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wræc-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wræc-líc, adj.

strange ⬩ wonderful ⬩ wretched ⬩ miserable

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Geseah cyning wundor on wíte ágangen ; him ðæt wræclíc þúhte, hyssas hále hwurfon in ðam hátan ofne, Cd. Th. 233, 4 ; Dan. 270. Wundor ðín wræclíc mirabilia tua, Ps. Th. 88, 4 : 74, 2. Ðíne weorc wǽron wræclíce swýþe mira opera tua, 138, 12.

híw-cúþ

domestic ⬩ familiar

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Se cyngc betwux his híwcúðum mannum blissode, Ap. Th. 3, 4. figuratively: Hwæt is ꝥ þǽm men sý máre þearf tó þencenne þonne embe his sáuwle þearfe, ... and hwylce látteówas hé hæbbe, and hwyder hé gelǽded sý ...

consul

(n.)
Grammar
consul, es; m.

A consul

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A consul; one of the two chief magistrates of the Romans chosen annually after the expulsion of their kings; geár-cyning, q. v; consul Him ða Rómáne æfter ðǽm [cyningum] látteówas gesetton, ðe hí consulas héton, ðæt hiora ríce heólde án geár an man after

Linked entry: geár-cyning

swylt

(n.)
Grammar
swylt, es; m.

Death, destruction. ⬩ of the death of the body ⬩ of the second death, the perdition of the soul ⬩ lying at the point of death ⬩ hunger, famine

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Ðǽr Seón cyning swylt dreórig fornam, Ps. Th. 135, 20: Beo. Th. 2877; B. 1436. Ealle swylt fornam, druron dómleáse, deáðrǽs forféng, Andr. Kmbl. 1988; An. 996: Exon.

Linked entry: swilt

fród

wise ⬩ skilled in a subject ⬩ counsel ⬩ old

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Fród cyning, hár hilderinc, B. 1306. Fród guma sægde fela geongum, Fä. 53. Ðraca sceal on hlǽwe fród, Gn. C. 27. Fugol fród, geealdad, wintrum gebysgad, Ph. 426. with dat. or gen. of noun of time Dægríme fród, Gen. 2173.

Æðelréd

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelréd, Æðeréd, es; m. [æðele, réd = rǽd counsel] .

Æthelred ⬩ Æthelred ⬩ Æthelrédus ⬩ Æthelred Atheling ⬩ Æthelred

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A.D. 1016, Ðá gelamp hit ðæt se cyning Æðelréd forþférde then, A. D. 1016, it happened that king Æthelred died, 1016; Erl. 155, 15. Æðelréd, Æðeréd Æthelred, a Mercian nobleman. Th. Diplm. A.D. 896; 139, 11: Chr. 912; Erl. 101, 46.

Linked entry: Æðeréd

hýre-mann

Grammar
hýre-mann, hiére-, hýr-mann, es; m.

a subject ⬩ follower ⬩ servant ⬩ subordinate ⬩ a parishioner ⬩ a hearer

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Bist ðú úre cyning oððe beóþ wé ðíne hýrmen rex noster eris aut subjiciemur ditioni tuæ? Gen. 37, 8. Wé beódaþ eác úrum híremannum we also command our subjects, L. Æðelst. v. 8, 7; Th. i. 238, 1.

hyrwan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrwan, hyrwian; p. de, ede

blaspheme ⬩ despise ⬩ condemn ⬩ treat ill ⬩ oppress ⬩ vex ⬩ harass

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Sceal wís cyning cristendóm miclian and mǽrsian and á hé sceal hǽðendóm hindrian and hyrwan a wise king must extend and magnify christianity, and ever must he hinder and harass heathendom, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 306, 7

Linked entry: herwan

lícham-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
lícham-, lícum-líc [cf. cognates under líc-hama]; adj.

Bodily ⬩ corporeal ⬩ material ⬩ carnal

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Wæs hé líchomlícre gebyrdo æþeles cynnes erat carnis origine nobilis, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 15. Lícumlícre gegaderunga copulæ carnalis, 2, 9; S. 511, 1. Ealle ða líchamlícan gód biþ forcúþran ðonne ðære sáwle cræftas, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 5.

mǽran

(v.)
Grammar
mǽran, máran; p. de

To make known ⬩ celebrate ⬩ declare ⬩ proclaim

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For cyning mǽraþ leófne leódfruman they proclaim the loved chief as king, Th. 222, 6; Ph. 344. Swylce mín tunge tídum mǽrde ðín sóþfæst weorc sed et lingua mea tota die meditabitur justitiam tuam, Ps. Th. 70, 22.

Linked entry: máran

reáfere

(n.)
Grammar
reáfere, es; m.
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Gif hwilc þeóf oððe reáfere gesóhte ðone cyning, ðæt hé hæbbe nigon nihta fyrst, L. Ath. iv. 4; Th. i. 222, 26.

GEORN

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
GEORN, comp. m. geornra; f. n. geornre; sup. geornast; adj.

Desirous, eager, anxious, ardent, zealous, studious, intent, careful, diligent ⬩ cupĭdus, appĕtens, sollĭcĭtus, studiōsus, intentus, dīlĭgens ⬩ eagerly ⬩ brisk, quick ⬩ earnestly ⬩ earnestly, eagerly ⬩ willingly, earnestly ⬩ desirous ⬩ willingly ⬩ willingly ⬩ willingly ⬩ desirous ⬩ intentus, cupĭdus, stŭdiōsus, prōnus ⬩ yearning for ⬩ gladly ⬩ fain, willingly ⬩ eager, willing

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Desirous, eager, anxious, ardent, zealous, studious, intent, careful, diligent; cupĭdus, appĕtens, sollĭcĭtus, studiōsus, intentus, dīlĭgens Cyning biþ anwealdes georn a king is desirous of power, Exon. 89 b; Th. 337, 4; Gú. Ex. 59.

æt-foran

(adv.)
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Before, beforehand Wǽron þá wælisce men ætforan mid þám cynge, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 9

Engle

Angles ⬩ the English

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Eádgar, Engla cyning (Angla reccent, v. l.), Chr. 975; P. 118, 27. Eádward, Engla (Englene, v. l.) hláford, 1065; P. 192, 26. Engla waldend, 973; P. 118, 5. Eádmund, Engla þeóden, 942; P. 110, 12. Engla þeód, 596; P. 21, 17.

irmþ

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Add: misery, wretchedness, calamity Se cyning . . . hæfþ máran ermþe majorem regibus inest miseriae portionem, Bt. 29, I; F. 102, 25.

ofer-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-mód, adj.

Proud, arrogant, presumptuous

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Se ofermóda cyning Lucifer Cd. Th. 22, 9; Gen. 338. On Torcwines dagum ðæs ofermódan cyninges in the days of Tarquinius Superbus, Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 8. Ðú ne scealt nǽfre gelíce déman ðam eúdmódan and ðam ofermódan, L. de Cf. 3; Th. ii. 260, 25.

twǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
twǽde, adj.

Doubled ⬩ containing two of three parts of a whole ⬩ two thirds, ⬩ two parts of three

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Se cyning áh twǽdne dǽl (twegen dǽlas,MSS. B. H.) weres, þriddan dǽl sunu oþþe mǽgas, L. In. 23; Th. i. 116, 15

Linked entry: þridda

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

out ⬩ beyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosed ⬩ out on an expedition ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ forth ⬩ to knock out ⬩ pull out ⬩ out ⬩ away from home ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ away from land ⬩ out ⬩ outside ⬩ not within doors ⬩ not in the house ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ externally

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Kmbl. 962; Sal. 480. summoning to service Ðáhét se cyng ábannan út ealne þeódscipe of West-Seaxum. Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 8. Hét se cyning bannan út here ...

wíte

(n.)

punishment ⬩ pain that is inflicted as punishment ⬩ torment ⬩ a means ⬩ implement ⬩ a fine. ⬩ torment ⬩ plague ⬩ disease ⬩ evil ⬩ pain

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Heó (Eve ) hæfde hire sylfre geworht ðæt mǽste wíte and eallum hire cynne, ge ðæt wíte wæs tó ðæs strang, ðæt ǽghwylc man sceolde mid sáre on ðás world cuman, and hér on sorhgum beón, and mid sáre of gewítan, Blickl. Homl. 5, 27 : Cd.

rǽdan

(v.)
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Ðú ðe Israéla ǽðelum cynne reccest and rǽdest qui regis Israel, Ps. Th. 79,1. Hé rǽt ús and recþ ipse reget nos, 47, 12. Drihten mé rǽt ( regit ), 22, 1. God ðe rǽt and gewissaþ eallum gesceaftum, Chart. Th. 239, 34.