ǽ-gift
A giving up, return, repayment, restoration
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Bæd Ælfsige ǽgiftes his mannes a woman who had been stolen from him and hé hine ágef, 206, 30. Ǽgifta redditus, An. Ox. 5, 38: 8, 300
BLÆC
BLACK, swarthy ⬩ niger, fuscus ⬩ niger ⬩ ink
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BLACK, swarthy; niger, fuscus He hæfde blæc feax, and blácne andwlitan he had black hair, and a pale [lean, thin] countenance; nigro capillo, facie macilenta, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 33.
Linked entries: blæc-berie bleac
Dene-mearc
DENMARK ⬩ Dānia
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The Saxon Chronicle, in 1005, 1023, 1036, has Denemearc; Denmearc, in 10l9, 1075; Denmarc, in 1070 and 1119.
Linked entry: Dena mearc
ǽg-hwæþer
(and) both . . . and
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Wæs ǽgweðer ðǽm eádigan were ge seó Godes lufu hát . . . and him wæs eác manna lufu mycel, 225, 35
Linked entry: ǽg-þer
ge-wealden
Subject ⬩ under the power ⬩ control of any one ⬩ inconsiderable ⬩ small
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Hond biþ gelǽred wís and gewealden the hand is instructed, wise and under control, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 4; Cra. 46; 91 a; Th. 341, 7; Gn. Ex. 122.
Linked entries: ge-walden ge-wealden-mód
ǽror
Before ⬩ formerly ⬩ antea ⬩ prius
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Se ðe fela ǽror fyrena gefremede he who before had committed many crimes, Beo. Th. 1623; B. 809. Nemne we ǽror mǽgen fáne gefyllan unless we before may fell the foe, 5302; B. 2654.
áh
has ⬩ owns ⬩ habet
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has, owns; habet,Byrht. Th. 136, 60; By. 175;
be-hongen
hung round
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hung roundPast.15, 4; Hat. MS. 19 b, 7
for-druncen
drunken
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drunken, Past. 40, 4; Hat. MS. 55 a. 13;
ge-hióld
kept ⬩ preserved
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kept, preserved, Past. pref; Swt. 3, 7; Hat. MS;
seolh-wæd
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The facsimile reprint of the codex Vercellensis has seolhpaðu
cræftega
a workman
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a workman Past. 37, 3; Hat. MS. 50b, 6
FEAX
Hair of the head ⬩ the locks ⬩ cæsăries ⬩ cŏma ⬩ căpillus
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He hæfde blæc feax he had black hair, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 34
a-drygan
to dry
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to dry, Past. 13, 1; Hat. MS. 16b, 6
be-lagen beón
to be oppressed ⬩ opprimi
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to be oppressed; opprimi Past. 58, 1; Hat. MS
cænnestre
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f One who has borne, a mother, dam; genitrix
ge-heáne
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Dele: the MS. of Rtl. 42, 40 has gihére
mære
A night-mare ⬩ a monster oppressing men during sleep
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A night-mare, a monster oppressing men during sleep (cf. passage quoted in Cl. and Vig. under mara; 'En er hann hafði litt sofnat, kallaði hann ok sagði at mara trað hann.
a-gíta
A spendthrift ⬩ prodigus
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A spendthrift; prodigus.Past. 20, 2; Hat. MS. 29 b, 10
a-swǽpþ
sweeps away
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sweeps away,Past. 36, 8; Hat. MS. 48 b, 16;