swingel
a stripe, stroke ⬩ a scourging, whipping, flogging ⬩ a scourge, rod, whip ⬩ a swingle, a stick to beat flax ⬩ the swingle ⬩ le pesselin ⬩ to swingle the flax ⬩ estonger vostre lyn ⬩ excussorium, excudia ⬩ exculidium ⬩ excudium ⬩ to beat flax ⬩ chastisement, affliction
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I bete and swyn-gylle flax, Rel. Ant. ii. 197, 34. See also Cath. Angl. 374-5 and the notes there. Cf. Du. zwingelen to beat flax.
Linked entry: swincgel
ende-byrdnes
a row ⬩ series ⬩ a rank ⬩ grade ⬩ degree ⬩ rank ⬩ position ⬩ degree ⬩ an order ⬩ order ⬩ order ⬩ order ⬩ method ⬩ regulation ⬩ ordering ⬩ an injunction ⬩ ordinance
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Ná be gebyrdum ánum þis is tó healdenne, ac be ealles mynstres endebyrdnysse, R. Ben. 12, 18. Hé sý onfangen on úteweardre endebyrdnesse in ultimo gradu recipiatur, 53, 11.
gafol-gyldere
A tribute-payer ⬩ tributary ⬩ trĭbūti reddĭtor
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A tribute-payer, tributary; trĭbūti reddĭtor Ða Indiscan willaþ beón eówere gafolgylderas, and mid ealre sibbe eów underþeódan the Indians will be your tributaries, and with all peace submit to you, Homl. Th. ii. 482, 31
neádlunga
Forcibly ⬩ against one's will
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Forcibly, against one's will Manega gewilniaþ óðres mannes wólíce and hí beóþ benǽmede neádlunga hyra ágenes many covet another man's goods, and they shall be forcibly deprived of their own, Basil admn. 9; Norm. 52, 20
Linked entry: nídlinga
geaflas
The jaws ⬩ fauces
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Biþ ðæt heáfod tohliden, geaflas toginene the head shall be split open, the jaws distended, Exon. 99 b; Th. 373, 17; Seel. 110. Ðam ða geaflas beóþ nǽdle scearpran whose jaws are sharper than a needle, 100 a; Th. 373, 32; Seel. 118
hring
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Add: Though a noun, hring, denoting sound may be inferred from the compounds bel-, nón-hring, it is hardly with this meaning that the word occurs in the phrase wópes hring; for the epithet blát (An. 1281) is not applicable to sound, and the parallel phrase
leáf
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Ben. 69, 7. Þrowode Meotud on galgan be Fæder leáfe, Men. 87. Bútan Freán leáfe, Met. 11, 67. Þonne hé hæfð Drihtnes leáfe, 10, 67. what is right as being permitted [Mennisc]lice léfe fas humanum (contra jus divinum et fas humanum Ald. 72, 32), An.
a-bradwian
To overthrow ⬩ slay ⬩ kill ⬩ prosternare ⬩ occidere
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To overthrow, slay, kill; prosternare, occidere, Beo. Th. 5232 ; B. 2619
and-lóman
Utensils ⬩ vessels ⬩ utensilia ⬩ vasa
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Ben. interl. 31
Linked entry: GE-LÓMAN
a-fúndennis
An experiment ⬩ an invention ⬩ a discovery ⬩ experimentum
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Ben. interl. 59
a-loten
prone ⬩ submissive ⬩ bent down ⬩ supplex
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prone, submissive, bent down; supplex, Ælfc. Gr. 10; Som. 14, 42
búte
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Ben. interl. 5
cilda trog
A child's cot, cradle ⬩ cunæ, arum
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Ben. Lye
cínan
To gape, to break into chinks ⬩ hiare, dehiscere
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Ben. Lye
deád-rægl
clothing of the dead, a shroud ⬩ pallium sepulchrāle
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Ben. Lye
eorlíc
Manly ⬩ vĭrīlis
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Manly; vĭrīlis Eorlíc ellen manly strength, Beo. Th. 1278; B. 637
Eðelinga íg
the island of nobles, the island of Athelney
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Ben. Lye
flustrian
To plait ⬩ weave ⬩ plectĕre
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Ben. Lye
forþ
Out of ⬩ forth ⬩ e ⬩ ex
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Ben. Lye
forþ-clipung
A calling forth ⬩ provoking ⬩ an appeal ⬩ provŏcātio ⬩ evŏcātio
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Ben. Lye