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brýd-ealo

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-ealo, -eala; gen. -ealowes; n.

aleA bride-ale, bride or marriage feastnuptiale convivium

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[ealu ale] A bride-ale, bride or marriage feast; nuptiale convivium Ðǽr wæs ðæt brýdealo [Laud; MS. -eala], ðæt wæs manegra manna bealo there was the bride-ale, which was many men's bale, Chr. 1076; Erl. 213, 26

býrigan

(v.)
Grammar
býrigan, p. de
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To taste; gustare Deáþ he ðǽr býrigde he there tested death, Rood Kmbl. 199; Kr. 101. Ðæt he hire sealde ðæt wæter to býrigenne ut gustandam illi daret eam aquam. Bd. 5, 4; S. 617, 21

níd-gafol

(n.)
Grammar
níd-gafol, es; n.

A tax that must be paidtribute

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A tax that must be paid, tribute Nédgaefel ðæm cásere tributum Caesari, Mt. Kmbl. p. 18, 2. Ymbe ðæt neádgafol úres Drihtnes, ðæt sýn úre teóþunga and cyricsceattas, L. Edg. S.; Th. i. 270, 26, 13

Linked entry: níd-gild

under-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
under-sceótan, p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten.

to move to a place beneathto interceptto under-propsupport

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to move to a place beneath, to intercept His ( the moon's ) trendel underscýt ðære (ða, MS.

ǽ-rist

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-rist, es; n.

resurrectio

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Ðæt gemǽnelice ǽrist, Hml. Th. i. 394, 25. Mínes ǽristes dæg, 74, 18: ii. 224, 25. Ðone tóhopan deádra monna ǽristes (-restes, Hatt. MS.) . . . Ðá Saducie andsacedon ðǽre ǽriste . . . ðá Fariséos geliéfdon ðǽre ǽriste, Past. 364, 4-6. On ðám ǽriste.

yfel

(n.)
Grammar
yfel, es; n.
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Add: moral evil Hé cwæð ðæt ǽlces yfles fruma wǽre ofermétta, Past. 300, 4. Gemyne hé ðæs yfles (yfeles, v. l. ) þe hé worhte, 24, 3. Ðæt hé tó yfle gedyde, 35, 9. Ðý lǽs hié hit mid ðǽm óðrum yfle (yfele, v. l. ) geiéce, 312, 11.

hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
hwæt, adj.

Quickactivevigorousstoutboldbrave

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Nis mon ofer eorþan tó ðæs hwæt ðæt hé á his sǽfóre sorge næbbe there is no man on earth so bold as never to have anxiety for his journey on the sea, 82 a; Th. 308, 16; Seef 40.

óþ-standan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-standan, I.
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Sóna ðæt blód óþstænt, 180, 3. Ðæt unstille hweól óþstód, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 32. Ia. metaphorically, to cease to act :-- Gif se hlyst óþstande, ðæt hé ne mǽge gehiéran, L.

eorl-werod

(n.)
Grammar
eorl-werod, es; n. [werod a company, troop]

A band of men, warrior band vĭrōrum turma

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A band of men, warrior band; vĭrōrum turma Ðǽr ðæt eorlwerod sæt the warrior band sat there, Beo. Th. 5779; B. 2893

un-gestæððig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gestæððig, adj.

Inconstantunstable

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Ða gesceaftas ðe wé embe sprecaþ, ðæt heó ús þince ungestæðþie, hý habbaþ sumne dǽl gestæþinesse, Shrn. 168, 30. Ða ungestæððegan and unfæsðrǽdan inconstantes, Past. 23; Swt. 177, 3.

mis-spówan

(v.)

to succeed badly

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to succeed badly Hé sǽde ðæt hit ðæm cyninge læsse edwit wǽre, gif ðæm folce búton him misspeówe if it went ill with the people when he was not with them, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 34

un-wrecen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wrecen, adj.

unavengedunpunished

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Th. 4877; B. 2443. of crime, unpunished Gif hí ðæs wilniaþ, ðæt him hiora yfel unwrecen sié be ðæs gyltes andefne, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 7

þwǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
þwǽre, adj.

Gentleagreeable

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Gentle, agreeable Scs Arculfus sǽde ðæt ðǽr hangade úþmǽte leóhtfæt and ðwǽre ( a lamp giving an agreeable light? ), Shrn. 81, 17

weard-dún

(n.)
Grammar
weard-dún, e; f.

A beacon-hill

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cf. weardan hyll. v. wearda) On wearddúne, ðǽr ðæt Cristes mǽl stód, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 465, 31

Linked entry: wearda

wíg-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bed, wí-bed, wió-bed, -bud, wié-bed, weó-bed, -bud, weófod (-ed, -ud), wéfod, es, also -beddes; n. (generally, but se weóbud, Past. 33; Swt. 217, 21, and pl. wíbedas, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 42)

An altar

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Hé scolde ðone Godes alter habban uppan áholodne, ðæt hé meahte on healdan ða lác ðe mon bróhte tó ðæm weóbude; for ðæm, gif se weóbud ufan hol nǽre, and ðǽr wind tó cóme, ðonne tóstencte hé ða lác.

æg

Grammar
æg, l.
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Dó ǽges ðæt hwíte tó, Lch. ii. 20, 12. Genim ǽges ðæt geoluwe, 22, 19. Ǽges geola, 130, 12. Nó ðonne bútan med-mycelne dǽl hláfes and án henne ǽg mid lytle meolc wætere gemengedre hé onféng, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 33. Þreó ǽgero, Shrn. 135, 18.

stræc

(adj.)
Grammar
stræc, strec ; adj.
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Ðæt se streca Déma ús geárige, Homl. Th. ii. 126, 13. Ætforan ðæs gesihðe ðæs strecan Déman, 124, 15. Streccere rigidae, durae, Hpt. Gl. 416, 16. Ðære stræcan asperrima, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 24.

Linked entry: strec

HÝÐ

(n.)
Grammar
HÝÐ, e ; f.

a porthaven

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Ðæt hie wilnigen ðære hýðe ðæs gesinscipes ut conjugii portum petant, Past. 51, 8; Swt. 401, 33. Martha swanc ðá swilce ors réwette and Maria sæt stille swilce æt ðære hýðe, Homl. Th. ii. 440, 32.

Linked entry: húðe

un-wéned

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wéned, adj.

Unhoped forunexpected

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Unhoped for, unexpected Ic him eft his ríce ágeaf, and ðá ðære unwéndan áre ðæs ríces (ðe hé him seolfa nǽniges ríces ne wénde) ðæt hé ðá mé eall his goldhord æteówde regna Poro restitui, qui, ut ei insperatus honor donatus est, mihi thesauros suos manifestavit

Linked entry: un-gewéned

hold-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hold-scipe, es; m.

Loyalty, fealty, allegiance

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Loyalty, fealty, allegiance Eallra ðæra manna land hí fordydon ðe wǽron innan ðæs cynges holdscipe they destroyed the lands of all those men that were in allegiance to the king, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 15.