ag-lǽc-wíf
A wretch of a woman ⬩ vile crone ⬩ monstrum mu-lieris ⬩ mulier perniciosa
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A wretch of a woman, vile crone; monstrum mu-lieris, mulier perniciosa Grendles módor, ides, aglǽc-wíf Grendel's mother, the woman, vile crone. Beo. Th. 2522 ; B. 1259
áhniend
An owner
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An owner, Gen. 14, 22
ǽw-bryce
A breaking of the marriage vow ⬩ adultery ⬩ adulterium
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E. 34; Th. i. 374, 10: L. C. S. 51; Th. i. 404, 20: L. Edna. S; Th. i. 246, 8
Linked entry: éw-bryce
ǽwe
Law ⬩ lex
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Law; lex, L. M. I. P. 15; Th. ii. 268, 28
Affrican
An African ⬩ Africanus
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An African; Africanus Regulus feaht wið Affricanas Regulus fought against Africans, Bt. 16, 2; Rawl. 33, 19
afol
Power ⬩ vires ⬩ robur
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Power; vires, robur Eallum his afole with all his power, L.I.P. 2; Th. ii. 304, 22
Linked entry: abal
apostol-hád
The apostolic office ⬩ apostolatus
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The apostolic office; apostolatus Se apostolhád the apostolic office, Apstls. Kmbl. 28; Ap. 14. Gesette bisceop ðám leódum and gehálgode þurh apostolhád set a bishop over the people and hallowed him through the apostolic office, Andr. Kmbl. 3300; An.
appel-þorn
An APPLE-THORN ⬩ a crab-tree ⬩ pirus malus
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An APPLE-THORN, a crab-tree; pirus malus, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 460; A.D. 956; Kmbl. iii. 448, 20
Linked entry: æppel-þorn
apulder-tún
An apple-tree inclosure ⬩ an apple-orchard ⬩ malorum hortus ⬩ arborum pomiferarum hortus
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An apple-tree inclosure, an apple-orchard; malorum hortus, arborum pomiferarum hortus, Cot. 146
Linked entry: æppuldre-tún
ár-blæd
The oar-blade ⬩ palmula remi
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The oar-blade; palmula remi, Ælfc. Gl. 103; Wrt. Voc. 56, 38
are
A court yard ⬩ area
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A court yard; area, Alb. resp. 48
and-weald
Power ⬩ right or title to anything
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Power, right or title to anything Ðæ he wolde habban andweald ongeán God that he would have power against God, Homl. Th. i. 10, 25: Ps. Spl. 19, 7: 113, 2: Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 121
and-wyrde
An answer ⬩ responsum
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An answer; responsum Hétan him ðæt andwyrde secgan they commanded them to deliver this answer, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 23: Cd. 27; Th. 36, 17; Gen. 573: Elen. Grm. 544: 618
an-feng
A taking to one's self ⬩ a receiving ⬩ defence ⬩ defender ⬩ assumptio ⬩ susceptio ⬩ susceptor
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A taking to one's self, a receiving, defence, defender; assumptio, susceptio, susceptor Drihtnes anfeng úre Domini assumptio nostra, Ps. Spl. 88, 18. He anfeng mín ipse susceptor metis, 61, 2: Runic pm. 3; Hick. Thes. i. 135; Kmbl. 340, 1
Angel-cyning
An Angle or English king
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An Angle or English king, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 8: 3, 9; S. 533, 8
án-geld
A single payment ⬩ compensation
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Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. 268, 19, MS. G
aspide
An asp ⬩ viper ⬩ serpent ⬩ aspis ⬩ ĭdis ⬩ άσπίs ⬩ ίδοs
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An asp, viper, serpent; aspis, ĭdis; f. = άσπίs, ίδοs; f. a sort of serpent remarkable for rolling itself up in a spiral form: a negative, and σπίζω to extend, Scapulæ Lexicon Aspidas aspides, Ps. Th. 139, 3. Anlíc nædran, ða aspide ylde nemnaþ like
án-geweald
Power ⬩ empire ⬩ dominion ⬩ potestas ⬩ imperium ⬩ dominatio
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Power, empire, dominion; potestas, imperium, dominatio Hyne ðære helle sealde on ángeweald gave him into the power of hell, Nicod. 29; Thw. 17, 1
án-gyld
A single payment or compensation
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A single payment or compensation, L. Alf. pol. 6; Th. i. 66, 3: 22; Th. i. 76, 7: L. In. 22; Th. i. 116, 12
Án-láf
Olaf, king of Dublin, defeated at Brunanburh
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Olaf, king of Dublin, defeated at Brunanburh, Chr. 937; Th. 201, 29, col. 3: 202, 37; Æðelst. 26