wudu-bærnet
Burning trees in a wood
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Burning trees in a wood Be wudubærnette. Ðonne mon beám on wuda forbaerne, L. In. 43; Th. i. 128, 16
cum-líþian
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Substitute: To be a guest Þá geond mistlicora hús cumlíðiað qui per diversorum cellas hospitantur, R. Ben. I. 11, 1
cnítan
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to dispute Full wamb éþelíce be fæstenum cnítað (-eð?) plenus uenter facile de ieiuniis disputat, Scint. 51, 12. Cf. cneátian
hand-hamer
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Add: a hammer that can be used with one hand, a small hammer Handhamur malleolus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 1
háw
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hlawe should be read Haec sunt supradictarum uocabula terrarum, aet Uuineshauue (cf. scuccanhlau, 196, 1), C. D. i. 195, 30
hafe-geat
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A gate that has to be raised (?) In tó hafegeæte; of hafegeæte, C. D. iv. 157, 11. Cf. tyrn-geat
on-norþan
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On the north side of Ácrind onnorþan treówe be eorþan, Lch. ii. 108, 27. Onnorþan neoþan þán treówe, 126, 5
wiþ-bregdan
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Sum man him onsænde be his cnihtum twá spyrtan . . . þára óðre se cniht wiðbrǽd (subripuit), Gr. D. 203, 5. Add
ge-sweógian
To be silent; ⬩ tăcēre
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To be silent; tăcēre Gesweógode he áne hwíle he was silent for some time, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 10
Béme
The Bohemians ⬩ Bohēmi
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The Bohemians; Bohēmi Riht be eástan syndon Béme right to the east are the Bohemians Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 33
drinc-fæt
A drinking-vessel, cup ⬩ pōcŭlum, calix = κύλιξ
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A drinking-vessel, cup; pōcŭlum, calix = κύλιξ Beóþ heora drincfatu gefyldu their drinking-vessels shall be filled, Ps. Th. 10, 7
Linked entries: drenc-fæt drince-fæt drync-fæt
hweoðerian
To roar
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To roar, be tempestuous Se brym hwoðerode under his fótswaðum the sea roared under his footsteps, Homl. Th. ii. 388, 19
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in-standan
To be near ⬩ present ⬩ instare
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To be near or present; instare Éce instondaþ wuldur perennis instat gloria, Rtl. 165, 7. Instond[end]um instantibus, 69, 11
ge-wrǽðan
to be wroth, savage
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to be wroth, savage Beran to him gewrǽðan gesihþ if he sees a bear savage at him, Lchdm. iii. 212, 4
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ge-wemming
A corruption ⬩ violation ⬩ profanation ⬩ corruptio
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A corruption, violation, profanation; corruptio Be reste daga gewemminge with regard to the profanation of sabbaths, Nicod. 10; Thw. 5, 22
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stapol-weg
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A road marked out by posts(?) From túnweges ende ford be efise tó stapolwege ufeweardan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 281, 23
un-ádwæsced
Unquenched ⬩ unextinguished ⬩ never extinguished
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Unquenched, unextinguished, never extinguished Þár bið unádwæsced fýr there shall be fire that is not quenched, Homl. Ass. 168, 115, 129
for-styltan
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To be overcome with astonishment Forstyltun (forestyldton, L.) obstupuerunt, Mk. R. 5, 42: (forstyldton, L.), 10, 24: (forestylton, L.), 16, 5
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fugel-dæg
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A day on which poultry might be eaten Gif hit fuguldaeg sié. Gif hit þonne festendæg sié, Cht. Th. 460, 20
hnut-scill
A nut-shell
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A nut-shell. Perhaps the word may be inferred from the form hnutscyllingas in hnutscyllinga mearc, C. D. iv. 105, 5