hyrst
A hurst ⬩ copse ⬩ wood
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The word occurs most frequently in compounds, e.g. hnut-hyrst, æsc-hyrst, etc. and is still found as hurst in names of places. See Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. xxxii, and Leo's Anglo-Saxon Names. p. 107 In hyrst sciofingden, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. i. 273, 6.
cófa
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On cofan in conclavi, ii. 46, 14. Gá in þíne cofan ( cubiculum ), Mt. R. 6, 6. In cofum in penetralibus, Mt. L. R. 24, 26. a cave, den Cofa spelunca, Jn. L. R. 11, 38. Cofa ðeáfana speluncam latronum, Mt. L. 21, 13: Mk. L. R. 11, 17: Lk. L.
holh
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Of ðám ylcan stáne, in þám wæs þæt holg þæs nearwan scræfes ex petra eadem, quae in semetipsa concava angustum specus fecerat Gr. D. 211, 7.
níd-micel
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The poem seems to support the idea contained in nédmicel, that of urgency: Úsic lust hweteð on þá leódmearce micel módes hiht, An. 286. In support, too, of nédmicel is the accent in the MS. Moreover St.
beám-telg
Dye of a tree [ink] ⬩ tinctura arborea [atramentum scriptorium]
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Dye of a tree [ink]; tinctura arborea [atramentum scriptorium] Fugles wyn beámtelge swealg the bird's joy [i. e. the pen] swallowed dye of a tree, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 9; Rä. 27, 9
be-tellan
To speak about, to answer, excuse, justify, clear ⬩ excusare
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Godwine betealde hine Godwin cleared himself, 1052; Ing. 238, 22
líc-hama
The body ⬩ the corporeal
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Ðonne betǽcþ Crist ða mánfullan mid líchaman and mid sáwle intó hellewíte then will Christ deliver the wicked, body and soul, into hell, ii. 608, 7. Hí tú beóþ in ánum líchoman erant duo in carne una, Bd. i, 27; S. 491, 14.
healh
a corner ⬩ an angle ⬩ cave ⬩ closet ⬩ recess ⬩ a bay
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In streánæs halæ (hęlę, hale, v. ll. ), 147, 378. the word occurs not infrequently in the charters, and in the single instance where it appears to be explained it seems to mean a stony slope: In quoddam petrosum clivum et ex eo Baldwines healh appellatur
forþ-geseón
To see forth, onward, or in front ⬩ provĭdēre
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To see forth, onward, or in front; provĭdēre Hí forþgesáwon lífes látþeów they saw the guide of life in front, Cd. 147; Th. 184, 7; Exod. 103
freóls-stów
A festival-place ⬩ lŏcus in quo festīvĭtas consecrātæ diei celebrāri solēbat
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A festival-place; lŏcus in quo festīvĭtas consecrātæ diei celebrāri solēbat On freóls-stówum [MS. -stówan] in festival-places, L. C. S. 38; Th. i. 398, 17
geddung
A similitude ⬩ parable ⬩ riddle ⬩ similitudo ⬩ parabola
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A similitude, parable, riddle; similitudo, parabola In geddungum in parabolis, Lk. Skt. Lind, 8, 10. Geddung parabola, 18, 9; 19, 11. Geddung ł onlícnis similitudo, 13, 6
ge-risen
A seizing ⬩ rapina
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A seizing; rapina Ne begitest ðú ná ðæt ríce on gerisne woruldlícra þinga non in præda, nec in rapina regnum tibi dabitur, Guthl. 19; Gdwin. 78, 5
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þrístling
A bold person
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A bold person; found in the local name which occurs in the following passage On þrístlinga dene; of þrístlinga dene ufeweardre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 82, 28
ge-lómlǽcnys
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Substitute: A numerous assembly Gesettað dæg symbel on gelómlécnessum constituite diem sollemnem in confrequentationibus, Ps. Rdr. 117, 27. On gelómlǽcnyssum in condensis, Ps. Spl. 117, 26. ; gelómlicnes
ge-frásian
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Gefrásende wéron in huelc mæht wundra dyde, of fuluiht gefrásas interrogates in qua potestate mira patraret, de baptismo Iohannis interrogat, Mt. p. 18, 19-19, I. Add
wilde
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powerful Ac ꝥ is bedeóhlod ús hweþer þá wyldre wǽre in Stephane and þone sigor áhte sed quid in eo vicerit nos latet, Gr. D. 320, 24
spíder
a spider
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Hér com in gangan in spíder wiht, hæfde him his haman on handa, Lchdm. iii. 42, 11. The passage is the beginning of a charm
tóweardlíce
In the future ⬩ in time to come
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In the future, in time to come Hé forecwæþ ðæt hé tówardlíce biscop beón sceolde antistitem eum futurum esse prae-dixerat, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 21
gif-heal
A gift-hall ⬩ hall in which gifts are distributed ⬩ aula in qua dominus dona distribuit
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A gift-hall, hall in which gifts are distributed; aula in qua dominus dona distribuit Ymb ða gifhealle around the gift-hall, Beo. Th. 1680; B. 838
late
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Martii, Angl. viii. 324, 42. the comparative used in the sense after the point of time indicated by the context Gif se bisceop þá á lator inn eóde si adhuc episcopus tardius intrasset Gr.