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hrung

(n.)
Grammar
hrung, e; f.

A rungstaffrodbeampole

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A rung, staff, rod, beam, pole; Ongunnon stígan on wægn weras and hyra wicg somod hlódan under hrunge ðá ða hors óðbær wægn tó lande the men mounted the wain and their steeds with them, they stowed them under the rung, [the pole that supported the covering

eofot

(n.)
Grammar
eofot, eofut, eofet, es; n.

A debt, crimedēbĭtum, culpa

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Alf. pol. 22 ; Th. i. 76, 6. Reht oððe eofut oððe scyld dēbĭtum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 25.

Linked entries: eofet ge-eofot

rysc-pytt

(n.)
Grammar
rysc-pytt, es; m.

A pit or pool

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A pit or pool in which rushes grow In hriscpyt; of hriscpytte intó ðere díc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 385, 2-3

æt-hindan

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-hindan, adv.

At the backbehindaftera tergoponepost

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At the back, behind, after; a tergo, pone, post Se cyning férde him æthindan the king went after them, Chr. 1016; Th. i. 282, 17

be-æftan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-æftan, prep.

afterbehindpostponewithoutsine

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Grammar be-æftan, Be-æftan contracted to bæftan, q. v. after, behind; post, pone without; sine Beæftan ðære menego sine turbo, Lk. Bos. 22, 6

folc-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gemót, -mót, folces gemót, es; n.

A folk-meetingpŏpŭli consessus

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Alf. pol. 34; Th. i. 82, 12, 13: L. Ath. i. 2; Th. i. 200, 8: iv. 1; Th. i. 220, 23. On folcgemóte [-móte, L.], L. Ath. i. 12; Th. i. 206, 11. On folces gemóte, L. Alf. pol. 22; Th. i. 76, 5. Gif he folcgemót [folces gemót, MS.

Linked entry: folc-mót

twifealdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
twifealdlíce, adv.
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Alf. pol. 39; Th. i. 88, 4. Gé gedóþ hyne helle beam twyfealdlícor ðonne eów ( duplo quam vos ), Mt. Kmbl. 23, 15. in two ways Ðis godspel mæg beón twyfealdlíce getrahtnod, ǽrest be Iudéiscum folce . . . eft siððan be ǽlcum menu, Homl.

circul

(n.)
Grammar
circul, es; m.

A circle, the zodiaccirculus, zodiacus = ζωδιακός

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Ðæt heó be-yrne ðone miclan circul zodiacum that she runs through the great circle the zodiac, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 7, 1; Lchdm. iii. 244, 21

styria

(n.)
Grammar
styria, styriga, styrga, styra, an; m.
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Andlang strǽte út on styrian pól, vi. 9, 6. Mereswýn and stirian delphinos et sturias, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 9

Linked entry: stiria

fyrwit

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrwit, -witt, -wytt; adj.

Curiousinquisitivecūriōsus

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L.] beóþ men who are inquisitive, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 15, 9; Lchdm. iii. 268, 5

capian

(v.)
Grammar
capian, he capaþ; p. ode; pp. od
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To turn, incline oneself; vertere, se inclinare Capaþ he up he turns upwards, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 15, 3; Lchdm. iii. 266, 23

scyte-finger

(n.)
Grammar
scyte-finger, es; m.
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Alf. pol. 57; Th. i. 96, 1. In Ethelbert's Laws the fine is only eight shillings, L. Eth. 54; Th. i. 16, 10. Scytefingres, Anglia viii. 326, 28. Euenmicel swá ðú mǽge mid ðínan scitefingre tó ðínum þuman befón, Lchdm. iii. 6, 21.

greofa

(n.)
Grammar
greofa, greaua.
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A pot Greóva olla, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 39; ii. 64, 15. [O. H. Ger. pfanna vel griupo frixorium

mann-þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
mann-þeóf, es; m.

A man-stealer

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Alf. pol. 9; Th. i. 68, 7. Cf. Gif mon forstolenne man befó æt óðrum, L. In. 53; Th. i. 134, 16. Gif þeówne man man forstǽle, L. Æðelst. v. 6; Th. i. 234, 4.

Sunnan-niht

(n.)
Grammar
Sunnan-niht, e; f.
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Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 22. Hú on Sunnannihtum nihtlíc wæcce tó healdenne sý. On Sunnandæge mon sceal hraðor árísan tó úhtsange, R. Ben. 35, 2: 42, 15: Wulfst. 305, 23

Linked entry: Wódnes-niht

twigilde

(adv.)
Grammar
twigilde, adv.
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Alf. pol. 66; Th. i. 96, 31. v. two preceding words

wæter-steal

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-steal, wæter-steall, es; m.

Standing water, a pool

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Standing water, a pool Ðǽr synd unmǽte móras, hwílon sweart wætersteal, hwílon fúle eáríþas yrnende sometimes black stagnant water, sometimes foul streams running, Guthl. 3;Gdwin. 20, 5

fugel-tras

(n.)
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A pole for spreading bird-nets Fugultreó amites (amites perticae aucupales, Festus), Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 18. Fugeltrió, 6, 58

brymme

(n.)
Grammar
brymme, es; m.

A BRIM, brink, an edge, a border, lip of a pot, and such likeora, margo

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A BRIM, brink, an edge, a border, lip of a pot, and such like; ora, margo Brymmas sǽs the borders or shores of the sea, a strait, Hymn. Lye

Linked entry: brim

wer-fǽhþ

(n.)
Grammar
wer-fǽhþ, e; f.
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Alf. pol. 42 : Be fǽhðum . . . Gif hé (a man's foe) wille on hond gán and his wǽpenu sellan, and hwá ofer ðæt on him feohte, gielde swá wer swá wunde, swá hé gewyrce, Th. i. 90, 19] Be werfǽhðe tyhtlan.