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sǽ-lád

(n.)

a course or way on the sea

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a course or way on the sea Wé on sǽláde (in our course ) brecaþ ofer bæðweg, Andr. Kmbl. 1022; An. 511. Hie on sǽláde wíf tó Denum feredon they on the watery way took the woman to Denmark, Beo. Th. 2319; B. 1157. Hé tó gyrnwræce swíðor þohte ðonne tó

BRYCG

(n.)
Grammar
BRYCG, bricg, e; f.

A BRIDGEpons

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A BRIDGE; pons Ðeós brycg hic pons, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 39; Som. 12, 59. Ðæt he ne myhte to ðære brycge cuman that he could not come to the bridge, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 48, 14. Eádweard cyning hêt gewyrcan ða brycge ofer Treontan king Edward commanded the bridge

Linked entries: bricg bryc brygc

irþ

(n.)
Grammar
irþ, e; f.

ploughingtillinga cropploughed land

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ploughing, tilling For yrþe for ploughing; ad arandum, L. R. S. 21; Th. i. 440, 27. the produce of arable land, a crop Ðæt ðæs wæstmes yrþ ðǽr má upyrnende wǽre. Ðá him ðá ðæt sǽd broht wæs ofer ealle tíd tó sáwenne and ofer eallne hiht wæstm tó beranne

Linked entries: earþ ernþ

ge-mǽre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽre, es; pl. nom. a, o, u; n.

An end, boundary, termination, limitfinis

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An end, boundary, termination, limit; finis Gemǽro limes, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 11, 16. Gemǽre ðú settest terminum posuisti, Ps. Spl. 103, 10. Ne mágon hí ofer gemǽre gegangan terminum non transgredientur, Ps. Th. 103, 10. On Hwicna gemǽre and West-Sexna

ecg

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Dele twý- at end, and add: of weapons Egc acies, hiltan capulum, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 20. Ecge mucrone, An. Ox. 52, 3. Scearp sweord ðá wunde tósceát, and gǽð gehálre ecgge forð, Past. 453, 17. Hé ealle ofslóh mid swurdes ecge, Hml. S. 25, 415. Hí þá Bryttasfardydon

gráf

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Add: [The word seems feminine in the compound wíþig-gráf in the following passage On beorg; ðonne on wíðiggráfe; ðonne on ðone weg, C. D. v. 147, 32.] :-- Ic ongyte þæt þá worlde lustas ne sint eallunga áwyrtwalode of ðínum móde, þeáh se gráf gerýd sí

reordian

(v.)
Grammar
reordian, ;p.; ode.

to speak, say, talkto read

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; to speak, say, talk ; Sleáþ synnigne ofer múþ, tó feala reordaþ, Andr. Kmbl. 2604; An. 1303. Ðus reordiaþ ryhtfremmende, Exon. Th. 240, 1; Ph. 632. Ðá reordade Waldend and worde cwæþ, Cd. Th. 76, 6; Gen. 1253. Reordode, 161, 30; Gen. 2673. Heáhcyning

rówan

(v.)
Grammar
rówan, reów

to row or sail

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To go by water, to row or sail Ic rówe navigo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 40. Ic ástíge mín scyp and rówe ( navigo ) ofer sǽlíce dǽlas, Coll. Monast. Th. 26, 31. Wérig sceal se wið winde róweþ, Exon. Th. 345,12 ; Gn. Ex. 187. Drihten tó ðam lande reów, Homl

Linked entry: ge-rówen

hlot

on allotted portiona sharelotlotfatefortune

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Add: a lot that is cast Hig wurpun hlotu (hlott. R.) miserunt sortes, Lk. 23, 34. Hý ásendan hlota ofer þá xii cyn Israhéla, Hml. A. 130, 456. the urn in which the lots are placed (fig.): Hlote urna, An. Ox. 1838 Similar entries (v. hlít Ia). the result

on-sendan

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add: the object a person Hé wæs onsended tó lǽranne, Past. 441, 30. Ic on suna þínne gelýfe, hǽlendne cyning hider onsendne, Hy. 10, 10. the object a thing, material, to cause to be conveyed to a goal Onsend Higelâce beaduscrûda betst, B. 452 : 1483

Cwénas

(n.)
Grammar
Cwénas, gen. a; pl. m.

The Quaines

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The Quaines ; Cayani. The inhabitants of Cwén-land q. v Is to-emnes ðæm lande súþeweardum, on óðre healfe ðæs móres, Sweóland, óþ ðæt land norþeweard; and to-emnes ðæm lande norþeweardum, Cwéna land . Ða Cwénas hergiaþ hwílum on ða Norþmen ofer ðone

Linked entry: Cwén-sǽ

múþa

(n.)
Grammar
múþa, an; m.

the mouth of a riveran openingdoor

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the mouth of a river Ðǽr ligeþ se múþa út on ðone gársecg ðære ié ðe mon háteþ Gandis ( ostia fluminis Gangis ) . . . Be súþan ðæm múþan is se port Caligardamana . . . be norþan ðæm Gandes múþan is se port Samera. Be norþan ðæm porte is se múþa ðære

drenc

(n.)
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Add: drinking Sé þe óðerne neádað ofer his mihte tó drincenne, sé mót áberan heora bégra gilt, gif him ǽnig hearm of þám drence becymð, Ælfc. T. 21, 32, 38. Gýfernyss déð ꝥ man tó micel nimð on wǽte . . . and þone mann tó deáðe gebrincgð for ðám ormǽtan

cantic

(n.)
Grammar
cantic, es; m.
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A canticle, song; canticum Hafaþ se cantic ofer ealle Cristes béc wídmǽrost word the canticle hath the greatest repute over all Christ's books, Salm. Kmbl. 99; Sal. 49. Ðæt ic sí gebrydded þurh ðæs cantices cwide that I may be touched through the word

ge-frægen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-frægen, -fregen [part. p. of gefragan [?]; cf. gefragian]

Heard ofknown

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Heard of, known Egsa mára, ðonne from frumgesceape gefrægen wurde ǽfre on eorðan greater terror than was ever heard of on earth since the creation, Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 28; Cri. 840. Ðara ðe ic ofer foldan gefrægen hæbbe of those that I have heard of

reód

(adj.)
Grammar
reód, adj.

Red

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Red Se ðe ǽror com, se wæs reód( rufus ) and eall rúh, Gen. 25, 25. Ðonne ðú ( the body) wǽre glæd and reód and gódes hiwes, ðonne wæs ic ( the soul) blác and swýðe unrót, Wulfst. 140, 27 : L. E. I. prm.;Th. ii. 398, 14. Ðá Moises hæfde gefaren ofer

þurh-smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
þurh-smeágan, -smeán

to search throughinquire intoexamine intoinvestigate

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to search through, inquire into, examine into, investigate Ða ðe mid carfulre gýmene gástlíce bebodu þurhsmeágeaþ qui solerti cura spiritalia precepta perscrutantur. Ðá hé ða seofon cræftas ealle hæfde þurhsmeáde, Shrn. 152, 18. Hé ríxade ofer Englæland

dol

(adj.)
Grammar
dol, adj.
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For Cot. 198 l. Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 6, and add Tó dol þú wǽre and tó gedyrstig þá þú wéndest þæt þínra feohgestreóna ende ne gewurde, Wlfst. 260, 21. Dysig ł dole (ðú ídle ł unwís) fatue, Mt. R. 5, 22. Gelíc were dysig ł dolum similis viro stulto, 7, 26

fíf-tyne

Grammar
fíf-tyne, l. -tíne,
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and add: with a noun in agreement Þæt wǽron fiéftiéne hund þúsend monna, Ors. 3, 9; S. 128, 22. Fífténa stód deóp se drenceflód monnes elna, Gen. 1397. Ofer fýftýne furlang (suælce spyrdum fífténum, L., swelce spyrdas fífténe, R.) quasi stadiis quindecim

rignan

Grammar
rignan, <b>I a.</b> add: (a α)
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to cause to fall like rain Hé rínð (ríneþ, Ps. L. pluet) ofer synfulle grýn, Ps. Rdr. 10, 7. Hé rínde (rán, Ps. L.) him heofone hláf pluit illis manna, 77, 24. <b>I b.</b> add :-- Hit swá swíðe rínde ꝥ hié hæfdon wæter genóg onufan þǽre dúne