sealf-box
A box for ointment
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A box for ointment Án wíf hæfde hyre sealfbox deórwyrþes nardes, and tóbrocenum sealfboxe ofer his heáfod ágét, Mk. Skt. 14, 3: Lk. Skt. 7, 37
secg-leác
Chive garlic ⬩ rush garlic ⬩ rush leek ⬩ allium schoenoprasum
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Chive garlic, rush garlic, rush leek (v. E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names); allium schoenoprasum, Lchdm. ii. 128, 11: iii. 28, 11
seld
a seat ⬩ that on which one sits ⬩ a throne ⬩ sedes ⬩ a seat ⬩ residence ⬩ mansion ⬩ hall
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a seat, that on which one sits, a throne; sedes In heofene seld his his throne is in heaven (A. V.), Ps. Surt. 10, 5: 44, 7. Dóm gegearwung seldes ðínes, 88, 15: 96, 2. Of dúne sette maehtge of selde, ii. p. 200, 20: Cd. Th. 275, 17; Sat. 173: 276, 12
Linked entry: sæld
seofon-stirre
The Pleiades
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The Pleiades Sifunsterre (sibun-) pliadas, Txts. 86, 762
Linked entry: -stirre
sige-wíf
wise women
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Grimm supposes this word may be a general denomination of wise women, D. M. 402 ; the passage in which it occurs is a charm, where it is addressed to bees when swarming Sittaþ gé, sigewíf, sígaþ tó eorþan, Lchdm. i. 384, 24
ge-werc
A fort ⬩ fortress ⬩ arx
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A fort, fortress; arx Hie ðǽr gewerc worhton they there wrought a fortress, Chr. 896; Erl. 94, 16
ge-weorþ
Value ⬩ worth ⬩ price
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Value, worth, price, Th. Chart. 159, 1
ge-wyrht
Work ⬩ deed ⬩ merit ⬩ desert
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Work, deed, merit, desert Deág ðín gewyrhtu if thy deeds are good, Exon. 80 a; Th. 300, 11: Fä. 4. Ða heálícan gewyrhto Sancte Iohannes the exalted deeds of St. John, Blickl. Homl. 167, 5. Rǽctþ ǽghwilcum men ágen gewyrhta give to every man his deserts
ge-wyrp
A heap thrown up[?]
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A heap thrown up[?] Andlang gewyrpes, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 78, 29
gifeðe
What is granted by fate ⬩ lot ⬩ fortune ⬩ fate
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What is granted by fate, lot, fortune, fate Wæs ðæt gifeðe to swíð ðe ðone ðyer ontyhte too strong was the fate that impelled him thither, Beo. Th. 6163; B. 3085. On gifeðe by chance, Andr. Kmbl. 977; An. 489v. Grmm. And. u. El. p. 108
glæs-fæt
A glass vessel ⬩ a glass
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A glass vessel, a glass He sende him glæsfæt full wínes misit ei calicem vini, Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 12
Linked entry: fæt
gold-fæt
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A thin plate of gold; bractea, lamina aurea Stáne gelícast gladum gimme ðonne in goldfate smiþa orþoncum biseted weorþeþ to a stone most like to a bright jewel when by the smiths' art it has been set in a bracelet, Exon. 60 a; Th. 219, 7; Ph. 303
græf
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A grave, trench Æt openum græfe at the open grave, L. Æthelb. 22; Th. i. 8, 5: L. Eth. 5, 12; Th. i. 308, 4: 6, 20; Th. i. 320, 4: Exon. 82 b; Th. 311, 24; Seef. 97: 91 b; Th. 342, 29; Gn. Ex. 149. Ic ongyte ðeáh ðæt ða worlde lustas ne sint eallunga
gráf
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A grove Heó hæbbe ða wudurǽddenne in ðæm wuda ðe ða ceorlas brúcaþ and éc ic hire léte to ðæt ceorla gráf let her have right of pasturage in the wood which the 'ceorls' use, and besides I leave to her the ' ceorls' grove, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 100, 14
þegen-gilde
The wergild for a thane
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The wergild for a thane Gyf þrǽl þegen fullíce áfylle, licge ǽgylde; and gyf se þegen þæne þrǽl, ðe hé ǽr áhte, fullíce áfylle, gylde þegengylde, Wulfst. 162, 10
þeód-bealu
Great ill, ⬩ grievous ill
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Great ill, grievous ill Þeódbealu on þreó healfa (referring to three elements in the misery of the lost; cf. O. Sax. thiod-arbédi, applied to the expulsion from Eden ), Exon. Th. 78, 2; Cri. 1268. Andrea þúhte þeódbealo þearlíc tó geþolianne, ðæt hé
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þeód-wundor
A great wonder, ⬩ mighty miracle
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A great wonder, mighty miracle Men geségon þeódwundor micel, ðætte eorðe ágeaf ða hyre on lǽgun, Exon. Th. 71, 14; Cri. 1155
wígbed-steall
The part of the church where the altar stands
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The part of the church where the altar stands Wé lǽraþ ðæt mæssepreósta ǽnig ne cume binnan weófodstealle búton his oferslipe, ne húru æt ðam weófode ðæt hé ðǽr þénige búton ðære wǽde, L. Edg. C. 46; Th. ii. 254, 9 note
wígbed-hrægel
An altar-covering
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An altar-covering Hé sende ða ðing eall ða ðe tó cyrican ðénunge nýdþearflíco wǽron, húselfatu and wígbidhrægl (-bed-, Bd. M. 90, 2) ( veslimenía altarium ), Bd. 1. 29; S. 498, 9
wil-gesteald
A desirable possession
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A desirable possession Ðý læs ðú eft cweðe ðæt ic wurde willgestealdum (-gesteallum, MS. ; but cf. the pairs of words (as here) ǽht-gesteald, ǽht-gestreón; feoh-gesteald, feoh-gestreón eádig on eorðan ǽrgestreónum ne dicas: Ego ditavi Abram Gen. 14,