ge-weald
power ⬩ strength ⬩ might ⬩ efficacy ⬩ potestas ⬩ power over any thing ⬩ empire ⬩ rule ⬩ dominion ⬩ mastery ⬩ sway ⬩ jurisdiction ⬩ government ⬩ protection ⬩ keeping ⬩ a bridle-bit ⬩ potestas ⬩ facuitas ⬩ imperium ⬩ ditio ⬩ arbitrium ⬩ jus ⬩ camas
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power, strength, might, efficacy; potestas Þurh geweald Godes through the power of God, Cd. 1; Th. 1, 21; Gen. 11. Geweald hafaþ shall have power, Exon. 32 a; Th. 100, 29; Cri. 1649. Wiste his fingra geweald knew the power of his fingers, Beo. Th. 1533
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gleó-word
A musical strain ⬩ a song
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A musical strain, a song, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 3; Met. 7, 2
god-web
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A divine or very, precious web, purple cloth, excellently woven material Mid golde and mid godewæbbe gefrætewod auro et purpura compositum, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 32: HomL Th. i. 62, 26. Godweb mid golde gefágod a purple garment variegated with gold, Blickl
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wíf-cyn
woman-kind ⬩ women ⬩ female sex
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woman-kind, women Ðæt hí of ðam wífcynne him cyning curan ut de feminea regum prosapia regem sibi eligerent, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 22. Ðú eart gebletsod betuh ealle wífcyn (in mulieribus, Lk. 1, 28), Blickl. Homl. 143, 18. [Wiðuten wifkin and childre besides
windel-streáw
Windle-straw, some kind of coarse grass or reed
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Windle-straw, some kind of coarse grass or reed (v. windle-straws, E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names) Eár spica, egle aresta, windelstreów calmum, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 22: ii. 16, 74. Genim ðæt micle greáte windelstreáw twyecge, ðæt on worþium wixð, Lchdm. ii.
stirc
A stirk, calf, a young bullock ⬩ a heifer
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A stirk, calf, a young bullock or a heifer Stirc bucula, juvenca, vitula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 63. Styrc juvencus, i. 78, 44. Ðæt þridde stód ánum styrce (cealfe, MS. C.: cf. ðæs celfes gelícnyss belimpþ tó Lucan, 192) gelíc. Homl. Skt. i. 15, 183. Tó
ǽhte land
Landed property ⬩ terra possessionis
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Landed property; terra possessionis Forðon ðe Peohtas heora ǽhte land ðætte Angle ǽr hæfdon eft onféngon nam Picti tenam possessions suæ quam tenuerunt Angli receperunt, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 29
æppel-fealu
Apple-fallow ⬩ apple or reddish yellow ⬩ flavus ut pomum
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Apple-fallow, apple or reddish yellow; flavus ut pomum Mearas æppelfealuwe bay steeds, lit. apple-coloured steeds, Beo. Th. 4336; B. 2165
and-efn
An equality ⬩ a proportion ⬩ measure ⬩ an amount ⬩ proportio
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An equality, a proportion, measure, an amount; proportio Be hire andefne by its proportion, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 14
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and-leán
Retribution ⬩ retaliation ⬩ retributio ⬩ talio
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Retribution, retaliation; retributio, talio Hí sculon onfón wráþlíc andleán they shall receive dire retribution, Exon. 20a; Th. 52, 12; Cri. 832
appel-leáf
A violet ⬩ viola ⬩ viola odorata
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A violet; viola, viola odorata, Harl. Gl. 978
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be-flagen flǽsc
The bowels ⬩ viscera
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The bowels; viscera Beflagen flǽc [ = flǽsc] vel innoþes innewearde viscera, Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 99; Wrt. Voc. 45, 7
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ciric-griþ
Church-peace, right of sanctuary ⬩ ecclesiæ pax
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Church-peace, right of sanctuary; ecclesiæ pax Stande ǽlc ciiicgriþ [cyric- MS. A.] swá swá hit betst stód let every church-peace stand as it has best stood, L. Edg. i. 5; Th. i. 264, 25: L. E. G. 1; Th. i. 166, 20. Gif ǽnig man Godes ciricgriþ swá abrece
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cyne-ríce
A royal region or possession, a kingdom, realm ⬩ regnum
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A royal region or possession, a kingdom, realm; regnum Secg monig wyscte ðæt ðæs cyneríces ofercumen wǽre many a warrior wished that there was an end of that kingdom, Exon. 100b; Th. 378, 34; Deór. 26. Féng his bearn to cyneríce his child succeeded to
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dæg-fæsten
A day's fast ⬩ diei jejunium
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A day's fast; diei jejunium Is se ǽresta lǽcedóm dægfæsten, ðæt mon mid ðý ða wambe clǽnsige, ðæt hió ðý ðe leóhtre sié the first remedy is a day's fast, that, with that, a man may cleanse the stomach, that it may be the lighter, L. M. 2, 25; Lchdm.
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dæne-land
A valley ⬩ convallis
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A valley; convallis Dæneland getelda ic amete convallem tabernaculorum metibor, Ps. Lamb. 59, 8
cyne-gewǽdu
Royal robes ⬩ regiæ vestes
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Royal robes; regiæ vestes He onféng cynegewǽdum he took the royal robes, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 19
deáþ-spere
A deadly spear ⬩ letālis hasta
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A deadly spear; letālis hasta Dol him ne ondrǽdeþ deáþsperu the foolish will not dread the deadly spears, Exon. 102 a; Th. 385, 32; Rä. 4, 53
cýs-gerunn
Rennet or runnet, a substance used to produce curd ⬩ lactis coagulum
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Rennet or runnet, a substance used to produce curd;lactis coagulum Butergeþweor ǽlc and cýsgerunn losaþ eów butyrum omne et caseus pereunt vobis, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 19
drenc-fæt
A drinking-vessel, cup ⬩ calix = κύλιξ
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A drinking-vessel, cup; calix = κύλιξ Gást ýsta oððe storma is dǽl drencfætes heora oððe heora calices spīrĭtus procellārum est pars calĭcis eorum, Ps. Lamb. 10, 7: 15, 5: 22, 5
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