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beorh-stede

(n.)
Grammar
beorh-stede, es; m.

A mountain-place ⬩ place on a mountain ⬩ a mountain ⬩ mound ⬩ locus in monte ⬩ mons ⬩ collis

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A mountain-place, place on a mountain, a mountain, mound; locus in monte, mons, collis On beorhstede on the mound Exon. 60 a; Th. 217, 22; Ph. 284

wæl-genga

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-genga, an ; m.
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A deadly walker, a wild beast, a dragon Wælgengan beluę, An. Ox. 8, 305 : 5, 41

crencestre

(n.)
Grammar
crencestre, crencistre, an; f.

A female weaver ⬩ a spinster ⬩ textrix

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A female weaver, a spinster; textrix Cod. Dipl. 1290; A. D. 995; Kmbl. vi. 131, 32

sige-méce

(n.)
Grammar
sige-méce, es; m.

A victorious sword ⬩ a sword wielded by a victor's hand

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A victorious sword, a sword wielded by a victor's hand, Exon. Th. 93, 24; Cri. 1531

Linked entry: méce

tor

(n.)

a tower

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a tower; a rock

wíl

(n.)

a wile ⬩ a device

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a wile, a device

Linked entry: weolma

ge-strynge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-strynge, es; m.

A wrestler ⬩ champion ⬩ athleta

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A wrestler, champion; athleta Gestrynga plegstów a place of wrestlers, a theatre; athletarum locus, Cot. 151

Linked entry: -strynge

éðel-setl

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-setl, es; n.

A native seat, a settlement ⬩ patria sēdes, dŏmĭcĭlium

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A native seat, a settlement; patria sēdes, dŏmĭcĭlium Him ðá eard geceás and éðelsetl chose him then a dwelling and a settlement, Cd. 91; Th. 115, 30; Gen. 1927

slípe-scóh

(n.)
Grammar
slípe-scóh,

a slip-shoe ⬩ a shoe easily slipped on, a slipper

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a slip-shoe (Halliwell gives the word from a work dated 1615. Cf. slip-shod), a shoe easily slipped on, a slipper Slýpescós soccus Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 7.

Linked entry: slýpe-scóh

brymme

(n.)
Grammar
brymme, es; m.

A BRIM, brink, an edge, a border, lip of a pot, and such like ⬩ ora, margo

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A BRIM, brink, an edge, a border, lip of a pot, and such like; ora, margo Brymmas sǽs the borders or shores of the sea, a strait, Hymn. Lye

Linked entry: brim

burg-weg

(n.)
Grammar
burg-weg, es; m.
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a road to a burg (v. burg, Ia) Andlang burhslædes on burhwege, C.D. vi. 137, 20. a road in a town (v. burg, II), a street Hí námon ungeríme sceattas, and ealle ðá tówurpon geond þás rúman burhwegas, Hml. S. 23, 289

arctos

(n.)
Grammar
arctos, acc. arcton; f. [ἄρκτος, m. f. a bear; ἄρκτος, f. the constellation Ursa Major, called also ἅμαξα, carles wǽn the churl's wain: the bright star in Boötes is denominated by ancient astronomers and poets Ἀρκτοῦρος, the bear-ward].

The constellation Ursa Major

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The constellation Ursa Major; arct-os, -us, i; f. = ἄρκτος, f Arcton hátte án tungol on norþ dǽle, se hæfþ seofon steorran, and is for ðí óðrum naman geháten, septemtrio, ðone hátaþ lǽwede menn carles wǽn.

Linked entries: Boéties carles wǽn

baswa stán

(n.)
Grammar
baswa stán, es; m. [basu purple, stán stone]

A topaz, a precious stone varying from a yellow to a violet colour ⬩ topazium

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A topaz, a precious stone varying from a yellow to a violet colour; topazium Ofer gold and ðone baswon stán [ = baswan stán] super aurum et topazion, Ps. Spl. 118, 127

brygd

(n.)
Grammar
brygd, es; m.
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drawing a weapon, v. bryd in Dict. something twisted, a wick (?). v. candel-brygd. a trick, fraud (?)

bróðor-slaga

(n.)
Grammar
bróðor-slaga, an; m.

A BROTHER-SLAYER ⬩ fratricida ⬩ a brother ⬩ a slayer

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A BROTHER-SLAYER; fratricida, Wrt. Voc. 85, 47. Similar entries v. bróðor a brother, slaga a slayer

hilde-tusc

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-tusc, -tux, es; m.

A battle-tusk, ⬩ a tusk or tooth that serves as a weapon

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A battle-tusk, a tusk or tooth that serves as a weapon, Beo. Th. 3026; B. 1511

Linked entry: tusc

býge

(n.)
Grammar
býge, bíge, es; m.

to bow ⬩ A bowing, bending, turning, a corner, an angle, a bay, bosom, the apex of a helmet ⬩ flexus, ancon, angulus, sinus, conus

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[ Similar entries býgan to bow] A bowing, bending, turning, a corner, an angle, a bay, bosom, the apex of a helmet; flexus, ancon, angulus, sinus, conus Ðá gestóp he to ánes wealles býge then he stepped to a bend of a wall, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 23: Num

Linked entry: bíge

ealdor-déma

(n.)

a supreme judge, a prince

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a supreme judge, a prince

heofon-hús

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-hús, (?)
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a house with a ceiling (?)

fyðer-ríca

(n.)
Grammar
fyðer-ríca, an; m.

A ruler over a fourth part ⬩ tetrarch ⬩ tetrarches ⬩ tetrarcha ⬩ τετράρχηs

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Th. i. 478, 21