brúcan
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[For translation of Wand. 44 in Dict. substitute: he ruled a liberal lord
frig
Love ⬩ affection ⬩ favour ⬩ ămor
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Love, affection, favour; ămor Sió weres friga wiht ne cúðe she knew nothing of the love [affections] of man, Exon. 13 b; Th. 26, 19; Cri. 419. Ðæt wæs geworden bútan weres frigum that was done without the favours of man, 8 b; Th. 3, 17; Cri. 37
tún-cyrice
A church in a tún
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A church in a tún(q. v. ) Habbe hé þat lond fré his day and his wíues, and after here bothere day meó þe túnkirke, and men fré . . . þat lond schal intó túnkirke . . . and þó men fré, Chart. Th. 572, 20-33. Intó ðe túnkirke on Mardingford, 593, 2
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driht-ealdor
The lord of a feast ⬩ architriclīnus
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The lord of a feast; architriclīnus Se drihtealdor cwæþ to ðam brýdguman the lord of the feast said to the bridegroom, Homl. Th. ii. 70, 25, 28. Se drihte ealdor ðæs wínes onbýrgde gustāvit architriclīnus vinum, Jn. Bos. 2, 9.
sumer-lida
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A summer fleet, one that sets forth in summer and returns in autumn Æfter ðissum gefeohte cuom micel sumorlida (tó Reádingum, MS. E.), Chr. 871; Erl. 74, 35. [Steenstrup takes the word to mean a force moving from its quarters in England, and leaving
cwealm-stede
A death-place ⬩ mortis-locus
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A death-place ; mortis-locus To cwealmstede ad palæstram, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 148, 46
be-sih
see, look, behold ⬩ aspice
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see, look, behold; aspice, Ps. Lamb. 118, 132; Similar entries impert. of be-seón
Syr-ware
The people of Syria, Syrians
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The people of Syria, Syrians Syrwara lond Syria Exon. Th. 209, 6; Ph. 166
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cran
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.,' and add: The word occurs in local names, e.g. Cransleá, Cranmere
fore-geteohhian
to destine
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stówe ad destinatum locum, Hpt. Gl. 405, 77
for-lorian
to lose
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to lose Gif forlorað ł losað énne si perdiderit unam, Lk. L. 15, 4
in-híwan
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Mon ágefe ðæt lond innhígun tó heora beóde, C. D. i. 316, 17. Add
hleów-dryhten
A lord who protects, ⬩ a patron
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A lord who protects, a patron, Exon. 86 a; Th. 324, 13; Wíd. 94
freó-drihten
A noble lord or master ⬩ ingĕnuus vel nōbĭlis dŏmĭnus
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A noble lord or master; ingĕnuus vel nōbĭlis dŏmĭnus Onfóh ðissum fulle, freódrihten mín accept this cup, my noble lord. Beo. Th. 2343; B. 1169.
heort-lufe
Love which comes from the heart,
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Love which comes from the heart, Hy. 9, 29; Hy. Grn. ii. 292, 29
langmódlíce
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Patiently, with long-suffering Bróþerlice yfelu sóð lufu langmódlíce ( longanimiter ) byrð, Scint. 5, 2
bryta
A lord
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A lord Swegles brytan lords of heaven, Cd. 213; Th. 266, 17; Sat. 23
un-fyrn
not long ago ⬩ before long
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of past time, not long ago Weorþodan wé nú unfyrn for tén nihtum ðone symbeldæg foran tó ðyssum ondweardan dæge not long ago now, ten days from to-day, we celebrated the festival, Blickl.
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ge-neát
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Þǽr wearð ofslægen Lucumon cynges geréfa . . . and Æðelferð cynges geneát, Chr. 897 ; P. 91, lo. one of a private person's household. Cf. I Gif þín geneát stalie and losie þé, Ll.
eald-land
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Old-land, land that has remained long untilled: (cf. old-land ground that has lain untilled a long time and is now ploughed up; arable land which has been laid down in grass more than two years. D.D.)