wer
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Ic ágife ðínne wer ðam cynge, Chart. Th. 207, 11, 33: 208, 28. <b>III b.
Æðelbryht
Ethelbert king of Kent ⬩ Ethelbert the second ⬩ Æthelbryhtus
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D. 860, hér, Æðelbald cyning forþférde, and féng Æðelbryht to eallum ðam ríce his bróðor, and se Æðelbryht [MS. Æðelbriht] rícsode v gear here, A.
Linked entry: Berhte
un-rǽd
evil counsel ⬩ ill-advised course ⬩ bad plan ⬩ folly ⬩ disadvantage ⬩ prejudice ⬩ hurt
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Eádríc gewende ðone cyning ongeán. Næs nán mára unrǽd gerǽd ðonne se wæs Eadricus per dolum fecit exercitum Anglorum redire. Non fuit pejus concilium factum in Anglia de tali re, Chr. l016; Erl. 157, 22.
talu
a tale, talk, story, account ⬩ talk, discussion, dispute ⬩ a charge, claim ⬩ an excuse, a defence ⬩ as a law term, a case (as regards either plaintiff or defendant), an action, ⬩ a tale, list, series
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Ðæt se Ælmihtiga God gehýre ða talu ðe Syria cyning ásende tó hospe and tó edwíte his micclan mægenðrymme ( si forte audiat Dominus universa verba Rabsacis, quem misit rex Assyriorum, ut exprobrare Deum viventem, 2 Kings 19, 4), Homl.
hwæt
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And hwæt þá se ylca God manna cynn ádwǽscan ne wolde quia itaque isdem Deus humanum genus exstinguere noluit, 77, 12. Hwæt hí dydon swá swá hé cwæð fecerunt, ut dixerat, 2, 2; Sch. 117, 20: 1, 27; Sch. 78, 9: Hml.
Ælfréd
Alfred ⬩ Alfrédus ⬩ Alfred the Great
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In his preface, he thus speaks of his book and of his other occupations Ælfréd, Cyning [MS.
tellan
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Nis hit nán cyn, ðæt mon ðæt for náuht telle, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 86, 14-19.
GE-RÉFA
A prefect, steward, fiscal officer of the shire or county, judge, reeve or sheriff, count ⬩ præpŏsĭtus, villĭcus, jūdex, præfectus, cŏmes
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Swá hie geþingian mǽgen wið cyning and his geréfan as they can agree with the king and his reeve, L. In. 73; Th. i. 148, 12. Gif man ðone geréfan teó if any accuse the reeve, L. C. S. 8; Th. i. 380,19.
Linked entries: réfa geréfscipe ge-reáfa
ge-árian
To give honour ⬩ to honour ⬩ honōrāre ⬩ honorĭfĭcāre ⬩ To have mercy or compassion upon any one ⬩ be merciful to ⬩ pity ⬩ pardon ⬩ propĭtium esse ⬩ misĕrēri ⬩ parcĕre ⬩ To endow
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[ár II. kindness, favour, mercy] To have mercy or compassion upon any one, be merciful to, pity, pardon; propĭtium esse, misĕrēri, parcĕre Þolige he landes and lífes, búton him se cyning geárian wylle let him forfeit land and life, unless the king will
Linked entry: gearod
líðan
To go ⬩ sail
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Se cyning sylfa and se hálga bisceop líðan on ðæt eálond rex ipse cum sanctissimo antistite insulam navigavit, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 12. Nú is ðon gelícost swá wé on laguflóde ofer cald wæter ceólum líðan, Exon. 20 a; Th. 53, 18; Cri, 852.
rǽswa
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Folca rǽswa, Caldea cyning, 257. 34; Dan. 667. Ealwealdan Gode, þeóda rǽswan, Andr. Kmbl. 3243; An. 1624, Folccyningas, leóde rǽswan, Cd.
eall-swá
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Hé sý on swége gelencged eallswá (eal-, v. l. ) on Sunnandæge, 37, 8. as (if) Hí ridon tó Bosanhám eallswá hí sceoldon tó Sandwíc, Chr. 1049; P. 168, 35. correlative forms Eallswá bealdlíce mót se ðeówa clypigan God him tó Fæder ealswá se cyning, Hml
feónd
an enemy ⬩ foe ⬩ fiend ⬩ devil
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H. 179, 16. a hostile spirit, fiend, devil Wé witan ꝥ þyses menniscan cynnes fýnd áblende eówre heortan, Bl. H. 151, 33. On ðá ealdon unryhtwísnesse ðæs lytegan fióndes (feóndes, v. l.), Past. 233, 18. Wið ðǽm lytegan fiénd, 433, 17.
ríht
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Cynren rihtwísra ł rihtra (ðeára rehtra, Ps. Srt.) generatio rectorum, Ps. L. 111, 2. Rihtum (rectis) he is mildheort, 4. Þám gódum and rihtum on heortan, 124, 4. Add Se hýra, sé ðe nis riht hyrde, Hml.
brǽdan
broad ⬩ latus ⬩ To make broad, BROADEN, extend, spread, stretch out ⬩ dilatare, propalare, expandere ⬩ To be extended or developed, grow or rise up; ⬩ dilatari, adolescere
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Se cyning his handa wæs uppweardes brǽdende wið ðæs heofones the king stretched [lit. was stretching] out his hands upwards towards heaven, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 81, 36. v. intrans.
wícian
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Th. 185, 3; Exod. 117. to occupy a position for a time Ðá wícode se cyng on neáweste ðare byrig ða hwíle ðe hié hiera corn gerypon, Chr. 896; Erl. 94, 5. Hé wícode ðǽr ða hwíle ðe man ða burg worhte, 913; Erl. 102, 6.
Linked entry: ge-wícian
á-lecgan
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L. 28, 4. of things, to suppress, abolish, put an end to Áléde Eádward cyng ꝥ heregyld, Chr. 1052; P. 173, 18. Swylc geréfa swylc médsceat nime and óðres ryht þurh ꝥ álecge, Ll. Th. i. 222, 6. Þæt hig his leásunga álecgon, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 45.
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timbran
to build (lit. or fig.) ⬩ construct ⬩ to instruct, ⬩ edify ⬩ to cut timber
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Ðá hét Alfréd cyng timbran langscipu ongén ða æscas, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 7-11. Æfter ðæm hryre ðære upáhæfennesse hé ongan timbran eáðmósnesme, Past. 58; Swt. 443, 30.
Linked entries: tymbran timber-geweorc timbrian
habban
To HAVE, possess, hold, keep
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Hér hæfde se cyng his híréd æt Gleáweceastre in this year the king held his court at Gloucester, 1094; Erl. 229, 27.
Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa
FÁH
Guilty, criminal, proscribed, outlawed, inimical, hostile ⬩ sons, reus, proscriptus, inĭmīcus, infensus, infentus
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Beó he fáh wið ðone cyng let him be hostile to the king, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 11: Cd. 215; Th. 270, 28; Sat. 97; Wald. 101; Vald. 2, 22.