disme
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M.H. Ger. tiseme, tesim: M.L. Ger. desem, dessem musk. v. Angl. 30, 123: 32, 515
riht-tíma
A right, proper time
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A right, proper time Ǽlc wuht from Gode wiste his rihttíman, Bt. 5, 3 ; Fox 12, 8
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rím-cræftiga
One skilful in computation
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One skilful in computation Béda se árwurða rímcræftiga Anglia viii. 301, 33
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rind
Rind. ⬩ of a tree ⬩ the bark ⬩ crust ⬩ rind
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Rind. of a tree the bark Rind cortix, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 78. Rinde cortex, 79, 68. Súðerne rind cinnamonum, resina, ii. 131, 9. Ofersǽwisc rind Lchdm. ii. 52, 3. Rómánisc rind i. 376, 5. Andlang ðæs piþan and andlang ðære rinde óþ ðone helm, Bt. 34, 10
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Rómáne
The Romans
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The Romans Nǽfre siþan Rómáne ne rícsodon on Bretone, Chr. 409; Erl. 10, 9 : 418; Erl. 10, 13. Rómánan gesáwon fíren cleáwen feallan of heofenum, Shrn. 30, 5. Claudius óðer Rómána cyninga, Chr. 47; Erl. 6, 23. Hé onféng pallium from Rómána biscope, 736
rýhe
A rug, rough covering, blanket
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A rug, rough covering, blanket Rýhae, rýe villosa, Txts. 106, 1080. Hrýhae, rýae, rýe tapeta, 102, 1020. Línin rýhae, rýee villa, 106,1081 . Ríhum tapetibus, 114, 120
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rysc
A rush
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A rush Risc juncus, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 30 : ii. 112, 18. Risce, i. 68, 35. Resce juncus vel scyrpus, 79, 66. Spyrte biþ of rixum gebróden. Rixe weaxst gewunelíce on wæterigum stówum, Homl. Th. ii. 402, 8-10. Risce papyro, junco, Hpt. Gl. 483, 69. Grównys
sang-pípe
A musical pipe
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A musical pipe Sangpípe camena, Germ. 389, 26
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scealfor
A diver
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A diver (bird) Scalfr, scalfur mergulus, Txts. 78, 647. Scealfr mergus, Wrt. Voc. i. 29, 13. Scealfor turdella, mergula, mergulus, 63, 15, 16:280, 11: ii. 56, 18: 89, 54. Scealfra mergus vel mergulus, i.77, 27. Grǽdigre scelfre voracis mergulae, Hpt.
scealga
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The name of a fish Scealga rocea, Wrt. Voc. i. 77, 67. Scylga, 55, 77
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sceanc-lira
the calf of the leg
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The fleshy,brawny part of the shank, the calf of the leg Scanclira surra Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 71
sceáp-wæsce
A place for washing sheep
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A place for washing sheep the word remains as a place-name in Sheepwash, in Worcestershire Of ðam stáne on sceápwæscan ; andlang sceápwæscan, Cod. Dip. v. 48, 6. Andlang sceápwæscan tó sceápwæscan forda, 174, 11. Tó ðære sceápwæscan, 298, 4. Juxta fluvium
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scencing-cuppe
A cup in which drink is served:
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A cup in which drink is served: — Heó bit ðæt hí findon betweox him twá smicere scencingcuppan intó beódern for hí Chart. Th. 536, 7
up-flór
An upper floor or story ⬩ upper chamber
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An upper floor or story, upper chamber Upflór solarium, Wrt. Voc. i, 83, 31. Heó hæfde big behíd on hire upflóra (solario domus suae), Jos. 2, 6. Gesamnodon hí on sumre upflóra (de tecto et solario spectantes) ealle ða heáfodmen, Jud. 16, 25. Wunigende
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up-gange
Landing.
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Landing. Hí bǽdon ðæt hí upgangan ágan móston they asked for leave to land, Byrht. Th. 134, 20; By. 87
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up-waras
The dwellers above ⬩ the celestials
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The dwellers above, the celestials Tó upwarum ad superos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 67
Úse
Ouse
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The name of several rivers in England, Ouse Andlang Úsan óð hí cómon tó Bedanforda, Chr. 1010; Erl. 143, 33. Of Úsan up on Wilbaldes fleót ... On Úsan; andlang Úsan (the charter refers to Northamptonshire). Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii, 454, 14-25. Landgemǽre
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út-geng
An outlet ⬩ exit
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An outlet, exit Tó útgengum weogas ad exitus viarum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 22, 9
út-siht
Diarrhoea ⬩ dysentery
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Diarrhoea, dysentery Útsiht diarria, blódig útsiht dissenteria, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 52, 53: ii. 141, 3. Wið útsihte, Lchdm. i. 114, 6: iii. 18, 1: 46, 13. Wið útsihte; ðysne pistol se ængel bróhte tó Róme ðá hý wǽran mid útsihte micclum geswæncte, 66, 6
wæl-cyrge
A chooser of the slain.
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A chooser of the slain. According to the mythology, as seen in its Northern form, the Val-kyrjur were the goddesses who chose the slain that were to be conducted by them to Odin's hall — Val-halla : 'Þær ríða jafnan at kjósa val.' Something of the old
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