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Bryten

(n.)
Grammar
Bryten, Bryton, Briten, Breoten, Breoton, Broten, Brittan, Britten, Brytten; gen. dat. acc. e; f. acc. also as nom.

BRITAINBritannia, Cambria

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Th. 3, l, col. l: 3, 10, col. I. 3.

scír-mann

(n.)
Grammar
scír-mann, (scíre-, scíres-), es; m.
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Stubbs' Const. Hist. i. 113, Kemble's Saxons in England, ii. 158 Æðelwine scírman ( in the next charter he is called scíregeréfa, iv. 10, 27), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 9, 29. Ufegeat scíreman, 304, 17.

ærm

(adj.)
Grammar
ærm, adj.

Poorpauper

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Poor; pauper On ðære ærman byrig in that poor city, Chr. 1011; Th. i. 269, 1, col. 1: 1014; Th. i. 272, note 1, 3

eáster-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
eáster-dæg, eástor-dæg, es; m.

Easter-daydies paschālis

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Easter-day; dies paschālis Com he to ðam cyninge ðý ǽrestan eáster-dæge pervēnit ad rēgem prĭmo die paschæ, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 17

Linked entry: eástor-dæg

in-færeld

(n.)
Grammar
in-færeld, es; n.

An entrance

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An entrance Úre gást forhtode tó eówrum infærelde elanguit cor nostrum ad introitum vestrum, Jos. 2, 11. Infæreld introitus : infærelda vestibula, introitus, Hpt. Gl. 498

Lamb-hýþ

Grammar
Lamb-hýþ, Lambe-hýþ, e; f.
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Ðis synd ða landgemǽre intó Lambehýþe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 158, 4

náwiht-wela

Grammar
náwiht-wela, náuht-wela, an; m.

False wealthwealth that is not really wealth

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False wealth, wealth that is not really wealth Gé wénaþ ðæt eówre náuhtwelan (nóht-, Cott. MS.) síen eówra gesǽlþa, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 37

self-ǽte

(n.)
Grammar
self-ǽte, an; f. A plant name,
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Ger. selbéza senecion, in. 344, col. 1.]

Linked entry: ǽte

ge-réf-mǽd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-réf-mǽd, e; f.

'The meadow which the reeve owned "ex officio," or over which, as common pasture, he exercised the right of superintendence,'

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'The meadow which the reeve owned "ex officio," or over which, as common pasture, he exercised the right of superintendence,' Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. xxxiv

swíþ-stríme

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-stríme, adj.
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Having a strong stream Ðá com hé tó swíþ*-*strémre (swíðstrangre, MS. B.) eá pervenit ad flumen meatu rapidissimo, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 4

Linked entry: stríme

hergaþ

Grammar
hergaþ, hereþ

booty

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booty Cóm se þeóf, and genam ǽnne weðer . . . Þá ongan hé þǽr standan earm mid his hereðe (cum praeda sua), Gr. D. 224, 26. Add:

weall-díc

(n.)
Grammar
weall-díc, (?), e; f.

A walled ditch(?)

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Andlang ðære wealdíc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 346, 21, 22. Cf. Usque la diche walle; et sic per fossatum, iii. 408, 10

aldor-mon

(n.)
Grammar
aldor-mon, -monn, es; m. [aldor = ealdor an elder; mon]

An elder-manaldermannoblemanchiefmajor natuprinceps

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D. 804-829; 459, 3: Chr. 851; Th. 120, 19, col. 1: Lk. Jun. 19, 2

deáþ-reów

(adj.)
Grammar
deáþ-reów, adj. [reów cruel]

Deadly cruel, savage atrox

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Deadly cruel, savage; atrox Com seofona sum to sele geongan deóful deáþreów a savage devil came with seven others unto the hall, Andr. Kmbl. 2629; An. 1316

dynge

(n.)
Grammar
dynge, dinge, dynige, es; m?

A noise, dashing, storm sonus, strepĭtus, procella

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Rthm. ii. 66, 20; Chr. 937; Th. 206, 12, col. 2

Linked entries: dincge dinne

eás

(n.)

of a river

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of a river On twá healfe ðære eás on the two sides of the river, Chr. 896; Th. 172, 39, col. l; gen. of eá, q. v

port-geriht

(n.)
Grammar
port-geriht, es; n.
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A town-due, due paid by a town Ðæs túnes cýping and seó innung ðara portgerihta uillae mercimonium censusque omnis civilis, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 138, 10

selde

(n.)
Grammar
selde, an ; f.
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A porch Selde proaula (porticus a porche, proaula idem est, 204, col. 2), i. domus coram aula, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 46. v. sumor-, winter-selde ; seld

Linked entry: winter-selde

sealt-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-wíc, es; n.
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A place where sail is sold; hence Saltwych In unico emptorio salis quern nos Saltuuic uocamus, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 81, 9. Æt Saltwíc, v. 143, 21

twisla

(n.)
Grammar
twisla, an; m.
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Of ðam mere on ðan lace ðǽr ða brócas twisliaþ; ðanne of ðæm twislan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 198, 34