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ealh-stede

(n.)
Grammar
ealh-stede, lh-stede, eolh-stede, es; m.

A protecting or sheltering place, city, templelŏcus qui præbet tūtēlam, arx, templum

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A protecting or sheltering place, city, temple; lŏcus qui præbet tūtēlam, arx, templum In ðære wídan byrig, ealhstede eorla in the wide city, the sheltering place of men, Cd. 208; Th. 258, 11; Dan. 674

Linked entries: alh-stede eolh-stede

þrece

(n.)
Grammar
þrece, es; m.

Forceoppressionthe result of oppressionwearinessexhaustion

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Hneppade sáwle mín for ðrece dormitavit anima men prae taedio, Ps. Lamb. 118, 28

sárigness

(n.)
Grammar
sárigness, e; f.

Sadness

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Hé hig funde slǽpende for unrótnesse (later MS. sárignesse) dormientes prae tristitiam, Lk. Skt. 22, 45. Tristicia þet is þissere worlde sarinesse, O. E. Homl. i. 103, 22. Þer wes sarinesse (wowe, 2nd MS.), sorreȝen inoȝe, Laym. 27560.

bútan

(prep.)
Grammar
bútan, búton, bútun; prep. [be, útan out] .
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Bos. 8, 23. without, except; sine, præter Bútan sealm præter psalmodiam.

ele-tredde

(n.)
Grammar
ele-tredde, an; f.
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An oil-press, press in which olives are crushed Wǽron feáwa eleberian . . . hét hé þá gegaderian and dón on eletreddan ( in praelo ), Gr. D. 50, 29. Of þǽre eletreddan ( ex prelo ) nǽnige gemete ǽnig dǽl eles út eóde, 251, 2

be-fóran

(adv.)

Beforeat handopenlyanteantea præin conspectu, in conspectum

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Before, at hand, openly; ante, antea, præ, in conspectu, in conspectum He sceal befóran féran he shall advance before Bt. Met. Fox 4, 35; Met. 4, 18. Wundor on eorþan he befórancýþde he revealed miracles on earth openly Andr. Kmbl. 1212; An. 606.

efen-hleta

(n.)
Grammar
efen-hleta, -hlytta,an ; m.

A consort, companion, fellowconsors

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Smyrode ðé God ðín mid ele blisse tofóran ðínum efenhlyttum unxit te Deus tuus ŏleo lætĭtiæ præ consortĭbus tuis, Ps. Lamb. 44, 8

Linked entry: efen-hlytta

fóre-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-spræc, fóre-spæc, e; f. [fóre- fore-, spræc a speech]

A fore-speechprefaceintroductiona speaking before for anothera fore-promisepræfātiopræ-sponsio

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A fore-speech, preface, introduction, a speaking before for another, a fore-promise; præfātio, præ-sponsio Ðis is seó fórespræc hú S. Gregorius ðas bóc gedihte, ðe man Pastoralem nemnaþ this is the preface how St.

Linked entries: fóre-spæc for-spǽc

regn

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Wæs seó eá for regna (réna, v. l.) micelnesse swíðe réðe fluuius prae inundantia pluuiarum ripas suas transierat, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 309, 16. Ic wénde ꝥ þá triów for miclum wǽtan and regnum swá heáge weóxon.

heáh-tíd

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Heó seldan on hátum baþe baþede búton þám heáhtídum tó Eástron and æt Pentæcosten and þý twelftan dæge ofer Geohhel (praeter sollemniis maioribus, uerbi gratia paschae, pentecostes, epifaniae), Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 443, 6: Hml. S. 20, 45. Add:

hlóþ

preya gang

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Ger. hlótha praeda.] a gang Þeáh him feónda hlóð feorhcwealm bude, Gú. 887. Swylt ealle fornóm secga hlóðe and hine sylfne mid . . .xxx and feówere . . . mid hláford, Jul. 676

ge-earnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-earnung, e; f.

Earningdesertmeritmeritum

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Earning, desert, merit; meritum For heora lífes geearnunge for their life's earning [desert]; præ merito virtutum, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 23.

Linked entries: earwunga ge-arnung

molsnian

(v.)
Grammar
molsnian, p. ode

To moulderbecome corruptdecay

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Ðonne hit (húsl) molsnaþ tó þicgenne cum prae mucore percipi non potest, L. Ecg. P. iv. 48; Th. ii. 218, 8. Ðeáh mín líc scyle on moldærne molsnad weorþan, Exon. 64 a; Th. 235, 29; Ph. 564

Linked entries: a-molsnian ge-molsnian

un-hírlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hírlíc, adj.

fiercesavagedismaldoleful

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Homl. 203, 7. dismal, doleful Ic forht and unrót ðás unhýrlícan fers onhefde mid sange carmina prae tristi cecini haec lugubria mente, Dóm. L. 11

Linked entries: un-heórlíc hír-lic

wilder

(n.)
Grammar
wilder, (-or ? cf. wildor-líc. v. next word) (and wild ? cf. O. H. Ger. wild; dat. pl. wildiran ; and the declensions of lamb, cild), es; n.

A wild beast

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Ðæt fiǽsc, ðæt wildro ábiton carnem, quae a bestiis fuerit prae-gustata Ex. 22, 31. Weorpan on wildra líc, Met. 26, 76: Exon. Th. 356, lo; Pa. 9: Cd. Th. 257, 25 ; Dan. 663. Spédig man on wildrum, Ors. l, I ; Swt. 18, 9

Linked entry: wildor

wǽdelness

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdelness, e; f.

Povertywantindigencepenury

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M. 298, 25) woruldgóda prae inopia rerum, Bd. 4, 12; S. 581, 9. Ðurh wéþelnysse (wæðelnesse, Bd. M. 68, 4) ex inopia, 1, 27; S. 490, 9. Of wǽdlnysse (wéðelnisse, Ps. Surt.) de inopia, Ps. Spl. C. 106, 41: 87, 10. On wǽdlnysse (wéðelnisse, Ps.

Linked entry: wǽdlness

a-gén

(adv.)
Grammar
a-gén, adv.

AGAINanewalsoitenimdenuoet

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AGAIN, anew, also; itenim, denuo, et Ðe ðé slihþ on ðín gewenge, wend óðer agén qui te percutit in maxillam, præbe et alteram, Lk. Bos. 6, 29. Ðá wende he on scype agén then he went into the ship again, 8, 37, 40.

bisceop-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-wíte, es; n.
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262, § 3: 474, § 17) Ðæt ðe scýrbiscop ... hádinge ne dó on ðis abbotríce, búton seó abbod hit him bydde, ne biscopwíte episcopus dioceseos ... non ordinationem ... sine abbatis fauore arroget, ... neque ... in omni priuilegio ipsius juris quicquam praeter

fricca

(n.)
Grammar
fricca, fryccea, an; m.

A crierheraldpræco

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A crier, herald; præco Hleówon hornboran, hreópon friccan trumpeters sounded, heralds shouted, Elen. Kmbl. 108; El. 54: 1097; El. 550. Hreópon friccan heralds shouted, Andr. Kmbl. 2314; An. 1158. Cristes fricca Christ's crier, Blickl.

Linked entry: fryccea

fóre-sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-sceáwian, fóre-sceáwigan, fór-sceáwian; p. ode; pp. od

To foreshewforeseeprovidepræ-ostendĕrepōnĕre in conspectuprævĭdēreprovĭdēre

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To foreshew, foresee, provide; præ-ostendĕre, pōnĕre in conspectu, prævĭdēre, provĭdēre Ic fóresceáwige prævĭdeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Som. 29, 3. God fóresceáwaþ him sylf ða offrunge Deus provĭdēbit sĭbi victĭmam, Gen. 22, 8.