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hár-wenge

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Sum geleáfful bócere hárwencge and eald, sé hátte Eleazarus ( Eleazar, one of the principal scribes, an aged man, and of a well-favoured countenance, 2 Macc. vi. 18), 25, 33: 28, 91

heofon-cyning

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Eall gé þæt mé dydon tó hýnðum heofoncyninge, 1514

líc-tún

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Add: — Hit wæs eald þeáw on þissum landum ꝥ mon oft forðgefarene men innan cyrcean byrigde, and þá stówa þe wǽron tó Godes þeówdðme gehálgode . . . mon worhte tó líctúnum . . .

stæf-rǽw

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Dict.] a line or passage in a document or inscription Hé þǽrinne funde áne leádene tabulan eall áwritene; and þá hé hí rǽdde, þá cóm hé tó þǽre stæfrǽwe þǽr hé ꝥ word funde áwriten . . . ꝥ hí fram Decie þám cásere flugon, and his éhtnysse þoledon, Hml

bútan

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Eall úre folc mid fleáme astwand búton wé feówertig Þe on ðám feohte stódon, Hml. S. 11, 74. <b>C. II 1.</b> :-- Hý man gecnáwan ne mæg, búton -tonne heo gréwð, Lch. i. 98, 4. <b>III 2.</b> :-- Ne can ic nǽnigne e

sib-gedryht

(n.)
Grammar
sib-gedryht, e; f.

a band of kinsmen ⬩ a peaceful band

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a band of kinsmen Bád eall seó sib-gedriht (the Israelites) somod ætgædere. Cd. Th. 191, 13; Exod. 214. a peaceful band Swinsaþ sibgedryht (the host of spirits who live in the peace and tranquillity of heaven), Exon. Th. 239. 8; Ph. 618.

sicetan

(v.)
Grammar
sicetan, sicettan, siccetan, siccettan; p. te.

to sigh ⬩ groan

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Ðá begann se ealda siccetan and mid wópe wearþ ofergoten, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 1. as opposed to expressing grief by speech (?) Ða unryhtwísan sicettaþ (siccettaþ, Cott. MSS.) on ðǽm þiéstrum impii in tenebris conticescent, Past. 11, 1; Swt. 65, 12.

Linked entry: siccettan

gód-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
gód-dǽd, e; f.

A good deed ⬩ a benefit

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Ealra góddǽda hí forgiten hæfdon obliti sunt benefactorum ejus, Ps. Th. 77, 13

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, grǽtan; p. grét, pl. gréton; pp. gréten, grǽten
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Hú ða womsceaðan hyra eald-gestreón gréten how the wicked doers shall bewail their works of old, Exon. 31 a; Th. 96, 10; Cri. 1572

smeoru

(n.)
Grammar
smeoru, smeru (o, a), wes; n.

Fat, grease, suet, tallow ⬩ adeps, arvina, unctura ⬩ grease, fat, butter

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Eal ðæt smeru hig forbærndon Lev. 8, 25. [ Smeredd sallfedd þurrh nan eorþliȝ smere Orm. 13244.]

Linked entries: smera smeru

geópan

(v.)
Grammar
geópan, ic geópe, ðú gýpst, he gýpþ, pl. geópaþ; p. geáp, pl. gupon; pp. gopen

To take up, take to oneself, receive ⬩ accĭpĕre

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To take up, take to oneself, receive; accĭpĕre Óþ-ðæt ic spǽte eal-felo áttor, ðæt ic ǽr geáp until I spit the very baleful venom which I took up before, Exon. 106 b; Th. 405, 29; Rä. 24, 9

innera

(adj.)
Grammar
innera, innra ; adj.

Inner ⬩ interior

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Eall mín inneran omnia interiora mea, Ps. Th. 102, 1. Ealle míne ða inneran, Blickl. Homl. 89, 2.

Linked entries: inra útera

rót

(adj.)
Grammar
rót, adj.

glad ⬩ cheerful ⬩ noble, excellent

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ealle ðære burh Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 20

of-sleán

(v.)

to kill or wound by a blow, to kill, slay ⬩ to slay

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Ðû ofslôge (percussisti) ealle ða ðe mé wiðerwearde wǽron, Ps. Th. 3, 6. Hí willaþ mé ofsleán interficient me. Gen. 20, II. Eall his weorod ofslegen wæs, Bd. I, 34; S. 499, 33. Wurdon begen ofslægene ða aldormen. Chr. 800; Erl. 60, 8.

Linked entry: of-gesleán

freóls

freedom ⬩ grant of land that enjoys immunity ⬩ libertas

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Add: freedom in respect to land granted, grant of land that enjoys immunity; libertas Þis is ealra þára landa freóls þe Eádgár cyning geedfreólsade Wulfríce his þegene (cf.

FRIÐIAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRIÐIAN, freoðian; p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [friþ peace] .

to keep the peace ⬩ towards, make peace ⬩ to protect ⬩ defend ⬩ keep ⬩ pācĭfĭcāre protĕgĕre ⬩ tuēri

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Ealle Godes gerihta friðige man georne one shall diligently keep all God&#39;s laws, L. C. E. 14; Th. i. 368, 9, note 8

Linked entry: freoðian

under-irnan

(v.)

to under-run ⬩ run beneath ⬩ succurrere

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to under-run, run beneath Hé underyrnþ ealle ða twelf tácna, Lchdm. iii. 248, 1. Ðonne seó sunne hí hæfð ealle underurnen, 246, 10. ¶ As a gloss of succurrere : -- Underiorn succurre, Rtl. 43, 17

ádlian

(v.)
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Ealle ádliað egrotabunt, Archiv cxx. 297, 43. Add

Ter-finnas

(n.)
Grammar
Ter-finnas, pl.
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Ac ðara Terfinna land wæs eal wéste ... Finnas, him þúhte, and ða Beormas sprǽcon neáh án geþeóde, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 29

Rómánisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Rómánisc, adj.

Roman

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Ealle ða Rómániscan men þe Hannibal geseald hæfde, 4, 11; Swt. 204, 7