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blæse

(n.)
Grammar
blæse, blase, an; f.

a BLAZE, flame ⬩ ardor, flamma ⬩ that which makes a blaze,- A torch, lamp ⬩ fax, facula, lampas ⬩ fax, 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 joining ⬩ juncture ⬩ commissura ⬩ junctura

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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

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 over ⬩ to penetrate ⬩ get 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 withy ⬩ willow

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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-land ⬩ forest-land ⬩ forest

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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.

græfa

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

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

stód

(n.)
Grammar
stód, es; n.

A stud, a herd of horses

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Ic geann mínon heáhdeórhunton ðæs stódes ðe is on Colingahrycge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 363, 25.

Linked entry: stood

þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
þyrel, (from þyrhel, v. þurh), þyrl, es; n.

A hole made through anything ⬩ an aperture ⬩ orifice

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Ðyrelum foraminibus, Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 30, col. 2. Ðurh ða ðyrlo, 544, 32, col. 1. Ic hét hió þurhborian ... hét ic eft ða ðyrelo mid golde forwyrcean, Nar. 20, 3

Linked entries: þyrl þirel

olfend

(n.)
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Þá cóm ðǽr yrnan sum olbænda, Shrn. 135, 33. Hire wæs áweaxen swá áheardod hýd swylce olfendan, Gr. D. 287, 5.

sǽ-flód

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-flód, es; m. n.

an incoming tide, flood ⬩ the sea,

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On ðissum geáre com ðæt mycele sǽflód, and ærn swá feor up swá nǽfre ǽr ne dyde, and ádrencte feala túna, Chr. 1014; Erl. 151, 14.

cídan

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Cóm Nathan tó cídanne ðǽm cyninge Nathan arguere regent venerat, 185, 17. with acc. Cocc þá wiþsacendan cít gallus negantes arguit, Hy. S. 7, 3. with preps. Ðá men cíddon ongeán ðone blindan (cf. 156, 10 above), Hml. Th. i. 152, 17.

sester

(n.)
Grammar
sester, seoxter, es; m.

a vessel ⬩ jar ⬩ pitcher ⬩ a measure for liquids or for dry things

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Unum sextarium mellis triginta duarum unciarum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 285, 1.

Linked entry: seolfor-gewiht

will

(n.)
Grammar
will, well, wyll, es; m.

A well, spring, fountain (lit, and fig.)

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Hió áweóll of ánum wille (welle, Cott. MSS. ) non a diverso fonte emanavit, Past. 7 ; Swt. 49, LI. Lǽt forð ðine willas (wyllas, Cote. MSS. ) . . .

Linked entry: well