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ærce-biscop

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Ic geliornode æt mínum ærcebiscepe, Past. 7, 21: Chr. 601; P. 20, 21. Ercebisc̃, 625; P. 24, 5. Add

bryðen

(n.)
Grammar
bryðen, es; n ?

A drink, brewing ⬩ potus

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A drink, brewing; potus Bryðen wæs ongunnen, ðætte Adame Eue gebyrmde æt fruman worulde the drink was prepared, which Eve fermented for Adam at the beginning of the world, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 4; Gú. 953: L. M. l, 67; Lchdm. ii. 142, 15.

tó-samnian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-samnian, p. ode

To assemble, ⬩ collect

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To assemble, collect Ðá bæd hé hine ðæt hé sumne dǽl landes æt him onfénge, ðæt hé mihte mynster on getimbrian and Godes ðeówas tósomnian he prayed him to receive from him a parcel of land, that he might thereon build a monastery and collect together

Linked entries: samnian tó-somnian

ge-nǽman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nǽman, p. de
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To take away by force Hé hét þriddan dǽl ágifan þám mannum þe hé hit ǽr on genǽmde, Guth. 14, II.

gléd

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Gl. 970. (1 a) in pl. a fire, æt þám glédum at the fire :-- Sum man sæt æt þám (his, v. l.) gledum (sedebat ad prunas) in his húse mid his wífe and mid his lytlan suna . . . ꝥ hé sǽte mid him æt þám glédan . . . se áwyrgda gást þone sunu áwearp in ðá

awel

Grammar
awel, For awl, as given in Dictionary, substitute flesh-hook, and dele reference to
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æl, which is a different word

gebyrd-dæg

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Ǽr Eástrum and ǽr Crístes gebyrddæge ( ante dominicum natale ), Bd. 4, 30; Sch. 535, 20

mæsse

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse, messe, an; f.

a service of the church ⬩ mass ⬩ a festival day when a solemn mass was celebrated ⬩ -mas

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Ǽne þrowade Crist, ac swáðeáh dæghwomlíce biþ his þrowung geedníwod þurh gerýnu ðæs hálgan húsles æt ðære hálgan mæssan; forðí fremaþ seó hálige mæsse miclum ge ðám lybbendum ge ðám forþfarenum, Homl. Th. ii. 376, 10-13.

ge-tucian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tucian, to torment, ge-tucian to adorn. Substitute: ge-túcian; p. ode.
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Man hí tó eallre yrmðe getúcode, and heora lima man ealle tóbrǽd ǽlc fram óðrum, 71

hin-gang

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Aer his hiniongae, Txts. 149 18. Add

ge-treówlíce

(adv.)
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Heó nolde þá béc ágifan ǽr heó wyste hú getríwlíce hé hí æt landum healdan wolde ( quam fidem de beneficio tenere vellet ), Cht. Th. 202, 26. Getréwlíce ic dóm in hine fiducialiter agam in eo, Ps. Srt. 11, 6. Gitríwalíce fideliter, Rtl. 30, 19.

ge-wenian

(v.)
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</b> with complementary adjective, to make tame :-- Wudufuglas wel átemede þeáh heora láreówas him biódan þá ilcan mettas ðe hí ǽr tame mid gewenedon (with which they made them tame.

hen

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Æt .x. hídum tó fóstre . . . .x. gees, .xx. henna, Ll. Th. i. 146, 18. Take here hæn in Dict., and add

gang-dagas

Grammar
gang-dagas, Add:

days on which processions were made during which prayers for peace and prosperity were recited.

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Ofer Eástron ymbe gangdagas oþþe ǽr, 892; P. 82, 30. Sé þe stalað . . . on Gang-dagas . . . wé willað . . . sié twybóte. Ll. Th. i. 64, 24. Bútan wíte oð Gongdagas, 222, 23. Inne ðá háli wuca æt Gangdagas in sancta ebdo-mada rogationum C.

ríht

(adj.)
Grammar
ríht, adj.
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Add Wærstánes fæder wæs riht ǽht tó Hǽðfelda, Cht. Th. 650, 11. Add Man mid wítum ofgán willad æt mé ꝥ ic mid rihtan þingon (by fair means) begyten hæfde, Hml. S. 23, 600. <b>IV a.

reáfian

(v.)
Grammar
reáfian, p. ode.
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Ic forþ ágef ða ðe ic ne reáfude ǽr quae non rapui tunc exolvebam, Ps. Th. 68, 5

mæssian

(v.)
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Hé stód æt ðám weófode swylce hé wolde mæssian, 21, 355. Smeágung . . . hwilcan tíman on sunnandagan oþþe on óðran dagan man mæssian móte, Angl. xi. 7, 3, 6.

tó-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
tó-cyme, es; m.

A coming to a place, ⬩ coming, ⬩ approach, ⬩ arrival, ⬩ advent ⬩ the coming of Christ to the world, ⬩ the first or second Advent ⬩ the anniversary of Christ's coming, ⬩ Advent

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Ǽr Cristes tócyme, Blickl. Homl. 81, 27. Ða ðe Cristes tócyme wiston, 81, 10. Ða hálgan wítegan wítegodon ǽgðer ge ðone ǽrran tócyme on ðære ácennednysse, and eác ðone æftran æt ðam micclum dóme. Homl.

wiþer-mál

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-mál, es; m.

A case against ⬩ in reply to ⬩ by way of accusation ⬩ defence ⬩ prosecution

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Geornde se eorl griðes ðæt hé móste hine betellan æt ǽlc ðæra þinga ðe him man on léde, Erl. 180, 12), Chr. 1052; Erl. 181, 7

freóls

(adj.)
Grammar
freóls, adj.

free ⬩ exempt from jurisdiction

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Ǽlc hláford his nýdþeówum byrge ... for ðám hí sýn Gode efenleófe and þá ðe syndon freólse. Ll. Th. ii. 314, 11. of places, exempt from jurisdiction, c.