ge-spanan
To allure ⬩ entice ⬩ incite ⬩ persuade ⬩ induce ⬩ draw ⬩ allicere ⬩ illicere ⬩ incitare ⬩ persuadere ⬩ inducere
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To allure, entice, incite, persuade, induce, draw; allicere, illicere, incitare, persuadere, inducere Ðe hine to ðæm unfriðe gespón who had allured him to a violation of the peace, Chr. 905; Th. 182, 7, col. 1.
efen-hæfdling
An equal, fellow, fellow-mate ⬩ co-æquālis, co-ætāneus
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An equal, fellow, fellow-mate; co-æquālis, co-ætāneus Gesomnode miccle scóle his geþoftena and hys efen-hæfdlingas he collected a great troop of his companions and equals, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 14, 3
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cyric-stíg
A church-path ⬩ ad ecclesiam callis
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A church-path; ad ecclesiam callis Of ðam hylle on cyricstíge, of cyricstíge on ða blacan þyrnan from the hill to the church-path, from the church-path to the black-thorn, Cod. Dipl. 1368; Kmbl. vi. 220, 19, 20
land-splott
A small portion ⬩ plot
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Ðisne landsplot becwæþ Æþelwine intó Abbendúne [it is spoken of before asparva ruris particula, ruris particula], Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 39, 12
grównes
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Ne com ðǽr nǽnig grównes up ne wæstmas ne furþan brordas nil omnino, non dico spicarum, sed ne herbæ quidem ex eo germinare contigit, 4, 28; S. 605, 34
þæder
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On mergen com se biscop þæder, Shrn. 139, 35. Hé þæder ineode, 156, 13
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treów-steall
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A place where trees are planted, a plantation Hit cymþ tó Wulfúnes treówstealle, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 404, . 11. Óð ðæt treówsteall; ðonnon of ðan treówstealle, v. 297, 24. Óð Æðel-stánes treówsteal, 298, 12. Cf. wæter-steall, and next word
ǽ-wyrp
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(an) abortion Wíf seó þe tó ǽwyrpe gedó hire geeácnunga mulier quae utero con-ceptum excusserit , Ll. Th. ii. 154, 15
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ceald
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What is cold Þám synfullum þinceð, þæt nán wiht ne sý þæs hátes ne þæs cealdes ..., þæt hig mihte fram úses Drihtnes lufan ásceádan, Wlfst. 184, 19. Dó on sumes cynnes cald (MS. B. adds seáw), Lch. i. 80, 19
ceald-ness
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Coldness, cold Ic mænigfeald earfeðu dreáh, hwílum þǽre ísihtan cealdnysse þæs wintres, hwílum þæs unmǽtan wylmes þǽre sunnan hǽto; ic wæs beswǽled for þám micclan byrne and eft for þǽre micclan forstigan cealdnysse þæs wintres, Hml. S. 23 b, 571-5
drugung
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Hit wæs ǽr þǽr singal drúwung, and sóna æfter þám cóm geþuhtsum rén, Shrn. 113, 20
fore-cynren
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For Cot. 154 substitute
weax-georn
Eager to grow (?), eating much with the desire of growing (?)
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Swíþe waxgeorn eart ðú (the boy) ðonne ðú ealle þingc etst ðe ðé tóforan gesette synd valde edax es, cum omnia manducas quae tibi apponuntur, Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 31
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wín-drync
Wine
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Wine Heortan manna must and wíndrinc myclum blissaþ vinum laetificet cor hominis, Ps. Th. 103, 14. Wé þeáh rǽdaþ ðæt munecum tó wíndrince (-drynce, -drence, v. ll.) náht ne belimpe licet legamus uinum monachorum non esse, R. Ben. 64, 21
Linked entries: wín-drenc wín-gedrinc
snoflig
Full of snivel, having a cold in the head
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Full of snivel, having a cold in the head Hiemps ys winter, hé byþ ceald and wǽt. . . Swá byþ se ealda man ceald and snoflig flegmata ðæt byþ hraca oððe geposu, deriaþ ðam ealdan and ðam unhálan Anglia viii. 299, 36
á-weg
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Add: á-wege-wege Hé com wund áweg confossus vulneribus evasit, Ors. 4, 6;S. 172, 24. Hé tówearp ꝥ deófolgild and wearð him áwege, Hml. S. 25, 228. hér ys se áwege, Amauisti vel amasti, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 147, 1
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norþan
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Þá hwíle cóm Willelm . . . and Harold cóm norðan and him wið feaht, Chr. 1066; P. 198, 4. Se here bræc þone friþ of Hámtúne and of Ligeraceastre and þonan norþan (from north of Leicester), 921; P. 101, 7.
durne
Retired, secret ⬩ reclūsus, secrētus
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Retired, secret; reclūsus, secrētus On ðone durnan [MS. durnen] crundel; of ðam durnan crundelle on ðone þorn to the retired barrow; from the retired barrow to the thorn, Cod. Dipl. 1053; A. D. 854; Kmbl. v. 105, 26
fácen-líce
Deceitfully, fraudulently ⬩ dŏlōse, fraudŭlenter
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Deceitfully, fraudulently; dŏlōse, fraudŭlenter Ðín bróðor com fácenlíce and nam ðíne bletsunga vēnit germānus tuus fraudŭlenter et accēpit benedictiōnem tuam, Gen. 27, 35. Ða leásan men fácen-líce þencaþ false men think treacherously, Frag.
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flét
Cream ⬩ skimming ⬩ curds ⬩ flos lactis ⬩ lactis crĕmor exemptus ⬩ coagŭlum
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Cream, skimming, curds; flos lactis, lactis crĕmor exemptus, coagŭlum Flét flos lactis, Cot. 37. Hwít sealt dó on reám oððe góde fléte put white salt into cream or good skimmings, L. M. 3, 10; Lchdm. ii. 314, 2
Linked entry: flýte