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deád-bǽrende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
deád-bǽrende, part.

Death-bearing, deadly ⬩ mortĭfer

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Death-bearing, deadly; mortĭfer Se Arrianisca gedwola ðæt deádbǽrende áttor his getreówleásnysse on eellum middangeardes cyricum strégde the Arian heresy spread the death-bearing venom of its truthlessness in all the churches of the earth, Bd. 1, 8;

eiseg

(adj.)
Grammar
eiseg, adj. [ = egseg, egeseg, from egesa fear]

Terrible, horrible ⬩ terrĭbĭlis

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Terrible, horrible; terrĭbĭlis Cleopaþ ðonne se alda út of helle, wriceþ word-cwedas wéregan reorde, eisegan stefne then the chief calleth out of hell, uttereth words with accursed speech, with horrible voice, Cd. 213; Th. 267, 6-10; Sat. 34-36

Linked entry: egesig

eówer

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
eówer, YOUR; vester, vestra, vestrum ὑμέτερ-ος adj.
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Sceal eall éðel-wyn eówram cynne leófum alicgean all joy of country shall fail to your beloved kindred, Beo. Th. 5763; B. 2885

éðelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
éðelíce, adv.

Easily ⬩ facĭlĭter

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Easily; facĭlĭter Ðú eall þing birest éðelíce búton geswince thou bearest all things easily without labour, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 552; Met. 20, 276. Ðæt ðú mǽge cumon éðelícost that thou mayest most easily come, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 254, 17

fioh

(n.)
Grammar
fioh, gen. fiós; dat. fió; n.

Cattle ⬩ property ⬩ a portion ⬩ pĕcus ⬩ ŏpes ⬩ dos

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Alf. 42; Th. i. 54, 9: L. Ethb. 81; Th. i. 24, 1

geond-felan

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>geond-feólan;</b> pp. geond-fólen To permeate, fill throughout Þæt wítehus . . . deóp, dreáma leás . . . geondfólen fýre, réce and reáde lége a dungeon horrible on all sides round as one great furnace flamed, Gen. 43

ge-styltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-styltan, p. te

To be astonished ⬩ to be silent from astonishment

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To be astonished, to be silent from astonishment Gestylton ł gesuígdon alle stupebant omnes, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 23. Folc gestylte [gistylted wæs, Rush.] populus stupefactus est, Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 15. Gestyldon aldro stupuerunt parentes, Lk. Skt.

ge-teóþian

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

To tithe ⬩ give a tenth part

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To tithe, give a tenth part Ic ealle ða landáre ðe ic on Angla þeóde hæfde Gode into hálgan stówon geteóðode I gave a tenth part of all my landed property to God for holy places, Chart. Th. 116, 27

burg-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
burg-bryce, burh-bryce, -brice, es; m.

a breaking into a castle or dwelling ⬩ castelli vel domus violatio, ⬩ the fine to be paid for this burglary ⬩ mulcta ob castelli vel domus violationem,

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Alf. pol. 40; Th. i. 88, 7

Linked entry: burh-bryce

a-snǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
a-snǽsan, -snásan ; p. de ; pp. ed ; v. trans.

to hit or strike against ⬩ to stake oneself upon anything ⬩ impingere ⬩ to wrest anything from another ⬩ extorquere

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Alf. pol. 36 ; Th. i. 84, 14. to wrest anything from another? extorquere, L. Noel, Lye

fæsting

(n.)
Grammar
fæsting, e; f.

An entrusting, act of confidence ⬩ commendātio

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Alf. pol. 17; Th. i. 72, 5

Linked entries: be-fæsting rǽde-fæsting fæsting-men

fyrd-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-sócn, e; f. [sócn the seeking]

The seeking of the army ⬩ military service ⬩ mīlĭtia

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The seeking of the army, military service; mīlĭtia Ðæt hit sý gefreód ealra þeówdóma, búton fyrdsócne, and burhgeweorce and bryggeweorce that it shall be freed from all services, except military service, castle-building, and bridge-work, Th. Diplm.

mete-láf

(n.)
Grammar
mete-láf, e; f.

A remnant of food

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A remnant of food Dǽlon ealle ða meteláfe let them distribute all the remnants of food, L. Æðelst. v. 8, 1; Th. i. 236, 7. On ðíne meteláfa in reliquias ciborum tuorum, Ex. 8, 3. Ða metláfo reliquias, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 14, 20

tiht

(n.)
Grammar
tiht, es; m.
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Alf. pol. 3; Th. i. 62, 8

clæc-leás

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Voc. ii. 43, 68. free from injury, uninjured Ic habbe getýþed sc̃e Cúthberht ꝥ land and all ꝥ þǽrto belimpeþ clǽne and claclés, Hick. Thes. i. 149, 57.]

wæter-nædre

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-nædre, an; f.

A water-snake

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Wateraddur vipera, 177, 37 (all 15th cent. )

cristen

(n.)
Grammar
cristen, es; m: cristena, an; m.

A christian ⬩ christianus

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He hét ealle ða cristenan he ordered all the Christians Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 127, 10

swát-lín

(n.)
Grammar
swát-lín, es; n.

A napkin, handkerchief

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Ðín pund ðe ic hæfde on swát-lín ( in sudario ) áléd, Lk. Skt. 19, 20

Linked entry: swát-cláþ

hleóþrian

(v.)

To make a sound ⬩ to sound ⬩ resound ⬩ To speak words

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Þunode oððe hleóþrede increpuerit (salpicum clangor Ald. 23, 3), Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 14. Hleóþriende concrepans, i. resonans (clangor buc-cinae). An. Ox. 1916. Mid hleóþriendum dreáme consona armonia 2593.

gierende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
gierende, taxauerat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 6. Perhaps the passage to which this gloss belongs is Ald. 27, 14: Sibi usurpans tantopere taxauerat, other glosses to which are, taxauerat, i. iudicauerat hé démde, An. Ox. 2014: usurpans geauligende, 7, 118; taxauerat, i. iudicauerat, posse-derat hé démde, Hpt. Gl. 454, 3. As in the Corpus Glossary the gi- form of the prefix is very rare (gi-brec, Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 6, is the single instance, unless gierende be another), and as there is no other instance of ǽrendan (the verb is always ǽrendian) perhaps gierende is incorrect. If, however, it is correct, it seems to be nearer in meaning to usurpans than to
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taxauerat

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