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westnorþ-lang

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
westnorþ-lang, adv. or adj. [cf. west-lang]
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With the length lying north-west (and south-east) Þonne is Italia land westnorðlang and eástsúðlang Italiae situs a circio in eurum tenditur Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22; 17

ge-fleógan

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Se earn on ðám ófre gesæt, mid fisce geflogen, þone hé ðǽrrihte geféng, Hml. Th. ii. 140, 3. Add

tó-brǽdan

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Ox. 23, 47. add: — Se consul wæs wénende þæt eall þæt folc wǽre gind þæt lond tóbrǽd, Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 12

rihtend

(n.)
Grammar
rihtend, es; m.

A ruler

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A ruler Eálá ðú ælmihtiga scippend and rihtend eallra gesceafta, rector ¨Bt. 4; Fox 8, 10. Hé gehýreþ cyning mæðlan, rodera ryhtend sprecan, Exon. Th. 50, 10; Cri. 798

áwðer

(adj.)
Grammar
áwðer, = á-hwæðer; adj. pron.

Eithereachone or otheralteralteruter

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Either, each, one or other; alter, alteruter Ne uncer áwðer not either of us; neuter [ne-uter ] nostrum, Exon. 129 b; Th.496, 29; Rä. 85, 22.

slápian

(v.)
Grammar
slápian, p. ode
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Ne slápige nó ðin eáge (eágan, Cote. MSS. ) . . . Ðæt is ðæt mon his eáge lǽte slápian (slápan, slápigen, Cott. MSS. ) ne dederis somnum oculis tuis, ne dormitent palpebrae tuae . . . Ne dederis somnum oculis tuis . . .

Hámtún-scir

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Hámtún-scir, l. scír,
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and add: Northamptonshire Hí ( the Danes ) heafdon þá ofergán East-Engla i, and Eást-Seaxe ii, . . . and healfe Huntedúnscíre ix, and micel on Hámtúnscíre x, Chr. 1011; P. 141, note 3.

swát

(n.)
Grammar
swát, es; n. [The passages in which the gender is marked are doubtful. Ðæt swót.
  • Lchdm. iii. 98, 17,
occurs in a late MS.; ísen swát,
  • ii. 296, 18,
be a compound; ða swát,
  • iii. 72, 28,
may be a mistake for spátl,
  • v. ii. 56, 15.
Dutch has a neuter, German and Scandinavian have masculines.]

sweat, perspiration that which exudes like sweatthat which lies on anything as sweat lies on the skin(?)used of other moisture that comes from the body,foambloodsweat that comes from labour, hence labour, toilsweat; blood

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Of ealdum cláðum ðe beóþ eal on swáte, Homl. Ass. 35, 280.

elm-boga

(n.)
Grammar
elm-boga, an; m.

An elbow cŭbĭtum

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An elbow; cŭbĭtum Gif se earm biþ forad búfan elmbogan if the arm be broken above the elbow, L. Alf. pol. 54; Th. i. 94, 24

full-neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
full-neáh, adv.

Full nearlyvery nearlyalmostfĕre

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Full nearly, very nearly, almost; fĕre Ðú eart fullneáh forþoht thou art almost despairing, Bt. 8; Fox 24, 16: Chr. 897; Th. 175, 39, col. 1

mǽr-pytt

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-pytt, es; m.

A pit that forms part of a boundary

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Eást tó mǽrpytte, ii. 250, 5

Centingas

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Eást-, West-Centingas

gagolbǽr-nes

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Sé ðe eall his mód bið áflogen tó gæglbǽrnesse qui totis cogitationibus ad lasciviam defluens, Past. 73, 11. Add

Linked entry: gagol-bǽre

ge-streáwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-streáwian, -streówian; p. ode; pp. od

To strew

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To strew Swylc hit eall gestreáwod wǽre mid wynsume blóstmen and wyrtgemangum as if it all were strewed with pleasant flowers and spices, Shrn. 15, 31

ídel

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Wutun hí ídle gedón ( exinanite ) oð þæt hí heora eard geceósan, Ps.

fót-spure

(n.)
Grammar
fót-spure, es; n.

A foot-supportfoot-restpĕdum fultūra

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A foot-support, foot-rest; pĕdum fultūra Hí clumben upp to ðe hálge róde, námen ðá ðe kynehelm of úre Drihtnes heáfod, eall of smeáte golde, námen ðá ðet fótspure ðe wæs undernæðen his fóte, ðæt wæs eall of reád golde they climbed up to the holy cross

Linked entry: -spure

tácnian

(v.)
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Add Seó geáhnode þone ryne þe se Dryhtnes wer mid ðǽra racan tácnode on þǽre eorðan aqua fluminis sibi alveum ubi tracto per terram rastro vir Domini signum fecerat, vindicavit, Gr. D. 193, 4. <b>IV a.

scealfor

(n.)
Grammar
scealfor, e; f.: scealfra, an; m.

A diver

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Ðá geseah hé swymman scealfran on flóde, and gelóme doppettan ádúne tó grunde éhtende þearle ðære fixa . . . Ðá hét Martinus ða fugelas ðæs fixnoðes geswícan, and tó wéstene síðian; and ða scealfran gewiton áweg tó holte, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 6-12

brim-streám

(n.)
Grammar
brim-streám, brym-streám, es; m. [brim, stréam a stream, river].

the sea's current, ocean-stream, the sea, oceanmaris fluctus, mare, oceanus a rapid stream, riverfluvius rapidus, amnis

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Th. 3825; B. 1910. a rapid stream, river; fluvius rapidus, amnis Humbran , bráda brimstreám Humber's river, broad rapid stream, Chr. 942; Th. 208, 38, col. 1, 2, 3

Linked entries: brym-streám streám

dryht-wuniende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dryht-wuniende, part. [wuniende, part. of wunian to dwell]

Dwelling among peoplein pŏpŭlo dēgens

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Dwelling among people; in pŏpŭlo dēgens Ðara ǽghwylc mót dryhtwuniendra dǽl onfón each of those dwelling among people may receive a share, Exon. 78 a; Th. 293, 26; Crä. 7