under-diácon
An under-deacon ⬩ a sub-deacon
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An under-deacon, a sub-deacon Underdiácon subdiaconus, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 26: Rtl. 194, 9. Subdiaconus is sóðlíce underdiácon, se ðe ða fatu byrð forð tó ðam diácone, and mid eádmódnysse þénaþ under ðam diácone æt ðam hálgan weofode mid ðám húselfatum,
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sceaft-rihte
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As straight as a dart, in a straight line Of þám paðe sceaftrihte on alr, C. D. B. iii. 667, 14. West sceftrihte ofer ðone mór, 336, 25. Sceaftryht on cuddancnoll. . . sceaftryht oð lillesforda . . . sceaftryht oþ wideres leáge . . . sceaftryht oþ hlósleáge
on-sendan
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add: the object a person Hé wæs onsended tó lǽranne, Past. 441, 30. Ic on suna þínne gelýfe, hǽlendne cyning hider onsendne, Hy. 10, 10. the object a thing, material, to cause to be conveyed to a goal Onsend Higelâce beaduscrûda betst, B. 452 : 1483
friþ-herpaþ
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The king's highway, a public road which was under the king's friþ. [Cf. De pace regia et .iiii. chiminorum vel viarum regalium, Ll. Th. i. 447, 6. Omnes herestrete regis sunt, 519, 11] On Wifeles ford; ðonne andlang ðæs friðherpadcs (Icknield Way ?),
horte
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A whortleberry Hortan facinia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 69. Wínberigena (i. hortena) deáge deághian bacciniorum fuco inficere, Hpt. Gl. 524, 22. Hortena, An. Ox. 2, 433: 8, 340. (The last three are glosses to Ald. 75, 17.) Cf. (?) On hortan ford, C. D. vi.
unc
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Add: — Férdon mín fæder and módor út, and genámon unc and férdon tó sǽ, and út reówan. Þá wé úp cómon, þá næs úre módor mid ús, nát ic for hwí þá genam úre fæder unc, and bær ús wépende forð on his weg, Hml. S. 30
onettan
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substitute 1579. add: expressing quickness of movement or procedure Heó gewát hyre west þonan feran, forð ónette, Rä. 30, 11. Mé wǽre liófre ꝥ ic ónette wiþ þæs, ꝥ ic ðé móste gelǽstan ꝥ ic ðe gehét festino debitum promissionis absolvere, Bt. 40, 5 ;
steng
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Heora án hine (James) slóh mid ormǽtum stencge (printed strencge; but cf. Þone Iacóbum Iúdǽa leorneras ofslógan mid webwyrhtan róde, Shrn. 93, 13) inn oð þæt bragen, Hml. Th. ii. 300, 24. Þá Walas ádrifon sumre eá ford ealne mid scearpum stængum. Chr.
Cerdices leáh
Cerdic's ley ⬩ Cerdăci campus
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Cerdic's ley, in the south of Dorsetshire ; Cerdăci campus Hér Cerdic and Cynríc [MS. Cinric] fuhtan wið Bryttas on ðære stówe ðe is gecweden Cerdices leág [MS. Land ford] in this year Cerdic and Cynric fought against the Britons at the place which is
wyrm-galdere
A serpent-charmer ⬩ sorcerer
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A serpent-charmer, sorcerer Hé hét sumne wyrmgaldere micle næddran hire in tó gelǽdan, ðæt seó hí ábítan sceolde. Ðá stód seó fǽmne forð on hire gebede, and seó næddre stód be hire; ðonne seó fǽmne onleát, ðonne onleát seó næddre. Ðá gelýfde se wyrmgaldere
steáp
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Þá bær þæs biscopes cniht tó his fæder wínes drync, swá swá hit þeáw wæs. Þá rǽhte se cyning his hand forð swígende and genam þone hnæp (steáp, v. l. calicem). . . and þám biscope þone drync sealde, Gr. D. 186, 7. Ille regina dedit duas steápas in twaem
á-weorþan
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Áwyrþ tabescit, An. Ox. 5487. Áworden bigener, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 19. ¶ in Northern Gospels = ge-weorþan :-- Forð áworðað peribunt, Mt. L. 26, 52. Áwærð ł gewærð facta, 13, 21. Áwarð (giwarð,R.), Mk. L. 15, 33. Ꝥte áworðe ł ꝥte hiá sé áworden fieri, Lk
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cyll
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Kylle ascopa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 14. Cylle culleus, Germ. 399, 458. Hé teáh forð ðá cyllan (cillan, v. l.) utrem protulit, Gr. D. 250, 18. Wit geworhton þá hýde tó twám kyllum . . . and wit dydon þæs flǽsces hwylcnehwugu dǽl in þá kylla . . . þá bleówan
sand
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Add Sand sablum, An. Ox. 18 b, 35. add Forð be sande oþ norðmúþan, C. D. iii. 429, 1. On ceoslynum sandum in glarigeris litoribus, An. Ox. 7, 162. of deserts Ðá férde wé þurh þá weallendan sond and þurh þá wǽdlan stówe wætres per feruentes arenas et
þorn
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Add: — Man sceall áweg ádelfan mid þorne, Lch. ii. 106, 5. Of hafucðorne tó ðan langan þorne at Ichenilde wege ; ðæt swá tó ðan þriddan þorne æt wírhangran ; of ðám þorne tó ðám feórðan þorne on wrangan hylle foreweardre stent; ðæt swá forð tó dám fíftan
Wæwærðlíce
Well, successfully (?)
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Well, successfully (?) Of ðissum syx tídum wihst se quadrans swýðe wæwerðlíce, and forð stæpð wel orglíce swylce hwylc cyng of his giftbúre stæppe geglenged, Anglia viii. 298, 34. Nú þincð ðe wærra and micele ðe snotera, se ðe can mid leásungan wæwerdlíce
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tó-hladan
To disband, ⬩ disperse
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To disband, disperse Ne meahte hié (the builders of the tower of Babel) gewurðan weall forð timbran, ac hié earmlíce heápum tóhlódon hleóðrunl gedǽlde they could not combine to carry on the building of the wall, but, divided in speech, they miserably
ende-byrdes
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Ðú þysne middangeard from fruman ǽrest forð oð ende tídum tódǽldes endebyrdes (in order, in regular succession ; cf. the corresponding prose: Ðú ðe tída fram middaneardes fruman oþ þone ende endebyrdlíce gesettest, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 7), Met. 20, 12.
wæd
A ford ⬩ shallow water ⬩ water that may be traversed ⬩ a body of water ⬩ sea
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A ford, shallow water, water that may be traversed (cf. wadan, and the forms wade, wath in place-names, e.g. Biggles-wade, Longwathby); poet. a body of water, sea Bí wædes ófre, Exon. Th. 360, 22; Wal. 9. Wyllelm king lǽdde scypferde and landfyrde tó
eorþ-scræf
a cave ⬩ tomb ⬩ grave
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Add: a cave Dauid wæs gehýd on ánum eorðscræfe (spelunca) . . . Ðá fór Saul forð bí ðæm scræfe, Past. 197, 12. a cave for burial, tomb, grave Ne þearf þæs nán man wénan ꝥ his líchama mæge þá synbyrþenna on eorþscrafe gebétan, Bl. H. 109, 31. Ealle erðware