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beám-wer

(n.)
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a weir made of logs Beneoðan beámwer on ðone norðere steð, C. D. v. 148, 31

gafol-heord

a swarm of bees rented from the lord

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Add: a swarm of bees rented from the lord, the rent (gafol) being paid in honey

grunian

(v.)
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grunian, p. ode

To make a loud noise, grunt

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To make a loud noise, grunt Swýn grunaþ sus grunnit, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Som. 24, 10

Linked entries: grunnian gryn

lange

(adv.)
Grammar
lange, adv.

Longa long timefar

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Long, a long time, far Lange diu; leng diutius; ealra lengst diutissime, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 10. Longe procul, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 71: penitus, 72. Ðá hé ðá lange and lange hearpode when then he had harped a long, long time, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 5.

Linked entries: lencg leng

a-smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
a-smeágan, -smeán ; p. -smeáde ; pp. -smeád

To look closely intoexaminetrace outelicitmeditate uponconsidercontemplateponderjudgedeembe of opinionthinkperscrutariinvestigareindagareelicerecontempláripensarecensere

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worhte and blód, bán and fell, fex and næglas now we cannot trace out how of the loam God made flesh and blood, bones, and skin, hair and nails, Homl.

wóþ

(n.)
Grammar
wóþ, e ; f.

a soundcrynoisevoicesongspeech

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Hí singaþ heofoncyninges lof, wóða wlitegaste, and dás word cweðaþ, Elen. Kmbl. 1494; El. 749. Swéghleóþor cymeþ, wóþa wynsumast, þurh ðæs wildres múð. Exon. Th. 358, 9 ; Pä. 43

Linked entries: þoot þoot

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.

Italia

(n.)
Grammar
Italia, e, an (Latin forms also occur) ; f.
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Hié sendon on Italie æfter Hannibale. . . he sceolde Italiam forlǽtan, 4, lo; S. 200, 30-33. He for of Ispánium on Italie ( ab Hispaniis ad Italiam), S. 198, 23

freónd-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
freónd-lufu, e; f.

Friendly lovefriendshiploveintimacyamīcĭtiacārĭtasfamiliārĭtas

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Friendly love, friendship, love, intimacy; amīcĭtia, cārĭtas, familiārĭtas Saga ðæt ðú síe sweostor mín, ðonne ðé leódweras fricgen, hwæt síe freóndlufu uncer twega say that thou art my sister, when the men of the country ask thee what may be the intimacy

efnan

(v.)
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efnan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. trans.

to throw down, prostrate, level, lay lowprosternĕreto perform, execute, labour, achieve patrāre, perpetrāre, facĕre, præstāre

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to throw down, prostrate, level, lay low; prosternĕre Ic efne to eorþan ealdne ceorl I throw down the old churl to earth.

Linked entries: æfnan efnian ge-efnan

bétan

(v.)
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bétan, ic béte; p. bétte; pp. béted; trans. [Goth. ó = A. Sax. ó, é, thus Goth. bótyan = bótan = A.Sax. bétan]

to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restoreemendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiareto mendrepair a fireto lightmake a fire, to kindlefocum reparareto remedy, compensate, make amendscompensare

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Hú ðú meaht ðíne æceras bétan how thou mayest improve thy fields, Lchdm. i. 398, 1. joined with fýr to mend or repair a fire, to light, or make a fire, to kindle; focum reparare; [In this sense böten is used in Low German at the present day Böt füer make

Linked entry: bétte

ge-hírness

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Eall his lof mægen leóde gehýran, and his gehýrnesse hér oncnáwan quis auditas faciet omnes laudes ejus? Ps. Th. 105, 2

slóh

(n.)
Grammar
slóh, slóg; gen. slóges, slós; dat. slóh, sló; acc. slóg, slóh, sló; m. n.

A slough, hollow place filed with mire, a pathless, miry place

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A slough, hollow place filed with mire, a pathless, miry place Slóh devium, orwegnes devia, s. loca secreta, quasi invia, sine via Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 53-56. Tó ðam ealdan sló; of ðam sló tó ðam lytlan beorhe Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 38, 27.

berst

(n.)
Grammar
berst,

lossdamnummalumruina

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loss; damnum, malum, ruina, Lupi Serm. i. 2 : Wulfstani Archiepiscopi Ebor. Admonitio sive Parænesis, 8. etc

emb-wlátian

(v.)
Grammar
emb-wlátian, ic -wlátige; p. ode; pp. od

To look about, contemplatecontemplāri

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To look about, contemplate; contemplāri Ic embwlátige contemplor, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 27, 5, MS. D

fýr-hát

(adj.)
Grammar
fýr-hát, adj.

Fire-hotut ignis ardens

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Fire-hot; ut ignis ardens Fýrhát lufu a fire-hot love, Elen. Kmbl. 1871; El. 937

stodle

(n.)
Grammar
stodle, (-a; m. ?), an ; f.
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A slay, part of a loom Hé sceal fela tówtóla habban . . . stodlan, Anglia ix. 263, 11

tán-hlytere

(n.)
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tán-hlytere, es; m.

One who divines by casting lots

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One who divines by casting lots Tánhlytere sortilegus, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 41. v. preceding word

Linked entries: hlítere hlytere

á-hléfan

(v.)
Grammar
á-hléfan, (-léfan ?, cf.
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Icel. lófi palm of the hand) to pluck out ꝥte áhloefa ut evellas, Rtl. 55, 20

Linked entry: hléfan

(n.)
Grammar
bý, n.?Add: The Danish form býr is m.
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Bý in local names is found in Baddan-, Bad-, Bé-, Kirk-bý. v. C. D. vi