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on-bæc

(adv.)
Grammar
on-bæc, adv.

A-back, backward, behind

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Ná gewát onbæc heorte úre non recessit retro cor nostrum, Ps. Spl. 43, 21

æt-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten; v. intrans.

To sit byto remainstaywaitadsidere

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To sit by, to remain, stay, wait; adsidere Ðá ætsǽton ða Centiscan ðǽr beæftan then the Kentish men remained there behind, Chr. 905; Th. 180, 31, col. 1

cýp-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
cýp-strǽt, e; f. [cýp = ceáp

A street or place for merchandise, cheap streetvicus mercatorius

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strǽt a street] A street or place for merchandise, cheap street; vicus mercatorius Andlang cýpstrǽte along cheap street, Cod. Dipl. 1291; A. D. 996; Kmbl. vi. 135, 17

cwid-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
cwid-bóc, e; f.

The Book of Proverbs proverbiorum liber

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The Book of Proverbs; proverbiorum liber Be ðæm is awriten on Salomonnes cwidbócum about which it is written in the Proverbs of Solomon, Past. 36, 8; Cot. MS

eást-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
eást-ríce, es; n.

East kingdom, eastern country, eastern part of a country orientāle regnum, orientālis rĕgio

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East kingdom, eastern country, eastern part of a country; orientāle regnum, orientālis rĕgio, Chr. 893; Th. 162, 19, col. I. 3: Ors. 2, I; Bos. 39, 21, 27

heofon-hróf

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-hróf, es; m.

the roof of heavenheavena roofceiling

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the roof of heaven, heaven Under heofunhrófe under the roof of heaven, Exon. 58 a; Th. 209, 19; Ph. 173. a roof, ceiling Heofenhróf lacunar, Cot. 119, Lye

Linked entry: heofon

hrut

(adj.)
Grammar
hrut, or hrút

balidusbalidus

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balidus, Cot. 28, Lye. Ettmüller suggests balidus = balans animal, and compares Icel. hrútr a ram: Ducange has the following balidus fortasse pro validus, ad coitum aptus.; See hryte

Linked entry: hryte

lǽdend

(n.)
Grammar
lǽdend, es; m.
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One who excuses Ne hyld ðú míne heortan ðæt ic lǽdend wese láðra firena ut non declines cor meum ad excusandas excusationes in peccatis, Ps. Th. 140, 5

grafet

(n.)
Grammar
grafet, es; n.
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On ðæt lange grauet of ðam lange grafette, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 193, 33: 195, 5, 7. Leo takes the word as a diminutive of 'gráf.'

sealt-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-strǽt, e; f.
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; hence Saltstreet Andlang sealtstrǽte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 38, 20. Ondlong ðære sealtstrǽt, 160, 13. Tó ðære sealtstræte, 263, 24. Cf. sealt-herepaþ

wrocen

(n.)
Grammar
wrocen, e ; f. ?
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Of ðam byrcelse on wrocene; andlang wrocene in Uppinghǽma gemǽre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 124, 13. Be eástan wrocena stybbe; ðæt swá tó wrocena stybbe, v. 297, 26

carcern-weard

(n.)
Grammar
carcern-weard, es; m.
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. , and æfter twelf dagum cóm se carcernweard, Shrn. 54, 13, 16. Sc̃s Arthemius wæs ǽr carcernweard, 89, 23, 27

dón-lic

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For Cot. 149 substitute Þǽre dónlecan (printed dor-) practicae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 74. On dónlicum þincgum in faciendo, R. Ben. I. 23, 12. Dónlicum agendis, 44, 14

for-styntan

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For Cot. 48: 177 substitute Forstynt contudit, i. domavit, fregit, compressit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 25. Forstyntaþ contundunt (virtutes tela sparorum, Ald. 204, 1), 96, 32: 20, 7

hlútre

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Cf. hlútor; IV a) Heorte hygeclǽne hlútre blissað (-iað, Th.) þám þe sóðlíce sécað Dryhten laetetur cor quaerentium Dominum, Ps. Th. 104, 3. Add:

hóced

(adj.)
Grammar
hóced, adj.

Shaped like a hook, curved

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Shaped like a hook, curved Óþ ðat hit cymþ tó ðan hókedan gáran until it comes to the curved strip of land, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 434, 10

Linked entries: hóc hociht

siwen-íge

(adj.)
Grammar
siwen-íge, -ége ; adj.
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Blear-eyed Se biþ siweníge (-igge, Cot. MSS. ) se ðe his andgit biþ tó ðon beorhte scínende ðæt hé mæge ongietan sóðfæstnesse, gif hit ðonne áþístriaþ ða flǽsclícan weorc. On ðæs siwen-ígean (-iggean, Cott. MSS. ) eágum beóþ ða æpplas hále . . .

styria

(n.)
Grammar
styria, styriga, styrga, styra, an; m.
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Ǽlc seldsýnde fisc ðe weorðlíc byþ, styria and mereswýn, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 450, 27. Andlang strǽte út on styrian pól, vi. 9, 6. Mereswýn and stirian delphinos et sturias, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 9

Linked entry: stiria

wíte-þeów

(adj.)
Grammar
wíte-þeów, adj.

In slavery as a consequence of crime

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Ðæt is ǽrest, ðæt ic wille ðæt man gefreóge ǽlcne wíteþeówne mannan ðe on ðam biscopríce sié for hine and for his cynehláford, Cod. Dip. B. ii. 329, 17 : L. Ath. i. proem.; Th. i. 198, 9. Wéron ðǽr þreó wíteþeówe men and þreó þeówberde, Cod. Dip.

a-ládian

(v.)
Grammar
a-ládian, [a from, ládian to clear]

To excuseto make excuse forexcusare

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Cot. aládian] how can they excuse themselves? Bt. 41, 3; Fox 248, 21