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god-fæder

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Add: a godfather Se godfæder wæs þæs cildes forspreca and borh wið God, Hml. Th. ii. 50, 17: 52, 4-15. Godfæder his godbearn lufie, Wlfst. 74, 13. Petrus wæs his ( St.

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

aldornes

(n.)
Grammar
aldornes, ness, e ; f.

Authorityauctoritas

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Authority; auctoritas Se bisceop mid biscoplícre aldornesse [ealdorlicnysse, S. 553, 35] wæs cýðende episcopus pontificali auctoritate protestatus, Bd. 3, 22; Whel. 224, 22

ellen-wód

(adj.)
Grammar
ellen-wód, adj. [wód mad]

Raging, furiousfŭriōsus

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Raging, furious; fŭriōsus Wæs ellenwód fæder wið déhter the father was furious with his daughter, Exon. 67 b; Th. 251, 4; Jul. 140

Linked entry: wód

fierdleás

(adj.)
Grammar
fierdleás, adj.

Without a force or armyunprotectedexercĭtu cărens

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Without a force or army, unprotected; exercĭtu cărens Hit ðonne fierdleás wæs it was then without a force, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 13

gár-céne

(adj.)
Grammar
gár-céne, adj.

Spear-boldbold in armshastâ audax

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Spear-bold, bold in arms; hastâ audax Offa wæs gárcéne man Offa was a man bold in arms, Beo. Th. 3921; B. 1958

ealdor-botl

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-botl, es; n.

A royal house or villa rēgālis villa

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A royal house or villa; rēgālis villa Ðǽr wæs ðá cyninges ealdorbotl ubi tunc erat villa rēgālis, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 18

Linked entry: ealdor-bold

miltsigend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
miltsigend-líc, adj.

To be pardonedvenial

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Hwí wæs ðæs heáhengles syn unmiltsigendlíc and ðæs mannes miltsigendlíc? Boutr. Scrd. 17, 21

neáh-freónd

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-freónd, es; m.

A near friend or relation

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A near friend or relation Ðǽr wæs mycel menigo manna gegaderod his mága and eác óðra his néhfreónda, Guthl. 12; Gdwin. 56, 22

niht-glóm

(n.)
Grammar
niht-glóm, es; m. (?)

The darkness of night

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The darkness of night Wæs ðam báncofan æfter nihtglóme ( when the shades of night prevailed ) neáh geþrungen, Exon. Th. 158, 27; Gú. 916

eal-weald

(adj.)
Grammar
eal-weald, adj.

All-powerful, almighty omnĭpŏtens

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All-powerful, almighty; omnĭpŏtens Ǽrende ealwealdan Gode wæs sprecen a message was spoken to the all-powerful God, Andr. Kmbl. 3239; An. 1622

grápigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
grápigendlíc, adj.
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Tangible His líchama wæs grápigendlíc ... he æteówde hine grápigendlícne his body was tangible ... he shewed himself tangible, Homl. Th. i. 230, 25, 26

Scrobbesbyrig-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Scrobbesbyrig-scír, and later Scrob-scír; f.
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Shropshire Ðá wæs se cyng gewend ofer Temese intó Scrobbesbyrigsctre, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 29. Hugo eorl of Scrobscíre, 1094; Erl. 230, 37

be-swylian

(v.)
Grammar
be-swylian, p. ede; pp. ed

To soil, stainpolluere, inficere

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To soil, stain; polluere, inficere Hit wæs beswyled mid swátes gange it was soiled with running of blood, Rood Kmbl. 45; Kr. 23

sige-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
sige-hwíl, e ; f.
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Ðæt ðam þeódne wæs síðes sigehwíl, Beo. Th. 5413 ; B. 2710

sundor-líf

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-líf, es; n.
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-Hé sundorlíf (vitam privatam) and munuclíf wæs foreberende eallum ðám weolum ðæs eorþlícan ríces, Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 7

þider-leódisc

(adj.)
Grammar
þider-leódisc, adj.
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Of that people Hé geleórde on Burgenda mǽgðe, and hé wæs bebyrged mid micle wópe ge Angelcynnes monna ge þiderleódiscra, Shrn. 134, 24

Linked entry: leódisc

un-getýdd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-getýdd, adj.

Untaughtunskilled

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Untaught, unskilled Seó bóc wæs yfele gehwyrfed and gyt wyrs fram sumum ungetýddum ( a quodam imperito ) gerihted, Bd. 5, 24; S. 648, 24

weorold-ende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
weorold-ende, es; m.
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The end of the world Ðæt hé léte hyne licgean ðǽr hé longe wæs, wícum wunian óð woruldende, Beo. Th. 6159; B. 3083

á-bǽran

(v.)
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to bring out, bring to light Ðæt ðæt díhle wæs openum wordum sý eall ábǽred omnia luci verbis reddantur apertis, Dóm. L. 41

Linked entry: ǽ-bær