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on-drǽdan

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Hý andrǽdende gebidon, Ors. 4, 2 ; Bor. 79, 24

land-riht

(n.)
Grammar
land-riht, es; n.
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Unc módige ymb mearce sittaþ .. ne willaþ rúmor unc landriht heora round our border sit bold ones, who will not more largely allow us their landright, i.e. will not allow us to possess more land in their country, Cd. 91; Th. 114, 28; Gen. 1911.

cot-líf

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In like manner the king grants 'ðat cotlíf ðe ic was boren inne bi naman Giðslépe,' 215, 31: 'ðá cotlífe Perscore (cf. loco celebri . . . qui Persoran nuncupatur uocabulo, iii. 74 . . . in Perscoran . . . mansi, 75) and D(e)órhyrste (of. nomina terrarum

MǼG

(n.)
Grammar
MǼG, es; m.

A relative ⬩ kinsman

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Se wæs æðelboren of ǽwfæstum mágum he was nobly born of pious parents, Homl. Skt. 4, 3. Suna ic lǽrde ðæt hié hýrdon heora yldrum and heora mágum, Blickl. Homl. 185, 21.

Linked entries: még méi ge-mǽg

wróht

(n.)
Grammar
wróht, e; f. : es; m.

accusation ⬩ a false accusation ⬩ slander ⬩ calumny ⬩ fault ⬩ crime ⬩ offence ⬩ a quarrel ⬩ strife ⬩ cause of complaint ⬩ injury ⬩ hurt

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Similar entries v. wróht-bora, II Heó (the Egyptians) his (Joseph's) mǽgwinum morðor fremedon, wróht berénedon (cf. Ex. l, 9-11),. . .mánum treówum woldon hié ðæt feorhleán fácne gyldan, Cd. Th. 187, 6 ; Exod. 147.

Linked entries: wróht-bora wróht-dropa wróht-georn

EÁC

(con.)
Grammar
EÁC, conj.

EKE, also, likewise, moreover, and ⬩ etiam, quoque, et ⬩ Nevertheless, however ⬩ nihilōmĭnus ⬩ So also, also, moreover, very like, even so, as if ⬩ parimŏdo, tamquam ⬩ Quin et ⬩ So also, even so, likewise

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accēpit quin et Mevanias insŭlas impĕrio subjŭgāvit Anglōrum, Bd. 2, 9; S. 510, 16. eác swá So also, even so, likewise Swá ðeós world eallgewíteþ, and eác swá some, ðe hire on wurdon atydrede so all this world goes away, and even so those who were born

cuman

(v.)
Grammar
cuman, p. cóm, coom.
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Grn. 21, 19. cuman úp to be born in a country Hilarion wæs úp cymen in Palistina mǽgðe, Shrn. 141, 6. cuman forþ to be carried out successfully, succeed Gif se áð forð cume, Ll. Th. i. 392, 30.

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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sulling Aliquam terrae partiunculam, hoc est duarum manentium ... ritu Cantiae án sulung dictum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 249, 19. Terrae particula duarum manentium, id est, án sulung, 250, 8. Yc gean intó Cristes cyrican on Cantwarabyrig ðæs landes æt Holungaburnan

Linked entry: swulung

BRAND

(n.)
Grammar
BRAND, brond, es; m.

a BRAND, fire-brand, torch; ⬩ titio, torris ⬩ a burning, flame, fire; ⬩ incendium, flamma, ignis ⬩ A sword; ⬩ ensis

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Se ád wæs ǽghwonan ymb-boren mid brondum the funeral pile was heaped around on every side with fire-brands, Exon. 74 a ; Th. 277, 15 ; Jul. 581. a burning, flame, fire; incendium, flamma, ignis Brond þeceþ hús the burning covers the house, Exon. 59 a

Linked entry: brond

ongeagn

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Hé bord ongeán hefeð, Jul. 385. On hú mycelre Godes gehyrdnysse beóð þá þe cunnon hý sylfe forseón . . . Swá eác þǽr ongeán ( e contra) beforan Godes eágum licgeað forsewene þá þe tóþindað, Gr. D. 40, 3.

lǽn

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn, lán [v. under lǽn-land], e; f.

a loan ⬩ grant ⬩ gift ⬩ lease ⬩ fee ⬩ fief

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Borg vel lǽn fenus i. e. lucrum, usura, 148, 24. Tó hwíle lǽn momentum, Ælfc. Gl. 15; Som. 58, 47; Wrt. Voc. 21, 36. Ðæt hridder tóbærst on ðære lǽne. Seó fóstormódor weóp for ðære áwyrdan lǽne the sieve broke in two during the loan.

Linked entries: lǽne lǽn-land

ge-swencan

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Gif freóndleás man swá geswenced weorðe þurh freóndleáste ꝥ pound; hé borh næbbe, Ll. Th. i. 396, 26.

un-eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, adv.

with difficulty ⬩ grievously ⬩ hardly ⬩ unwillingly ⬩ hardly ⬩ hardly ⬩ scarcely ⬩ only just

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Cumaþ æalle tó ánum hláforde, sume ǽð sume unéð, Shrn. 187, 15. where a thing is not easily borne, grievously, hardly Sume uneáþe gedrycnede (gedrehte, MS.

ge-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-healdan, -haldan, to -healdenne; ic -healde, ðú -healdest, -hiltst, he -healdeþ, -healt, -helt, -hylt, pl. -healdaþ; p. -heóld, -hióld, ðú -heólde, pl. -heóldon, -hióldon; impert. -heald, pl. -healdaþ; subj. pres. -healde, pl. -healden; p. -heólde, pl. -heólden; pp. -healden.

to keep ⬩ hold ⬩ observe ⬩ keep in ⬩ retain ⬩ reserve ⬩ preserve ⬩ save ⬩ defend ⬩ protect ⬩ custodīre ⬩ servāre ⬩ observāre ⬩ contĭnēre ⬩ reservāre ⬩ salvāre ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ to hold ⬩ occupy ⬩ possess ⬩ tĕnēre ⬩ possĭdēre

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Hie sibbe innan bordes gehióldon they preserved peace at home, Past. pref; Swt. 3, 7; Hat. MS. Geheald ðú, mín folc, míne fæste ǽ attendĭte, pŏpŭle meus, lēgem meam, Ps. Th. 77, 1.

Linked entries: ge-gehold ge-gealt ge-haldan ge-healden ge-healt ge-helt ge-heóld ge-hiltst ge-hióld ge-hylt

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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Hé on bord sceát, Byrht. Th. 139, 46; By. 270. Hé mid geǽttredum strǽle ongan sceótan wið ðæs ðe hé geseah ðæt hrýþer stondan, Blickl. Homl. 199, 19. to shoot an object, hit an object with a missile Wyrd gást scýt, heó gár bireþ, Salm.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwæðer, pron.

either ⬩ both

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Bí swá hwaðerre efes swá hit ðonne fierdleáswæs on whichever border there was then no force, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 13. On swá hwæðere hond on whichever hand, Beo. Th. 1376; B. 686.

Linked entry: hwæðer

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, to mark, <b>mearcian</b> to fix bounds. [These may be taken together; cf. mearc.]
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</b> fig. to plan, design, draw up a table :-- Þǽra geára getæl hæfð seó tabule þe wé mearkian willað, Angl. viii. 327, 41. to march to, border upon, have as a boundary to one's land Ðis sindon ðá landgemǽro . . .andlang bróces tó ðǽre díc ðǽre

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, es; pl. [which is more frequent] leóde; m.

A man ⬩ poet ⬩ a prince ⬩ men ⬩ people ⬩ country

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Hié wíf tó Denum feredon lǽddon tó leódum they bore her to Denmark, Beo. Th. 2322; B. 1159. Wǽron æþelingas eft tó leódum fúse tó farenne the nobles were eager to go back to their people, 3613; B. 1804.

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

ge-swícan

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Gá seó mǽgð him on borh ꝥ hé ǽfre geswíce, Ll. Th. i. 198, 24. with gen.

lufu

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Lufe wyrcean, Gen. 624. of man towards God Him Dryhtnes lof born in breóstum, brondhát lufu, Gú. 937. Seó lufu . . . byil geéced þonne þæt andgyt byð gefæstnod on Gode ; ne þare lufu ne byð nán ende, Solil. H. 29, 6-8.

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