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líc-rest

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Add: a vehicle or bier in which a corpse is borne Man slóh án geteld ofer þá hálgan ban binnan þǽre lícreste (of. tentorio maiore supra carrum in quo reliquiae (þá bán ) inerant extenso, Bd. 3, ll), Hml. S. 26, 181. a grave, tomb, sepulchre Hé wilnode

mægþ-hád

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Add: virginity as regards man or woman Mægdthád is sé þe wunað on clǽnnysse ǽfre fram cildháde ge wǽpmenn ge wífmenn. Hml. A. 20, 162. Ðás hálgan nǽron nǽfre mid wífum besmitene. Hí sindon mægðháde gehealdenre clǽnnysse ( virgines sunt; ), 19, 125. Heó

Linked entry: mægden-hád

sǽ-lád

(n.)

a course or way on the sea

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a course or way on the sea Wé on sǽláde (in our course ) brecaþ ofer bæðweg, Andr. Kmbl. 1022; An. 511. Hie on sǽláde wíf tó Denum feredon they on the watery way took the woman to Denmark, Beo. Th. 2319; B. 1157. Hé tó gyrnwræce swíðor þohte ðonne tó

breóst-hord

(n.)
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breóst-hord, es; n. m.

the heart, minda hoard, treasure The breast's treasure, the thought, mind, heart pectoris thesaurus, cogitatio, mens, cor

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[breóst the heart, mind, hord a hoard, treasure] The breast's treasure, the thought, mind, heart; pectoris thesaurus, cogitatio, mens, cor Óþ-ðæt wordes ord breóst-hord þurhbræc until the point [or issue] of the word broke through his mind, Beo. Th.

hangra

(n.)
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hangra, an; m.

A meadow or grassplot, usually by the side of a road; the village green,

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'A meadow or grassplot, usually by the side of a road; the village green,' Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. xxix Of ðam hangran súþ tó ðære strǽt from the meadow south to the road, 229, 27: V. 374, 29. Ealle ða hangran betweónan ðam wege and ðam ðe tó Stánleáge

ofer-rǽdan

(v.)

to read over or throughto considerto consider

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to read over or through: — Ic oferrǽde perlego, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 15. Oferrǽdan perlegere, Hpt. Gl. 439, 4: Homl. Th. i. 166, 7. Ðá heó ða gewrita oferrǽd hæfde, Ap. Th. 20, 20: 21, 12. to consider: — Oferrǽdan ł hycgean coniici, Hpt. Gl. 439

áwríþan

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áwríþan, Add: I
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Áwríðeð (alligat) forðrǽstnisse heara, Ps. Srt. 146, 3. Genim sceápes mearh, lege on ꝥ óþer mearh, áwríþ swíðe wel, Lch. ii. 96, 1 Gif þú ne mæge blóddolh áwríþan (staunch) . . . lege ꝥ dust on cláð, wríþ mid þý ꝥ blóddolh. Gif þú geótendǽdre ne mæge

alor

(n.)
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alor, aler, alr, es; m.

An ALDER- treealnusalnus glutihosa

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An ALDER- tree, called ELLER and ALLER ; alnus; alnus glutihosa, Lin. The alder, or rather aler, is an inhabitant of swamps and meadows in all Europe, the north of Africa and Asia, and North America. Its favourite station is by the side of rivulets, or

Linked entries: aler aler-holt alr

mǽg-bót

(n.)
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mǽg-bót, e; f.

The 'bót' paid to the kinsman of a slain man for the slaying of the latter

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The 'bót' paid to the kinsman of a slain man for the slaying of the latter. It seems to be used only in the case of the spiritual relationship of godfather and godchild Gif hwá óðres godsunu sleá oððe his godfæder síe sió mǽgbót and sió manbót gelíc.

teón-full

(adj.)
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teón-full, adj.
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grievous, vexatious, troublous, woeful Se teónfulla dæg ( the last day ), Wulfst. 187, 3. Hú geswincful and hú teónful ðis líf is how full of travail and trouble this life is, 273, 6. Ða teónfullan infesta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 15. of persons, causing hurt

brand

a fire-branda torchburningbrand

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Add: a fire-brand, a piece of wood that is burning or intended for burning Brand (brond) titio, Txts. 100, 987 : Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 40: torris, 284, 19. Cylle, brond calbrum, ii. 127, 70. Nán brand nolde byrnan under þám wætere, Hml. S. 36, 399. Brandas

Linked entry: brand-óm

for-specan

(v.)
Grammar
for-specan, for-sprecan; p. -sp[r]æc, pl. -sp[r]ǽcon; pp. -sp[r]ecen.
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to speak against, speak ill of, denounce Forsprecað hí foran tó ðisum folce, þæt 'swá hraðe swá hí becumað tó ðyssere byrig, gehseftað hí,' Hml. Th. ii. 494, 10. [Fra steven of forspekand a voce obloquentis, Ps. 43, 17.] to misrepresent a case, state

geond-stredan

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>geond-stregdan, geond-strédan;</b> p. stregde, geond-strédde; pp. geond-stregd, -stréd To strew about, scatter about or over Ic geondstregde (-stréde, v. l.) spargo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 172, 8. to strew something about or over Genipu

gidding

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Dele first and last passages, take here <b>gedding</b> in Dict., and add: of metrical composition Béda þises hálgan líf ǽgðer ge æfter ánfealdre gereccednysse ge æfter leóðlicere gyddunge áwrát Bede wrote St. Cuthbert's life both in prose

beám

a beamposta beam of light

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Add: a tree Nim ǽlces treówcynnes dǽl bútan heardan beáman (cf. tree heard) arborem sicomorum, Lk. L. 19, 4, Lch. i. 398, 8. a beam, post Beám trabes, Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 13: trabs, 290, 6. Swá swá greát beám (or tree?) on wyda wyrcþ hlúdne dynt, Bt. 38

licgan

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Add: of persons or animals, to be in a prostrate or recumbent position Godes þeówa líð æt þínum gatum, Hml, S. 31, 1153. Ðá læg se king and ásweartode eall, C. D. iv. 57, 13. Se wítega læg and slép, Hml. Th. i. 246, 2. Læg sum wǽdla æt his geate, 328

lád-rinc

(n.)
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lád-rinc, es; m.
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A word of uncertain meaning occurring in the following passage Gif cyninges ambihtsmiþ oððe laadrinc mannan ofslehþ meduman leódgelde forgelde if the king's smith or 'ládrinc' kill a man, let him pay for it with a half fine [cf. § 21; Th. i. 8, 3), L

lǽce-wyrt

(n.)
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lǽce-wyrt, e; f.
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a herb having medicinal virtue Se wísa Augustinus cwæþ ðæt unpleólíc sý ðeáh hwá lǽcewyrte þicge ac ðæt hé tælþ tó unálýfedlícere wiglunge gif hwá ða wyrta on him becnitte búton hé hí tó ðam dolge gelecge the learned Augustine said, that it is not dangerous

þǽr-tó

(adv.)
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þǽr-tó, adv.
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Thereto. marking position or order, next, then Ðara is se forma Maximianus, ðǽrtó se óþer Malchus, and se ðridda þǽrtó Martinianus, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 3-5. marking addition, besides Ic gesett hæbbe wel feówertig lárspella and sumne eácan ðǽrtó, Ælfc.

hálian

(v.)
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Add: hálig(e)an. of physical health, to heal (intrans.). the subject a person, to recover from wounds or illness Hé ongan trumian and háligean sanescere coepit, Bd. 4, 22 ; Sch. 456, 11. the subject a body or part of it Ðonne cólað se líchoma and hálað