denu
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. ¶ the word occurs often in local names :-- Ðá denbǽra . . . hlósdionu, swánadionu, C. D. ii. 195, 16. In hæsldene; of hæsldene, iii. 401, 2. On hwǽtedene norðeweardre; of hwǽtedene, Cht. E. 293, 22. See also Txts. 545. v. eorþ-, mór-, wæter-denu.
drípan
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. :-- Nime þysse wyrte wós, dó on, i. 266, 8. Ceáces sure wið wín gemenge, ii. 32, 9. Gewyrce (cf. wyrc, 32, 5) him ... finul, wyl þá wyrta, 34, 9. Lǽt reócan þone steám on ꝥ eáre and fordytte mid þǽre wyrte, 44, 3.]
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earming
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. ¶ The word seems to occur in local names :-- Þrý hámas . . . þus gehátene . . . Earmingaford, C. D. iii. 60, 34. Earmingtún, iv. 292, 11
ge-cíd
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Ben. 131, 1. v. next word
stíþ
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Swá swá gód láreów . . . swá ꝥ hálige word is swýðe stíð úrum stuntnyssum, Hml. A. 6, 133. Add Stíþre dirae (mortalitatis), An. Ox. 1271. Stíð wíte ðolian, Wlfst. 39, 3. Hé gemét swíðe stíðne dóm on ðám tóweardan lífe, Hml.
wæl-cyrge
A chooser of the slain.
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Something of the old idea is still shewn in the following glosses, in which the word renders a Fury, a Gorgon, or the goddess of war Uualcyrge Tisifone, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 34: Eurynis, 107, 43. Walcrigge Herinis, 110, 34.
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hæslen
Of hazel
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Lǽt ðæt blód on grénne sticcan hæslenne weorp ðne ofer weg áweg ðonne ne biþ nán yfel let the blood run into a green spoon of hazel-wood, then throw it away over the road; then no harm will come of the bite, 68; Lchdm. ii. 142, 19-21
lepeþ
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Might we however for lepeþ read léfeþ [cf. léf] or léweþ [cf. ge-léwan] = weakens, which would give very much the same meaning?
leóht
Light ⬩ bright ⬩ cheerful ⬩ shining ⬩ clear
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Light, bright, cheerful (perhaps the passages in which the word has the meaning of cheerful should be put under the next word v. leóht-mód), shining, clear Cwæþ ðæt his líc wǽre leóht and scéne he said that his body was bright and beautiful, Cd. 14;
cwealm-cuma
A deadly guest ⬩ advena cædem parans
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A deadly guest; advena cædem parans Nolde eorla hleó ðone cwealmcuman cwicne forlǽtan the refuge of the earls would not leave the deadly guest living, Beo. Th. 1588; B. 792
firmetan
To request ⬩ pray ⬩ pĕtĕre ⬩ rógāre
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To request, pray; pĕtĕre, rógāre Rómáne hí firmetton ðæt hí ðæt gewin forléton the Romans requested them that they would leave off the siege, Ors. 4, 8; Bos. 89, 21
fundung
A going ⬩ departure ⬩ abĭtus ⬩ decessus
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A going, departure; abĭtus, decessus He nolde on his fundunge ofer sǽ híréd healdan he would not hold a court on his departure over sea, Chr. 1106; Erl. 241, 2
hýrian
To hire
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Seðe wolde hýrian wyrhtan, 72, 19
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Scrob-sǽte
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The men of Shropshire; also used where now the name of their district would be used, Shropshire Dá fyrdedon hí intó Stæffordscíre and meó Scrobsǽton, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 22
ymesene
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Sightless, blind Sum ymesene man mid wópe his fét gesóhte, biddende his hǽle. Laurentius mearcode ródetácen on ðæs blindan eágan, and hé ðǽrrihte beorhtlíce geseah, Homl. Th. i. 418, 22
dol-willen
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pain of a wound. The Latin on which this part of the riddle (dryhtfolca helm, nales dolwíte) seems based is 'sanis victum et laesis praestabo medelam.'
flæþ
a fleece ⬩ wool
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, wool (?) Flæð nimbus (the line is: Candidior nivibus dum ningit vellere nimbus, Aid. 272, 19: perhaps flæð is gloss to vellere), An. Ox. 23, 37 (where see note)
of-hæccan
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To hack off Hí cweðað ꝥ Petrus gewǽpnod wǽre, þá ðá hé his Drihten werian wolde; ꝥ wæs þá hé ofhæhte (amputavit) þæs forscildgdon eáre, Ll. Th. ii. 386, 22
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þurh-sleán
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add: to strike and pierce, wound; percutere Wearð hé mid þæs ealdan feóndes yfelnysse þurhslagen ( percussus ), Gr. D. 117, 7. Þurhslægene (percussi) mid þǽre ádle þæs mycclan líces, 207, 16