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Numantie

(n.)
Grammar
Numantie, Numentie, Numentíne, Numentínas; pl.

The Numantians

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On Numentínas, Ispania þeóde, 5, 2; Swt. 218, 13

healh

(n.)
Grammar
healh, halh [in the declension the final h seems to be omitted before an inflection]; m. A word of doubtful meaning.
    Kemble, Cod. Dipl. iii. xxix.
translates it hall, probably originally a stone building.
    Leo, A. S. Names, p. 52,
takes it to be the same word as ealh. Somner gives healh-stán crusta, collyrida. In form it agrees with Latin calx.

hall ⬩ a stone building ⬩ calx.

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The following are some of the passages in which the word occurs Se westra eásthealh, Cod. Dipl. iii. 19, 6. On ðone west halh, 18, 25. Óþ cyninges healh, i. 257, 33. On Scottes healh; of ðam heale, vi. 2, 2. In Streónes halh; of ðam hale, 214, 25. On

Linked entries: alh eást-healh hal heal healhiht heal

Æ

Grammar
Æ, The short or unaccented Anglo-Saxon æ has a sound like ai in main and f
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airy, as appears from these cognate words Wæl wail, brædan to braid, nægel a nail, dæg, spær, læt, snæce, mæst, æsp, bær, etc. The short or unaccented æ stands only before a single consonant; as Stæf, hwæl, dæg: a single consonant followed by e in nouns

hád-brice

(n.)
Grammar
hád-brice, -bryce, es; m. [hád II. holy orders in the church; brice a violation, breach]

An injury done to persons in holy orders, a violation of holy orders ⬩ ordinis infractura, sacri ordinis violatio

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An injury done to persons in holy orders, a violation of holy orders; ordinis infractura, sacri ordinis violatio Gif hwá hádbryce gewyrce, gebéte ðæt be hádes mǽðe if any one do an injury to a person in holy orders, let him make amends for it according

Saracene

(n.)
Grammar
Saracene, Sarocine, Sarcine ; pl.

Saracens

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Se hefegosta wól Sarcina þeóde Gallia ríce forhergedon gravissima Sarracenorum lues Gallias vastabat, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 31. On India Saraccua in India Saracenorum, Rtl. 196, 35

Linked entries: Sarcine Sarocine

hreówlíce

(adv.)
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Add: in a way to excite pity Ic wille geswigian . . . hú hreówlíce hé wearð ádrǽfed of his ágenre þeóde praetermitto Pandionis flebilem fugam, Ors. 1, 8; S. 42, 18.

spadu

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Hé gemétte swá manige wyrhtan, swá manige swá hé hét spadena in weorpan . . . þeófas. . . onféngon þá spada, Gr. D. 201, 19-202, 3. Add

ofer-mód

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-mód, es; n.

pride, arrogance, over-confidence ⬩ a high style ⬩ superbia

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Ðá se eorl ongan for his ofermóde álýfan landes tó fela láðere þeóde, Byrht. Th. 134,25; By. 89. [Gif hwa nulle for his ouermoð, oðer for his prude . . . his scrift ihalden, O. E. Homl. i. 9, 30.] a high style (?) Ofermód coturnus Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 5

Linked entries: mód ofer-méde

leó

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Add: gen. f. leó pas Grécisce naman . . . hic leon þeós leó ; ac wé forlǽtað þone n on Lédensprǽce and cweðað leó, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 42, 1. Swé swé leá sicut leo;, Ps. Srt. 16, 12: ii. 184, 40.

gyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
gyrdan, girdan; p. gyrde; pp. gyrded

To GIRD ⬩ bind round ⬩ cingere

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Gyrd nú ðín sweord ofer ðín þeóh accingere gladium tuum circa femur, Ps. Th. 44, 4: Lk. Skt. 17, 8. Gyrded cempa a belted warrior, Beo. Th. 4162; B. 2078

ge-fæstnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstnian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To fix ⬩ fasten ⬩ secure ⬩ confirm ⬩ betroth ⬩ figere ⬩ firmare ⬩ confirmare ⬩ infigere ⬩ despondere

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Gefæstnode synd þeóda infixæ sunt gentes, Ps. Spl. 9,15. Gifæstnad desponsata, Lk. Skt. Rush. 1, 27

Linked entry: ge-festnian

sige-beám

(n.)
Grammar
sige-beám, es ; m.
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Be ðam sigebeáme, on ðam þrowode þeóda Waldend, 840 ; El. 420 : 885 ; El. 444. Sélest sigebeáma, 2053 ; El. 1028. Sigebeámas þrý ( the three crosses at the crucifixion ), 1691 ; El. 847

Lindisfaran

Grammar
Lindisfaran, l. Lindesfaran.
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Myrcna þeóde and Lindesfearena (-pharona, v. l. ), Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 350, 8. Myrcna mǽgþ and Middelengla and Lindesfarena (-farona, v. l. ), Sch. 367, 7. Hé hine ásænde Myrceon tó biscope and Middelenglum and Lindesfarum, Shrn. 59, 14

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from tíhan; but the verb seems to have almost entirely given up the conjugation to which this form would belong and to take that of teón from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tygen
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To accuse a person of something (acc. of person and gen. of charge, or charge expressed by a clause) Ðú mé stale týhst furti me arguis, Gen. 31, 32. Hwí tíhþ úre hláford ús swá micles falses? 44, 7. Gif gé scyld on eów witen ðæs ðe eów man tíhþ, Txts

eást

(adj.)
Grammar
eást, adj.
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Is sió eáste-meste þeód háten Libia, Ors. 1, 1; S. 24, 33. On þǽm eástemestan onwalde, 6, 1; S. 252, 5. Cf. west; adj

freót

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Gif þeów mon wyrce on Sunnandæg bútan his hláfordes hǽse, þolie his freótes, Ll. Th. i. 104, 6.

ge-þingan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þingan, to determine.
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ge-þong = ge-þeáh. v. ge-þéon; 4 a) injungebatur urso euro pastoralis, Gr. D. 206, 15. to fix a time Se kalendus cymeð geþincged on þám ylcan dæge ús tó túne, Men. 7. Þæs ymbe þreó niht ... þætte hálig mónð hæleðum geþinged féreð tó folce, 164

heáf

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Wearð micel morcnung and ormǽte wóp, swá ꝥ se heáf swégde geond ealle þá ceastre . . . þá cwæð hé : 'Sege mé for hwilcum intingum þeós ceaster wunige on swá micclum heáfe and wópe,' Ap. Th. 6, 8-20: Exod. 35.

Agustin

(n.)
Grammar
Agustin, es; m: Agustīnus, Augustīnus, i; m:

St. Augustine ⬩ Augustinus

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Ðæt he sende Godes þeów Agustínum bodian Godes word Ángel-þeóde ut mitteret servum Dei Augustīnum prædicare verbum Dei genti Anglorum, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 27. Agustínus com on Breotone Augustīnus pervenit Brittaniam, 1, 25 ; S. 486, 13.

ge-munan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-munan, ic, he -man, -mon, pl. -munon; also ic -mune, he -monþ, pl. -munaþ; p. -munde; pp. -munen [a verb whose present tense is the past tense of a lost strong verb, cf. Lat. memini]

To remember, bear in mind, consider ⬩ recordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari

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Gemunaþ ðæt gé silfe wǽron þeówe on Egipta lande remember that ye yourselves were slaves in Egypt, Deut. 5, 15; Exon. 75 a; Th. 281, 4; Jul. 641. Gemunon we úre dæghwamlícan synna let us be mindful of our daily sins, Blickl.

Linked entries: ge-mýste ge-mon ge-monan ge-mynan

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