sǽ-earm
An arm of the sea
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An arm of the sea Scýt se sǽearm up of ðæm sǽ westrihte, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22, 4
CLUGGE
A bell, small bell ⬩ campana
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A bell, small bell; campana Hleóðor heora cluggan, ðære hí gewunedon to gebédum gecígde and awehte beón, ðonne heora hwylc of weorulde geféred wæs the sound of their bell, by which they were wont to be called and awaked to prayers, when any of them had
gár-mitting
A meeting of spears or javelins ⬩ a battle
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A meeting of spears or javelins, a battle Ðæt hí beadoweorca beteran wurdon, on campstede, cumbolgehnástes, gármittinge [gármittunge, Th. 207, 3, col. 2] that they were the better [the victors] in works of war, on the battle-field, at the conflict of
heofon-ríce
The kingdom of heaven
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The kingdom of heaven Biþ him heofonríce ágiefen to them shall be given the kingdom of heaven, Exon. 26 a; Th. 77, 22; Cri. 1260. Heofenríces duru the door of the kingdom of heaven, Blickl. Homl. 9, 1. Heofonríces weard auctorem regni cælestis, Bd. 4
norþ-folc
The northern division of a people ⬩ the people of the north of England ⬩ the people of Norfolk ⬩ Norfolk
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The northern division of a people; the people of the north of England Humbre tósceádeþ súþfolc Angelþeóde and norþfolc, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 18. the people of Norfolk, Norfolk Hé wæs geboren on Norþfolce. Ðá geaf se cyng his sunu ðone eorldóm on Norþfolc
ge-rif
A seizing, taking away, a catching-as of fish, also that which is caught ⬩ raptura, captura
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A seizing, taking away, a catching-as of fish, also that which is caught; raptura, captura Án gerif fisca, oððe án snǽs fisca oððe óðra þinga one taking of fish, or one spear of fish, or of other things; una sorta, Mone A. 141; Recd. 37, 77; Wrt. Voc
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steóp-
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deprived of a relative. The form seems to have been used in the first instance in combination with words denoting children, to mark loss of parents, and then to have been combined with father, mother to express the relation of one who married the mother
ofer-holt
a forest of spears which rise over the heads of those who bear them
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a forest of spears which rise over the heads of those who bear them(?) Hié gesáwon fyrd Faraonis forþ ongangan oferholt wegan eóred líxan they (the Israelites) saw Pharaoh's host advance, saw a forest of spears move (or saw them bearing a forest
smíte
A foul, miry place
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A foul, miry place (?) Ego mansam in loco qui celebri a solicolis nuncupatur æt Smitan uocabulo ministro meo largitus sum . . . Ðis is ðære ánre híde landgemǽru tó Smítan . . . of ðæm sló tó Smítan; of ðære Smítan tó berge Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 166, 2
dagena
of days ⬩ dierum
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of days;dierum Him bebeád seofon dagena fæsten enjoined them a fast of seven days, Homl. Th. i. 434, 21: Exon. 31 a; Th. 97, 8; Cri. 1587: Menol. Fox 128; Men. 64; gen. pl. of daga
hwíl-stycce
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A fragment or short portion of time Ǽghwæ ðæs ðe hie on ǽnegum hiora hwílsticcum geearnian mǽgen all that they can earn in any of their fragments of time, L. Alf. pol. 43; Th. i. 92, 12
ge-maca
A mate, an equal, companion ⬩ par, socius ⬩ socius
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A mate, an equal, companion; par, socius Gemaca hic et hæc par, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 9, 50. Of eallum nýtenum ealles flǽsces twegen gemacan of all beasts two of the same kind, male and female, Gen. 6, 19
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eorþ-denu
A valley
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A valley Þonne ealle eorðware úp árísað of ðǽm ealdum eorðscræfum and of ðǽm ealdum eorðdenum, Nap. 20
þæc-sele
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a building with a thatched roof (?) Of ðon nyrðan gate on þacseleheal; of þacseleheal, C.D. iii. 134, 37. (?)
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un-staþolfæstness
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Add: unsettledness Of sleacnesse byð ácenned . . . unstaðolfæstnes stówe and wórung of stówe tó stówe, Verc. Först. 177. 4
slop
a loose, upper garment. ⬩ any kind of outer garment made of linen, ⬩ garment ⬩ mutatorium ⬩ a gown, a loose garment, esp. a priest's gown
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a loose, upper garment. 'Slop a smock-frock; any kind of outer garment made of linen,' Halliwell's Dict
hár
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Add: grey-haired with age, old Wæs fród cyning, hár hilderinc, on hreón móde, B. 1307: By. 169: Chr. 937; P. 108, 20. Ic ( a plough) geonge swá mé wísað hár holtes feónd (the grey-haired ploughman ?, the enemy of the holt, because the wood has to be
dell
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A dell, deep hollow or vale Dell (den, v. l. ), weallendum légum full, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 616, 4. Forð be deópan delle, Cht. E. 290, 30. On scipdel; of scipdelle on cýpmanna [del]; of cýpmanna delle andlang weges, C. D. v. 48, 13. On ðæt twigbutme del;
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FÓSTER
FOSTERing ⬩ nourishing ⬩ rearing ⬩ feeding ⬩ food ⬩ nourishment ⬩ provisions ⬩ edŭcātio ⬩ nutrīcium ⬩ pastio ⬩ alĭmentum ⬩ victus
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A FOSTERing, nourishing, rearing, feeding, food, nourishment, provisions; edŭcātio, nutrīcium, pastio, alĭmentum, victus Ic gegaderige in to ðé of deórcynne and of fugelcynne gemacan, ðæt hí eft to fóstre beón I will gather in to thee mates of beast-kind
ham
A dwelling, fold, or enclosed possession.
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A dwelling, fold, or enclosed possession. 'It is so frequently coupled with words implying the presence of water as to render it probable that, like the Friesic hemmen, it denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended