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án-nes

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Dele , and add: unity (as opposed to separation) Þá gód ealle on ánnesse bióþ, and sió ánnes bið on écnesse . . . Sió ánnes and sió gódnes án þing sié, Bt. 34, 9; F. 146, 23-33. union (as opposed to disagreement) Hú mycel gód is ðǽr ðǽr gebróðru beóð

for-scrífan

to condemn

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Dele II., and add: to condemn Forscrifen (faer-scribaen, -scrifen) addictus (cf. addicit fordémet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 4, 51; addicti, damnati, 77, 54), Txts. 37, 69. Ferscrifenum abdictis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 59. to blunt a weapon by a charm written on it (cf

ge-týd

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Add: -tydd Swylce sum getýd wer sum metervers mid his feþere áwríte, Angl. viii. 317, 22. On hwylcere yldo oððe hú getýd ( quomodo edoctus ) se man beó, Ll. Th. ii. 156, 19. Se getýda lǽce ðæs heofonlican lǽcedómes, ðæt wæs Sc. Paulus peritus medicinae

hyrst

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Add: a wood, copse Hec sunt pascua porcorurn . . . ilia silua sandhyrst norninatur, C. D. ii. 65, 8. an eminence, knoll Wermód on hyrstum heasewe standeð (cf. wermód byð cenned on dúnum and on stǽnilicum stówum, Lch. i. 216, 19) glauca absinthia campi

notian

(v.)
Grammar
notian, <b>I a.</b>
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Ic notode þǽra hláfa, Hml. S. 23 b 568. <b>I d.</b> :--- Feoh þe man on fyrndagum slóh, and on ðǽra yldrena cásera tíman notode, 615. Ðis synd þára bóca tácn þe mon on cyrican tó godcundum þeówdóme notigan sceal . . . Ðonne þú anti-phonariam

gafol-irþ

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-irþ, e; f.

The ploughing by theand the sowing from his own barn of a certain portion of the lord's land and the reaping and carrying of the crop to the lord's barn by way of rent

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The ploughing by the gebúr and the sowing from his own barn of a certain portion of the lord's land and the reaping and carrying of the crop to the lord's barn by way of rent His (the gebúr) gauolyrde .iii. æceras erige and sáwe of his áganum berne,

Linked entries: gærs-irþ gafol-yrþ

sófte

(adj.)
Grammar
sófte, (sóft?); adj.

Softsoft (of sleep), quiet, undisturbed soft, luxuriousgentle, not harsh, not stern

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Soft Sófte suavis Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 54, 5. soft (of sleep), quiet, undisturbed Ic sóftum slǽpe mé gereste Homl. Th. i. 566, 22. soft, luxurious Ne hé ne cume on wearmum bæðe ne on sóftum bedde L. Ælfc. C. 11; Th. ii. 280, 22. On ðam sóftum baðe

Linked entry: un-sófte

tin

(n.)
Grammar
tin, es; n.

Tin

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Tin Tin stagnum, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 10: 286, 71: Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 15, 11. Ðæt tin, ðonne hit mon mid sumum cræfte gemengþ and tó tine gewyrcþ, ðonne biþ hit swiðe leáslíce on siolufres hiewe. Suá hwá ðonne suá lícet on ðære swingellan, hé biþ ðæm tine

dagung

(n.)
Grammar
dagung, e; f.

A dawning, dawn, day-break aurora, tempus matutinum, diluculum

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A dawning, dawn, day-break; aurora, tempus matutinum, diluculum Betwux hancréd and dagunge between cock-crowing and dawn, Chr. 795; Erl. 59, 26: 802; Erl. 61, 19. Eóde he út on dagunge of ðam húse egressus est tempore matutino de cubiculo, Bd. 3, 27;

drypan

(v.)
Grammar
drypan, p. de, te; pp. ed

To drop, moistenstillāre, humectāre

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To drop, moisten; stillāre, humectāre Nime ánne eles dropan, and drype on án mycel fýr take a drop of oil, and drop it on a large fire, Ors. 4, 7; Bos. 88, 11: L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 5, 7, 24, 28, 30. Heó drypte in ða eágan she dropped it on the

DYPPAN

(v.)
Grammar
DYPPAN, dippan; ic dyppe, he dypþ, dyppeþ, pl. dippaþ; p. dypte; pp. dypped, dypd = dypt; v. a.

DIP, immerge, baptizeimmergĕre, intingĕre, tingĕre, baptīzāre

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To DIP, immerge, baptize; immergĕre, intingĕre, tingĕre, baptīzāre Se ðe his hand on disce mid medypþ qui intingit mecum manum in cătīno, Mk. Bos. 14, 20. Dyppe his finger ðǽron let him dip his finger therein, Lev. 4, 17. Biþ dipped fót ðín on blóde

Defenas

(n.)
Grammar
Defenas, Defnas; gen.a ; dat.um ; pl. m.

Devonians, the inhabitants of Devonshire in a body, Devonshire Devonienses, Devōnia

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Devonians, the inhabitants of Devonshire in a body, Devonshire; Devonienses, Devōnia Hér wæs Weala gefeoht and Defena [Defna, Th. 110, 16] in this year [A. D. 823] there was a fight of the Welsh and Devonians, Chr. 823; Th. 111, 16, col. 1, 2. Ǽgðer

heofone

(n.)
Grammar
heofone, an; f.
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Heaven Heofone næs ná ǽr ǽrðan ðe se ælmihtiga wyrhta hí geworhte on anginne heaven was not before the almighty workman wrought it in the beginning, Hexam. i; Norm. 4. Heofenan ríce the kingdom of heaven, Homl. Th. i. 68, 2: 58, 4. God gesette hig on

næs-þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
næs-þyrel, -þyrl, es; n.

A nostril

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A nostril Næsþyrel pennula, Wrt. Voc. i. 282, 66 : nares, ii. 62, 5. Dó on ðæt næsþyrl, Lchdm. i. 352, 4. On næsþyrl bestungen, 348, 4. His ( the dead man ) næsþyrlo beóþ belocene, Blickl. Homl. 59, 14, Wið næsþyrla (næsþurla, 14, 11) sáre, Lchdm. i.

Linked entry: nos-þyrel

Scyttisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Scyttisc, adj.
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Scottish, Scotch (v. Scottas) Ðǽr læg secg mænig . . . guma norþerna . . . swilce Scittisc eác, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 19. Scyttisc gecost gealdor wið ǽlcum áttre, Lchdm. ii. 10, 23. Scyttysces cynnes natione Scottus, Bd. 3, 21; S. 551, 16. Gif hé hæfþ

Linked entry: Scittisc

teóðung-ceáp

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-ceáp, es; m.
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Tithe-stock, stock paid as tithe Gehéraþ hwæt se æþela láreów sægde be manna teóþungceápe. Hé cwæþ: Nú neálǽceþ ðæt wé sceolan úre ǽhta and úre wæstmas gesamnian. Dón wé ðonne Drihtne þancas ðe ús ða wæstmas sealde, and sýn wé gemyndige ðæs ðe ús Crist

þecen

(n.)
Grammar
þecen, e; f.
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A roof Þecen vel róf tectum, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 34. Þæcen, 81, 9. Of daliscre þecene dedalei tecti, ii. 139, 68: Exon. Th. 493, 21; Rä. 81, 34. Swá swá spearwa on ðecene (on efese ł on þecene, Ps. Lamb.) sicut passer in tecto, Ps. Spl. l01, 8. Under míne

Linked entry: þæcen

trod

(n.)
Grammar
trod, es; n. : trodu, e; f.
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A track Be trode gestolenes yrfes. Gif mon trode bedrífþ forstolenes yrfes of stæðe on óðer, ðonne befæste mon ðæt spor landes mannum . . . Gif mon secge ðæt man ðæt trod áwóh drífe, ðonne mót se ðe ðæt yrfe áh trodað (trod óð ?) tó stæðe lǽdan, L. O

Linked entry: sealtrode

carte

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Hé sum gewrit áwrát on cartan . . . Sum hrefen þá cartan genam . . . geseah hé þone hrefen þá cartan beran . . . hangode seó carte on þám hreóde. . . and hé sóna féng tó þǽre cartan, Guth. 48, 22-50, 18. Hé sceáwode þá cartan and clypode tó ðám wífe

brýd-búr

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Add: bridal-chamber Brýd sponsa, brýdbúr thalamus, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 84. Se Crístes brýdbúr ( the Virgin's womb ), Bl. H. 7, 31. Brédbú[res] (brýd-, An. Ox. 3376) thalami, Hpt. Gl. 485, 54. Se heofonlica cyning gearwaþ þínne innoþ his suna tó brýdbúre