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fyrd-færeld

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-færeld, es; n. [fyrd an army; færeld a journey]

A military expedition or servicemīlĭtāris expedītio

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A military expedition or service; mīlĭtāris expedītio Bútan ðysum þrím þingum, ðæt is, fyrdfærelde, and brigcgewurce, and burhbóte except these three things, that is, military service, bridge-work, and reparation of fortresses, Cod. Dipl. 715; A.

Linked entry: fird-færeld

hwelian

(v.)
Grammar
hwelian, p. ode, ede
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To turn to matter; in pus converti Ðanon se andiga hwelaþ inde invidus contabescit, Lchdm. iii. 365, col. 1.

Linked entries: hwelca hwele ge-hweled

hyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrnan, p. de
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andlang streámes ðæt it cymþ tó ðam mylewere ðe nymþ intó duceling dúne along the stream to the meadow-enclosure that projects wedge-shaped into Scylfton; and from Scylfton along stream until it comes to the mill-weir that juts out into Ducklingdown, Cod

Linked entry: ge-hyrned

munt-geóf

(n.)
Grammar
munt-geóf, -ióf, -gióp, es; m.

The Alps

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com tó Alpis ðǽm muntum ... and ðone weg geworhte ofer munt Ióf, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 18. Muntgeófa Alpium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 27

græfa

(n.)
Grammar
græfa, græfe[?], an
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Celtic forms are Bret. grouan gravel: Corn. grow gravel, sand: W. gro pebbles

blæse

(n.)
Grammar
blæse, blase, an; f.

a BLAZE, flameardor, flammathat which makes a blaze,- A torch, lampfax, facula, lampasfax, lampas

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Iudas com ðyder mid leóhtfatum, and mid blasum, and mid wǽpnum Iudas venit illuc cum laternis, et facibus, et armis, Jn. Bos. 18, 3. Blæsum faculis, Mone B. 3487. Blase lampas, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 54; Wrt. Voc. 26, 53

Linked entries: blysa blase

ge-fég

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fég, -feig, es; n.

A joiningjuncturecommissurajunctura

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A joining, juncture; commissura, junctura,Cot. 43 : Ælfc. Gl. 62; Som. 68, 82; Wrt. Voc. 39, 65 : Compago, 70; Som. 70, 57; Wrt. Voc. 42, 65. Gefeig formula, Lye. Gefég borda a joining of boards, Ælfc. Gl. 62; Som. 68, 82.

Linked entry: -fég

stræc

(n.)
Grammar
stræc, es ; n. (?) I.
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Hér man ýtte út Ælfgár eorl, ac hé com sóna inn ongeán mid strece þurh Gryffines fultum, Chr. 1058 ; Erl. 192, 36

stód

(n.)
Grammar
stód, es ; n.
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Ic geann mínon heáhdeórhunton ðæs stódes ðe is on Colinga*-*hrycge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 363, 25.

Linked entry: stood

tæpped

(n.)
Grammar
tæpped, tæppet, es; n.

A covering for a floor, wall, etc., a carpet, hanging, coverlet; for a person, a tippet

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Hec sipha, idem est, 243, cot. 1), Wrt. Voc, i. 40, 35. vii. oferbrǽdelsas and .ii. tæppedu, Chart. Th. 429, 26. Gemétum tepedum (lectulum meum stravi) tapetibus pictis (Prov. 7, 16), Kent. Gl. 200

Linked entries: tæppet teped

þurh-féran

(v.)

to pass through or overto penetrateget into

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Voc. ii. 96, 38. to penetrate, get into Hér Rodla ðurhférde ( penetravit ) Normandi mid his here, Chr. 876; Th. i. 145, col. 3

Linked entry: þurh-faran

wíþig

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig, wíþing (?), es; m.

A withywillow

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.; of ðam wíþige, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 457, 8, 10: 313, 27: 399, 21: 400, 2. On ðone ealdan wíðig; ðonne of ðam wíðige, vi. 35, 33. On ðone wíðig, iii. 10, 25. In ǽnne wíðing, 391, 27

Linked entry: wíþing

wudu-land

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-land, es; n.

Wood-landforest-landforest

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Wood-land, forest-land, forest Ægðer ge etelond ge eyrðlond ge eác wudoland, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 95, 14. Ðæt wudæland, ðæ mín fæder geúþæ, iii. 2:73, 27.

dæg-réd

(v.)
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Se cocc hlúdor singð on úhtan ðonne on dægred, Past. 461, 2. On dægred siþþan hit frumlýhte, Bl. H. 207, 35. On þæt dægred sylf, Jud. 204

hama

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Hér cóm in gangan in spíder (inspíder?) wiht hæfde him his haman on handa, Lch. iii. 42, 12

heofon-cund

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Ðá cóm ðǽr gán in tó mé heofencund wísdóm. Bt. 3, l; F. 4, 17. From ðæs hefencundan Fæder éðle ádrifene. Past. 249, 15. Mid ðǽm heofoncundan fire wǽron ðá lác forbærndu on ðǽm altere, 222, 23.

wed-bróðer

(n.)
Grammar
wed-bróðer, m.

One who is pledged to act as a brother to another, a confederate

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Cóman bégen ða cyningas tógædre and wurdon feólagan and wedbróðra, and ðæt gefæstuadan ǽgðer mid wedde and eác mid áðan, 1016; Th. i. 284, 1, col, 1. [Send after mine sune Octa, and æfter Ebissa his wedbroðer, Laym. 14469

heáfod-gemaca

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-gemaca, -gemæcca, an; m.

An equal, a mate, fellow

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Ic mæg sleán míne heáfodgemæccan [heáfudgemæccean, Cot. MS.] I may beat my fellow-servants; cæperit percutere conservos suos, Past. 17, 8; Swt. 121, 12. Feówra sum his heáfodgemacene with three of his equals, L. Wih. 19, 21; Th. i. 40, 17, 21.

splott

(n.)
Grammar
splott, es; m.

a plot of land a spot

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On clǽnan splott súðe-weardne, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 336, 23. a spot Is se finta fægre gedǽled sum brún sum basu sum blácum splottum searolíce beseted cauda porrigitur fulvo distenta metallo, in cujus maculis purpura mista rubet Exon.

Linked entry: ge-splottod

wíg-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bed, wí-bed, wió-bed, -bud, wié-bed, weó-bed, -bud, weófod (-ed, -ud), wéfod, es, also -beddes; n. (generally, but se weóbud, Past. 33; Swt. 217, 21, and pl. wíbedas, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 42)

An altar

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Wígbedes (weófodes, col. 1), 3, 17; S. 544, 3, col. 2. Weófodes (wígbeddes, Lind.: wí-bedes, Rush.), Lk. Skt. 1, 11. Weófodes þén, Homl. Ass. 22, 206. Weóuedes (weófedes), R. Ben. 55, 2. On wígbede tó hálsienne ariolandi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 15.