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strand

(n.)
Grammar
strand, es ; n.
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Urk mín húskarl habbe his strand eall forne gén hys ágen land, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 221, 6. Stranda litorum, Hpt. Gl. 449, 28. Strandum litoribus, 465, 9

sucga

(n.)
Grammar
sucga, an; m.
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Tó sucgan gráf, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 437, 27

Linked entry: sugga

Undalan

(n.)
Grammar
Undalan, pl.

Oundle

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In Latin charters the form is Undale : -- Uillam Undale ... de ipsa uilla Undale, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 93, 1, 8. Uillam de Undale, v. 6, 22. In later English it is Undela : -- Ic gife ðone tún ðe man cleopeþ Undela, Chr. 963; Erl. 122, 4

wiccian

(v.)
Grammar
wiccian, p. ode
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Com a modi clarc, to mi douter his love beed, . . . he ne miȝtte his wille have . . . Thenne bigon the clerc to wiche, An. Lit. 11, 3-8), L. Ecg. P, iv. 18; Th. ii. 208, 31 : L. M. I. P. 39; Th. ii. 274, 31

wudu-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-fæsten, wudu-fæstenn, es; n.

a place rendered secure by woodsa wood as a place of securitya place of security built of wood

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a place rendered secure by woods, a wood as a place of security Ðǽr gewexen is wudufæstern micel there has grown a great wood which affords shelter, Cod. Dip. B. ii. 376, 4.

Linked entry: wudu-wésten

fana

(n.)
Grammar
fana, fanu(-e) ; f.

a flagfane

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Fanu cittasana, Lch. iii. 301, col. 2. Fane, Lch. ii. 136, 30. Fone nioþoweard, 350, 24. Fane, iii. 12, 25. Fanu, 58, 20. Fanan, 24, 6. [v. N. E. D. fane (plant-name). Cf. O. L. Ger. réni-fano tanacetum: O. H. Ger. reine-uano.]

Linked entry: fan-byrd

fóster-fæder

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Cóm hire fósterfæder (cf. se cing þæt mǽdencild hét út áweorpan .... of a teacher or tutor Úre hyrde and úre fósterfæder (féster-, v.l.) Sanctus Petrus pastor et nutritor noster beatus Petrus, Gr. D. 228, 22.

ge-éhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-éhtan, p. te.
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Gioehtende am persecutus sum, Rtl. 60, 7. to get by pursuit. of conquest, to gain a country Claudius cóm tó Brytlande and geeóde mycel dǽl églandes, and eác ꝥ égeland of Orcanie hé geéhte tó Rómánan anwealde, Chr. 46; P. 7, 29. to purchase Mid wáclicum

midd

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On midde þá sǽ in cor maris, Ps. Th. 45, 2. On midde þá sceade deáðes in medio umbrae mortis, 22, 4. Betwih midde þreátas inter medios cleros, Ps. Vos. 67, 14.

múl

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Him cóm ongǽn se ealda feónd sittende on ánum múle on lǽces ansýne, Gr. D. 161, I. Martinus rád him wið gescrýd mid sweartum cláþum; þá á Ðá cempan þá woldon mid þám cræte forð, ac þá múlas ealle endemes ástifodon tó þǽre eorðan áfæstnode, 985.

nón

(n.)
Grammar
nón, m. (not n. )
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Se bere . . . nó tó middes dæges hám cóm, þonne him wæs beboden ꝥ hé tó nónes sceolde, ne hé hit nó ne ylde æt nón, þonne hé tó middes dæges sceolde hám cumin, Gr. D. 206, 20-23. Fram Sæternes-dæges nóne oð Mónandæges líhtincge, Wlfst. 117, 4.

wígbed-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-sceát, es; m.

An altar-cloth

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Ðǽr synd ... .ii. mæssereáf and iii mæssehakelan and ii weóvedsceátas and ii overbrǽdels, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 660, 33. Hit gedafenlíc is ðæt his ( the priest's ) reáf ne beó horig, and his weófodsceátas beón wel behworfene, L. Ælfc.

hand-seten

(n.)
Grammar
hand-seten, e: f.

The setting of one's hand to a deed, etc., a signature, sign manual

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., a signature, sign manual Ðas trymeþ se forespecena kyng mid Cristes róde tácne and his weotena hondsetena his geofa thus the aforesaid king confirms his gifts with the sign of Christ's cross and the signature of his witan, Cod. Dipl.

tó-beátan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-beátan, p. -beót

To beat to pieces,destroy by beating

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Com him swilc wind ongeán, swilce nán mann ǽr ne gemunde, and ða scipo ealle tóbeót, Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 5. Scipia hét ǽlcne hiéwestán tóbeátan omni murali lapide inpiilverem comminuto, Ors. 4, 13; Swt. 212, 10.

á-célan

(v.)
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To cool, make cool (lit. and fig.) Ácéle ðú wealhát ísen, Lch. ii. 256, 14. Ðæt ic beó ácéled ut refrigerer Ps. L. 38, 14. Ðæs þearfan ne bið þurst ácéled, Met. 7, 17

sǽd

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Ealle seofon hí hæfdon, and sǽd (séd ł teám, L., séd, R.) ne lǽfdon, Mk. 12, 22. v. æcer-, beán-, cawel-, corn-, nǽp-, senep-sǽd

bádian

(v.)
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Tó gemóte hé cóme ofþe hine man bádode (? cf. iii gemót on geáre búton hé hit gebicge oþþe gebidde,433, 33) he should come to the meeting or a fine might be exacted of him Cht. Th. 432, 32. Add

a-cealdian

(v.)
Grammar
a-cealdian, p. ode; v. intrans.

To be or become coldalgerefrigescere

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To be or become cold; algere, frigescere, Past. 58, 9

á-spring

(n.)

a water-springfountainseaturigo

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a water-spring, fountain; seaturigo,Hom. de Comp. Cordis, Lye

sin-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
sin-ceald, adj.
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Ever-cold Sincalda sǽ, Cd. Th. 207, 25 ; Exod. 472