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sǽ-lád

(n.)

a course or way on the sea

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Hé tó gyrnwræce swíðor þohte ðonne tó sǽláde his thoughts were turned rather to vengeance effected by wiles than to taking his way over the sea, 2283; B. 1139

eást

(adj.)
Grammar
eást, adj.
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On þonæ eásteran weg, C. D. v. 319, 19: Cht. Crw. 4, 36. Is sió eáste-meste þeód háten Libia, Ors. 1, 1; S. 24, 33. On þǽm eástemestan onwalde, 6, 1; S. 252, 5. Cf. west; adj

hunta

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On huntena weg, 48, 10. Tó huntena forda, v. 267, 24. Hé me álýsde of láðum gríne huntum unholdum liberavit me de laqueo venantium, Ps. Th. 90, 3. Ic ásende míne huntan (venatores), Duas mansas iuxta Huntandúne, C. D. iii. 101, 17.

BYRGAN

(v.)
Grammar
BYRGAN, birgan, byrigan, birigan, birgean, byrigean, byrian; p. de; pp. ed [beorg tumulus]; v. trans.
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Hine man byrigde swá him wel gebýrede they buried him as well became him, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 21: Hy. 10, 29; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 29

betera

(adj.)
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Add Hé conn wel emn bión wið óðre menn, ond hine ná bettran (betran, v. l.) ne déð. Past. 113, 23. Ic me bættran hám ne wéne, Sat. 49.

a-cræftan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cræftan, p. de; pp. ed

To deviseplancontrive as a craftsmanexcogitare

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To devise, plan, contrive as a craftsman; excogitare Úton ðeáh hwæðere acræftan hú we heora, an ðyssa nihta, mágan mǽst beswícan let us however plan how we can, in this night, most weaken them, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 47, 19

dýpan

(v.)
Grammar
dýpan, p. dýpde = dýpte [dýp deep]

To make deep, deepen, increase, augmentprofundius reddĕre, augēre

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To make deep, deepen, increase, augment;profundius reddĕre, augēre We cwǽdon be ðám blaserum, ðæt man dýpte ðone áþ be þrýfealdum we have ordained concerning incendiaries that the oath be augmented threefold, L. Ath. iv. 6; Th. i. 224, 14

bí-genge

(n.)
Grammar
bí-genge, es; n.

Practiceworship

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On ídol áspendað bígencge inane expendimus studium, Scint. 2, 1. Þá bígengu (neomenias) þæs níwan mónan ná ne healdaþ, An. Ox. 40, 34. Bodiað bígenga (studia) his, Ps. Spl. 9, 11

Linked entries: -genge -genge bí-geng

fæstnian

(v.)
Grammar
fæstnian, festnian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

FASTEN, secure, confirm, bind firmāre, vincīre

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We willaþ griþ fæstnian we will confirm the peace, Byrht. Th. 132, 53; By. 35

foran-niht

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De completorio (Forannihtsang) On foranniht sculon God herian ǽr tó bedde gán, Btwk. 218, 34: 194, 14. Add

Linked entry: foranniht-sang

fyll-ness

(n.)
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fullness lufedon úra wamba fylnesse, Verc. Först. 107, 16

unriht-lyblác

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-lyblác, es; n. m.

Sorcery

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Sorcery Ne galdorsangas ne unrihtlyblác onginnen, Wulfst. 253, 11

for-georne

(adv.)
Grammar
for-georne, adv.

Very diligently

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Very diligently Geseó nú forgeorne, Bl. H. 111, 23

Linked entry: georne

gearolíce

(adv.)
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Magan geseón and oncnáwan and swíþe gearelíce ongeotan, Bl. H. 107, 23

ge-myndig

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Wes þú mín gemyndig, 147, 36. Wes þú gemyndig manna bearna, Ps.

up-lendisc

(adj.)
Grammar
up-lendisc, adj.

Uplandishcountry (as opposed to town)ruralrustic

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witon ðæt ðás þing þincaþ clericum and uplendiscum preóstum genóh mænigfealde, Anglia viii. 321, 25

Linked entry: uppe-land

ciric-fultum

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-fultum, es; m. [fultum help, aid]

Church-help, ecclesiastical supportecclesiæ auxilium

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Church-help, ecclesiastical support; ecclesiæ auxilium We lǽraþ, ðæt preóstas geóguþe geornlíce lǽran ðæt hí ciricfultum habban we enjoin that priests diligently teach youth that they may have ecclesiastical support, L. Edg. C. 51; Th. ii. 254, 26

Linked entry: cyric-fultum

un-tweógende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tweógende, -tweónde; adj.

Undoubtingunhesitatingunwaveringcertain

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Ðæt ðý untweógendran be ús gelýfden ðæt be ðǽm leorniaþ, Shrn. 67, 24

un-sægd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sægd, -sǽd; adj.

Unsaid

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Unsaid hit lǽtaþ unsǽd, Wanl. Cat. 6, 13

ge-rýman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rýman, p. de; pp. ed [rýman to make room]

To extend, enlarge, make room, open, manifest, expanddīlātāre, amplĭfĭcāre, lŏcum dāre, apĕrīre, expandĕre

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Ic him lífes weg gerýmde I opened the way of life to them, Rood Kmbl. 175; Kr. 89: Elen. Kmbl. 2496; El. 1249. Ðú me gerýmdes dīlātasti mihi, Ps. Th. 4, 1. Octauianus gerýmde Rómána ríce Octavianus extended the Roman empire, Homl. Th. i. 32, 18.

Linked entry: rýman