dæg-weorþung
A commemoration or celebration of a feast-day ⬩ diei festi celebratio
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A commemoration or celebration of a feast-day; diei festi celebratio Ðe on gemynd nime ðære deórestan dægweorþunga róde under róderum who may bear in remembrance the honouring of the day of the most precious cross under the firmament [i. e. the feast
ge-ríþre
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Of ilám gáran in on dá ýfre; of ðǽre ýfre, in on ðá garéðru; of ðám geréiran, C. D. iii. 279, 24. Of ðǽm crundele on ðá lytla hwitan gerýðra beneaðan ýfre on dane þorn, 415, 32. ?
bord-ríþig
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a stream running in a channel made of planks (?) Of sandbróce on bordríðig; of bordríðig on horpyttes ríðig, C. D. iii. 82, 23
mǽg-lagu
Law regulating the duties and responsibilities of kinsmen
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Law regulating the duties and responsibilities of kinsmen (mǽgas), e. g. in the matter of paying or receiving certain parts of the wergild if one of their number slew or was slain Hé (mynster-munuc) gǽþ of his mǽglage ðonne hé gebýhþ tó regollage, L.
marm-stán
Marble ⬩ a piece of marble
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Marble, a piece of marble Ðes marmstán hoc marmor, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Som. 10, 31: Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 19. Of marmstáne geworht, Chart. Th. 241, 12. On mearmstáne, Exon. 60 b; Th. 225, 12; Ph. 333. Of fiðerscítum marmstánum geworht made of squared blocks
un-weorþ
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add: of low estate Preóst þe bið cýpa, and of þám áríst of unwurðum men tó wurðfullum negotiator clericus ex ignobili gloriosus, Chrd. 70, 6
Dauític
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Of David Of ðám Dauíticum sealmum, Lch. iii. 428, 17
af-
of ⬩ from ⬩ away from ⬩ de ⬩ ex ⬩ ab
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= æf- = of- of, from, away from; de, ex, ab
Linked entry: af-godnes
briddas
the young of any of the feathered tribe ⬩ pulli.
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the young of any of the feathered tribe; pulli
Ceolwald
Ceolwald
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Ceolwald, son of Cuthwulf, an ancestor of the West-Saxon kings Ceolwald wæs Cúþwulfing Ceolwald was the son of Cuthwulf, Chr. Th. 2, 3
land-lyre
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Loss of land For his landlyre hér on lande on account of his loss of land in this country, Chr. 1105; Erl. 240, 11
middel-hrycg
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A ridge of land lying between two streams Of lyllan bróce on middelhrycg ; of middelhrycge on herepaðford. Cht Crw. 1, 19. v. p. 52
turf-hleów
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A shelter built of turf (?) Æfter furan on risc*-*hríðig; of rischríðie on turfhleó; of turfhleó æfter heáfdan on Pydewyllan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 15, 26
hord-weard
A guard of a hoard or treasure
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A guard of a hoard or treasure Hordweard the dragon which watched over the treasure, Beo. Th. 4576; B. 2293: 4594; B. 2302: 5102; B. 2554: 5179; B. 2593. Hordweard hæleþa the Danish king, 2098; B. 1047: 3708; B. 1852. Hordwearda hryre [of the death of
scenn
A plate of metal on the handle of a sword
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A plate of metal on the handle of a sword (?) (Worsaae, Primeval Antiquities, pp. 29, 49, notes that the handles of some of the early swords were covered with plates of gold. v. hilt) Waes on ðǽmscennum scíran goldes þurh rúnstafas rihte gemearcod, hwam
ǽ-boda
A messenger of the law ⬩ legis nuntius
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A messenger of the law; legis nuntius Ðá wæs frófre gǽst onsended eádgum ǽbodan then the spirit of comfort was sent to the blessed messenger of the law, i. e. the preacher of the gospel, Exon. 46b; Th. 158, 15; Gú. 909
hleów-stól
A place of protection, ⬩ one's native city
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A place of protection, one's native city Síðedon fǽmnan and wuduwan freóndum beslægene from hleówstóle damsels and widows bereft of friends journeyed from their sheltering home [of the people of Sodom driven from their city ], Cd. 94; Th. 121, 16; Gen
wáse
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Ooze, mud, slime Wáse caenum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 2: 13. 35. Cenum, i. luti vorago, vel lutum sub aquis fetidum, i. wáse vel fæn, 130, 75. Wásan ceni (squallentis ceni contagia, Ald. 49), 82, 63: 18, 39. ¶ the word occurs in several charters dealing with
Finn
Fin
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Fin. the king of the North Frisians Finn [MS. Fin] Fresna cynne Fin of the race of the Frisians, Scóp. Th. 55; Wíd. 27. Be Finnes eaferum in Fres-wæle of Fin's offspring in Friesland, Beo. Th. 2140; B. 1068
Linked entry: Finns buruh
ciric-gemána
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Church-communion, membership of a church Sume men sculan of cyricgemánan áscádene weorðan for synnan, eal swá Adam wearð of engla gemánan, Wlfst. 103, 23