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síþ-geómor

(adj.)
Grammar
síþ-geómor, adj.
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Sad and weary with travel Ic ðysne sang síþ*-*geómor fand, on seócum sefan samnode wíde, hú ða æþelingas ellen cýð*-*don, Apstls. Kmbl. 2 ; Ap. 1

wirþig

(adj.)
Grammar
wirþig, adj.

Worthy Fitting

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Worthy Fitting Wyrþigre wrace hié forwurdon ðá, ðæt ðá heora synna sceoldon hreówsian and dǽdbóte dón, swíþor ðonne heora plegan begán, Ors. 6, 2; Swt. 256, 11

Linked entry: wyrþig

æ-gilde

(adv.)
Grammar
æ-gilde, æ-gylde, a-gilde, a-gylde; adv. [æ without, gild payment]

Without compensationsine compensatione

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Without compensation; sine compensatione Gif he gewyrce ðæt hine man afylle, lícge ægilde if he so do that any man fell him down, let him be without compensation, L. Eth. vi. 38; Th. i. 324, 24: L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170,13: L. C.

weorold-geþóht

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-geþóht, es; m.
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A worldly thought Cristes þegnas ðeossa worda nán ongeotan ne mehton, ac hié wǽron him bedíglede, for ðon ðe hié wǽron ðágyt mid worldgeþóhtum bewrigene, Blickl. Homl. 15, 14

brand-rád

(n.)
Grammar
brand-rád, brand-rád, -rod, -red; f. : -reda, -rida; m.

A fire-dogtrivet

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A fire-dog, trivet Brandrád (brond-), bran[d]rod andeda, Txts. 36, 4. Brandred andena, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 62. Brondreda andeda, i. 66, 36. Brandrida, 284, 10. Substitute:

Linked entry: brand-ísen

wróht-bora

Grammar
wróht-bora, <b>. I.</b>
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Ꝥ hé mid þý geweorðe úre wrégend and wróhtbora (-bera, v.l. accusalor) beforan þám dóme pæs écan déman, Gr. D. 221, 13. Wróhtborena excussorum, Ps. Rdr. 126, 4. Add

gram-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
gram-hygdig, -hýdig; adj.
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Gromhýdge, Exon. 38 a; Th. 124, 31; Gú. 346: 116 a; Th. 445, 27; Dóm. 14

ge-recednys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-recednys, -recednes, -recenes, -nyss, e; f.

A narration, history, report, an interpretation, a direction, correctionnarratio, relatio, historia, interpretatio, directio, correctio

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Ðú gearwodest gerecednyssa, dóm and rihtwísnysse on Iacobe ðú dydest tu parasti directiones, judicium et justitiam in Iacob tu fecisti, Ps. Spl. 98, 4: 96, 2

ge-wǽgan

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<b>ge-wǽgan;</b> Add:after mæg: wyrd under heofonum, ac hit þus gelimpan sceal, and after Dóm. 115: cf. ge-wǽgnian

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, <b>II a.</b>
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Þǽr samod rícxað sib mid spéde and árfæstnes and éce gód pax et pietas, bonitas, opulentia regnat, Dóm. L. 267. Unryhtwisnys ríxið (rícsað, v. l.) abundabit iniquitas, Mt. 24, 12. Kł.

up-heofon

(n.)
Grammar
up-heofon, es; m.

The heavensthe sky

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Th. 448, 25; Dóm. 59. Eálá middaneard ... eálá upheofon, Cd. Th. 275, 6; Sat. 167. Ðú geworhtest eorþan frætwe and upheofen; ðæt is heáh geweorc handa ðínra terram tu fundasti; et opera manuum tuarum sunt coeli, Ps. Th. 101, 22.

Linked entry: up-rodor

tohte

(n.)
Grammar
tohte, an; f.

A military expedition,war,battle

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dóm ágon, tîr æt tohtan, Judth. Thw. 24, 19; Jud. 197. Ðæt wíf ðīn heáfod tredeþ mid fótum sínum ðú scealt fiersna sǽtan tohtan the woman shall tread thy head with her feet, thou shalt lie in wait to attack her heels, Cd. Th. 56, 18; Gen. 914.

Linked entry: ge-toht

cwide

(n.)
Grammar
cwide, cwyde , cwyðe,es; m.

the expression of a thought, a sentence, period sententia a saying, proverb, speech, discourse, sermon, will dictum, dictio, sermo, homilia, testamentum a legal enactment, decree edictum, deretum

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Singende ðone ealdan cwide singing the old adage, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 29. Þurh ryhtlícne cwide [MS. cuide] and dóm through a righteous sentence and judgment, Past. 35, 5; Hat. MS. 46b, 4.

wiþer-rǽde

Grammar
wiþer-rǽde, <b>. II.</b>
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Ꝥ úre nán ne beó wiþerrǽde wiþ þá hálgan drohtnunga, ac wilsumlíce ꝥ hé , Hml. S. 33, 72. Add

bryc

(n.)

a bridgepons

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a bridge; pons Ðæt he bryc-geweorc that he do bridge-work, L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 2

hundes fleóge

(n.)
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a dog-fly Hundes fleóge cinomia, Ælfc. Gl. 21; Som. 59, 119; Wrt. Voc. 23, 37. Hundes fleógan muscam caninam, Ps. Th. 77, 45: Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 1

glengista

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To ðon ðæt hwæt hwygo to ðære ongietenisse ðissa mínra þinga ðín gelis and glengista geþeóde ut aliquid per novarum rerum cognitionem studio et ingenio possit accedere, Nar. 1, 20. [?]

Linked entry: glenge

á-calan

(v.)
Grammar
á-calan, p. -cól.
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Substitute: To die of cold Wið ðon ðe men ácale ðæt fel of ðám fótum in case the skin die off a man's feet with cold Lch. ii. 6, 24

ofer-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-cyme, es; m.

A coming upon, arrival

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A coming upon, arrival Ær ðon ðe hé mid ofercyme semninga deáþes ealle tíd hreówe forlure priusquam subito mortis superventu tempus omne poenitendi perderet, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 12

fird-faru

Grammar
fird-faru, Take here fyrd-faru,
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Frig ǽlces woruldlican weorces búton ðám ðe eallum folce gæméne is, ðót is fyrdfara, sig hit on scipfyrde, sig hit on landfyrde, C. D. iv. 51, 18. and add