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ge-þýde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þýde, adj.

Good

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Good Sum biþ árfæst and ælmes-georn þeáwum geþýde one is pious and charitable, morally good, Exon. 79 a; Th. 297, 14; Crä. 68

FÆDER

(n.)
Grammar
FÆDER, feder; indecl. in sing. but gen. fæderes and dat. fædere are sometimes found; pl. nom. acc. fæderas; gen. a; dat. um; m.

FATHER păter

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A FATHER; păter Fæder and módor a father and mother; hic et hæc parens, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 38; Som. 12, 48. On Fæder geardas in the dwellings of the Father, Salm. Kmbl. 832; Sal. 415, Mid fæder ðínne with thy father, Exon. 12 b; Th, 22, 9; Cri. 349, We bletsiaþ

ǽg-hwá

(n.; adj.; adv.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽg-hwá, m. f: neut. ǽg-hwæt; gen. ǽg-hwæs [á + ge + hwá]

Every oneeverythingquisquequicunque

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Every one, everything; quisque, quicunque Ǽghwá secge let every one say, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 5; Vy. 97: 125a; Th. 482, 4; Rä. 66, 2. Ǽghwæt heó gefón mæg whatever she may seize, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 14. God ǽghwæs wealt God governs everything, Bt. 35, 4;

Linked entry: ǽg-hwæt

Ciren-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Ciren-ceaster, Cyren-ceaster, Cyrn-ceaster; gen. ceastre; f. [Asser. Cirrenceastre: Hunt. Cirecestere: Brom. Circestre]

CIRENCESTER, Cicester, GloucestershireCirencestria in agro Glocestriensi

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CIRENCESTER, Cicester, Gloucestershire; Cirencestria in agro Glocestriensi Hie genámon iii ceastra Gleawanceaster, and Cirenceaster [Cyrenceaster, col. 2, 3], and Baðanceaster they took three cities, Gloucester, and Cirencester, and Bath, Chr. 577; Th

dryhtnes

(n.)
Grammar
dryhtnes, of a lord, Exon. 114 b; Th. 440, 25; Rä. 60, 8; gen.
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of dryhten

Engle

(n.)
Grammar
Engle, of Anglen, Bd. 1, 15; 8. 483, 24; gen. dat. acc. of Engel

Anglen

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Anglen q. v

frætwe

(n.)
Grammar
frætwe, frætewe, frætuwe, frætwa, frætewa; gen. frætwa; pl. f.

Ornamentsadornmentsdecorationstreasuresornāmentaornātusres pretiōsæ

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Ornaments, adornments, decorations, treasures; ornāmenta, ornātus, res pretiōsæ Holtes frætwe the decorations of the wood, Exon. 57 a; Th. 202, 22; Ph. 73. Ða wæstmas, foldan frætwe the fruits, the treasures of the earth, 59 b; Th. 215, 22; Ph. 257.

Linked entry: frætewe

wind-sele

(n.)
Grammar
wind-sele, e; m.

A windy hall

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A windy hall Wíde geond windsele (Hell; cf. Ðes windiga sele, 273, 14 ; Sat. 136), Cd. Th. 284, 11; Sat. 320: 288, 23; Sat. 386

Linked entry: wind-gerest

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Gee sint salt eorðes, Mt. L. 5, 13. Gié, 14. Nú gé magan sylfe sóð gecnáwan, An. 1560. Hwí séce gé ymbútan eów þá gesǽlþa ðe gé oninnan eów (iów, v. l.) habbaþ . . . geset ?, Bt. 11, 2 ; F. 34, 4. Þonne gé mannes sunu upp áhebbaþ, þonne gecnáwe gé ꝥ ic

georran

(v.)
Grammar
georran, girran, gyrran; ic georre, gyrre, ðú gyrst, he gyrþ, pl. georraþ; p. gear, pl. gurron; pp. gorren

To chatter, sound, creaksonare, stridere, garrire

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To chatter, sound, creak; sonare, stridere, garrire Ic gyrre garrio, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 29. Strengas gurron the ropes creaked, Andr. Kmbl. 748; An. 374

Linked entries: girran gyrran

BEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓ, indecl. in s; pl. nom. acc. beón; gen. beóna; dat. beóum, beóm ; f.

A BEEapis

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A BEE; apis. The keeping of bees was an object of much care in the economy of the Anglo-Saxons. The great variety of expressions, taken from the flavour of honey, sufficiently account for the value they placed upon it. While the bee-masters [beó-ceorlas

Linked entries: beáw-hyrnet beón bió

Behémas

(n.)
Grammar
Behémas, pl. m: Béme, nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The BohemiansBohēmi

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The Bohemians; Bohēmi Hí Maroaro habbaþ, be westan him Þyringas, and Behémas, and Bægware healfe they, the Moravians, have, on their west, the Thuringians, Bohemians, and part of the Bavarians Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 42

Linked entry: Béme

déda

(n.)
Grammar
déda, of deeds, Ps. C. 50, 147; Grn. ii. 280, 147, = dǽda; gen. pl.
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of dǽd

ÉÐEL

(n.)
Grammar
ÉÐEL, æðel, ǽðel; gen. éðles; dat. éðle, éðele; m. n.

property, inheritance, country, realm, land, dwelling, home prædium ăvītum, fundus heredĭtārius, patria, terra, sēdes, domĭcĭlium, tabernācŭlum

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one's own residence or property, inheritance, country, realm, land, dwelling, home; prædium ăvītum, fundus heredĭtārius, patria, terra, sēdes, domĭcĭlium, tabernācŭlum Ðis is mín ágen cýþ, eard and éðel this is my own country, dwelling and home

Linked entries: ǽðel éðyl óðel

GEÁTAS

(n.)
Grammar
GEÁTAS, Iótas, Iútas, Eótenas

the JutesJutæGAUTSGauti in SueciaΓαυτοί,

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the Jutes, the ancient inhabitants of Jutland, who, with the Angles and Saxons, colonized Britain; Jutæ, pŏpŭlus Chersŏnēsi Cymbrĭcæ, qui relicta patria ūna cum Saxŏnĭbus Anglisque Britanniam occupāvērunt. Though the Jutes are now regarded as Danes, they

wíte

(n.)

punishmentpain that is inflicted as punishmenttormenta meansimplementa fine.tormentplaguediseaseevilpain

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Grammar wíte, es (a weak gen. pl. wítena occurs) ; n. punishment, pain that is inflicted as punishment, torment Wíte poena vel supplicium, Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 35. Tintregung vel wíte tormenlum, Wülck. Gl. 178, 20. Heó (Eve ) hæfde hire sylfre geworht ðæt

heáfod-gewǽde

Grammar
heáfod-gewǽde, [The Latin of Gen. 20, 16 is : Hoc erit tibi in velamen oculorum.]
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God bereáfað eówere dohtra heora gyrla and tó oferrancra heáfodgewǽda (v. Isaiah iii. 18, sqq. ), Wlfst. 46, 1. Add

fýr-leóma

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-leóma, an; m. [leóma a ray of light, beam]

A fire-beamigneus splendor

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A fire-beam; igneus splendor Fýrleóma stód geond ðæt atole scræf a fire-beam stood through that horrid den, Cd. 216; Th. 272, 32; Sat. 128

untíd-gewidere

(n.)
Grammar
untíd-gewidere, es; n.

Unseasonable weather

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Unseasonable weather Ðises ylcan geáres wǽron swíðe untídgewidera, and for ðí geond eall ðis land wurdon eorðwæstmas eall tó medemlíce gewende, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 35

smúgan

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Ꝥáttor sméh geond ealne þone líchoman, Hml. S. 31, 952. Úp smugan ebulliebant, An. Ox. 7, 248. Smúgan serpere (nec fibris caeca venena sinat), 5381. Add