geár-dagum
In days of yore ⬩ formerly ⬩ ōlim ⬩ antīquĭtus
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In days of yore, formerly; ōlim, antīquĭtus Hie gesetton ðá Sennar geárdagum then they occupied Shinar in days of old, Cd. 80; Th. 99, 36; Gen. 1657 : Exon.16 a; Th. 35, 17; Cri. 559 : Andr. Kmbl. 3036; An. 1521 : Elen. Grm. 291 : 834
árena
of mercies
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of mercies,Exon. 53 a ; Th. 186, 6 ; Az. 15
Deniscan
The Danish men, the Danes ⬩ Dānĭci viri, Dāni
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D. 835, Ecgbryht, king of the West Saxons, routed both the Welsh and the Danes, Chr. 835; Th. 116, 13-23, col. 1, 2.
be-leólc
flowed around ⬩ inclosed ⬩ the reduplicated
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flowed around, inclosed, the reduplicatedExon. 122 b; Th. 471, 26; Rä. 61, 7;
fyrenum
Sinfully ⬩ criminally ⬩ măle ⬩ sceleste
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Sinfully, criminally; măle, sceleste Bona of flánbogan fyrenum sceóteþ the slayer wickedly shoots from his arrow-bow, Beo. Th. 3493; B. 1744. Fyrenum gesyngad criminally perpetrated, 4874; B. 2441
lytel
A little
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A little Dó lytel sealtes tó put a small quantity of salt to it, Herb. 2, 19; Lchdm. i. 86, 7. Hwerhwette niþewearde án lytel the lower part of cucumber, a little, L. M. 3, 41; Lchdm. ii, 336, 4. Mycel multum, lytel parum, Ælfc.
ceaster
a fortress ⬩ A city, fort, castle, town ⬩ urbs, civitas, castellum ⬩ the city ⬩ hæc civitas
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He him sende scipon æfter, and Hugo eorl of Ceastre he sent ships after him, and Hugh earl of Chester, Chr. 1094; Erl. 230, 28: 1120; Erl. 248, 8
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frum-rípa
First-fruits ⬩ prīmĭtiæ
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First-fruits; prīmĭtiæ Ðine teóðan sceattas, and ðíne frumrípan gongendes and weaxendes, agyf ðú Gode thy tithes, and thy first-fruits of moving and growing things, render thou to God, L. Alf. 38; Th. i. 52, 31
écra
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of éce
langian
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Hæleþ langode hwonne hié of nearwe stæppan mósten the men longed for the time when they might step from durance, 71; Th. 86, 16; Gen. 1431. Hine ðæs heardost langode hwanne hé of ðisse worlde móste, Blickl. Homl. 227, 1.
æftemest
After-most ⬩ last ⬩ postremus ⬩ novissimus
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After-most, last; postremus, novissimus Ðeós bóc is æftemyst on ðære biblioþécan this is the last book of the Bible, Ælfc. T. 31, 22; Grn. Ælfc. T. 16, 3.
yfera
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Of ðǽm yfemestum (ymestum, Hatt. MS.) tó ðǽm nieðemestan, Past. 18; Swt. 134, 24
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lytel
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L. 13, 23. of immaterial things, considered in respect of their quantity, length in series, &c. Gé eów ondrǽdaþ ꝥ gé onfón tó lytlum leánum, Bl. H. 41, 21. Lytlum sticcum leóðworda dǽl reccan, An. 1490. of distance or period of time. Cf.
deófles
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of deófol
faca
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of fæc
byrga
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of burh, Runic pm. 8; Kmbl. 341, 3
ágend
An owner ⬩ a possessor ⬩ the Lord ⬩ possessor ⬩ proprietarius ⬩ Dominus
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Wuldres Ágend the Lord of glory. Exon. 25 b; Th. 73, 32; Cri. 1198: 14b; Th. 29, 32 ; Cri. 471. Se Ágend the Lord; Dominus, Cd. 158; Th. 196, 21; Exod. 295
dǽlend
A dealer, divider, distributor ⬩ divīsor
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A dealer, divider, distributor; divīsor Hwá sette me déman, oððe dǽlend, ofer inc quis me constituit judĭcem, aut divisōrem, super vos? Lk. Bos. 12, 14
wirnan
to refuse ⬩ refrain from granting ⬩ to prevent ⬩ prohibit ⬩ keep from
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Grammar wirnan, with gen. of what is prohibited, and dat. of that to which the prohibition is given Se líchoma getácnaþ ðone engel ðe him tógénes stent, and him wiernð his unnyttan færelta, Past. 36; Swt. 257, 9.
un-weorþ
of no value ⬩ of no dignity ⬩ little esteemed ⬩ unworthy ⬩ not of sufficient merit ⬩ worthless ⬩ bad ⬩ contemptible ⬩ despicable ⬩ ignoble ⬩ ignominious ⬩ dishonouring
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Martinus hine unwurðne of deáðe árǽrde, Homl. Th. ii. 506, 1.