hearga
a grove ⬩ a temple ⬩ fane ⬩ an idol
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[For pl. hearga; f. substitute: a place sacred to a god, with an idol and an altar. a grove Hearga lucum (the word occurs among glosses to Aldhelm between one on Ald. 50, 25 and another on 50, 27: in the text between these lucum does not occur), Wrt.
fille-wærc
Epilepsy
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Epilepsy Þ deáh wiþ heortece and wiþ fellewærce Lch. ii. 194, 31
Linked entry: fylle-wærc
scír
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[Þurh án scýr wæter Brádan ǽ hátte, Chr. 656; Erl. 31, 16.] of wine, bright, clear, pure, neat Wínes scíres vini meri, Ps. Surt. 74, 9. Syle drincan on scírum wíne, Lchdm. i. 342, 23. Nalles scír wín hí ne druncan, Bt. 15 ; Fox 48, 9: Met. 8, 21.
ge-wyrcan
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Sat. 303. with infin. (?), to succeed in doing Þæct hé gewyrce, ǽr hé on weg scyle, fremman on foldan wið feónda níð, Scef. 74
ge-þrowian
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</b> to sympathize with, be patient or in harmony with (?)
ge-weorþan
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(α α) with indefinite, hit :-- Man cýdde Harolde hú hit wæs þǽr gedón and geworden, Chr. 1066 ; P. 197, 14. with noun as subject and clause in apposition Seó wyrd geweorþan sceal, ꝥ se Scyppend gesittan wile on his dómsetle, Bl. H. 83, 10.
ceaster
a fortress ⬩ A city, fort, castle, town ⬩ urbs, civitas, castellum ⬩ the city ⬩ hæc civitas
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Se cyning hine west wende mid ðære fierde wið Exancestres the king turned west with the army towards Exeter, 168, 26, col. 1; 24, col. 2; 169, 21, col. 1; 18, col. 2. the name of a particular place, as CHESTER, CAISTOR, CASTOR, the city; hæc civitas
Linked entries: cæster Exan ceaster cester
ge-sceppan
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Ðá gesceóp Adam naman his wífe then Adam made a name for his wife, Gen. 3, 20: Boutr. Scrd. 19, 32.
Linked entries: ge-scippan ge-scyppan
hú
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Þæt is fyrn sægen, hú hé weorna feala wítu geþolode, An. 1492.
ge-licgan
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R. 1, 30. to lie with a person, have sexual intercourse with Gif man wið cyninges maegdenman geligeð, Ll. Th. i. 6, 4, 11, 13: 10, 6. Gif man mid esnes cwynan geligeð, 24, 9.
arce-
chief ⬩ ἀρχι ⬩ ἀρχός
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. = Wið ðan ðe he scolde gifan heom ðone arce [MS. erce] on condition that he should give them the arch-pallium, 996; Th. 244, 42, note. = Forðí ðæt he scolde heom ðone pallium gifan on condition that he should give them the pallium, 996; Th. 245, 11,
carian
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Ða cariaþ mid wacelum móde they care with watchful mind, Homl. Th. ii. 78, 2
Cerdices ford
Cerdic's ford ⬩ Cerdĭci vadum
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Cerdic's ford, the ford of a little river in the south of Dorsetshire on Cerdices óra, q. v; Cerdĭci vadum Hér Cerdic and Cynríc West-Sexena ríce onféngun; and ðý ilcan geáre hie fuhton wið Brettas, ðær mon nú nemneþ Cerdices ford in this year Cerdic
Linked entries: Cerdic Cerdices óra
for-weaxan
To overgrow ⬩ grow immoderately ⬩ swell ⬩ excrescĕre ⬩ turgescĕre
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Wið ðon ðe man on wambe forweaxen sý in case that a man be overgrown in the belly. Herb. 2, 4; Lchdm. i. 80, 22. Forwexen overgrown, 40, 1; Lchdm. i. 140, 16: 53, i; Lchdm. i. 156, 9: 69, 1; Lchdm. i. 172, 7
Linked entry: for-grówan
mæsten
Mast-pasture ⬩ pasture for swine ⬩ consisting of the fruit of forest trees
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Mast-pasture, pasture for swine, consisting of the fruit of forest trees Man mæste mínum wífe twá hund swína, ðænne ðǽr mæsten sý, Chart. Th. 596, 23: Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 20, 5. Be unáliéfedes mæstennes onfenge.
Linked entry: mæst
ofer-gitolness
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Wið ða ádle ðe man litargum háteþ, ðæt ys on úre geþeóde ofergytulnys (-gittolnes, MS. H.), Lchdm. i. 200, 8. In eorþan ofergytolnysse in terra oblivionis Ps. Spl. 87, 13.
ofer-hleóðrian
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Ne frign ðú unc nóhtes má for ðon wit habbaþ oferhleóðred [-leóred(?)] ðæt gemǽre uncres leóhtes cave ne nos ulterius scisciteris jam excede terminos luci nostri, Nar. 32, 7
un-ceás
Absence of quarrel ⬩ inhostility
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H.) áð the kinsmen of the dead man shall swear to the slayer an oath that they will have no quarrel with him, L. M. 35; Th. i. 124, 8.
wǽðan
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Brim wíde wǽðde, wælfæðmum sweóp, Cd. Th. 208, 8; Exod. 480. Hwæþer gé willen wǽþan mid hundum on sealtne sǽ (cf. hwæþer gé eówer hundas út on sǽ lǽdon, ðonne gé huntian willaþ, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 14), Met. 19, 15
ár-full
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Add: shewing honour or respect Ǽghwylc man wið óðerne árful sý on ǽlcum þǽra góda þe hé him tó áre gecweðan oððe gedón mæge, Hml. A. 160, 191.