sweord-hwíta
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Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 8. Ic geann mínon swurdhwítan ðæs sceardan málswurdes, Chart. Th. 561, 22
Linked entry: hwíta
mis-dǽd
A mis-deed ⬩ evil action ⬩ transgression ⬩ offence ⬩ injury
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Alf. pol. 23; Th. i. 78, 3-6. Menn scamaþ for góddǽdan swýðor ðonne for misdǽdan, Wulfst. 164, 16. Forsyngod þurh mænigfealde synna and þurh fela misdǽda, 163, 20: L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 15: L. Alf. pol. 14; Th. i. 70, 16.
mǽg-leás
Without kinsmen
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Alf. pol. 27; Th. i. 78, 20
greofa
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a pot; olla, Cot. 146, 173, Lye
þurh-wund
Wounded by a weapon which has passed quite through
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Alf. pol. 61; Th. i. 96, 11. [Cf. Sinness þatt stinngenn and þurrhwundenn all þatt bodig and tatt sawle, Orm. 17443.]
twi-bóte
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Alf. pol. 5 ; Th. i. 64, 25. Gif ðisses hwæt gelimpe þenden fyrd úte sié, oþþe in Lenctenfæsten, hit sié twybóte, 40; Th. i. 88, 12. v. next word
Linked entry: twi-béte
þurh-þyrel
Pierced through ⬩ perforated
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Alf. pol. 67; Th. i. 98, 3
Linked entry: þyrel
for-licgan
To lie in a forbidden manner ⬩ fornicate ⬩ commit fornication ⬩ fornĭcāri ⬩ adultĕrāre
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Alf. pol. 18; Th. i. 73, 11. Sceolan þeófas and forlegene lífes ne wénan thieves and fornicators shall not hope for life, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 21; Cri. 1611: L. Alf. pol. 10; Th. i. 68, 8. Forligende fornĭcans, Obs. Lun. § 4; Lchdm. iii. 186, 2
fýr-cruce
a fire-cruse or pot ⬩ kettle ⬩ cŭcŭma
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a fire-cruse or pot, kettle; cŭcŭma, Som. Ben. Lye
wæter-crúce
A water-pot
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A water-pot Waetercrúce urciolum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 19
be-rídan
to ride round ⬩ to surround ⬩ besiege ⬩ perequitare ⬩ præcingere ⬩ to ride after ⬩ pursue ⬩ persequi
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Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 4. to ride after, pursue; persequi Ðá berád mon ðæt wíf then they pursued the wife, Chr. 901; Ing. 125, 14. He hine berád he rode after him, 755; Ing. 70, 1
Wódnes-dæg
Wednesday
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Alf. pol. 43; Th. i. 92, 8
Linked entry: Wóden
folc-leásung
Folk-leasing ⬩ public lying ⬩ slander ⬩ publĭcum mendäcium ⬩ călumnia
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Alf. pol. 32; Th. i. 80, 19-82, 1
Linked entries: leásung folc-lǽsung
homela
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Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 5. See the note there; see also on cutting the hair as a mark of disgrace, Grimm's Deutsche Rechtsalterthümer, pp. 702-3. v. hamelian
mór-pytt
A marshy pool
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A marshy pool On mórpyt, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 381, 9
flot-smere
Floating fat ⬩ scum of a pot ⬩ pinguēdo ollæ sŭpernătans
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Floating fat, scum of a pot; pinguēdo ollæ sŭpernătans, Som. Ben. Lye
Linked entry: smeoru
hwirfel
A whirl-pool
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A whirl-pool [?] On ðone hwyrfel, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 412, 8
pohha
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Poh[han] fiscos, saccos publicos, An. Ox. 50, 19. Add
sceard
A shard, sherd, pot-sherd, tile
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A shard, sherd, pot-sherd, tile Scearda testarum, Germ. 398,257
wang-tóþ
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Alf. pol. 49 ; Th. i. 94, II. Wangtéð molares vel gemini, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 32. Wongtoeð (-téþ, Ps. Spl. C. ) molas, Ps. Surt. 57, 7: