beorne
A coat of mail ⬩ lorica
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Dipl. 716; A. D. 996-1006; Kmbl. iii. 351, 26
heófung-dæg
A day of mourning
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A day of mourning Ða heófungdagas wǽron ðá gefyllede completi sunt dies planctus, Deut, 34, 8
ge-sehtness
Reconciliation
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Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 129, 22
Linked entry: sehtness
up-ásprungenness
Uprising ⬩ origin
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Uprising, origin Ymbe ðiscs bissextus upásprungnysse wé wyllaþ rúmlícor iungum cnihtum geopenian, Anglia viii. 306, 14
Linked entry: á-sprungennes
be-forhtian
To fear
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To fear Þá ðincg þe ic swíde þearle sylf be-forhtige, Hml. S. 23 b, 525
Linked entry: forhtian
dígel
hidden, secret
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Dial. Hat. MS. fol. 1 a, 20; Homl. Th. ii. 314, 17
earfoþ-lǽre
Difficult to be taught, dull ⬩ diffĭcĭlis doctu
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Dial. 2, 3
Linked entry: lǽre
fore-gidd
a proverb
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a proverb Foregeddum (geddum, L.) nán ðú cweðes prouerbium nullum dicis, Jn. R. 16, 29
gysternlíc-dæg
yesterday
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yesterday Swylce gysternlíc dæg, ðe forþgewát tanquam dies hesterna quæ præteriit, Ps. Lamb. 89, 4
Linked entry: ǽr-gystran-dæg
hæc-wer
A weir with a grate to take fish
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Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 450, 15, 22
healic
A herring ⬩ halec
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Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 250, 26
eówde
A flock, herd ⬩ grex
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Hafaþ se awyrgda wulf tostenced, Dryhten, ðín eówde hath the accursed wolf scattered thy flock, O Lord? Exon. 11 b; Th. 16, 23; Cri. 257. Ofer ðín ágen eówde sceápa sŭper ŏves grĕgis tuæ, Ps. Th. 73, I: 118, 111.
rúm
roomy, spacious, ample, extensive ⬩ roomy, open, unencumbered. ⬩ long, extended ⬩ ample, great, liberal ⬩ unrestricted, clear, free from conditions ⬩ lax ⬩ ample, far-reaching ⬩ liberal. ⬩ great, noble, august
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Th. 131, 23; Gú. 460. ample, far-reaching Ðíne dómas synd rihte and rúme, Hy. 7, 15. liberal. Wel biþ ðam eorle ðe him oninnan hæfþ rúme heortan (liberal in giving alms) Exon. Th. 467, 16. .
eored-wered
A band, company, multitude ⬩ exercĭtus, lĕgio
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Dial. 1, 10
fenn
a fen ⬩ marsh ⬩ mud ⬩ dirt
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a fen, marsh, mud, dirt, Past. 16, 5; Hat. MS. 21 b, 20: Ps. Spl. 17, 44
forþ-weaxan
To grow or break forth ⬩ procrescĕre ⬩ prorumpĕre
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Dial. 2, 27
fugel-noþ
Bird-catching ⬩ fowling ⬩ aucŭpium
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Dipl. 715; A.D. 1006; Kmbl. iii. 350, 9
Linked entry: fugoloþ
mægen-weorc
A mighty work
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A mighty work Hú micle synt ðíne mægenweorc quam magnificata sunt opera tua, Ps. Th. 91, 4
grǽfa
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Dipl. Kmbl. iii. xxvii
ge-halding
A holding ⬩ keeping ⬩ custōdia
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A holding, keeping; custōdia On gehaldinge sprǽca ðíne in custōdiendo sermōns tuos, Ps. Spl. C. 118, 9