weall-geat
A gate in a wall
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A gate in a wall Hié gegán hæfdon tó ðam weallgeate they had reached the city's gate, Judth. Thw. 23, 26; Jud. 141. Tó weallgeatum, Andr. Kmbl. 2407; An. 1205
wíg-hryre
Fall in fight
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Fall in fight Se ðe æt sæcce gebád wíghryre wráðra he that in strife had lived to see the fall in fight of fierce foes Beo. Th. 3242; B. 1619
wil-gedryht
A glad band
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Wes ðú, Andreas, hál mid ðás willgedryht, Andr. Kmbl. 1828; An. 916
land-geweorc
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The principal stronghold of a country, one which it has been the work of the country to build [cf. Beo. Th. 135-152; B. 67-76], Beo. Th. 1880; B. 938
lecþ
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Ducange gives 'peanius lignum tectis conficiendis aptum;' Spanish has peana a pedestal, a frame put at the foot of an altar to tread upon. ?
ge-gifod
Enriched with gifts
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Enriched with gifts Se cyng him wel gegifod hæfde on golde and on seolfre the king had bestowed many gifts of gold and silver on him, Chr. l001; Erl. 136, 17
Linked entry: ge-geafian
ge-landian
to land ⬩ arrive ⬩ accedere ad terram ⬩ to enrich with lands or possessions ⬩ terris locupletare
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[Cf. ge-lendan.] to enrich with lands or possessions; terris locupletare Ðe gelandod sý who has lands, L. Lund. 11. Opposed to be-landian
decan
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One who has charge of ten monks Fram decane sí boren a decano portetur, Angl. xiii. 414, 701: 433, 980. Þurh decanonas per decanos, R. Ben. 125, 8. Cf. teóþung-ealdor
Linked entry: decanon
freónd-lic
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In þám freóndlican geflite in hac amica contentione. Gr. D. 116, 6
herepæþ-ford
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D. iii. 436, 30. as a local name: Hae sunt uillulae eorum . . . Herpoþford, C. D. iv. 164, 27
séma
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Sum wer wæs on þyssere ylcan byrig, þæs nama wæs Aduocatus, sé wæs séma and ríhtend manigra manna ( the Latin is: Quidam aduocatus in hac urbe), Gr. D. 297, 6. Add
un-gebeden
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In which an appeal for legal redress has not been made. See passage under ge-biddan; I. l. De placito ungebendro [= sprǽce (v. sprǽc; X) ungebedenre ?], Ll. Th. i. 301, 21
Linked entries: un-geboden ge-biddan
on-týnan
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</b> to open what is compressed, open the hand ; fig. to bestow liberally :-- Swylce þú wylle þíne þá hálgan hand ontýnan, ealle hí gefyllan fægere góde, Ps. Th. 103, 26
burh-weard
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A city-ward or guardian, city-defender; urbis custos vel defensor Hæfde abrocene burhweardas had slain the city-guardians, Cd. 144; Th. 180, 2; Exod. 39: Andr. Kmbl. 1320; An. 660
Linked entry: byri-weard
cier
A turn, time, business, affair ⬩ versio, temporis spatium, negotium
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Mid óðrum cierrum with other affairs, Past. 4, 1; Hat. MS. 9b, 7
dæg-hwíl
Day-time, time of life ⬩ diei hora vel tempus
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Day-time, time of life; diei hora vel tempus Ðæt he dæghwíla gedrogen hæfde, eorþan wynne that he had finished his days, his joy of earth, Beo. Th. 5445; B. 2726
fóstor-leán
Remuneration for fostering ⬩ nutrīcii merces
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Remuneration for fostering; nutrīcii merces Hæfde Nergend fóstorleán fǽmnan forgolden, éce to ealdre the Saviour had repaid the virgin the reward for fostering, in eternal life. Menol. Fox 301; Men. 152
ge-wissung
Direction ⬩ instruction ⬩ guidance
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Direction, instruction, guidance For fela gewissungum ðe seó in bóc hæfþ toforan ðám óðrum for many directions which that one book has above the others, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 65, 295
Linked entry: wissung
ge-wácian
To grow weak ⬩ lose energy ⬩ to flinch ⬩ languescere ⬩ obtorpescere
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To grow weak or lose energy, to flinch; languescere, obtorpescere Gif hý ðǽr ne gewácodan [gewícadon, Laud] if they had not there lost energy [stopped], Ors. 3, 4; Bos. 56, 11
Linked entry: a-wácian
eáwis-firina
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The word has been given under ǽwisc-firen (q. v.), but perhaps it belongs here, and the first part, eáwisc, = public-anus, see the two preceding words, and cf. bær-synnig