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Húnas

(n.)
Grammar
Húnas, and Húne; pl.

The Huns

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Húna cyning, 64; El. 32: Chr. 443; Erl. 10, 22. Ætla weóld Húnum, Exon. 85 a; Th. 319, 26; Vid. 18: 85 b; Th. 322, 2; Víd. 57

Linked entry: Húne

god-sunu

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Hine onféng æt fullwihtes bæþe him tó godsuna Æþewald Eástengla cyning suscepit eum ascendentem de fonte sacro Aediluald rex Orientalium Anglorum, Bd. 3, 22; Sch. 298, 10. Add

for-úton

(prep.)
Grammar
for-úton, for-útan; prep.

without

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Forútan ǽlces cynnes riht, 1070; P. 207, 25. [except Ealle þá gersumes forúton feáwe béc, Chr. 1122; P. 250, 18.]

ge-wring

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wring, es; n. [ge-wringan comprimere, wringan to wring, torquere]

What one can wring or press out ⬩ drink ⬩ strong drink ⬩ potus ⬩ sicera ⬩ σίκερα

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What one can wring or press out, drink, strong drink; potus, sicera = σίκερα Sicera ælces cynnes [MS. kynnes] gewring bútan wíne and wætere what one can press out of every kind, except wine and water, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 61, 120; Wrt. Voc. 27, 48

Linked entry: -wring

leóþ-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
leóþ-wyrhta, an; m.

A poet

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Ælfréd cyning Westsexna leóþwyrhta, Bt. Met. Fox introduc. 5; Met. Einl. 3

Persisc

(adj.)
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Th. i. 518, 17. used substantively Þǽra Persiscra cyning wæs þǽm Cásere wiþerrǽde, Jud. Thw. 162, 23

hefe-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hefe-líc, adj.

Weighty ⬩ heavy ⬩ grievous ⬩ serious ⬩ grave ⬩ tedious ⬩ wearisome

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Se cyng lét beódan mycel gyld and hefelíc the king had a great and grievous tax proclaimed, 1083; Erl. 217, 34. Ðæs ilcan geáres wæs swíðe hefelíc geár it was a very grievous year that same year, 1085; Erl. 219, 18.

deóre

(adv.)
Grammar
deóre, adv.
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Se cyng sealde his land tó male swá hé deórost mihte. Chr. 1086; P. 218, 12. with kindness, as holding a person dear Dém þú þín folc deóre mid sóðe judica populum tuum in tua justitia, Ps. Th. 71, 2 : 117, 24.

Harold

(n.)
Grammar
Harold, Harald, es; m.

Harold, second son of Cnut ⬩ Harold, son of earl Godwin

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Hér forþférde Harold cyng on Oxnaforda in this year king Harold died at Oxford, 1039; Erl. 167, 12.

weccan

(v.)
Grammar
weccan, p. weahtewehteweahte, wehte; pp. weaht, weht

To wake, waken. ⬩ to rouse from sleep ⬩ to rouse ⬩ to rouse ⬩ to enliven, stimulate, refresh ⬩ to rouse ⬩ to excite, stir up ⬩ to raise what is depressed ⬩ to give life to, to cause, give rise to, produce, raise

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Kmbl. 1699; An. 852. to rouse from the sleep of death Býman weccaþ of deáðe eall monna cynn, Exon. Th. 55, 21; Cri. 887. Ic gǽ ðætte of slépe ic wecce hine, Jn. Skt. Rush. 11, 11.

þríste

(adj.)
Grammar
þríste, and þríst; adj.

Bold ⬩ bold ⬩ presumptuous ⬩ audacious ⬩ shameless

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Ic ǽnig ne métte þrístran geþóhtes, mægþa cynnes, Exon.

Linked entries: þrístling þrýste

ge-sǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sǽgan, p. de; pp. ed [sǽgan to cause to sink]

To lay low, cast down ⬩ prosternĕre, incurvāre

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To lay low, cast down; prosternĕre, incurvāre Hæfdon ealfela Eótena cynnes sweordum gesǽged they had laid low full many of the Jutes' race with their swords, Beo. Th. 1772; B. 884: Judth.12; Thw. 25, 36; Jud. 294.

un-gesewen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesewen, -gesawen; adj.

Unseen ⬩ invisible

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Unseen, invisible Ðá ðá ða tungel-wítegan ðone cyning gecyrdon, ðá wearð se steorra him ungesewen, Homl. Th. i. 108, 29. Ðone ungesewenan ( invisibilem ) engel, Past. 36; Swt. 257, 8. Óðre ungesawene þing mon mót mid áðe gewyrðan, L. O.

Linked entry: un-gesawen

stirnlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stirnlíce, adv.

sternly, hardly, harshly ⬩ inflexibly, rigorously

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Welig spycþ styrnlíce diues affabitur rigide, Scint. 78, 18. inflexibly, rigorously Cyning sceal eallum Godes feóndum styrnlíce wiðstandan, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 304, 20

Linked entry: stiernlíce

frý

(adj.)
Grammar
frý, adj.

Free ⬩ líber

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Gif hwylc swíðe ríce cyning næfde nǽnne frýne mon on eallon his ríce if some very powerful king had not any free man in all his realm, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, 25

Parthe

(n.)
Grammar
Parthe, pl.
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Partha cyning, 5, 11 ; Swt. 236, 3. Partha gewin, Swt. 236, 26. Hié hæfdon gewin wið Parthe, 6, 13; Swt. 268, 6, 8. Hé com ǽrest tó Parþum, Bt. 18, 2 ; Fox 64, 12

wiþer-bróga

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-bróga, an; m.

Terror caused to an adversary

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Nú sind duguþum bidǽled deófla cempan; ne meahtan wiþerbrógan, wíge spówan (they could not succeed in being terrible to their adversaries, could not succeed in war ), siþþan wuldres cyning hilde gefremede wiþ his ealdfeóndum, Exon.

Linked entry: bróga

gedwol-þing

(n.)
Grammar
gedwol-þing, es; n.
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Wið ǽlces cynnes gedwolþing, 290, 16

ge-edfreólsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edfreólsian, p. ode
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To re-enfranchise, to restore to freedom Þis is ealra þára landa freóls þe Eadgár cyning geedfreólsade Wulfríce his þegene on éce yrfe (cf. ego, Eádgár, . . . cuidam ministro . . .

út-lagian

(v.)
Grammar
út-lagian, p. ode

To outlaw ⬩ banish ⬩ proscribe

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Wið ðam ðe hí ǽfre ǽlcne Denisc[n]e cyning útlagede of Englalande gecwǽdon, 1014; Erl. 150, 15