scearn
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B. 17), dung, filth Scearn, scern fimus, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Zup. 83, 13. Gor, scear[n] letamen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 38. Swé swé scearn ( stercus ) eorþan, Ps. Surt. 82, 11. Góse scearn, ðonne hió ne ete, Lchdm. ii. 92, 15. Scearnes fimi, Wrt.
Linked entry: scern
ele-bearu
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An olive grove Oelebearwes dún mons Oliueti, Mt. R. 21, 1: 26, 30. Mór oelebearwes (olebearua, L.) mons oliuarum, Lk. R. 22, 39. Mór elebearues mons Oliveti, Mt. L. 26, 30. Oelebearuu, Lk. L. 19, 29. Olebearu, 21, 37
Brent-ford
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the river Brent ⬩ a ford, Brenford, ⬩ Brendeford ⬩ BRENTFORD in Middlesex, situate where the river Brent flows into the Thames ⬩ oppidum in agro Middlesexiæ, in sinu quodam ubi se in Tamesin effundit Brent fluvius
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BRENTFORD in Middlesex, situate where the river Brent flows into the Thames; oppidum in agro Middlesexiæ, in sinu quodam ubi se in Tamesin effundit Brent fluvius Eádmund cyng férde ofer Temese æt Brentforda king Edmund went over the Thames at Brentford
Linked entry: Brægent-ford
wang-stede
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a place in open country, a place For*-*lǽt of ðam wangstede (cf. stópon tó ðære stówe, on ða dúne up, 1428; El. 716) réc ástígan, Elen. Kmbl. 1584; El. 794: 2205; El. 1104.
eorþ-scræf
An earth-cavern, a grave ⬩ căverna, antrum, sĕpulcrum
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An earth-cavern, a grave; căverna, antrum, sĕpulcrum Hie be hliðe heáre dúne eorþscræf fundon, ðǽr Loth wunode they found by the slope of a high hill an earth-cavern, where Lot dwelt, Cd. 122; Th. 156, 27; Gen. 2595: Exon. 115 a; Th. 443, 11; Kl. 28.
arodlíce
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Hé síðode arodlíce tó ðǽre dúne, Hml. Th. ii. 60, 22. Heó ardlíce fǽrde, Hml. S. 2, 35. Swá hwæt swá þín hand mage wyrcan, wyrce arudlíce (ard-, v. l.) (instanter ), Gr. D. 327, 26.
grínu
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An adjective denoting some colour Wann bruntus, grinu avidius, dun natius, geoluhwít gilvus, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 42. (The word occurs in a list with the title 'Nomina colorum'.) Hwít albus, grionu avidius, giolu aureus, ii. 10, 29
gyru
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Mud, filth, dung Gyr (gyru?, gor, ?? cf. letamen gor, scear[n]. Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 38), dincge letamen, An. Ox. 4773. Gyrwe fen (the 12th cent. MS. has gurufen) palus, Ælfc. Gr.
Linked entry: Gyrwas
a-metan
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and add Wæs ðǽr án myrige dún mid wyrtum ámét ( mons laetus, uariis herbarum floribus depictis, Bd. 1, 7), Hml. S. 19, 108. Seó heofon is mid steorrum ámétt (-mét, v. l. ), Lch. iii. 232, 21: Angl. viii. 310, 1.
Linked entry: on-métan
hyrnan
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To project in the shape of a horn or wedge Andlang ðæs streámes on ðone mǽdham ðe hyrnþ into Scylftúne and fram Scylftúne andlang streámes ðæt it cymþ tó ðam mylewere ðe nymþ intó duceling dúne along the stream to the meadow-enclosure that projects wedge-shaped
Linked entry: ge-hyrned
ge-weorp
A throwing ⬩ tossing ⬩ dashing ⬩ what is thrown up ⬩ a heap ⬩ jactus ⬩ jactātio ⬩ projectio
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Ðǽr ðú geseó tord-wifel on eorþan up weorpan ymbfó hine mid twám handum mid his geweorpe when you see a dung-beetle in the earth throwing up mould, catch it with both hands along with his casting up, L. M. iii. 18; Lchdm. ii. 318, 17
Linked entry: ge-wyrp
middeweard
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On þá lytlan dúne middeweardre, C. D. ii. 249, 31. Tó geménan hylle midde-weardne, v. 100, 21. ¶ as a noun :-- On middaweardan hire (heora) in medio eius ( eorum ), Ps. L. 54, 11, 16. Middeweardum, 136, 2. On middeweardum þínes freólsas, 73, 4. Add
splott
a plot of land ⬩ a spot
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a plot of land Mann ðe áhte geweald ealles ðæs splottes æt Celian dúne, ðár ðæt scræf wæs tómiddes, ðe ða seofon hálgan lágon inne slápan, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 415. On clǽnan splott súðe-weardne, Cod. Dip.
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uppan
upon ⬩ on ⬩ above ⬩ upon ⬩ at ⬩ after ⬩ upon ⬩ on to ⬩ upon ⬩ against
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Gá uppan Sinai dúne and stand uppan ðære ðúne ufeweardre. Ne cume nán mann uppan ðære dúne, 34, 2-3. Hé bæd æt Gode ðæt hé him sealde wæter uppan ðære dúne, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 112.
myrige
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., and add Wæs ðǽr gehende án myrige dún mid wyrtum ámét mid eallre fægernysse and eác ful sméðe. Hml. S. 19, 108. Þeán þe þes middaneard myrge wǽre, 28, 158. Hé sǽde þæt him nǽre nǽfre ǽr swá éðe ne swá myrige, swá him þá wæs, Wlfst. 237, 7.
tweónigend-lic
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Add: doubtful, uncertain, dubious Tweóniend-licre tweónunge ðry[dunge] ancipiti ambiguitatis scrupulo, An. Ox. 676. Tweóniendlicra gewrita Apocrifarum, 5103
ge-coren
Chosen ⬩ choice ⬩ fit ⬩ good ⬩ beloved ⬩ dear
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Ða gecorenistan dune the goodliest mountain, Deut. 3, 25
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eofor
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Efer-bróc, Eferæs cumb, Efer-dún, Eofor-sol, C. D. vi. 284, 285
púca
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. ¶ in a place-name :-- Ðis synd ðá landgemǽru ðe sceótað dún tó Púcanwylle, C. D. iii. 423, 28. ¶ Cf. (?) Wæs sumes gesíðes tún, sé wæs Púh (Púhh, v. l.) háten qui vocabatur Puch, Bd. 5, 4; Sch. 567, 10
Linked entry: púcel
þunor
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Seó líget ðæt deófol bærneð . . . and se ðunor hit ðrysceð mid dǽre fýrenan æcxe, Sal. K. 148, 4-6. Add