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brǽd

Grammar
brǽd, (-u, -o)

breadth

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Wæs seó wícstów on lengo .xx-es furlonga long, and swá eác brǽdo, Nar. 12, 17. On lenge and on brǽde, 33, 22. Mið braeda extensione, Mt. p. 15, 13. Mid wudu beweaxen míle brǽdo circumdatum silua mille passus. Nar. 12, 8.

ceaster-ware

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Eal seó burh wæs onstyred, and þá ceasterware cégdon, Bl. H. 71, 13. Þǽre burge ceasterware ( cives urbis illius ) gecyrdon, Gr. D. 198, 15. Þæs éþles ceasterware wǽron englas, 260, 20. Þá ceasterwara (-e, v. l. ) þǽre burge, 210, 12.

cnósl

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Eal Adames cnósl omnes homines, Dóm. L. 129. Cnósle stirpe, An. Ox. 1601: progenie, 7, 89: prolem, 26, 31. Hig ǽton Jacobes cnósel comederunt Jacob, Ps. L. 78, 7. Add

fadung

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On swylcere fadunge (fandunge, v. l.) . . . eal mynstres fadung (ordinatio), 125, 4-7. Ꝥ Léden and ꝥ Englisc nabbaþ ná áne wísan on þǽre sprǽce fadunge (fandunge, MS.), Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 4, 8. Þæt is gedón be Godes fadunge, Hml. Th. i. 518, 31: Hml.

gleáwscipe

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On gleáwscype swíþe bescáwede, Lch. iii. 436, 11. diligence Gif hé ongyt þæt eal his hogu and gleáwscipe náht framað si viderit nihil suam prevalere industriam, R.

hand-preóst

(n.)
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V. has 'chief about the king') Þrengde hé his handpreóstas and eác sume of his túnpreóstan ꝥ hí scoldan helpan þan feáwan munecan precepit capellanis clericis suis, ut essent cum monachis, Chr. 870; P. 284, 1. Cf. hand-þegn, hand-gesella

under-standan

Grammar
under-standan, <b>.
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</b> add Ic geanbidode swíþe wet oþ ic wiste hwæt þú woldest, and hú þú hit understandan woldest; and eác þý furþor ic tiolode geornfullíce ꝥ ðú hit forstandan mihtest I waited till I knew what you would, and in what way you would conceive of it

in-geþanc

(n.)
Grammar
in-geþanc, es ; m. n.

Thoughtthinkingcogitationintentmindheartconscience

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Se Déma se ðe ðæt inngeþonc eall wát hé eác ðæm inngeþonce démþ intus quippe est qui judicat, intus, quod judicatur, 4, 2; Swt. 39, 11.

Linked entry: inn-geþanc

ge-flówan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-flówan, p. -fleów, pl. -fleówon; pp. -flówen

To overflowinundāre

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To overflow; inundāre Swá hit ðære flód ǽr gefleów as the flowing of the river formerly flowed over it, Ors. 1, 3; Bos. 27, 28

Linked entries: flówan ge-fleów

steór-wirðe

(adj.)
Grammar
steór-wirðe, adj.
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Deserving reprobation Ðonne wé hwæthwugu stiórwierðes ongietaþ on ða ðe ús underðiédde bióþ cum ea quae in subditis arguenda cognoscunt. Past. 28, 4; Swt. 194, 3

mylen-díc

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-díc, f.
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A mill-dyke Andlang ðǽre mylendíc eft on ðá , C. D. v. 383. 12. Andlong cærent on þá mylendíc, Cht. E. 208, 31

ofer-wacian

(v.)

to keep watch, over, act as a guard

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to keep watch, over, act as a guard Julianus wýcode wið ða Eufraten, and him olerwacedon syfanfealde weardes, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 271

ge-risenlic

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Add: meet, fitting, proper as a matter of duty Ꝥ þes móte beón eall swá rihta wyrðe, ꝥ inc byð bám þearflic for Gode and eác gerysenlic for worolde, Cht. E. 232, 23.

ge-hwæþer

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Add: Each of two. used substantively. alone, each of two objects Gesíðcund man . . . ceorlisc man . . . gehwæðer ꝥ hǽmed forlǽte, Ll.

Linked entry: hwæþer

fléd

(n.)
Grammar
fléd, es; n. [flód a flood]

A flowingfloodflūmen

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A flowing, flood; flūmen in fléde the river in its flow, Cd. 12; Th. 15, 12; Gen. 232: Andr. Kmbl. 3006; An. 1506. cf. Grein, infléde

fold-grǽg

(adj.)
Grammar
fold-grǽg, adj. [grǽg grey]

Earth-greyearth-colouredinstar terræ cānus

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Earth-grey, earth-coloured; instar terræ cānus of dúne sceal foldgrǽg féran earth-coloured water shall proceed from a hill, Menol. Fox 521; Gn. C. 31

slæcness

(n.)
Grammar
slæcness, e; f.
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Gl. 694. slowness of physical movement Swá swá ðære sunnan sleacnys ácenþ ǽnne dæg and áne niht . . . swá eác ðæs mónan swiftnys áwyrpþ út ǽnne dæg and áne niht, Lchdm. iii. 264, 19. slowness in action Ðæs þeówes sleacnys ( he seemed long in doing

swíþ-stríme

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-stríme, adj.
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B.) pervenit ad flumen meatu rapidissimo, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 4

Linked entry: stríme

hwætlíce

(adv.)
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Þæt tó þám hwætlícor hé mæge becuman quatinus ad eam quantocius valeat peruenire, Scint 29, 3

þanécan

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
þanécan, þe
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Þeáh hí nú eall hiora líf áwriten hæfdon, hú ne forealldodon ða gewritu þeáh and losodon ðonécan þe hit wǽre swá some swá ða wríteras dydon and eác ða þe hí ymbe writon though they indeed had written all their life, yet would not the writings have become