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rýmet

(n.)
Grammar
rýmet, rýmett, es; n.

space, extentclear space, roomextension, clearance

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space, extent Seó cyrce mid hire portice mihte fíf hund manna eáðelíce befón on hire rýmette, Homl. Th. i. 508, 14. Ná swylce on eástdǽle synderlíce sý his (God's) wunung ... se ðe ǽghwár is andweard ná þurh rýmyt ðære stówe ac þurh his mægenþrymmes

Linked entry: rýmetleást

ryne-wægn

(n.)
Grammar
ryne-wægn, -wǽn, es; m.

A swift vehicle, a chariot

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A swift vehicle, a chariot On ryne-wǽnum in curribus, Ps. Th. 19, 7

rysel

(n.)
Grammar
rysel, rysele, es ; m.

Fat

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Fat Rysel adeps, axungia, Wrt. Voc. i. 71, 10 :ii. 101, 37. Rysle arvina, 2, 61 : 92, 15. Rysele, 80, 44. Rysle ilium, 48, 33. Genim hænne rysele ... góse rysele, Lchdm. ii. 40, 10-12. Swínes rysl, Homl. Th. ii. 144, 29. Ðú nimst ðone rysel, Ex. 29,

Linked entry: risel

sadol

(n.)
Grammar
sadol, -el, -ul, es; m.

A saddle

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A saddle Sadol sella, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 33 : i. 83, 70. Sadul, 23, 19. Hé héht eahta mearas on flet teón, ðara ánum stód sadol, ðæt wæs hildesetl heáhcyninges, Beo. Th. 2080; B. 1038

sǽ-grund

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-grund, (or sǽ grund), es;m.

The depth of the sea,

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The depth of the sea, the bottom of the sea Ne mé forswelge sǽgrundes deóp neque obsorbeat me profundum, Ps. Th. 68, 15. Paulus áwrát be him sylfum, ðæt hé ǽnne dæg and áne niht on sǽgrunde ádruge, Homl. Th. ii. 574, 14. Sǽgrunde neáh (cf. ðis fis (the

ságol

(n.)
Grammar
ságol, es; m.

A staff, cudgel, club

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A staff, cudgel, club (v. sowel fustis, Wrt. Voc. i. 94, 22, soþsawel veridicus, 90, 19), Ságol oððe stæf fustis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28 ; Som. 11, 44: fustis, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 28. Ða ságlas (vectes) sticiaþ inn on ðám hringum ða earce mid tó beranne . . .

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, es; m. [? or should the passages that follow be put under sand; f.? cf. the later application of witness to a person]

A messenger, envoy

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A messenger, envoy Ðá wæs Lýfing ƀ mid ðám kincge . . . Ðá com Xp̃es cyrc̃ sand tó ðám ƀ and hé forð (fór ?) ðá tó ðám kincge bishop Lyfing was then with the king. . . Then came a messenger (or message? ) from Christchurch to the bishop, and he (the

Linked entries: sand sond

sceabb

(n.)
Grammar
sceabb, scæb, sceb, es; m.

Scab, a scab

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Scab, a scab Scaed (scaeb?) scara (scara vulneris crusta, Du Cange. Cf. Span. escara the scurf or scar of a sore ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 8. Ðone leahtor ðe Grécas achoras (ἀχῶρας) nernnaþ, ðæt ys sceb (scæb,MS. B.), Lchdm. i. 322, 17. Wið sceb (scæb, MSS

Linked entries: scaed sceb

sceam-lim

(n.)
Grammar
sceam-lim, es; n.

The private member

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The private member Sceamlim, gecyndlim dedecus Germ. 390, 120

Linked entry: sceamu

sceanc-bend

(n.)
Grammar
sceanc-bend, es; m.

A band for the leg, a garter

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A band for the leg, a garter Scangbendas periscelides Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 55

sceáp-heorden

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-heorden, es; n.

A hovel, shed

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A hovel, shed Býre vel sceápheorden magalia vel mappalia vel capanna, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 31

scegð

(n.)
Grammar
scegð, scǽð, es; m.: e; f.

A light, swift vessel

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A light, swift vessel Scægð trieris, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 1. Sceið, 56, 13. Litel scip vel sceigð scapha vel trieris, 47, 61. Ic gean mínre scǽðe for mínre sáwle intó Hramsége healfe ðam abbode and healfe ðam híréde, Chart. Th. 598, 9. Syððan hé tó lande

sceorp

(n.)
Grammar
sceorp, es; n.

Dress, apparel

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Dress, apparel : — Gemétte Machens his ágenne sunu mid purpurum gegieredne. Hé hiene ðá for ðæm girelan g ebealg . . . and wénde ðæt hé for his forsewennesse swelc sceorp werede, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 33. Somnite áwendan on óðre wísan heora sceorp Samnites

Linked entry: á-scirpan

up-flór

(n.)
Grammar
up-flór, a, e: -flóre, an; f.: es; m.

An upper floor or storyupper 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

Linked entry: flór

up-eard

(n.)
Grammar
up-eard, es; m.

A dwelling on high

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A dwelling on high Ic eom síþes fús upeard niman, Exon. Th. 166, 31; Gú. 1051

up-færeld

(n.)
Grammar
up-færeld, es; n. (m.?)

A journey upan ascension

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A journey up, an ascension Eal heofonwaru wundrode ðysre fǽmnan upfæreldes, Homl. Th. i. 444, 1

uppe-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe-weardes, adv.

Upwards

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Upwards Nim mid ðínum twám handum uppeweard[n]es, Lchdm. iii. 38, 10

út-geng

(n.)
Grammar
út-geng, es; m. (or? -genge, an; f. v. genge)

An outletexit

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An outlet, exit Tó útgengum weogas ad exitus viarum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 22, 9

Linked entries: geng út-gang

wǽge

(n.)
Grammar
wǽge, wég[e], es; n.

A cup

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A cup Wégi poculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 82. Sume ic geteáh, tó geflite fremede ... beóre druncne; ic him byrlade wróht of wége, ðæt hí in wínsele þurh sweordgripe sáwle forlétan of flǽschoman, Exon. Th. 271, 24; Jul. 487. Fǽted wǽge, dryncfæt deóre, Beo

wæl-gim

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-gim, wæl-gimm, es; m.
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The word seems to be an epithet for the sheath of a sword, which is called in the riddle the sword's byrne Byrne is mín (a sword's) bleófág, swylce beorht seomað (-d, MS.) wír ymb ðone wælgim, ðe mé waldend geaf, Exon. Th. 400, 20; Rä. 21, 4