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Lega-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Lega-ceaster, e ; f.
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Hé lǽdde his ferde tó Legaceastre, Chr. 605 ; P. 23, 5. Tó Legeceastre, 1016; P. 147, 16: 1055; P. 186, 18. Lægeceastre, 972; P. 119, 10. Ábúton Legceastre, 1000; P. 133, 14

swíþlic

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Add Hé mid swíðlicum prasse férde, Hml. S. 29, 208. He ofwearp þone swýþlican ent, 18, 18. Hé gegaderode swýðlice fyrde, 25, 290.

geatwe

(n.)
Grammar
geatwe, gen. a; dat. um; acc. a; pl. f.

Armstrappingsgarmentsornamentsarmāmentavestīmenta ornāmenta

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Arms, trappings, garments, ornaments; armāmenta, vestīmenta ornāmenta Twegen englas gesceldode and gesperode and mid heora geatwum gegyrede, efne swá hie to campe féran woldon two angels with shields and spears and with their equipments, just as if they

cunnung

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Add: trial, probation Þeós cunnung ( probatio ) wæs in þǽre brycge, ꝥ swá hwylc unrihtwísra manna swá wolde ofer þá féran, hé sceolde áslídan on þá þýstran eá, Gr.

reðe

(adj.)
Grammar
reðe, ;adj.;

Right, just

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Mé ðín se góda gást lǽdde ðæt ic on rihtne weg reðne férde ; spiritus tuus bonus deducet me in viam rectam,; Ps. Th. 142, 11. Ic on wísne weg worda ðínra, reðne rinne, 118, 32.

Linked entries: rede reðe-hygdig

of-stician

(v.)

to wound or kill by a thrust, to stab, pierce, transfix

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Antonius hiene selfne ofsticade Antonius sese ferro transverberavit, Ors. 5, 13; Swt. 246, 30. Se kásere âlýfde ðâm cnihtum ðæt hí hyne (St. Casianus) ofslógen mid heora writbredum, and hine ofsticodon mid hira writýrenum, Shrn. 117, 29.

Linked entry: of-stingan

on-hǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
on-hǽle, adj.

Secret, hidden

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Secret, hidden Ne lǽt ðú ðínne ferþ onhíélne, dégol ðæt ðú deópost cunne, nelle ic ðé mín dyrne gesecgan, gif ðú mé dínne hygecræft hylest, Exon. Th. 333, 9; Gn. Ex. 1.

hird

(n.)

retinue, court

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retinue, court Hé férde tó Wudestoke and his biscopes and his hird eal mid him he [Henry] went to Woodstock, and his bishops and his court all with him, Chr. 1123; Erl. 249, 30.

Linked entry: in-hirdmann

fyrlen

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrlen, feorlen; adj.

Far offdistantremotelonginquusdistansremōtus

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Sum æðelboren man ferde on fyrlen land hŏmo quidam nōbĭlis abiit in rĕgiōnem longinquam, Lk. Bos. 19, 12: Homl. Th. ii. 122, 14. To fyrlenum eardum. to distant lands, Gen. 20, 13.

Linked entry: feorlen

HREÓD

(n.)
Grammar
HREÓD, es; n.

A REED

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A REED Hwí férde gé on wéstene geseón ðæt hreód ðe byþ mid winde ástyred quid existis in desertum videre harundinem vento moverí, Lk. Skt. 7, 24: Mt. Kmbl. 11, 7. For cynegyrde him hreód forgeáfon gave him a reed for a sceptre, Homl.

Linked entry: hreódeum

metsian

(v.)
Grammar
metsian, p. ode.

to feedto furnish with provisions

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Th. 43, 13. to furnish with provisions Heora ǽlc férde tó his castele and ðone mannoden and metsoden swá hig betst mihton each of them went to his castle and manned and provisioned it as well as ever they could, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 16.

Linked entries: metian ge-metsian

þweor-tíme

(adj.)
Grammar
þweor-tíme, adj.

given to oppositioncontentiousgiven to evilwickeddepraved

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Similar entries v. þweorh, II Ðone réþan, ðe biþ þweortéme, ðú scealt hátan hund, nallas mann ferox, atque inquies linguam litigiis exercet?

ge-twǽfan

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B. 1433 (in Dict.). to take something (acc.) from a person (dat. ) Þý lǽs him wéstengryre ferhð getwǽfde, Exod. 119. with acc. only, to end a dispute.

of-unnan

(v.)

to begrudge a person (dat. ) anything (gen.), wish to deprive a person of anythingto refuse to grantinvidia, livor

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.), wish to deprive a person of anything Se biþ ðæm ísene gelíc se ðe ofan his níhstan his lífes ferro utitur, qui vitae proximi insidiatur, Past. 37. 3: Swt. 269, 7. Se ðe (the devil) him(hermits) lífes ofonn, Exon.

clýsing

(n.)
Grammar
clýsing, clýsung, e; f.

A CLOSINGinclosureconclusion of a sentenceperiodclaustrumperiodusπερίοδος

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Periodos is clýsing oððe ge-endung ðæs ferses a period is the conclusion or ending of a sentence [lit. verse], Ælfc. Gr. 50, 14; Som. 51, 18

Linked entry: clýsung

þider

(adv.)
Grammar
þider, þieder; adv.
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Hé tó heofenum lócade, þyder his módgeþanc á geseted wæs ... tó Drihtne þyder hé féran sceal, 227, 17-22

Linked entry: þyder

a-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
a-hebban, -hæbban; ðú -hefst, he -hefeþ, pl. -hebbaþ; p. -hóf, pl. -hófon; imp. -hefe; pp. -hafen

To heave uplift upraiseelevateexaltfermentlevaretollereelevareerigereexaltareextollerefer-mentare

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To heave up, lift up, raise, elevate, exalt, ferment; levare, tollere, elevare, erigere, exaltare, extollere, fer-mentare Nolde his eágan ahebban up to ðam heofone nolebat oculos ad cælum levare, Lk. Bos. 18, 13. To ahebbanne levare, Gen. 48, 17.

hríþer

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Tú hriéðeru, óðer sealt, óðer fersc, v. 164, 29. Hríðero armenta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 16. Hríþeru, An. Ox. 2448. Hruþeru, 2, 86. Tú eald hríðeru (.ii. ealde hrýðeru, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 146, 18.

stæf

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.), for ðan hé ne cúðe dón his gerihte swá wel swá hé sceolde fere perdidit baculum suum, quia nescivit ministerium suum, Chr. 1047; P. 171, 13. Hé þám ƀ his stæf benam, 1094; P. 229, 4.

west

(adj.)
Grammar
west, []; spve. west[e]mest; adj.
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Ðonne heóld man fyrde be-westan (cf. wonyng fer by weste, Chauc. Prol. 388), Chr. 1010; Erl. 144, 5. On-westan ðære cyrican ad occidentalem ecclesiae partem Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 29. Is on-westan medmycel duru, Blickl. Homl. 127, 8