-ærn
An earth-place or house ⬩ the grave
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An earth-place or house, the grave Open wæs ðæt eorþ-ærn the grave was open, Exon. 120 a; Th. 460, 18; Hö. 19: 119b; Th. 459, 22; Hö. 3; Th. 460, 4; Hö. 12. Dóm-ern a judgment-place, judgment-hall, court of justice, Mt. Bos. 27, 27. Hédd-ern a heeded-place
áðor
Either the one or the other ⬩ both ⬩ alter ⬩ alteruter ⬩ uter-que
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Either the one or the other, both; alter, alteruter, uter-que And se ðe áðor fulbrece and he who violates either, L. C. E. 2 ; Th. i. 358, 20 : L. Ed. 2 ; Th. i. 160, 11 : Hy. 10, 42; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 42. On áðrum on both, Cot. 214. On áðre hand on
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balsam
Balsam ⬩ balm ⬩ balsamum
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Balsam, balm; balsamum Balsames blǽd the balsam's fruit; carpo balsami, Ælfc. Gl. 48; Som. 65, 54; Wrt. Voc. 33, 50. Balsames teár the tear or juice of the balsam-tree; opobalsamum, Ælfc. Gl. 48; Som. 65, 55; Wrt. Voc. 33, 51. Héddern ða balsamum on
ceáp-gyld
bargain money ⬩ justum rei venditæ pretium ⬩ rei furto ablate pretium
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bargain money; justum rei venditæ pretium Þolige ðæs ceápgyld perdat pretium emptionis, L. Ath. i. 24; Wilk. 61, 25; Th. i. 212, 16, note 33. price or market-price of what is stolen; rei furto ablate pretium Gilde man ðam teónde his ceápgyld let a man
CLINGAN
to wither, pine, to CLING ⬩ shrink up ⬩ se contrahere, marcescere ⬩ to CLING, stick close ⬩ circumcludere, includere
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to wither, pine, to CLING [in this sense, rarely used in English] or shrink up; se contrahere, marcescere Clang wæteres þrym ofer eástreámas: ís brycgade blǽce brimráde the glory of water shrank over river streams: ice bridged a pale water*-*road, Andr
ciric-þénung
Church-duty or service ⬩ ecclesiæ ministerium
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Church-duty or service; ecclesiæ ministerium We lǽraþ ðæt preóstas on ciricþénungum ealle án dreógan, and beón efenweorþe on geáres fæce on eallum ciricþénungum eve enjoin that priests in church-duties all perform service at the same time, and, in the
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drif
a fever ⬩ febris
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a fever; febris Seó drif [sio drif MS.] febris, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 15. but drif, es; m. or n. in the following example Full neáh ǽfre ðe óðer man wearþ on ðam wyrrestan yfele, ðæt [MS. þet] is on ðam drife almost every other man was in the worst evil
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hyge-róf
Stout ⬩ magnanimous
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Stout, strong of mind or heart, magnanimous, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 6; Ruin. 20: 46 b; Th. 159, 13; Gú. 926: Andr. Kmbl. 465; An. 233: 2009; An. 1007: Beo. Th. 413; B. 204: Cd. 82; Th. 102, 32; Gen. 1709; 75; Th. 93, 22; Gen. 1550: Exon. 15 b; Th. 33,
méég-gildan
to pay part of the wergild for a homicide committed by a kinsman
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to pay part of the wergild for a homicide committed by a kinsman Ne þearf se frigea mid ðam þeówan mǽggieldan (or should this be mǽge gieldan? cf. MS. B. which has mid ðam þeówan men gyldan. But the word is supported by L. H. i. 70, 5 :-- Non cogitur
mán-swerian
To swear falsely ⬩ commit perjury ⬩ forswear
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To swear falsely, commit perjury, forswear Gif man wát ðæt óðer mánsweraþ (or mán sweraþ, cf. se man ðe swereþ mán, v. 2), Lev. 5, 1. Be mánsworum. Ða ðe mánsweriaþ, L. Edm. S. 6; Th. i. 246, 14. Ne swerige hé ðýlæs hé mánswerige, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii
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norþ
In a northerly direction or position
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In a northerly direction or position Ðæt is norþ ehta hund míla lang, Bd. 1,1; S. 473, 11. Hié Baldred norþ ofer Temese ádrifon, Chr. 823; Erl. 62, 20. Hié fóron norþ ymbútan, 894; Erl. 91, 6. Symle swá norþor swá smælre ever the further north, the narrower
Norþan-hymbre
The Northumbrians ⬩ Northumbria ⬩ the people or province north of the Humber
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The Northumbrians, Northumbria, the people or province north of the Humber Hé Ida féng tó ríce, ðonon Norþanhymbra cynecyn onwóc, Chr. 547; Erl. 16, 7. Ðǽr wæs ungemetlíc wæl geslægen Norþanhymbra, 867; Erl. 72, 15. Norþanhymbra mǽgþ ðe Ceólwulf ofer
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bisceop-þénung
The duty or office of a bishop ⬩ episcopi officium
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[þénung duty, office] The duty or office of a bishop; episcopi officium Þegnode se árwurþa bisceop Willferþ on ðám dǽlum ða bisceopþénunge árwurþlíce fif geár the venerable bishop Wilfrith exercised the office of a bishop in those parts honourably five
scyte
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shooting Hié fortendun ðæt swíðre breóst foran ðæt hit weaxan ne sceolde ðæt hié hæfden ðý strengran scyte ( ne sagittarum jactus inpedirentur ), Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 46, 13. Dryhten dǽleþ sumum wyrp oððe scyte, Exon. Th. 331, 17; Vy. 69. a shot, blow
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swíþ-ferhþ
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of strong mind or soul Snotor and swýð*-*ferhð ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 1656; B. 826. Swíðferhþe ( Beowulf's companions ), 990; B. 493. Hwæt swíðferhðum ( the Danes ) sélest wǽre tó gefremmnanne, 348; B. 173. of violent mind, violent, impetuous Geswearc
twelf-gilde
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To be restored twelve-fold Godes feoh and ciricean .xii.-gilde the property of the church, if stolen, is to be restored twelve-fold (the word, however, might be a noun = a restoration of twelve times the amount stolen, cf. án-gilde; or adverb (dat.?)
þyrre
dry ⬩ lacking water ⬩ lacking sap or moisture ⬩ dry
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dry, lacking water On þyrran mæræ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 117, 5. lacking sap or moisture Þornas þyre (þyrre? but cf. O. L. Ger. thiori holt), Ps. Th. 117, 12. as a medical term, dry Hine dreceþ þyrre hwósta, Lchdm. ii. 264, 13. Eallum þyrrum líchomum
eást-weg
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Substitute: A way to or in the east; in pl. eastern parts, the east Þonan mæg hé on eástwegum síð behealdan hwonne swegles tapur hǽdre blíce (cf. hwan sie ( the Magi ) an óstarwegun gisáhin kumbal liuhtian hédro, Hél. 634), Ph. 113. Hí gelǽddon on langne
gehæft-world
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Substitute: <b>gehæft-weorold,</b> e; f. A world of captivity or bondage, the world before redemption through Christ Eálá Maria, eall þeós gehæftworld bídeþ þínre geþafunga; for þon þe God þé hafaþ tó gísle on middangearde geseted, and Adames
ge-þancian
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to express in words or have in mind feelings of gratitude Efne-geðoncadon congratulabantur, Lk. L. R. 1, 58. Efne-geðoncaiges (geðongias, R.) congratulamini, 15, 6. Efne-geðon-gigas (giðonccigas, R.), 9. to express gratitude by action, shew gratitude