scild-hreóða
Shield-covering ⬩ a shield ⬩ buckler ⬩ the arrangement of shields as in the scild-burh
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Shield-covering, a shield, buckler Scinon scyldhreóðan, Cd. Th. 184, 26; Exod. 113. the arrangement of shields as in the scild-burh, q. v. Scyldréðan testudine, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 31.
Linked entry: scild-réða
hearra
A lord
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A lord. The use of this word, which occurs only in poetry, is noticeable.
Linked entry: herra
BRÚ
A BROW, an eye-brow, eye-lash ⬩ cilium, supercilium, tauto ⬩ supercilium ⬩ the forehead, brow
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A BROW, an eye-brow, eye-lash; cilium, supercilium, tauto Brúa cilia, Ælfc. Gl. 70; Som. 70, 62; Wrt. Voc. 42, 70. Brúwa cilium [ = cilia ], Wrt. Voc. 64, 35: 282, 49. Brúwa tautones, Wrt. Voc. 64, 28.
Linked entry: BRǼW
búgan
To inhabit ⬩ inhabitare, incolere
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To inhabit; inhabitare, incolere þenden git móston án lond búgan while ye might inhabit one land, Exon. 123a; Th. 473, 20; Bo. 17. Ðǽr ic wíc búge there I inhabit a dwelling, 104 b; Th. 396, 22; Rä. 16, 8: 103a; Th. 389, 23; Rä. 8, 2.
hláf-ræce
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An instrument for stirring a fire for cooking Hlábręcæ rotabulum (rotabulum furca vel illud lignum quo ignis movetur in fornace causa coquendi Migne), An. Ox. 53, 43
eád-gifa
Giver of prosperity or happiness ⬩ prosperĭtātis vel beatitūdĭnis dător
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Kmbl. 147; An. 74: 901; An. 451: Exon. 15 b; Th. 34, 22; Cri. 546
FEÐER
FEATHER ⬩ penna ⬩ plūma ⬩ Wings ⬩ ālæ ⬩ pennæ ⬩ what is made of a feather ⬩ A pen ⬩ penna ⬩ călămus
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Nim ðíne feðere and wrít fíftig take thy pen and write fifty, Lk. Bos. 16, 6
ge-fælsian
To cleanse ⬩ purify ⬩ expiate ⬩ lustrāre ⬩ pūrĭfĭcāre ⬩ expiāre
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Kmbl. 132; Ap. 66. Fýre gefælsad purified with fire, Exon. 127 b; Th. 490, 21; Rä. 80, 5
Linked entry: ge-felsode
yntse
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An ounce Genim huniges ánre yndsan gewǽge, Lchdm. i. 76, 11. Ánre yndsan (ynsan, v. l. ) gewihte, 248, 8. Dó alwan áne yntsan tó, ii. 60, 5: 190, 9. Áne ynsan, iii. 74, 19.
appel
An apple
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An apple Ða reádan appla the red apples; mala Punica, Past. 15, 5; Hat. MS. 19 b, 28
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EARNIAN
EARN, merit, deserve, get, attain, labour for ⬩ mĕrēri
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Uton we friþes earnian let us merit peace, 98 a; Th. 366, 17; Reb. 13. He hæfþ ðæt ðæt he earnaþ he has that which he earns, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 6
tucian
To treat ill ⬩ to afflict ⬩ harass ⬩ vex
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Swingan and tó ealre sorge tucigan, i. 23, 715.
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sceáda
The top of the head, parting of the hair
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Halliwell's Dict. shed, and E. D. S. Pub. Lincolnshire, shed the parting of the hair. Hé tófylleþ feaxes scádan conquassabit verticem capilli, Ps. Th. 67, 21. Crulle was his heer, and as the gold it schon . . .
Linked entry: horn-sceaða
eorþ-mata
An earth-worm
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An earth-worm Eorþmata vermis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 44
Linked entry: maþa
eár-gespeca
An ear-speaker, a whisperer ⬩ auricŭlārius, susurro
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An ear-speaker, a whisperer; auricŭlārius, susurro, Cot. 14
for-sǽwestre
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A woman who despises Forsǽwestre contemtrix, An. Ox. 4430
Linked entries: -sǽ-westre for-sewestre
brytta
A bestower, dispenser, distributor, prince, lord, God? ⬩ largitor, dispensator, administrator, princeps, dominus, Deus?
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Kmbl. 2342; An. 1172. Boldes brytta the lord of a house, Elen. Kmbl. 323; El. 162. Lifes brytta the Lord of life = God, Cd. 6; Th. 8, 10, 24; Gen. 122, 129: Exon. 12b; Th. 21, 14; Cri. 334: Andr. Kmbl. 1644; An. 823.
rind
Rind. ⬩ of a tree ⬩ the bark ⬩ crust ⬩ rind
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apuldor- æsc- ác- elm- holen- sealh- láhþorn- wiþi-grind. of other things, crust, rind Rinde crustula, Wrt.Voc. ii. 137, 22. Rindan crustulae, Hpt. Gl. 462, 77. Wé hédaþ ðæra crumena ðæs hláfes, and ða Judéiscan gnagaþ ða rinde, Homl.
Linked entry: rinde
ear
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and add Eár spica, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 47: 287, 20. In eher (æhher, R.) in spica, Mk. L. 4, 28. Geberen eár, Lch. ii. 124, 17. Þá hié heora corn ripon ealle þá eár ( spicae ) wǽron blódge, Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 28. Ðára ehera spicarum, Mk. p. 2, 16.
Linked entry: æhher
willa
A well, spring, fountain (lit. and fig.)
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A well, spring, fountain (lit. and fig.) Wæs ðér wælla ( fons ) . . . ðe Hǽlend sæt ofer ðæm wælh, Jn. Skt. Rush. 4, 6, 14. In ðæm wælla, 9, 7. Tó ðé ðam willan ealles wísdðmes ad te fontent omnis sapientiae Bd. 5, 24 ; S. 649, 3.