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Bederices weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
Bederices weorþ, es ; m. [Bederices Bederic's, weorþ worth, town, or residence]

Bederic's worth or townEádmundes burhSt. Edmund's bury

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A. D. 970; 517, 26. At an earlier date, in A. D. 958, Ælfgar records, Ic an ðat lond into Beodricheswrþe to Seynt Eádmundes stówe I give the land at Bedericsworth to St. Edmund's place, Th. Diplm. 506, 12

nunne

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Add: of a Christian woman Þá berád mon þæt wíf þæt hé hæfde ǽr genumen . . . ofer þára biscopa gebod, for ðon ðe heó wæs ǽr tó nunnan gehálgod, Chr. 901; P. 92, 14. Nunnena sanctimonialium, An.

ge-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-búgan, p. ic, he -beág, -beáh, ðú -buge, pl. -bugon; impert. -búh, pl. -búgaþ; pp. -bogen [ge-, búgan to bow] .

To bowbow down oneselfbendsubmitturnturn awayrevoltse flectĕreinclīnārecurvāredeclĕnāretransfŭgĕreTo bow toturn towardsinclīnāre ad

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Hí gebugon to Iosue and to Israhéla bearnum transfūgĕrit ad Iosue et ad fīlios Israel, Jos. 10, 4. Ne ðú ne gebúh fram ðære ǽ on ða swíðran healfe ne on ða wynstran ne declīnes ab lēge ad dextĕram vel ad sinistram, 1, 7.

ende-sǽta

(n.)
Grammar
ende-sǽta, an; m.

An end or border inhabitant, one stationed at the extremity of a territorylīmĭtis incŏla

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An end or border inhabitant, one stationed at the extremity of a territory; līmĭtis incŏla, Beo. Th. 487; B. 241

fíf-flére

(adj.)
Grammar
fíf-flére, adj. [flór a floor]

Five-flooredfive-storiedquinque tăbŭlātis constans

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Five-floored, five-storied; quinque tăbŭlātis constans Se arc wæs fífflére the ark was five-floored, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 6

canonic

(n.)
Grammar
canonic, es; m.
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Ná ꝥ án be munecum, ac eác swylce be árwyrðum canonicum þe tó munuclífe cumað, R. Ben. 111, 6. Add

miltestre-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
miltestre-ærn, miltestre-ern (?)
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a brothel [Tó] myltest[re]erne (cf. mel*-*testrun. húse, 4018) [ad] lupanar, An. Ox. 8, 225. Cf. miltestre-hús

on-scillan

(v.)
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to echo, resound Onscilþ, oncwyð remugiet (ad Archangeli vocem totus simul remugiet mundus, Ald. 65, 21), An. Ox. 8, 265

Linked entry: scillan

wígbed-wíglere

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-wíglere, es; m.

One who divines from the sacrificesa divinersoothsayer

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One who divines from the sacrifices, a diviner, soothsayer Wígbedwíglere ariolus (as if from ara ), Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 11

bearhtm

A twinkling of an eyean instant

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A twinkling of an eye, an instant:Add: On breahtme in atomo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 27: 46, 60. Þonne (at the last day) englas bláwað býman on brehtme (cf. 1 Cor. xv. 52), Cri. 882

earm-sceapen

(adj.)
Grammar
earm-sceapen, adj.

Miserable, wretched mĭser

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Miserable, wretched; mĭser Ne mihte earm-sceapen áre findan the poor wretch might not find pity, Andr. Kmbl. 2259; An. 1131: 2689; An. 1347: Beo. Th. 2707; B. 1351: Cd. 206; Th. 255, 30; Dan. 632

Linked entry: sceapen

feorh-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-rǽd, es; m.

Life-benefit, an action tending to the soul's benefitid quod vītæ prodest, actio ad ănĭmæ sălūtem tendens

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Life-benefit, an action tending to the soul's benefit; id quod vītæ prodest, actio ad ănĭmæ sălūtem tendens Ðæt hie feorhrǽd fremedon that they should do what would benefit their souls, Andr. Kmbl. 3306; An. 1656

tíd-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-þegnung, e; f.
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Service performed at one of the seven canonical hours Nú ic hæbbe be suman dǽle áhrepod be ðam dæghwamlícan tídþénungum ( the services at the several hours are described in what precedes this remark ), Btwk. 220, 40

Linked entry: tíd-sang

hreóf-lig

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hreóf-lig, (l. hreóflig).
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Add: used (often as substantive) of persons Seó ealde ǽ bebeád þæt gehwilc hreóflig man gecóme tó þám sácerde . . . Gif se sácerd hine hreófligne tealde . . . Swá sceal sé ðe mid heáfodleahtrum wiðinnan hreóflig bið cuman tó Godes sácerde, Hml.

sceáwung

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Add Se cyningc gesæt in ðǽre sceáwunge (spectaculo), tó ðon ꝥ hé wolde geseón þæs bisceopes deáð, Gr. D. 194, 21. Ꝥ folc cóm tó sceáwunge þæs biscopes deáðes populus ad spectaculum mortis venerat, 195, 8. Scǽwugcge spectaculo (theatrali), An.

gléd-stede

(n.)
Grammar
gléd-stede, es; m.

A place for a firean altar

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A place for a fire, an altar On ðam glédstyde at the altar, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 22; Gen. 1810. On ðæm glǽdstede gild onsægde made an offering on the altar, 137; Th. 172, 10; Gen. 2842

Linked entry: glǽdsted

haga

(n.)
Grammar
haga, a berry.
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Add: a haw Hagan cinum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 11. [ Cinus an haythorne and an hawe, Wlck. Gl. 572, 45.] used as a type of a thing of no value Hagan gignalia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 16

a-búfan

(adv.)
Grammar
a-búfan, adv.

ABOVEsupra

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[a + be + ufan] ABOVE ; supra Swá wæ ǽr abúfan sǽdan as we have before above said, Chr. 1090; Th. 358, 15

ealning

(adv.)
Grammar
ealning, adv.

Always semper

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Always; semper Swá he ealning dyde æt Saltwíc as he always did at Saltwich, Th. Diplm. A.D. 886-899; 138, 15

heofon-hæbbende

(n.; adj.)
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heofon-hæbbende, heofon-hæbbend, es; m.
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An epithet of the Deity, he that holds the citadel (arx) of heaven, Heofenhæbbend arcitenens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 59. Substitute:

Linked entry: heofon-wealdend