swán
a herd, particularly a swineherd; ⬩ a man, warrior ⬩ boy, lad, journeyman
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Wig.) ofstang, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 23. Hé (Alfred) on sumes swánes (the swán is called vaccarius in the Latin Vita S. Neoti, but in other forms of the story, e.g.
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denu
A plain, vale, dale, valley ⬩ vallis, convallis
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Ðá becóme wit to ánre dene, seó wæs ormǽtlíce deóp and wíd, and forneán on lenge unge-endod we two then came to a valley, which was immensely deep and wide, and in length almost endless, Homl.
lícettan
To feign ⬩ pretend ⬩ simulate
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Ðæt is wísdóm ðæt wís man lícette dysig it is wisdom for a wise man to feign folly, Prov. Kmbl. 37. Ðeáh hé líccete untrymnesse, Ps. Th. 40, 9. Nelle wé mid leásungum ðyllíc líccetan we will not feign such things with falsehoods, Homl.
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éðel-stów
A dwelling-place ⬩ habĭtātiŏnis lŏcus
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A dwelling-place; habĭtātiŏnis lŏcus Ðé wíc geceós, éðelstówe choose thee a habitation, a dwelling-place, Cd. 130; Th. 164, 33; Gen. 2724: 50; Th. 64, 19; Gen. 1052
fífel-dór
Monster or terror-door ⬩ monstrōrum mărīnōrum porta
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Monster or terror-door, the river Eider, the boundary between Holstein and Schleswig; monstrōrum mărīnōrum porta Bí fífeldóre by the monster-door, Exon. 85a; Th. 321, 8; Wíd. 43
flǽsc-lícnes
Fleshliness ⬩ incarnation ⬩ incarnātio
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Fleshliness, incarnation; incarnātio Se ðe wile smeágan ymbe ða gerýnu Cristes flǽsclícnysse he who will inquire about the mystery of Christ's incarnation, Homl. Th. ii. 278, 35: 280, 22
freomian
To profit ⬩ be good ⬩ avail ⬩ prōdesse ⬩ vălēre
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To profit, be good, avail; prōdesse, vălēre Ðæt ðære ylcan stówe myl wið fýre wæs freomigende ut pulvis lŏci illīus contra ignem văluĕrit, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 16
weorold-camp
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Worldly warfare Godes þeówas nágon mid wígge ne mid worldcampe tó faren[n]e, ac mid gástlícan wǽpnan campian wíð deófol, L. Ælfc. P. 51 ; Th. ii. 388, 4
brand-stefn
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Ne mæg wind áwecgan ne wæterflódas brecan brond-stæfne, An. 507. Substitute: Having a prow with a beak?
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fatian
To fetch
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To fetch Ðá ne sinigað ne fatas wífo illi neque nubunt neque ducunt uxores, Lk. L. 20, 35. Ðæt nán man wyrte in léhtúne ne fatige, Wlfst. 227, 8
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heáh-galdor
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A powerful charm, a charm of great virtue Seó nǽdre dytteð hyre eáran, þæt heó nele gehýran heáhgaldor sum, þæt snotre men singað wið áttrum, Ps. Th. 57, 4
ælf-cynn
The elf-kind ⬩ the race of elves ⬩ elfin race ⬩ ephialtum genus
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Lye Wyrc sealfe wið ælfcynne work a salve against the elfin race, L. M. 3, 61; Lchdm, ii. 344, 7
Baddan-burh
BADBURY, Dorsetshire ⬩ Baddanburgus in quo castra metatus est Eadweardus Ælfredi fil
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BADBURY, Dorsetshire, formerly Baddanburgum; Baddanburgus in quo castra metatus est Eadweardus Ælfredi fil, An. 901; He gewícode æt Baddanbyrig wið Winburnan he encamped at Badbury near Winburn, Chr. 901; Th. 178, 26. ;
dǽd-leán
A deed-loan or reward, a recompence ⬩ factorum præmium
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A deed-loan or reward, a recompence; factorum præmium Him eallum wile mihtig Drihten dǽdleán gyfan the mighty Lord will give them all a recompence, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 20; Exod. 263
cwic-seolfor
QUICKSILVER ⬩ vivum argentum
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QUICKSILVER ; vivum argentum Wið magan wærce; rudan sǽd and cwicseolfor for pain of stomach; seed of rue and quicksilver, L. M. 3, 69; Lchdm. ii. 356, 19. Cwicseolfor argentum vivum, Cot. 16
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for-heáwan
To hew ⬩ cut down ⬩ cut in pieces ⬩ slaughter ⬩ concīdĕre ⬩ occīdĕre
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Th. 99; Wíd. 49: Byrht. Th. 135, 9; By. 115
heáfod-wærc
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Wið heáfodwræce (-wærce, l. 8), iii. 2, 4
mán-áþ
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Ǽlcum geleáffullum men is tó warnigenne wið mánáðas (-áða, máne áðas, v. ll. ). . . Manega men tellað tó lytlum gylte, ꝥ hí óðre men mid mánáðum beswicen, Hml. A. 147, 89-93. Add
Súþ-Dene
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Ic þé bæd þæt þú léte Súð-Dene sylfe geweorþan gúðe wið Grendel, B. 1996
willung
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For ðon wer bið wífe gemenged þonne unálýfedre willunge (inlicitae concupiscentiae) monnes mód in geþóhte þurh lustfulnesse bið geþeóded . . . þæt fýr þǽre unrihtan willunge, Bd. I. 27; Sch. 86, 14-20. Add