fore-boda
A herald ⬩ crier
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A herald, crier Þæt syndan forbodan and Antecrístes þrǽlas þe his weg rýmað, Wlfst. 55, 8
Linked entry: boda
nosu
the nose ⬩ a ness ⬩ a piece of land projecting into water
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Th. 134, 17 : 113, 14. a ness, a piece of land projecting into water Of hliþes nosan, Beo. Th. 3789; B. 1892. Æt brimes nosan, 5599; B. 2803
Linked entries: nasu nose leþer-hose
wíde
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Width Heora wíde ( longitudo ) is .cc. míla, Nar. 36, 28
spyrnness
Similar entry: spyrigung
smedema
Fine flour, meal
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Mid hwǽtes smedeman with the fat of kidneys of wheat (A. V.); cum medulla tritici: cf. óþ smedeman ad medullam Hpt. Gl. 410, 28. Ðá hláfas wǽron berene. Bere is swíðe earfoþe tó gearcigenne, and ðeáhhwæðere fét ðone mann, ðonne hé gearo biþ.
módrige
an aunt ⬩ a cousin
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an aunt Mín móddrige matertera mea, Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 25: 51, 53: Bd. 3, 8; S. 532, 21. Módriæ, Kent. Gl. 1190. Bisceop næbbe on his húse nǽnne wífman búton hit sý his módor . . . oððe módrige, L. Ælfc. C. 5; Th. ii. 344, 14. Móddrie, Homl.
riht-wís
Righteousness ⬩ justice
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Righteousness justice Rihtwíse and sybbe hý cyston justitia et pax osculatae sunt, Ps. Spl. 84, 11
á-cennicge
A (female) parent
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A (female) parent Ácennic and hehstald genetricis et virginis, Rtl. 69, 9. Acennic genetricem, 51, 31
forþ-on
At fírst ⬩ indeed ⬩ also ⬩ prīmo ⬩ ĕtiam
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At fírst, indeed, also; prīmo, ĕtiam Nó forþon ánlépe no, not even [also] one, Ps. Th. 13, 2
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wil-gifa
A giver of what is desirable, a giver of good ⬩ the giver of all good
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A giver of what is desirable, a giver of good, as epithet of an earthly prince Wilgeofa Wedra leóda, dryhten Geáta ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 5792 ; B. 2900. Ðæs wilgifan ( Constantine's ) word, Elen.
hláf-mæsse
Lammas, ⬩ a name for the first of August
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Lammas, a name for the first of August Ðæt wæs on ðære tíde calendas Agustus and on ðæm dæge ðe wé hátaþ hláfmæsse it was on the first of August, on the day that we call Lammas, Ors. 5, 13; Swt. 246, 17.
Linked entries: hláf-sénung hlám-mæsse
forca
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Ðá cwelleras tugon þá gléda under ðæt bedd, and wiðufan mid heora forcum (cf. geaflum, l. 5) hine ðýdon. Hml. Th. i. 430, 11. Add:
a-giéta
A spendthrift ⬩ prodigal ⬩ prodigus ⬩ profligator
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A spendthrift, prodigal; prodigus, profligator, Past. 20, 1; Hat. MS. 29 a, 26
cleófa
a cleft, chasm, den, cell, chamber ⬩ cubīle, cellarium, cubiculum
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That which is cloven, a cleft, chasm, den, cell, chamber; cubīle, cellarium, cubiculum On heora cleófum oððe holum híg beóþ gelogode in cubilibus suis collocabuntur, Ps. Lamb. 103, 22.
deór-tún
A deer-inclosure ⬩ cervōrum sepīmentum
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A deer-inclosure; cervōrum sepīmentum Som. Ben. Lye
feld-mædere
Field-madder ⬩ rosemary ⬩ rosmărīnum
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Field-madder, rosemary; rosmărīnum Feldmædere rosmărīnum, Glos. Brux. Recd. 42, 34; Wrt. Voc. 68, 49
Linked entry: mædere
flíta
A fighter ⬩ striver ⬩ foe
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A fighter, striver, foe
ge-arnung
Merit ⬩ reward ⬩ mĕrĭtum
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Merit, reward; mĕrĭtum Nǽnig efenlíc ðam, ǽr ne siððan, in worlde gewearþ, wífes gearnung no woman's reward in the world was equal to that, before nor after, Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 23; Cri. 40
mán-swara
A perjurer ⬩ one who swears falsely
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A perjurer, one who swears falsely Gif man mannan mánswara háteþ, L. H. E. 11; Th. i. 32, 4: Exon. 10 b; Th. 12, 30; Cri. 193. Mánswaran, Blickl. Homl. 61, 13: 63, 13. Mánsworan, Wulfst. 26, 16: Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 23; Cri. 1612: L.
stæppa
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A step Þúsend stæppan mille passus, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 41