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Brádan-relic

(n.)
Grammar
Brádan-relic, Brádun-reolic,es; m: Brádan-reíg, -eíg = -íg, -e; f.[eíg, íg an island, broad island]

an island, broad island ⬩ Flat Holme, an island in the mouth of the Severn

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Flat Holme, an island in the mouth of the Severn Sǽton hie úte on ðam íglande, æt Brǽdanrelice they sat outward on an island, Flat Holme, Chr. 918;Ing. 132, 19

godspell-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
godspell-bóc, e; f.
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Ælf. C. 21; Th. ii. 350, 13

wíg-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-weorþung, e ; f.

Honour to idols

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Hwílum hié gehéton æt heargtrafum wígweorþunga, Beo. Th. 353; B. 176

bót

mending ⬩ repair ⬩ remedy ⬩ improvement ⬩ help ⬩ amendment ⬩ amends ⬩ reparation ⬩ repentance ⬩ penance

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Him tó laman limseóce cwómon ... symle hǽlo þǽr æt þám bisceope, bóte fundon, El. 1217 : 299. rescue from evil or peril, amendment of condition help Hý tó anlic-nessum hý gebǽdon, and wéndon þæt heom of ðám cóme bót ... ǽlc yfel cymð of deófle and ǽlc

óga

(n.)
Grammar
óga, an ; m.

the feeling which is excited in a person, terror, dread, horror, great fear ⬩ the exciting cause of such a feeling ⬩ an object which excites fear, a terrible, horrible thing ⬩ to fear ⬩ to terrify ⬩ to frighten ⬩ terrible

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God him sende swíðlíce ógan (the ten plagues) Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 18. [Cf. Goth. ógan to fear; ógian to terrify; Icel. ógn dread, terror; œgja to frighten; ægi-ligr terrible.] Cf. ege

rǽdes-mann

(n.)
Grammar
rǽdes-mann, es; m.
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Th. 330, 8 : Chr, 1039; Erl. 167, 19. a steward, manager Æt Steorran ðe ðá wæs ðæs kinges rǽdesman, Chart. Th. 339,12

þweor-timbre

(adj.)
Grammar
þweor-timbre, (?); adj.

Cross-grained ⬩ stubborn

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, stubborn Ic wát ðæt ic ǽr ne síð ǽnig ne métte þrístran geþohtes ne þweorhtimbran ( Grein suggests -tímran, v. next word ) mægþa cynnes, Exon. Th. 275, 15; Jul. 550

un-gewil

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewil, un-gewill; adj.

Displeasing ⬩ not with the good will of a person

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Displeasing, not with the good will of a person Se arcebiscop leáfe æt ðam cynge nam, ðeáh hit ðam cynge ungewill wǽre, ðæs ðe men léton, Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 16

wirming

(n.)
Grammar
wirming, e; f.

Warming

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Warming Se cyning gestód æt ðam fýre and hine wyrmde; and ðá betwih ða wærminge (werminge, M. 196, 27) (inter calefaciendum) gemunde hé ðæt word, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 34

Linked entry: wærming

wudu-hunig

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-hunig, es; n.

Wild honey

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Wuduhunig hé æt, Mk. Skt. l, 6

Linked entry: hunig

fant-wæter

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Ǽr þan þe gé þæt hǽþene cild fullian on þám fantwætere, ofergeót ðínne líchaman mid fantwætere, Hml. Th. ii. 346, 14, 24. Bedýp on fontwætre gehálgodum, Lch. ii. 344, 23. Add

réce-leás

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Bútan geþylde and þeáwfæstnysse wé yrsiað . . . and lythwón þencað hú wé sceolon æt Gode miltsunge begitan nú wé swá réceleáse syndon and swá réþe ús betwýnan, Hml. S. 28, 141. Add

uppian

(v.)
Grammar
uppian, p. ode

To mount up ⬩ rise

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To mount up, rise Ðæt wæter, ðonne hit bið gepynd, hit miclaþ and uppaþ and fundaþ wið ðæs ðe hit ǽr from com ad superiora colligitur, Past. 38 ; Swt. 277. 7

weg-gelǽte

(n.)
Grammar
weg-gelǽte, an ; f. : -weg-gelǽte, es; n. (v. ge-lǽte)

A place where roads meet

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Æt ðære wegegelǽton, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 297, 29. Wegelǽton trivium, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 58. Weggelǽta compita, 37, 45

Linked entry: ge-lǽte

healseta

(n.)
Grammar
healseta, an; m.
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Se ealdormon rád þurh sumne wudu ðú rǽsde án næddre of holum treowe æt ðam healsetan him on ðone bósm and hyne tóslát ðæt hé wæs sóna deád, Shrn. 144, 27

ofer-cídan

(v.)

to censure, reprove

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to censure, reprove Ða ðe wyrceaþ Sunnandæge æt ðam forman cyrre Grécas hý ofercídaþ arguunt L. Ecg. C. 35; Th. ii. 160, 31. Ðú ofercíddest increpasti, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 21

on-tíned

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
on-tíned, (-tímed ?)

well-supplied

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Gif ðí .x. dæge sunne scýneþ, ðonne byþ sé and ealle æá mid fixum ontíned, Lchdm. iii. 166, 13

Linked entry: -tíned

Searo-burh

(n.)

Salisbury

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Salisbury In ðære stówe ðe is genemned [æt] Searobyrg (-byrig, Searoburh, Sælesberi), Chr. 552; Th. pp. 28, 29. Tó Searebyrig, 1086; Th. 353, 18. To Searbyrig, 1003; Th. pp. 252, 253

Linked entry: Sear-burh

þrafian

(v.)
Grammar
þrafian, p. ode.

to urge ⬩ press ⬩ to reprove ⬩ rebuke ⬩ correct

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Se biscop sceal þrafian ða mæssepreóstas mid lufe ge mid láþe, ðæt hié healdan Godes ǽwe on riht, Blickl. Homl. 45, 8. to reprove, rebuke, correct.

Linked entry: þræft

mæssian

(v.)
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Hé stód æt ðám weófode swylce hé wolde mæssian, 21, 355. Smeágung . . . hwilcan tíman on sunnandagan oþþe on óðran dagan man mæssian móte, Angl. xi. 7, 3, 6.