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sǽ-healf

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-healf, e; f.
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Hé lǽdde scipfyrde tó Scotlande, and ꝥ land on þá sǽhealfe mid scipum ymbelæg, Chr. 1072; P. 208, 13

úp-weardes

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D. 286, 21. with the face turned upwards, cf. úp-riht Se líchama þæs abbudes læg úpweardes abbatis corpus supinum jacebat, Gr. D. 226, 21

breóst-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-gehygd, e; f: es; n.

the heart, mindthought, meditation The thought of the heart or mind, a thought cordis vel animi cogitatio, cogitatio

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[breóst the heart, mind, gehygd thought, meditation] The thought of the heart or mind, a thought; cordis vel animi cogitatio, cogitatio Ðæt wæs gingeste word breóstgehygdum that was the last word from his mind's thoughts, Beo.

brim-hengest

(n.)
Grammar
brim-hengest, es; m. [brim, hengest
a horse
]

a horseA sea-horseshipmarinus equusnavis

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A sea-horse, ship; marinus equus, navis Hí brimhengest bringeþ to lande the ship brings them to land, Runic pm. 16; Kmbl. 342, 19; Hick. Thes. i. 135. We brecaþ ofer bæþweg brimhengestum we sail over the sea in ships, Andr. Kmbl. 1026; An. 513

inne

(adv.)
Grammar
inne, adv.

Inwithininsidein-doors

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On ðám scyran ðe ordríc abbud hæfþ land inne in those shires that abbot Ordric has land in, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 228, 5. Alle ða ðe ðǽr inne eardedon all who dwelt therein, Chr. 491; Erl. 14, 6.

Linked entry: innian

sulh

(n.)
Grammar
sulh, suluh, sul[l]; gen. sule, but also sules; dat. sylg, sylh, syl; acc. sulh, sul; n. pl. sylh, syll; gen. sula; dat. sulum: a weak genitive seems also to occur in sylan scear;
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Þeáh hé erige his land mid ðúsend sula, Bt. 26, 3; Fox 94, 14. Sulum aratris, Wück. Gl. 254, 6. In the following passage perhaps he word is used to denote the quantity of land which could be cultivated with one plough; v. sulincel and cf. plóg.

rýman

(v.)
Grammar
rýman, de.

to make roomy, extend, spread, enlarge,amplifyto clear a wayyield, give place

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Lamb. 4, 2. Hé éðelþrym rýmde and rǽrde, Cd. Th. 98, 24; Gen. 1635. Sóð metod rýmde, wíde wǽðde spread and drove the waters widely, 208, 7; Exod. 479. Ðæt se gítsere his land mid unryhte rýme, Past. 44,8 ; Swt. 329,21 .

Linked entry: rúmaþ

eft-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
eft-síþ, es; m.

A journey back, returnrĕdĭtus

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Landweard onfand eftsíþ eorla the land-warden perceived the return of the warriors, Beo. Th. 3786; B. 1891: 2669; B. 1332

for-weorþenes

(n.)
Grammar
for-weorþenes, -ness, e; f.

A coming to nothingperishingruin

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A coming to nothing, perishing, ruin; intĕrĭtus Ðis wæs swíðe gedeorfsum geár hér on lande and þurh orfcwealm and wæstma forweorþenesse this was a very grievous year in the land, both through murrain of cattle and perishing of fruits.

gealdor-cræftiga

(n.)
Grammar
gealdor-cræftiga, an; m.

One crafty or skilful in enchantmentsan enchanterin arte incantandi perītusincantātor

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One crafty or skilful in enchantments, an enchanter; in arte incantandi perītus, incantātor Ða fǽmnan, ðe gewuniaþ onfón gealdorcræftigan ne lǽt ðú ða libban the women, who are wont to receive enchanters, suffer thou them not to live, L.

leód-burh

(n.)
Grammar
leód-burh, f.
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Hé eaferum lǽfde lond and leódbyrig he to his children left his land and its towns, Beo. Th. 4933; Th. 2471

sige-déma

(n.)
Grammar
sige-déma, an ; m.
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Ne beóþ ðǽr ( at the last judgment ) forþ borene sigele tó ðam sigedéman, Wulfst. 254, 1 : Exon. Th. 65, 28 ; Cri. 1061

wer-bǽre

(n.)
Grammar
wer-bǽre, es; n.
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A weir where fish are caught Se mylenstede and ðæt land ðæt ðe ðǽrtó hýrð . . . and ða werbǽra and seó mǽd be norðan eá, and ða hammas, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 383, 17. Tó Cranemere, and ðǽre gebyraþ tó six wæebǽre, iii. 344, 2

bótian

(v.)
Grammar
bótian, p. ode
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To get better, recover from illness Sing ymb þone ceáp . . . bærn ymb récels . . . lǽt syþðan bótegean (beot-, MS.), Lch. iii. 56, 13.

Linked entry: beótian

dál

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Ox. 2294. distribution of charity Ðý lǽs hié for ðǽm dále (gedále, v. l.) ðæs fiós wilnigen ðysses lǽnan lofes ne ex impenso munere transitoriam laudem quaerant, Past. 322, 12

for-spildness

(n.)
Grammar
for-spildness, e; f.
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Destruction, perdition Þý lǽs hit gelumpe ꝥ hé sylfa æfter þon eall geeóde in mycele forspildnysse (-spildnyssum, -spilnisse, -spillednysse, v. ll.) ne ipse postmodum in immane praecipitium totus iret, Gr. D. 95, 24.

Linked entries: for-spilness -spildness

gedwol-þing

(n.)
Grammar
gedwol-þing, es; n.
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a false thing Hý forgýmdon heora Drihten, and wurðedon þurh deófles láre mistlice gedwolþing, and worhton fela gedwimera on anlícnessum, Wlfst. 11, 4.

hád-árung

(n.)
Grammar
hád-árung, e ; f.
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Respect of persons (v. had ; <b>I b</b>), partiality in judgement Dómas sceolon been bútan ǽlcere hádárunge: ꝥ ys ꝥ hé ne murne náðer ne rýcum ne heánum, ne leófum ne láðum folcriht tó recceanne, Ll. Lbmn. 474, 18

Linked entries: árung haderung

or-sáwle

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Hé eóde tó þǽre stówe þær se orsáwla (sáwulleása, v. l.) líchama (corpus exanime) læg, 84, 33. Add

stród

(n.)
Grammar
stród, strod ?, es; n. ? Substitute: <b>stród,</b> es; n.
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Marshy land (overgrown with brushwood or trees?, v. Philol. Trans. 1895-8, p. 537), and add Haec sunt prata que ad illam terram pertinent .i. et bioccan leá and an súðhealfe stródes an cyninges médum ðá ðe ðǽrtó belimpað, C. D. B. ii. 202, 13