tungol-gesceád
Astrology ⬩ astronomy
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Astrology, astronomy Tungelgesceád astrologia, Hpt. Gl. 479, 60: Anglia xiii. 38, 308
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tún-rǽd
A town-council
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A town-council Man beád ðam túnrǽde ðe his suna on áfédde wǽron ðæt man sceolde twégen cempan gescyrpan an order was given to the council of the town in which his sons had been brought up, that two soldiers should be equipped, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 297
tún-weg
A road on a tún ⬩ a private road
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A road on a tún, a private road Ealles hereweg publica via, tuunweg privata via, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 39-40. Tó túnweges ende, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 281, 21. Ðǽr túnwegas út sceótaþ . . . þurh ðone tún, vi. 235, 6
friht
Inquiry about the future ⬩ divination
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Inquiry about the future, divination. Take here passages under fyrht in Dict., and add:
scóhere
A shoemaker
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A shoemaker Scoehere sutrinator, Txts. 1l5, 122. Scóere, 101, 1962
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scylf
a peak ⬩ crag ⬩ tor ⬩ a turret ⬩ tower ⬩ pinnacle
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a peak, crag, tor (in local names) Ðonon ofer ealne ðone hǽþfeld tó Hnæfes scylfe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 130, 37. Tó byrnan scylfe, 38, 36. Sticule scylpas scabri murices, Germ. 399, 446. Scylfa scopulorum, Hpt. Gl. 421, 43. a turret, tower, pinnacle
scyttels
A bar ⬩ bolt
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A bar, bolt Ða scytelses (scittelsas, MS. O.) tóburston, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 348. Openiaþ ðás gatu and ða fæstan scytelsas, Wulfst. 230, 31. Scytelsas seras, Ps. Spl. 147, 2. Scettelsas, Hymn. Surt. 122, 28. Scyttylsum vectibus, Germ. 399, 349
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secg
Sedge ⬩ carex ⬩ gladiolum ⬩ lisca
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Sedge; carex, gladiolum, lisca Ðis secg (segc) haec carex, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 61; Zup. 69, 16. Segg, secg, saecg gladiolum, Txts. 66, 463. Sech carex, 50, 251. Seic, 115, 151. Secg, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 28. Segc, i. 79, 65. Segg, 67, 3. Secg gladiolum, ii. 40
sémend
One who brings about agreement between parties in a dispute ⬩ an arbitrator ⬩ umpire
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One who brings about agreement between parties in a dispute, an arbitrator, umpire Ðæt hý ealle gemǽnum handum of ǽgðere mǽgþe on ánum wǽpne ðam sémende syllan, ðæt cyninges munde stande, L. E. G. 12; Th. i. 174, 22. Ymb .iii. niht; gesécæn hiom sǽmend
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sicet
A sigh ⬩ groan
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A sigh, groan On siccetum in gemitibus, Ps. Lamb. 30, 10
gied
A song ⬩ lay ⬩ riddle
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A song, lay, riddle, Exon. 91 b; Th. 344, 1: 114 a; Th. 437, 28; Rä. 56, 14: 18 a; Th. 45, 2; Cri. 713
gigant
A giant ⬩ gigas
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A giant; gigas Untydras onwócon, eotenas, swylce gigantas unnatural progenies sprang forth, monsters, also giants, Beo. Th. 226; B. 113. Swá swá gigant yrnþ on his weg ut gigas ad currendam viam, Ps. Th. 18, 6. Ne se gigant ne wyrþ ná gehǽled nec gigas
glig
Glee ⬩ music ⬩ minstrelsy ⬩ jesting ⬩ sport ⬩ gaudium ⬩ musica ⬩ facetiæ ⬩ ludibrium
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Glee, music, minstrelsy, jesting, sport; gaudium, musica, facetiæ, ludibrium Mid ðæm glige [MS. Cot. ðam gligge] with the music, Past. 26, 2; Swt. 183, 25; Hat. MS. 35 b; 8. Hí hæfdon him to glige his hálwende mynegunge habebant inter se ludibrio salutarem
god-gim
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A heavenly [an excellent?] gem, Elen. Kmbl. 2225; El. 1114
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grad
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A GRADE, step, order, degree, rank; gradus, ordo Seofon stapas sindon cirielícra grada and háligra háda seven are the degrees of ecclesiastical ranks, L. E. B. 1; Th. ii. 240, 2. Blód com uppon þám gradan and of þám gradan on þa flóre blood came upon
Gréna-wíc
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GREENWICH, near London, Chr. 1013; Erl. 149, 4
þorp
an assemblage ⬩ the assemblage of workers on an estate ⬩ the estate on which they worked ⬩ hamlet ⬩ village
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Perhaps the idea at first connected with the words is that of an assemblage, cf. the use in Icelandic: Maðr heitir einnhverr ... þorp ef þrír ero, Skáldskaparmál; þyrpast to crowd, throng: þyrping a crowd: later the word may have been used of the assemblage
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wígend
a fighting man ⬩ a warrior ⬩ soldier ⬩ a noble ⬩ strenuous man
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a fighting man, a warrior, soldier Wígend weorðtullost ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 6189; B. 3099. Ðæm wíggende ( Constantine ), Elen. Kmbl. 1964; El. 984. Ðone wíggend ( Holofernes ), Judth. Thw. 25, 13; Jud. 258. Wígend cruncon wundum wérige, Byrht. Th. 140
wille-streám
A bubbling, running stream
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A bubbling, running stream Ðǽr se eádga (the Phenix) mót neótan wyllestreáma wuduholtum in, Exon. Th. 223, 19; Ph. 362. Se æþela fugel æt ðam ǽspringe wunaþ wyllestreámas, 204, 30; Ph. 105
Wil-tún
Wilton in Wiltshire
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Wilton in Wiltshire Ælfréd cyning gefeaht wiþ alne ðone here lytle werede æt Wiltúne, Chr. 871; Erl. 76, 5. Hér forðférde Ælfgár cinges mǽg on Defenum, and his líc rest on Wiltúne, 962; Erl. 120, 3. Swegen lǽdde his here into Wiltúne, 1003; Erl. 139,