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helle-níþ

Grammar
helle-níþ,
  • Cd. 37; Th. 48, 13; Gen. 775.

nihtes

(adv.)
Grammar
nihtes, (gen. of niht, q. v.); adv.

At night ⬩ night

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At night, night Ne mæg ic búton mynstre nihtes wunian I cannot stop out of the monastery at night, Homl. Th. ii. 182, 34. Ðá gestód hé æt ánum éhþyrle óþ forþ nihtes ( far on into the night ), 184, 27. Hys leorningcnihtas cómon nihtes ( nocte ), Mt.

ramm

(n.)
Grammar
ramm, es (a wk. gen. pl. occurs); m.
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a ram Ramm aries, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 52. Ram, 78, 46. Rom berbex, ii. 12, 71 : 126, 3. Rommes blód, Cd. Th. 177, 20; Gen. 2932, Geoffra mé ǽnne þríwintre ramm Gen. 15, 9 : 22, 13. Beorgas wǽron blíðe swá rammas, Ps. Th. 113, 6. Bringaþ him eówra ramma

Linked entry: ram

geócian

(v.)
Grammar
geócian, p. ode; pp. od; gen. dat.

To preserve, save ⬩ servare, salvare

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To preserve, save; servare, salvare. with the gen Geóca úser preserve us, Cd. 188; Th. 234, 14; Dan. 292. Geóca mínes gǽstes save my soul, Exon. 118 b; Th. 455, 5; Hy. 4, 45. with the dat Geóca us preserve us, Exon. 53 a; Th. 185, 23; Az. 12. Geóca

wíd-gil

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-gil, wíd-gill, -giel, -gel, and-gille; adj.
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Wide-spreading, spacious, vast, broad Wídgil passiva, vasta, Hpt. Gl. 527, 52. þeáh ðeós eorðe unwísum wídgel (cf. iúm, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 23) þince. Met. 10, 10. Ðæt is suíðe rúm weg and wídgille lata et spatiosa via est, Past. 18 ; Swt. 133, 20. Ðæt fenn

Linked entries: -gill -gal

dryhten

(n.)
Grammar
dryhten, drihten; gen. dryhtnes, dryhtenes; m.

a ruler, lord, prince ⬩ dŏmĭnus, princeps ⬩ the supreme ruler, the Lord; chiefly used for God and Christ ⬩ Dŏmĭnus

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a ruler, lord, prince; dŏmĭnus, princeps Geáta dryhten the Goths' lord, Beo. Th. 2973; B. 1484. Eorla dryhten lord of earls, Beo. Th. 4666; B. 2338. Dryhten Higelác lord Higelac, Beo. Th. 4005; B. 2000. In gemynd his dryhtnes naman brohte it brought

Linked entries: drihten Drihtnes

giefu

(n.)
Grammar
giefu, e; gen. pl. -end; f.

A gift ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ donum ⬩ munus ⬩ gratia

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A gift, grace, favour; donum, munus, gratia To giefe as a gift, or freely, gratuitously, Exon. 65 b; Th. 241, 19; Ph. 658: 96 b; Th. 359, 32; Pa. 71. God-bearn on grundum his giefe bryttaþ the divine Child on earth his grace dispenseth, 17 b; Th. 43,

Gregorius

(n.)
Grammar
Gregorius, gen. Gregories; dat. Gregorie; acc. Gregorium; m.
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Gregory the Great, Pope A. D. 590-604, who sent Augustine and other missionaries to England in 597; Gregŏrius Gregorius se hálga pápa, Engliscre þeóde apostol, wæs of æðelborenre mǽgþe acenned.... Felix, se eáwfæsta pápa, wæs his fifta fæder.... Gregorius

þóhe

(n.)
Grammar
þóhe, þóe, þó; gen. þón; f.

Clay

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Clay Thóhae, thóae argilla, Txts. 36, 3. Ðó, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 16. Þóe creta, 136, 78

Linked entries: þó þóe

FLÁ

(n.)
Grammar
FLÁ, flaa; gen. dat. acc. flán; pl. nom. acc. flán; gen. flána; dat. flánum; f. [flae, gen. flaan = flán; f.]

An arrow ⬩ a dart ⬩ javelin ⬩ săgitta ⬩ tēlum ⬩ jăcŭlum

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An arrow, a dart, javelin; săgitta, tēlum, jăcŭlum Flá săgitta vel tēlum, Wrt. Voc. 84, 27: Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 60: Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 35; Wrt. Voc. 35, 24. Flaa tēlum vel obeliscus = ὀβελίσκος, 53; Som. 66, 63; Wrt. Voc. 35, 49. Wídnyt vel flá

Linked entries: tá flán

tó-bláwan

Grammar
tó-bláwan, <b>II a.</b>
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On tóbláwenum dracum tumidis draconibus (qui in uexillis depicti erant ), Germ. 392, 56. Add

fúht

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Fúhtum rorante, Germ. 399, 462. Of fúhtre wætre ex luto madido, 390, 97. Add

mete-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
mete-fæt, es; n.

A dish

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A dish Micel and rúm metfæt graves et ampla parabsis, Germ. 403, 18

Linked entry: met-fæt

smeáþcol-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
smeáþcol-líc, adj.

Subtle, crafty

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Subtle, crafty Smeáþancollíce wriþan ł cnottan cræftelícum sertaque mystica dactylico Germ. 389, 28

ge-edyppol

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-edyppol, adj.

That should be brought up again for examination

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That should be brought up again for examination Geedyppole recensendos, Germ. 396, 280

Linked entries: -yppol ed-yppol

burse

(n.)
Grammar
burse, an;
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Ger. bursa: O.H. Ger. burissa cassidile. v. N.E.D. burse.]

beado-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
beado-wǽpen, gen. -wǽpnes; dat. -wǽpne; n.

A war-weapon ⬩ bellica arma

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A war-weapon; bellica arma Ic beadowǽpen bere I bear a war-weapon, Exon. 104b; Th. 396, 11; Rä. 16, 3. Ic swelgan onginne beadowǽpnum I begin to swell with war-weapons, 105a; Th. 399, 8; Rä 18, 8

Linked entry: beadu-wǽpen

driht-ealdor

(n.)
Grammar
driht-ealdor, drihte ealdor; gen. ealdres; m.

The lord of a feast ⬩ architriclīnus

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The lord of a feast; architriclīnus Se drihtealdor cwæþ to ðam brýdguman the lord of the feast said to the bridegroom, Homl. Th. ii. 70, 25, 28. Se drihte ealdor ðæs wínes onbýrgde gustāvit architriclīnus vinum, Jn. Bos. 2, 9. Beraþ ðære drihte ealdre

Domuc

(n.)
Grammar
Domuc, e; f? Dommoc-ceaster; gen. -ceastre; f.

Dunwich, on the sea coast of Suffolk, the seat of the first East Anglian bishopric, which was subsequently fixed at Norwich ⬩ loci nomen in agri Suffolciensi ora maritĭma

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Dunwich, on the sea coast of Suffolk, the seat of the first East Anglian bishopric, which was subsequently fixed at Norwich; loci nomen in agri Suffolciensi ora maritĭma Alfhun bisceop forþférde on Sudberi, and he wearþ bebyrged in Domuce, and Tídfriþ

Linked entry: Dommoc-ceaster

eten

Grammar
eten, = eton should eat, Gen. 3, 4; subj.
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of etan