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for-gitan

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On ðǽre gesundfulnesse mon forgiett (-git, v. l.) his selfes, Past. 35, 6. Hit forgiteð his ágenes gódes, Gr. D. 6, 11. Heó forgeat ꝥ heó hine mid ródetácne gebletsode (ne gebledsode, v. l.) eam signo crucis benedicere oblita est, 30, 34.

ge-feormian

(v.)
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Hé ǽlce dæge symblede and mid micelre wiste wæs gefeormod epulabatur quotidie splendide, Past. 337, 25

godspellian

(v.)
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Add: to proclaim good tidings to Ðú ðe wilt godspellian Sion tu qui evangelizas Sion, Past. 81, 9. Godspelliendum mid micelre mihte euangelizantibus uirtute multa, Ps. L. 67, 12. Þám godspelgendum mægenu manega euangelizantibus uirtutes multas, Ps.

heal-stán

(n.)
Grammar
heal-stán, healstan(?), helsta(?)

a crust

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A flat cake with a hard crust, so called because of the hardness of its crust [cf. for similar terms pflasterstein in German, pavé in French, for a hard kind of cake], a crust Crustula similis haalstaan (crustalla halstán), Txts. 55, 604.

innera

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Ymb dá geornfulnesse ðǽre inneran (innerran, v.l. ) ðearfe his hiéremonna, Past. 137, 12. Forlǽtan ðá inneran (innerran, v.l. ) giémenne ðæs godcundan ðiówdómes for ðǽre ábisgunge ðára úterra weorca, 127, 8.

leásung

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Hí tieligeað ðæt hié ne sculen leásunga secgan ( falsa dicere ), Past. 237, 8. vain or foolish speech Leásung famfaluca Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 75. deceitful action Gereónung, leásung factio, mendacium An. Ox. 2243.

meolc

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Past. 459, 18. a milk-like juice or sap Genim þisse ylcan wyrte meolc (meoluc, v. l. ), Lch. i. 224, 6

mete

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Hú sió womb weorðe mid swótlecustum mettum gefylled, Past. 311, 9. a meal, meat as in at meat Þonne hí hira hláf brǽcon æt mete, Shrn. 30, 8. Ǽlce dæge ǽr mete þrié cucler fulle geþicge, Lch. ii. 152, 7

nebb

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Eówer nebb sint suá scamleás suá ðára wífa ðe beóð forelegnissa frons mulieris meretricis facia est tibi, Past. 207, 9

on-lútan

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Onloten tó his gebede orationi intentus, 275, 14. of mental attitude Ús is micel ðearf ðæt wé eáðmódlíce ofdúne anlúten mid úrum móde necesse est ut ad infirma sua mentis oculus redeat, seseque deorsum premat, Past. 467, 7.

swín-sceadu

(n.)
Grammar
swín-sceadu, [Literally swine-shade, referring to the shelter afforded to swine by the trees under which they feed: then the payment for the right to pasture them.]
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[In his glossary Thorpe quotes s.v. tacc: '"In Scotland the tithe or tenth hog was paid for pannage. This custom obtained in England, and was here called Tack" (Ellis, Introduction to Domesday).

Linked entry: tacc

tó-dǽlan

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</b> add :-- Tódǽledre sequestra (pace ), An. Ox. 3812. Add Tódǽlaþ diffundunt (densos exercitus per campos diffundunt ), An. Ox. 91. Tó-diel (?) hié dispartire eos, Ps. Vos. 16, 14. Add On þreó tódǽledum tripartitis (gradibus ), An.

rust

(n.)
Grammar
rust, es; m. n. (?)

Rust

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Hé wolde from ús ádón ðone rust úrra unþeáwa, Past. 37; Swt. 269, 11-15. Ǽrest ic wille beón gefremed in litlum weorce, ðæt ic mǽge sum rust (sinnrust (?)) on weg ádrifan of mínre tungan, Shrn. 35, 20. Similar entries v. syn-rust

sǽd-leáp

(n.)
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sǽd-leáp, es; m.

a seed-leap(Essex), seed-lip (Oxford)seed-lopa seed lepesatorium, saticulumsedlepesaticulum

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Parv. 246. A sedlepe saticulum, Wülck. Gl. 609, 28: semilio, 611, 11 Sǽdleáp, Anglia ix. 264, 13. [ Ðæt acersǽd hwǽte, ðæt is twegen sédlǽpes, and ðæt bærlíc, ðæt is þré sédlǽpas, and ðæt acersǽd áten, ðæt is feówer sédlǽpas,s.

Linked entry: leáp

un-wítnod

(adj.)
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un-wítnod, adj.

Unpunished

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Hé geþafade ða scylde unwítnode, Past. 17; Swt. 123, 6

Linked entries: un-gewítnod wítnian

wed-lác

(n.)
Grammar
wed-lác, es; n.

a pledge, securitywedlock, espousals

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Parv. 520. Wedloke maritagium, Wulck. Gl. 595, 5.]

hæcce

(n.)
Grammar
hæcce, e; f.

A crosier

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A crosier Ðis mycel is gegolden of ðære cyricean W. cyninge ... of ðam candelstæfe x pund and of dære hæcce xxxiii marca this much has been paid by the church [of Worcester] to king William ... from the candlestick x pounds, and from the crosier xxxiii

heáp-mælum

(adv.)
Grammar
heáp-mælum, adv.

In heaps, by troops, bands, companies, flockscatervatim

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Ða dumban niétenu hie hie gadriaþ heápmǽlum and hie ætsomne fédaþ gregatim animalia bruta pascuntur, Past. 46, 4; Swt. 349, 23. Hý him heápmǽlum sylfe on hand eodon they flocked to surrender to him, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 83, 8

óra

(n.)
Grammar
óra, an; m.

A species of money introduced by the Danes

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Icel. eyrir, the eighth part of a mark) þolie twelf órena mid Denum and .xxx. sciłł. mid Englum, L. E. G. 7; Th. i. 170, 16. Béte man ðæt æt deádum menn mid .vi. healfmarce, and æt cwicon mid .xii. óran, L. Eth. iii. 1 ; Th. i. 292, 11.

ort-geard

(n.)
Grammar
ort-geard, es; m.

An orchard, garden

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.), Past. 49, 2 ; Swt. 380, 14. Suá se ceorl déþ his ortgeard, 40, 3 ; Swt. 293, 4. God áplantode wynsumnisse orcerd ( the garden of Eden, ) Gen. 2, 8. Beóþ hyra orcerdas mid æpplum áfyllede, Lchdm. iii. 252, 22.

Linked entries: orc-eard ord-ceard