ge-dǽle
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A portion of common land
brute
bruisedst, broke
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bruisedst, broke; p. of breótan
cropen
crept ⬩ crawled
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crept, crawled; pp. of creópan
croden
crowded ⬩ pressed
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crowded, pressed; pp. of creódan
ge-streht
spread;
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spread; pp. of ge-streccan
hiwleás-ness
want of form; ⬩ deformitas.
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want of form; deformitas. Som
Ælfríc
Ælfric ⬩ Ælfricus
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Ælfric; Ælfricus. Ælfric of Canterbury, the grammarian, was of noble birth, supposed to be the son of the earl of Kent. He was a scholar of Athelwold, at Abingdon, about 960. When Athelwold was made bishop of Winchester, he took Ælfric with him and made
FÆÐM
the embracing arms ⬩ brachia amplexa, circumdăta ⬩ A lap, bosom, breast ⬩ quicquid complectĭtur vel comprehendit alĭquid, sĭnus, grĕmium, interna, pectus ⬩ FATHOM = six feet ⬩ spătium utriusque brachii extensiōne contentum ⬩ An embrace, protection ⬩ amplexus, complexus, protectio ⬩ Grasp, power ⬩ pŏtestas, dĭtio ⬩ An expanse, abyss, deep ⬩ expansum, tractus, superfĭcies, abyssus, profundum
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the embracing arms; brachia amplexa, circumdăta Hí fæðmum clyppaþ they will clasp them in their arms, Exon. 107 a; Th. 409, 8; Rä. 27, 25. He wæs upphafen engla fæðmum he was upraised in the arms of angels, Exon. 17 a; Th. 41, 6; Cri. 651. Wæs Gúþláces
æl-wihta
strange creatures ⬩ monsters ⬩ alieni generis entia ⬩ monstra ⬩ all created things ⬩ omnia creata
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strange creatures, monsters; alieni generis entia, monstra Ðæt ðǽr gumena sum ælwihta eard ufan cunnode that a man from above explored there the dwelling of strange creatures, Beo. Th. 3004; B. 1500. all created things; omnia creata Helm ælwihta, engla
fulluht-bæþ
A bath or font of baptism ⬩ baptismi fons ⬩ baptistērium ⬩ βαπτιστήριον
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A bath or font of baptism; baptismi fons, baptistērium = βαπτιστήριον Ðæt gerýne onfón fulluhtbæþes to receive the sacrament of the baptismal font, Bd. 1, 27; S. 492, 31. Fulluhtebæþes, 3, 3; S. 525, 30. Ða onféng Eádwine cyning fulluhtebæþe then king
fyrd-gestealla
A comrade in arms ⬩ martial comrade ⬩ expĕdītiōnis bellĭcæ sŏcius ⬩ commīlĭto
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A comrade in arms, martial comrade; expĕdītiōnis bellĭcæ sŏcius, commīlĭto Nealles folc-cyning fyrdgesteallum gylpan þorfte the peoples king needed not to boast of his comrades in arms, Beo. Th. 5739; B. 2873. Wurdon Sodomware leófum bedrorene fyrdgesteallum
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twicen
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A place where two roads meet Twicen ambitus . Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 46. On twycenan (-cinan, MS. B.) in biuio. Mk. Skt. 11, 4. Of ðære mere on ða twycene; of ðære twycenan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 77, 4. On ða smalan twichenan; and swá andlang twichenan, 240
þeóf-gild
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Payment made in the way of fine or compensation by one convicted of stealing Swerian hí ðæt him nǽfre áð ne burste, ne hé þeófgyld ne gulde (i.e. that he had never been convicted of stealing ), L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 13: iii. 4; Th. i. 294, 13: L.
druh
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Substitute: drúhþu (?), drúguþu (? cf. drúgoþ(a)) something dry Spreceð grimlíce se gást tó ðám duste: 'Hwæt! druhðu dreórega (drúguþu dreórega, Exon. Th. 368, 5) ... eorðan fúlnes eal forwisnad, lámes gelícnes' fiercely the spirit speaks to the dust
efen-wiht
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Substitute: One of equal condition (?), fellow, associate Sceóte man ælmessan . . . hwílum be mannes efenwihte, hwílum be freótmen, hwílum be healffreón sometimes in the case of a man's equal (?), sometimes in that of the freedman or the half-free, Wlfst
fám
foam
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Add: Leásung vel faam famfaluca, Txts. 62, 426. Fám, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 75. Fám, hwastas molles, 55, 72. foam of living creatures Mid fámæ cum spuma, Lk. L. 9, 39. Dó þǽrtó báres fám, Lch. i. 360, 1. foam, froth of boiling liquid Dó on pannan, wyl swíðe
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fin
a heap
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a heap. Substitute: a heap of wood Fín lignarium, ligneum, Txts. no, 110, 1186. Fíne strue (pyram strue stipitum in edito constructam. Aid. 34, ii), An. Ox. 7, 157: 8, 125. a wooden hut (?): Fín cella lignaria, Txts. no, 1169. a heap of other material
gínung
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Substitute: <b>ginung, geonung, genung, gynung,</b> e; f. an opening of the mouth and the uttering of sound. Cf. ginian; 2 Genung barritus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 47. Ginung oððe ráringc, 10, 68. Geonung, geþota, rárung, 125, 18. Geonung garrulitas
leód-rǽden
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A population; people, the country of a people Hwylc wundor is, þeáh þe wé þis be mannum secgan, nú seó úplice leódrǽden þǽre ængellican gecynde of sumum dǽle æfwerdlan áræfnede of hyra efenceasterwarum quid mirum quod hoc de homine dicitur, quando illa
borh
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Add: <b>I a.</b> what is given as security Fó tó þam borge sé þe þæs weddes waldend sý, Ll. Th. i. 254, 21. add: of a body of persons Hér swutelað seó gewitnes and se borh þe þǽr æt wǽron ( here follows a list of names ), C. D. iv. 235