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ge-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weorc, -worc, -were, es; n. [ge-, weorc a work] .

work ⬩ ŏpus ⬩ ŏpuscŭlus ⬩ a fort ⬩ fortress ⬩ arx

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work; ŏpus, ŏpuscŭlus Eue wæs geweorc Godes Eve was God's work, Cd. 38; Th. 51, 6; Gen. 822: Exon. 9 b; Th. 8, 4; Cri. 112. Ðæt ðam þeódne wæs síþes sigehwíl, sylfes dǽdum, worlde geweorces that was a victorious moment to the prince of his enterprise

ealgian

(v.)
Grammar
ealgian, algian; p. ode; pp. od

To defend ⬩ defendĕre

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To defend; defendĕre Nemne we mǽgen feorh ealgian þeódnes unless we may defend the life of the prince, Beo. Th 5304; B. 2655: 5329; B. 2668. Hí æt campe wið láþra gehwæne land ealgodon they defended the land in conflict against every foe, Chr. 937; Th

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mearc-beorh

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-beorh, gen. -beorges; m.

A hill which forms part of a boundany

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A hill which forms part of a boundany Predicta tellus his terminis circumcincta. Ǽrest on æscwoldes hláw: ðonne on gemótbiorh ... ðonne on mearcbiorh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 195, 14. Æt ðæne mearcbeorh, iii. 175, 35. Cf. gemǽr-beorh, iii. 403, 27. [Kemble

undern-gereord

(n.)
Grammar
undern-gereord, es; n.

A morning meal ⬩ breakfast

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A morning meal, breakfast Underngereord prandium, ǽfengereord cena, nónmete merenda, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 12. Æt his underngereorde ǽr hé tó ðæm gefeohte fóre, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 84, 34. Gif wé fæstaþ and ðæt underngereord tó ðam ǽfengifle healdaþ, ðonne ne

cneówian

(v.)
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Add:; cneówan (?); p. de Hí cneówdon þá æft, Hml. S. 3, 522. Óðre cyningas tó him cneówodon, 24, 6. Se fiscere cneówige æt þæs cáseres gemynde, Hml. Th. i. 578, 9. Hí Godes hús séce and cneówige þǽr úte, Wlfst. 155, 9. Man ne mót cneówian on Sunnandagum

ed-leán

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Edleán recompensatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 47, 28. Wiðerriht vel edleán hostimentum, 22, 24. Sigeleán ł edleán palma, Hpt. Gl. 482, 5. Edleánes recompensationis, 432, 71. Efenhlyttan þæs écan edleánes, Hml. Th. i. 84, 20. Ne bideþ hé æt ús nǽnig óþor edleán,

ge-wæd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wæd, es; n.
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A ford Willelm cyng lǽdde scipfyrde and landfyrde tó Scotlande ... and his landfyrde æt þám Gewæde ( the Forth) inn lǽdde (férde inn ofer ꝥ Wæð, v. l. ), Chr. 1072; P. 208, 14. Þis sy[ndon ðá landgemǽro] tó miclan gráfe on Tenet ... andlang eá on middel

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undern

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Add: the third hour of the day Hé hét þæt hí áne tíd ofer undern (cf. æt þǽre þriddan tíde on morgenne, Bl. H. 201, 35) hí getrymedon ongeán heora fýnd, Hml. Th. i. 504; 24. the service of the church at the third hour Þysum gesungenum cweðan gebed ꝥ

wægn-scilling

(n.)
Grammar
wægn-scilling, es; m.

A toll of a shilling on each waggon standing to be loaded at a salt-pan

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A toll of a shilling on each waggon standing to be loaded at a salt-pan Se wægnscilling and se seámpending gonge tó ðæs cynges handa swá hé ealning dyde æt Saltwíc (cf. sine aliquo tribute dominatoris gentis praedictae, id est statione siue inoneratione

fyrhþ

(n.)
Grammar
fyrhþ, e; f.: fyrhþe, es; n.

A wood, wooded country

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A wood, wooded country Ðet firhde bituihn longanleág and ðém súðtúne, C. D. i. 261, 9. West andlang ðæs fyrhðes, Cht. E. 158, 19. Oþ cincges firhþe, of cincges fyrhþe . . . andlang strǽte on geriht oð cincges fyrhþe, C. D. ii. 265, 28-33. Æt ðǽre baran

Bremes burh

(n.)
Grammar
Bremes burh, gen. burge ; dat. byrig; f.

BRAMSBURY or Bramsby, Lincolnshire; ⬩ urbis vel arcis nomen in agro Lincolniensi

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BRAMSBURY or Bramsby, Lincolnshire; urbis vel arcis nomen in agro Lincolniensi Hér, A. D. 909, Æðelflǽd getimbrode Bremes burh in this year, A. D. 909, Æthelfled built Bramsbury, Chr. 909; Th. 183, 30, col. 2. Hér, A. D. 910, Æðelflǽd getimbrede ða burh

of-fillan

(v.)

to kill by felling, to kill by causing to fall, to destroy

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to kill by felling, to kill by causing to fall, to destroy Gif mon óðerne æt gemǽnum weorce offelle (-fealle, MSS. B. H.), L. Alf. pol. 13; Th. i. 70, 9. Hí woldon heó sylfe offyllan oððe ádrencan ruina perituri aut fluctibus absorbendi, Bd. 4, 13; S

ge-stæððig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-stæððig, adj. [stæðig firm]

Steadfast ⬩ firm ⬩ stăbĭlis ⬩ firmus

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Steadfast, firm; stăbĭlis, firmus Se án déma is gestæððig and beorht the only judge is steadfast and bright, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 20: Bt. Met. Fox 24, 84; Met. 24, 42: 29, 171; Met. 29, 87. Ealle gesceafta onfóþ æt ðam gestæððigan Gode, endebyrdnesse,

lísian

(v.)

to release ⬩ redeem

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to release, redeem Gif hé on hand gán wille dó hine man on carcern swá hit æt Greátanleá gecweden wæs and hine be ðam ylcan lýsige if he is ready to submit, let him be put in prison, as it was determined at Greatanlea [v. Th. i. 198], and according to

stybb

(n.)
Grammar
stybb, stubb, stebb, es; m.
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A stub, stump of a tree:?-Stybb stirps, Ælfc. Gr. 3; Zup. 7, 10. Ðes stybb hic stirps, 9, 58; Zup. 68, 8. Styb, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 57; 80, 33. Treówwes steb stipes, 17, 7. Mid stybbe mid ealle stirpitus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 239, 8. Æt ðæne ellenstyb; of

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ealu-gafol

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Substitute: A tribute paid in ale, and add Cf. Hér synd gewriten ðá gerihta ðæ ðá ceorlas sculan dón tó Hysseburnan. Ǽrest æt hilcan híwisce feówerti penega tó herfestes emnihte, and vi ciricmittan ealað, C. D. vi. 147, 15. Sylle se gebúr .vi. penegas

fird-wíc

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Fyrdwíc árás the camp was pitched, Exod. 129. Ferdwíc castra, Ps. Srt. 28, 3. Tó midlunge fyrdwícana heora in media castrorum eorum, Ps. L. 77, 28. Hé funde herereáf on þám fyrdwícum, Hml. S. 25, 360. Wíf ne sceal faran tó wera fyrdwícum, ac wunian æt

hand-gift

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Add: — Næs þǽr gefremed firen æt giftum, ac þǽr Hálig Gást handgift sealde. [The passage seems based on Mt. i. 20: Noli timere accipere Mariam conjugem tuam; quod enim in ea natum est, de Spiritu Sancto est. The Holy Ghost, as it were in the place of

hwǽr-hwega

(adv.)
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hwǽr-hwega, adv.
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Somewhere Syle mé ðínne wíngeard ... and ic þé óðerne finde on fyrlene forhwega (hwǽrhwega, v. l. ), Hml. S. 18, 174. Nis nán tweó þæt ǽlc þing þæt ys hwǽrhwugu is quidquid est, alicubi esse cogitur, Solil. H. 51, 10. Þá bæd hé æt þæs mynstres hláforde

ofer-mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-mǽte, adj.

Beyond measure, excessive, immoderate, immense ⬩ excessively

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Beyond measure, excessive, immoderate, immense Ofermǽte insolens, Hpt. Gl. 526, 10. Moyses behelede ða ofermǽtan bierhto his ondwlitan, Past. 63; Swt. 459, 19. God hyra ofermǽtan ofermétto genyðerode, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 27. Hé hét ða ofermǽtan brycge