neód-fracu
Desire ⬩ appetite ⬩ the object of desire or of appetite
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Desire, appetite, the object of desire or of appetite Wuhta gehwilc hnipaþ of dúne, wilnaþ tó eorþan, sume nédþearfe, sume neódfræce (cf. ealle beóþ of dúne healde wið ðære eorþan and ðider wilniaþ oððe ðæs ðe hí lyst oððe ðæs ðe hí beþurfon, Bt. 41,
eówer
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of pers. pron. ðú Án eówer ūnus vestrûm, Mt. Bos. 26, 21. Eówer sum one of you, Beo. Th. 502; B. 248, Eówer ǽnig any of you, Cd. 22; Th. 27, 34; Gen. 427
Linked entry: gé
mán-sceatt
Usury ⬩ unjust gain
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Usury, unjust gain Of mánsceatte and of máne ex usuris et iniquitate, Ps. Th. 71, 14
ge-hlów
a lowing of beasts ⬩ mugitus
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a lowing of beasts; mugitus Hryðera gehlów lowing of oxen, Ælfc. Gr. 1; Som. 2, 35
ífig-beara
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a grove of ivy-covered trees (? cf. ífiht) On ífigbearo, of ífigbeara, Cht. Crw. l, 15
swilige
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A pit(?) Of mǽrdíc on ðá wæterswylian; of ðǽre swylian on mǽrðom, C.D. vi. 220, 23
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sam-heort
concors
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Of one heart, of the same disposition; concors Singaþ samheorte sangas Dryhtne, Ps. Th. 149, 1
weá-spell
A tale of woe
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A tale of woe Æfter weáspelle ( the news of Æschere's death ), Beo. Th. 2634; B. 1315
ge-réflang
A minister
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A minister Ða geréflanges of Cristes circean the ministers of Christchurch, Chart. Th. 317, 32
þegnung-weorod
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A body of attendants or serving-men Manege of ðæs ealdormannes þénungwerode, Shrn. 154, 26
cot-stów
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Of ðám mere on Cúðulfes cotstówe; of ðám cotstówum, C. D. v. 389, 17. Add
neorxnawang-lic
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Of paradise Hér onginneð se þridda flód of dám neorxnawanglican wylle, Gr. D. 179, I
fyrs-penn
A pen or fold made of furze
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A pen or fold made of furze (?) On fyrspenn; of fyrspenne, Cht. E. 266, 21
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Engla land
The land of the Angles or Engles
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The land of the Angles or Engles ENGLAND; Anglórum terra. It Ðæt mynster Æbbercurníg, ðæt is geseted on Engla lande the minster Abercorn, that is seated in the land of the Angles, or Engla land = England, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 36. extended in the time of
Cædmon
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A man employed by the monks of Whitby in the care of their cattle in the early part of the seventh century. He is the first person of whom we possess any metrical composition in our vernacular language. So striking and similar are some of his thoughts
glíw-cynn
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a kind of music(?) On glywcú in tibiis (tibiis seems to have been taken in the sense of pipes, and to be explained as glýwcyn, a kind of music (?)), Ps. L. 146, 10. (?)
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riht-scír
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a district the extent of which is determined by law, a parish Gif man ǽnig líc of rihtscíre (of rihtre scríftscíre, v. l. ) elles hwár lecge, Ll. Lbmn. 252, 11. See next word
bán-brice
A BONE-BREAKING ⬩ fracture of a bone ⬩ ossis fractura
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A BONE-BREAKING or fracture of a bone; ossis fractura Wið bánbryce genim ðysse ylcan wyrte wyrttruman for fracture of a bone take roots of this same plant, Herb. 15, 3; Lchdm. i. 108, 9
heorþ-fæst
Having a house of one's own
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Having a house of one's own Sý hé heorþfæst sý hé folgere whether he have a house of his own or be the follower of another man, L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 386, 23
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sinc-gewǽge
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A weight of treasure, abundance of treasure Oft rinc gebád ðæt hé in sele sǽge sincgewǽge it was a frequent experience to see abundance of treasure in the hall, Exon. Th. 353, 24 ; Reim. 17
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