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sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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Hé biþ his móder twám sibbum ( in two relationships, in double relationship) getǽht, ðæt hé biþ ǽgðer ge sunu ge bróðer, Wulfst. 193, 7. <b>I a.

god-cund

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Ic bidde hígon ðette hié ðás godcundan gód gedón . . . ðaet ęghwilc messepriost gesinge twá messan . . . ond ęghwilc Godes ðiów gesinge twá fíftig, C. D. i. 293, 1-33. Godes þeówum þe þá cyrican mid godcundum dreámum weorþiað, Bl. H. 41, 27.

Linked entry: god-lic

ge-líc

(adj.)
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Didymus, ꝥ ys gelícust on úre geþeóde Didymus (twin), that is just alike in our speech, Jn. 20, 24: 21, 2. of like amount, degree, &amp;c., equal. Cf. ge-líca; Gelíc compar, Ælfc. Gr.

Ælfréd

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfréd, es; m. [ælf an elf; réd = rǽd counsel, wise in counsel: v. Ælfred]

AlfredAlfrédusAlfred the Great

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They then took two of the ships, and slew the men ... In the same summer, no less than twenty ships, with men and everything [of the Danes], perished on the south coast, Chr. 897; Th. 177, 5, col. 2 — 179, 3, col. 2.

ge-hrýne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hrýne, e; n.

A mysterysacramentmystērium

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A mystery, sacrament; mystērium Ðǽr Godes nama gelóme gecýged biþ, and ðæt [MS. ða] hálige gehrýne on mæssesange geoffrod, nis nǽnig tweó ðæt ðǽr biþ Godes engla andweardnes where God's name is frequently invoked, and the holy mystery offered in the

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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eight tenths be divided in two, L.

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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to divide in two, separate one thing from another, literally, of local relations Swá swá sweord ða wunde tósceát on tú, Past. 60; Swt. 453, 17.

ÁC

(n.)
Grammar
ÁC, ǽc; g. e; f.

OAKquercusroburThe Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a

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Ácas twegen two A's, Exon. 112 a; Th. 429, 26; Rä. 43, 10. [R. Glouc. ók: Chauc. ók, áke, oak:O. Frs. ék: Dut. eek, eik: North Frs. ik: L. Ger. eke: N. Ger. eiche: M. Ger. eich: O. Ger. eih : Dan. eg: Swed. ek: O. Nrs. eik.

Linked entries: ác-drenc ǽc

denu

(n.)
Grammar
denu, e; f : dene,an ; f : dene,es ; m.

A plain, vale, dale, valleyvallis, convallis

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Ðá becóme wit to ánre dene, seó wæs ormǽtlíce deóp and wíd, and forneán on lenge unge-endod we two then came to a valley, which was immensely deep and wide, and in length almost endless, Homl.

Linked entries: dænu dene dene dene

cyst

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dele last two passages. substitute for 'with gen. pl. . . . æstimatio,' an excellent, precious thing; with gen. the best of anything, best of its class (cf. colloquial the pick of), and add Gif wé þám dǽdlican þás cyste (cf. ungerím feós, 231) geúðan

in-segel

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Hí ðæt gewrit mid twám sylfrenan inseglum (insæglan, 756) on ánre teáge geinsegledon, 343.

telgor

(n.)
Grammar
telgor, tealgor, es; m.: e; f.
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A plant, shoot, twig On ðam dæge ðe God geworhte ǽlcne telgor on eorðan ( omne virgultum agri ), Gen. 2, 5. Telgre vimen, Engl. Stud. xi. 67, 95.

Linked entry: tealgor

hwǽr-hwega

(adv.)
Grammar
hwǽr-hwega, adv.
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Nis nán tweó þæt ǽlc þing þæt ys hwǽrhwugu is quidquid est, alicubi esse cogitur, Solil. H. 51, 10. Þá bæd hé æt þæs mynstres hláforde, ꝥ hé him álýfde hwǽrhwugu (-hugu, v. l. ) ꝥ hé him móste byrgenne gegearwian, Gr. D. 225, 25

FÆC

(n.)
Grammar
FÆC, es; pl. nom. acc. facu; gen. faca; n.

Space, interval, distance, portion of timespătium, intervallum, tempŏris intervallum

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Twegra dæga fæc two days' space; duārum diērum spătium, R. Ben. 53. Fífwintra fæc five years' space; olympias, Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som. 58, 69; Wrt. Voc. 21, 56. Lytel fæc a little time, interval; intervallum, Ælfc. Gr. 47 ; Som. 48, 35: Beo.

Linked entries: æfter-fæce fec

fædera

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Wæs Ecgbriht heora (Eormenred's two sons) fæderan sunu, Eorcenbrihtes (Eorcenbriht and Eormenred were sons of Edbald. v. Chr. 640), Lch. iii. 424, 14.

grundsópa

(n.)
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According to these two glosses cartilago should have much the same meaning as coriza (v. nebgebraec), and so too should grundsopa. This meaning would not be far from that given for the word in Prompt.

sceaga

(n.)
Grammar
sceaga, an; m.

A shaw, small wood, copse, thicket Shaws broad belts of underwood Shaw a natural copse of wood

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Shaws broad belts of underwood, two, three, and even four rods wide, around every field, Farming words, 4 (Sussex). Shaw a natural copse of wood, Cumberland. The word occurs in the following passages of charters.

dreógan

(v.)
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Hió þæt ylce gewin twá and feówertig wintra wæs dreógende, 1, 2; S. 30, 17. Hí him bróhton ongeán eahta C M féþena and LX M gehorsades folces.

HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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Ne mæg nán mon twám hláfordum hiéran nemo potest duobus dominis servire, Past. 18, 2; Swt. 129, 24. Héra, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 24. Gif hé Gode wile rihtlíce hýran, L. Edg. C. 60, note; Th. ii. 256, 36.

ge-unnan

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Hí habbað geunnen twá land in tó ðǽre hálgan stówe, C.