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wíd-fæðme

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-fæðme, adj.
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Cf. síd-fæðme

Linked entry: síd-fæðme

rów

(adj.)
Grammar
rów, adj.

Quiet, calm, mild

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Quiet, calm, mild Se cleweþa (itch ) biþ suíðe rów, and ðeáhhwæðere gif him mon tó longe fylgþ, hé wundaþ and sió wund sáraþ, Past. 11, 6; Swt. 71, 19

þanc-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-snotor, þanc-snottor; adj.

Wise in thought, wise

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Fore there neidfaerae naenig uuiurthit thoncsnottura than him tharf sié, Txts. 149, 17

ǽr-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-fæder, indecl. in sing, but sometimes gen. -fæderes and dat. -fædere are found; pl. nom. acc. -fæderas; gen. a; dat. um; m.

A forefather ⬩ father ⬩ propator ⬩ pater

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A forefather, father; propator, pater, Beo. Th. 5258; B. 2622

Crúland

(n.)
Grammar
Crúland, Crúwland, es; n. [Interprete Ingulpho crūda et cænosa terra,
  • Gib. Chr. explicatio, p. 22, col. 1
]

CROWLAND or CROYLAND ⬩ Lincolnshire ⬩ loci nomen in agro Lincolniensi

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D. 699]when the blessed man, Guthlac, came to the aforesaid place, Crowland. . . he was then twenty-six years of age Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 22, 25-24, 3: 22; Gdwin. 96, 21

Linked entries: Gúþ-lác Crúwland

híw-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
híw-rǽden, e; f.

A family, ⬩ household, ⬩ house, ⬩ a religious house

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Sib sí ðisse híwrǽddenne pax huic domui, Lk. Skt. 9, 5: 19, 9: Gen. 28, 2: Ex. 2, 1. Híwrǽdene underféhþ familiam susceperit, L. Ecg. P. ii. 16; Th. ii. 188, 2

strúdigendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
strúdigendlíce, adv.
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Rapaciously, greedily Gif hé ofermódlíce and andiendlíce and strúdgendlíce his líf drohtnað si superbe, si inuidę uiuat, Chrd. 108, 18

scilling

(n.)
Grammar
scilling, es; m.

as a denomination of English money ⬩ a shilling ⬩ as denoting foreign money the word is used to translate various words

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s six times as much, 1200s., the king?s, which is six times the thane?s, is 120 pounds; so that 7200s.=120x240d., i.e. the shilling is four pennies. With this agrees L.

lust-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lust-bǽre, adj.

desirous ⬩ desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ agreeable

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Sió hǽlu hine gedéþ lustbǽrne salubritas videtur praestare voluptatem, 24, 3; Fox 84, 9. Wǽron lustbǽre for ðone leófan drihten wíta tó þrowienne, Homl. Skt. 4, 116. Ðás word sind lustbǽre tó gehýrenne these words are pleasant to hear, Homl.

ge-campian

(v.)
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.), serve as a soldier Ánum cinge sí gecampod uni regi militatur, R. Ben. 9, 102, 15

á-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
á-fæstan, to fast.
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Ǽrþon hyra fæsten sig áfæst antequam jejunium eorum jejunatum fuerit , Ll. Th. ii. 158, 25

brim-nesen

Grammar
brim-nesen, l. (?) brim nésen,
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Gen. 1341) and gesundne síð settan mósten if they came safe from the sea, and might make a prosperous passage, El. 1004. and substitute

CNEDAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNEDAN, ic cnede, ðú cnidest, cnist, he cnit, pl. cnedaþ; p. ic, he cnæd, ðú cnǽde, pl. cnǽdon; pp. cneden

To KNEAD, ⬩ ferment ⬩ subigere ⬩ fermentare

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Óþ-ðæt sie cneden donec fermentaretur Lk. Skt. Rush. 13, 21

ge-þun

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þun, es; n.

A noise; ⬩ clangor

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A noise; clangor Us þúhte for þam geþune ðæt sió eorþe eall cracode it seemed to us from the noise that the earth all cracked, Ps. Th. 45, 3

Linked entry: -þun

ge-firenian

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

To sin ⬩ peccāre

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To sin; peccāre We gefirenodon mid fæderum úrum peccāvĭmus cum patrĭbus nostris, Ps. Spl. C. 105, 6. Ic gefirnode I sinned, St. And. 10, 19 : Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 4

ge-lengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lengan, p. de; pp. ed

To prolong ⬩ lengthen ⬩ prolongāre ⬩ protēlāre

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Eówre dagas sín gelengede protēlentur dics vestræ, Deut. 5. 33 : Homl. Th. ii. 576, 26

Linked entries: ge-længed ge-langian

á-glídan

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Wíte georne ꝥ sió wyrt áweg ne áglíde, Lch. ii. 356, 24

ofer-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-micel, adj.

Over-much, excessive ⬩ nimius

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Over-much, excessive: On ðære tíde wæs sió ofer-mycelo hǽlo on ealre worulde, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 40, 3. Bútan hý ouer-micel geswinc habben, R. Ben. 65, 17

á-þindung

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Gif þonne sió áþindung þæs windes semninga cymð, þonne ne magon þás þing helpan, (the swelling up from wind) Lch. ii. 248, 5. Add

syn-bót

(n.)
Grammar
syn-bót, e; f.

Amends for sin, penance

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Amends for sin, penance Bisceopum gebyreþ ðǽt hí ne beón tó feohgeorne æt synbóte, ne on ǽnige wísan on unriht ne strýnan, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 32