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Gallias

(n.)
Grammar
Gallias, Gallie, Galleas; gen. Gallia; pl. m.

The Gauls ⬩ the Franks ⬩ Galli ⬩ Galliæ

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The Gauls, the Franks; Galli, ōrum; Galliæ, ārum; Ðǽr wæs Gallia ofslagen twá-hund þúsenda ducenta millia Gallōrum interfecta sunt, Ors. 5, 8; Bos. 107, 33; Hav. 329, 8 : 4, 7; Bos. 89, 7.

Linked entries: Galleas Gallia ríce Gallie Galwalas

Norþ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
Norþ-mann, es; m.

A man belonging to a northern country ⬩ a Norseman ⬩ Norwegian ⬩ Dane

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The word occurs as a proper name : -- Norþman Leófwines sunu, 1017; Erl. 161, 6. referring to other countries Norþmen ( those who attacked Sodom ), Cd. Th. 120, 16; Gen. 1995. Norþmonna, 124, 25; Gen. 2068. Norþmonnum, 119, 9; Gen. 1977

Linked entry: Nor-men

GEÓ

(adv.)
Grammar
GEÓ, gió; adv.

Formerly, of old, before ⬩ quandam, olim, pridem

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Formerly, of old, before; quandam, olim, pridem Ða lióþ ðe ic, wrecca, geó lustbǽrlíce song, ic sceal nu heófiende singan the lays which I, an exile, formerly with delight sung, I shall now mourning sing, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 7: Bt. Met.

Linked entries: gió giú þá iú geó-geára geó-geáre

Eást

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
Eást, es; m.
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Rufinus wolde habban þone anwold þǽr eást, and Stileca wolde sellan his suna þisne hér west, 6, 37; S. 296, 6. Eást mid Crécum, Met. 30, 1. Secga sitlu súð, eást, and west, 9, 42: 14, 7. v. norþ-, súþ-eást; cf. west; adv

on-munan

(v.)

to esteem, consider (worthy), think (highly of) ⬩ denoting worth ⬩ alone

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Ǽlc ðara ðe síe under ðæm gioke hláfordscipes hé sceal his hláford ǽghwelcre áre wierþne onmunan quicumque sunt sub jugo servi, dominos suos omni honore dignos arbitrentur, Past. 29; Swt. 201, 23. with acc. of person alone Hé úsic on herge geceás tó

ge-þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þrowian, -þrowigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To suffer

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Sunu monnes geþrowend biþ Filius hominis passurus est, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 17, 12. Ðú bist geþrouad tu cruciaris, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 25. He swá mycel for úre lufan geþrowode he has suffered so much for love of us, Blickl. Homl. 25, 3: 91, 12.

stede

(n.)
Grammar
stede, es; m.
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Ðá stód seó sunne on ðam stede, Jos. 10, 12, 13. standing as opposed to moving, stopping, standing still. v. sunn-stede Hwæt is ðæs Hǽlendes stede oððe hwæt is his fær? Homl. Th. i. 156, 33. <b>IV a.

Linked entries: bed-stede hám-stede

for-bærnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bærnan, -bearnan, to -bærnenne; part. -bærnende; p. -bærnde, pl. -bærndon; pp. -bærned, -bærnd; v. trans.

To burn up ⬩ consume ⬩ ŭrĕre ⬩ combūrĕre

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Ðæt seó sunne mid hyre hǽtan middaneardes wæstmas forbærne that the sun with her heat burn up the fruits of the earth, Wrt. popl. science 9, 6; Lchdm. iii. 250, 17.

Linked entries: for-bearnan for-bernan

þrowing-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
þrowing-tíd, e; f.

the time at which a person suffered martyrdom ⬩ the anniversary of the time when some one suffered

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Homl. 171, 4. the anniversary of the time when some one suffered Ðeós tíd fram ðisum andwerdan dæge ( fifth Sunday in Lent ) óð ða hálgan Eástertíde is gecweden Cristes ðrowungtíd, Homl. Th. ii. 224, 19.

wræc

(n.)
Grammar
wræc, es; n.

wrack ⬩ misery ⬩ suffering ⬩ suffering that comes as punishment, ⬩ retributive punishment ⬩ vengeance ⬩ where the punishment or misery is exile or banishment

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Mid ðý wíte ðæs foresprecenan wræces slægene wǽron praefatae ultionis sunt poena multati, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 30. Ende nǽfre ðínes wræces weorþeþ, Andr. Kmbl. 2765; An. 1385.

ge-weaxan

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Alle ðá ðe gewæxen sint mé omnia quae nata sunt mihi, Lk.

BEÁCEN

(n.)
Grammar
BEÁCEN, bécen, bécn, bécun; g. beácnes; n. A

BEACON ⬩ sign ⬩ token ⬩ standard ⬩ signum ⬩ significatio ⬩ typus ⬩ vexillum ⬩ portentum ⬩ miraculum

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Beácnes cyme the beacon's [the sun's] coming, Exon. 57b; Th. 205, 4; Ph. 107. Segn genom beácna beorhtost he took an ensign brightest of standards, Beo. Th. 5547; B. 2777

Linked entries: beácne bécen bécn bécun biécn

strica

(n.)
Grammar
strica, an; m.
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Stricum apicibus literarum 501, 56. a streak, tract Hit getímaþ hwíltídum ðonne se móna beyrnþ on ðæm ylcan strican ðe seó sunne yrnþ, ðæt his trendel underscýt ðære sunnan tó ðam swíðe ðæt heó eall áþeóstraþ, Lchdm. iii. 242, 19

atol-lic

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Seó sunne scíman ne hæfde and wæs atollic (eatolíce,v.l.) on tó beseónne, Bd. 3, 27;Sch. 316, II. Deófol is atelic sceocca, Hml. Th. i. 16, 21. Þeáh ðe hé (the leper)atelic ware, 122, 6. Án atelic sceadu on sweartum híwe, ii. 508, l.

ge-endian

(v.)
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Geendad wéron ðá færmo impletae sunt nubtiae, Mt. L. 22, 10. of time Æfter ðon geendad wéron dagas æhto postquam consummati sunt dies octo, Lk. L. R. 2, 21: 4, 2. Geendade, 2, 43. intrans.

gleáwnes

(n.)
Grammar
gleáwnes, glauwnes, se; f.

Prudence ⬩ skill ⬩ wisdom ⬩ ability ⬩ sagacity ⬩ acuteness

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Beheald ðas sunnan mid gleáwnysse behold this sun intelligently, Homl. Th. i. 284, 34. Seó orþonce gláunes the ingenious skill, Blickl. Homl. 99, 31.

Linked entry: glauwnes

wuldor

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor, (-ur, -er), es; n.

Glory ⬩ vainglory

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Ge-wíteþ mid ðý wuldre niǽre tungol (the sun), 350, 23; Sch. 68. Tempel wuldre gewlitegod. Andr. Kmbl. 1337 ; An. 669. Ðá sceáwede ic míne gesǽlinesse and mín wuldor, Nar. 7, 22. in a bad sense, vainglory.

Linked entries: wulder wuldor-full

Sunnan-niht

(n.)
Grammar
Sunnan-niht, e; f.
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The night between Saturday and Sunday:?-Ǽlcum gesinhíwum gebyreþ ðæt hig hyra clǽnnysse healdon ǽfre Sunnannihte (nocte diei Dominici), L. Ecg. P. ii. 21; Th. ii. 190, 18.

Linked entry: Wódnes-niht

for-sweorcan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sweorcan, to grow dark.
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Gl. 185, and add Seó sunne forswyrcð sóna on morgen Titan tenebrescit in ortu, Dóm. L. 108: Wlfst. 137, 11. Ásweartad, forsworcen fuscatus, i. denigratus, obnubilatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 152, 7 (cf. An. Ox. 2, 369 infra).

sǽd-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽd-berende, In a legend of the Holy Cross Seth is represented as bringing seeds from Paradise, whither he had been sent by Adam: Seth, ita edoctus ab angelo cum uellet discedere, dedit ei angelus tria grana pomi illius, de quo manducauerat pater eius dicens ei: 'Infra triduum cum ad patrem tuum redieris ipse exspirabit. Haec tria grana infra eius linguam pones, &amp;c.' If the poet of the Genesis knew such a legend it might have suggested the epithet he applied to Seth. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. vi. 200. See, too, C. M. 1365
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His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam

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