sprytele
A twig ⬩ chip ⬩ a sprout or twig ⬩ rung of a ladder ⬩ a splinter
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A twig, chip. (v. quotation from Jamieson's Dict. under sprot) Men of ðære ylcan styde sprytlan ácurfon astulis ex ipsa destina excisis, Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 43
bíd-fæst
Stationary, firm ⬩ stabilis
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Stationary, firm; stabilis Hyre fóta wæs bídfæst [biidfæst MS.] óðer one of its feet was stationary, Exon. 114 a; Th. 438, 13; Rä. 57, 7
úþ-wita
a philosopher ⬩ scribe ⬩ geo metrician
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Uðweota a councillor, senator, Andr. Kmbl. 2211; An. 1107. Úðuuta philosophus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 24. Cato wæs openlíce úþwita, Bt. 19; Fox 70, 8: Met. 10, 50.
flýma
One who flees ⬩ a runaway ⬩ an exile ⬩ outlaw ⬩ a man who had fled for any offence, and whose flight was equivalent to a conviction ⬩ profŭgus ⬩ fŭgĭtīvus ⬩ exul
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One who flees, a runaway, an exile, outlaw, a man who had fled for any offence, and whose flight was equivalent to a conviction; profŭgus, fŭgĭtīvus, exul Ðú bist flýma geond ealle eorþan profăgus ĕris sŭper terram, Gen. 4, 12: 4, 16.
BANA
A killer ⬩ murderer ⬩ manslayer ⬩ the devil ⬩ interfector ⬩ occisor ⬩ homicida ⬩ diabolus
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On banan fæðme in the embrace of the murderer, i.e. the devil, Andr. Kmbl. 1232; An. 616
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findele
An invention ⬩ a device ⬩ adinventio ⬩ inventum
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An invention, a device; adinventio, inventum, Som. Ben. Lye
CWYRN
A mill, hand-mill, QUERN ⬩ mola
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Æt ðære cweornan ad molam, Ex. 11, 5
hræd-bíta
blata
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An insect which eats away clothes, etc; blata, Wrt. Voc. 281, 44
bin
a basket ⬩ cofinus ⬩ a crib ⬩ manger ⬩ a stall
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Add: a receptacle for food, a basket; cofinus In binne in cofino, Ps. Srt. 80, 7. Þára hláfgebroca wæs tó láfe twelf binna fulle, Shrn. 48, 32. a crib, manger Ne untígð eówer ǽlc his oxan fram þǽre binne (praesepio) ?, Lk. 13, 15.
geolca
A YOLK ⬩ ovi vitellus
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A YOLK; ovi vitellus Sceáwa nú on ánum æge, hú ðæt hwíte ne biþ gemenged to ðam geolcan, and biþ hwæðere án æg look now on an egg, how the white is not mingled with the yolk, and yet it is one egg, Homl. Th. i. 40, 28.
ég-búende
An island dweller ⬩ ad aquam vel in insŭla hăbĭtans
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An island dweller; ad aquam vel in insŭla hăbĭtans On ðǽre ealdan byrig Acemannes ceastre; hie égbúendas [MS. egbuend] Baðan nemnaþ in the old town Akemansceaster [the pained man's city]; the islanders call it Bath, Chr. 974; Th. 224, 20, col. 2, 3;
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drý-cræft
Magical art, magic, sorcery ⬩ ars magĭca
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Magical art, magic, sorcery; ars magĭca vel malĕfĭca Hí sǽdon ðæt hió sceolde mid hire drýcræft ða men forbredan they said that she should overthrow the men by her sorcery, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 30.
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faðu
A father's sister, paternal aunt ⬩ ămĭta
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Ic gean mínre faðan Leófware ðæs heáfodbotles on Purleá I give to my aunt Leofware the chief dwelling at Purley, Cod. Dipl. 1293; A. D. 998; Kmbl. vi. 138, 23. v. móddrie a maternal aunt
frum-tíhtle
A first accusation ⬩ first charge ⬩ prīma accūsātio ⬩ prīma calumnĭa
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A first accusation, first charge; prīma accūsātio, prīma calumnĭa Ðæt he borh næbbe æt frumtýhtlan that he have no surety at the first accusation, L. C. S. 35; Th. i. 396, 24
ge-blandan
- Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 16,
- An. 33.
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moniga Lucas and éc Matheies, Mt. p. 3, 7. to mix, prepare with (harmful) ingredients Him geblondan drás þurh dwol*-*cræft drync unheórne, An. 33.
ge-mæcca
A companion, mate, consort, husband or wife ⬩ conjux
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Ne eart ðú ðon leófre nǽngum lifigendra menn to gemæccan ðonne se swearta hrefn thou art not any dearer to any living man as mate than the swart raven, Exon. 99 a; Th. 370, 6; Seel. 53.
ymb-þanc
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Hié eallneg rǽswaþ and ondrǽdaþ ðæt hí mon tǽlan wille and beóð eallneg mid ðæm ymbeðoncan (-ðonce, Cott. MSS.) ábisgode and ofdrǽdde dum deprehendi metuunt, semper pavidis suspicionibus agitantur Past. 35; Swt. 239, 7.
un-ǽmetta
Want of leisure for doing, something, occupation, business
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Gif man hwylc metrum cild tó mæssepreóste bringe, ðonne fullie hé hit sóna, and for nǽnigum unǽmtan ne forlǽte [ðæt] hé hit ne fullie if any sick child be brought to a priest, let him baptize it at once, and do not let him be prevented by any occupation
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FRUMA
a beginning ⬩ commencement ⬩ origin ⬩ princĭpium ⬩ inĭtium ⬩ ŏrīgo ⬩ prīmordium ⬩ exordium ⬩ an originator ⬩ author ⬩ founder ⬩ inventor ⬩ auctor ⬩ inventor ⬩ a chief ⬩ prince ⬩ ruler ⬩ king ⬩ prŏcer ⬩ princeps ⬩ rex
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Ðú eart ealra þinga fruma and ende thou [God] art the beginning and end of all things, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 36: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 549; Met. 20, 275: Andr. Recd. 1116; An. 556. On fruman wæs word in princĭpio ĕrat verbum, Jn. Bos. 1, 1: 6, 64: Mt.