freó-lǽta
One made free ⬩ a freedman ⬩ libertus
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One made free, a freedman; libertus Freólǽta libertus, Ǽlfc. Gl. 8; Som. 56, 106; Wrt. Voc. 18, 55. Freó-lǽtan sunu the son of a freedman; libertīnus, 8; Som. 56, 107; Wrt. Voc. 18, 56
fuhlas
birds ⬩ fowls
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birds, fowls, Mt. Bos. 13, 32
heorot-clæfre
Hart-clover ⬩ medicago maculata
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Hart-clover; medicago maculata, Lchdm. ii. 392
ísen-panna
A fryinig-pan
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A fryinig-pan Ísenpanna sartago, Wrt. Voc. 82, 68. Ísenpanne, Ælfc. Gl. 26; Som. 60, 94; Wrt. Voc. 25, 34
liðere
A sling
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A sling Liðere funda, Wrt. Voc. 84, 34. Lyðre, 35, 30. Liðre, Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 41. Leðera funda: liðeran fundibulæ, 36, 23, 24. Swá mycelre brǽdo swá mon mæg mid liðeran geworpan amplitudinis quasi jactus fundæ, Bd. 4, 13; S. 583, 11.
mǽl-tange
A pair of compasses
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A pair of compasses Mǽltange circinum, Ælfc. Gl. 49; Som. 65, 70; Wrt. Voc. 34, 5: 62; Som. 68, 78; Wrt. Voc. 39, 61. Mǽltanges prica centrum, 39, 62
middel
The middle ⬩ centre
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Hió is gesceapen on ðam midle, betwux ðære drýgan and ðære cealdan eorþan and ðam hátan fýre, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 37. Hió is on midle fýres and eorþan, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 163; Met. 20, 82. On midle mínra dagena, Ps. Th. 101, 21.
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netele
A nettle
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A nettle Netele urtica, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 43: ii. 65, 49. Netle, i. 31, 60 : 68, 25. Netel (netele, netle) urtica; blind netel (netele, netle) archangelica, 79, 30, 31. Netle, blinde netle, Lchdm. ii. 66, 4. Netele.
níd-fara
One who journeys under compulsion ⬩ who is forced to march
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One who journeys under compulsion, who is forced to march, Cd. Th. 191, 1; Exod. 208
ge-hliþ
A lid ⬩ covering ⬩ roof ⬩ tectum
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A lid, covering, roof; tectum Sceolde he sécan helle gehliðo he must seek the roofs of hell [or gates of hell : cf. Icel. hlið a gate ], Cd. 36; Th. 47, 21; Gen. 764
þwǽle
A band ⬩ fillet
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A band, fillet Ðuaelum taenis, Txts. 101, 1991. Thuélan vittas, 107, 2120
þencan
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Sum on bǽle sceal brondas þencan (Thorpe would read þeccan; Grein suggests sumne on bǽle sceal brond áswencan. Cf. ge-swencan), Exon. Th. 329, 33; Vy. 43
wiþo-winde
Withy-wind ⬩ with-wind ⬩ convolvulus
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Withy-wind, with-wind (v. E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names), convolvulus Wiþewinde involuco, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 2. Wiðwinde viticella, i. 33, 13. Genim wiþowindan twigu, Lchdm. ii. 34, 17. Wiþowindan leáf, 52, 6. Wiþewindan, 122, 18
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bita
a bit
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a bit. Bita frustum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 40. Drége bite bucella sicca, Kent. Gl. 587. Swá swá bita sicut buccellas, Ps. Spl. M. 147, 6. Add:
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ge-fremdian
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excommunicate Gefremðiga anathematizare, Mk. L. 14, 17
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riht-wís
Righteousness ⬩ justice
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Righteousness justice Rihtwíse and sybbe hý cyston justitia et pax osculatae sunt, Ps. Spl. 84, 11
wilige
A basket
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A basket Wilige cophinus Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 3. Wilige vel leáp, 55, 37. Wylige oððe meoxbearwe corbis vel, cofinus 86, 2. Wylige (wilige, v. l.) odðe windel corbis, Ælfq. Gr. 9,28; Zup. 55, 13. Wiligan corbes, wiliga corbis Hpt. Gl. 497, 41.
on-lǽnan
of the loan ⬩ to lend, grant ⬩ to lease, let
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Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 3: L. In. 29; Th. i. 120, 10, 12, 14. Hí ðé onlǽnde wǽron, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 6. to lease, let Denewulf and ða hýwan on Wintanceastre ænlǽnaþ Ælfréde his deg XL. hída landes, Chart. Th. 147, 27
hind-fald
A hind-fold.
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A hind-fold. Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. vi. 112, 33
hláf-mæsse
Lammas, ⬩ a name for the first of August
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Lammas, a name for the first of August Ðæt wæs on ðære tíde calendas Agustus and on ðæm dæge ðe wé hátaþ hláfmæsse it was on the first of August, on the day that we call Lammas, Ors. 5, 13; Swt. 246, 17.
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