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ge-þýn

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þýn, = ge-þýan

to press

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to press He mæg ealla gesceafta on ánes weax-æpples [MS. -æples] onlícnisse geþýn he can press all creatures into the likeness of a wax apple, Salm. Kmbl. p. 150, 34

a-hón

(v.)
Grammar
a-hón, to a-hónn; ic -hó, ðú -héhst, he -héhþ; impert. -hóh; p. -héng,-héncg, pl. -héngon; pp. -hongen, -hangen

To hangcrucifysuspenderecrucifigere

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He ahangen wæs he was hanged, Elen. Kmbl. 887; El. 445 : 903; El. 453

heófian

(v.)
Grammar
heófian, p. ode

To lamentmournwailbewail

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eów ðe nú hlihgaþ gé sceolon heófian and wépan woe to you that laugh now, ye shall mourn and weep, 180, 15. Ðá ongann Ypolitus sárlíce heófian then Hippolytus began sorely to lament, 428, 12: 408, 9: L. E. I. prm; Th. ii. 398, 36.

a-fédan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fédan, p. -fédde; pp. -féded, -féd

To feednourishrearbring upnutrirecibarealerepascere

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He wæs aféded he was brought up, 1367; An. 684. He wæs aféded and gelǽred he was reared and taught; nutritus atque eruditus est. Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 16.

Linked entry: a-fǽded

Domuc

(n.)
Grammar
Domuc, e; f? Dommoc-ceaster; gen. -ceastre; f.

Dunwich, on the sea coast of Suffolk, the seat of the first East Anglian bishopric, which was subsequently fixed at Norwich loci nomen in agri Suffolciensi ora maritĭma

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wearþ gecoren æfter him bishop Alfhun died at Sudbury, and he was buried at Dunwich, and Tidfrith was chosen after him, Chr. 798; Th. 105, 9-13, col. 3.

Linked entry: Dommoc-ceaster

Bret-walda

(n.)
Grammar
Bret-walda, an; m.

A ruler of the Saxons in Britain, the chief Saxon king in EnglandSaxonum in Britannia rex supremus.

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D. 1148, says, 'Omnia jura regni Anglorum, reges scilicet et proceres et tribunos in ditione sua tenebat:' Ecgbryht wæs se eahteða cyning, se ðe Bretwalda wæs Egbert was the eighth king, who was the Bretwalda, Chr. 827; Th. 112, 21, col. 1. — There does

á-sittan

to sit upto remain sittingto be agroundto reduce by siegeto be apprehensive afraid

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A. 107, 171. to be apprehensive, afraid (with gen, or clause) ásittaðꝥ þá bóceras áscunion ꝥ þus rúmlíce sprecað, Angl. viii. 332, 34. ne þurfon þanon nénes hearmes ús ásittan, Cht. E. 230, 10

Affrica

(n.)
Grammar
Affrica, indecl: but Lat. Affrica, gen. æ; acc. am; f.

Africa

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Nú wille we ymbe Affrica now will we [speak] about Africa, id; Bos. 24, 26.

Linked entry: Africa

DÆL

(n.)
Grammar
DÆL, gen. dæles; dat. dæle; pl. nom. acc. dalu, dalo; n. A

DALE, den. gulf vallis, barathrum

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We synd aworpene on ðás deópan dalo we are cast into these deep dens [hell], Cd. 22; Th. 27, 21; Gen. 421. On ðæt deópe dæl deófol gefeallaþ devils shall fall into the deep gulf, Exon. 30 b; Th. 93, 26; Cri. 1532

fergan

(v.)
Grammar
fergan, p. ede; pp. ed.

to carryconveybearportārevehĕreferreto goīre

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to carry, convey, bear; portāre, vehĕre, ferre We willaþ Hláford fergan to ðære beorhtan byrg we will bear the Lord to the bright city, Exon. 18 a; Th. 32, 26; Cri. 518: 104 b; Th. 397, 1; Rä. 16, 13.

flot

(n.; part.)
Grammar
flot, es; n. [floten, pp. of fleótan to float]

Water deep enough for sustaining a shipthe seaăqua sătis alta ad nāvem sustĭnendammăre

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We willaþ on flot feran we will depart on the sea, Byrht. Th. 132, 64; By. 41: Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 1; Æðelst. 35

mæðel-hégende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
mæðel-hégende, part. pres.

Attending, holding or addressing an assembly or councilconsultingconversing

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Ðá wæs tó ðam þingstede þeód gesamnod men came who had to attend the meeting . . Then was the people collected at the meeting-place, 2194; An. 1098. Hwæt se manna wæs meðelhégendra who of men that speak was he, 524; An. 262.

BÓSG

(n.)
Grammar
BÓSG, bósig, bósih, es; m? n?

An ox or cow-stall, where the cattle stand all night in winter; a BOOSE,præsepiuma cottagea barnstabulum, præsepium bovis

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War. 13, 15. Of bósih a præsepio, Lk. Lind. War. 13, 15

un-nytlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-nytlíce, adv.

uselesslyvainlyto no purposeto ill purpose

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Unnytlíce swincaþ, gif his nabbaþ ðý máran ðanc, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 21. to ill purpose Suá hié egeleáslícor and unnytlícor brúcaþ Godes giefe quo bonis Dei male uti non metuunt, Past. 36; Swt. 247, 10

Linked entry: nytlíce

ge-sinscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sinscipe, es; m.

Marriagewedlockmatrimonyin pl. Married peopleconnubium,

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He wæs seofan geár on gesinscipe geseted ǽr his biscopdóme he was married for seven years before he was a bishop, Shrn. 110, 1. Eác is gesynscipum micel þearf for those married also there is much need, L. E. I 43; Th. ii. 440, 7

ge-swiðrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swiðrian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To weakendestroyimminueredebilitareconficere

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Ðæt helle fýr wæs siððan geswiðrad that hell-fire was afterwards mitigated, Ors. 2, 6; Bos. 50, 20

án-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
án-boren, part.

Only-bornonly-begottenunigenitus

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Only-born, only-begotten; unigenitus Ðæt in Bethléme cyning ánboren cenned wǽre that in Bethlehem the only-begotten king was born, Elen. Kmbl. 783; El. 392: Exon. 16 b; Th. 39, 6

beado-wég

(n.)
Grammar
beado-wég, -wége, es; n.

A war-cupcontestdiscussionpoculum certaminiscertamen

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A war-cup, contest, discussion; poculum certaminis, certamen Him betwih beadowég [MS. beadowíg] scencton ðæs heofonlícan lífes dum sese alterutrum cælestis vitæ poculis ebriarent [MS. debriarent ], Bd. 4, 29; S. 607, 17

Linked entry: beadu-wég

BENC

(n.)
Grammar
BENC, e; f.

A BENCHscamnumabacus

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On bence wæs helm a helm was on the bench Beo. Th. 2491; B. 1243

Linked entries: bænc BANC

ege-full

(adj.)
Grammar
ege-full, adj.

Fearful, terrible terrĭbĭlis

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Hit wæs swíðe egefull it was very terrible, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 14