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sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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Yc gean intó Cristes cyrican on Cantwarabyrig ðæs landes æt Holungaburnan ... búton ðære ánre sulunge ðe ic Síferðe geunnen hæbbe, Chart. Th. 558, 27.

Linked entry: swulung

weorold-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-spéd, e; f.
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Ðé Dryhten geaf welan and wiste and woruldspéde, Andr. Kmbl. 636; An. 318. Ðonne hié wilniaþ ðæt hié hira woruldspéda (world-, Cott.

á-flíman

(v.)
Grammar
á-flíman, -flýman.
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Hine ( Egbert ) hæfde Offa áfliémed .iii. geár of Angelcynnes lande on Fronclond, Chr. 836; P. 62, 22. Wearð áflémed út (man útlagode, MS. D.) Ósgot Clapa, 1044; P. 165, 15. fig. Áflýman eliminace (verborum tonitrua ), An. Ox. 1963.

Linked entry: á-flýman

eáþ-médu

(n.)
Grammar
eáþ-médu, f.: -méde, es; n. (Cf. ofer-méde.)
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</b> submission to a conqueror :-- Hié him þǽr eáþmédo (eád-, v. l. ) budon, Chr. 827; P. 60, 33. graciouness, gentleness, condescension Ne gedafenað þé, nú þé Dryhten geaf welan and woruldspéde, þæt þú andsware mid oferhygdum séce; sélre byð ǽghwám

gang-dagas

Grammar
gang-dagas, Add:

days on which processions were made during which prayers for peace and prosperity were recited.

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[Cf. the description of 'lætania majora' On ðǽm dæge eall Godes folc mid eáðmódlice relicgonge sceal God biddan ꝥ hé him forgefe ðone geár siblice tíd, and smyltelico gewidra, and genihtsume wæstmas, and heora líchoman trym-nysse, Shrn. 74, 9-12.]

hama

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Seó nǽddre áwurpð ǽlce geáre hire ealdan haman, and bið ðonne befangen mid eallníwum felle, Nap, 35. Hér cóm in gangan in spíder (inspíder?) wiht hæfde him his haman on handa, Lch. iii. 42, 12

efen

(adv.)
Grammar
efen, adv.
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Hé wunode on his ágenum mynstre em feówertig geára, Hml. S. 6, 360. On þám frummynetslæge wǽron twá and sixtig penega, and on þǽm æftran em sixtig, 23, 480. v. following compounds with efen-

Harþacnut

(n.)
Grammar
Harþacnut, Hardacnut, es; m.

Hardacnut, son of Cnut

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Hardacnut, son of Cnut On ðís ilcan geáre com Hardacnut cyng tó Sandwíc vii nihtum ǽr middan sumera. And hé wæs sóna underfangen ge fram Anglum ge fram Denum in this same year king Hardacnut came to Sandwich seven days before midsummer.

tó-sígan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sígan, pp. -sigen

To fall to pieces, ⬩ to decay, ⬩ get worn out

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Binnon feówertig geára fæcenæs nán man gelegerod on eallum ðam folce, ne heora reáf næs tósigen (cf. vestimentum tuum nequaquam vetustate defecit, et pes tuus non est subtritus, en quadrigesimus annus est. Deut. 8, 4), ii. 196, 14

geómor

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Geác monað geómran reorde, Seef. 53. of a season in which sadness is experienced In þá geómran tíd ( the last day ), Ph. 517

ge-tígan

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Hé getígde ǽnne ormǽtne ryððan innan ðám geate, i. 372, 33. Getígað ǽnne ancran tó his swuran, i. 564, 7. Ðæt esulcweorn tó ðǽm suíran wǽre getíged (-tigged, v. l., suspendatur ), Past. 31, 18. Gé gemétað getígedne ( alligatum ) assan, Hml.

hólunga

(adv.)
Grammar
hólunga, adv.

In vain, ⬩ to no purpose, ⬩ without cause, ⬩ without intent

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Gif hé hit hólinga dó fæste i geár si casu fecerit, i annum jejunet, L. Ecg. P. iv. 68, 22; Th. ii. 230, 27. Ðære tíde wæs ðæt mǽste wæll geworden on Norþanhymbra þeóde and cyrican.

Linked entries: hól hólinga

geótan

(v.)
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Hé geát on græswong háligra blód, Jul. 6. Hí mid spere of mínre sídan swát út guton, Cri. 1449. Geót on bollan, Lch. ii. 50, 12. Geót on múð ꝥ ilce dúst, 140, 2.

hund-teóntig

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Thare leofode twá hund geára and fíf geár, Gen. ii. 32), Gen. 1741. without a genitive. Cf. hundred; II. 2 a Mid hundteóntigum ic hit him forgylde, Wlfst. 258, 18. Sume saldun wæstem, sume hundteóntig (centesimum), sume sextig Mt.

óþ

(prep.)
Grammar
óþ, prep. l. oþ.
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Oð bǽles cyme, Ph. 47. (2 a) add: with prep. or adverb :-- Oð nú .iv. geár usque ante quadriennium, Gr. D. 234, 9.

hlǽfdige

(n.)
Grammar
hlǽfdige, hlǽfdie, an; f.

A lady, ⬩ mistress of a house; ⬩ after Bertric's time it is the title given to the wife of the West-Saxon king,

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On þýs ilcan geáre forþférde seó ealde hlǽfdige Eádwerdes cinges móder in this same year departed the old lady, the mother of king Edward, 1051; Erl. 176, 19. Cnut cyncg and Ælfgifu seó hlǽfdige, Chart. Th. 328, 20.

symbel

(n.)
Grammar
symbel, symel, es; n.

a feast, banquet, entertainment ⬩ a feast,

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Se becom tó Prisce, ðǽr hé deófolgeldum geald. Ðá gelaþode hé hine tó his symble. Ðá sǽde Marcellus him ðæt hé wǽre cristen, and him nǽre álýfed ðæt hé birgde ðara hǽþenra symbles, Shrn. 125, 28-31. Swefan æfter symble, Beo. Th. 238;B. 119.

DRÝ

(n.)
Grammar
DRÝ, drí; gen.drýs ; dat. acc. drý; pl. nom. acc. drýas; gen. dríra? dat. drýum, dríum; m.

A magician, sorcerer, wizard ⬩ magus, malĕfĭcus

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A magician, sorcerer, wizard; magus, malĕfĭcus Drý magus, Wrt. Voc. 74, 41. Petres wiðerwinna wæs sum drý, se wæs Simon geháten: ðes drý wæs mid ðam awyrgedum gáste afylled Peter's adversary was a certain sorcerer, who was called Simon: this sorcerer

Linked entries: dreá dreóh-lǽcan drý-men

mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, es; n. (?)

Math in after-math ⬩ mowing ⬩ hay-harvest

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Math in after-math, mowing, hay-harvest Freóh ǽlces weoruldcundes þeówetes búton þreom þingum án is circsceat and ðæt hé mid eallum cræfte twuga on geáre [wyrce ?]

stíþe

(adv.)
Grammar
stíþe, adv.
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Him ðæt stíðe geald fædera Lothes, Cd. Th. 125, 15 ; Gen. 2079. austerely, strictly, Homl. Th. ii. 146, 7

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