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ge-timbru

(n.)
Grammar
ge-timbru, -timbro; pl. gen. -timbra; n.

An edificea buildingstructureædĭfĭciumstructūra

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An edifice, a building, structure; ædĭfĭcium, structūra Gé geseóþ ealle ða fægernessa ðissa getimbra ... ealle ðás getimbro beóþ toworpene ye see all the beauties of these buildings ... all these buildings shall be destroyed, Blickl. Homl. 77, 34-6:

ge-anwealdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anwealdian, p. ode
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Gean-wealdiaþ, Ps. L. 48, 15. Ne on sweorde heora geanwealdedan ( possede-runt ) eorðan, 43, 4. Geonwældad (-ed. R.) biðon ł ríxað dominantu Lk. L. 22, 25

Linked entry: an-wealdian

fóster-módor

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-módor, -móder, fóstor-módor, féster-módor, -módur, fǽster-módor; f.

A FOSTER-MOTHERnursealtrixnutrix

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Ic gean mínre fósterméder ðæs landes æt Westúne I give to my mother the land at Weston, Th. Diplm. 560, 25

BURH

(n.)
Grammar
BURH, burg; gen. burge; dat. byrig, byrg; acc. burh, burg; pl. nom. acc. burga; gen. burga; dat. burgum; f. [beorh, beorg = burh, burg the impert. of beorgan to defend] .
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support, hence a fortified place, fortress, castle, palace, walled town, dwelling surrounded by a wall or rampart of earth; arx, castellum, mons, palatium, urbs munita, domus circumvallata Se Abbot Kenulf macode fyrst ða wealle abútan ðone mynstre, [and] geaf

Engle

(n.)
Grammar
Engle, Angle; pl. nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m: Englan; gen. ena; pl. m.

The AnglesAngli

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The Angles; Angli The inhabitants of Anglen in Denmark. Anglen was the province from which the English derived their being and name. Anglen [v. Engel] lies on the south-east part of the Duchy of Sleswick, in Denmark. The majority of settlers in Britainwere

studu

(n.)
Grammar
studu, stuðu; gen. stude, studu; dat. stude(-u), styde, styðe; acc. studu, stuðu(-o); pl. styde, styðe(-a); gen. studa; f.
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A post, pillar, prop, stud (v. Halliwell's Dict. 'Stud the upright in a lath and plaster wall, Oxon.') Áhéng hé ðone sceát on áne studu ðæs wǽges ( in una posta parietis ). . . . Ðæt hús forbarn nemþe seó studu án (bútan ðære ánre stýðe, MS. B.), Bd.

Linked entries: stuðan-sceaft styðe

(n.)
Grammar
CÚ, nom. acc; gen. cúe, cú, cuus, cús; dat.; pl. nom. acc. ; gen. cúa, cúna; dat. cuum, cúm; f.

A cow vaccabucula

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A cow; vacca, bucula Cú vacca Wrt. Voc. 287, 56. Cú vacca vel bucula Ælfc. Gl. 21; Som. 59, 82; Wrt. Voc. 23, 40; 78, 42. Iung cú a young cow juvenca Ælfc. Gl. 22; Som. 59, 89; Wrt. Voc. 23, 46. Án cú wearþ gebroht to ðam temple a cow was brought to

Linked entries: cuu folc-cú

FÍF

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FÍF, generally indecl

FIVEquinque

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Git sceolon fífe geár adhuc quinque anni restant, Gen. 45, 6. Ðǽr fífe [gimmas] wǽron there were five [gems ], Rood Kmbl. 16; Kr. 8. Him togeánes fífe fóron folc-cyningas five kings of nations marched against them, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 3; Gen. 1974.

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forane

(adv.)
Grammar
forane, forne; adv.

beforehandOppositein front ofagainst

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Opposite, in front of, against. geán Ðǽre wyrte wyrtruman áhóh . . . swá ꝥ hé hangie forne geán ðá miltan. Lch. i. 110, 24. Forne geán Biccenclife, C. D. iii. 4, 12.

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fór-swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-swíðe, adv.

Very stronglyvery muchvehementlyutterlyvaldevehĕmenter

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Very strongly, very much, vehemently, utterly; valde, vehĕmenter Hí wurdon gehergode and gehýnde fórswíðe eahtatýne gear afflicti sunt et vehĕmenter oppressi per annos dĕcem et octo, Jud. 10, 8: Ps. Th. 84, 8.

on-swífan

(v.)

to swing, turnto turn aside, divert

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to swing, turn Bordrand onswáf wið ðam gryregieste Geáta dryhten Beowulf turned his shield against the approaching fire-drake, Beo.

sigor-leán

(n.)
Grammar
sigor-leán, es ; n.
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A reward of victory, prize Dryhten hyre ( Judith ) geaf sigorleán in swegles wuldre, Judth. Thw. 26, 26 ; Jud. 345. Sigorleán sécan, Exon. Th. 154, 29 ; Gú. 850 : 184, 14 ; Gú. 1344. Sigorleán habban, Elen. Kmbl. 1246 ; El. 623.

Linked entry: sige-leán

wæl-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-rǽs, es; m.

A deadly attackan attack in which men are slain

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A deadly attack, an attack in which men are slain Wæs sió swátswaðu Sweóna and Geáta, wælrǽs wera, wíde gesýne, Beo. Th. 5886; B. 2947. Æfter wælrǽse wunde gedýgan, 5055; B. 2531.

wíf-scrúd

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-scrúd, es; n.

Clothing for a womanwoman's dressfemale attire

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Clothing for a woman, woman's dress, female attire Ic geann mínre yldran dehter . . . ánes wífscrúdes ealles. And mínre gyngran dehter ic geann ealles ðæs wífscrúdes ðe tó láfe bið, Chart. Th. 530, 14-25

glæd-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd-mód, adj.

Glad-mindedcheerfulof good cheerjoyouspleasantkindcourteous

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Geát wæs glædmód the Gaut was glad of mind, Beo. Th. 3574; B. 1785: Exon. 62 b; Th. 229, 28; Ph. 462: Andr. Kmbl. 2119; An. 1061. Guman glædmóde god wurðedon the men with cheerful mind worshipped God, Cd. 187; Th. 232, 14; Dan. 260.

un-scende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scende, -scynde; adj.

Without disgracehonourablenoble

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Eów Dryhten geaf dóm unscyndne, 730; El. 365. Se him dóm forgeaf, unscyndne blǽd, Cd. Th. 263, 16; Dan. 763

geanðe

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Has the glosser taken deorsum = de adversum and glossed it by from geán, and written both word, ðe = or, and symbol, ł, to connect this gloss with an alternative one, which, however, seems to render seorsum (cf. sundrig seorsum 6, 31) ?), Mk.

BYSGU

(n.)
Grammar
BYSGU, bísgu, býsigu, bísigu, býsegu, bísegu; gen. e; dat. e; acc. u, o: nom. acc. pl. u; gen. a; dat. um; f.
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Occupation, business, labour, care, toil, difficulty, trouble, affliction; occupatio, negotium, labor, cura, opus, difficultas, dolor, tribulatio Ða bísgu us sint swíðe earfoþ ríme the occupations are to us very difficult to be numbered, Bt. proœm; Fox

eorþ-waru

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-waru, e; f: -ware; gen. -wara; pl. m; -waran; gen. -warena; pl. m.

Inhabitants or population of the earthterrĭcŏlæ, terrĭgĕnæ

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Inhabitants or population of the earth; terrĭcŏlæ, terrĭgĕnæ Heofonwaru and eorþwaru cælĭcolæ et terrĭcolæ, Hy. 7, 95 ; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 95. Crist sibb is heofonware and eorþware Christ is the peace of the inhabitants of heaven and of the inhabitants

Domer-hám

(n.)
Grammar
Domer-hám, Domar-hám, es; m.

DAMERHAM, Wiltshire loci nomen in agro Wiltoniensi

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Ic gean ðæs landes æt Domarháme into Glæstinga byrig I give the land at Damerham to Glastonbury, Th. Diplm. A. D. 972; 519, 30