tán-hlytere
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
á-hléfan
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Icel. lófi palm of the hand) to pluck out ꝥte áhloefa ut evellas, Rtl. 55, 20
Linked entry: hléfan
bý
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Bý in local names is found in Baddan-, Bad-, Bé-, Kirk-bý. v. C. D. vi
eald-bacen
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Baked long ago Behealde hé ꝥ his oflétan ne beón ealdbacene, Ll. Th. ii. 360, 27
incge
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Incg- occurs several times in local names, v. C.D. vi. 306
luf-rǽden
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D. love-red.]
stocc-gemǽre
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a boundary marked by logs (?) Andlang stódfaldgemǽres þæt hit cymð tó stoccgemǽre, Cht. Crw. 25, 43
ofer-hlúd
Over-loud, noisy, clamorous
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Over-loud, noisy, clamorous Oferhlúd clamosa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 61. Similar entries v. next word
Linked entry: hlúd
ge-strynge
A wrestler ⬩ champion ⬩ athleta
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A wrestler, champion; athleta Gestrynga plegstów a place of wrestlers, a theatre; athletarum locus, Cot. 151
Linked entry: -strynge
stodle
A slay, part of a loom
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A slay, part of a loom Hé sceal fela tówtóla habban . . . stodlan, Anglia ix. 263, 11
hýnan
To abuse ⬩ humiliate ⬩ rebuke ⬩ correct ⬩ despise ⬩ oppress ⬩ afflict ⬩ ill-treat
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To abuse, humiliate, rebuke, correct, treat with insult or contumely, despise, oppress, afflict, ill-treat, bring or lay low, subject Ðám ilcan monnum ðe hé ðǽr þreátaþ and hénþ ipsis fratribus qui corriguntur, Past. 17, 7; Swt. 117, 16.
Linked entry: hénan
mann-lufu
Love of men
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Love of men Woldun ðæt him tó móde fore monlufan sorg gesóhte, ðæt hé síþ tuge eft tó éþle they desired that for love of men care would visit his mind, that he might take his journey back to his country (and not remain as a hermit), Exon. 37 b; Th. 123
capian
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Substitute: To look; úp capian to look up, lie on one's back Gyf seó sunne hine ( the moon) onǽlð ufan, þonne stúpað hé, . . . gyf heó hine ontend neoðan, þonne capað hé úp; for þan þe hé went ǽfre þone hricg tó þǽre sunnan weard, Lch. iii. 266, 20-
cincung
A loud or cackling laughter ⬩ cachinnatio
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A loud or cackling laughter; cachinnatio Ceah-hetung, vel cincung cachinnatio, Ælfc. Gl. 88; Som. 74, 86
Driht'
the Lord, used with or without the apostrophe in Spelman's Psalms for all the cases of Drihten
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the Lord, used with or without the apostrophe in Spelman's Psalms for all the cases of Drihten
dýrling
a darling
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a darling Þeódnes dýrling Iohannes John, the Lord's darling, Menol. Fox 230; Men. 116
frigea
A lord ⬩ master ⬩ dŏmĭnus
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A lord, master; dŏmĭnus Se ágena frigea the possessor, L. Eth. iii. 4; Th. i. 294, 18
Linked entry: freá
port-wara
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A citizen Lulla gebohte ðis lond miþ ealra ðeassa portweorona gewitnesse, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 3, 11
crisp
CRISP ⬩ curly ⬩ crispus
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CRISP, curly; crispus He hæfde crispe loccas he had curly locks Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 30
Linked entry: cirps-loccas
seoh-tor
A look-out place
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A look-out place (?) Ofer ðone cnol tó ðæn seohtore (-torre?), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 451, 14