hærean-fagol
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herinacius is the name of a bird ?
wǽta
wet, moisture ⬩ a liquid ⬩ a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drink ⬩ moisture in an animal body, humour ⬩ water, urine ⬩ moisture of plants, juice, sap
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wet, moisture Wǽta humor, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 78. Hwílum flíht se wǽta ðæt drýge, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 11: Prov. Kmbl. 71. Seó lyft sycð ǽlcne wǽtan up tó hyre, . . . se wǽta gǽð up swylce mid miste, and gyf hit sealt byð . . . hit byð . . . tó ferscum
yfel-dǽde
Of evil deeds; a person of evil deeds
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Of evil deeds; a person of evil deeds Gif hé nǽre yfeldǽde malefactor ne sealde wé hine ðé, Jn. Skt. 18, 30. Ðá féng his sunu tó his ríce swýðe yfeldǽda, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 228. with special reference to magical practices :-- Gif hwylc yfeldǽde man þurh
brǽde
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Brǽde assura, Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 67: frixa, Wülck. Gl. 243, 21. and add
frigest
inquirest ⬩ inquires
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inquirest, inquires;
ge-beácnian
To point out ⬩ indicate ⬩ make signs ⬩ indĭcāre ⬩ nuntiāre ⬩ innuere
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To point out, indicate, make signs; indĭcāre, nuntiāre, innuere Ðá him gebeácnod wæs then it was indicated to him, Beo. Th. 283; B. 140. We woldon mid gebeácnian ða sóþfæstnesse we would therewith point out the truth, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 16. Gebécnadon
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isen
- v. Lchdm. iii. 361, col. 2 ;
ge-seccan
ge-rǽdan
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Add: to advise, suggest Hé him tó gefeccean hét his witan, hí him gerǽddon hwæt him be ðám sélost ðúhte, oððe tó dón[n]e wǽre. Lch. iii. 426, 12. God him (Decius) ðis geþanc on móde ásende . . . and Decius lét him tó rǽde hé þá gerǽdde ( what God Had
fyrd-færeld
A military expedition or service ⬩ mīlĭtāris expedītio
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A military expedition or service; mīlĭtāris expedītio Bútan ðysum þrím þingum, ðæt is, fyrdfærelde, and brigcgewurce, and burhbóte except these three things, that is, military service, bridge-work, and reparation of fortresses, Cod. Dipl. 715; A. D.
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mære
A night-mare ⬩ a monster oppressing men during sleep
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A night-mare, a monster oppressing men during sleep (cf. passage quoted in Cl. and Vig. under mara; 'En er hann hafði litt sofnat, kallaði hann ok sagði at mara trað hann. Menn hans fóru til, ok vildu hjálpa honum; en er þeir tóku uppi til höfuðsins,
CLÚS
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An inclosure, a narrow passage, close, bond, prison; claustrum, carcer Ðeáh he hie mid fíftigum clúsum beclemme though he surround it with fifty bonds, Salm. Kmbl. 143; Sal. 71. Alǽd of carcernes clúse míne sáwle educ de carcers animam meam, Ps. Th.
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wine-wincla
A periwinkle
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A periwinkle Sǽsnǽl vel winewinclan chelio, testudo, vel marina gagalia, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 32. Winewinclan torniculi, 6, 21. (v. Lchdm. ii. 240, note 1, for these two passages.) Cwice winewinclan gebærnde tó ahsan, Lchdm. ii. 28, 25. Þicgen hié ostran
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mann-swica
A traitor
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A traitor Ðyder ( to hell ) sculan mannslagan and ðider sculan manswican, Wulfst. 26, 15
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CWYRN
A mill, hand-mill, QUERN ⬩ mola
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A mill, hand-mill, QUERN; mola Twá beóþ æt cwyrne grindende: án byþ genumen, and óðer byþ lǽfed duæ molentes in mola; una assumētur, et una relinquētur, Mt. Bos. 24, 41. Ðæt híg grundon on cwyrne popŭlus illud frangēbat mola, Num. 11, 8. Æt ðære cweornan
tilþ
labour which brings gain, by which acquisition is made ⬩ an employment ⬩ tillage ⬩ cultivation ⬩ work on land ⬩ gain from labour ⬩ produce of labour, ⬩ acquisition ⬩ crop ⬩ produce ⬩ fruit
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labour which brings gain, by which acquisition is made, an employment, in a general sense Se ðe wǽre scaðiende weorðe se tiligende on rihtlícre tilðe he that has been accustomed to steal, let him support himself by an honest employment, Wulfst. 72, 13
finul
Fennel ⬩ fēnĭcŭlum
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Fennel; fēnĭcŭlum Genim ðysse wyrte wyrttruman, ðe man fēnĭcŭlum, and óðrum naman finul nemneþ take roots of this herb, which is named fēnĭcŭlum, and by another name fennel, Herb. 126, 1; Lchdm. i. 238, 1: 382, 1. Genim finules niðeweardes take some
cyre-áþ
The select oath, the oath sworn by the accused, together with a certain number of consacramentals selected by him out of a fixed number of persons named to him by the judge ⬩ juramentum electum, quod quis præstabat cum aliquot coujura-toribus ab ipso selectis e quibusdam a judice nominatis [Schmd. 566]
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The select oath, the oath sworn by the accused, together with a certain number of consacramentals selected by him out of a fixed number of persons named to him by the judge; juramentum electum, quod quis præstabat cum aliquot coujura-toribus ab ipso selectis
middel
The middle ⬩ centre
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The middle, centre In midle in centro, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 13, On middele (Ps. Lamb. midle) innoþes mín in medio ventris mei, Ps. Spl. 21, 13, 21. Hé ánne cnapan gesette on hyra middele ( in medio eorum ), Mk. 9, 36. Se ðe álǽdde Israhel of middele heora
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un-cyst
A vice ⬩ defect ⬩ fault ⬩ a disorder ⬩ a fault ⬩ solecism ⬩ a vice ⬩ fault ⬩ the vice of avarice ⬩ niggardliness ⬩ parsimony ⬩ want of liberality
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A vice, defect, fault. of the body, a disorder Wið wífa earfoðnyssum; ðás uncyste Grécas hátaþ hystem cepnizam, Lchdm. i. 334, 18. Tó eallum uncystum ðe on gómum beóð ácenned, 348, 12. of diction, a fault, solecism Ðære uncyste sylocismi, laudacismi
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