bigspell-bóc
A book of parables, the Book of Proverbs ⬩ proverbiorum liber
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A book of parables, the Book of Proverbs; proverbiorum liber Salomon gesette þreó béc þurh his snoternisse: án ys bigspellbóc Solomon wrote three books by his wisdom: one is the Book of Proverbs, Ælfc. T. 14, 26
Eádgár
Edgar, second son of Edmund, and grandson of Alfred the Great. Edgar, in A.D. 955, succeeded to the kingdom of Mercia; and, at the death of his brother Eadwig, in A.D. 959, to the kingdoms of Wessex and Northumbria, over which he reigned sixteen years. He was, therefore, king for twenty years, from A.D. 955-975
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Edgar, second son of Edmund, and grandson of Alfred the Great. Edgar, in A.D. 955, succeeded to the kingdom of Mercia; and, at the death of his brother Eadwig, in A.D. 959, to the kingdoms of Wessex and Northumbria, over which he reigned sixteen years
folc-cyning
Folk's king ⬩ king of nations ⬩ king of the people ⬩ pŏpŭli rex
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Folk's king, king of nations, king of the people; pŏpŭli rex Nealles folc-cyning fyrdgesteallum gylpan þorfte the people's king needed not to boast of his comrades in arms, Beo. Th. 5738; B. 2873; 5460; B. 2733. Folc-cyninge for the king of nations,
mearh-gehæcc
A kind of pudding ⬩ a sausage
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A kind of pudding, a sausage Mearhgehæc isica (insicia genus farciminis, seu obsonii ex carne concisa, Forcellini), Wrt. Voc, ii. 48, 35. Mærhgehæc (-hæt, Wrt.) isicia, i. 27, 22. [Halliwell gives 'hack the lights, liver, and heart of a boar or swine
Linked entry: ge-hæc
Godmundingahám
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Goodmanham, between Pocklington and Beverley, a place a little to the east of York, beyond the river Derwent, where a famous Witena-gemót was convened by Edwin, king of Northumbria, in A. D. 625, to consider the propriety of receiving the Christian faith
ge-sígan
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Add: to sink or fall back Gesáh relabitur, Germ. 401, 12. of the depression of a surface, to sink Þý lǽs þider in yfel pohha gesige, Lch. ii. 208, 18. of the movement of a fluid, to run into or out of Gyf wæter on eáran swýþe gesigen (-siged, v.l.
topp
a top, ⬩ summit ⬩ a lock of hair, tuft ⬩ a collection of rays of light ⬩ a top to play with ⬩ the hair at the top of the head ⬩ that which has a similarity with it
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a top, summit Helmes top apex, summitas galeae, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, a lock of hair, tuft; and fig. a collection of rays of light (?), as in the tail of a comet Se bróðor geseah eall ðæt hús mid heofonlícre bryhto geondgoten, and hé ðǽr geseah fýrenne topp
edisc-weard
The keeper of edish, of a park, warren, etc ⬩ vivarii custos
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The keeper of edish, of a park, warren, etc; vivarii custos, Wrt. Voc. 288, 12, Som. Ben. Lye
in-cempa
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A member of a household capable of bearing arms Incempa, gescota commanipularius, collega, miles, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132,48
ge-grynd
A plot of ground
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A plot of ground Aðelwold gesealde twá gegrynd Æthelwold gave two plots of ground, Thorpe Chart. 231, 22
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hláf-hús
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a house of bread (translation of Beth-lehem) Bethlehem is gereht 'Hláf-hús', Hml. Th. i. 34, 15
ful-bryce
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Add: Violation of the sanctity of a cleric where manslaughter occurs. Cf. líf-lyre, 11: feorh-lyre, 14
wæter-grund
The bottom of the sea, the depth of the sea
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The bottom of the sea, the depth of the sea On wætergrundum in profundo, Ps. Th. 106, 23
Iotas
The Jutes
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The Jutes Ðá cómon ða men of þrím mégðum Germanie of Ald-Seaxum of Anglum of Iotum. Of Iotum cómon Cantwara and Wihtwara ðæt is seó mégð ðe nú eardaþ on Wiht and ðæt cyn on West Sexum ðe man nú git hǽt Iutna cyn then came the men from three tribes of
fléring
a flooring ⬩ a stratum ⬩ layer
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Add: a flooring, story of a building Paulus wæs gelǽd tó heofonan oð ðá ðriddan fléringe (raptus usque ad tertium coelum, 2 Cor. 12, 2), Hml. Th. i. 392, 13. a stratum, layer Dó on ǽnne pott án fléring of ðá hárhuna, and óðer of ysopo and ðridde of
hán
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A projecting stone that forms part of a boundary Þis synt þá gemǽro . . . tó þǽre háne; þonan norþ on gerihte andlang hrycges, C. D. ii. 215, 31. Ǽrest on þane hwítan weg; ðonon on ðá reádan háne; of ðǽre háne on ðone herpað, iii. 415, 30: v. 297, 32
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forliger-bed
A bed of fornication ⬩ fornĭcātiōnis lectus
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A bed of fornication; fornĭcātiōnis lectus On forligerbeddum in beds of fornication, Homl. Th. i. 604, 30
freó
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Add Geboren of freón (freógum, v.l.) and of æþelum cynne liberiori genere exortus, Gr. D. 95, 10
riht-gewitt
Right mind
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Right mind Ðá wæs heó of hyre ryhtgewitte she was out of her mind, Shrn. 141, 18
soru
A particle of dust ⬩ bit of straw ⬩ dross
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A particle of dust, bit of straw Sore (stréu, Rush.) festucam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 3, 4