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tó-sceácerian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceácerian, p. ode

To waste,devastate,scatter

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Ðá wurdon hí ealle ðearle áfyrhte, and heora gesomnunga ealle wurdon sóna tósceácerode then (at the coming of the emperor Decius) they (the Christians) were all very frightened, and their congregations were at once scattered, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 23

Linked entry: sceácerian

Egeles ford

(n.)
Grammar
Egeles ford, es; m.

Ailsford

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Ailsford Eádríc gewende ðone cyning ongeán æt Egeles forda Eadric went to meet the king at Ailsford, Chr. 1016; Th. 282, 10, col. 1

mis-tídan

(v.)
Grammar
mis-tídan, p. de (used impersonally)

To turn out badly

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To turn out badly Gif æt láde mistíde if the attempt at exculpation prove a failure, L. C. S. 57: Th. i. 406, 27

gliwere

(n.)
Grammar
gliwere, es; m.

A jesterplayerone who aims at pleasing with a view to gaina flattererparasitusassentatorscurra

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A jester, player, one who aims at pleasing with a view to gain, a flatterer; parasitus, assentator, scurra, Hpt. Gl. 422: Gl. Prud. 618

clynan

(v.)
Grammar
clynan, l. clynnan, clynian; p. ede.
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To cause to sound, knock at a door Clyniga ðæt dor pulsare ostium, Lk. R. 15, 25

ge-hǽme

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hǽme, (?); adj.
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With which one is at home, familiar, to which one is accustomed Mé is swíðe gehéme saepe mihi usu uenit, Solil. H. 32, 24

Linked entries: -hǽme ge-héme

heáfod-haga

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-haga, an ; m.
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A fence running at the head (v. heáfod; 2 a) of a piece of land (?) On ðone ealdan heáfodhagan, C. D. vi. 64, 7

ancor

(n.)
Grammar
ancor, ancer, oncer; g. ancres; m. [ancŏra = ἄγκυρα : uncus = ὄγκος a hook, v. DER.]

An anchorancora

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On ancre fæst fast at anchor, Beo. Th. 611; B. 303. On ancre rád rode at anchor, 3771; B. 1883. Ða ancras the anchors, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 10, 13: Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 40.

Linked entries: ancer ancra

be-fóran

(adv.)

Beforeat handopenlyanteantea præin conspectu, in conspectum

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Wæs se atola befóran the wicked one was at hand Cd. 224; Th. 295, 17; Sat. 487. He befóran gengde he went before Beo. Th. 2829; B. 1412

fæsten-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten-tíd, e; f.

Fast-tide or time jējūnii tempus

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-tidan] geornlícost beorgan one ought most earnestly to take care at festival-times and fast-times, L. C. S. 38; Th. i. 398, 17.

ge-bodian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bodian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-, bodian to tell]

To tellmake knownannounceproclaimnuntiāreannuntiāre

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Ðæt ðǽr nán to láfe ne wearþ ðæt hit to Róme gebodade so that there was none left to tell it at Rome, Ors. 4, ii; Bos. 97, 30: Exon. 10 b; Th. 13, 14; Cri. 202

weorod

Grammar
weorod, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Se eádmóda heáp geearnode æt Gode þæt iú ǽr þæt módige werod forleás the humble company (the apostles at Pentecost) obtained by their merit from God what long before the proud host (the people at the tower of Babel) lost, Hml.

Aquilegia

(n.)
Grammar
Aquilegia, indecl. [Aquileia = Ἀκυληία]

Aquileia in Gallia Transpadana, north of the Adriatic

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Aquileia in Gallia Transpadana, north of the Adriatic Maximus abád æt Aquilegia ðære byrig Maximus encamped at the town Aquileia, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 21

heofon-wóma

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-wóma, an; m.

A heavenly soundthe sound heard at the day of judgment,

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A heavenly sound, the sound heard at the day of judgment, Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 58; Cri. 835: 22 b; Th. 62, 10; Cri. 999

Hǽðfeld

(n.)

Hatfield in Hertfordshire

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Hatfield in Hertfordshire Hér gesæt Þeodorius ærcebiscop senoþ on Hǽðfelda in this year archbishop Theodore presided over a synod at Hatfield, Chr. 680; Erl. 40, 11

Coshám

(n.)
Grammar
Coshám, es; m.

COSHAM or CORSHAMWilts loci nomen in agro Wiltoniensi

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COSHAM or CORSHAM, Wilts; loci nomen in agro Wiltoniensi Læg se cyng seóc æt Coshám the king lay sick at Corsham Chr. 1015; Erl. 152, 13

fareld

(n.)

a journey

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Els. 29, 10; and MS. at foot of plate facing Title

ge-drinca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drinca, an ; m.
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One who drinks with another, one who sits at table with another, a guest, companion. Cf. ge-beór Danihel wearð þæs cyninges gedrinca. Nap. 29

Linked entry: drinca

hlid

fencea gatedoor

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'Gange hé him tó mínre byrgene and áteó áne hringan úp of ðǽre þrýh' . . . ' Getíða mé ꝥ ic áteó þás hringan úp of ðysum hlide (hlyde, v. l.)' . . . Hé teáh ðá ꝥ ísen úp of ðám stáne, Hml. S. 21, 67.

ir-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ir-líc, adj.

Angry

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Angry Hé swíðe irlícum andwlitan beseah tó ðam iungan cnyhte he looked at the young man with a very angry countenance, Th. AP. 4, 6 : 5, 3