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sǽd-leáp

(n.)
Grammar
sǽd-leáp, es; m.

a seed-leap(Essex), seed-lip (Oxford)seed-lopa seed lepesatorium, saticulumsedlepesaticulum

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B. 18; also seed-lop, v. Old Country and Farming words, iii. Hopur or a seed lepe satorium, saticulum, Prompt. Parv. 246. A sedlepe saticulum, Wülck.

Linked entry: leáp

æsc-stéde

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-stéde, es; m.

The ash-spear placeplace of battlehastæ locuspugnæ locus

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The ash-spear place, place of battle; hastæ locus, pugnæ locus Hí witan fundian æscstéde they strive to know the battle place, Exon. 83b; Th. 314, 20; Mód. 17

borg-steall

(n.)
Grammar
borg-steall, a borstal, 'any seat on the side or pitch of a hill,' Hall. Dict., a steep path up a hill. Take here passage given at
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burg-steall In loco qui dicitur æt Borstealle, C. D. iii. 209, 5. In loco qui dicitur Gealtborgsteal (cf. Icel. göltr a hog ), C. D. B. i. 365, 4

Linked entries: beorg-steal burg-steall

BRÝD

(n.)
Grammar
BRÝD, bríd, e; f.

A BRIDE, woman about to be married or newly married, a wife, spouse, womansponsa, nupta, uxor, mulier

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Loth gelǽdde brýd mid bearnum in Sǽgor Lot led his wife with their children into Zoar, 118; Th. 153, 11; Gen. 2537: 129; Th. 164, 22; Gen. 2718. Neron his brýde ofslóg self mid sweorde Nero himself slew his wife with a sword, Bt. Met.

dryhten-weard

(n.)

a guardian-lord, king

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a guardian-lord, king

ærn

(n.)
Grammar
ærn, ern, es; n.

A placesecret placeclosetan habitationa housecottagelocuslocus secretiordomuscasa

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A place, secret place, closet, an habitation, a house, cottage; locus, locus secretior, domus, casa Bireþ into his ærne beareth into his habitation, L. In. 57; Th. i. 138, 16

Linked entry: ern

for-lýst

(v.)
Grammar
for-lýst, 3rd sing. pres. of for-leósan.

loses

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loses, Mk. Bos. 9, 41:

ge-lengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lengan, to lengthen.
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Munecas þǽre tíde lof mid kyrriole gewurðiað; hwæt hig oft ꝥ lof gelengað, Angl. viii. 320, 7. Hí gelencgdon ðá gebedu, Hml. S. 9, 22. Þæt hé his gebed gelenge (his gebed beó gelend oratio pretendatur, R. Ben. I. 53, 12), R. Ben. 46, 2.

æ-leng

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-leng, adj.

Longprotractedlengthytroublesomelongusmolestus

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Long, protracted, lengthy, troublesome; longus, molestus Me þincþ ðæt ðé þincen tó ǽlenge ðás langan spell methinks that these long discourses appear to thee too lengthy. Bt. 39,4; Fox 218, 6

cǽggian

(v.)
Grammar
cǽggian, p. ode; pp. od
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To lock, shut fast; obserare

riht-hláford-hyldu

Grammar
riht-hláford-hyldu, l. rihthláford-hyldu
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loyalty to a lawful lord

Linked entry: hláford-hyldo

hlúd-stefn

(adj.)
Grammar
hlúd-stefn, -stemn; adj.

Loud-voiced,

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Loud-voiced, Cot. 105, Lye

feor

(adj.)
Grammar
feor, adj.
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Hé foerde on lond unnéh ł suiðe fearr (feor, R. adv.?) abiit in regionem longinquam, Lk. L. 19, 12. Ðæt folc nolde geliéfan ðeáh him mon feorr lond (feorrland?)

Linked entry: feor-land

be-hlæstan

(v.)

to load a shipnavem onerare

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to load a ship; navem onerare

ge-firn

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-firn, adv.

Long ago

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Long ago, Th. Apol. 19, 25

from-lócian

(v.)
Grammar
from-lócian, p. ode; pp. od

To look from or awaylook backrespĭcĕre

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To look from or away, look back; respĭcĕre Biþ hit swutol ðæt he biþ fromlóciende oferswíðed it is manifest that he will be overcome on looking back, Past. 51, 9; Hat. MS

lang-twidig

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-twidig, adj.
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Granted for a long time Ðú scealt tó frófre weorþan eal langtwidig leódum ðínum thou, granted for long to them, shall prove a comfort to thy people, Beo. Th. 3420; B. 1708

Linked entry: twidig

be-lýcþ

Grammar
be-lýcþ, pres. of belúcan.

locks

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locks Hexam. 5; Norm. 8, 27;

burh-steal

(n.)
Grammar
burh-steal, es; m.
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A city-place; arcis locus, arx

mǽg-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-lufu, an; f.

Love

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Love Heó sagaþ ðæt heó mǽglufan mínre ne gýme she (Juliana) says that she cares not for my (Heliseus', who wished to marry Juliana) love, Exon. 66 b; Th. 246, 31; Jul. 70