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wægn-weg

(n.)
Grammar
wægn-weg, es; m.

A cart-roadcarriage-road

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A cart-road, carriage-road On ðone wǽnweg, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 8, 37. On ðone brádan wǽnweg, iii. 37, 26

wæter-slæd

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-slæd, es; n.

A valley with water in it

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A valley with water in it On wæterslædes díc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 297, 11. On ðæt wæterslæd, iii. 394, 17

bræd-ísen

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bræd-ísen, bred-ísern, es; n. [bræd, p. of bredan; ísen, ísern, iron]

scalprum, scalpellum

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scalprum, scalpellum ; A scraping or graving tool, file, Brædísen scal- prum, scalpellum, Cot. 173. Bredísern scalpellum, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 162, 28

Linked entry: bred-ísern

sceóh

(adj.)
Grammar
sceóh, adj.

shy, timid, fearful: wanton

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Parv. 444, col. 2

mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, es; n. (?)

Math in after-mathmowinghay-harvest

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ǽne tó mǽþe and óðre síþe tó rípe free from every secular service except three things; one is church scot, and (the other two) that he [work] with all his might twice a-year, once at hay-harvest, the other time at corn-harvest, Cod. Dip.

ge-sceón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceón, p. de

To happen, come uponaccidere, contingere

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To happen, come upon; accidere, contingere Him níþ godes gesceóde God's enmity came upon him, Cd. 206; Th. 255, 7; Dan. 620. [Cf. Cod. Ex. Th. 226, 4; Ph. 400.]

Linked entry: sceón

sam-mǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
sam-mǽle, adj.

Agreed, come to an agreement

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Hér swutelaþ on ðisum gewrite hú Wulfríc and Ealdréd wǽron sammǽle ymbe ðæt land at Clife, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 300, 5. Dene and Engle wurdon sammǽle æt Oxnaforda, Chr. 1018; Erl. 161, 16

Linked entry: sam-

efen-weorcan

(v.)
Grammar
efen-weorcan, v. trans.

To co-operate co-opĕrāri

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To co-operate; co-opĕrāri, Som. Ben. Lye

breóst-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-sefa, an; m. [breóst
the breast
, sefa
the mind
]

the breastthe mindThe mind or heart in the breast, the mind, heart; mens vel cor in pectore, mens, cor,

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The mind or heart in the breast, the mind, heart; mens vel cor in pectore, mens, cor, Arǽred wearþ beornes breóstsefa the mind of the man was exalted, Elen. Kmbl. 1606; El. 805: Exon. 15 b; Th. 34, 10; Cri. 540.

a-slacian

(v.)
Grammar
a-slacian, -slæcian ; p. ode,ade, ude ; pp. od, ad, ud

To slackenloosenuntieremitdissolveenervatelaxareremitteresolveredissolveredimitterehebetareenervare

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To slacken, loosen, untie, remit, dissolve, enervate; laxare, remittere, solvere, dissolvere, dimittere, hebetare, enervare, Cot. 103 : 169 : Prov. 19 : 10

Linked entry: a-slæcian

cear-siþ

(n.)
Grammar
cear-siþ, es; m. [síþ fortune, fate]

A sorrowful fate, sad fortunecuræ sors, fortuna tristis

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A sorrowful fate, sad fortune; curæ sors, fortuna tristis Cealdum cearsíþum with cold sad fortunes, Beo. Th. 4783; B. 2396

dene

(n.)
Grammar
dene, es; m.

A valley vallis

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A valley; vallis Abram com and eardode wið ðonedene Mambre Abram venit et habitāvit juxta convallem Mambre, Gen. 13, 18

hrǽc-gebræc

(n.)
Grammar
hrǽc-gebræc, es; n.

hoarseness

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A cold in the chest, hoarseness: Hrǽc-gebræc branchos[ = βράγχος], Ælfc. Gl. 10; Som. 57, 23; Wrt. Voc. 19, 29

hwǽte-land

(n.)
Grammar
hwǽte-land, es; m.

Wheat-land

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Wheat-land, land for growing wheat upon Ðæt hæft se arcebisceop genumen tó hwǽtelande, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 159, 23

ge-wascan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wascan, -wacsan; p. -wócs

To wash

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To wash Ic hine mid mínen handen gewóchs I washed him with my hands, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 261, 1

bettrung

(n.)
Grammar
bettrung, e; f.

A bettering, amelioratingemendatio

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A bettering, ameliorating; emendatio To his bettrunge [Cot. betrunge] to his amelioration, Past. 31, 1; Hat. MS. 39 b, 8

sídan

(adv.)
Grammar
sídan, adv.
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From a wide area Of gehwilcum stówum wýdan and sýdan gegaderod, Cod. Dip. B. ii. 389, 23. Cf. next word

West-Wixan

(n.)
Grammar
West-Wixan, pl. m.
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The people of some district in England West-Wixna landes is syx hund hýda, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 20

bryne-ádl

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Substitute for Cot. 92 Bryneádl febris, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 51. Febris a fervore nominatur, id est bryneádl, 39, 9

cwic-seolfor

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For Cot. 16 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 54, and add Cwicseolfor vel mæstling electrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 77