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huntaþ

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Add: hunting, the chase Bið gód huntoð on þám mónþe, Lch, iii. 182, Se cyng, for þan hé of huntaþe (-oþe, v. l.) cóm ( uenerat enim de uenatu), gestód æt þám fýre and hine wyrmde, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 258, 17 : Gen. 27, 30.

treów

Grammar
treów, truth.
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Add Hí heora treówe (trýwa, v.l.) sealdon ꝥ hie riht mid him healdan woldon his manus dederunt, Bd. 3, 28; Sch. 327, 4. add Án of þám þe se cyng hæfde mǽst trúwe tó, Chr. 992; P. 126, 23.

þǽr-tógeánes

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-tógeánes, adv.

opposite ⬩ on the contrary ⬩ as an equivalent ⬩ as a set off ⬩ in return ⬩ in reply ⬩ in refutation

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Se cyng ðone castel æt Bures gewann . . . Ðǽrtógeánes se eorl gewann ðone castel æt Argentses, Chr. 1094; Erl. 230, 9. in reply, in refutation Ðonne cweðaþ hí : 'Hé magon ðás bán beón geedcucode?'

Linked entry: tó-geagnes

líf-lád

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Add: course of life, lifetime Þæt feórðe muneca cyn . . . ealle heora lífláde ( tota vita sua ) geond missenlice þeóda farað, R.

flota

a ship ⬩ a fleet ⬩ a sailor

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Wæs se cyning mid þám flotan þe on Temese læg (wǽron, v.l.) . . . Se cyning gewende fram þám flotan, Chr. 1013; Th. 272, 12, 19. the crews of the skips Se flota eall gecuron Cnut tó cyninge. Chr. 1014; P. 144, 28.

un-swícende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-swícende, adj.

Not failing in duty to others ⬩ faithful ⬩ loyal

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Hig áþas swóron and gíslas saldan ðæm cynge and ðæm eorle, ðæt heó him on allum þingum unswícende beón woldon, Chr. 1063; Erl. 195, 17

Linked entry: swícan

weorc-mann

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-mann, es; m.
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Cyning sceal hæbban gebedmen, and fyrdmen, and weorcmen, Bt. 17 ; Fox 58, 33

brýcian

(v.)
Grammar
brýcian, brýcsian.
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Hé þám cynnum brícsade ( profuit ), Bd. 3, 27; Sch. 322, 16. Gif þæt ówiht bríccige (brýciæ, v. l.) si hoc aliquid prodesset, 5, 14; Sch. 643, 13.

ge-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fáh, gefáhmon.
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Gif of þǽre óðre mǽgðe hwá wrace dó on ǽnigum óðrum men bútan on þám rihthanddǽdan, sý hé gefáh wið þone cyning and wið ealle his frýnd, Ll. Th. i. 248, 12

Snotinga-hám

(n.)

Nottingham

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Hér Eádmund cyning Myrce geeode, burga fífe, . . . Snotingahám . . . 942; Erl. 116, 13

trede

(adj.)
Grammar
trede, adj.

Firm to tread on ⬩ that may be walked on

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Firm to tread on, that may be walked on Sǽ cýðde hwí hine gesette, tírmeahtig cyning, for ðon hé hine tredne him ongeán gyrede, ðonne God wolde ofer síne ýðe gán ready for his coming the sea made itself firm for his tread, when God would walk over its

beáh-gifa

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Add Æðelstán cyning, beorna beáhgyfa (cf. Egils Saga, 55: Aðalsteinn konungr tók gullhring af hendi sér, ok dró á blóðre-filinn, ok rétti yfir eldinn til Egils.) See also Coll. M. 22, 35 under beáh (3)) Ædelst. 2.

ed-niwan

(adv.)
Grammar
ed-niwan, l. -níwan,
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Ðæs landes bóc ðe Eádréd cyngc ednýwon gebócade, C. D. iii. 428, 2. v. edníwe; adv

scip-mann

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Se cyning hæfde micle landfyrde tóeácan his scipmannum, 1052; 181, 18

steáp

(n.)
Grammar
steáp, a stoup. [In l. 7 dele '(?)' after 'remove', see á-settan.]
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Þá rǽhte se cyning his hand forð swígende and genam þone hnæp (steáp, v. l. calicem). . . and þám biscope þone drync sealde, Gr. D. 186, 7. Ille regina dedit duas steápas in twaem pundum, C. D. ii. 8, 9. Add

on-feall

(n.)

a swelling, fellon

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Lǽcedomas wið ǽlces cynnes ómum ond onfeallum and báncoþum, 98, 21: 102, 20. Wíð innanonfealle, 106, 9. Onfelle, 106, 10

Linked entry: innan-onfeall

seld-

(adj.; prefix)
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seld-, sel-, syl-líc; adj.

strange ⬩ extraordinary ⬩ wonderful ⬩ having unusual good qualities ⬩ excellent ⬩ admirable

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Him (the phenix) sette sóð cyning sellícran gecynd ofer fugla cyn, 221, 4; Ph. 329. Ic ǽfre ne geseah syllícran cræft. Andr. Kmbl. 1000; An. 500: Rood Kmbl. 8; Kr. 4

incer

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
incer, adj. pron. 2nd person dual.
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Fyllaþ eorþan incre [Adam and Eve] cynne, 10; Th. 13, 4; Gen. 197

EÓTEN

(n.)
Grammar
EÓTEN, es; m.

giant, monster, Grendel ⬩ gĭgas, monstrum, Grendel ⬩ the Jutes, Jutlanders, the ancient inhabitants of Jutland in the north of Denmark ⬩ Jūtæ

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a giant, monster, Grendel; gĭgas, monstrum, Grendel Wæs se grimma gǽst Grendel, Caines cyn, — ðanon untydras ealle onwócon,eótenas and ylfe and orcnéas, swylce gigantas Grendel was the grim guest, the race of Cain, — whence unnatural births all sprang

Linked entry: GEÁTAS

reccend

(n.)
Grammar
reccend, es; m.
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Nis ðeós þeód wyrðe ðæt hí swylcne reccend and cyning ( as Oswine ) habban, Bd. 3, 14; S. 541, 8