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el-lende

(adj.)
Grammar
el-lende, ele-lænde; adj.

Strange, foreign ⬩ extĕrus, peregrīnus

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In ellende in foreign land, afar, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 33: 25, 14

Linked entries: ele-lænde -lende

ge-lómlicness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lómlicness, e ; f.
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IV</b>, ge-lóomlǽcness In gelómlicnissum in confrequentationibus, Ps. Srt. 117, 27

ge-brosnung

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Add: in a physical sense Geseón forrotodnesse ł gebrosnunge videre corruptionem, Ps. L. 15, 10. in a moral sense Heó bútan gebrosnunga wæs geeácnod, and on þǽm cnihtge-beorþre heó á clǽne þurhwunode, Bl. H. 3, 17

hand-sció

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The word is dative of a proper name, which may be seen in the place-name of the following passage: In loco qui dicitur Andscóheshám, C. D. i. 102, 9. Graff vi. 418 8

heofon-beácen

(n.)

the sun

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In Mod. Lang. Rev. vi. 164 Prof. Napier makes the very probable suggestion that ll. 86-107 and ll. 108-124 in the Exodous should be transposed. If this be accepted heofon-beácen would be the sun

mǽre

(n.)
Grammar
mǽre, a boundary.
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In mǽru Magedan in fines Magedan, Mt. R. 15, 39. Add

breóst-loca

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-loca, an; m. [breóst, loca
an inclosure
]

an inclosure ⬩ The breast-inclosure, the mind ⬩ pectoris clausura, mens

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The breast-inclosure, the mind; pectoris clausura, mens Swefen he onfón ne meahte in his breóstlocan he could not contain the dream in his mind, Cd. 180; Th. 226, 7; Dan. 167: Elen. Kmbl. 2498; El. 1250

cú-butere

(n.)
Grammar
cú-butere, an; f.

Cow's butter ⬩ butter made of cow's milk ⬩ vaccæ butyrum

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Cow's butter, butter made of cow's milk; vaccæ butyrum Reáde netlan awylle on hunige and on cúbuteran boil red nettles in honey and in cow's butter L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 268, 18: iii. 16, 20

Linked entry: butere

ge-cwician

(v.)
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Add: in a physical sense Sume hé gecwicað mid oroðe. Gr. D. 268, 19. in a spiritual sense Ðá ðe hé wyl hé gicwicað, Jn. R. 5, 21. Gecwuca mé æfter ðínum wordum, Dryhten, Past. 465, 29

Hwiccas

(n.)
Grammar
Hwiccas, Hwicceas, and Hwiccan [?] or [?] Hwicce [cf. Seaxe]; pl.
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The people of a small state which extended over Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, and part of Warwickshire Ðæt is geseted in Huicca mægþe in ðære stówe ðe mon háteþ Weogernaceaster it is situated in the province of the Hwiccas, in the place that is called

Linked entries: Hwinca Hwyccas Hiccas

DWELLAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWELLAN, ic dwelle, ðú dwelest, dwelst, he dweleþ, dwelþb, pl. dwellaþ; p. dwealde, dwelede; pp. dweald, dweled.

To lead into error, deceive, mislead ⬩ in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre ⬩ To prevent, hinder, delay ⬩ impĕdīre, tardāre ⬩ To continue, remain, DWELL ⬩ mănēre, habĭtāre

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To lead into error, deceive, mislead; in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre Ic ðé ne dwelle I do not deceive thee, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 1, MS. Cot. Ðú sǽdest ðæt ic ðé dwealde thou saidst that I deceived thee, 35, 5; Fox 164, 32.

Linked entry: ge-dwellan

nídan

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</b> to force in a particular direction, for a particular object :-- Ná ꝥ án gódu gehealt, ac heó áweg nýt (repellit) wyþerwerde, Scint. 13, 10.

hús

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In ð á éco húso in aeterna tabernacula, Lk. L. 16, 9. used of heaven and hell :-- Oþ ꝥ ic þe inn Ingong in þæt atule hús, Gú. 534: 649 : Sat. 710

CYTEL

(n.)
Grammar
CYTEL, citel, cetel,es; m. A kettle, brazen or copper pot, cauldron; cācăbus = κάκκαβος , lĕbes = λέβος
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On niwum cytele in a new kettle, L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 44, 2. On cyperenum citele in a copper kettle, 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 56, 19. On micelne citel on læssan citel in a large kettle, in a smaller kettle, 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 98, 10, 12.

Linked entries: cetel citel citil

niþer-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
niþer-líc, adj.

low ⬩ low ⬩ humble ⬩ inferior

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Hé his eágan bígde on ðás nyþerlícan þing oculos in inferiora deflectens, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 8. low, humble, inferior In ðisse nyþerlícan worulde in this lower world, Shrn. 123, 10. Ða nyþerlícan humilia, Blickl. Gl.

un-clǽnness

(n.)
Grammar
un-clǽnness, e; f.

uncleanness ⬩ impurity ⬩ foulness ⬩ squalor ⬩ uncleanness ⬩ impurity ⬩ obscenity

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in a physical sense, uncleanness, impurity, foulness, squalor Suǽ huæd in húsum ðás ýð eft ástrægde beuærle unclǽnnisse quicquid in domibus haec unda resperserit careat inmunditia, Rtl. 121, 36.

Linked entry: un-clǽne

andergilde

(adj.)
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Such a force for ander- might perhaps be supported by the glosses andran, andarn in vanum given in Heyne's Altniederdeutsche Denkmäler. Andergilde in the proverb might thus mean at little cost, without effort (?)

Linked entry: un-andergilde

óra

(n.)
Grammar
óra, an ; m.

A border, edge, margin, bank

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A border, edge, margin, bank (mostly in place names, -or in Windsor, Bognor. v. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. xxxv: Leo, A. S. Names. p. 92) In ðone stede ðe is gecueden Cerdices óra, Chr. 495 ; Erl. 14, 10: 514; Erl. 14, 21. Æt Cerdices óran, Erl. 2, 3.

Linked entries: íre óre

ge-teld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-teld, -tæld, -teald, es ; n. [teld a tent]

A tent ⬩ tabernacle ⬩ pavilion ⬩ TILT ⬩ cover ⬩ tentōrium ⬩ tabernācŭlum

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God æteówde Abrahame on ðam dene Mambre, ðǽr ðǽr he sæt on his geteldes ingange appāruit Abraham in convalle Mambre, sĕdenti in ostio tabernācŭli sui, Gen. 18, 1: Ps. Spl. 26, 9. Hwylc eardaþ on getelde ðínum quis habĭtābit in tabernācŭlo tuo?

gafol-heord

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-heord, e; f. [gafol a tax, heord a herd, flock]

A taxable stock or hive of bees ⬩ grex ad censum

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In quibusdam lŏcis est instĭtūtum, reddi V. [MS. VI] mellis ad censum,' L. R. S. 5; Th. i. 434, 36-436, 2

Linked entries: heord gafol-swán