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in-boren

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
in-boren, adj.; in-borena, an; m. [A]
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native Inborena indigena, Germ. 390, 32

cyne-bænd

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-bænd, es; m. [bend, bænd a band, chaplet, crown] A royal crown, a diadem; regia corona, diadema = διάδημα , Som. Ben. Lye.

Linked entry: cyne-

byrgea

(n.)
Grammar
byrgea, byrigea, byriga, berigea, an; m. [borh, borg a pledge, security]
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Mid lx scillinga gebéte ðam byrgean let amends be made to the surely with sixty shillings, L. Alf. pol. 18; Th. i. 72, 12, 15, 16: L. In. 31; Th. i. 122, 6. Se man ðam óðrum byrigean geselle let the man give surety to the other, L. H.

án-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
án-wintre, ǽ-wintre; adj. [án one, winter a winter]

Of one yearone year oldcontinuing for a yearhornus = horinusὥρινοςhornotĭnusanniculus

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Of one year, one year old, continuing for a year; hornus = horinus = ὥρινος from ὥρα, hornotĭnus, anniculus Ðæt lamb sceal beón ánwintre erit agnus anniculus, Ex. 12, 5

sumer

(n.)
Grammar
sumer, (-or, -ur), es; dat. a, e; m.
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Beorht sumor, Cd. Th. 239, 23; Dan. 374. Sumer and winter; on sumera hit biþ wearm and on wintra ceald, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 23. Swá háttra sumor, swá mára ðunor and líget on geáre, Lchdm. iii. 280, 9. witun ðæt sumor (-er, MSS. A. B. Lind.

Linked entries: sumor sumur

botl-weard

(n.)
Grammar
botl-weard, -werd, es; m. [weard a keeper, guardian]

A house-stewardædilis

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A house-steward; ædilis Hófweard vel byriweard vel botlweard ædilis, Ælfc. Gl. 8; Som. 56, 105; Wrt. Voc. 18, 54. Botlwerd ædilis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 29

and-swaru

(n.)
Grammar
and-swaru, ond-, e; f. [and, swaru a speaking]

An ANSWERresponsum

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Th. 2991; B. 1493: Exon. 10 b; Th. 12, 11; Cri. 184: Bt. Met. Fox 22, 86; Met. 22, 43. sceal he sylf faran to incre andsware now he must come himself for your answer. Cd. 27; Th. 35, 19; Gen. 557

Linked entries: swaru and-wyrde

fold-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
fold-ærn, es; n. [folde the earth, ærn a place]

An earth-placea cavesepulchreterrēnus lŏcussepulcrum

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An earth-place, a cave, sepulchre; terrēnus lŏcus, sepulcrum Foldærne fæst fast in the earth-house = sepulchre, Exon. 18b; Th. 45, 36; Cri. 730: 47b; Th. 163, 36; . 1004

brim-wísa

(n.)
Grammar
brim-wísa, an; m. [brim, wísa
a leader, guide
]

a leader, guideA sea-leaderleader of sailors per maris æstum dux, nautarum dux

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A sea-leader, leader of sailors; per maris æstum dux, nautarum dux Abreót brimwísan, brýd aheorde he slew the sea-leader, set free his bride, Beo. Th. 5852; B. 2930

Linked entry: wísa

ge-brec

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brec, -bræc, es; n. [ge-, brec a breaking, crash]

A breakingcrashingclamournoisefractiofrăgorstrĕpĭtus

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A breaking, crashing, clamour, noise; fractio, frăgor, strĕpĭtus Se dæg biþ dæg gebreces the day will be a day of clamour, Past. 35, 5; Swt. 245, 5; Hat. MS. 46 a, 17.

Linked entry: ge-bræc

alecgende word

(n.)
Grammar
alecgende word, alecgendlíc word

a deponent verbdeponens verbum

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a deponent verb; deponens verbum;

cyre-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
cyre-áþ, es; m. [cyre a choice, áþ an oath]

The select oath, the oath sworn by the accused, together with a certain number of consacramentals selected by him out of a fixed number of persons named to him by the judgejuramentum electum, quod quis præstabat cum aliquot coujura-toribus ab ipso selectis e quibusdam a judice nominatis [Schmd. 566]

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Ath. i. 9; Th. i. 204, 15. v. un*-*gecoren áþ

Linked entries: áþ rím-áþ

æ-gilde

(adv.)
Grammar
æ-gilde, æ-gylde, a-gilde, a-gylde; adv. [æ without, gild payment]

Without compensationsine compensatione

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Without compensation; sine compensatione Gif he gewyrce ðæt hine man afylle, lícge ægilde if he so do that any man fell him down, let him be without compensation, L. Eth. vi. 38; Th. i. 324, 24: L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170,13: L. C.

folc-dryht

(n.)
Grammar
folc-dryht, -driht, e; f. [dryht, driht a multitude]

A multitude of peoplean assemblagepŏpŭli multĭtūdocŏmĭtātus

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A multitude of people, an assemblage; pŏpŭli multĭtūdo, cŏmĭtātus Folcdryht wera bifóran before the assemblage of men, Exon. 23b; Th. 66, 5; Cri. 1067. Folcdriht, Cd. 64; Th. 76, 24; Gen. 1262

ge-brice

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brice, -bryce, es; m. [ge-, brice a breaking]

A breakingbreachconfractio

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A breaking, breach; confractio Gyf Moyses gecoren his stóde on gebrice [Lamb. gebryce] on gesihþe his si non Moyses electus ejus stetisset in confractiōne in conspectu ejus, Ps. Spl. 105, 22

Linked entry: ge-bryce

earfoðe

(n.)
Grammar
earfoðe, es; pl. nom. acc. a, u, o, e; n. [A feminine earfoþu; gen. e, a, or indecl. seems to occur in the following
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ne witon nán nearewnes, ne nán earfoþu, ne nán unrótnes, ne nán sár, ne nán hefignes nis nán gesǽlð, Bt. 24, 4; F. 86, 21. Is him óðer earfeðu . . ., scoma mǽste dreógað, Cri. 1273. Þæt his earfeðu eal gelumpe, módcearu mǽgum, . 165.

brim-fugel

(n.)
Grammar
brim-fugel, gen. -fugles; m. [brim, fugel
a bird, fowl
]

a bird, fowlA sea-fowlsea-gull

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A sea-fowl, sea-gull; marina avis He gesihþ baðian brimfuglas he sees sea-fowls bathe, Exon. 77 a; Th. 289, 12; Wand. 47

fyrd-færeld

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

A military expedition or servicemīlĭtāris expedītio

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D. 1006; Kmbl. iii. 350, 10. Ðæt he þreó þing of his lande , fyrdfæreld, and burhbóte, and brycgeweorc ut ĭta făciat pro terra sua, scīlĭcet, expĕdītiōnem, burhbōtam, et brigbōtam, L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 2

Linked entry: fird-færeld

ge-fá

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fá, [ = ge-faa], án; m. [fáh a foe]

A foean enemyinimicusadversarius

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A foe, an enemy; inimicus, adversarius Gif se man [MS. mon] his gefán wite if the man know his foe, L. Alf. pol, 42; Th. i. 90, 2, 4, 14.

Linked entry: -fá

eall

Grammar
eall, <b>. I 1 a.</b>
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Fram eallum costnungum ealre glædnysse, Hml. A. 26, 42. Farað intó ealne middaneard ( mundum uniuersum ), Mk. 16, 15. Ealle þá .vii. dagas, Ll. Th. ii. 392, 13. &lt;b&gt;I 1 b.&lt;/b&gt; add :-- Man déle æal healf yrue, C.D. iii. 273, 5.