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breád

a bitbread

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Þicge hé bread gebrocen on hát wæter, 264, 5

ridda

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There appeared an horse with a terrible rider . . . he that sat upon the horse had complete harness of gold, 2 Macc. 3, 25), Hml. 25, 773

on-wille

(adj.)
Grammar
on-wille, adj.

Desired

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Ongon ðá leófne síð dragan Dryhtnes cempa tó ðam onwillan eorþan dǽle to the hermitage to which he (Guthlac) desired to go, and from which the fiends had removed him, Exon. Th. 145, 25; Gú. 700

spor-wrecel

(n.)
Grammar
spor-wrecel, (?),es; m.

What is tracked after being driven off (?)

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Ðá forstæl hé ða unlǽdan oxan æt Funtial, and dráf tó cytlid, and hine mon ðǽræt áparade, and his speremon áhredde ða sporwreclas the man who tracked him rescued the cattle that had been driven off (?), Chart. Th. 172, 26

Linked entries: wrecel spyre-mann

á-blindian

(v.)
Grammar
á-blindian, p. ode
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Ha ablindeð, ꝥ ha nabbeð sihðe nan, Marh. 15, 23. Heo ablindeð in þe inre eien, A. R. 92. O. H. Ger. ar-blindén : Ger. er-blinden.]

féðe

(n.)
Grammar
féðe, es; n.

The power of going on footwalkinggoingmotionpacefăcultas pĕdĭbus eundiambŭlātiogressuspassus

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Habbaþ hringa gespong afyrred me mín féðe the clasping of rings has taken from me my power of going, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 17; Gen. 379. He féðe ne sparode he spared not pace, 117; Th. 153, 6; Gen. 2534

Linked entry: an-féðe

freónd-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
freónd-scipe, -scype, es; m.

FRIENDSHIPamīcĭtia

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FRIENDSHIP; amīcĭtia Is nú swá hit nó wǽre freóndscipe uncer our friendship is now as it had not been, Exon. 115 a; Th. 443, 4; Kl. 25.

BOLD

(n.)
Grammar
BOLD, es; n.

a building, dwelling, houseædificium, domicilium, domusa superior house, hall, castle, palace, templeaula, palatium, ædesa builder

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Ðá wæs Beówulfe gecýðed, ðæt his sylfes hám, bolda sélest, brynewylmum mealt then it was made known to Beowulf, that his own home, the best of mansions, was consumed by flames of fire, Beo. Th. 4641; B. 2326.

clepung

(n.)
Grammar
clepung, e; f.

A callingvocatio, clamor

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A calling; vocatio, clamor Se nán clepunge ðǽrto ná hafde máre he had not any more calling thereto, Chr. 1129; Erl. 258, 9. Clepung mín on ansýne oððe on gesihþe his ineóde to his eárum clamor meus in conspectu ejus introivit in aures ejus, Ps.

emb-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
emb-sittan, p. -sæt, pl, -sǽton; pp. -seten

To sit round or about, surround, beset, besiege circumsĕdēre, obsĭdēre

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He besirede ðæt folc ðe hi embseten hæfdon he deceived the people who had besieged them, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 83, 3

Linked entry: ymb-sittan

eorl-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
eorl-dóm, es; m.

EARLDOM, the province or dignity of an earl, the same as ealdor-dóm, v. Turner's Hist. b. viii. c. 7cŏmĭtis mūnus

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Turner's Hist. b. viii. c. 7; cŏmĭtis mūnus Ælfgár eorl féng to ðam eorldóme ðe Harold ǽr hæfde earl Ælfgar succeeded to the earldom which Harold had before, Chr. 1053; Erl. 189, 14

Linked entry: eorl

Eowland

(n.)
Grammar
Eowland, es; n.

Oeland, an island on the coast of Sweden Oelandia

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Oeland, an island on the coast of Sweden; Oelandia Wǽron us ðás land, ða synd hátene Blecinga ég, and Meore, and Eowland, and Gotland, on bæcbord we had, on our left, those lands which are called Blekingey, and Meore, and Oeland, and Gothland, Ors. 1

fored

(v.)
Grammar
fored, part.

Brokenfracturedfractus

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Se foreda fót [MS. foot] the fractured foot, Past. 11, 2; Hat. MS. 15 a, 4

fulteman

(v.)
Grammar
fulteman, fultemian

to assisthelpsupportjŭvāreauxĭliāri

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to assist, help, support; jŭvāre, auxĭliāri Sió womb sceal fulteman ðǽm hondum the belly must support the hands, Past. 34, 3; Hat. MS. 44 a, 21. For ðæm ánwalde ðe ánra gehwilc fultemaþ through the power which each one supports, Bt. Met.

gærsama

(n.)
Grammar
gærsama, gersuma, an; m.

Treasureŏpes

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Gif he ne sealde ðe máre gersuman if he had not given the greater treasures, Chr. 1047; Erl. 177, 7

ildend

(n.)
Grammar
ildend, es; m.
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tó ðam ðæt syððan hí on ðæt hús cómon hí ðá sóna ðone hálgan wer gebundon there was no one, after they had got into the house, who delayed at once to bind the holy man, Guthl. 5 ; Gdwin. 36, 5

múga

(n.)
Grammar
múga, múha, múwa, an; m.

A mow

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A mow (as in barley- mow), a heap (of hay, corn) Múha aceruus, Wülck. 3, 10. Múwan acervum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 10. Múwan, hreácas acervos, 9, 55.

Linked entry: múwa

ge-delfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-delfan, p. -dealf, pl. -dulfon; pp. dolfen

To digdelvefodereeffodere

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To dig, delve;fodere, effodere Wæs ðǽr sum hláw ðone men gedulfon there was a mound which men had dug, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 6. Ðé wearþ helle seáþ niðer gedolfen the pit of hell was dug beneath for thee, Exon. 71 b; Th. 267, 30; Jul. 423

ge-ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ládian, p. ode; pp. od

To clearvindicateexcusepurgareexculpareexcusare

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Ðonne biþ he self geládod wiþ hine selfne then shall he himself be acquitted towards himself, Past. 21; Swt. 151, 18; Hat. MS

ge-wascan

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Niman hí him bréc of hrægelhús; eft swá hý ham cumen, betǽcan him gewoxene (-wahsene, v. l.) femuralia de vestiario accipiant; revertentes lota ibi restituant, R. Ben. 91, 10. Add