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a-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
a-cuman, p. -cam, -com, pl. -cámon, -cómon; pp. -cumen, -cymen

To come ⬩ bear ⬩ venire ⬩ ferre ⬩ sustinere

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Ðæt land híg ne mihte acuman non sustinebat eos terra, Gen. 36, 7. Ge hyt ne mágon nú acuman non potestis portare modo, Jn. Bos. 16, 12

éðel-riht

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-riht, -rieht, es ; n.

A land or country's right ⬩ patrium jus

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A land or country's right; patrium jus Wǽron orwénan éðelrihtes they were hopeless of country's right, Cd. 154; Th. 191, 8; Exod. 211.

leóda

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Eádweard bewarede land and leódan (leóde, v.l. /), 1065; P. 195, 15. Add

of-linnan

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Add: to leave off, desist Hú lange willað gé wunigan on þǽre fúlnesse þæs líchoman fyrenlustes ? Oflinnað, lá, ǽr eów se deáð ofercume, Verc. Först. 143, 7. to desist from (gen.) Uton oflinnan þára unárímedra metta . . .

méðian

(v.)

to grow weary

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to grow weary Wið miclum gonge ofer land ... mucgwyrt nime him on hand oððe dó on his scó ðý læs hé méðige for much walking over the country ... let him take mugwort into his hand, or put it into his shoe, lest he grow weary, L.

rǽden-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
rǽden-gewrit, es; n.
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A writing containing a condition or stipulation, a written agreement, a note of hand Ic him sealde úre ágen rǽdengewrit, ðæt wǽre him tó ðam geráde ðæt land tó lǽten, ðe mon ǽlce gére gesylle fífténe scillingas clǽnes feós ðam bisceope, Chart.

Linked entry: rǽding-gewrit

strang-lic

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Hé þet land mid stranglicum feohte gewann, 1097; P. 234, 12

síþ-from

(adj.)
Grammar
síþ-from, adj.

Good at travelling ⬩ bold in journeying

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Land Perséa sóhton síþfrome Simon and Thaddeus, Apstls. Kmbl. 153; Ap. 77: Andr. Kmbl. 1281; An. 641: Exon. Th. 157, 17; Gú. 893

bold

a dwelling ⬩ a town

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Hwá féhð tó þám ðe þú lange samnodest, oððe hwám gearwadest þu þín bold and þíne getimbru, nú þíne erfeweardas lifian ne mótan?, Wlfst. 261, 8. ꝥ hé heora bold gedréfe, Angl. x. 146, 187. a town.

ge-cwéme

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cwéme, adj. [cwéme pleasant, pleasing]

Pleasant ⬩ pleasing ⬩ grateful ⬩ acceptable ⬩ fit ⬩ jŏcundus ⬩ grātus ⬩ plăcĭtus ⬩ complăcĭtus ⬩ acceptus

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Ðǽr is bráde land in heofonríce Criste gecwémra there is a spacious land in heaven's kingdom of the grateful to Christ, Cd. 218; Th. 278, 5; Sat, 217. Gecwémre complăcĭtior, Ps. Spl. 76, 7. Swá him gecwémastwæs as was most pleasing to him, H.

fóster-módor

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-módor, -móder, fóstor-módor, féster-módor, -módur, fǽster-módor; f.

A FOSTER-MOTHER ⬩ nurse ⬩ altrix ⬩ nutrix

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Ic gean mínre fósterméder ðæs landes æt Westúne I give to my mother the land at Weston, Th. Diplm. 560, 25

fore-word

(n.)
Grammar
fore-word, es; n.

A proviso ⬩ condition

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A proviso, condition Ðat land æt Áctúne twégra manna dæg, ealswá ðá foreword sprecað, C. D. vi. 148, 30. Standan ðá forword betweónan ðan abbode and Ceólríce, iii. 352, 3. Syndon ðis þá forword þe Orecy and þá gegyldan gecoren habbað, iv. 277, 30.

áþ-swaru

(n.)
Grammar
áþ-swaru, e; f.

An oath-swearing ⬩ a solemn oath ⬩ an oath ⬩ juramentum

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Ðæt he lange gehét mid áþsware what he long had promised on oath, Cd. 170; Th. 213, 26; Exod. 558: Ps. Th. 88, 3. Áþsware pytt the well of the oath, Beersheba, Gen. 46, 1

Cerdices leáh

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdices leáh, leáge; f.

Cerdic's ley ⬩ Cerdăci campus

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Land ford] in this year Cerdic and Cynric fought against the Britons at the place which is called Cerdic's ley, Chr. 527; Th. 26, 30-33, col. 3

el-þeódgian

(v.)
Grammar
el-þeódgian, -þeódian; p. ode
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To be in foreign parts, to travel to or live in a foreign land Foerde fearr ł ellðiódegde peregre profectus est, Mt. L. 21, 33. Ellðeódigde ł fearr færende wæs, Lk. L. 15, 13. Ellðiódade, Mk. L. 13, 34.

Linked entries: -þeódgian -þeódgian

fealcen

(n.)
Grammar
fealcen, es: fealca (?), an; m.

A falcon

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Ðæt land æt Fealcnahám (cf. æt Habeccahám, i. 315, 23. On heafoces hamme, vi. 75; 33), C. D. ii. 381, 20. Cf. Wilgísl Westerfalcing (-falcning, v. l.), Westerfalca (-falcna, v. l.) Sǽfugling, Chr. 560; P. 18, 5

tó-samnian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-samnian, p. ode

To assemble, ⬩ collect

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To assemble, collect Ðá bæd hé hine ðæt hé sumne dǽl landes æt him onfénge, ðæt hé mihte mynster on getimbrian and Godes ðeówas tósomnian he prayed him to receive from him a parcel of land, that he might thereon build a monastery and collect together

Linked entries: samnian tó-somnian

ge-ágnian

(v.)

to have as one's own, possess, occupy ⬩ to get ⬩ secure possession of, acquire ⬩ to adopt ⬩ to prove one's title to ⬩ secure by shewing title ⬩ to usurp

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S. 3, 354. reflexive Cnut geáhnode (-ágenede, v. l.) him þet land, ¨ Chr. 1028; P. 157, 21. Uton faran and geáhnian ús þæt land, for þan þe wé magon mid mihte hit bigitan, Num. 13, 31. Him ealle þás cynerícu on his ǽnes ǽht geágnian, Bl.

FRIÐIAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRIÐIAN, freoðian; p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [friþ peace] .

to keep the peace ⬩ towards, make peace ⬩ to protect ⬩ defend ⬩ keep ⬩ pācĭfĭcāre protĕgĕre ⬩ tuēri

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Ǽlc ðæra landa, ðe ǽnigne friðige ðæra ðe Ængla land hergie each of those lands which may keep the peace towards, afford protection to, any of those who ravage England, L. Eth. ii. 1; Th. i. 284, 17.

Linked entry: freoðian

ǽþ-rýt

Grammar
ǽþ-rýt, l. ǽ-þryt[t], -þryte,
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and add Náht is lang, náht ys ǽ þryte ( longum ) ꝥ ná on sceortum sý geendud, Scint. 217, 6. Gyf hit ne þúhte ǽsþryt (-þrytt. v. l. ) tó áwrítenne. Lch. iii. 276, 3. Þý lǽs ðe hit eów ǽðryt þince, Hml. Th. i. 88, 32.