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á-spring

(n.)

a water-spring ⬩ fountain ⬩ seaturigo

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

corn-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
corn-berende, adj.
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Corn-bearing Þá cornberendan granigera, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 22

Linked entry: beran

frum-byrdling

Grammar
frum-byrdling, l.-birdling,

A youth ⬩ one whose beard has just come

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and add: A youth, one whose beard has just come

sin-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
sin-ceald, adj.

Ever-cold

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Ever-cold Sincalda sǽ, Cd. Th. 207, 25; Exod. 472

þrúh

(n.)
Grammar
þrúh, (also þrýh, Bd. S. 580, 14); gen. dat. þrýh, and dat. þrúh; f.: dat. þrúge; m. n.

Wood or stone hollowed out ⬩ a trough ⬩ pipe ⬩ conduit ⬩ a box ⬩ chest ⬩ a coffin ⬩ sarcophagus ⬩ tomb

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Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 342

Linked entry: þrýh

cásering

(n.)
Grammar
cásering, e; f.

A cæsaring, a coin with an emperor's image, a coin ⬩ drachma ⬩ didrachma

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A cæsaring, a coin with an emperor's image, a coin; drachma = δραχμή didrachma Gif wíf losaþ cásering si mulier perdiderit drachmam. Lk. Lind. Rush. War. 15, 8. Ne unband cásering non solvit didrachma, Mt. Lind. Stv. 17, 23

a-byrgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-byrgan, -byrgean, -byrian

To taste ⬩ gustare

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Cot. Julius, E. 7, fol. 203, Bibl. Bodl. MSS. Bodley 343

Linked entry: býrian

a-fandian

(v.)
Grammar
a-fandian, -fandigean; p. ode, ude, ade; pp. od, ud, ad; v. a.

To prove ⬩ try ⬩ to make a trial ⬩ to discover by trying ⬩ to experience ⬩ probare ⬩ tentare ⬩ experiri

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To prove, try, to make a trial, to discover by trying, to experience; probare, tentare, experiri Ðú afandodest heorte míne probasti cor meum, Ps. Spl. 16, 4.

cyne-hláford

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-hláford, es; m. [hláford a lord]

A royal lord, sovereign lord, king ⬩ regius vel supremus dominus, rex

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A royal lord, sovereign lord, king; regius vel supremus dominus, rex Be his cynehláfordes geþafunge with the permission of his royal lord, Cod. Dipl. 593; A. D. 965-975; Kmbl. iii. 127, 8.

fulluht-ere

(n.)
Grammar
fulluht-ere, fulwiht-ere, es; m. [ful, full; uht, wiht; ere; es; m.]

A baptizer ⬩ the Baptist ⬩ baptista

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A baptizer, the Baptist; baptista On ðám dagum com Iohannes se Fulluhtere in diēbus illis vēnit Joannes Baptista, Mt. Bos. 3, 1: 14, 2: Mk. Bos. 6, 14: Lk. Bos. 7, 20, 28, 33: Homl. Th. i. 356, 7: 358, 22: 478, 1, 30.

hyrne

(n.)
Grammar
hyrne, an; f.

A horn ⬩ corner ⬩ angle

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Tó ðæs hegges hyrnan to the corner of the hedge, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 423, 18. Tó mórmǽde norþ hyrnan, 449, 19. On strǽta hyrnum in angulis platearum, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 6. On ðæs weofodes hyrnan super cornua altaris, Ex. 29, 12: Lev. 4, 18: 8, 15.

Linked entry: hyrnan

ge-lýfed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-lýfed, part. p. [pp. of ge-lýfan to believe]

One who believed, faithful ⬩ religiosus, fidus, fidelis

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Com se árwurþa Swíþhun to sumum gelýfedan smiþe on swefne the venerable Swithun came to a certain religious [lit. faithful] artisan in a dream, Glostr. Frag. 2, 5. Wæs sum cyning gelýfed swíðe on God there was a king firmly believing on God, Swt.

Linked entry: ge-léfed

cwealm-bǽre

Grammar
cwealm-bǽre, (cwelm-).
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Judas cóm mid þám cwealmbǽrum . . . and belǽwde þone Hǽlend þám árleásum cwellerum, Hml. A. 74, 43. of things Seó cwealmbǽre éhtnyss, Hml. S. 19, 16. Ácwellan mid cwealmbǽrum swurde, 7, 244. Mid cwealmbérum (-bǽrum) drence, 14, 73.

ge-lagian

(v.)
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Ag̃s. tó þisan lande cóm, Chr. 995; P. 128, 26. of a regulation that affects a single person, to fix, appoint Se kyngc Wyllelm hine underféngc, and hé wæs þǽr on his híréde, and tóc swilce gerihta swá hé him gelagade, Chr. 1075; P. 210, 28

líf-lic

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Ic com se líflica hláf, Hml. Th. i. 34, 16. long-lived Sé þe acenned bid, líflic (vitalis) hé bið, Archiv cxxix. 18, 11.

on-innan

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Hit him oninnan cóm, Gen. 723. Burgum oninnan, B. 1968 : Jul. 691 : Gú. 1341: El. 1057

ribb

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Cóm of ðǽm wætre án nǽdre . . . wearð hiere mid ánum wierpe án ribb forod — hit is nǽdrena gecynd ꝥ heora mægen and hiera féþe bið on heora ribbum, Ors. 4, 6; S. 174, 3-14.

staþol

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Cóm án ceorl mid láce of ðám ylcan staðole (ex eodem fundo ) þe heó ǽr onféng vi yntsan æt hire fæder, Gr. D. 222, 25-223, 5

rinc

(n.)
Grammar
rinc, es; m.

A man (a poetical term)

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Com ðá tó recede rinc ( Grendel ) síðian, Beo. Th. 1445; B. 720. Árás ðá se ríca ( Hrothgar ), ymb hine rinc manig, þegna heáp 804; B. 399. Ðá wæs rinc manig, gúðfrec guma, ymb ðæs geongan feorh breóstum onbryrded, Andr. Kmbl. 2234; An. 1118.

hálgung

(n.)
Grammar
hálgung, hálegung, e; f.

Hallowing, consecration, sanctification ⬩ consecracio, dedicacio ⬩ sanctificatio

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Hé ne háding ne háleging ne dó let him not ordain nor consecrate, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 28, 34