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weornian

(v.)
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Rómeburuh byð geswenced ꝥ heó weornað and brosnað in hire sylfre Roma fatigata in semetipsa marcescet, Gr. D. 134, 2. Eall hé weornige swá sýre (syer, MS.) wudu weornie, Lch. i. 384, 13.

ofen-bacen

(adj.)
Grammar
ofen-bacen, adj.

Baked in an oven

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Baked in an oven Ofenbacen hláf, formentum Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 60: fermentum, i. 27, 24: clibanius panis, 41, 21. Genim ðone cruman of ofenbacenum hláfe, Lchdm. i. 132, 19. Bring clǽne ofenbacene hláfas sacrificium coctum in clibano, panes, Lev. 2, 4

Cnobheres burh

(n.)
Grammar
Cnobheres burh, gen. burhe; f. [
  • MS.
Cneoferis burh]

Burghcastle ⬩ Suffolk; ⬩ Cnobheri urbs, in agro Suffolciensi ad ostia Garionis fluvii

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Burghcastle, Suffolk; Cnobheri urbs, in agro Suffolciensi ad ostia Garionis fluvii Ceaster, seó is nemned on Englisc Cneoferis burh.

Linked entry: Cneoferis burh

frécelness

(n.)
Grammar
frécelness, e; f.

Peril ⬩ danger

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In miclum froecelnissum in tantis periculis, 7, 36: 69, 13, 38: 79, 24. Froecilnissum, 17, 19

Linked entry: frécelsod

scydd

(n.)
Grammar
scydd, es; m.

Alluvial ground

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On timberslǽd in stǽpa cnolles scydd on hanslǽdes heáfdan, iii. 380, 26. Haec sunt pascua porcorum . . . in communi silua pascuale quod dicitur Palinga Schittas (scyddas ?), ii. 303, 19

Swíþ-hún

(n.)
Grammar
Swíþ-hún, es; m.

St. Swithin, bishop of Winchester, in which see he succeeded Helmstan, who died 852.

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The name occurs often in the same connection in previous years [For an account of him see Earle's Gloucester Fragments, and for the complete homily of which a fragment is given in that work, see Homl. Skt. vol. i.

þíxl

(n.)
Grammar
þíxl, þisl, e; þísle, an; f.

a beam or pole of a waggon ⬩ temo ⬩ constellation, the Bear ⬩ a pole

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Of ðære ác in ða heortsole; of ðære sole in ða þísle; of ðære þísle eft in ða mýðan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 380, 6

Linked entry: þísl

tó-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-licgan, p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen.

to lie or run in different directions ⬩ To lie between, ⬩ to lie and part, ⬩ to divide, ⬩ separate

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., to lie or run in different directions Heó (the Nile) tólíþ on twá ymb an ígland ðe mon hǽt Meroen the stream runs in two channels round the island of Meroen; faciens insulam nomine Meroën in medio sui. Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 12, 32.

lystan

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with dat. infin.

cwide

(n.)
Grammar
cwide, cwyde , cwyðe,es; m.

the expression of a thought, a sentence, period ⬩ sententia ⬩ a saying, proverb, speech, discourse, sermon, will ⬩ dictum, dictio, sermo, homilia, testamentum ⬩ a legal enactment, decree ⬩ edictum, deretum

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, because a letter is nothing if divided into two [if it go in two].

a-crimman

(v.)
Grammar
a-crimman, p. -cramm, pl. -crummon; pp. -crummen

To crumble ⬩ friare

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To crumble; friare Acrummen in micas fractus, Cot. 88: 179: 193

æbesen

Grammar
æbesen, æbesn

pasturage ⬩ pasnagium

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In. 49; Th. i. 132, 18, note 46

barm

(n.)

a bosom

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a bosom: On barme in sinu, Jn. Rush. War. 1, 18

dóm-settend

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-settend, es; m.

One sitting in judginerit, a judge, a lawyer ⬩ jurisconsultus

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One sitting in judginerit, a judge, a lawyer; jurisconsultus, Cot. 113

Linked entry: settend

el-þiód

(n.)
Grammar
el-þiód, e; f.

A foreign nation

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A foreign nation In elþióde pĕregre, Mt. Rush. Stv. 21, 33

ende-byrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ende-byrdan, p. de; pp. ed

To set in order, adjust, dispose ⬩ dispōnĕre

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To set in order, adjust, dispose; dispōnĕre, Ps. Spl. 49, 6

Linked entry: ende-byrdian

Ex

(n.)
Grammar
Ex, es; m: Exa, an; m.

The river Ex ⬩ Isca, in Devon ⬩ Exan ceaster, Exan múþa

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The river Ex; Isca, in Devon, v. Exan ceaster, Exan múþa

Falster

(n.)

an island in the Baltic

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an island in the Baltic, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 43

fóre-sceáwere

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-sceáwere, es; m.

A foreshewer ⬩ foreseer ⬩ prævīsor

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A foreshewer, foreseer; prævīsor, Consid. ætātum lunæ in mŏdo gĕnĭtis, Lye

hete-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
hete-róf, adj.

Active in hate or hostility ⬩ hostile

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Active in hate or hostility, hostile, Andr. Kmbl. 2839; An 1422