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híw-rǽden

Grammar
híw-rǽden, In
  • Ps. L.
the word is neuter

a familya housea housefamilytribenation

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L. 106, 41. the household of a great man: Þegnrǽdenne oððe híwrǽdenne clientele, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 44.

gleng

(n.)
Grammar
gleng, e; f.
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Ne cépð nán man deórwyrðra reáfa búton for ýdelum gylpe þæt hé sý tóforan óðrum mannum þurh his glencge geteald, Hml. Th. i. 328, 30. Ic andette . . . ídel word . . . and ǽlcne glængc þe tó mínes líchaman unrǽde ǽfre belimpe, Ll. Th. ii. 262, 28.

cýþ-ness

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Rǽde man ǽgðer ge of þǽre ealdan cýðnesse ge of þǽre níwan, R.

twǽming

(n.)
Grammar
twǽming, e; f.
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Ðǽr ( at the last day ) biþ seó twǽming rihtwísra manna and árleásra, 616, 28. Twǽming ( separation of man and wife ) is álýfed ðám ðe lufiaþ swíðor ða heálícan clǽnnysse ðonne ða hohfullan gálnysse, ii. 324, 3.

fore-weard

(n.)
Grammar
fore-weard, e; f.
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Twégra manna dæg ealswá ðá foreward spreocað, iii. 333, 25. Hú man mǽden weddian sceal and hwylce forewarde þǽr ághon tó beónne, Ll. Th. i. 254, 23. Ne mihte hé beón weorðe þǽra forewarde þe him ǽr behátene wǽron, Chr. 1093; P. 228, 2.

ǽ-fæst

Grammar
ǽ-fæst, (ǽw-, eáw-, -fest).

religiousmarried

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Ǽwfæstra manna líc hominum religiosorum cadavera, Ll. Th. ii. 160, 24. Mid eáwfæstum monnurn, 176, 1.

cyspan

(v.)
Grammar
cyspan, p.ede; pp.ed[cosp a fetter]

To bind, fetter compedibus constringĕre

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To bind, fetter; compedibus constringĕre Sǽdon ðæt hió sceolde cyspan mænigne they said that she would bind many, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 154; Met. 26, 77

Linked entry: ge-cyspyd

meoring

(n.)
Grammar
meoring, e; f.

Obstacleimpedimenthindrance

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Obstacle, impediment, hindrance Moyses ofer ða fela meoringa fyrde gelǽdde Moses with many hindrances led the army across them, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 16; Exod. 62

sigor-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
sigor-spéd, e ; f.
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Abundant success Is help gearu æt mǽrum, manna gehwylcum sigorspéd geseald, Andr. Kmbl. 1817 ; An. 911. Mé is miht ofer eall, sigorspéd geseald, 2868 ; An. 1437

Linked entry: sige-spéd

þri-flére

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-flére, adj.

Having three floorsthree-storied

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Having three floors, three-storied Ðæt gyftlíce hús wæs ðryflére,for ðan ðe on Godes gelaðunge sind þrý stæpas gecorenra manna, Homl. Th. ii. 70, 17

Linked entry: -flére

-end

(suffix)
Grammar
-end, es; m.
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Wegferend, es; m. a way-faring man. the ending of nouns, denoting the agent

lár-wita

(n.)
Grammar
lár-wita, an; m.
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A learned man Lárwitan and lahwitan, L. I. P. 5: Th. ii. 308, 14

pipor-horn

(n.)
Grammar
pipor-horn, es; m.
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A horn for holding pepper Man sceal habban ... sealtfæt ... piperhorn, Anglia ix. 264, 19

ge-brocseóc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-brocseóc, adj.

Lunaticfranticphreneticus

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Lunatic, frantic; phreneticus Sum gebrocseóc man phreneticus quidam, Bd. 4, 3; S. 570, 10

ymb-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-týnan, p. de
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To enclose, surround Ðeáh man ðone gársecg mid ísene útan ymbtýnde, Wulfst. 146, 27

Linked entry: týnan

beó-þeóf

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Wolde gedón sum man reáflác on ðám ylcum beón, Gr. D. 229, 12. Add:cf

þeorf

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Man mearcað mid medmicelum treówe þeorfe hláfas ( panes crudos ), Gr. D. 87, 3. Add

þeów

(adj.)
Grammar
þeów, adj.
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Gif man Godes (Gedes, MS.) þeúwne esne tihte, Ll. Th. i. 42, 6. Add

hamele

(n.)
Grammar
hamele, hamule, an; f.

An oar-loop

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.], and apparently with the same meaning we get Chr. 1039; Erl. 167, 15, 21 On his dagum man geald xvi scipan æt ǽlcere hamulan viii marc eall swá man ǽr dyde on Cnutes cynges dagum ...

Linked entry: hamule

circ-nyt

(n.)
Grammar
circ-nyt, -nytt, e; f. [nyt duty, service]

Church-duty or serviceecclesiæ ministerium vel officium

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Church-duty or service; ecclesiæ ministerium vel officium Sum cræft hafaþ circnytta fela one has skill in many church-services, Exon. 79b; Th. 298, 27; Crä. 91

Linked entry: cyric-nyt