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fæst-nes

(n.)
Grammar
fæst-nes, -niss, -ness, -nyss,e ; f.

Firmament, firmness, stability, fastness, fortification firmāmentum, firmĭtūdo, mūnīmen, propugnācŭlum

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Seó [fæstnes] firmamentum tyrnþ symle onbútan us under ðyssere eorþan and búfan, ac ðǽr is ungerím fæc betweox hyre and ðære eorþan the firmament is this ethereal heaven, adorned with many stars ...

Linked entries: fæstennes festnes

séman

(v.)
Grammar
séman, p. de ; pp. ed.
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Ex. 20. used intransitively, to arbitrate, bring about agreement Nán sacu ðe betweox preóstan sí ne beó gescoten tó worldmanna sóme, ac séman and sibbian heora ágene geféran, L. Edg. C. 7 ; Th. ii. 246, 6.

sóm

(n.)
Grammar
sóm, e; f.

agreement, concordthe bringing about of concord, reconciliation, adjustment of differencesan agreement, arrangement of a matter in dispute

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Sibbe and sóme lufie man georne Wulfst. 73, 16. the bringing about of concord, reconciliation, adjustment of differences Nán sacu ðe betweox preóstan sí ne beó gescoten tó woroldmanna sóme no dispute between priests shall be referred to the adjustment

Bryttas

(n.)
Grammar
Bryttas, Brittas, Brettas, Breotas, Brytas, Britas; pl. m.

BritonsBritonesBretonsArmoricani

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Bretons; Armoricani Ðý ilcan geáre fór se here of Sigene to Sant Laudan, ðæt is betweoh Brettum [Bryttum, col. 2, 3] and Francum in the same year the army went from the Seine to St.

Linked entry: Brettas

wealcan

(v.)
Grammar
wealcan, p. weólc; pp. wealcen

To roll, toss. of the movement of watertrans. of other movement literal metaph. of action of thought, trans. To turn over in the mindto revolve, consider with a preposition intrans.to turn over, deal with

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Hé hine sylfne betweox ðises andweardan middaneardes (wǽlum ?

Linked entry: wealcian

wæter-ǽdre

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-ǽdre, an; -ǽder, e; f.(in the first passage given the word is made neuter).

A vein of water, a spring

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Seó gýtsung hyre gold betweoh ða wæterǽdran rǽt avaritia aurum inter arenas legit, Gl. Prud. 55

Linked entry: ǽdre

lufiend

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Add: a lover of a person. cf. lufian; I. 1 a Swá swá lufu byð betweóna þám lufiende and þám þe hé lufað, Solil. H. 28, 16. of love between the sexes. Cf. lufian ; I. 2 Ic hæbbe óðerne lufiend . . . sé ðe his geleáfan bring mé lét tó wedde, Hml.

anda

(n.)
Grammar
anda, onda, an; m.

Maliceenvyhatredangerzealannoyancevexationrancorinvidiaindignatioirazelusmolestia

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Habbaþ andan betweóh him have enmity between them, 28, 104; Met. 28, 52. On andan in hatred, Beo. Th. 1421; B. 708: Cd. 191; Th. 237, 28; Dan. 344. Manigum on andan for vexation to many, Elen. Grm. 969. For ðæm andan his rihtwísnes [-nesse MS.

mist

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Gif þú ðone wísdóm selfne geseón wilt, þú ne scealt nénne myst betweón lǽtan þínum eágum and hym. Solil. H. 43, 17

ge-þyncan

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Th. ii. 82, 12. the subject of the verb not expressed, with infin. and its subject Mé ys geþúht Godes þeówdóm betweoh þás cræftas ealdorscype healdan, Coll. M. 30, 15.

ge-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceótan, he -scýt, -scítt, pl. -sceótaþ; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; subj. ic, ðú, he -sceóte, pl. -sceóten; pp. -scoten.

to shoot forward, to rush or dart forward with a quick motion, send forth, expend, pay, to fall to any one's share, be allotted tocum impetu movere vel ruere, expendere, cedere in partem alicujusto bring before or refer to any onereferre ad aliquem

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Th. ii. 272, 2: Jos. 9, 7. to bring before or refer to any one; referre ad aliquem We lǽraþ, ðæt nán sacu ðe betweóx preostan sí, ne beó gescoten to worldmanna sóme we enjoin that no dispute that be between priests be referred to the adjustment of secular

Linked entry: ge-stoten

brád-nes

(n.)
Grammar
brád-nes, -ness,-nis, -niss,-nys,-nyss, e; f. [brád broad, large, -nes, -nis, -nys -ness]

broad, large-nessBROADNESS, extent, largeness, surface; latitudo, amplitudo, facies, superficies

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Byþ ðære eorþan brádnys betweox us and ðære sunnan the surface of the earth is between us and the sun, Bd. de nat. rerum;Wrt. popl. science 5, 8;Lchdm. iii. 240, 14. Sumes þinges brádnyss the surface of something superficies Ælfc.

Linked entries: brǽded-nes brǽd-nys

ge-flít

Grammar
ge-flít, l. ge-flit,
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Ðonne betweoxn eów bið yfel anda and geflitu ( contentio ), Past. 345, 14. Hié styrigað geflitu (-flietu, v.l.) and geciid rixae occasionem commovent, 293, 20.

dæg-réd

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-réd, dæg-rǽd,es ; n.

Dawn, daybreak, early morningdilūcŭlum, matutīnum, aurōra

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Betweox ðam dægréde [-rǽde MS. R.] and sunnan upgange between dawn and sunrise, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 6, 19; Lchdm. iii. 244, 6.

ealdian

(v.)
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Ic ealdode ( inveteravi ) betweox feóndum mínum, Ps. Spl. 6, 7. Þe lǽs þe hí þurh eorþlice dǽda á ealdodon (áealdodon ?: hí ne ealdodon nǽfre, v.l.) fram hyra módes níwnysse ne per humanos actus a novitate mentis veterascerent, Gr. D. 6, 32.

tihtle

(n.)
Grammar
tihtle, an ; f.
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Ne stent nán óðer lád æt tihtlan búte ordál betweox Wealan and Englan, L. O. D. 2 ; Th. i. 354, I.

Linked entry: tyhtle

stæþ

(n.)
Grammar
stæþ, es; n.
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Betweox stæðum between those living on the two sides of the boundary stream, L. O. D. 2; Th. i. 352, 16. Oft stille wæter staðo brecaþ, Prov. Kmbl. 63. Streámas staþu beátaþ, Exon. Th. 382, 4; Rä. 3, 6: Met. 6, 25. Staþu ástígan geswinc getácnaþ.

án-forlǽtan

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H. 109, 4. ꝥ nán dæg ne sý betweoh ánforlǽten (praetermittatur), ꝥ on þám ne sý geoffrod seó onsægdnes, Gr.

Linked entry: for-lǽtan

for-lǽtnes

abandonmentdesolationneglectabandonmentcessationintermissionremissnessremissionpardonlossputting awaydismissiondivorce

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Similar entries v. án-, betweohn-forlǽtness

ge-rǽdnes

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Ðis is seé gerǽdnes þe Angel-cynnes witan and Wealhþeóde rǽdboran betweox Dúnsétan gesetton, 352, 1. Ðis is seó gerǽdnyss hú mon ðæt hundred haldan sceal, 258, 2. Sé þe of þissa gerǽdnesse gá, 214, 3.