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hand-brǽd

(n.)
Grammar
hand-brǽd, hand-bréd. Perhaps hand-bred should be read and the quotation be taken to the next word. But in support of hand-brǽd may be noted the form breð ( = brǽð) odor, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 58, and the phrase gód hande brád. v. hand;
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Wicklif has handibreede v. N. E. D. handbrede

ord-frym

(adj.)
Grammar
ord-frym, ord-frymm; adj.
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Original Þæt ordfremme folc, E. S. 49, 352

reohhe

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Add: a ray. [v. N. E. D. reigh]

be-bítan

(v.)

to bite

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to bite Bibitnae (-e) mordicos, Txts. 76, 616

Ægles burg

(n.)
Grammar
Ægles burg, Ægeles burg, [burh]; g. burge; f; Ægles byrig, e ; f.

AYLESBURY, in Buckinghamshire

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AYLESBURY, in Buckinghamshire Cúþwulf genom Ægeles burg Cuth-wulf took Aylesbury, Chr. 571; Erl. 18, 13. Genam Ægles burh id. Th. 32, 29, col. 2. Genam Ægles byrig id. Th. 33, 27, col. l. Betweóx Byrnewuda and Ægles byrig betwixt Bernwood and Aylesbury

Linked entry: Ægeles birg

cyric-hálgung

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-hálgung, cyrc-hálgung,e; f. Church-hallowing, consecration of a church; encænia = ἐγκαίνια , ecclesiæ consecratio
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Ðys sceal to cyric-hálgungum this shall be for the consecration of a church, Rubc. Jn. Bos. 10, 22; Notes, p. 580. Æt ðære ealdan cyrchálgunge at the old church-hallowing, Homl. Th. ii. 582, 27

Linked entry: cyrc-hálgung

frigenes

(n.)
Grammar
frigenes, frignes, -ness, -nyss, e; f. [frigen asked, pp. of fricgan to ask; ness, -ness]

An asking ⬩ inquiry ⬩ a question ⬩ inrerrogatio ⬩ quæstio

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An asking, inquiry, a question; inrerrogatio, quæstio þurh his geornfulle frigenesse repĕtīta interrogātiōne, Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 4. Wæs Édwine bealdra geworden on ðære frignesse Edwin was become bolder on that inquiry, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 10. Be monigum

Linked entry: frignes

niht

(n.)
Grammar
niht, næht, næct, neaht, neht, nyht, e; f.: but also with gen. es.

night ⬩ night ⬩ darkness ⬩ night

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night (as opposed to day) Niht is gesett mannum tó reste on ðysum middanearde ... Úre eorþlíce niht (nyht, MS. M.) cymþ þurh ðære eorþan sceade... Seó niht hæfþ seofan dǽlas fram ðære sunnan settlunge óþ hire upgang. Án ðæra dǽla is crepusculum, óðer

Linked entries: næct neaht niht-hwíl un-gecýd

weler

(n.)
Grammar
weler, weler, welur, welor, weolor, weolur, weoler es;m., e;f.

A lip

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A lip masculine or uncertain Weler labium Wrt. Voc. i. 70, 48. Wæler labrum 64, 53. Welor labium 282, 69: ii. 51, 67. Neoðera welor album 7, 79. Weolure labio Lchdm. i. lxx, 4. Weleras labia Ps. Spl. 11, 2, 4: 65, 12: Ps. Th. 62, 5: 65, 12: Kent. Gl.

Linked entry: weoler

þeór

(n.)
Grammar
þeór, es(?), e(?), gender is uncertain: in the following passages, which might be decisive, the forms are doubtful
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Wiþ þeóre drenc, and eft wiþ þære (if þære refers to þeór the word would be feminine, but perhaps þeore should be read; cf. the text: Wyrc gódne ðeórdrenc ... Wiþ þeóre and sceótendum wenne, (324, 15-25) and sceótendum wenne and eft beþing wiþ þam (the

Linked entries: þeór-ádl þeór-gerid

æ-gylde

(adv.)
Grammar
æ-gylde, adv.

Without compensation

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Without compensation, L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, 13

a-mán-somod

Grammar
a-mán-somod, =a-mán-sumod,

excommunicated

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excommunicatedL. Edm. E. 2; Th. i. 244, 18, MS. B

berigea

(n.)
Grammar
berigea, an; m.

A surety

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A surety, L. H. E. 6; Th. i. 30, 5

eornigende

(v.; adj.; part.)

murmuring ⬩ murmŭrans

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murmuring; murmŭrans, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 16

ge-nehhe

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-nehhe, -nehe

enough, frequently,

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enough, frequently, L. E. I. 10; Th. ii. 408, 25

hofoton

(v.)
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Tó cwenn hofoton ; of cwenn hofofon, Cht. E. 248, 17

mót-hús

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Add: [v. N. E. D. moot-house.] Cf. gemót-hús

healf-penig-wurþ

(n.)
Grammar
healf-penig-wurþ, es; n.

A halfpennyworth

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A halfpennyworth, L. C. E. 12; Th. i. 366, 32

byrigea

(n.)

a surety

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a surety, L. H. E. 8; Th. i. 30, 12

bát-swegen

(n.)
Grammar
bát-swegen, es; m.

A boatman

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A boatman On Wýcinges bátswegenes gewittnisse, Cht. E. 254, 5

Linked entry: swegen

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