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hund-seofontig

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Add: as abstract numeral Týn síðon seofon beóð hundseofontig, Angl. viii. 303, 5. as substantive (sing, or pl.). with gen þær on ríme forborn fíf and hundseofontig hǽðnes herges, Jul. 588. pæt synd eall tógedere twá and hundseofontig geára (MS. geáre

Eást

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
Eást, adj.

EAST, easterly ⬩ orientālis

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EAST, easterly; orientālis Eást used mostly in composition as a noun, Eást-Engle East-Angles, Bd. 5, 24; S. 646, 19. Eást-Seaxe East-Saxons, 5, 24; S. 646, 19. Eást-Francan East-Franks, Ors. I, I; Bos. 18, 30: Chr. 891; Erl. 88, 3

eorþ-slihtes

(adv.)
Grammar
eorþ-slihtes, adv. [slihtes, old gen. of sliht destruction, slaughter, like nihtes of niht]

In an earth-destroying manner ⬩ in mŏdo vastante terram

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In an earth-destroying manner; in mŏdo vastante terram Swá swá oxa gewunaþ to awéstenne gærs, óþ ða wirttruman, eorþslihtes mid tóðum as an ox is accustomed to consume grass with his teeth, even to the roots, in an earth-destroying manner, Num. 22, 4

feorm-fultum

(n.)
Grammar
feorm-fultum, es; m.

Food-support ⬩ purveyance ⬩ victus auxĭlium ⬩ commeātus ⬩ prōcūrātio

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Food-support, purveyance; victus auxĭlium, commeātus, prōcūrātio Ðæt him nán man ne þearf to feormfultume nán þingc syllan, bútan he sylf wille that no man need give him anything as purveyance, unless he himself be willing, L. C. S. 70; Th. i. 412, 22

ge-æhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æhtan, -æhtian; p. te, ode; pp. ed, od [æht valuation, estimation]

To value ⬩ prize ⬩ æstĭmāre

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To value, prize; æstĭmāre Wæs gifu Hróþgáres oft geæhted the gift of Hrothgar was often prized, Beo. Th. 3774; B. 1885. Gebéte swá hit mon geæhtie let him make amends as it may be valued, L. Alf. 26; Th. i. 50, 26, MS. H

geond-spǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-spǽtan, p. -spǽtte; pp. -spǽt

To spit or squirt through, syringe through, to squirt water as through a syringe or pipe ⬩ sĭphonĭbus ăquam exprĭmĕre

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To spit or squirt through, syringe through, to squirt water as through a syringe or pipe; sĭphonĭbus ăquam exprĭmĕre Ðú hie ǽlce dæge mid pípan geondspǽt do thou syringe through it every day with a tube, L. M. 2, 22; Lchdm. ii. 208, 26

Linked entry: spǽtan

ge-mieltan

(v.)

to melt, digest

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to melt, digest Suá suá sió wamb gemielt ðone mete suá gemielt ðæt mód mid ðære gescádwísnesse his geþeahtes his sorga as the belly digests food so does the mind digest its sorrows with wise reflection, Past. 36, 8; Swt. 259, 6; Hat. MS

Linked entry: ge-myltan

dæg-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
dæg-cúþ, adj.
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Clear as daylight, perfectly known Ne þǽr ówiht inne ne belífe on heortscræfe heánra gylta, ꝥ hit ne sý dægcúð, ꝥ ꝥ díhle wæs, openum wordum eall ábæred nec lateat quidquam culparum cordis in antro, omnia quin luci verbis reddantur apertis, Dóm. L. 40

ford

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Cóm Timotheus mid fyrde, and gesæt æt ánum forda. Ac Iudas him cóm tó ... and oferférdon ðone ford, and fuhton wið þá hǽþenan, Hml. S. 25, 432. ¶ The word occurs very frequently in the Charters both in composition and as an independent word. Add

ge-rǽf

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Add: As á-ráfian = dissolvere, á-rǽfan = expedire, ge-rǽf weorþan on hine, applied to the crime, would mean that the person referred to could not free or clear himself of the charge. The Old Latin version renders geresp (v. l. gerǽf) weorðe by firmetur

hwæl

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Add: A large kind of whale (as compared with hran, q. v. ) Hran oððe hwæl ballena, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 67. Hwæl ballenam .i. diabolum, An. Ox. 6, 12. God gesceóp þá micelan hwalas ( cete grandia ), Gen. 1, 21. Hwælas, Angl. viii. 310, 18

rím-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
rím-áþ, es; m.

An oath taken by a person and by the number of persons he brings with him as compurgators

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An oath taken by a person and by the number of persons he brings with him as compurgators L. Ath. i. 9 ; Th. i. 204, 15. (cf. the expressions in Norse law tylptar-, séttar-eiðr, oaths in which twelve, six persons respectively took part)

twi-fyrclede

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-fyrclede, adj.

Having two prongs ⬩ forked

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Having two prongs, forked Twyferclede bifidus, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 288, 10 note. Cf.Wæs gesæwen swilce se beám (the tail of a comet) ongeánweardes wið ðes steorran ward fyrcliende wǽre as if the tail were dividing in two, getting forked (?), Chr. 1106

-hád

(suffix)
Grammar
-hád, a suffix forming abstract nouns, e. g. bisceop-, cild-, man-, wer-hid, etc. In the oldest English it is found combined only with nouns, while in the later stages of the language, as in O. Sax. O. Frs. O. H. Ger. words are formed with it from adjectives. An early instance occurs in the Land MS. of the Chronicle 'druncenhed,'
  • 1070
  • ;
  • Erl. 209, 35
. In later English it takes two forms, -hode, -hede; in modern times, -hood, -head.

friðo-webba

(n.)
Grammar
friðo-webba, an; m.

A peace-weaver ⬩ an angel ⬩ pācis tector ⬩ angĕlus

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A peace-weaver, an angel; pācis tector, angĕlus He up lócade swá him se ár abeád, fǽle friðowebba he looked up as the messenger commanded him, the faithful weaver of peace. Elen. Kmbl. 175; El. 88. v. Grm. And. u. El. pp. 143-5

Linked entry: freoðo-webba

sumer-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
sumer-lang, adj.
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Long as in summer, epithet of a day (cf. live-long) Ic ásecgan ne mæg, þeáh ic gesitte sumerlongne dæg, eal þa earfeþu, Exon. Th. 272, 7; Jul. 495. Sumorlangne dæg, 443. 29; Kl. 37. Ðú wercest sumurlange dagas swíðe háte, Met. 4, 19

hasu

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Add: — Wegas syndon drýge, haswe herestrǽta (perhaps herestrǽta here is used as in An. 200 of watery ways, and haswe might be equivalent to glaucus (cf. the passage under haswe), an epithet of waves, glaucae undae), holm gerýmed, Exod. 284. Haswe bléde

ge-þýwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þýwe, adj.

Customary ⬩ usual

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Customary, usual Him geþýwe wæs ðæt he oft ðǽr wunode [other version has his gewuna wæs] sæpius ibidem diverti ac manere consueverat, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 24. Swá him geþýwe ne wæs as was not usual with him, Beo. Th. 4654; B. 2332

byrn-wígende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
byrn-wígende, -wiggende; part.

Clothed in armour, mailed ⬩ loricatus

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Clothed in armour, mailed; loricatus Swá hire weoruda helm byrnwiggendra beboden hæfde as the prince of the mailed armies had commanded her, Elen. Kmbl. 447; El. 224. Gehlódon byrnwígendum werum wǽghengestas they loaded the ships with men covered with

cealre

(n.)
Grammar
cealre, calwer, es; m.

calmaria, gabalacrum

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calmaria, gabalacrum; Pressed curds, a jelly made of curds or sour milk Cealre[MS. cealfre] calmaria, Wrt. Voc. 290, 33. Nim súr molcen, wyrc to cealre,and beþ mid ðý cealre take sour curds, work them to a jelly, and foment with the jelly, L. M. 1, 39

Linked entries: celras calwer