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ge-mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mǽne, adj.

Common, general, mutual, in commoncommuniscommunis, generalis, solituscommunis

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Ðá wæs synn and sacu Sweóna and Geáta, wróht gemǽne then was sin and strife of Swedes and Goths, mutual dissension, Beo. Th. 4938; B. 2473.

Linked entry: mǽne

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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Ic gean Alfmǽre and Ælfstáne þára twégra landa æt Hættanleá, Cht. Th. 597, 24: 520, 18 : 523, 27: 524, 19. Of manegum landum máre landriht áríst tó cyniges gebanne, LI.

and-werdan

(v.)
Grammar
and-werdan, and-wirdan, and-wyrdan, ond-wyrdan; p. de; pp. od [and, word a word: Goth. and-waúrdyan to answer, waúrd a word: Ger. antwort an answer]

To answerrespondere

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To answer; respondere Abram hire andwerde Abram ei respondit. Gen. 16, 6

Linked entries: and-wirdan and-wyrdan

BEGEN

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

Bothambobothamboambæambobothambo et ambæ vel ambæ et amboof bothamborumambarumamborumto bothambobusambabusambobusbothambosambasambobothambos et ambas velambas et ambwithby bothambobusambabusambobus

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Grammar BEGEN, nom. m. only Both; ambo Grammar BEGEN, Adj. pron. pl Híg feallaþ begen on ǽnne pytt ambo in foveam cadunt Mt. Bos. 15, 14. Wit wǽron begen ðá git on geógoþfeore we [Beowulf and Breca] were both yet in youthful life Beo. Th. 1077; B. 536

Bryttas

(n.)
Grammar
Bryttas, Brittas, Brettas, Breotas, Brytas, Britas; pl. m.

BritonsBritonesBretonsArmoricani

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Bretons; Armoricani Ðý ilcan geáre fór se here of Sigene to Sant Laudan, ðæt is betweoh Brettum [Bryttum, col. 2, 3] and Francum in the same year the army went from the Seine to St.

Linked entry: Brettas

ge-teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teohhian, -teohian, -tiohhian, -tihhian; p. ode, ade; pp. od,ad

To appointdeterminedecreeassignstătuĕredecernĕreassignāre

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Wæs óðer in geteohhod mǽrum Geáte another dwelling had been assigned to the renowned Goth, Beo. Th. 2605; B. 1300. Geteohod, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 31, note.

háw

(n.; suffix)
Grammar
háw, Kemble says, &#39; In all probability, a look out, or prospect&#39;; Middendorff compares the word with -hau in German place-names, and takes it to mean a clearing, a place where trees are cut down (cf. heáwan). But perhaps in the one passage where the word occurs
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hlawe should be read Haec sunt supradictarum uocabula terrarum, aet Uuineshauue (cf. scuccanhlau, 196, 1), C. D. i. 195, 30

leax

(n.)
Grammar
leax, læx, lex, es; m.

A salmonlax

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Ðis is seó gerǽdnes ... gesyllan ǽlce geare xv. leaxas this is the agreement ... that they give xv salmon every year, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 295, 34: L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 19

Linked entry: læx

æt-wíndan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-wíndan, l. æt-windan; p. -wand, pl. -wundon; pp. -wunden,
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Þá þe middan-geard oferswíðdon and his yrmða ætwundon, Hml. Th. i. 84, 32. v. oþ-windan

orf

(n.)
Grammar
orf, es; n.

Cattle, live stock

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Cattle, live stock Ǽlce geáre byþ orf ácenned, and mennisce menn tó mannum ácennede, ða ðe God gewyrcþ swá swá he geworhte ða ǽrran. Hexam. 12 ; Norm. 20, 20. Cuce orf, L. Edg. S. 8 ; Th. i. 274. 25.

tilþ

(n.)
Grammar
tilþ, e; also tilþe, an; f.

labour which brings gain, by which acquisition is madean employmenttillagecultivation work on landgain from labourproduce of labour,acquisitioncropproducefruit

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Ic geann ðæs landes mid mete and mid mannum and mid ealre tylðe swá ðǽrtó getilod biþ, 529, 18, and often in the same will. Fela tilða hám gæderian, Anglia ix. 261, 16. Da man oððe tilian sceolde oððe eft tilða gegaderian, Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 25.

Linked entries: tylþ tilþe

ryne

(n.)
Grammar
ryne, es; m.

A course, run, running,an orbitcourse, uninterrupted progressa course, water-course, a flow, flux of blood course, cycle, lustrecourse of life

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Lamb. 1, 3. of time, course, cycle, lustre Geár annus, tíd tempus, ryne cursus, Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 38-40. Ryne cyclus, rynum cyclis, ii.20, 64-65 : 137, 73. Ðá se ryne ðissa geára gefylled wæs quo completo annorum curriculo, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 9.

Linked entry: rine

uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
uppan, (-on); prep. dat. acc.

upononaboveuponatafteruponon touponagainst

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On ðisum geáre wǽron Eástron on viii kal. Apr., and ðá uppon Eástron on Sce Ambrosius mæsseniht, ðæt is .ii. non.

Linked entries: uppon on-uppan

welig

(adj.)
Grammar
welig, weleg; adj.

Wealthyrichopulent

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Wæstmbǽre geár and welígé ubertatis anni, Gen. 41, 26.

Linked entry: wealig

Etna

(n.)
Grammar
Etna, indecl? Etne, Ætne, es; m.

Etna, the volcano of Sicily

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Eðna] ðæt sweflene fýr tácnode, dá hit upp of helle geate asprang on Sicilia ðam lande, and fela ofslóh mid bryne and mid stence [Ors. B.

Linked entries: Ætne Etne

ge-twǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-twǽfan, p. de; pp. ed

To separatedivertdetainhinderdeprive

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Sumne Geáta leód feores getwǽfde one the Goths' prince separated from life, 2871; B. 1433. Gúþ wæs getwǽfed the contest was parted, 3320; B. 1658.

Linked entries: -twǽfan ge-twǽman

Tenet

(n.)
Grammar
Tenet, Tænet[t]; also Tenet-land
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On ðyssum geáre Eádgár cyng hét oferhergian eall Tenetland, 969; Erl. 125, 5. Tenet, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 232, 22. Inntó Raculfe on Tænett, iii. 429, 16. The following. forms occur in Latin charters Tenid, i. 21, 1. Tenaet, 129, 18. Tanet, 118, 1.

wirgþu

(n.)
Grammar
wirgþu, (-o); indecl.: wirgþ, e; f.

condemnationcursepunishmentevilwickednesscursingmaledictio

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Hý grim helle fýr, gearo tó wíte, seóð, on ðam hí áwo sculon wærgðu dreógan, Exon. Th. 78, 11; Cri. 1272. Wergðu wyrcean to afflict, hurt, Ps. Th. 108, 17. Ne sceolon gé on míne wítegan wergðe settan in prophetis meis nolite malignari, 104, 13.

hird-ness

watchful caretaking chargetaking carea watchguarda watch

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Ben. 21, 11. a watch, period during which watch is kept: -þúsend geára ... swá swá heordnes (custodia) on nihte, Ps. Rdr. 89, 4.

Wiltún-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Wiltún-scír, (Wiltúnes-), e; f.

Wiltshire

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On ðam ylcan geáre forðférde Ælfstán bisceop on Wiltúnscíre, 981; Erl. 128, 18. Sum ungerád mann wæs mid Ælfstáne bisceope on Wiltúnscíre on híréde, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 42. Brihtwold biscop féng tó ðam ríce on Wiltúnscíre, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 2.