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ge-festnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-festnian, p. ode; pp. od

To fastenmake fastconfirmshut upimprisonfirmāreconfirmāreinclūdĕre

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Se cyng genam Roger eorl his mǽg, and gefestnode hine the king took earl Roger his kinsman and imprisoned him, 1075; Erl. 214, 5. Ðe be swylcre gewittnesse gefestnod is which is confirmed by such witness, Th. Diplm. A. D. 856; 117, 18

Linked entry: ge-fæstnian

for-þrǽstan

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Forðrǽst ( contere ) earm ðes synfullan, 9, 36. Boga bið forðrésted, 36, 15. Reód forþrést calamum quassatum, R. Ben. I. 108, 8. Forþrǽste obtruncati, An. Ox. 805. to strangle, choke Forsmored, forþrǽstum suffocato, An. Ox. 1481.

hwæcce

(n.)
Grammar
hwæcce, an; f.
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Ofer þæs mynstres earce, seó wæs hwǽtes full super arcam monasterii, quae erat frumento plena, Gr. D. 158, 13. The same incident is described in the two passages ), Hml. Th. ii. 178, 8.]

Linked entry: corn-hwicce

búgan

(v.)
Grammar
búgan, p. ede; v. a. acc.

To inhabitinhabitare, incolere

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Ðǽr nó men búgaþ eard where men inhabit not a home, 58a; Th. 208, 18; Ph. 157. Búgede habitatvit, Aldh. Gl. Grn

Linked entries: a-búgan búgende

hǽðen-gilda

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-gilda, -gylda, an; m.

A heathen worshipper, heathen, an idolater

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A heathen worshipper, heathen, an idolater Hé is gehiwod tó cristenum men, and is earm hǽðengylda he is in appearance a Christian, and is a miserable heathen, Homl. Th. i. 102, 16. Se yldesta hǽðengylda the chief idolater, 72, 9.

capitol-mæsse

(n.)
Grammar
capitol-mæsse, an; f.
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Early or morning mass, first mass; prima vel matutinalis missa We sungon capitol-mæssan cantavimus primam missam, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 29

hel

(n.)

a pretext

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a pretext Mid yfelan helan earme men beswícaþ with evil pretexts defraud poor men, L. I. P. 12; Th. ii. 320, 18. [?]

Linked entries: hell hyll

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defendwith gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something)to act as guardian to, to rule to keep, have charge ofto hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit.in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track,to followto remain behind

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Þenden wé on eorðan eard weardigen, Exon. Th. 48, 16; Cri. 772. Ðǽr hig ǽnne sculan eard weardian habitare in unum, Ps. Th. 132, 1: Exon. Th. 356. 13; Pa. 11. Eard weardigan, án lond búgan, 473, 19; Bo. 17: Andr. Kmbl. 1198; An. 599.

Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere

ufe-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
ufe-weard, uf-weard; adj.

upperupper part ofupper partlaterlatter part of a time

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Ufeweard eáre pinnula, i. 282, 62. Ufweard eáre, 43, 15. Uleweard lippa labium, niðera lippe labrum, 43, 24-5. Ufeweard exle ðæs æftran dǽles ola, 43, 46. Eal ufweard nosu columna, 43, 18.

grund

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L. 17, 8. the surface of the earth Mon tówearp þone weal niþer oþ þone grund muros everti aequarique solo imperavit, Ors. 5, 11; S. 238, 13. the earth as contrasted with heaven Wé men cweðað hér on grunde, Hy. 9, 39. with sea Þone þe grund and sund

fold-ræst

(n.)
Grammar
fold-ræst, fold-rest, e; f.

a grave

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A resting-place in the earth, a grave; or rest in the earth (of the buried dead) Þonne eall Adames cynn onfehð flǽsce, weorðed foldræste, eardes æt ende then (at the resurrection) all the race of Adam shall receive flesh, it will be at end with the grave

morgen-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
morgen-ceald, adj.

Chilled with the cold of early morning

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Chilled with the cold of early morning Sceal gár wesan monig morgenceald, Beo. Th. 6036; B. 3022

eorþ-weard

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Substitute for 'An earth-guard,' what guards a land, a fortress, and add leóda fæsten after lígdraca

ír

(n.)
Grammar
ír, [íre, es; n. ?]
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D. ear. Cf. Ger. öhr handle.]

Linked entry: ére

mold-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
mold-wyrm, es; m.

An earth-worma worm in the grave

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An earth-worm, a worm in the grave Ðec ( the body ) sculon moldwyrmas monige ceówan, Exon. 99 a; Th. 371, 7; Seel. 72

ge-lýfed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lýfed, part. p.

Weakened, advanced [in age]

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Weakened, advanced [in age] Ðara ðe gelýfedre yldo earum quæ ætate provectæ, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 33 : 4, 24; S. 597, 3

fold-hrérende

(adj.)
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earth-stirring, epithet of an animal that stirs the ground with its feet, mating foot prints on the ground, treading the ground. Add:

EORÞE

(n.)
Grammar
EORÞE, an; f; eorþ, e; f. I. the

EARTH in opposition to the sea, the ground, soil terra, hŭmus, sŏlum

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Cain wæs eorþan tilia fuit Cain agrĭcŏla [lit. a tiller of the earth ], Gen. 4, 2.

Linked entries: eord eorþ

geáp

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
geáp, glosses cornas, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 39 : ii. 16, 76. [Sievers, Angl. xiii. 325, would read coruas=curuas; but the list of words in which the first example occurs contains no other instance of an adjective, and the second example occurs among a group of words very similar to that in which the first is found: so that cornas seems meant for a noun. Perhaps geáp might be the same form as in earn-geáp; or could it be connected with Icel. gaupa a lynx ?]

mǽgþ-hád

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ-hád, es; m.

Kinshiprelationship

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Ealle wé sind gebróðra ðe on God gelýfaþ and we ealle cweþaþ 'Úre Fæder þe eart on heofonum.' Ne gedyrstlǽce nán man be mǽgþháde bútan sóðre lufe 'he who loveth not his brother continueth in death' ...