ágend
An owner ⬩ a possessor ⬩ the Lord ⬩ possessor ⬩ proprietarius ⬩ Dominus
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Wuldres Ágend the Lord of glory. Exon. 25 b; Th. 73, 32; Cri. 1198: 14b; Th. 29, 32 ; Cri. 471. Se Ágend the Lord; Dominus, Cd. 158; Th. 196, 21; Exod. 295
wirnan
to refuse ⬩ refrain from granting ⬩ to prevent ⬩ prohibit ⬩ keep from
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Grammar wirnan, with gen. of what is prohibited, and dat. of that to which the prohibition is given Se líchoma getácnaþ ðone engel ðe him tógénes stent, and him wiernð his unnyttan færelta, Past. 36; Swt. 257, 9.
un-weorþ
of no value ⬩ of no dignity ⬩ little esteemed ⬩ unworthy ⬩ not of sufficient merit ⬩ worthless ⬩ bad ⬩ contemptible ⬩ despicable ⬩ ignoble ⬩ ignominious ⬩ dishonouring
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Grammar un-weorþ, with dat. of person by whom one is considered worthless : -- Xersis wearþ his ágenre þeóde swíþe unweorþ Xerxes contemtibilis suis factus, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 84, 23.
ge-þeáwían
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Heó (Esther) wæs wíslíce geþeáwod she was of prudent behaviour, Hml. A. 95, 99.
cyning
a king, ruler, emperor ⬩ rex, imperator ⬩ a spiritual King, God, Christ ⬩ Deus, Christus ⬩ the devil ⬩ diabŏlus, satănas ⬩ Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. ⬩ fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words ⬩ the king took a corresponding oath to his people ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors ⬩ of all forfeits the king had one half ⬩ all hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body ⬩ Pastus or Convivium ⬩ The king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges ⬩ Vigilia ⬩ head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district ⬩ the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium
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The Anglo-Saxon king was the king of a tribe or of a people, but never of the land. We read of kings of the West Saxons or of the Mercians, but not of Wessex or of Mercia.
a-reódian
To become red ⬩ to redden ⬩ blush ⬩ erubescere
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To become red, to redden, blush; erubescere His andwlita eal areódode all his countenance became red, Apol. Th. 21, 26
an-ýwan
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in Dict
an-hefedness
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in Dict
an-líce
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in Dict
an-speca
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in Dict.:
dohtig
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DOUGHTY, valiant, good; fortis, valĭdus, probus Forþférde Hacun, se dohtiga eorl, on sǽ Hakon, the doughty earl, died at sea, Chr. 1030: Erl. 162, 40. Ðyssa þinga is gecnǽwe ǽlc dohtig man on Cent [MS. Kænt] and on Súþ-Seaxum [MS.
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folme
The hand ⬩ mănus
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Forlét drenga sum daroþ fleógan of folman one of the warriors let fly a dart from his hand, Byrht. Th. 136, 12; By. 150. Ða ísenan næglas, ðe wǽron adrifene þurh Cristes folman the iron nails, which were driven through Christ's palms, Homl.
dwola
Error, heresy ⬩ error, hærĕsis = αίρεσιs
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Error, heresy; error, hærĕsis = αίρεσιs Seó mǽægþ on dwolan wæs lifigende provincia in errōre versāta est, Bd. 2, 15; S. 518, 42.
ge-lýfed
One who believed, faithful ⬩ religiosus, fidus, fidelis
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Com se árwurþa Swíþhun to sumum gelýfedan smiþe on swefne the venerable Swithun came to a certain religious [lit. faithful] artisan in a dream, Glostr. Frag. 2, 5. Wæs sum cyning gelýfed swíðe on God there was a king firmly believing on God, Swt.
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a-dréfed
driven
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driven,Chr. 790; Th. 99, 20, col. 2
a-hefen
raised up ⬩ exalted
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raised up, exalted,Lk. Lind. War. 13, 13: Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 3. col. 2;
a-géton
destroyed
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[they] destroyed;
a-hofyn
elated
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elated,Ps. Spl. C. 130, 1;