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þrýþ-swíþ

(adj.)
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þrýþ-swíþ, adj.

Exceedingly powerful

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[Cf. the proper names Æþel-swíþ, Beorht-swíþ.]

Linked entry: swíþ

wille-streám

(n.)
Grammar
wille-streám, es; m.

A bubbling, running stream

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Se æþela fugel æt ðam ǽspringe wunaþ wyllestreámas, 204, 30; Ph. 105

stígend

(n.)
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One who goes on board a ship, a sailor Sanctus Michael se æþela nówend and se gleáwa frumlida and se þancwirðesta stígend, An. Ox. 32 note

æt-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-healdan, p. -heóld
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To withhold Þinc fram Drihtne ætheóld ( reseruauit ), Scint. 109, 18

god-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
god-sǽd, es; n.
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The fear of God, piety Æþele cnihtas and ǽfæste ginge and góde in godsǽde noble youths and pious, young and good in the fear of God, Cd. 176; Th. 221, 19; Dan. 90

Linked entry: sǽd

boh-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
boh-scyld, es; m.

A shoulder shield ⬩ ad humerum clypeus

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A shoulder shield; ad humerum clypeus, Æthelst. Test. Mann. = bóc-scyld, q. v

snoru

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Sum æþele gesíðwíf hæfde áne snore ( nurum ) þá hire sunu lytle ǽr him tó wífe onféng, Gr. D. 71, 31. Se sweór bemǽnde his snore, and se brýdguma his brýd, Hml. S. 31, 191. Add

un-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cynde, adj.

Unnatural

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Unnatural Nim swá wuda swá wyrt of ðære stówe ðe his eard and æþelo biþ on tó weaxanne and sette on uncynde stówe him, ðonne ne gegréwþ hit ðǽr náuht, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 27

freó

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Add Geboren of freón (freógum, v.l.) and of æþelum cynne liberiori genere exortus, Gr. D. 95, 10

samod

(prep.)
Grammar
samod, prep,
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With, at Samod ǽrdæge (with the coming of the dawn ) eode æþele cempa self mid gesíðum, Beo. Th. 2627; B. 1311. Frófor eft gelamp sárigmódum somod ǽrdæge with day came comfort to the sadhearted, 5877; B. 2942

Linked entry: samod

a-mundian

(v.)
Grammar
a-mundian, p. ode; pp. od

To protect ⬩ defend ⬩ tueri ⬩ tutari

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To protect, defend; tueri, tutari, Æthelfl. Test; Th. Diplm. A. D. 972; 522, 28

brýd

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Hé onféng æþele brýd, Shrn. 49, 2. Brýda beháta pacta sponsalia, Hpt. Gl. 498, 43

wistle

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In l.2 after 'fistula' insert: (the Latin is: Fistula cum citharis reclamans aethera pulsat, Aid. 146, 20)

cynnig

(adj.)
Grammar
cynnig, adj.
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Cynningum, æþelum, 4149. Cynnegum, Angl. xiii. 36, 240

ænbręce

(n.)
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If æþelu be taken as a noun, the first part of the word might be (?) ǽn (cf. ǽn-lic), and the meaning be unique (?)

mynster-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
mynster-líce, adv.

Monastically ⬩ in a manner suitable to a monastery

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Hé æþele mynster getimbrede. Ðá hé ðá ðæt hæfde mynsterlíce ge þeáwlíce gesett, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 37

cennend

(n.)
Grammar
cennend, es; m.
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A parent Eádge wǽron þá æþelan cennend Sancte Jóhannes, Bl. H. 161, 32. Be þǽra cennendra gefyrhtum, 163, 26. On þǽm cennendum, 16

myrre

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Tó gehealdanne líchoman hǽlo mid Drihtnes gebede, þis is aeþele lǽcedóm. Genim myrran and gegníd on wín . . . Þonne is eft se æþelesta lǽcedóm tó þon ilcan. Genim myrran and hwít récels . . . and þæs récelses and myrran sý mǽst, ii. 294, 17-25. Add

preóst-heáp

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Þá ácsode ic hí be þám ylcan wundre beforan þám æþelum werum and þám preóstheápe (clero) and eác beforan eallum þám folce, Gr. D. 302, 25. Add

deóre

(adv.)
Grammar
deóre, adv.
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; but cf. þone deóran síð = death, Sal. 361) genam ǽþelne of eorðan, Chr. 1065 ; P. 194, 14