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bii

(prep.)
Grammar
bii, prep. dat. [ = big = bí = be]

By, near tojuxta, prope

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By, near to; juxta, prope Se eádiga ærcebiscop Sanctus Laurentius bii his fóregengan Sancte Agustine bebyrged wæs beatus archiepiscopus Laurentius juxta prædecessorem suum Augustinum sepultus est, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 6

Dona-feld

(n.)
Grammar
Dona-feld, gen. -feldes ; dat. -felde, -felda; m.

TANFIELD, near Ripon, YorkshireCampodōnum in agro Eboracensi

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TANFIELD, near Ripon, Yorkshire; Campodōnum in agro Eboracensi On Donafelda, dǽr wæs ðá cyninges botl, hét Eádwine ðǽr cyricean getimbrian in Campodōno, ubi tunc etiam villa rēgia erat, Æduīni rex fecit basĭlĭcam, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 17

Ellen-dún

(n.)
Grammar
Ellen-dún, Ellan-dún, e; f. [Flor. Ellandun, i. e. mons Eallæ: Will. Malm. Hellendune: Hunt. Elendune]

Allington, near Amesbury, Wiltslŏci nōmen in agro Wiltoniensi

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Allington, near Amesbury, Wilts; lŏci nōmen in agro Wiltoniensi Hér gefeaht Ecgbryht cyning and Beornwulf cyning on Ellendúne [Ellandúne, Th. 111, 21, col. 2] in this year Egbert and Beornwulf fought at Allington, Chr. 823; Th. 110, 20

sib

(adj.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, adj.
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Lind. 14, 12. v. ge-, neáh-sib[b]

ge-néhwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-néhwian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To approach, draw near, adhere

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To approach, draw near, adhere Monn genéhwas wífe his homo adhærebit uxori suæ, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 19, 5. Ánum genéhwaþ uni adhærebit, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 13. Genéhwade ánum adhæsit uni, 15, 15

Brádan-ford

(n.)
Grammar
Brádan-ford, es;dat.-forde, -forda; m. [brád broad, ford a ford]

a fordBRADFORD in Wiltsloci nomen vadum amplum vel latum significansBradford

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BRADFORD in Wilts loci nomen vadum amplum vel latum significans hodie Bradford in agro Wiltoniensi, Cénwalh gefeaht æt Brádanforda be Afne Kenwealh fought at Bradford near the Avon, Chr. 652;Erl. 26, 22

frécennes

(n.)
Grammar
frécennes, frǽcenes, frécednes, frécenis, frécnes, -nis, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Dangerperilhazardmischiefharmperīcŭlumdiscrīmenmălum

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Danger, peril, hazard, mischief, harm; perīcŭlum, discrīmen, mălum Betwuh ða frécennesse stówe inter perīcŭlōsa loca, Cot. 111. For ege máran frécennesse mĕtu mājōris perīcŭli, Bd. 4, 32; Whelc. 365, 18. Bútan mycelre frécennesse without much peril,

ge-scræpe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-scræpe, -screope, -scroepe; adj.

Convenient, meet, fit for, accommodatedaptus

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Convenient, meet, fit for, accommodated; aptus Breoton is gescræpe on læswe sceápa and neáta Brittannia est apta alendis pecoribus ac jumentis, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 13, 22. Giscroepo aptas, Rtl. 117, 14: Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 41

Deór-hyrst

(n.)
Grammar
Deór-hyrst, es; m. [hyrst a hurst; copse, wood]

DEERHURST, Gloucestershirelŏci nōmen in agro Glocgstriæ

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DEERHURST, Gloucestershire;lŏci nōmen in agro Glocgstriæ Æt Olaníge wið Deórhyrste at Olney near Deerhurst, Chr. 10106; Th. 282, 40, col. 2. On Deór-hyrste at Deerhurst, Chr. 1053; Th. 322, 13, col. 2

wæl-fús

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-fús, adj.

Ready to be slain

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Ready to be slain; referring to Beowulf before the fight in which he was mortally wounded Him wæs geómor sefa, wæfre and wælfús, wyrd ungemete neáh, se sceolde sécean sáwle hord, sundur gedǽlan líf wið líce, Beo. Th. 4831; B. 2420

rím

(n.)
Grammar
rím, es ; n.

Number

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Ic feówertig folce ðyssum wintra rímes wunade neáh forty years in number I dwelt near this folk, Ps. Th. 94, 10. Æfter rime fíf Moyses bóca juxta numerum librorum, Bd. 1, 1 ; S. 474, 1.

Bryt-ford

(n.)
Grammar
Bryt-ford, es; m.

a Britona fordBRITFORD

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[Bryt a Briton, ford a ford] BRITFORD, near Sarum, Wiltshire Tostig wæs ðá æt Brytforda [MS. Brytfordan] mid ðam cinge [MS. kinge] Tostig was then at Britford with the king, Chr. 1065; Erl. 194, 38

simbel

Grammar
simbel, In 1. 10 for incessablia 1. incessabilia, and add — Þá þe him on siml wǽron mid farende, Ors. 3, 9; S. 130, 20. Heó wunode á on symbel neáh Sancte Marian cyrican
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juxta beatae Mariae ecclesiam semper manebat, Gr. D. 283, 6

scypen

(n.)
Grammar
scypen, e; f.
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Út wæs gongende tó neáta scypene ( ad stabula jumentorum ), Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 9. Nǽnig mann scypene his neátum ne timbreþ, l, l; S. 474, 32. Andlang díces on ðæs cinges scypena; of ðan scypenum on ðæt riscbed, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 62, 27.

Linked entries: scepen scipen scoppa

netele

Grammar
netele, Add: <b>netel,</b> e
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Þá geseah hé þǽr neáh him weaxan þicce scaldþýfelas netelena (netlenu, nytelena, v. ll.) and brémela (urticarum et veprium) . . . hé hine sylfne nacodne wylede on þǽra netela (netlena, nytelena, v. ll. ) tendingum, Gr. D. 101, 11-17

ǽfre

eversemper,at all times, on every occasion ever, at any time, in any caseunquamwhatever, (as) ever, &c.

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Full neáh ǽfre þe óðer man very nearly every other man, 1086; P. 217, 29. Gif wé ǽfre wiðsacað deófle, Hml. Th. i. 170, 16. Ǽfre swá hí neár and neár eódon, Hml.

ge-þeódnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeódnes, -ness, -nyss, e; f. [ge, þeódnes, -nys a joining] .

a joiningjuncturejointjunctiojuncturacompages

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a joining, juncture, joint; junctio, junctura, compages Seó geþeódnes ðæs heáfdes tobrocen wæs the joining of the head was broken, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 24. He wæs býgendlíc on ðám geþeódnessum his liþa he was flexible in the joints of his limbs, 4, 30;

Linked entry: ge-fégincg

níd-niman

(v.)
Grammar
níd-niman, pp. -numen

To take by forceravish

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To take by force, ravish Ðeáh heó nýdnumen (neád-, MS. B.) weorðe, þolige ðæra ǽhta, búton heó fram ðam ceorle wille eft hám ongeán and nǽfre eft his ne weorðe, L. C. S. 74 Th. i. 416, 13

Linked entries: níd-nǽman niman

ge-mædla

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mædla, an; m.

Talk

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Talk Wiþ wíf-gemædlan geberge on neaht nestig rædices moran ðý dæge ne mæg ðé se gemædla sceððan against a woman's chatter; taste at night fasting a root of radish, that day the chatter cannot harm thee, L. M. 3, 57; Lchdm. ii. 342, 11

níd-hǽmed

Grammar
níd-hǽmed, néd-, niéd-, nýd-hǽmed, es; n.

Rape

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Rape, L. Alf. pol. 25, 26; Th. i. 78, 11-18