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buoptalmon

(n.)
Grammar
buoptalmon, es; n. [βούφθαλμον=βοῦς, ὀφθαλμός]

Ox-eye, chamomile ⬩ anthemis nobilis

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Ox-eye, chamomile; anthemis nobilis, Lin Buoptalmon . . . heó hafaþ geoluwe blóst-man eal swylce eáge, ðanon heó ðone naman onféng Ox-eye . . . it has yellow blossoms all like an eye, whence it took the name, Herb. 141, l; Lchdm. i. 262, 4

horsian

(v.)
Grammar
horsian, p.ode

To horse, provide with horses

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Hé beád ðæt man sceolde his here metian and horsian, 1013; Erl. 148. 3: 1014; Erl. 151, 2

tó-clipung

(n.)
Grammar
tó-clipung, e; f.

Invocation ⬩ appeal

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Invocation, appeal Ǽlc man biþ gefullod on naman ðære Hálgan Ðrynnysse and hé ne mót ná beón eft gefullod, ðæt ne sý forsewen ðære Hálgan Ðrynnysse tóclypung, Homl. Th. ii. 602, 3: Homl. Skt. i. 12, 143: Homl. Th. ii. 48, 15

betwux-alegednes

(n.)
Grammar
betwux-alegednes, -nyss, e; f. [betwux between; aleged, alegd laid]

an interposition, interjection ⬩ interjectio

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What is laid or placed between, an interposition, interjection; interjectio Interjectio mæg beón gecweden betwuxalegednyss on Englisc, forðanðe he líþ betwux wordum an interjection may be called a laying between in English, because it lies between words

Linked entry: betwyx-aworpennyss

raciend

(n.)
Grammar
raciend, es; m.
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One who addresses an assembly Se sóðsagola raciend and déma, sé þe mid his áþenedre handa gestilleþ ꝥ gehlýd eallra manna, and hí gespaneð tó ánum dóme concionator verax extensa manu omnium tumultus sedat, eosque ad unam sententiam revocat, Gr.

ciric-griþ

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-griþ, cyric-griþ; es; n.

Church-peace, right of sanctuary ⬩ ecclesiæ pax

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Gif ǽnig man Godes ciricgriþ swá abrece, ðæt he binnon ciricwagum mannslaga weorþe, ðonne síg ðæt bótleás if any man so break God's church-peace, that he be a homicide within church-walls, then let that be bootless, L. C.

Linked entry: cyric-griþ

CLÆFRE

(n.)
Grammar
CLÆFRE, an; n. f.

CLOVER ⬩ trifolium pratense

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CLOVER; trifolium pratense Ðysse wyrte man crision and óðrum naman clæfre nemneþ a man names this herb κίρσιον, and by another name clover, Herb. 70; Lchdm. i. 172, 16.Clæfre nom. 172, 14. Hwíte clæfran wyrc clame work white clover to a paste, L.

nám

(n.)
Grammar
nám, e; f.

Seizure of property belonging to one which is in the hands of another

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Ne nime nán man náne náme, ne innan scíre ne út of scíre, ǽr man hæbbe þríwa on hundrede his rihtes gebeden; (but on the failure of legal means ) nime ðonne leáfe ðæt hé móte hentan æfter his ágenan, L. C. S. 19; Th. i. 386, 9-17. Cf.

bledu

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Man sceal habban beódas, bleda, mélas, cuppan, Angl. ix. 264, 17. Dó twá bleda fulle wæteres tó, Lch. ii. 38, 2, 4 : 118, 6. Add

cyrten

(adj.)
Grammar
cyrten, adj.
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Þá geceás man þá twégen cnihtas, for þám þe hí wǽron cáflice and cyrtene, Hml.

deáþ-lic

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Substitute: mortal, subject to death Ǽnig deáþlic man, Bt. 7, 3; F. 20, 7. Ǽlc deáþlic man, 24, 1; F. 80, 6. Hé cóm deáðlic . . . hé árás undeáðlic, Hml. Th. i. 222, 10: Bl. H. 21, 31.

ge-sóþian

(v.)
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Gif hé gewyrce ꝥ man hine áfylle þurh ꝥ þe hé ongeán riht geanbyrde, gif man ꝥ gesóðige (gesóðian mæge, v.l.), licge ǽgilde, Ll. Th. i. 404, 13. <b>I a.</b> gesóþian on ánum to convict a person of something. Cf.

sellan

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</b> add :-- Man bróhte his heáfod on ánum disce and sealde þám mǽdene; and þæt mǽden hyre méder, Mt. 14, 11

Cristen-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
Cristen-dóm, es; m.

Christianity ⬩ CHRISTENDOM ⬩ the christian world ⬩ christianitas

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Ǽghwylc cristen man gýme his cristendómes georne let every christian man strictly keep his christianity L. Eth. v. 22; Th. i. 310, 5: vi. 27; Th. i. 322, 5; L. C. E. 19; Th. i. 370, 32; Ælfc. T. 28, 3.

tó-dón

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dón, p. -dyde.

to put asunder, ⬩ divide, ⬩ separate ⬩ to undo, ⬩ open

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Gif hwylc wíf twégen gebróðra nimþ hire tó gemæccan, óþerne æfter óþrum, tódó man hig (separentur), L. Ecg. P. ii. 11; Th. ii. 186, 10. Tódó man hig on twá separentur illi, 19; Th. ii. 188, 27. to undo, open Tódyde salvit, disligat, Germ. 402, 39.

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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Him man sælle án half swulung ... and mon selle him tó ðem londe .iiii. oxan, and .ii. cý, and l. scǽpa, 470, 8-14. Ðisses londes aran thrié sulong æt hægethe thorne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 235, 7.

Linked entry: swulung

an-mitta

(n.)
Grammar
an-mitta, an; m.

A measure ⬩ bushel ⬩ mensura ⬩ modius

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Hæbbe ǽlc man rihtne anmittan, and rihte wǽgan, and rihte gemetu on ǽlcum þingum pondus habebis justum et verum, et modius æqualis et verus erit tibi, Deut. 25, 15

Linked entries: and-mitta hand-mitta on-mitta

áwyrn

(adv.)
Grammar
áwyrn, adv.

Before ? ⬩ antea ⬩ olim ? ⬩ anywhere ⬩ in any place ⬩ alicubi

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Fox; Manning says, - perhaps for áhwǽr, anywhere, in any place; alicubi Ne hýrde ic guman áwyrn [gumena fyrn, Grn.] ǽnigne ǽr ǽfre bringan sélran láre I have not heard before any other man ever bring better lore, Menol. Fox 200

burh-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
burh-gemót, es; n.
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A BURGMOTE, city-moot, meeting of townsmen, corporation; urbis comitia Hæbbe man þríwa on geáre burhgemót thrice in a year let a city-moot be held, L. Edg. ii. 5; Th. i. 268, 3: L. C. S. 18; Th. i. 386, 4

forþ-snoter

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-snoter, -snotter; adj. [snoter wise]

Very wise ⬩ săpientissimus

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Very wise; săpientissimus Elene héht gefetian on fultum forþsnoterne Elene bade to fetch to her aid the very wise [man ], Elen. Kmbl. 2104; El. 1053. Forþsnotterne, 2320; El. 1161.

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