cursumbor
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For corzumber l. coczumber
ofer-flówendness
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Add: superabundance, excess Ne forseó gé Godes ðearfan, ðeáh ðe hí tállíce hwæt gefremman; for ðan ðe heora yrmð áfeormað þæt þæt seó gehwǽde oferflówendnys gewemð, Hml. Th. i. 332, 14.
Linked entries: ofer-flówedness flówend-ness
dúru
An opening, a door, the door of a house ⬩ ostium, jānua, fŏris
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Ðá ða dúra wǽron belocene cum fores essent clausæ, Jn. Bos. 20, 19. Of ðære dúra from the door, Mt. Bos. 26, 71. Belocenum dúrum januis clausis, Jn. Bos. 20, 26
Linked entry: dúre
Grendel
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Add: The form Grendel occurs several times in place-names On Grendles mere (in Wilts.), C. D. B. ii. 364, 11. In Grendelsmere; of Grendelsmere (in Staffs.), iii. 223, 29. Tó Grendeles gatan, 605, 14. On Grendeles pyt; of Grendeles pytte, 667, 5.
riht-hamscyld
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As ham denotes a garment, it seems as if the English text might be a corrupt form of a law corresponding to the former of these two, and in the same note the following emendation is suggested: Gif man on unriht ham oððe scyld (= uestem seu scutum) þurhstinð
fird-stemn
An army-corps ⬩ exercĭtus cohors
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An army-corps; exercĭtus cohors Ðá se fird-stemn fór hám, ðá fór óðer út when the army-corps went home, then another went out, Chr. 921; Th. 195, 19
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ofer-hycgan
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For hwon ðegnas ðíne oferhogas (cf. for-hogas, 3) selenise ðára aeldra? quare discipuli tui transgrediuntur traditionem seniorum ?, Mt. L. 15, 2. Ðú oferhogdes sprevisti, Ps. Vos. 118, 118. Add
wending
Turning ⬩ a turning round ⬩ revolution ⬩ changing ⬩ mutation
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Cf. wendan On ánre wendinge, ða hwíle ðe hé (the firmament) ǽne betyrnð, gǽð forð feówor and twéntig tída Hexam. 5; Norm. 8, 30. a turning up or over Gif ðǽr sié ðæs hrifes wendung if the stomach be upset (?)
gealg-treów
A gallows-tree ⬩ cross ⬩ crux
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A gallows-tree, cross; crux Dryhten þrówode on ðam gealgtreówe for guman synnum the Lord suffered on the cross for the sins of man, Rood Kmbl. 289; Kr. 146
Linked entry: treów
récels-búc
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A vessel for holding incense Rýcelsbúce acerrâ (cf. fæte oððe glédfæte accerrâ, 5, 66 : hec acerra a schyp for censse, i. 230, col. 2), Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 36
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án-gilde
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To be compensated for, for which ángilde (q.v.) is to be paid Búton hiora hwæðer ǽr þingode ꝥ hé hit ángylde healdan ne þorfte unless either of them previously made the condition that he was not to be liable to make compensation for damage done to the
lim-gelecg
form ⬩ shape
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The disposition or arrangement of the limbs, form, shape Limgelecg liniamento, Wrt. Voc, ii, 52, 31
Linked entry: ge-lecg
ge-fyrhþe
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Wood, wooded country On accan gefyrhðe; of ðan gefyrhðe on ford, C. D. v. 376, 11
Linked entry: fyrhþ
hring-stede
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Substitute: An enclosed place circular in form. Cf. hring; Æt Ringstyde, C. D. iv. 208, 25
tam
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Se wulf folgode forð mid þám heáfde, swylce hé tam wǽre, Hml. S. 32, 162. Add
ge-teón
To make ⬩ form ⬩ frame ⬩ appoint ⬩ determine ⬩ decree ⬩ ordain ⬩ assign ⬩ făcĕre ⬩ stătuĕre ⬩ constĭtuĕre ⬩ decernĕre
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To make, form, frame, appoint, determine, decree, ordain, assign; făcĕre, stătuĕre, constĭtuĕre, decernĕre Ðe him to gode geteóde which he had formed to himself for a god, Cd. 182; Th. 228, 19; Dan. 204.
stefn
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[They setten steven for to mete To plaien at the dis, Ch. T. 4381. By hir both assent was set a steven, p. 430. For al day meten men at unset steven, 1526.]
ealu-malt
malt used for making ale
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malt used for making ale
fylcian
To arrange troops
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To arrange troops Harald his liþ fylcade Harold drew up his force, Chr. 1066; Erl. 200, 33
Linked entry: ge-fylced
líc-ness
Likeness ⬩ form ⬩ image ⬩ stature
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Likeness, form, image, stature Lícnessa imaginis, Mt. Kmbl. p. 19, 5. Tó lícnesse ad staturam, 6, 27