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heáfod-segn

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-segn, es; m.
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It would seem, then, to have been an ensign, which had at the head of its shaft ( hilte ) the figure of a boar. Perhaps the poet of the Exodus had the same kind of ensign in mind where he says that the tribe of Judah, ' '

Driffeld

(n.)
Grammar
Driffeld, gen. es; dat. a , e; m. [in A. D. 1360 it was written Dyrffeld]

Great DRIFFIELD, in the East Riding of Yorkshireoppĭdi nomen in agro Eboracensi

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D. 705] Alfred, king of the Northumbrians, died at Driffield, on the 19th of the kalends of January [December 14th], Chr. 705; Erl. 43, 33

stybb

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Beeástan wrocena stybbe; ðæt swá tó wrocena stybbe; ðonne of wrocena stybbe, C. D. v. 297, 26. Of stánmere on þǽre pyrigean styb; þonne of pyrigean stybbe on þonne þorn, C. D. B. iii. 39-S 37- ¶ On ðæne æscstubb; of ðám æscstubbe, 234, 27.

hæfen

(n.)
Grammar
hæfen, e; f : hæfene, an; f.

A haven, harbour, port

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A haven, harbour, port Of ǽiðre healfe ðare hæfene from either side of the harbour, Chr. 1031; Erl. 162, 5. Ic ann ða hæuene on Sandwíc I grant the port of Sandwich, Th. Chart. 317, 21.

wearg-træf

(n.)
Grammar
wearg-træf, es; m.

A house of the accursed

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A house of the accursed Of ðám wearhtreafum ic áwecce wið ðé oðerne cyning from the tents of the accursed (hell) I will raise up against thee another king, Elen. Kmbl. 1850; El. 927

milcen

(adj.)
Grammar
milcen, adj.

Of milk

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Of milk Mylcen mete food made of milk, L. M. 1, 67; Lchdm. ii. 142, 14

Linked entry: meolcen

dægred-leóma

(n.)
Grammar
dægred-leóma, an; m.
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The light of dawn Þá se ðægredleóma beorhte scymrode, þá Drihten of helle árás, Nap. 16

Linked entry: leóma

Eoforwíc-stól

(n.)
Grammar
Eoforwíc-stól, es; m.
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The see of York Féng Ealdulf aƀƀ of Burch tó Eoferwícstóle, Chr. 992; P. 127, 21

forlegis-gleng

(n.)
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the attire of a harlot (Prov. 7, 10) Of forlísglenge ornatu meretricio, An. Ox. 8, 361

Linked entry: gleng

gold-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
gold-leáf, es; n.
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A thin plate of gold Reste gewyrcan of marmanstáne ... mid goldleáfum gestrewed ymbútan, Wlfst. 263, 6

hwælen

(adj.)
Grammar
hwælen, adj.
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Of the nature of a whale Hé is onmiddan hwælen, Sal. 263.. See Angl. i. 153

wæter-wǽdlness

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-wǽdlness, e; f.

Poverty of water, lack of water

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Poverty of water, lack of water For ðyses wéstenes wæterwǽdlnysse, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 538

hege-steall

(n.)
Grammar
hege-steall, es; m.
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The site of a hedge (?), a place with a hedge (?) (cf. Haystall a small portion of wood on the outskirts of a large wood (in Herefordshire), Halliw. Dict.) Æfter ðám hegestealle, C. D. iii. 391, 10

Eást-Engle

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Rád se here ofer Mierce innan Eást-Engle, 870; P. 70, 5. Fór se here on Eást-Engle and gesæt þæt lond and gedǽlde, 870; P. 76, 26. Sende Ælfréd cyng sciphere of Cænt on Eást-Engle, 885; P. 79, 18. Eást-Englan, 1017; P. 154, 4

ge-fégan

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Ox. 2254. (1 a) of the structure of words or sentences :-- Gif se nama bið geféged of twám ansundum dǽlum, if the noun be compounded of two complete parís, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 88, 4. Feáwa coniunctiones beóð gefégede, 266, 10.

rignan

(v.)
Grammar
rignan, rínan; p. rínde. [A strong preterite occurs in the Blickling Gloss, rán pluit.
  • Cf.
In Elyes tyme heuene was yclosed þat no reyne ne rone (roon, MS. W.: roen, MS. R.: ron, MS. B.: raynade, MS. C.),
  • Piers P. 14, 62.
]

to rain, to cause rain to fallto rain, to fall (of rain)

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Mon geseah weallan blód of eorþan and rínan meolc of heofonum sanguine e terra, lac visum est manare de coelo, Ors. 4, 3; Swt. 162, 7

Linked entries: regnian regnan rínan

á-springan

(v.)

to be emittedto ariseto rush upburst forthto spring,to spring upcome into existenceto spread (intrans. ) outto run outceasefail

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Ia. figurative:--- Godes word þe of Gode silfum ásprungon, Wlfst. 190,14. marking growth, descent, to spring, of human beings Án mǽgð ásprang of Seme, Wlfst, 12, 16. Dauid of ðám cynne ásprang, 13, 8. Of æðelum cynne heó wæs ásprungon.

Linked entry: á-sprungen

síc

(n.)
Grammar
síc, es; n. : but síce, es; m.
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Of ðæm beorge on ðæt síc; ondlong síces ofer ðone bróc, 38, 28 : 35, 7. In wǽtan síce; of ðæm wǽtan síce in ða bakas, 382, 7: 386, 11. In ðæt wǽte sícc; of ðam síce, 386, 16. On ðæt eástre síc, 438, 28. In ðæt síc, 31, 12. [Syke rivus, Wrt.

a-dón

(v.)
Grammar
a-dón, p. -dyde; impert. -dó; v. a.

To take awayremovebanishtollereejicere

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Adó of ða buteran take off the butter, 86, 19. Flód adyde mancinn a flood destroyed mankind, Ælfc. T. 5, 25: Gen. 7, 23: 9, 11. Adó ðas wylne ejice ancillam hanc, Gen. 21, 10: Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 10: Ps. Th. 68, 14

Linked entry: a-dydest

BEARD

(n.)
Grammar
BEARD, es; m.

a BEARDbarba

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Lamb. 132, 2. the Anglo-Saxons were proud of their beards, and to shave a layman by force was a legal offence Gif man ðone beard ofascire, mid xx scillinga gebéte.