) is on þám bisceope and on þám ealdre þe under him bið, Chrd. 35, 18

nunn-fǽmne

(n.)
Grammar
nunn-fǽmne, a
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Hé nýde genam áne nunfǽmnan and tó him gegaderode mid unálýfedum synscipe, 230, 13

Linked entry: fǽmne

on-rid

(n.)
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a riding horse, steed, mount Ǽlcon híredmen his onrid þe hé álǽned hæfde, Cht. Crw. 23, 25. See p. 132. [Dauid . . .. Cf. P. 38.]

þridda

Grammar
þridda, I.
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add: one in every three: — Ælfstán aƀƀ begeat . . . ꝥ him gewearð se þridda penig of þǽre tolne on Sandwíc, C. D. iv. 56, 30

þweorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þweorlíce, <b>.
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</b> add: insolently Hé smeáde míd tóþundenum móde hú hé þwyrlícost (proterva mente) sceolde him wiþ sprecan, Gr. D. 37. 22

wracian

(v.)
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to drive, press, carry on an action Þá folc him betweónum ful x. winter þá gewin wraciende wǽron, Ors. I. ii; S. 50, 21

bed

(n.)
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a prayer Hé fylgede þám hálgan were mid gemáglicum bedum (bénum, v. l. ) ꝥ him wǽre álýfed út tó farenne, Gr. D. 156, 2

samod-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
samod-fæst, adj.

Fast joined together

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Fast joined together Sceal onettan, se ðe ágan wile líf æt Meotude, ðenden him leóht and gǽstsomodfæst seón, Exon. Th. 96, 28; Cri. 1581

riht-laga

(n.)
Grammar
riht-laga, an; m.

Right or just law, equity

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Right or just law, equity Rihtlaga is, ðæt man óðran gebeóde, ðæt hé wylle ðæt man him gebeóde, Wulfst. 274, 11. v. next word

Linked entry: laga

ofer-wacian

(v.)

to keep watch, over, act as a guard

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to keep watch, over, act as a guard Julianus wýcode wið ða eá Eufraten, and him olerwacedon syfanfealde weardes, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 271

Cyménes óra

(n.)
Grammar
Cyménes óra, an; m.

Cymen's shore, near Wittering, Sussex Cymēni lītus, qui ibi naves ad terrain appulit. Nunc nomen amisit, sed fuisse prope Wittering, in agro Sussexiensi, Charta Donatiònis quam Cedwalla Rex Ecclesiæ Selsiensi fecit, planissĭme convincit

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Camden and, after him, Gibson say, in the preceding Latin, this place was near Wittering on the coast of Sussex. They rely on a Charter which Kemble [Cod.

Linked entry: Cymén

strengu

(n.)
Grammar
strengu, (o); indecl.: streng, e; f.
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Strength. referring to living beings, strength, power, vigour, fortitude Ðæs líchoman fæger and his strengo mæg bión áfyrred mid þreora daga fefre, Bt. 32, 2 ; Fox 116, 31 note. Dryhten strengo (fortitudo) folces his, Ps. Surt. 27, 8.

Linked entry: streng

CNEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
CNEÓ, cneów, es; n.

a KNEE genua generation,relationship generatio,propinquitatis gradus

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a KNEE; genu Ðæt he on cneó lecge honda and heáfod that he lays his hands and head on his knee Exon. 77a; Th. 289, 3; Wand. 42. Me synt cneówu unhále genua mea infirmata sunt Ps. Th. 108, 24. Cneówu genua Wrt. Voc. 283, 68.

Linked entry: cneów

tó-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-berstan, p. -bærst, pl. -burston; pp. -borsten.

to burst asunder,to break (intrans) in two, or in pieces,be rent asunderto break out in sores,to break out

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Sum man feóll on íse ðæt his earm tóbærst his arm was broken, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 34. Seó eorþe tóbærst and ðonan up wæs biernende fýr wið ðæs befones hiatu terrae flamma prorupit. Ors. 5, 10; Swt. 234, 7.

efne

(adv.)
Grammar
efne, [ = efen]; adv.

Even, exactly, precisely, just, alike, likewise, just now plāne, æque, omnīno, mŏdŏ, jam prīdem

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Even, exactly, precisely, just, alike, likewise, just now; plāne, æque, omnīno, mŏdŏ, jam prīdem He wintra hæfde efne hund-seofontig ǽr him sunu wóce he had just seventy winters ere a son was born to him, Cd. 57; Th. 70, 24; Gen. 1158.