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Hám-tún

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Norþ-hámtún, Súþ-hámtún

Hám-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Hám-tún, [or Ham-tún?]

Hampton, a common local name, used for both the present Northamptonand Southampton

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Hampton, a common local name, used for both the present Northampton, Chr. 917, Erl. 102, 12; and Southampton, Chr. 981; Erl. 129, 36: for other towns see the index to Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. vol. vi

Linked entry: Súþ-hámtún

Súþ-hámtún

(n.)
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Southampton Æt Súðhámtúne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 49, 20

Hámtún-scir

Grammar
Hámtún-scir, l. scír,
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and add: Northamptonshire Hí ( the Danes ) heafdon þá ofergán East-Engla i, and Eást-Seaxe ii, . . . and healfe Huntedúnscíre ix, and micel on Hámtúnscíre x, Chr. 1011; P. 141, note 3. In tó Bedanfordscíre, and þanon tó Huntadúnscíre and swá in tó Hámtúnscíre

Hámtún-scir

(n.)
Grammar
Hámtún-scir, e; f.

Hampshire

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Hampshire, Chr. 1001; Erl. 136, 5

-hámian

(v.; suffix)

Similar entry: ge-hámian

-hammen

(suffix)

Linked entry: seolfor-hammen

seolfor-hammen

(adj.)
Grammar
seolfor-hammen, adj.
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Silver-coated Ǽnne seolforhammenne blǽd*-*horn. Chart. Th. 559, 24

seolfor-hammen

Similar entry: -hammen

flǽsc-hamian

(v.)

to become incarnatecarnem humānam induĕre

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to become incarnate; carnem humānam induĕre

Linked entry: ge-flǽschamod

ge-hámian

(v.)
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Substitute: To settle a person in a home (v. hám; II 1 b.), to obtain domicile for a person Aldréd ... hine gihámadi mið ðǽm ðriim dǽlum ... and æhtu óra seulfres mið tó inláde Aldred obtained domicile for himself (became a member of the Lindisfarne

ge-hámian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hámian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To make [one's self] familiar with(?)

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To make [one's self] familiar with(?) Aldred hine gihámadi mið ðæm ðriim dǽlum Aldred made himself familiar with the three parts, Jn. Skt. 188, 7

Linked entry: -hámian

ymb-hammen

(adj.)
Grammar
ymb-hammen, adj.
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Surrounded, covered Ymbhamne (printed -humne) ambitiuntur (=ambiuntur ; the passage is: Manicae sericis clavate calliculae rubricatis pellibus ambiuntur, Ald. 77), Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 59. Ymbhwyrfte, ymbhammene, 2, 14. Cf. seolfor-hammen

Linked entries: ymb-humne ymb-hwirfan

be-hammen

(adj.)
Grammar
be-hammen, adj.
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Clouted, patched Gescód mid behammenum (ge-, geclútedum, v.ll.) scón clavatis calcealus caligis, Gr. D. 37, 13

Linked entry: -hammen

ge-hammen

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hammen, adj.
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Clouted, patched Gescód mid gehammenum scón clavatis calceatus caligis, Gr. D. 37, 13

Weolud

(n.)

the river Welland

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the river Welland Him cirde tó þurferþ eorl and ða holdas and eal se here ðe tó Hámtúne hiérde norþ óþ Weolud Chr. 921; Erl. 107, 29

norþan

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Se here bræc þone friþ of Hámtúne and of Ligeraceastre and þonan norþan (from north of Leicester), 921; P. 101, 7. Þonne won cymeð nihtscúa, norðan onsendeð hreó hæglfare, Wand. 104 : Seef. 31: B. 547.

haga

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Se haga an Hámtúne, iii. 443, 16. Ðis is ðes hagan embegang circuitus eiusdem hospicii, vi. 135, 14. Ðis is ðæs hagan bóc on Winceastre, 136, 10. Cum nouem praefatae ciuitatis habitaculis, quae patria lingua Hagan appellari solent, iii. 297, 11.

Linked entry: hecge

port

(n.)
Grammar
port, es; m. n.
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Ðá com se here tó Hamtúne ( Northampton ) and ðone port forbærndon, Chr. 1010; Erl. 144, 14. Burgas ł portas civitates, Mt. Kmbl. p. 16, 10. Portas castella, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 6, 6.

Linked entry: Portes-múþa

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worseworst

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Hí dydan mycelne hearm ábútan Hámtúne . . . swá ðæt seó scír and ða óðra scíra, ðæ ðǽr neáh sindon, wurdon fela wintra ðe wyrsan, Chr. 1065; Erl. 197, 11.