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ealdor-bold

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-bold, es; n.
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A chief residence, court of a king Be Deorwentan þǽre eá, ðǽr wæs þæs cyninges ealdorbold (aldor-, v.l.) juxta amnem Deruuentionem, ubi tunc erat uilla regalis, Bd. 2, 9; Sch. 146, 21

Linked entry: bold

ge-sewenlic

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Hí gesáwon þæt se heofonlica mete wæs gesewenlic, Hml. Th. ii. 274, 29. Cempa eorðlic ongeán feónd gesewen-licne (uisibilem) færð tó gefeohte, Scint. 61, 4. v. un-gesewenlic, ge-sáwenlic. Add

symbelness

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Hit wæs þæs abbodes hádingdæg. Þá sende hé ánne bróðor tó Pafnuntię and laþode hine tó þǽre symbelnysse, 33, 61

þweora

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wæs gecyrred fram þám þweoran ( pravitate ) þæs Arrianiscan gedwolan, 239, 18

wilwan

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wilwan, I.
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Hé ungyrede hine his hrægle and hine sylfne nacodne áwearp and wylewede (wylede, v.l. ) on þám ordum þára þorna . . . and þár þá wæs lange welwed (volutatus), Gr. D. 101, 14-18. Add

dón

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Add: 2 b α. with acc. and clause Hió ðá hind swá dyde ꝥ hió him beforan hleápende wæs she caused the hind to keep running before them, Lch. iii. 426, 32

weorþ-full

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ-full, adj.
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Se cyng Willelm wæs swíðe wís man and swíðe ríce, and wurðfulre and strengere ðonne ǽnig his foregengra wǽre . . .

ge-beran

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Th. i. 174, 15. þæt þes eorl wǽre geboren betera, B. 1703.

Ælfred

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfred, Alfriþ, Aldfriþ, Ealdfriþ, es; m. [æl all; aid, eald old: fred = friþ peace; v. Ælfréd]

Alfred the wise, king of Northumbria for twenty years

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Ealdfriþ] æfter Ecgfriþe to ríce, se mon wæs se gelǽredesta on gewrítum, se wæs sæd ðæt his bróðor wǽre Oswies sunu ðæs cyninges Ecgfrith was succeeded in the kingdom by Alfred, who was said to be his brother, and a son of king Oswy, and was a man most

Linked entries: Aldfriþ Alfriþ

ge-þrǽstan

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Ic wæs swíðe geþrést for þyses wéstenes wæter wǽdlnesse, Hml.

éhtend

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Gyf man méte ꝥ hé geseón ne mæge, lǽre ic hine ꝥ hé him wið his éhtend beorge, Lch. iii. 174, 28. a persecutor Hé ( Nero ) wæs monna ǽrest éhtend crístenra monna, Ors. 6, 5; S. 262, 5. Oehtende persecutore, Rtl. 64, 16.

un-gewittigness

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</b> a mad action, foolish proceeding Hé wæs swíðe wundrigende, and þóhte ꝥ ꝥ wǽre sum ungewittignes ꝥ hé bebeád valde admiratus est, quod quasi insana praeciperet, Gr. D. 58, l

for-ealdian

(v.)

to run outexpire

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Þá þá Dúnstán iung man wæs, and se swurdbora wæs forealdod man, Hml. S. 32, 6. Ic him sǽde ꝥ hé forealdod wǽre, and tó þæs eald wǽre ꝥ hé ne mihte elcor gewearmigan búton æt fýre, Nar. 18, 14. Swá forealdod mon decrepitus senex, 21.

ǽr-gedón

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-gedón, adj.

Done beforeanteactusprior

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Done before; anteactus, prior Wæs seó éhtnysse unmetre and singalre eallum ðám ǽrgedónum quæ persecutio omnibus fere anteactis diuturnior atque immanior fuit, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 24: 1, 12; S. 481, 25

Linked entry: ge-dón

án-wíg-gearo

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
án-wíg-gearo, -gearu; g. m. n. -wes, -owes; f. -re, -rwe; adj. [gearc prepared]

Prepared for single combatad singulare certamen paratus

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Prepared for single combat; ad singulare certamen paratus Wæs þeáw hyra, ðæt hie oft wǽron ánwíggearwe it was their custom, that they oft were for single combat prepared, Beo. Th. 2499; B. 1247

ellen-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
ellen-heard, adj.

Hard of courage, bold, courageousfortis, strēnuus

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Hard of courage, bold, courageous; fortis, strēnuus Wæs eorl ellenheard searoþancum beseted the courageous warrior was beset with various thoughts, Andr. Kmbl. 2509; An. 1256: Exon. 49 b; Th. 172, 3; Gú. 1138

fram

(adj.)
Grammar
fram, adj.

Valiantstoutfirmstrēnuus

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He wæs fram to Godes compe he was stout for God's battle, Andr. Kmbl. 467; An. 234

geaglisc

(adj.)
Grammar
geaglisc, geglesc; adj.

Lightfrolicsomelasciviouslĕvislascīvus

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Light, frolicsome, lascivious; lĕvis, lascīvus Ic wæs mid geaglisce [geglescum MS. B : geagle MS. C.] móde oferswýðed I was overcome with a frolicsome mood; lascīvo supĕrātus anĭmo, Bd. 5, 6; Whelc. 390, 39

Linked entry: geglesc

ge-winde

(adj.)
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adj Ðá hit wæs wel gewinde on ða burh when the wind was in the right quarter [for blowing the flames] on to the town; ventum opportunum, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 25

Linked entry: -winde

ge-fearrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fearrian, p. ade; pp. ad

To remove to a distancego awayavellerediscedereabscedere

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To remove to a distance, go away; avellere, discedere, abscedere He gefearrad wæs from him ipse avulsus est ab eis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 22, 41. Gifearria abscedat, Rtl. 98, 22; discedat, 120, 31