scild-truma
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Gr. 47; Som. 48, 29. Of sceltruman testudine, Hpt. Gl. 475, 66
hnescan
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To make soft Hnesce mulceat Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 19. Þá mettas ðe gód seáw wyrcen and wambe hnescen, Lch. ii. 226, 12
Linked entry: hnescian
hacod
A pike ⬩ lucius, mugil ⬩ a pike
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Gl. 102; Som. 77, 69; Wrt. Voc. 55, 72; 77, 73. Hacodas lucios, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 33
Linked entry: hæced
hand-fæstung
A giving of the hand by way of pledge or assurance ⬩ marriage with the encumbrance of some canonical impediment, not yet bought off ⬩ striking a bargain, the joining hands. ⬩ emunitas, cautio, testamentum, privilegium.
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Gl. 13; Som. 57, 110; Wrt. Voc. 20, 48
heáh-fæsten
A chief fortress, a city
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Gl. 54; Som. 66, 109; Wrt. Voc. 36, 29. Héhfæsten polis (πόλιs), Rtl. 195, 14
broel
A park, warren stored with deer ⬩ vivarium, hortus cervorum,
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A park, warren stored with deer; hence the BROYL, a wood in Sussex, belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury; vivarium, hortus cervorum, Som
costere
A digging tool ⬩ spade ⬩ fossorium
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Gl. 2; Som. 55, 40; Wrt. Voc. 16, 14
hinder-geap
Crafty, ⬩ cunning, ⬩ guileful, ⬩ deceitful
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Gl. 84; Som. 73, 104; Wrt. Voc. 49, 11. Hindergepe versuti, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 29
hræfn
A raven
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Gr. 8; Som. 7, 35. Blac hræm niger corvus, 6; Som. 4, 21; Wrt. Voc. 77, 13. Noe ásende út ǽnne hremn se hremn fleáh ðá út and nolde eft ongeán cirran Noe dimisit corvum, qui egrediebatur et non revertebatur, Gen. 8, 7.
a-spendan
To spend entirely ⬩ consume ⬩ squander ⬩ to spend ⬩ expend ⬩ lay out ⬩ bestow ⬩ distribute ⬩ consumere ⬩ dissipare ⬩ expendere ⬩ sumptum facere ⬩ erogare ⬩ impertiri
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Gr. 47 ; Som. 48, 52. Ic aspende [asende MS.] oððe gife impertior, 37; Som. 39, 13. Aspendan þearfum to spend on the poor; erogare pauperibus, R. Ben. interl. 58 : Scint. 1
Linked entry: spendan
an-þracian
to fear ⬩ to be afraid ⬩ to dread ⬩ revereri ⬩ horrere
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Gr. 35; Som. 38, 4: Ps. Spl. 69, 2
bealdian
To be brave ⬩ bear oneself bravely ⬩ strenue vel fortiter se gerere
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To be brave, bear oneself bravely; strenue vel fortiter se gerere Swá bealdode bearn Ecgþeówes thus the son of Ecgtheow bore himself bravely, Beo. Th. 4360; B. 2177
eorlíce
Manfully, strongly, greatly ⬩ vĭrĭlĭter, vĕhĕmenter, multum
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Manfully, strongly, greatly; vĭrĭlĭter, vĕhĕmenter, multum Gebealh heó swíðe eorlíce wið hire suna she was very greatly incensed against her son, Cod. Dipl. 755; Kmbl. iv. 54, 30
friþ-candel
A peace-candle ⬩ the sun ⬩ pācis lucerna ⬩ sol
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A peace-candle, the sun; pācis lucerna, sol Folca friþcandel furðum eóde the peace-candle [sun] of nations had just mounted, Cd. 118; Th. 153, 15; Gen. 2539
ge-wif
An affection of the eye ⬩ web
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An affection of the eye, web Wið ǽlces cynnes bróc on eágon wið gewif for every sort of malady in the eyes, for web, Lchdm. iii. 290, 3
bixen
Belonging to box, BOXEN, made of box-wood ⬩ buxeus
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Gl. 26; Som. 60, 96; Wrt. Voc. 25, 36
Linked entry: byxen
steóp-sunu
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A step-son Steópsunu filiaster, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 69: 35, 61: privignus, i. 52, 12: 72, 33. Hé ofslóh his steópsunu, Ors. i. 8; Swt. 42, 22
gyrstan-dæg
yesterday ⬩ heri
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Gr. 38; Som. 39, 57. Swá he wæs gyrstan-dæg and ǽran dæg sicut erat heri et nudius tertius, Gen. 31, 5
Linked entries: gierstandæg georstan-dæg gysternlíc-dæg gestran-dæg
hænne-belle
Henbane ⬩ hyoscyamus
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Gl. 40; Som. 63, 96; Wrt. Voc. 30, 42
Linked entry: henne-belle
hand-lín
A hand-cloth, napkin ⬩ sleeves
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Gl. 27; Som. 60, 117; Wrt. Voc. 25, 57. iiii subdiácones handlín four sub-deacon's handcloths, Th. Chart. 429, 23