fór-faran
To go before ⬩ get in front of ⬩ præīre
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To go before, get in front of; præīre Fórfóron him ðone múþan fóran on úter mere they got in front of them before the mouth [of the river] in the outer sea, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 21
hwemman
To slope ⬩ incline
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To slope, incline Hí hwemdon ðá mid ðam scypon wið ðæs norþlandes they inclined then with the ships towards the north shore, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 25
Linked entry: hwem-dragen
weorold-wíse
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Then came a voice from heaven, and it said: . . . If any man in great need shall be mindful of thee . . . I will perform that man's need, Shrn. 77, 1-9
of-geótan
to moisten by pouring, souse, soak ⬩ to put out a fire by pouring water on it
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Ofgeót hý áne niht mid wýne ðanne on morgen nim ða leáf cnuca hý . . . and ofgeót hý mid ðan ylcan wíne ðe hý ǽr ofgotene wǽron soak them a night with wine, then in the morning take the leaves, pound them . . . and soak them with the same wine that they
inne
In ⬩ within ⬩ inside ⬩ in-doors
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Hie sume inne wurdon some of them got inside [York], 867; Erl. 72, 14. Ðone here métton ðǽr on ðam geweorce and hine inne besetton they found the Danes there in the fort, and besieged them inside, 868; Erl. 73, 25.
Linked entry: innian
Cwénas
The Quaines
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The Quaines sometimes make war on the Northmen over the waste; sometimes the Northmen on them; and there are very large fresh lakes beyond the wastes; and the Quaines carry their boats over land into the lakes, and thence make war on the Northmen.
Linked entry: Cwén-sǽ
deófol-gylda
A worshipper of the devil, an idolater ⬩ idololatres = είδωλoλάτρηs
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A worshipper of the devil, an idolater; idololatres = είδωλoλάτρηs Ða deófolgyldan gecwǽdon ðæt hí woldon ðone apostol to heora hǽðenscipe geneádian the idolaters said that they would force the apostle to their heathenship, Homl. Th. i. 70, 23
in-belúcan
To shut
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To shut Ðá ða duru inbeleác æfter him then he shut the door after them, Blickl. Homl. 217, 26
Linked entry: be-lúcan
cweþ ðú
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of cweðan
-gilde
Cwén-land
Cwén-land lies between the White Sea [Cwén Sǽ] and Norway, north of the Gulf of Bothnia. The country east and west of the Gulf of Bothnia, from Norway to the Cwén or White Sea, including Finmark on the north. Malte-Brun says that the inhabitants of Cwén-land were a Finnish race. They were called Quaines, and by Latin writers Cayani. Gerchau maintains, in his history of Finland, 1810, that the Laplanders only were called Finns, and that they were driven from the country by the Quaines. 'They settled in Lapland, and on the shores of the White Sea, which derived from them the name of Quen Sea or Quen-vik.'. . . Adamus Bremensis happened to be present at a conversation, in which king Swenon spoke of Quen-land or Quena-land, the country of the Quaines, but as the stranger's knowledge of Danish was very imperfect, he supposed the king had said Quinna-land, the country of women or Amazons; hence the absurd origin of his Terra Feminarum, mistaking the name of the country with quinna a woman
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the Swedes have, to the south of them, the Esthonian arm of the sea; and to the east of them the Sermende; and to the north of them, over the wastes, is Cwën-land, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 19, 21-23: 21, 10
sælþ
A dwelling, abode
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A dwelling, abode Bare hié gesáwon heora líchaman næfdon on ðam lande ðá giet sælþa gesetena bare they (Adam and Eve after the fall) saw their bodies, they had not yet in the land dwellings appointed. Cd. Th. 48, 33; Gen. 785
Cerdic
Cerdic ⬩ Cerdĭcus
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And six years after they landed, they subdued the West-Saxons' kingdom; and they were the first kings, who conquered the West-Saxons' land from the Welsh; and he had the kingdom sixteen years; and when he died, then his son Cynric succeeded
ge-þeódrǽden
Fellowship ⬩ society
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Fellowship, society Ðonne biþ ðé sélre ðæt ðú heora geþeódrǽdene forbuge then it will be better for thee that thou avoid their society, Homl. Th. i. 516, 17
byrgen
tumulus ⬩ A burying, grave, sepulchre, tomb ⬩ sepulcrum, monumentum, tumba ⬩ cremation ⬩ the burning ⬩ a body
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From their contents we learn that the body of the deceased was buried in the full dress worn when living, — the men with their arms and military equipments, — the women with their personal ornaments and jewelry.
a-scirpan
To sharpen ⬩ exacuere
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To sharpen; exacuere Swíðor ablendaþ ðæs módes eágan ðonne hí hí ascirpan they rather blind the eyes of the mind than sharpen them, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 34
Linked entries: a-scearpan a-scerpan a-scyrpan scirpan
frum-hrægl
A first garment ⬩ prīmus vestītus
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A first garment; prīmus vestītus Hét heora sceome þeccan Freá frumhrægle the Lord bade them conceal their nakedness with the first garment, Cd. 45; Th. 58, 8; Gen. 943
ge-wícian
To dwell ⬩ lodge ⬩ encamp ⬩ hospitare ⬩ castra metari
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Se wilda fugel hús getimbreþ and gewícaþ ðǽr the wild bird builds a house and dwells there, Exon. 58 b; Th. 212, 1; Ph. 203. Ðonne gewíceaþ faroþ-lácende on ðam eálonde then the seafarers camp on that island, 96 b; Th. 361, 13; Wal. 19.
ge-frinan
To learn by asking ⬩ find out ⬩ hear of
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Me ðǽr dryhtnes ðegnas gefrunon the Lord's servants found me there, Rood Kmbl. 151; Kr. 76. Hie hæfdon gefrunen they had learned, Beo. Th. 1392; B. 694 : 4797; D. 2403
Linked entry: ge-frunon
hálig-mónaþ
Holy month, September
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The month is called in Latin September, and in our language holy month, because our ancestors, when they were heathen, sacrificed to their idols in that month, Shrn.124, 28-31: 136, 27. Háligmónþ, Menol. Fox 325; Men. 164