ge-blót
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Bringan þone sélestan dǽl hiora gódra geara tó heora geblóte, Ors. 6, 21; S. 272, 26. Hé wæs blótende diófolgildum mid monslihtum . . . Eów mæg gescomian þæt gé swá heánlic geþóht sceoldon on eów geniman for ánes monnes ege and for ánes monnes geblóte
a-cennan
To bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ beget ⬩ renew ⬩ parere ⬩ gignere ⬩ renovare ⬩ renasci
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To bring forth, produce, beget, renew; parere, gignere, renovare, renasci Swá wíf acenþ bearn as a woman brings forth a child, Bt. 31, 1 ; Fox 112, 2. On sárnysse ðú acenst cild in dolore paries filios. Gen. 3, 16. Ða se Hǽlend acenned wæs cum natus
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mann-cwealm
Death of men ⬩ pestilence ⬩ mortality ⬩ slaughter
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Death of men, pestilence, mortality, slaughter Mancwealm pestilentia, Bd. 1, 14, tit; S. 482, 14. On ðǽm dagum wæs se mǽsta mancwealm ( pestes plurimas dirosque morbos ), Ors. 1, 6; Swt. 36, 15. Se micla moncwealm ingens pestilentia, 3, 3; Swt. 102,
snícan
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To crawl, creep of the motion of a reptile [Sume wuhta] creópaþ and snícaþ, eall líchoma eorþan getenge (cf. sume licgaþ mid eallon líchaman on eorþan and snícende faraþ, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 26), Met. 31, 6. Wyrm com snícan, Lchdm. iii. 34, 21. On ðínum
weax
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Wax Weax cera, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 33: cerea, 284, 32.Ásoden weax obrizum metallum, ii. 65, 14. Swá weax melteþ, gif hit byð wearmum neáh fýre gefæstnad sicut cera liquefacta, Ps. Th. 57, 7: 67, 2: Exon. Th. 61, 23; Cri. 989. Swá swá eles gecynd bið ðæt
LYTEL
LITTLE
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LITTLE Nú gyt is án lytel fyrst adhuc modicum, Jn. Skt. 14, 19. Hwæt is ðæt líf elles búton lytelu ylding ðæs deáþes, Blickl. Homl. 59, 27. Lytulu sprǽc, Exon. 116 a; Th. 445, 16; Dóm. 8. Se lytla finger, L. Alf. pol. 60; Th. i. 96, 7. Lá lytle heord
mór
a moor ⬩ waste and damp land ⬩ high waste ground ⬩ a mountain
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a moor, waste and damp land Moor uligo. Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 23. Móres græs the grass of the field (which Nebuchadnezzar was to eat), Cd. 203; Th. 252, 8; Dan. 575. On ðone hreódihtan mór; of ðon móre. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 121, 21: Beo. Th. 1424; B. 710.
ge-limpan
To happen ⬩ occur ⬩ befall ⬩ come to pass ⬩ take place ⬩ accĭdĕre ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ contingĕre
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To happen, occur, befall, come to pass, take place; accĭdĕre, evĕnīre, contingĕre Ðæt gelimpan sceal ðætte lagu flóweþ ofer foldan it shall happen that water shall flow over the earth, Exon. 115 b; Th. 445, 1; Dóm. 1 : 117 b; Th. 452, 5; Dóm. 116. Hit
Æbban dún
ABINGDON ⬩ Abindoniæ oppidum in agro Berceriensi
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ABINGDON; Abindoniæ oppidum in agro Berceriensi His líc líþ on ðam mynstre æt Abban dúne his body lies in the monastery at Abingdon, Chr. 981; Th. 234, 34, col. 1
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ǽfen-tíd
The eventide ⬩ evening ⬩ vespertina hora
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The eventide, evening; vespertina hora Seó ǽfen-tíd ðæs dæges the eventide of the day, Dial. 1, 10. On ǽfen-tíd at eventide, Cd. 111; Th. 146, 19; Gen. 2424
a-leðran
To lather ⬩ saponem illinere
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To lather; saponem illinere Smire mid on niht and on morgen aleðre smear therewith at night and in the morning lather it, L. M. 1, 54; Lchdm, ii. 126, 11
a-þeóstrian
To overcloud ⬩ to be eclipsed ⬩ obumbrare ⬩ obscurare
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To overcloud, to be eclipsed; obumbrare, obscurare Aþeóstrade obscuravit, Ps. Surt. 104, 28 : Chr. 538; Th. 28, 6, col. 2, Cott. Tiber. A. vi; col. 3, Cott. Tiber. B. 1
brassica
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Colewort, cabbage; brassica, æ, f: — Wyrta sindon betste béte and mealwe and brassica beet and mallow and cabbage are the best herbs, L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 228, 1
ceól-þelu
a ship ⬩ navis tabulatum, navis
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The deck of a ship, a ship; navis tabulatum, navis Ic corn hér curnen on ceólþele I am come here in a ship, Exon. 123a; Th. 473, 1; Bo. 8
CNEAR
A small ship, galley used for ships of the Northmen; ⬩ navis, septentrionaluim naves
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A small ship, galley used for ships of the Northmen; navis, septentrionaluim naves Cnear on flot the ship on float Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 1, notes, p. 326; Æðelst. 35
Cyric-burh
Chirbury, Shropshire ⬩ loci nomen in agro Salopiensi
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Chirbury, Shropshire; loci nomen in agro Salopiensi Æðelflǽd ða burh getimbrede æt Cyricbyrig Æthelfled built the fortress at Chirbury, Chr. 913; Th. 186, 35, col. 2; 187, 35, col. 1
forþ-here
The front or van of an army ⬩ frons exercĭtūs
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The front or van of an army; frons exercĭtūs Hie getealdon on dam forþherge féðan twelfe they numbered twelve bands in their van, Cd. 154; Th. 192, 1; Exod. 225
furþum-líc
Luxurious ⬩ indulgent ⬩ luxŭriōsus ⬩ mollis ⬩ ventrĭcōsus
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Luxurious, indulgent; luxŭriōsus, mollis, ventrĭcōsus Sarðanapālus [MS. -olus] se síþmesta cyninge, wæs swíðe furþumlíc man Sardanapālus the last king was a very luxurious man, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 35, 15
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ge-dirnan
To conceal ⬩ keep secret ⬩ cēlāre
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To conceal, keep secret; cēlāre Se ðe forstolen flǽsc findeþ and gedirneþ he who finds stolen flesh and keeps it secret, L. In. 17; Th. i. 114, 2, note 1
ge-leaðian
To invite ⬩ invitāre
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To invite; invitāre Hengest and Horsa, from Wyrtgeorne geleaðade Bretta kyninge, gesóhton Bretene Hengest and Horse, invited by Vortigern, king of the Britons, sought Britain, Chr. 449; Erl. 12, 1