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slaga

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Hé tó þám ylpe cóm, and . . . stung hine æt ðám nafelan ꝥ hí lágon ðǽr bégen heora ǽgðer óðres slaga, Hml. S. 25, 587. Him gewearð ꝥ man funde níwe swurd and níwne slagan (executioner) þǽrtó, Hml. S. 12, 233. Add

út-scyte

(n.)
Grammar
út-scyte, es; n.

An out-shoot ⬩ outlet ⬩ place where a stream or road runs into another

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An out-shoot, outlet, place where a stream or road runs into another Be bróce óð Pippelriðiges útscyte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 330, 20. 'Faraþ tó wega útscytum' ... Útscytas ðara wega sind áteorung woruldlícera weorca, Homl. Th. i. 526, 11-14

tún-weg

(n.)
Grammar
tún-weg, es; m.

A road on a tún ⬩ a private road

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Tó túnweges ende, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 281, 21. Ðǽr túnwegas út sceótaþ . . . þurh ðone tún, vi. 235, 6

scilfrung

(n.)
Grammar
scilfrung, e; f.

Shaking ⬩ balancing ⬩ swinging

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Shaking, balancing, swinging Hwǽr com seó wlitignes heora ræsta and setla . . . and seó scylfring heora leóhtfata ðe him beforan burnon the swinging (?) of the lamps that burnt before them, Blickl. Homl. 99, 34. Scilbronge libramine, Wrt.

Linked entries: scilbrong scylfring

ge-fére

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fére, es; m.

A companion

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Be Aþelbaldes gefére . . . cóm Æþelbaldes geféra þæs nama wæs Ova, 66, 20. Gefére comitem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 42

stód-fald

(n.)
Grammar
stód-fald, es; m.

An enclosure for a stud of horses

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An enclosure for a stud of horses Tó ðam aldan stódfalde; and ðonne fram ðam stódfalde, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 393, 21. Of ðam wylle on ðone stódfald; of ðam stódfalde, vi. 213, 21. Be norðan stódfaldan, iv. 66, 8

a-syndran

(v.)
Grammar
a-syndran, -syndrian; íc asyndrige; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od [a from, syndrian to sunder, part]

To put ASUNDER ⬩ to separate ⬩ disjoin ⬩ sever ⬩ separare

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To put ASUNDER, to separate, disjoin, sever; separare Ic com mann asyndrian ongén his fæder veni separare hominem adversus patrem suum, Mt. Bos. 10, 35: Ps. Spl. 67, 10.

Linked entries: a-sindrian ge-asyndrod

Cúþ-wulf

(n.)
Grammar
Cúþ-wulf, es; m.
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D. 571, Cuthwulf fought with the Brito-Welsh at Bedford, Chr. 571; Th. 32, 25, col. 1

drenc-horn

(n.)
Grammar
drenc-horn, es; m.

A drinking-horn ⬩ potōrium cornu

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A drinking-horn; potōrium cornu Ic geann into ðære stówe ðone drenc-horn ðe is ǽr [MS. ér] æt ðam híréde gebohte I give to that place the drinking-horn which I formerly bought from the brotherhood, Cod. Dipl. 722; Kmbl. iii. 361, 31

Eadulfes næs

(n.)
Grammar
Eadulfes næs, Ealdulfes næs, næss, es; m.

Eadulf's ness, Walton-on-the-Naze? ⬩ Ædulphi promontōrium in agro Essexiensi

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Ædulphi promontōrium in agro Essexiensi Ðá óðre fóron on Eást-Seaxon to Eadulfes næsse the others went on to Essex, to Eadulf's ness, Chr. 1049; Ing. 220, 24: 1051; Th. 319, 2, col. 2: 1052; Th. 321, 10

eást-healf

(n.)
Grammar
eást-healf, e: f.

The east-side ⬩ orientāle lătus, plăga orientālis

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The east-side; orientāle lătus, plăga orientālis Ðe on eást-healfe ðære eá wǽron who were on the east side of the river, Chr. 894; Th. 170, 9, col. 2. On eást-healfe Iericho contra orientālem plăgam urbis Iericho. Jos. 4, 19: Lev. 1, 16

Linked entry: healf

fealu

(n.)
Grammar
fealu, gen. fealuwes, fealwes; n.

Fallow ground, ground ploughed lying fallow after a crop ⬩ nŏvāle

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Fallow ground, ground ploughed lying fallow after a crop; nŏvāle Andlang weges óþ ðone bróc, ðe scýt to fealuwes leá along the way to the brook, which shoots to the field of fallow ground, Cod. Dipl. 399; A. D. 944; Kmbl. ii. 251, 1

mægþa

(n.)
Grammar
mægþa, an; m.

Maithen ⬩ may-weed ⬩ anthemis cotula

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Lchdm. ii. 398, col. 2), 39; Som. 63, 71; Wrt. Voc. 30, 19. Him mon mægþan tó mete gegyrede, Lchdm. iii. 34, 11

Linked entry: mageþe

Parthe

(n.)
Grammar
Parthe, pl.
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Hé com ǽrest tó Parþum, Bt. 18, 2 ; Fox 64, 12

be-twuh

(prep.)
Grammar
be-twuh, prep. dat. acc.

Between, among ⬩ inter

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Between, among; inter He gewícode betwuh ðǽm twám hergum he encamped between the two armies, Chr. 894; Th. 164, 23, col. 1. He betwuh him wunaþ he dwells among them, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 10: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 8; Met. 29, 4

wer-bǽre

(n.)
Grammar
wer-bǽre, es; n.
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A weir where fish are caught Se mylenstede and ðæt land ðæt ðe ðǽrtó hýrð . . . and ða werbǽra and seó mǽd be norðan eá, and ða hammas, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 383, 17. Tó Cranemere, and ðǽre gebyraþ tó six wæebǽre, iii. 344, 2

wóh-ceápung

(n.)
Grammar
wóh-ceápung, e ; f.

The fine

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The fine to be paid for trading contrary to the regulations of a market Gewóhceápung, ge ǽlc ðæra wónessa ðe tó ǽnigre bóte gebyrie, ðæt hit áge healf ðære cyrcean hláford, swá swá hit mon tó ceápstówe gesette, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 143, 22

Linked entry: ceápung

ge-meltan

(v.)
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Mín heorte is gemolten swá þæt weax factum est cor meum tamquam cera liquescens, Ps. Th. 21, 12. Gemolten liquefacta, Bl. Gl. to digest (intrans. ) Tácn ádeádodes magan, hú ꝥ ne gemylt ꝥ hé þigeþ, Lch. ii. 158, 15: 186, 21

hlid-geat

(n.)
Grammar
hlid-geat, es; n.

A swing-gate, ⬩ folding-door

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A swing-gate, folding-door On ðonæ stocc ðæ ðæt hlidgeat on hangodæ to the post that the swing-gate hung on, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 176, 13. Of ðam hlidgeate, 236, 35. Hlidgata valva, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 36; Wrt. Voc. 26, 35

Linked entry: liþ-geat

mageþe

(n.)
Grammar
mageþe, an; f.

maythe ⬩ chamomile ⬩ ox-eye

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See Lchdm. ii. 398, col. 2, iii. 337, col. 1, and E. D. S. Plant-names under mathes and May-weed.]

Linked entries: mægeþe mægþa