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westnorþ-lang

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
westnorþ-lang, adv. or adj. [cf. west-lang]
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With the length lying north-west (and south-east) Þonne is Italia land westnorðlang and eástsúðlang Italiae situs a circio in eurum tenditur Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22; 17

bises

bissext

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The intercalary day in leap year, bissext (v. N. E. D.) Bútan þænne bises geboden weorðe feórðan geáre except when bissext is ordered every fourth year, Men. 32. Substitute:

disme

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Peregrino pulvere, i. musco. Muscus est mus peregrinus ꝥ is disme ( muscus, in the sense of moss, seems to be rendered by disme), An. Ox. 46, 4

gifig

(adj.)
Grammar
gifig, (?); adj.
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Possessing as the result of gift or grant Gifine com-potem Angl. xi. 171, 7 (v. note there in which the word is compared with Goth. gabeigs: Icel. gǫfugr)

hirsting

(n.)
Grammar
hirsting, (a diminutive of hirste?)

a frying-pan

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Voc. i. 82, 69. Frigo ic hyrste, of ðám is frixorium hyrstung, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 175, 3. Hyrstincg cremium, Ps. L. 101, 4

heorþa

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Herþa (is the reading of the MS. given in) Ælfc. Gr. Z. 321, 5. Ǽlce geáre tó preósta gescý finde man biccene heorðan (pelles buccinas), Chrd. 48, 26. Add

ge-mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mearcian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To mark, point out, describe, assign, appoint, determinenŏtāre, signāre, designāre, assignāre, constĭtuĕre, decernĕre

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it, Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 54, 34.

Linked entry: ge-mercian

hreóf

(adj.)
Grammar
hreóf, adj.

Roughruggedscabbyleprous

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In húse simonis ðæs hreófan in domo Simonis leprosi, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 6. Symones hreáfes, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 3. Lǽcedóm wið hreófum líce a recipe for a scabby body, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 1.

Linked entry: hrífþo

lǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽne, adj.

transitorytemporaryfrail

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Grn. ii. 277, 15

mǽg-bót

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-bót, e; f.

The 'bót' paid to the kinsman of a slain man for the slaying of the latter

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E. 2; Th. i. 360, 7

spelian

(v.)
Grammar
spelian, p. ode

To act as the representative of anotherto representto take, or stand in, the place of another

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Th. ii. 592, 29

Linked entry: speliend

hopian

(v.)
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<b>IV a.</b> with clause, to hope that :-- Ic hopige ꝥ cherubin se mǽra æt wesan wylle, Angl. viii. 325, 30. <b>IV b.

HERE

(n.)
Grammar
HERE, gen. heres, heriges, herges; m.

An army a hostmultitudea large predatory band

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An army, a host, multitude, a large predatory band [it is the word which in the Chronicle is always used of the Danish force in England, while the English troops are always the fyrd], hence the word is used for devastation and robbery Ne dohte hit nú

Linked entries: flot-herge hors-here

Íras

(n.)
Grammar
Íras, pl.

The Irish

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So in Alfred's Orosius it is said Igbernia ðæt wé Scotland hátaþ, 1, 1; Swt. 24, 16

(n.)
Grammar
rá, ráha ; gen. rán; m.
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Voc. ii. 103,19. Raa capriolus, 129, 58: capia ( = caprea ), 128, 47. Rá caprea, 16, 79 : i. 288, 15. Gyf man on huntuþe rán oððe rǽgean mid fláne gewǽceþ, Lchdm. i. 166, 24.

Linked entry: rǽge

hana

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D. iii. 403, 11. Seó leó þone lytlan hanan hyre ondrǽt, gif heó him on besyhð, and ealra swíðost gif se hana hwít bið, Hml. A. 63, 282. ¶ The word is given by runes contained in the text of Rä. 43, which has a cock for part of its subject. Add: —

leornung

(n.)
Grammar
leornung, e; f.

Learningstudymeditationreading

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I. P. 8; Th. ii. 314, 20: Past. pref; Swt. 3, 10. Micel is tó secganne langsum leornung ðæt hé in lífe ádreág much is it to tell, lengthy the reading, what he in life underwent, Andr. Kmbl. 2962; An, 1484.

drý-cræft

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Th. ii. 418, 3

hám-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
hám-sócn, e; f.

Attack on a man's house; also the fine paid for such a breach of the peacethe crime of beating or assaulting a person within his own housean inroad or attack on one's homeattack on one's house

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Si in curia vel domo, sedicione orta, bellum eciam subsequatur, et quivis alium fugientem in aliam domum infuget, si ibi duo tecta sint, hamsocna reputetur,' 10, 11; Th. i. 587, 14-25.

Linked entry: sócn

ge-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cynde, adj.
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Add: natural, native, that is in accordance with nature or the usual course of things Gecynde riht jus naturale, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 6. Þone deáþ þe eallum monnum gecynde is, Bt. 39, 10; F. 228, 9.