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ham-land

(n.)
Grammar
ham-land, es; n.
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Enclosed pasture land Is þæs londes þridde half híd þe Óswold selð Cynelme tó bóclonde swá hé hit him ǽr hæfde tó forlǽten tó lǽnlonde ǽgðær ge on earðlonde ge on homlonde, Cht. E. 208, 11

mán-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
mán-lic, adj.
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Wicked, evil Yrre and anda ús synd forbodene, manslyht and morðdǽda and ealle mánlice þing, Hml. A. 8, 190. Hé ( Christ) ámeldode heora (the Jews' ) mánlice geþóhtas, and heora unrihtwísnysse hé him openlíce sǽde, 76, 75

neáh-gangol

(adj.)
Grammar
neáh-gangol, adj.
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In attendance on the person of the sovereign Þ eall hí dydon for ðæs cáseres ðingon, for þon hí him ǽr on híredeswíðe neáhgangole wǽron (cf. Icel. þeir vóru svá nakvæmir konungi), Hml. S. 23, 130

Linked entry: gangel

nyten-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
nyten-lic, adj.
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Ignorant Cúðberhtus, ðá ðá hé wæs eahtawintre cild, arn swá swá him his nytenlice yld tihte plegende mid his efenealdum: ac God wolde stýran þǽre nytennesse Cúðberhtes þurh mynegunge gelimplices láreówes, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 3

Linked entry: nyten

streónan

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add: with gen. Hié wǽron ús gelíce on þysse worulde wynsumnesse lifigende and him welena strýndon, Verc. Först. 144, 10. dat. (?) or absolute (?) Wá ðám mannum þe . . . eorðlicum spédum tiliað and strýnað, Verc. Först. 120, 17

tredan

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add: to press with the foot, hold the foot on something Hé worhte him áne anlícnesse þe ... mid ðáre swíðran hand þone hwǽte hlód, and mid þám winstran fét þá mittan træd, Ap. Th. 10, 13

un-þæslic

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Unþæslic absurdus, An. Ox. 27, 26. Swýðe unþæslic (inconveniens) mæg beón geþúht ꝥ sé nyte Drihtnes andgit, sé ;Þe mid him byð geworden án gást, Gr. D. 136, 21. ;Þá cwæð se hálga wer ;ꝥ Add

ofer-blíðe

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-blíðe, adj.

Over-cheerful

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Over-cheerful Ðǽm oferblíðum laetis is tó cýðanne ða unrótnessa ðe ðǽræfter cumaþ, and ðám unblíðum sint tó cýðanne ða gefeán ðe him gehátene sindon, Past. 27; Swt. 187, 15: 189, 4: 61; Swt. 455, 22

ge-syndrian

(v.)

to separate

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to separate Gesyndrod sí he fram beodes dǽlnimunge let him be separated from sharing in the table, R. Ben. interl. 24, Lye. On ðære gesyndredan híde in the separate hide, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 4, 8

Linked entry: ge-sundrian

freód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
freód-scipe, (?),es; m.

Friendship ⬩ kindness

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Friendship, kindness Gif him mǽte ꝥ his earmas beón fægere gegerede, ꝥ bið freódscipe (freónd-?). Archiv cxx. 304, 30. [Sé þe] Herculem gesihð freódscipe fégð, Lch. iii. 206, 4. Hláf wexenne niman freódscipas getácnað, 210, 1

full-cúþ

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Hé him ealdor gesette ús eallum fulcúðne, Brihtnóð geháten, Cht. Th. 242, 3. Hig wǽron farende þurh án wésten on hiora fulcúðne weg, Shrn. 37, 33. Take here ful-cúþ, and add: familiar. Cf. seld-cúþ

seóslig

(adj.)
Grammar
seóslig, adj.

Afflicted ⬩ troubled ⬩ vexed

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Afflicted, troubled, vexed Se hálga wer ælda gehwylces ðe hine seóslige sóhtun hǽlde líc and sáwle the holy man healed body and soul of all that in affliction sought him Exon. Th. 157, 29; Gú. 899

ge-tión

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tión, ic -tió, pl. -tióþ; impert. -tió, pl. -tióþ; subj. pres. -tió, pl. -tión

To draw ⬩ to attract ⬩ trăhĕre ⬩ attrahere

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To draw, to attract; trăhĕre, attrahere Hwæðer nú gimma wlite eówre eágan to him getió does now the beauty of gems attract your eyes to them? Bt. 13; Fox 40, 2: 38, 1; Fox 196, 15

á-þecgan

to take food ⬩ consume

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Substitute: to take food, consume Gif mon þung ete, áþege buteran and drince let him take some butter, and wash it down by drinking. Lch. ii. 154, l. Willað hý hine áþecgan, Rä. I. 2, 7

Linked entry: þecgan

ge-sprecan

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Add: absolute, to speak, (i) to have the faculty of speech, not to be dumb Dumbo dyde ꝥte hiá gesprecas mutos fecit loqui, Mk. L. 7, 37. Gebróht wæs him dumb, and geleicnade hine suǽ ꝥ hé gespræc, Mt. L. 12, 22. Ðreátas geségon monigo gesprécon, 15,

Bedan ford-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Bedan ford-scír, Bæda-ford-scír, Beada-ford-scír, Bede-ford-scír, e ; f.

BEDFORDSHIRE ⬩ comitatus nomen

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BEDFORDSHIRE; comitatus nomen Hí hæfdon ofergán Bedan fordscíre they had subjugated Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 266, 5, col. 2. Wende him út into Bedan fordscíre egressus est in Bedanfordsciram, 1016; Th. 278, 16, col. 1

ful-wurþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-wurþlíce, full-weorþlíce; adv.

Full worthily ⬩ very honourably ⬩ dignissĭme

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Full worthily, very honourably; dignissĭme Hine man byrigde fulwurþlíce [fullweorþlíce. Th. 294, 21, col. 2], swá he wyrðe wæs they buried him very honourably, as he was worthy, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 22, col. 1

Linked entry: full-weorþlíce

Loidis

(n.)

Leeds

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Leeds Ða æftran cyningas him botl worhton on ðam lande ðe Loidis[is] háten reges posteriores fecere sibi villam in regione quæ vocatur Loidis, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 21: 3, 24; S. 557, 12

Lunden

(n.)

London

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London Hé bebohte hine on Lundenne he sold him in London, Bd. 4, 22; S. 592, 3: Chr. 839; Erl. 66, 16: 898; Erl. 96, 20. Of Eástenglum and of Lunden, 992; Erl. 131, 33

þrysman

(v.)
Grammar
þrysman, þrysmian; p. de, ode

To choke ⬩ stifle ⬩ suffocate ⬩ to keep in subjection

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To choke, stifle, suffocate; fig. to keep in subjection Alexander .xii. geár ðisne middangeard under him þrysmde and egsade Alexander per duodecim annos trementem sub se orbem ferro pressit, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 142, 22

Linked entry: a-þrysman