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earning-land

(n.)
Grammar
earning-land, es; n.

Land earned or made freehold

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Land earned or made freehold = bóc-land, Cod. Dipl. 679; A. D. 972-992; Kmbl. iii. 259, 10; Sax. Engl. i. 312, note 2

ís-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
ís-ceald, adj.

Ice-cold

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Ice-cold Ísceald sǽ, Exon. 81 b ; Th. 306, 28; Seef. 14: 307. 5; Seef. 19: Bt. Met. Fox 27, 6; Met. 27, 3

lacing

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Ðis sint ða landgemǽra ǽrest of cealcforda on ealdan lacing ... ðon tó smalan wege and on lacing, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 317, 22-26. (?)

mǽd-rǽdenn

(n.)
Grammar
mǽd-rǽdenn, e; f.

A mowing ⬩ grass mown on a piece of land

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A mowing, grass mown on a piece of land Seó mǽdrǽden beniþan díc betweónan cealdan lace and cullig, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. vi. 153, 10

mapulderen

(adj.)
Grammar
mapulderen, adj.

Made of maple

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On mapoldren Beat, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 81, 18

wlitigness

(n.)
Grammar
wlitigness, e; f.

Beauty ⬩ comeliness ⬩ adornment

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Crist com tó wlitignesse and tó weorþunge his brýde, ii. 31

worþ-apulder

(n.)
Grammar
worþ-apulder, e ; f.

An apple-tree growing by a homestead

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Be hagan on weorðe hege; foið be ðan hege on weorðapeldre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 381, 31

Linked entries: apulder weorþ-apulder

geár-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
geár-cyning, a king who holds authority only for a year.
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For Cot.48 substitute Gércyning oððe heretoga consul, geárcyninges consulis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 4, 3. Geárcyninges consulis, 96, 8. Geárcynges, Germ. 388, 24

hrædlicness

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Cóm sum wíf mid miccle rædlicnysse yrnan of þám húse and cleopode ex aula mulier immenia velocitate currens clamabat, Guth. Gr. 105, 27. Add

hýdig

Grammar
hýdig, of hide.
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Cf. pung cassidele (-lic )], Coll. M. 27, 35. Add

wind-cyrice

(n.)
Grammar
wind-cyrice, an; f.

A round church

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cf. seonu-wealt, I) Ic Eádwerd cinig begeat æt Deneulfe biscepe on Winteceastre ða windcirican, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 163, 12

blanden-feax

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
blanden-feax, bionden-feax, -fex; adj.

Having mixed or grizzly hair, grey-haired, old ⬩ comam mixtam vel canam habens, senex

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. 2] bilgeslehtes the grizzly-haired warrior ought not to boast of the clashing of swords, Chr. 937; Th. 204, 34, col. 1; Æðelst. 45.

Linked entry: blonden-feax

efen-wesende

(adj.)

co-existent ⬩ co-existens

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co-existent; co-existens Ðú mid Fæder ðínne gefyrn wǽre efenwesende thou wast co-existent with thy Father of old. Exon. 12 b; Th. 22, 11; Cri. 350

an-bestingan

(v.)
Grammar
an-bestingan, p. -bestang, pl. -bestungon; pp. -bestungen

To thrust in ⬩ immittere ⬩ intromittere

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To thrust in; immittere, intromittere Ða anbestungne [Cot. MS. anbestungnan] saglas intromissi [scil. circulis] vectes, Past. 22, 1; Hat. MS. 33a, 22

beácen-stán

(n.)
Grammar
beácen-stán, es; m.

A stone whereon the beacon fire was made ⬩ a stone or tower whereon to set the beacon fire ⬩ specula ⬩ pharus

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A stone whereon the beacon fire was made, a stone or tower whereon to set the beacon fire; specula, pharus;Cot. 88

bec

(n.)
Grammar
bec, becc, es; m.

A brook ⬩ BECK or small rapid stream ⬩ rivulus

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Cod. Dipl. iii. 121, 16

Linked entry: becc

cíele

(n.)
Grammar
cíele, es; m.

Cold ⬩ frigus

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Cold; frigus For cíele nele se sláwa erian propter frigus piger arare nonvult, Past. 39, 2; Hat. MS. 53a, 14, 16, 18

cuu

(n.)
Grammar
cuu, gen. cuus; f.

A cow ⬩ vacca

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A cow; vacca Be cuus horne of a cow's horn, L. In. 59; Th. i. 140, i. 3: Ps. Lamb. 67, 31

freóls

(adj.)
Grammar
freóls, adj.

Free ⬩ līber

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Free; līber Sý ðis. land ǽlces þinges freóls let this land be free of everything, Cod. Dipl. 923; Kmbl. iv. 263, 5

Linked entry: freóls-geár

fyrst

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrst, adv.

At FIRST ⬩ primo

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At FIRST; primo Se biscop com fyrst to Élíg the bishop came first to Ely, Chr. 963; Erl. 121, 20: 123, 2