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heald

inclinedinclined to

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Suae haldae (halde) reclines, 92, 865. literal Of greátan hlinces ende on healdan weg; andlang heldan weges, C. D. iii. 420, 5. Tó healdan hlince, 431, 11. Tó healdan gráfe, v. 212, 4. On ðone heáldan weg, ii. 29, 5.

hlípe

(n.)
Grammar
hlípe, an; f.
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Andlang slades tó Wulláfes hlýpan, C. D. iii. 431, 17. Tó preóstan lýpan, C. D. B. ii. 310, 25. On swealewan hlýpan . . . tó swacan hlýpan, C. D. iv. 27, 13-21

Linked entries: hlíp hlýpa

Icenhilde strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
Icenhilde strǽt, or <b>weg</b>
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On Icenhylte; andlang Icenhylte, C. D. B. ii. 259, 11. .IIII. chimini; scilicet Watlingestrete, Fosse, Hikenildestrete, Ermingestrete, Ll. Th. i. 447, 16. Hykenild, 478, 12. See Ll. Lbmn, ii. 522

heáfod-land

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On þæt heáfodlond; of þám heáfodon andlang fúra, C. D. iii. 436, 16 : 21. See Seebohm Vill. Comm. p. 4, and N. E. D., D. D. headland

weard-setl

(n.)
Grammar
weard-setl, es; n.

A place where guard is kept; those who keep watch, a guard

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Andlang herpaðes tó weardsetle, 284, 23. On weardsetl, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 682, 24. Seofon weardsetl wacodon ofer ðone cásere. ... Ðá férde his gaśt and mid wǽpne ðone Godes feónd ofstang, his weardsetlum on lócigendum, Homl. Th. i. 452, 13-31.

pæþ

(n.)
Grammar
pæþ, paþ, es; m. : e; f. (?)
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Andlang oxna pæþes, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 215, 10. Ðone kyng gerihtan of ðam dweliandan pæþe ( from the path of error ), Chr. 1067; Erl. 204, 30.

Linked entry: paþ

ceáp-strǽt

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Þæs hagan gemǽre ... æt Wintanceastre líð ... norð on þá ceápstrǽt, þonne eást andlanges þǽre ceápstrǽte, C. D. B. ii. 305, 22-26. v. cýp-strǽt in Dict. Add

Lunden

(n.)
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Innan Lundene fenn; andlang súð on Temese, 73, 20. Lundéne ware biscop, iv. 291, 33. Lundene waru griðede wið þone here, Chr. 1016 ; P. 153, 8. Tó Lundene weard, P. 148, 14: 1052; P. 179, 7. On Paules byrig binnan Lundene, C. D. iv. 290, 15.

CUMB

(n.)
Grammar
CUMB, es; m.

a hollow among hills, narrow valley COMB caverna inter colles, vallis angusta

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a hollow among hills, narrow valley COMB ; caverna inter colles, vallis angusta Andlang cumbes along the valley, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 354 ; A. D. 931 ; Kmbl. iii. 406, 10: 489; A. D. 962; Kmbl. iii. 457, 29.

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treów

(n.)
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Add Andlang hearpaðes on Frígedæges treów, C.D. vi. 8, 15. v. béc-, bóc-, ellen-, gemǽr-, mæsten-, mearc-treów. Add Man swá mearcað mid medmicelum treówe (ligno) þeorfe hláfas ꝥ hí beóð gesewene swylce hí beón on feówer feórðandǽlas tódǽlede, Gr.

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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Andlang gemǽrweges, 383, . 28.

Twi-fyrd

(n.)
Grammar
Twi-fyrd, -ford
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The form Twyford also occurs :-- Of Twyforde andlang Auene ðære eá swá ðæt mynstre stondeþ ofer Alne streám, vi. 220, 5. Cf. Circum fluuium Alne in loco qui dicitur Aet Tuiford, i. 29, 6. In loco qui Tuiforda appellatur, 74, 31

inn

(adv.)
Grammar
inn, adv.
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Be cumbe ing on holan bróc; ꝥ andlang streámes ing on hlósmoc, C. D. iii. 412, 24. Ing tó ealdan mynstre, Che. E. 185, 7. Hé tihð his fét suá hé inmest mæg, Past. 241, 12. See also verbs where in has been taken as a prefix

up-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
up-weard, adv.

Upwardsup.upupwardbackward

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Swegen wende intó Humbran múðan, and swá uppweard andlang Tréntan, Chr. 1013; Erl. 147, 18. of reckoning, in the calendar, upward, backward Swá fela daga tell ðú fram Martins mónðes ende upweard ... Rím swá fela daga upweard fram pridie Kl.

Linked entry: up-riht

rind

(n.)
Grammar
rind, e ; rinde, an; f.

Rind. of a tree the bark crust rind

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Andlang ðæs piþan and andlang ðære rinde óþ ðone helm, Bt. 34, 10 ; Fox 150, 3. Of corntreówes rinde de cortice corni, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 6.

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MǼD

(n.)
Grammar
MǼD, e and we; mǽdwe, an; f. also (?) mǽdwa, an; m. A

MEADmeadow

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Andlang heges on Eomeres mǽduan, (cf. on Eomeres médwa 405, 24); of ðam mǽduan . . . andlang burnan on Hereferþes mǽduan, 78, 6-9. Tó wudumǽdwan; of ðæm mǽdwan, 246, 22.

Linked entries: mǽdwa wudu-mǽd

Wendel-sǽ

(n.)
Grammar
Wendel-sǽ, (generally masc.)

the Mediterranean.In Alfred's Orosius the word is used to translate several Latin terms denoting the Mediterranean or parts of it

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Andlang ðæs Wendelsǽs is Dalmatia on norðhealfe ðæs sǽs Dalmatia habet a meridie Adriaticum sinum 22, 12. Hió hæfð be norðan ðone Wendelsæ, ðe man hǽt Adriaticum habet a septentrione mare Siculum vel potius Adriaticum 26, 7.

byht

(n.)
Grammar
byht, es; m. [býgan to bend]
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A bending, corner, dwelling, an abode, bay, BIGHT; habitatio, dominium, sinus Andlang norþgeardes ðæt hit cymþ in ðone byht along the north yard till it comes to the corner, Cod. Dipl. 538; A. D. 967; Kmbl. iii. 18, 29: Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 308; A.

scypen

(n.)
Grammar
scypen, e; f.
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Andlang díces on ðæs cinges scypena; of ðan scypenum on ðæt riscbed, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 62, 27. Scipena behweorfan, Anglia ix. 261, 18. [Schepyn boscar (-tar? ), Wrt. Voc. i. 178, 10. Schyppune boster, 204. col. 2.

Linked entries: scepen scipen scoppa

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Andlang Úse tó Kekan were; of Kekan were andlang Úse tó Caluwan were, 170, 31. Mid were and mid mylene, 243, 10. Be eá tó Brihtwoldes were; of ðam were tó ðære díc, 424, 19. On Eádmundes wer; of Eádmundes were, vi. 31, 14, 34