bǽting
A cable ⬩ a rope ⬩ anything that holds or restrains ⬩ funis ⬩ retinaculum
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A cable, a rope, anything that holds or restrains; funis, retinaculum Lǽtan ða bétinge [Cot. bǽtinge] to slip the cable, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 15
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balewa
The baleful or wicked one ⬩ Satan ⬩ Satanas ⬩ Diabolus
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The baleful or wicked one, Satan; Satanas, Diabolus Swá inc se balewa hét as the baleful one desired you, Cd. 224; Th. 295, 11; Sat. 484
diácon-þénung
The duty or office of a deacon ⬩ diaconātus offĭcium
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The duty or office of a deacon; diaconātus offĭcium Hediáconþénunge mycelre tíde brúcende wæs diaconātus offĭcio non pauco tempŏre fungebātur, Bd. 4, 3; S. 570, 28
ferhþ-cófa
The mind's cave ⬩ breast ⬩ mentis cŭbīle ⬩ pectus
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The mind's cave, breast; mentis cŭbīle, pectus On ferhþcófan in his mind's cave or breast, Cd. 123; Th. 157, 8; Gen. 2603: Ps. Th. 108, 17
Italie
The Italians ⬩ Italy
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The Italians or Italy Pencentes Italia folc, Ors. 4, 2 ; Swt. 160, 27. Pirrus fór of Italium (ab Italia ), 4, 1; Swt.158, 30 : 154, 32
Linked entry: eotol-ware
numol
Able to take or contain much
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Able to take or contain much Numol capax, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 60; Som. 13, 41. Numul, gripul capax, qui multum capit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 29
Linked entry: scearp-numol
ge-wíred
Made of wire
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Made of wire Hyre ealdan gewíredan preón an vi. mancussum her old brooch made of [gold or silver] wire, worth six mancuses, Th. Chart. 537, 34
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þynnian
To make or to become thin
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To make or to become thin Ðynnade obtenuerat, Txts. 182, 80. Ðæt þicce horh ðú scealt mid ðám lǽcedómum wyrman and þynnian, Lchdm. ii. 194, 22
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godweb-cynn
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A kind of cloak or pall In ðám godwebcynne bið Sanctus Mihhael gescyrped on dómes dæg, Sal. K. p. 152, 22. v. god-webb; 1, 3
hunig-æppel
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For ' Pastillus . . . Lye' substitute: A lozenge or pastille containing honey: — -Hunaegæpl, hunigæppel pastellus, Txts. 90, 830. Hunigæppel, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 65 ; passtellus, i. 289, 75
lár-swic
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Substitute: <b>lár-swic</b>, es; n. or <b>-swice</b>, es; m. (Cf. ǽ-swic, be-swic.)
leóþ-wrenc
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A trick in a poem, a doubtful or spurious passage (?) Dyple obolisrnene . . . byð oft on Uirgilius bácum and on his leóðwrencum gesette, Angl. viii. 334, 19
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yfel-wyrde
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Given to use bad or abusive language Gif mon bið ácenned on Frígedæg . . . hé yfele cræftas leornað, and he æfre bið yfelwyrde, E. S. 39, 354
hǽðen-scipe
Heathenism, paganism
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Heathenism, paganism Wé, forbeódaþ eornostlíce ǽlcne hǽðenscipe. Hǽðenscipe biþ ðæt man ídola weorðige ðæt is ðæt man weorðige hǽðene godas and sunnan oððe mónan fýr oððe flód wæter-wyllas oððe stánas we earnestly forbid all heathenism : heathenism is
án-wealda
The one or sole ruler of a province or of the universe ⬩ a sovereign ⬩ governor ⬩ magistrate ⬩ a power ⬩ qui solus dominatur ⬩ monarcha ⬩ dominus ⬩ gubernator ⬩ magistratus ⬩ potestas
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The one or sole ruler of a province or of the universe, a sovereign, governor, magistrate, a power; qui solus dominatur, monarcha, dominus, gubernator, magistratus, potestas Se Ánwealda hæfþ ealle his gesceafta befangene and getogene the governor has
mearh-gehæcc
A kind of pudding ⬩ a sausage
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A kind of pudding, a sausage Mearhgehæc isica (insicia genus farciminis, seu obsonii ex carne concisa, Forcellini), Wrt. Voc, ii. 48, 35. Mærhgehæc (-hæt, Wrt.) isicia, i. 27, 22. [Halliwell gives 'hack the lights, liver, and heart of a boar or swine
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ge-sígan
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Add: to sink or fall back Gesáh relabitur, Germ. 401, 12. of the depression of a surface, to sink Þý lǽs þider in yfel pohha gesige, Lch. ii. 208, 18. of the movement of a fluid, to run into or out of Gyf wæter on eáran swýþe gesigen (-siged, v.l.
an-stellan
To cause ⬩ establish ⬩ appoint ⬩ instituere ⬩ constituere
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To cause, establish, appoint; instituere, constituere Ic ðæs orleges ór anstelle I cause the beginning of that strife, Exon. 102a; Th. 386, 10; Rä. 4, 59
dol-spræc
Foolish or vain talk, loquacity ⬩ fătuus sermo
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Foolish or vain talk, loquacity; fătuus sermo Ðýlæs we, for dolspræce, tó wídgangule weorþen lest, from loquacity, we wander too far, Past. 49, 4; Hat. MS
feorh-leán
Life's reward or gift ⬩ vītæ præmium
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Life's reward or gift; vītæ præmium Woldon hie ðæt feorhleán fácne gyldan they would requite life's gift with fraud, Cd. 149; Th. 187, 12; Exod. 150