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efen-cempa

(n.)
Grammar
efen-cempa, an; m.
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A fellow-soldier Embe his efencempan hé hæfde welwillendnysse . . . and his efencetnpan hine árwurðodon, Hml. S. 31, 44, 49: Hml. Th. ii. 500, 15

rǽd-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-gifa, an; m.
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Cf. rǽd-bora and next word

steór-réðra

(n.)
Grammar
steór-réðra, an; m.
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Andreas ástág on ðæt scip and gesæt be tfæm steórréþran, Blickl. Homl. 233, 4, 24: 235, 23

Gota

(n.)
Grammar
Gota, an; m.
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; and with their kings, who were called Rhadgast and Alaric, sacked the Roman city [A.

plega

(n.)
Grammar
plega, an; m.
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Hié wǽron welige ... and heora plegan wǽron genihtsume . . . Hió hæfdon wiste and plegan and oforgedrync, Blickl. Homl. 99, 17-21. Plegan allusiones, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 44 : colludia, 20, 71.

Linked entries: plegan hand-plega

weorold-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-fruma, an ; m.
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and ðæra woruldfrumena valida priscorum heroum facta reminiscens, Guthl. 2 ; Gdwin. 12, 28

Linked entry: fruma

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl. wé witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to wit ⬩ know ⬩ have knowledge ⬩ be aware, ⬩ to know ⬩ have knowledge of, ⬩ be aware of ⬩ to be wise ⬩ be in one's senses ⬩ to be conscious of ⬩ to know ⬩ to feel ⬩ shew

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Ne ic ǽniges wát hæleða gehygdo, Andr. Kmbl, 398; An, 199. Ðú wást ða menniscan týddernysse, Blickl. Homl. 243, 30: Ps. C, 31. Ðú wǽst and const ánra gehwylces earfeðsíðas, Andr. Kmbl. 2566; An. 1284. Crist ealle wát góde dǽde, Exon.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

Andefera

(n.)
Grammar
Andefera, an; m.

ANDOVER, a market town in the north west of Hampshire built on the east bank of the river Ande or Anton ⬩ oppidum in agro Hamtunensi

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IV. to Andefron, of Knighton Andever, about 1395, and from the present name Andover = Ande + ófer, another derivation maybe supposed, — Ande the river Ande, and ófer; g. ófres; d. ófre; m. a margin, bank, that is a town on the bank of the river Ande

a-weaht

(v.)
Grammar
a-weaht, a-weahte

awaked ⬩ excited ⬩ raised up

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awaked, excited, raised up,Ps. Th. 77, 65: Bd. 3, 5 ; S. 526, 34;

for-wearþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-wearþ, 1st and 3rd sing. p. of for-weorþan.

perished

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perished, Cd. 121; Th. 156, 14; Gen. 2588;

ge-wyrtún

Grammar
ge-wyrtún, l. gewyrt-tún, and for Jn. Skt. Lind.
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substitute Jn. R

byrst

(v.)
Grammar
byrst, 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of beran

he byrþ bearest, he bears, produces ⬩ facit

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he byrþ bearest, he bears, produces; facit, Mt. Bos. 7, 17

béd-ríp

(n.)
Grammar
béd-ríp, l. bed-ríp, es; n. , and add
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Aelc man in Sc̃e Eádmundes byri húsfast on his ówe land sal gifen tó þe hálegenes biderípe ón peni, Cht. Th. 438, 7. [v. N. E. D. bed-rip: Andrews' Old English Manor. P. 159.]

mixen-duncge

(n.)
Grammar
mixen-duncge, an; f.
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Dung from a mixen Myxendincgan út drag-an, Angl. ix. 261, 9

un-gefeá

(n.)
Grammar
un-gefeá, an ; m.
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Unhappiness Ðá men þe mǽstne dreám bútan Godes ondrysnum úp áhebbað hér on wornlde, hié þonne eft mǽste unrótnesse bútan ende and mǽstne ungefeán bútan ǽnigre blisse hiá onfóó. Nap. 64

Linked entry: ge-feá

ciric-tún

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-tún, es; m. [tún an inclosure]

A church-inclosure, church-yard, cemetery ⬩ ecclesiæ sepimentum, cœmetērium = κοιμητήριον

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A church-inclosure, church-yard, cemetery; ecclesiæ sepimentum, cœmetērium = κοιμητήριον Ne binnan cirictúne ǽnig hund ne cume let not any dog come within the churchyard, L. Edg. C. 26; Th. ii. 250, 7

Linked entry: cyric-tún

waþema

(n.)
Grammar
waþema, waþuma, an ; m.

Moving water ⬩ wave ⬩ flood

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Moving water, wave, flood Ðá cwom wópes hring út faran, weóll waðuman and hé worde cwæð, Andr. Kmbl. 2561; An. 1282. Tungol beóþ áhýded, gewiten under waþeman westdǽlas on, Exon. Th. 204, 13 ; Ph. 97

Linked entry: waþem

unriht-déma

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-déma, an; m.

An unjust judge

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An unjust judge Ða unrihtdéman, ðe démaþ ǽfre be ðám sceattum and swá wendaþ wrang tó rihte, Wulfst. 203, 25: 298, 19

ge-þicgan

Grammar
ge-þicgan, [The strong and weak forms may be taken under one head.]
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</b> to take and drink from a cup :-- Cwén ful gesealde éðelwearde ... Hé on lust geþeah symbel and seleful (he ate and drank ), B. 618. Cf. ge-þeón to take

geonga

(n.)
Grammar
geonga, an; m.
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Iunglingas ł iungan and fǽmnan iuuenes et virgines, Ps. L. 148, 12