beór-sele
A beer-hall ⬩ feasting-hall ⬩ hall ⬩ mansion ⬩ palace ⬩ cerevisiæ aula ⬩ convivis recipiendis locus ⬩ aula ⬩ mansio ⬩ palatium
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A beer-hall, feasting-hall, hall, mansion, palace; cerevisiæ aula, convivis recipiendis locus, aula, mansio, palatium In [on] beórsele in the beer-hall Beo. Th. 968; B. 482 : 988; B. 492 : Runic pm. 14; Hick. Thes. i. 135; Kmbl. 342, 5. Gesittaþ beórselas
beór-tún
A beer-hall ⬩ convivis recipiendis locus vel aula ⬩ Mann
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A beer-hall; convivis recipiendis locus vel aula, Mann
ber-ern
a barley place ⬩ a barn ⬩ horreum
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a barley place, a barn; horreum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 12
búr-þegen
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A chamber-servant, chamberlain, chancellor, secretary; cubicularius, cancellarius, scriniarius Búrþén cubicularius, Ǽlfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 100; Wrt. Voc. 25, 40. His þeóden þanc gessǽde ðum búrþéne his chief gave thanks to the chamberlain, Byrht. Th.
cǽg-bora
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A key-bearer; claviger, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 19
ceác-bora
Linked entry: -bora
Decem-ber
The month of December ⬩ Dĕcember, bris
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The month of December; Dĕcember, bris, m Mónaþ Decembris, ǽrra iúla [geóla] the month of December, the former yule, Menol. Fox 437; Men. 220; January being after yule or Christmas is called Se æftera geóla; the after yule, Cott. Tibĕrius; B. i; Hick.
dolg-bót
compensation for a wound
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compensation for a wound, L. Alf. pol. 23; Th. i. 78, 7
Linked entry: bót
fámig-bord
A foaming bank ⬩ spūmōsa margo
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A foaming bank; spūmōsa margo On streámfámigbordum [MS.-bordon] on a stream with foamy banks, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 52; Met. 26, 26
frí-borh
A free surety ⬩ pledge ⬩ bondman ⬩ fĭdejussio
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A free surety, pledge, bondman; fĭdejussio, L. Ed. C. 20; Wilk. 202, 11
friþ-borh
A peace or frank-pledge ⬩ peace-surety ⬩ pācis fidejussio
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A peace or frank-pledge, peace-surety; pācis fidejussio, L. Ed. C. 20; Th. i. 450, 24, 29; 451, 2, 4, 7: 21; Th. i. 451, 19, 20: 28; Th. i. 454, 18, 22. v. Stubbs' Const. Hist. i. 87
in-borh
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A security required in cases where property had been stolen, bail Gif hwá þífþe betogen sý ... ðonne niman ða ðe hit tógebyreþ on his ǽhtan inborh if any one be accused of theft . .. then let those to whom it appertains take security from his property
land-bóc
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A charter in which land is granted Ðis is ðara xxv hída landbóc ðe Eádgár cyng gebócede Gode and Sca. Marian intó Abbandúne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 29, 10. Ic wylle ðæt man ágyfe ðám híwum æt Domrahamme hyra landbéc, ii. 116, 35. Landbéc donatio, Wrt.
nægled-bord
Similar entry: næglian
rǽd-bora
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A counsellor; also translates consul Rǽdbora consiliarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 22. Hé ( the Messiah ) biþ geháten wundorlíc, rǽdbora, strang God, Homl. Th. ii. 16, 7 : Dóm. L. 42, 38. Aðelwold ðe is mín rǽdbora a secretis noster Athelwoldus, Chart. Th.
rǽs-bora
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A counsellor, one who takes thought for the public good, a leader, chief Rǽsbora ( Abraham ), Cd. Th. 108, 24; Gen. 1811. Andreas þanc gesægde rícum rǽsboran ( the Deity who in disguise had guided Andrew's ship ), Andr. Kmbl. 769; An. 385. Réðe rǽsboran
gift-búr
A wedding-chamber ⬩ bride-chamber
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A wedding-chamber, bride-chamber Swá swá brýdguma forþ gewítende of giftbúre his tanquam sponsus procedens de thalamo suo, Ps. Spl. T. 18, 5
god-borh
A word of uncertain meaning occurring only in
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A word of uncertain meaning occurring only in L. Ælf. pol. 33; Th. i. 82, 4-8. q. v
Linked entry: borh
geán-bóc
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Twégra hída geánbóc and ánre gerde þe Ealdred gebócade Baldwine, Swt. A.S. Rdr. II. 206, 8. Add
mægþ-bót
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The mann of l. 2 seems to be the same as the wif of l. 5, mann = wíf-mann