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hæcce

(n.)
Grammar
hæcce, e; f.

A crosier

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A crosier Ðis mycel is gegolden of ðære cyricean W. cyninge ... of ðam candelstæfe x pund and of dære hæcce xxxiii marca this much has been paid by the church [of Worcester] to king William ... from the candlestick x pounds, and from the crosier xxxiii

ofet

(n.)
Grammar
ofet, es; n.

Fruit, pulseobaz, obez pomum, grosa

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Ðis ofet the fruit of the tree of knowledge, Cd. Th. 46, 12; Gen. 655. Ofæt, 33, 11; Gen. 518. Ofett, Exon. Th. 202, 29; Ph. 77. Ofetes wós ydromellum, Wrt. Voc. i. 27, 43. Hit ofetes noman ágan sceolde, Cd. Th. 44, 34; Gen. 719.

Linked entry: ofæt

ort-geard

(n.)
Grammar
ort-geard, es; m.

An orchard, garden

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Dip. Kmbl. iv. 72, 5. Of ǽlcum treówe ðises orcerdes, Gen. 2, 16. Ðú ðe eardast on frióndes ortgearde (orcgearde, MS. Hat.), Past. 49, 2 ; Swt. 380, 14. Suá se ceorl déþ his ortgeard, 40, 3 ; Swt. 293, 4.

Linked entries: orc-eard ord-ceard

snǽd

(n.)
Grammar
snǽd, es; m.

'A piece of land within defined limits, but without enclosures, a limited circumscribed woodland or pasturage,' a clearing in a wood.

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Dip. Kmbl. ii. 100, 16. Be ðam gráue ðæt hit cymþ intó ðam snǽde; and of ðam snǽde iii. 399, 34. Ðet firhde bituihu longanleág and ðem suðtúne and ða snádas illuc pertinentia i. 261, 10.

ge-swencednes

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-swencednes, -swincednes, -swenctnes, -nis, -nys, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f. [geswencan, pp. of geswencan to disturb, trouble, afflict]

Sorrowafflictiontribulationafflictiotribŭlātio

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Sorrow, affliction, tribulation; afflictio, tribŭlātio Hí fórecómon me on ðæge geswencednysse mínre prævenērunt me in die afflictiōnis meæ, Ps. Spl. 17, 21: Homl. Th. ii. 456, 11. Æfter ðære geswencednysse post tribŭlātiōnem illam, Mk.

Linked entry: ge-swincednes

wer-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
wer-þeód, e; f.
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Ge néh ge feor is ðín nama hálig ofer werþeóda, Andr. Kmbl. 1086; An. 543. Wíde geweorðod ofer werþeóda, Apstls. Kmbl. 30; Ap. 15: Beo. Th. 1802; B. 899: Exon. Th. 243, 12; Jul. 9: Lchdm. iii. 36, 24. Werþióde, Met. 9, 21.

be-lífan

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Þá líchaman belifon ungederode, 4, 395. to die; belifen; pp. dead [cf. O. H. Ger. bi-liban mortuus] Sc̃a Maria wæs iii and sixtig geára eald ðá heó belyfen wæs, Sal. K. 184, 2.

ge-scot

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Take here <b>ge-sceot</b> in Dict., and add: a weapon shot or hurled, an arrow, a dart, spear, javelin Gesceot cateia, i. telum, Wrt. Voc. i. 34, 30. Ánes cynnes gesceot clava vel cateia vel teutona, 35, 44.

ǽn-ette

(n.)

solitudesolitudo

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solitude; solitudo, Dial. 2, 3

ge-trýwleás

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-trýwleás, adj.

Perfidiousperfĭdus

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Dial. 2, 14

ge-wylwed

(adj.; part.)

wallowedrolledvolutatus

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wallowed, rolled; volutatus, Dial. 2, 2

ferhþ

(n.)
Grammar
ferhþ, fyrhþ, ferþ, ferht, es; m. n.

the soulspiritmindanĭmusmenslifevīta

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He wiste ferhþ guman he knew the man's soul, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 2; Gen. 2793, Ne lǽt ðú ðín ferhþ wesan sorgum asǽled let not thy soul be bound with sorrows, Cd. 100; Th. 132, 17; Gen. 2194.

þorn

(n.)
Grammar
þorn, es; m.
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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 404, 13. Tó hafucðornæ; of ðam þornæ on ðone brádan stán ... on hælnes þorn; of ðam þorne on ðone bróc, v. 348, 21. On weocan þorn; of ðam þorne, vi. 92, 3. Ðornas sentes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 28. Þornas, i. 33, 41: 80, 19.

cear-gealdor

(n.)
Grammar
cear-gealdor, -gealides; n. [galdor = an incantation, charm]

A dire or horrible enchantmentcantio vel loquela mæsta

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A dire or horrible enchantment; cantio vel loquela mæsta Helle gǽstcleopade fór corþre ceargealdra full the spirit of hell cried before the multitude, full of dire enchantments, Exon. 74b; Th. 279, 24; Jul. 618

frénd

(n.)

friendfriendsamīcusamīcos

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friend or friends; amīcus, amīcos Ðæt ðú swutole mihtest tocnáwan ðíne frénd and ðíne fýnd that thou mightest clearly distinguish thy friends and thy foes, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 20, MS. Cot

a-cwǽlon

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwǽlon, p. pl. of a-cwelan.

died

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died,Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 13 ;

be-brocen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-brocen, pp. of be-brecan.

brokenconsumed

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Dial. 2, 21;

græp

(n.)
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a grip, furrow, ditch; sulcus, Som

Linked entry: grep

un-æþelness

(n.)
Grammar
un-æþelness, e; f.

Ignobilityignobilitasinfamia

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Ignobility; ignobilitas, infamia, Dial. 2, 23

Linked entry: æþel-nes

un-tólǽtendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tólǽtendlíce, adv.

Unremittinglyindesinenter

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Dial. 2, 8

Linked entry: tó-lǽtendlíce