Berhte
Bertha ⬩ Bercta
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Bertha; Bercta, the daughter of Cariberht, king of Paris, and granddaughter of Clotaire, king of the Franks and Burgundians. In the year 570, she married Æðelbryht, king of Kent. By the queen's Christian conduct, the heathen predilections of the king
Linked entry: Berþa
byrht-word
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Bright of word, clear in words or speech; clarus voce Byrhtword arás engla ordfruma the creator of angels, bright of words, arose, Cd. 218; Th. 279, 15; Sat. 238
Linked entry: beorht-word
dreórig-mód
Sad of mind ⬩ tristis anĭmo
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Sad of mind; tristis anĭmo Abraham dráf dreórig-mód tú of earde Abraham drove the two sad of mind from his habitation, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 24; Gen. 2804
streám-faru
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The going or flowing of a stream of water, a current: — -Se æðeling hét streámfare stillan the prince bade the rush of waters cease, Andr. Kmbl. 3150; An. 1578
sumsende
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humming, sounding (of falling rain) Hí ( the storm-clouds ) feallan lǽtaþ sweart sumsendu (suinsendu? v. swinsian) seáw of bósme, wǽtan of wontbe, Exon. Th. 385, 19; Rä. 4, 47
bisceop-cynn
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An episcopal race Ꝥ mǽre biscopcyn þe com of Aarone ... men ne ceósað nú of nánum biscopcynne óðerne biscop, ac of ǽlcum cynne, Ll. Th. ii. 380, 20-26
fóran-niht
The fore-night ⬩ early part of the night ⬩ dusk of the evening ⬩ antĕrior pars noctis ⬩ crĕpuscŭlum
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The fore-night, early part of the night, dusk of the evening; antĕrior pars noctis, crĕpuscŭlum Lǽd hine út of ðam húse on fórannihte lead him out of the house in the dusk, Herb. 8, 2; Lchdm. i. 98, 18: fram foran-nihte per noctem, Nar. 35, 9
Linked entry: fóran-dæg
gamel
of great age ⬩ ancient, of a time long past
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Add: of great age. of persons Ic eom gomel wintrum, Ps. Th. 70, 16. Gomol bið snoterost, fyrngeárum fród, sé þe ǽr fela gebídeþ, Gn. C. II. of things Sweord, gomele láfe, B. 2563. ancient, of a time long past Gomele gefyrn ealra cyninga cyning sægdon
regol-bryce
A breach of rule, v.
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A breach of rule, v. Þurh gelǽredra regolbryce and þurh lǽwedra lahbryce through the breach of their rule by clerks and the breach of the law by laymen, Wulfst. 166, 22
hlǽw
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Wæs þǽr in þám sprecenan íglande sum mycel hlǽw of eorþan geworht ... Ðá wæs þǽr on óðre sídan ðæs hlǽwes (hláwas, v.l.) ... seáð erat in praefata insula tumulus agrestibus glebis coacervatus ... in cujus latere ... cisterna, Guth. Gr. 117, 7. Of ðǽre
ác-drenc
Oak-drink ⬩ a kind of drink made of acorns ⬩ potus ex quercus glandibus factus
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Oak-drink, a kind of drink made of acorns; potus ex quercus glandibus factus
árde
A mark of honour ⬩ badge of office ⬩ the pallium
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A mark of honour, badge of office, the pallium, Chr. 997; Ing. 172, 7
fælg
A felly, a part of the circumference of a wheel ⬩ canthus
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A felly, a part of the circumference of a wheel; canthus, Som. Ben. Lye
grorn-hof
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A house of sadness, of woe, Exon. 70 b; Th. 261, 32; Jul. 324
streám-líc
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Of water Ofer streámlícum ríðum over rivers of waters, Homl. Th. i. 444, 10
underburh-ware
The inhabitants of a suburb
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The inhabitants of a suburb Of underburhwarum de suburbanis, Cant. M. ad fil. 32
Linked entry: burg-waran
hearm-beorg
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A hill of calamity or of affliction Sitæþ on hærmbergæ, E. M. Furn. 373
hreód-aler
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some kind of alder(?) On Hreódalras; of Hreódalron, C. D. B. ii. 270, 26
Burgenda land
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The land of the Burgundians, an island in the west of the Baltic sea; Boringia. Burgenda land is the Icelandic Burgundarhólmr, of which the present Danish and Swedish name Bornholm is a contraction Burgenda land the land of the Burgundians, Ors. l, 1
geásne
Deprived of ⬩ void of ⬩ expers
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Deprived of, void of; expers He sceal gódra gum-cysts geásne hweorfan he shall pass away, deprived of good blessings, Exon. 71 a; Th. 265, 15; Jul. 381. Ða sind geásne góda gehwylces those are void of every good, 68 b; Th. 255, 18 : Jul. 216