sigor-cynn
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A triumphant, glorious race, epithet of the Seraphim, Elen. Kmbl. 1506 ; El. 755
heoloþ-cynn
A race living in a place of concealment[?] ⬩ the devils in hell
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A race living in a place of concealment[?], the devils in hell, Exon. 30 b; Th. 94, 19; Cri. 1542
sige-tudor
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A victorious, triumphant progeny, applied to the human race, Exon. Th. 154, 5 ; Gú. 838
gum-cynn
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Hé þæt wera cneórissum gewrecan þóhte, forgrípan gumcynne, Gen. 1275. a (noble) race, family, tribe, people (cf.
leód-mǽg
tribe ⬩ people
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A kinsman as being one of the same race, tribe or people, a man of the same nation with one's self Hí fundon fíf hund leódmǽga they found five hundred of their race, Elen. Kmbl. 759: El. 380.
Angel-cynn
The Angle or English race ⬩ Anglorum gens
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The Angle or English race; Anglorum gens, Bd. pref; S. 471, 23: 4, 16; S. 584, 13
Linked entry: Engla land
fífel-cyn
A monster-race ⬩ monstrōrum mărīnōrum gĕnus
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A monster-race; monstrōrum mărīnōrum gĕnus Fífelcynnes eard the monster-race's abode, Beo. Th. 209; B. 104
ende-láf
The last remnant ⬩ extrēmum relĭquum
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The last remnant; extrēmum relĭquum Ðú eart endeláf usses cynnes thou art the last remnant of our race, Beo. Th. 5618; B. 2813
heáh-þeód
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Substitute: An illustrious race Sum æþela man on þǽre héhþeóde Myrcna ríce vir de egregia Merciorum stirpe, Guth. Gr. 104, 2: 152, 19
twelf-hynde
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ceorl Ǽnig mǽgð, xii-hynde oþþe twyhynde, L. Ath. v. 8, 2; Th. i. 236, 10. Be xii-hyndum men. Gif hé sié twelfhynde, L. Alf. pol. 31; Th. i. 80, 14. Gif hió sié cirlisc mid .lx. sciłł. gebéte . . . Gif hió sié xii-hyndu .cxx. sciłł. gebéte, 18; Th. i
Linked entry: six-hynde
ge-hússcype
A house ⬩ household ⬩ family ⬩ race ⬩ dŏmus
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A house, household, family, race; dŏmus Gehússcype Israhel bletsiaþ Driht dŏmus Israhel benedīcĭte Dŏmĭno, Ps. Spl. C. 134, 19
frum-cyn
original kind ⬩ lineage ⬩ descent ⬩ origin ⬩ prosāpia ⬩ ŏrīgo ⬩ a race ⬩ tribe ⬩ gĕnus ⬩ gens
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Th. 509; B. 252. a race, tribe; gĕnus, gens Ðæt he ahredde frumcyn fira that he saved the race of men, Exon. 8 a; Th. 3. 12; Cri. 35: Cd. 190; Th. 236, 6; Dan. 317. He slóh frumcynnes heora freán he slew the princes of their race, Ps. Th. 104, 31.
gígant-mæcg
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Substitute: One of the race of the giants, a giant Gígantmæcgas Gode unleófe, micle mánsceaðan Metode láðe (cf. Gigantes erant super terram Gen. 6, 4), Gen. 1268
fell
Ruin ⬩ death ⬩ lapsus ⬩ ruīna
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Ruin, death; lapsus, ruīna Ðéh ðe fell curen synnigra cyan though the race of sinners chose death, Andr. Kmbl. 3217; An. 1611
hracca
occiput
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[Cf. a rack of mutton, dorsum ovile, E. D. S. vol. 3, B. 18.]
cneóris
a generation ⬩ race ⬩ tribe ⬩ family
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a generation, race, tribe, family Mk. Bos. 8, 12; Ps. Th. 74, 6; 121, 4; Cd. 79; Th. 98, 29; Gen. 1637
martyr-cynn
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A race or family of martyrs Ðǽr flugen sóna tó feala cynna fugelas, and þára háligra martyra eágan út áhaccedon . . . wundorlic wæs ꝥ martyrcynn. Hml. S. 23, 85
scyrting
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A shortening, an abridgement Gif hwilc gelǽred man ðás race ( the homily on Job ) oferrǽde, ðonne bidde ic ðæt hé ðás scyrtinge ne tǽle, Homl. Th. ii. 460, 6
bisceop-cynn
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An episcopal race Ꝥ mǽre biscopcyn þe com of Aarone ... men ne ceósað nú of nánum biscopcynne óðerne biscop, ac of ǽlcum cynne, Ll. Th. ii. 380, 20-26
mǽrels
A rope for mooring a ship ⬩ pronesium
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A rope for mooring a ship; pronesium [v. Ducange: 'pronexium funis quo navis religatur ad palum'] Mǽrelsráp pronesium, Ælfc. Gl. 105; Som. 78, 21; Wrt. Voc. 57. 3. Márels prosnesium, 63, 62. Prompt. Parv. 327, and note. ]
Linked entry: scip-mǽrels