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mǽr-ác

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-ác, e; f.

An oak which serves as part of a boundary

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An oak which serves as part of a boundary (?) Of ðære ác in ða mǽrác, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 379, 31

át-land

(n.)
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land where oats are grown Tó þǽre fyrh þæs bisceopes átlondes, Cht. E. 208, 34. [D. D. oat-land. Oatland as local name.]

Linked entry: land

ar-faran

(v.)

To go away ⬩ depart ⬩ abire

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To go away, depart; abire Ar-faraþ, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 25 : Met. 20, 13 suggests an-faraþ, taking an as an adv. away, without referring to any authority

an-wealdend

(n.)
Grammar
an-wealdend, es; m.
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A ruler: — From onwealdendum ( the Latin is abominationem which the glosser has misread as a dominatione ?), Ps. Spl. T. 87, 8

hwílum

(adv.)
Grammar
hwílum, hwílon; dat. pl. as adv.

At times ⬩ for a time ⬩ sometimes ⬩ whilome

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At times, for a time, sometimes, whilome Hwílon ic dyde swá aliquando feci sic ... Dudum gefyrn, quondam hwílon, andolim getácniaþ þreó tída, forþgewitene and andwerde and tówerde, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 39, 62-4. Ic wiste ðæt ðú hwílon lufodest God scivi

Linked entries: HWÍL hwílon

leóf

Grammar
leóf, as a form of address.
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Add: to one person 'Hæfst þú ǽnig gedeorf?' 'Geá, leóf, ic hæbbe,' Coll. M. 20, 11. 7. Ealra manna hláford . . . wé biddað þínne cynescipe . . . hí under ðé, leóf, on yfele þurhwunedon, Hml. S. 23, 284. Leóf, ic ðé cýðe hú hit wæs ymb ðæt lond, C. D.

hafa

(v.)
Grammar
hafa, and forms as from hafian.

Similar entry: habban

án-nes

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Dele , and add: unity (as opposed to separation) Þá gód ealle on ánnesse bióþ, and sió ánnes bið on écnesse . . . Sió ánnes and sió gódnes án þing sié, Bt. 34, 9; F. 146, 23-33. union (as opposed to disagreement) Hú mycel gód is ðǽr ðǽr gebróðru beóð

Ác-leá

(n.)
Grammar
Ác-leá, = Ác-leáh; g. -leáge;f. [ác an oak, leáh a lea, ley, meadow; acc. leá = leáh, q. v.]

The name of a place, as Oakley

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The name of a place, as Oakley Sinoþ wæs ge-gaderod æt Ácleá a synod was assembled at Acley or Oakley, Chr. 789; Ing. 79, 14. Ácleá, Chr. 782; Erl. 57, 6: 851; Erl. 67, 26; 68, 3

Linked entry: ÆT

án-walda

(n.)
Grammar
án-walda, an; m.

A sole ruler ⬩ the sole ruler of the universe

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A sole ruler, the sole ruler of the universe Him to Ánwaldan áre gelýfde in him as sole ruler reverently trusted, Beo. Th. 2548; B. 1272. Ealra Ánwalda, eorþan and heofones ruler of all, of earth and heaven, Exon. 110 a; Th. 422, 10; Rä. 41, 4: Cd. 227

an-drysne

(adj.)
Grammar
an-drysne, on-drysne; adj.

terrible ⬩ fearful ⬩ dreadful ⬩ terribilis ⬩ horrendus ⬩ causing fear ⬩ venerable ⬩ venerated ⬩ respectable ⬩ verendus ⬩ reverendus

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terrible, fearful, dreadful; terribilis, horrendus Wearþ ðæt andwyrde swíðe andrysne that answer was very fearful, Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 104, 3. as causing fear, venerable, venerated, respectable; verendus, reverendus Ne biþ he náuðer ne weorþ, ne andrysne

Linked entry: on-drysne

an-wlóh

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Add: Not flourishing, like a tree without leaves. In Dan. 585 the ríce is compared with the stump of the tree which for seven years shewed no signs of life, and the statement swá þín ríce bið anwlóh expresses the same as swá þín blœ́d líð in 563. Cf.

Linked entry: ge-wló

sturtan

(v.)
Grammar
sturtan, (? vowel as in murnan?); steart
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To start, jump up Sturtende (styrtende (wk.)? v. examples from Middle English) se halta gistód exiliens claudus stetit, Rtl. 57, 27. [Arður up sturte (storte, 2nd MS.), Laym. 23951. Pharaon stirte up, Gen. and Ex. 2931. Stirte forth, Havel. 873. Þe Romeyns

Linked entry: styrtan

sixtig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
sixtig, used as subs, or adj.

Sixty

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Sixty ¨ Syxtig sexaginta, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 281, 18. Salomones reste wæs ymbseted mid syxtigum werum . . . Hwæt mǽnde ðæt syxtig wera strongera? Blickl. Homl. II, 16-22. Æfter siextegum daga intra sexagesimum diem, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 172, 4. Mid iii hund

nán

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nán, [ = ne án]; pron.

not one ⬩ none ⬩ no ⬩ none ⬩ no man ⬩ nothing

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Grammar nán, as adjective, not one, none, no, Grammar nán, without other negatives Nán mǽrra man wurde ácenned, Menol. Fox 319; Men. 161. Hit is nánum men getiohhod ac is eallum monnum it is not intended for one man, but for all men, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188

full-wiht

Grammar
full-wiht, fulluht,
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Take here and add: Grammar full-wiht, The word is masc. and fem. as well as neut. Grammar full-wiht, masc. Sió hreówsung scolde bión ǽr ðǽm fulwihte. Se fullwuht ðone mon geclǽnsað, Past. 427, 6. Þurh þæne fulluht, Ll. Lbmn. 413, 22, 36. Grammar full-wiht

Linked entry: fulluht

land-ár

(n.)
Grammar
land-ár, e; f.
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Property in land, landed estate Of Seint Petres land-áre in territorio Sancti Petri, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 242, 16. Hé him ða landáre forgeaf ðe hé ðæt mynster on getimbrade quo concedente et possessionem terræ largiente, ipsum monasterium fecerat, Bd.

ǽ-welm

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-welm, -wellm, -wylm, -wylme, -wielme, es; m. [eá water, wælm a welling or boiling up]

A welling up of water ⬩ spring ⬩ fountain ⬩ source ⬩ head of a river ⬩ beginning ⬩ aquæ fons

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A welling up of water, spring, fountain, source, head of a river, beginning; aquæ fons Swá sum mical ǽwelm and dióp as some great and deep spring, Bt. 34, 1; Fox 134, 10. Seó eá cymþ eft to ðam ǽwelme the river comes again to the source, Fox 134, 17.

Linked entries: ǽ-wylm eá-wylm

þridda

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
þridda, þirda (in North.)

third

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third Se ðridda tertius, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 282, 16. Grammar þridda, as an ordinal Se forma ... se óðer ... se þrydda (ðirda, Lind.: þridde, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 22, 26. Se þridda (ðirdda, Lind.: ðirda, Rush.), Mk. Skt. 12, 21. Twégen men ... mǽg wæs his

Linked entry: þirda

án-gild

(n.)
Grammar
án-gild, -geld, -gyld, es; n. [án one, gild a payment, compensation] .

a single payment or compensation ⬩ the single value of property claimed or in dispute ⬩ a rate fixed by law, at which certain injuries, either to person or property, were to be paid for ⬩ simplex compensatio ⬩ the fixed price or rate at which cattle and other goods were received as currency ⬩ æstimatio ⬩ pretium

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a single payment or compensation, the single value of property claimed or in dispute, — a rate fixed by law, at which certain injuries, either to person or property, were to be paid for; simplex compensatio Forgylde ðæt ángylde let him pay for it with

Linked entries: án-geld án-gyld