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Iúla

(n.)
Grammar
Iúla, an ; m.

DecemberJanuary

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December or January Mónaþ Decembris, ǽrra Iúla, Menol. Fox 439; Men. 221

gnyrn-wracu

(n.)
Grammar
gnyrn-wracu, e; f.

Revenge for injurygriefenmityhate

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Revenge for injury or grief, enmity, hate, Elen. Kmbl. 718; El. 359

Linked entry: wracu

gold-hama

(n.)
Grammar
gold-hama, an; m.
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A gilded or golden coat of mail, Elen. Kmbl. 1980; El. 992

borg

(n.)

a surety or pledge

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a surety or pledge, L. Alf. pol. 3; Th. i. 62, 8

streáwberige-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
streáwberige-wíse, an; f.
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A strawberry-plant or runner Streáberiewísan framen, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 70

Linked entry: wíse

feówer-hweohlode

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-hweohlode, adj.

Four-wheeled

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Four-wheeled Fýrhweohlodum (or fýr < fyþer) crætum quadrigis, Nap. 80

ge-greátian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-greátian, p. ode
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To become thick or stout Gegreátod incrassatus, Ps. L. fol. 192, 15

Linked entry: greátian

walden-íge

(adj.)
Grammar
walden-íge, adj.
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Blue- or grey-eyed, wall-eyed Ualdenégi cessius, glaucus, Txts. 110, 1166

eder-gong

(n.)
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renewed discouragement; or eargung

Bretenan-mere

(n.)
Grammar
Bretenan-mere, es; m.

The British mere or lake, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire loci nomen apud Cambrenses

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The British mere or lake, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire; loci nomen apud Cambrenses, Som

haca

(n.)
Grammar
haca, an; m.

A hook [?], bolt or bar of a doorpessulusa hookuncinus, furcaa hook, claspthe chin

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, bolt or bar of a door; pessulus, Gl. Mett. 658

Linked entries: hæcce hacod hæca

horder-wice

(n.)
Grammar
horder-wice, an; f.

The office of a treasurer or steward,

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The office of a treasurer or steward, Chr. 1137; Erl. 263, 14

consula béc

(n.)
Grammar
consula béc, cyninga béc, pl. f.

Books of consulskings' annalscalendarsfastorum librifasti

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Books of consuls, or kings' annals, calendars; fastorum libri, fasti Cot. 92

be-witan

watch over

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S. 17, 187. of official or professional action, to have charge or direction of, persons Se mágister þe þá cild bewát the schoolmaster, Tech. ii. 118, 12. þá hyndenmenn and þá þe teóðunge bewitan, Ll. Th. i. 236, 4.

Linked entry: be-witian

hryre

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Ac heora hryre wearð Ahténum tó árǽrnesse, Ors. 3, 1; S. 98, 8. a sinking to a lower level, precipitate descent (lit. or fig.), hasty action Ealle word hryres omnia uerba praecipitationis, Ps. Rdr. 51, 6.

dún-land

(n.)
Grammar
dún-land, es; n.

Down or hilly land terra montāna

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Down or hilly land; terra montāna: it is opposed to feld-land plain or level land Faraþ to Amorréa dúne and to óðrum feld-landum and dún-landum and to unhéheran landum venīte ad montem Amorrhæōrdrum et ad cētĕra campestria atque montāna et humĭliōra

Linked entry: dún

geard-steall

(n.)
Grammar
geard-steall, es; m.
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A stack- or cattle-yard (? cf. garth-stead a stack-yard; a yard in which cattle are kept, D. D.: Icel. garð-staðr a hay-yard); or the site of a fence (?) Ondlang ðæs aldan geardstealles ...; and swá æfter ðám hegestealle, C. D. iii. 391, 8

Linked entry: hege-steall

gúþ-cyst

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-cyst, e; f.

Warlike excellencebravery

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Warlike excellence, bravery Sunu simeones sweótum cómon þridde þeódmægen gúþcyste onþrang the sons of Simeon came in troops, a third great force bravely pressed on [or or cyst = troop, band, and gúþcyste onþrang = pressed on in phalanx,Cf. sweótum cómon

færelt

(n.)
Grammar
færelt, es; n.

A going, progress, expedition ĭter, gressus, expĕdītio

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Æt ðam ǽrran færelte in the former expedition, 4, 10; Ors. 92, 31: 4, 10; Bos. 93, 37

racente

(n.)
Grammar
racente, an; f.
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Ðonne hié mon on racentum beforan hiera triumphan drifon regibus catenatis ante currum actis, Ors. 5; 1 ; Swt. 214, 16. Restart on racentum, Cd. Th. 28, 11 ; Gen. 434

Linked entry: racete