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æfesa

(n.)
Grammar
æfesa, (-e; f, f), an; m.

Produce of woods on which swine might be fed

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Produce of woods on which swine might be fed Mid mæste and mid æuesan . . . and ic ann ðæt ðridde swun (?) of æuesan ðæs néxtan wudes ðe líþ tó kyngesbyrig cum porcorum esca et cum fructibus . . . quoaue dono tertiam sarcinam iumentariam fructuum qui

Linked entry: æfesn

hálig-rift

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-rift, -reft, -ryft, e; f.

A holy garment, veil

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A holy garment, veil. Háligryft theristrum, Hpt. Gl. 525. Hió an hyre betsþ háliryft she gives her best veil, Th. Chart. 538, 7. Heó ðǽr háligryfte onféng accepto velamine sanctimonialis habitus, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 42: Shrn. 94, 25: Lchdm. iii. 430,

bróðor-lícnes

(n.)
Grammar
bróðor-lícnes, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

BROTHERLINESS ⬩ fraternitas

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BROTHERLINESS; fraternitas Ðín bróðorlícnys is on Mynstres reogolum getýd and gelǽred tua fraternitas Monasterii regulis erudita est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 10

riht-hláfordhyldu

(n.)
Grammar
riht-hláfordhyldu, indecl. -hyld, e; f.

Fidelity justly due to a lord

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Fidelity justly due to a lord Uton beón á úrum hláforde holde and getreówe ... forðam eall ðæt wé ǽfre for rihthláfordhelde dóþ, eal wé hit dóþ ús sylfum tó mycelre þearfe, Wulfst. 119, 15 : 299, 27

on-drysness

(n.)
Grammar
on-drysness, -desness, e; f.

Fear

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Fear Ondesnisse timoris, Rtl. 3, 24

Linked entry: -drysness

on-wacan

(n.)
Grammar
on-wacan, , -waccan, e; f.

An awakening, arousing, incentive

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An awakening, arousing, incentive Onwaccano mægna incitamenta virtutum, Rtl. 74, 24

sóþ-sægen

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-sægen, -segen, e; f.

A true statement ⬩ statement of the truth ⬩ statement of the facts of a case

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A true statement, statement of the truth, statement of the facts of a case Se Hǽlend nolde hine betellan mid nánre sóðsegene ðeáh ðe hé unscyldig wǽre the Saviour would not clear himself by any statement of the truth, though he was innocent, Homl. Th

ge-ting

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ting, -tincg, e; f.

Condition ⬩ state

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Condition, state Missenlícræ yldo and getincge men homines conditionis diversæ et ætatis, Bd. 1, 7: S. 478, 6

ge-timbernes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-timbernes, -ness, e; f.

A building ⬩ edification ⬩ ædĭfĭcātio

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A building, edification; ædĭfĭcātio To gemynde and to getimbernesse ðara æfterfyligendra ad mĕmŏriam ædĭfĭcātiōnemque sĕquentium, Bd. 4, 7; S. 574, 25. Gitimbernise ædificatio, Rtl. 82, 36: 83, 13

Linked entry: timberness

hlutor-ness

Grammar
hlutor-ness, hluttor-ness, e; f.

Clearness, ⬩ purity

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Clearness, purity Hú heora gecynd bútan ǽlcre besmitennysse on écere hluttornysse þurhwunaþ how their nature continues without any pollution in eternal purity, Homl. Th. i. 538, 29. Tó hluttornisse geleáfan ad simplicitatem fidei, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 42

traht

(n.)
Grammar
traht, tract, es; m. : e; f.

a text ⬩ passage ⬩ textus ⬩ tractus ⬩ a treating of a subject ⬩ an exposition ⬩ a commentary

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a text, passage; textus, tractus (tractus ecclesiastici cantus species, Migne) Æfter fyliaþ traht sequitur tractus: 'Eripe me, Domine,' Anglia xiii. 417, 743. Traht tractus: 'Laudale Dominum,' 425, 855. Mid trahte godspelles cum textu euuangelii, 416

Linked entry: tract

treów-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
treów-lufu, e, an; f.

Faithful love

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Faithful love Wæs seó treówlufuhat æt heortan. (the love of the disciples to Christ after the ascension) Exon. Th. 34, 7; Cri.538

twicen

(n.)
Grammar
twicen, e: twicene, an; f.

A place where two roads meet

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A place where two roads meet Twicen ambitus Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 46. On twycenan (-cinan, MS. B.) in biuio. Mk. Skt. 11, 4. Of ðære mere on ða twycene; of ðære twycenan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 77, 4. On ða smalan twichenan; and swá andlang twichenan, 240,

for-swigung

(n.)
Grammar
for-swigung, -suwung, e; f.

Silence ⬩ a passing over in silence

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Silence, a passing over in silence Of forsuwunge silentio, Hpt. Gl. 455, 55

Linked entry: -swigung

fót-lǽst

(n.)
Grammar
fót-lǽst, -leást, e; f.
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See lǽs-hosum in Dict

scill

(n.)
Grammar
scill, scell, scyll, e; f.

a shell ⬩ shell-fish ⬩ the shell of an egg ⬩ a scale of a fish ⬩ serpent ⬩ a shell-shaped dish ⬩ shell

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a shell, shell-fish Musclan scil conca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 35. Scel. 105, 37. Scel echinus, i. piscis, cancer, 142, 24: 106, 75. Musclan ł scille de concha, Hpt. Gl. 417, 10. Scille vel sǽsnæglas conchae vel cochleae, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 7. Scellum concis

þoft-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
þoft-rǽden, þoft-rǽdenn, e; f.

Fellowship

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Fellowship Ðú hopast ðæt ðú hæbbe ðoftrǽdene tó ðam áwyrigedan deófle, ðonne ðú bǽde ðæt hé ðé ásende his englas tó mínre dare, Homl. Th. ii. 416, 14

burh-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
burh-rǽden, -rǽdenn, e; f.

Citizenship ⬩ municipatus

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Citizenship; municipatus, Cot. 128

byrig

(n.)
Grammar
byrig, e; f: acc. s. byrig, byrige

A city ⬩ urbs, civitas

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A city; urbs, civitas Hér Cúþa gefeaht wið Brytwalas æt Biedcan forda, and genam Lygeanbyrig and Ægles byrig in this year Cutha fought against the Brito-Welsh at Bedford, and took Lenbury and Aylesbury, Chr. 571; Th. 33, 28. Cantwara byrig forbarn ðý

BYT

(n.)
Grammar
BYT, bytt, e; f: pl. bytta

A bottle, flagon, BUTT, tun ⬩ uter, dolium

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A bottle, flagon, BUTT, tun; uter, dolium Byt uter, Wrt. Voc. 85, 82. Bytt uter, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 58. Ne híg ne dóþ niwe wín on ealde bytta; gyf hí dóþ, ða bytta beóþ tobrocene, and ðæt wín agoten, and ða bytta forwurðaþ. Ac híg dóþ niwe wín

Linked entries: ele-byt bitt