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eág-hill

(n.)
Grammar
eág-hill, es; m.

An eyebrow ⬩ supercĭlium

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An eyebrow; supercĭlium, Mann

ge-fylced

collected as an army

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collected as an army

ge-íhtnyss

(n.)
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ge-íhtnyss, e; f.

An addition ⬩ epact

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An addition, epact,Lye

geond-flówende

(adj.)
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reciprocus, An. Ox. 2363

scíran

(v.)

to discharge an office

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to discharge an office

Linked entry: scýran

byrþor-cwelm

(n.)
Grammar
byrþor-cwelm, es; m.

An abortion, a miscarriage

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An abortion, a miscarriage

þrýþ-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
þrýþ-weorc, es; n.

A splendid ⬩ mighty work

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A splendid, mighty work Þrýðweorc ( a statue; v. the description: Wrætlíce wundorágræfen anlícnes engla ... torhte gefrætwed, wlitige geworht ... anlícnes engelcynna ðæs brémestan, 1423-35; An. 712-8), Andr. Kmbl. 1546; An. 774

ambeht-þegen

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Hine wunade mid án ombehtþegn, Gú. 973: 1119. Hé spræc tó his ombehtþegne, tó his treówum gesíðe, 1268: 1172. Hé sealde his sweord ombihtþegne, B. 673. Byrlas, ombeht*-*þegnas, An. 1536. Add

greót-hord

(n.)
Grammar
greót-hord, es; n. [greót grit, dust, earth; hord hoard, treasure]
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An earthen treasure, i.e. the body Greóthord gnornaþ gǽst hine fýseþ on écne geard the body mourns, the spirit hastens to an eternal dwelling, Exon. 51 a; Th. 178, 6; Gú. 1240

ánes

(n.)
Grammar
ánes, áness, e; f.

A oneness ⬩ an agreement ⬩ unitas

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A oneness, an agreement; unitas Gewearþ him and ðam folce on Lindesige ánes there was an agreement between him and the people in Lindsey, Chr. 1014; Th. 274, 13

cyric-ǽwe

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-ǽwe, ciric-ǽwe,es; n.

An ecclesiastical marriage ⬩ ecclesiasticum matrimonium

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An ecclesiastical marriage; ecclesiasticum matrimonium Hí, þurh heálícne hád, ciricǽwe underféngan they, through holy orders, have entered into an ecclesiastical marriage, L. I. P. 23; Th. ii. 334, 14

mete-þearfende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
mete-þearfende, part.

Wanting food

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Wanting food Hié ǽghwylcne ellþeódigra dydon him tó móse meteþearfendum they made every foreigner food for themselves in want of meat, Andr. Kmbl. 54; An. 27: 272; An. 136

ealu-scóp

(n.)
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ealu-scóp, eala-scóp, es; m.

An ale-poet

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An ale-poet We lǽraþ, ðæt ǽnig preóst ne beó ealu-scóp we teach that no priest be an ale-poet, L. Edg. C. 58; Th. ii. 256, 15

Linked entry: eala-scóp

ealu-clýfe

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>ealu-cleofa,</b> -clyfa, an; m. A place for storing ale Ealuclyfum apothecis (coelestibus defruta recondenda, Ald. 36, 9), An. Ox. 36, 9

fér-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
fér-rǽden, fér-rǽdenn, e; f.

Society ⬩ fellowship

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Society, fellowship Férrǽdene consortii, An. Ox. 5037: sodalitate, i. familiaritate, 2354. Of bróðorlicere fǽrrǽdene fraterna ex acie, R. Ben. I. 10, 2. Férrǽdene consortium, i. communionem, An. Ox. 2662

Linked entry: fǽr-rǽden

ge-swelg

(n.)
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ge-swelg, es; n.
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A gulf, whirlpool, an abyss Betwyx sandhriccan (and) geswelge swyliendes inter Scyllam et barathrum uoraginis, An. Ox. 635. Grutte, on geswelge in woraginem, 701. Geswelgum carybdibus, i. uoraginibus, 4620

Linked entry: swelg

in-byrdling

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Add: a native Sicelic inbyrdlinc ł bur[h]leód siculus indigena, i. ciuis, An. Ox. 3957. Inbyrdling, 2, 275. a slave Inbyrdlincg uerna, i. seruus, An. Ox. 7, 185

í

(n.)
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í, es; m.
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A letter i Án getitelad I getacnað án þúsend, and twégen ías getitelode, i, getácnað twá þúsend, and swá forð tó ǽlcum getele, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 282, 10-12

ge-sylhþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sylhþ, a plough. Substitute: a team (of oxen)
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for a plough Ágife hé ꝥ land þám híréde mid swá myclum swá se híréd him on hand sette; ꝥ synd . xii. þeówe men, and .II. gesylhðe oxan, and .I. hund sceápa. Cht. Th. 435, 6. [Cf. Hé geann án sylhðe oxna, Cht. Crw. 23, 4. Here (unless ánre might be read

hlítere

(n.)
Grammar
hlítere, (?), hlytere (?), es; m.
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one who casts lots. Similar entries v. tán-hlítere. one who has a share of an inheritance Hí preóstas an Crécisc clericos (cf. Clericus, sors Dei (cf. Dominus est hereditas eorum (the Levites), Deut. 18, 2), Corp. Gl. H. 4, 61. Clericus, hereditas, sors

Linked entry: hlytere