Bráden
broad, open, spacious ⬩ vallis, locus silvestris ⬩ BREDON Forest, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire ⬩ silvæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi
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BREDON Forest, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire ; silvæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi Hie cómon to Creccageláde, and fóron ðǽr ofer Temese, and námon, ǽgðer ge on Brádene, ge ðǽr ymbútan, eall ðæt hie gehentan mehton they came to Cricklade, and there they went
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dæg-fæsten
A day's fast ⬩ diei jejunium
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A day's fast; diei jejunium Is se ǽresta lǽcedóm dægfæsten, ðæt mon mid ðý ða wambe clǽnsige, ðæt hió ðý ðe leóhtre sié the first remedy is a day's fast, that, with that, a man may cleanse the stomach, that it may be the lighter, L.
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fier
Farther ⬩ longius ⬩ ultĕrius
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Bod.] síe ðonne ðú wǽre though thou art now farther than thou wast, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 33. We areccan ne mágon ðæt fædrencynn fier ówihte we cannot reckon the paternal kin any degree farther, Exon. 11b; Th. 16, 5; Cri. 248
heort-leás
cowed
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Wlfst. 137, 22) heortleás and earh, ámasod and ámarod, mihtleás, áfǽred sis memor illius qui tum pavor ante tribunal percutiet stupidis cunctorum corda querelis, Dóm. L. 124
pípe
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Add Gif þonne gít sió ádl egle, gebringe inne þurh pípan oððe horn, swá lǽcas cunnan, Lch. ii. 224, 28. the channel of a small stream. v. N. E. D. pipe; 8 a. See the quotation from C. D. iii. 380, 2
ærning
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And ic nóht ðon ǽr ðǽre ærninge blon 'quam magnum vae facis mihi sic equitando.' Et ego nihilominus coeptis institi vetitis, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 576, 19. Mid swíðe geswenctan horse for ærninge vehementer equo in cursu fatigato, Gr. D. 38, 30. Add
fyrhto
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Gif ðú hafast mid þé wulfes hrycghǽr on síðfæte, bútan fyrhtu þú ðone síð gefremest, Lch. i. 360, 22. Blindre fyrhto ceca formidine, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 81. Be fyrhto þæs tintreglican wítes de terrore futuri judicii, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 487, 15.
ofer-þearf
Extreme need
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Extreme need Gif ðæs oferþearf síe ǽr mete, ðæt hé spíwan mǽge. Lchdm. ii. 226, 9: Wulfst. 134, 21. Ágan ða yldran ðæs oferþearfe, ðæt hí heora gingran Gode gestrýnan, 38, 23. For oferþearfe ilda cynnes. Elen. Kmbl. 1039; El. 521.
wamm-wlite
A wound on the face
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A wound on the face Swá hwylc man swá óðrum womwlite on gewyrce, forgylde him ðone womwlite, and his weorc wyrce óð ðæt seó wund hál sig quicunque homo alio vulnus in faciem inflixerit, emendet ei vulnus, et opus ejus operetur, donec vulnus sanetur,
Eádmund
Edmund Ironside, son of Æthelred Atheling. Edmund began to reign in A. D. 1016, and died the same year
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Edmund was king of Wessex for six years and a half, from A. D. 940-946 Hér, A.
wirn
A hindrance ⬩ obstacle ⬩ difficulty
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A hindrance, obstacle, difficulty Gif hé geðyldelíce forbyrð ǽgðer ge hosp ge edwít, and on ðære wirne þeáh þurhwunaþ and eádmódlíce bitt, ðæt him man infæres tíðige, sý hé underfangen, si veniens perseveraverit pulsans, et inlatas sibi injurias et difficultatem
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wunigend
An inhabitant
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An inhabitant Gyf wé gefyllaþ wunigendes þénunge si compleamus habitatoris officium, R. Ben. Interl. 5, 11
efen-unwemme
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Equally inviolate Sí ǽlc ciricgrið binnan wágum and cyninges handgrið efenunwemme, Ll. Th. i. 318, 25
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for-crafian
To demand
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To demand Neódbehéfnes stówe giforcrafað ( = gif forcrafað) si necessitas loci exegerit, R. Ben. I. 82, 3
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un-weder
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Gif þá unwedru his ne forwyrnað si sterilitas impedimentum non fecerit temporis, Chrd. 15, 16. Add
for-cuman
to seize ⬩ get hold of ⬩ to overcome ⬩ conquer ⬩ to consume ⬩ destroy ⬩ to reject
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Gif strongra forcyme hine si fortior uicerit eum, Lk. R. 11. 22. Ꝥte forcuóme ut vinceret, Rtl. 81, 8. Forcummen sié vincitur, 125, 29. Forcuman, Sal. 206. Mið forcummenum deáðe devicta morte, Rtl. 29, 34. Forcummen deuicto, Lk. p. 7, 6.
winestra
Left
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Ðæt sió winestre hand ne scyle witan hwæt sió suíðre dó, Past. 44; Swt. 323, 14. Dryhtnes winestre hand is under mínum heáfde. " Sió winestre hand Godes, hé cwæð, wǽre under his heáfde... Eft wæs gecueden ðætte on his winestran handa wǽre wela...
riht-gesinscipe
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lawful matrimony Gif hí on rihtgesinscipe gegaderode sýn si legitimo matrimonio conjungantur, Ll. Th. ii. 232, 6
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Æðelbryht
Ethelbert king of Kent ⬩ Ethelbert the second ⬩ Æthelbryhtus
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D. 616, Ethelbert king of the Kentish people died, who reigned fifty-six years, Chr. 616; Erl. 21, 37. Grammar Æðelbryht, Æðelbryht, es; m. Ethelbert the second; Æthelbryhtus, the second son of Æthelwulf.
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ge-lícettan
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Oft ungemetlico forgifnes bið gelícet, ðæt mon wéneð ðæt hit sié mildheortnes, ond oft ungemetlicu irsung bið gelícet, ðæt menn wénað þæt hit sié ryhtwíslic anda saepe inordinata remissio pietas creditur, et effrenata ira spiritalis zeli virtus aestimatur
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