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héra

(n.)
Grammar
héra, an; m.

One who obeys anothera servantfollower

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Æþelinga hleó beorna beággifa hérna hildfruma the shelter of princes, ring-giver of warriors, warlike chief of his followers, Elen, Kmbl. 201; El. l01

FRUMA

(n.)
Grammar
FRUMA, an; m. [frum primitive, first] .

a beginningcommencementoriginprincĭpiuminĭtiumŏrīgoprīmordiumexordiuman originatorauthorfounderinventorauctorinventora chiefprincerulerkingprŏcerprincepsrex

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Hie ahéngon herga Fruman they hung up the Prince of hosts, Elen. Kmbl. 419; El. 210

heófan

(v.)
Grammar
heófan, p. de

To lamentgrievewailmourn

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Álegdon ðá tó middes mǽrne þeóden hæleþ hiófende hláford leófne warriors lamenting laid down in their midst the great prince, the lord beloved, Beo. Th. 6275; B. 3142

heáfod-man

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-man, -mann, es; m.

A chief man, prince, captain, leadera chief, leadersatrapacaptain

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A chief man, prince, captain, leader Heáfodman vel þegn primas, Ælfc. Gl. 68; Som. 70, 5; Wrt. Voc. 42, 14: Homl. Th. ii. 514, 14.

Egipte

(n.)
Grammar
Egipte, Egypte; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The Egyptians, the people of Egypt in a body, Egypt Ægyptii

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Egypta ealdor a prince of the Egyptians, Gen. 42, 6. Egipta here the host of the Egyptians, Deut. ll, 4. Fóron Iosepes tyn gebróðru to Egiptum Joseph's ten brothers went to Egypt, Gen. 42, 3: 45, 9.

Linked entry: Egypte

lengan

(v.)
Grammar
lengan, p. de

protractdelayextendlengthen

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Ne lengde ðá leóda aldor wítegena wordcwyde ac hé wíde beád metodes mihte the prince was not slow to heed the prophet's words, but widely proclaimed the might of the Lord, Cd. 208; Th. 256, 25; Dan. 646.

Linked entry: langian

æðeling

(n.)
Grammar
æðeling, es; m. [æðele, -ing son of, originating from] .

the son of a kingone of royal blooda noblemanthe kingGodChristregia subolesvir nobilismanmenpeoplehomohomines

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Prince of Glory! Exon. 10a; Th. 10, 26; Cri. 158. Ðá se Æðeling cwom in Betlem when the Prince came in Bethlehem, 14a; Th. 28, 18; Cri. 448. Æðelstán cyning and his bróðor eác, Eádmund æðeling king Æthelstan and his brother also, Edmund the noble.

bletsung

(n.)
Grammar
bletsung, bledsung, e; f.

A BLESSINGbenedictio

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Him se beorn bletsunga leán ageaf the prince gave him the gift of his blessings, Cd. 97; Th. 128, 2; Gen. 2120

Linked entry: bledsung

EODOR

(n.)
Grammar
EODOR, eoder, eodur, edor, eder, es; m. I.

a hedge, fence, enclosure, dwelling, house sēpes, sēpīmentum, dŏmus, tectum

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III. a prince, sovereign, protector; princeps, tutor Ic ðé biddan wille, eodor Scyldinga, ánre béne I will entreat of thee, sovereign of the Scyldings, one boon, Beo. Th. 860; B. 428: 2092; B. 1044: Exon. 90a; Th. 339, 6; Gn. Ex. 90

Linked entries: eder edor eodur eðer

byldan

(v.)
Grammar
byldan, p. bylde; pp. bylded; v. trans. [beald bold; v. byld]
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Geongne æðeling sceolon góde gesíðas byldan good companions should encourage a young prince, Menol. Fox 488; Gn. C. 15. Hí bylde bearn Ælfríces the son of Ælfric encouraged them, Byrht. Th. 137, 60; By. 209.

Linked entry: bældan

æþeling

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Add: a prince of an English royal house Æþelingc clito (clitones universim filii omnes regnm apud Anglo-Saxones, Migne), Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 62. Æðeling, 42, 15. Æþeling clyton, ii. 22, 40.

ge-bann

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Gebannum edictis, i. decretis, 3037: 3435. (1 a) a mandate, an order sent by a prince to individuals :-- Ðá sende Gezabel ánne pistol tó Naboðes néhgebúrum mid þisum gebanne: 'Habbað eów gemót ...,' Hml.

íren

(n.)
Grammar
íren, es; n.

Irona swordblade

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Gif ðæt gegangeþ ðæt ádl oððe íren nimeþ ealdor ðínne if it come to pass, that disease or sword take off thy prince, 3700; B.1848. Mé sceal wǽpen niman, ord and íren, Byrht. Th. 139, 12. Áres and írenes æris et ferri, Bd. 1, I ; S. 473, 23, note.

wín-burh

(n.)
Grammar
wín-burh, f.

a town where wine is drunk, where there is feasting, where a prince feasts his followers,a chief towna walled vineyard

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a town where wine is drunk, where there is feasting, where a prince feasts his followers, a chief town. Cf. medu-burh, wín-ærn, III. Wínburge cyning (the king of Babylon; cf. Belshazzar's feast) Cd. Th. 255, 11; Dan. 622.

ge-síþ

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</b> a person of rank, one considerable from his connexion with a prince, from an official position :-- Wæs sumes gesíðes (comitis cuiusdam) tún nóht feor úrum mynstre, Bd. 5, 4; Sch. 567, 8. Gesíðas optimates, Wrt.

leód-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
leód-fruma, an; m.

a patriarcha princechieftainking

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The first in time of a people, the founder of a people, a patriarch; the first in rank among a people, a prince, chieftain, king Him wæs án fæder leóf leódfruma one father had they, founder beloved, Cd. 161; Th. 200, 9; Exod. 354. Leódfruma [St.

ge-twǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-twǽfan, p. de; pp. ed

To separatedivertdetainhinderdeprive

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Sumne Geáta leód feores getwǽfde one the Goths' prince separated from life, 2871; B. 1433. Gúþ wæs getwǽfed the contest was parted, 3320; B. 1658.

Linked entries: -twǽfan ge-twǽman

ge-horwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-horwian, ge-horgian, ge-horian; p. ode.
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Gif gé mid synnum gehorgode beóð, Nap. 30. to disgrace, treat shamefully Ðene hiá mið sceofmum (scomum, R.) miclum gehoruadon (Skeat prints gehornadon, but Cook in his Glossary to the Durham Book gives gehoruadon) illum contumeliis affecerunt Mk.

Linked entries: ge-horian -horwian

hord-weard

(n.)
Grammar
hord-weard, es; m.

A guard of a hoard or treasure

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Hordwearda gestreón the wealth of the princes of Israel, 174; Th. 220, 3; Dan. 65

ing

(n.)
Grammar
ing, the name of the nasal guttural ᛜ ng, in the Runic alphabet. In the Gothic the name seems to have been iggws, see Zacher, Das Gothische Alphabet, p. 3.
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In the Runic poem 22 ; Kmbl. 343, 27 it is taken as the name of a prince of the East Danes Ing wæs ǽrest mid Eást Denum gesewen secgum ; óþ hé siððan eft ofer wǽg gewát. Ðus heardingas ðone hæle nemdon. This name [cf.