heals-beág
A ring for the neck, necklace ⬩ monile, collare, ⬩ torques
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A ring for the neck, necklace; monile, collare, Beo. Th. 4350; B. 2172
ofer-ild
Very great age
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Very great age Him se deáþ geneálǽcþ for ðære oferylde, Wulfst. 147, 27
Linked entry: for-ildu
slegel
An instrument for striking a harp ⬩ percussorium, maza ⬩ a hammer, mallet.
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An instrument for striking a harp Slegele plectro Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 79
smirwung-ele
Oil for anointing
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Oil for anointing Of ðam smiring-ele de oleo unctionis Ex. 29, 21
sícan
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to sike (still in dial. e. g. Lancashire), sigh, groan On mínum bedde ic síce and wépe, Ps. Th. 6, 5. to sigh for, long for Ðæt wǽron ða tída ðe Rómáne nú ǽfter sícaþ en tempora . . . quibus recordatio suspirat, Ors. 2, 8 ; Swt. 92, 35
seofon-feald
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Sevenfold Seofonfeald wracu biþ sealde for Cain and hundseofontig seofonfeald for Lamech, Gen. 4, 24. Hé onbryrt úre mód mid seofonfealdre gife, Homl. Th. i. 326, 12. Gyld seofonfealde wrace, Ps. Th. 78, 13 : Gen. 4, 15. Him ofer wacedon syfanfealde
gúþ-frec
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Substitute: greedy for war or destruction. The epithet is applied to the cannibals who, distressed by hunger, were eager for the death of the victim they meant to eat Þá wæs rinc manig, gúðfrec guma, ymb þæs geongan feorh breóstum onbryrded tó þám beaduláce
húslian
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Man sceal húslian þone seócan þá hwýle hé hit for*-*swelgan mæg, and man ne sceal hit ná dón nánum sámcwyce men, for þan þe hé hit sceal etan, Ll. Th. ii. 390, 23. Gé sculon húslian þá cild bonne hí gefullode beóð, and hý Add: —
ander-gilde
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Substitute: adv. In repayment, in compensation Ne weorðe ðé nǽfre tó þæs wá, ðæt ðú ne wéne betran andergilde never let things come to so ill a pass for you, that you don't hope for better times to make amends, Prov. K. 41. (Cf. án- gilde, ¶.)
Linked entry: un-andergilde
wæter-fæsten
A place protected by water
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A place protected by water Hé gewícode ðǽr ðǽr hé niéhst rýmet hæfde for wudufæstenne ond for wæterfæstenne he encamped as near to the Danes as the wood and water, which protected their position, would allow him to find sufficient room, Chr. 894; Erl
Cædmon
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A man employed by the monks of Whitby in the care of their cattle in the early part of the seventh century. He is the first person of whom we possess any metrical composition in our vernacular language. So striking and similar are some of his thoughts
gafol-tíning
Material for fencing due as gafol
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Material for fencing due as gafol XVI gyrda gauoltíninga, Th. Chart. 145, 8
hunt
Hunting
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Hunting [Or is hunte for huntunge?]. Of hunte du venatione, Rtl. 117, 4
meox-wilige
A basket for carrying dung
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A basket for carrying dung On meocswilian in cophino, Ps. Lamb. 80, 7
Linked entries: wilige meox-bearwe
biscop-wíte
A bishop's fee for visiting, procuration ⬩ episcopo debita
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A bishop's fee for visiting, procuration; episcopo debita, Chr. 675; Erl. 38, 5
Linked entry: bisceop-wíte
ge-hlyta
A companion ⬩ consors
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A companion; consors Fór gehlytum ðínum præ consortĭbus tuis, Ps. Spl. 44, 9
slæcfull
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Slothful Slacfulran for beládunge propter somno*-*lentorum excusationes, R. Ben. Interl. 55, 8
sulh-ælmesse
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Plough-alms, a contribution of one penny to be paid for every sulh
Linked entry: ælmesse
ceáp-dæg
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For Cot. 142 substitute Ceápdagas nonae, a nundinis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 26
disc-berend
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For Cot. 65 read Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 83: 94, 2: 26, 60