sceaga
A shaw, small wood, copse, thicket ⬩ Shaws broad belts of underwood ⬩ Shaw a natural copse of wood
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The word is found in many local names, and was preserved in various dialects, e. g. shaw a small shady wood in a valley, E. D. S. Pub. B. 7 (West Riding): A wood that encompasses a close, B. 16 (Sussex).
éste
Gracious, bountiful ⬩ bĕnignus
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Gracious, bountiful; bĕnignus Ðæt he him ealra wæs ára éste that he was bountiful to him in all gifts, Cd. 74; Th. 91, 8; Gen. 1509.
land-gemirce
A boundary
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A boundary Se westsúþende Europe landgemirce is in Ispania westeweardum et ðæm gársecge Europæ in Hispania occidentalis oceanus terminus est, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 23. Ðǽr Asia and Europe hiera landgemircu tógædre licgaþ, 10.
Pante
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Seó ǽreste stów is on Pante staþe ðære eá prior locus est in ripa Pentae amnis, Bd. 3, 22 ; S. 553, 8
ge-wuldorbeágian
To crown
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Stephanus is on Leden coronatus ðæt we eweðaþ on Englisc gewuldorbeágod Stephen is in Latin 'coronatus,' which we express in English by crowned, Homl. Th. i. 50, 12; 52, 20
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bóc-líc
BOOK-LIKE, biblical, bookish, relating to books ⬩ biblicus
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BOOK-LIKE, biblical, bookish, relating to books; biblicus Gregorius wæs fram cildháde on bóclícum lárum getýd Gregory was from childhood instructed in book-learning, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 16. On bóclícum gewritum in book-writings, 284, 24.
ge-fægnian
To rejoice ⬩ be glad ⬩ exult ⬩ gaudēre ⬩ exultāre
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To rejoice, be glad, exult; gaudēre, exultāre Ic geblissige and ic gefægnige on ðé lætābor et exultābo in te, Ps. Lamb. 9, 3. Geblissiaþ, and gefægniaþ on ðám dagum gaudēte in illa die et exultāte, Lk. Bos. 6, 23.
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swǽpa
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Sweepings, in compounds (not inserted in proper place) Ǽswǽpe (beánscalu) quisquiliarum, surculi minuti Hpt. Gl. 420, 59. Áswépa peripsema 504, 3. Geswǽpa peripsema Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 68. Geswépa, geswǽpa (gen-, MS.), 95, 18. Geswépo, 76, 17.
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wyrt
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Wort (in brewing) Wyrt sandix (the word occurs in a list of terms 'de mensa,' and among a number denoting various kinds of drink. Cf. sandix, genus frugi, Corp. Gl. Hessels, 105, 103), Wrt. Voc. 1. 290, 64: 289, 9: ii. 87, 33.
ge-spornan
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Take here in Dict., and add: n : tread upon, light upon : — Ðæt deófol on ðá eorðan gewíteð, and þanon helle wésten gespyrreð (-spyrneð ?), Sal.
hlýd
Rumour
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Rumour, noise made in discussing an event Mardocheus wearð þurh þá micclan hlýde cúð þám cyninge the matter made such a great noise that Mordecai became known to the king, Hml. A. 95, 120. [In Ps. Spl.
lacing
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In loco qui dicitur Lacinge, C. D. ii. 93, 22. On Dýðmere; ðonon on Lacing; andlang Lacing on cealcford, v. 397, 15: vi. 28, 12. Cf. Lacingbróc, vi. 8, 13: 72, 31. In uilla quae cognominatur Lakingheðe, iv. 16, 28.
pípian
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Pyrrhus) achaten in qua novem Musae et Apollo citharam tenens spectarentur, Pliny xxxvii. 3), Nar. 51
scearpness
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</b> bitterness of speech :-- Sum hálig fǽmne in þám mynstre ðá scearpnesse dysiglicra sprǽca on hire ágenre tungan hí ná bebeáh quaedam sanctimonialis femina in loco eodem linguae procacitatem atque stultiloquium non declinavit, Gr.
un-gearowitolness
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Want of ready wit, want of clear thought For þon wé hí geseóð swylce hit sý ǽr sunnan uppgange, for þon þe hit nú gýt is in sumre glímunge and ungearewitolnesse (-gearu-, v.l.) úres módes quia quasi in quodam mentis crepusculo haec velut ante solem videmus
gum-ríce
Power, rule over men ⬩ a kingdom ⬩ the earth
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Power, rule over men, a kingdom, the earth Nis ðé goda ǽnig on gumríce efne gelíc éce Drihten non est similis tibi in diis, Domine, Ps. Th. 85, 7. On ðam gumríce in that kingdom, Elen. Kmbl. 2439; El. 1221.
sorh-leóþ
A sorrowful song ⬩ a lay of grief
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Ongunnon ðá (after putting Jesus in the grave) sorhleóð galan, Rood Kmbl. 134; Kr. 67
CEALC
Plaster, cement, chalk; ⬩ calx arenata, calx
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Plaster, cement, chalk; calx arenata, calx Iuuinianus wæs sume niht on ánum niwcilctan húse: ðá hét he bétan ðǽr-inne mycel fýr, forðon hit wæs ceald weder.
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dust-drenc
A drink made of the seeds of herbs rubbed to dust ⬩ pōtio ex herbārum quārumdam semĭnĭbus, in pulvĕrem redactis, compŏsĭta
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on strang hluttor eala make a good dust-drink [thus]: take seed of marche, and seed of fennel, dill-seed, etc.... rub all well to dust: put a good spoonful of the dust into strong clear ale, L.
fergan
to carry ⬩ convey ⬩ bear ⬩ portāre ⬩ vehĕre ⬩ ferre ⬩ to go ⬩ īre
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Bearn fergaþ and féðaþ fæder and módor father and mother carry and lead the child, 87 a; Th. 327, 21; Vy. 7. to go; īre Ic seah rǽplingas in ræced fergan I saw captives going into a house, Exon. 113 b; Th. 435, a; Rä. 53. 1