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hring-mere

(n.)
Grammar
hring-mere, es; n.

a bath

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A round pool, a bath, Exon. 124 b; Th. 478, 21; Ruin. 45

ge-wildan

(v.)

to exercise power overrule over

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to exercise power over, rule over, Gen. 3, 16: Ps. Spl. 105, 38

gleomu

(n.)
Grammar
gleomu, e; f.

Splendour

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Splendour Gleoma gefrætwed splendidly adorned, Exon. 124 b; Th. 478, 1; Ruin. 34

ge-rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rícsian, p. ode; pp. od

To rule, governregere, dominari, gubernare

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To rule, govern; regere, dominari, gubernare, Rtl. 8, 7: 26, 43: 38, 41

Linked entries: rícsian ge-ríxian

rysciht

(adj.)
Grammar
rysciht, ryscihte; adj.
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Rushy, full of rushes On ðone ricsihtan mere, C. D. vi. 214, 18

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Twégen weras (wæras, Lind.: wearas, Rush., uiri ) Móysés and Hélias, Lk. Skt. 9, 30.

Linked entry: wíf

rifelung

(n.)
Grammar
rifelung, e ; f.
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A wrinkle Riuelung ruga, contractio pellis, Angl. xxxii. 506, 12. N. E. D. rivelling.]

ríce-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
ríce-dóm, es; n.

Powerruledominion

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Power, rule, dominion Ðín rícedóm ofer ús ríxie 'thy kingdom come,' Wulfst. 125, 9

wealdian

(v.)
Grammar
wealdian, p. ode

To rule, command

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To rule, command Ic wealdige vel ofer bebeóde imperito, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 52

gér

(n.)
Grammar
gér, es; n.

a yearannus

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Recd. 139, 23. the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = g, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is gér a year, hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter g, but for gér a year, as,- RUNE [gér] byþ gumena hiht, ðonne God lǽteþ hrusan syllan beorhte blǽda beornum

hwæt-rǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
hwæt-rǽd, adj. [?]

counsel

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Strong of purpose or counsel Hwætréd, hygeróf, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 5; Ruin. 20

scúr-beorh

(n.)
Grammar
scúr-beorh, gen. -beorge; f.
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Th. 476, 9; Ruin. 5

crungon

(v.)
Grammar
crungon, pp. crungen

yielded, perished

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yielded, perished, p. pl. and pp. of cringan Exon. 124a; Th. 477, 17; Ruin. 26

heald

(n.)
Grammar
heald, es; n.

Hold, guardianship, protection, rulesupportupholding, support, custody, keeping

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Hold, guardianship, protection, rule Hí gecuron Harold tó healdes ealles Engla landes they chose Harold to rule over all England, Chr. 1036; Erl. 164, 14.

Linked entries: ge-hildan hilde hald

reád-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
reád-fáh, adj.
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Th. 476, 19; Ruin. 10

un-gecoplíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecoplíc, adj.

Unfitinconvenienttroublesomeimportunus

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Unfit, inconvenient, troublesome; importunus Saca mid usgecoplícum quarrels with rude fellows, Lchdm. iii. 200, 18

ómian

(v.)
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to rust Swá ár ómað yfelnysse his sicut aeramentum eruginabit malitia illius, Scint. 196, 5

wíg-hyrst

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-hyrst, e; f.

The trappings of war

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Th. 478, 3; Ruin. 35

þreát

(n.)
Grammar
þreát, es; m.

a troopbandcrowdbody of peopleswarmpressthrongviolencecompulsionforceoppressionpunishmentill-treatment

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Ðreát (ðreást, Rush.), Mk. Skt. Lind. 3, 32. Ðreót (ðæt folc ł ðreátas, Lind.) turbae, Lk. Skt. Rush. 3, 10. Menigo ðreád (monige ðreátas, Rush.) multa turba, Mk. Skt. Lind. 3, 7: 5, 21: Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 40. Þreát chorus, Wrt.

wundrian

(v.)
Grammar
wundrian, p. ode.

to wonder atto regard with surpriseadmirationto make wonderfulmagnify

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Se Hǽlend wundrode (wundriende wæs, Rush.) Jesus miratus est, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 10, Hig wundrodun (wundradan, Rush.), 19, 25: 21, 20. Hí wundrodon mycelre wundrunge obstupuerunt stupore maximo, Mk. Skt. 5, 42.

Linked entry: wyndrian