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rúme

(adv.)
Grammar
rúme, adv.

widely, far and wide,liberally, extensively, amply, abundantly, in a high degreeplainly, clearlywithout contraction, in full

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local, widely, far and wide, so as to extend over a wide space Cyning rúme rícsaþ a king (the Deity) rules far and wide, Met. 24,32. Rúme geondwlítan ymb healfa gehwone, Exon. Th. 4, 30; Cri. 60. Heó wíde hire willan sóhte and rúme fleáh, Cd.

Linked entry: rúm-heort

cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
cwealm, cwélm , es; m. n. [cwelan to die]

Death, destruction, a violent death, slaughter, murder, torment, plague, pestilence, contagion QUALM; mors, pernicies, nex, cædes, homicidium, cruciatus, lues, pestis, pestilentia, contagium

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In Caines cynne ðone cwealm gewræc Drihten the Lord avenged the death [of Abel] on Cain's race, Beo. Th. 215 ; B. 107: Exon. 28b; Th. 87, 17; Cri. 1426: Andr. Kmbl. 2243: An. 1123.

Linked entries: cwælm cwelm cwylm

máðum

(n.)
Grammar
máðum, máðm, mádm, máððum, es; m.

A precious or valuable thinga treasurejewelornament

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On circlícum mádmum ( then follows a list of crucifixes, chalices and other valuables connected with a church ), 429, 11. ] [Se cyng sende his dóhter mid mænigfealdan mádman ofer sǽ, Chr. 1110; Erl. 242, 33. ] Rúmheort beón mearum and máðmum, Exon. 90

Linked entry: máðm

flíma

(n.)

a run-awaydeserteran apostatean outlawexilean outcastwretch

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D. flemens-firth.] as a right of royalty, the right to the penalty due from one who sheltered an outlaw (flíma) Ðis syndon þá gerihta þe se cyng áh ofer ealle men on Wesseaxan . . . ꝥ is mundbryce and hámsócne . . . and flýmena fyrmðe (cf. 1óc hwá þðne

Linked entry: flýma

ge-freógan

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Se cyng lǽdde fyrde intó Wealan and þǽr gefreóde fela hund manna, Chr. 1081; P. 214, 13. Gefreóge (-frígeð, L.) hine gif hé wile liberet eum si vult eum. Mt. R. 27, 43.

uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

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Wǽron ða men uppe on londe of ágáne, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 24. marking arrival, Similar entries v. up, I Dá se cyng geáxode ðæt se here uppe wæs when the king learned that the Danes had appeared upon the scene, Chr. 1016; Erl. 157, 13. referring to heaven

Linked entry: up

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, ode.

to lookto look atobservebeholdseeto look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect toto look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitreto look out, seek for, select, choose, provideto shew (favour, respect, etc.)to grant

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Se cyng sceáwode ðæt mádmehús and ða gersuman ðe his fæder ǽr gegaderode, Chr. 1086; Erl. 223, 27. Ðonne seó ádl cume ǽrest on ðone mannan, ðonne sceáwa his tungan, Lchdm. ii. 280, 8.

eall

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., numeral. all Forðférde Decius and ǽfre ǽlc dǽl eall his cynnes ( one and all of his race ), Hml. S. 23, 349. Hwí wæs Adame án treów forboden, þá þá hé wæs ealles óðres hláford ( lord of all else ) ?, Angl. vii. 6, 42.

hwerfan

(v.)
Grammar
hwerfan, hwierfan, hwirfan, hwyrfan; p. de; pp. ed.

to turnrevolvemove aboutgoreturndepartto turnchangeto exchangebarter

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Cynna gehwylcum ðara ðe cwice hwyrfaþ for every race that living moves, Beo. Th. 197; B. 98. Hig eft syððan tógædere hwyrfdon postea iterum se conjunxerint, L. Ecg. P. iv. 8; Th. ii. 206, 8.

récan

(v.)
Grammar
récan, réccan (reccan?); p. róhte
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Se cyng ne róhte ná hú swíðe synlíce ða geréfan hit begeátan, ne hú manige unlaga hí dydon, Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 12. Hí woldon on elþeódignesse beón, hí ne róhton hwǽr, 891; Erl. 88, 8. Men ne róhton hwæt hý worhtan, Wulfst. 163, 16

rúm

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm, adj.

roomy, spacious, ample, extensive roomy, open, unencumbered. long, extended ample, great, liberalunrestricted, clear, free from conditionslaxample, far-reachingliberal.great, noble, august

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Similar entries v. rúmian temporal, long, extended Bútan him se cyng rúmran fyrstes geunnan wolde, L. Eth. vii. 4; Th. i. 330, 12. of mental qualities, ample, great, liberal Ic mæg þurh rúmne sefan rǽd gelǽran, Beo. Th. 561; B. 278.

ná-hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ná-hwæðer, náwðer, náðer, nóðer; pron.

Neither

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Náuðær næ síe tó ðon gedurstig ne cyning næ bisceop ne nánes hádes man nullus rex aut episcopus, vel, aliquis alius potens, sit tam audax, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 218, 26.

ge-sib

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. ¶ where marriage is in question :-- Oda arcebiscop tótwǽmde Eádwí cyning and Ælgyfe, for þǽm þe hí wǽron tó gesybbe, Chr. 958; P. 113, 25. Be gebróþrum, hú gesibbe wíf hig habban móton de fratribus, quam prope cognatas uxores habere possint, Ll.

self

Grammar
self, <b>A. I</b> δ.
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Þá habbað him sylf cyning, Ors. 1, 1; S. 20, 1. Ǽgðer ge hié self wéndon ge ealle ðá neáhþeóda ꝥ hié ofer hié ealle mehte anwald habban, 3, 1; S. 96, 6: Bd. pref.; Sch. 4, 12. <b>B.

weard

(n.)
Grammar
weard, es; m.

a guard, warder, watchman, sentinel a guardian, protector, lord

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Cyning, beáhhorda weard, Beo. Th. 1847; B. 921. Ríces weard, 2784; B. 1390. Folces weard, 5019; B. 2513. Weard servatorem (animae tuae, Prov. 24, 12), Kent. Gl. 932. Rodera weard, Cd. Th. 1, 2; Gen. 1. Lífes weard, 9, 20; Gen. 144.

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Þæt þé gecýðe cyning ælmihtig hord under hrúsan, El. 1091. ¶ used intrans. to appear. Cf. æt-íwan :-- Andrea, arís, and gecýð (St.

Linked entry: cýþan

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Hé eft æt þám ende eallum wealdeð monna cynne, Gn. Ex. 137. the concluding part of a period, action, &c. On ðínum endum in novissimis tuis, Kent. Gl. 707.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

sendan

(v.)
Grammar
sendan, p. sende ; pp. sended, send
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Th. 103, II. where the object is not expressed, to send a message or a messenger. to or after (tó, æfter) a person or thing, to send f or (æfter) Hér sende se cyng tó ðam here. Chr. 1011; Erl. 144, 20: 1048; Erl. 180, 9.

ǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr, comp. m. ǽra, ǽrra; f. n. ǽre, ǽrre; sup. ǽrest; adj.

Earlyformerprecedingancientpriorpræcedensantiquus

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Ða ǽrestan ælda cynnes the first of the race of men, 47a; Th. 160, 23; Gú. 948. Ðú eall oncneówe, ða ǽrestan eác ða néhstan tu cognovisti omnia, antiqua et novissima, Ps. Th. 138, 3. Æt ǽrestan at the first; primo, L.

lencten

(n.)
Grammar
lencten, lengten, lenten, es; m.

SpringLent

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Ðá com Æðelréd cyning innan ðam lenctene hám tó his ágenre þeóde, 1014; Erl. 150, 17. Sunnan glǽm on lenctenne lífes tácen weceþ the sun's gleam in spring wakes signs of life, Exon. 59 b; Th. 215, 16; Ph. 254.

Linked entry: lengten