fyrmest
FOREMOST ⬩ first ⬩ prīmus
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Se fyrmesta and se betesta the foremost and the best; præstantissĭmus, Cot. 153. Se fyrmesta is eásterne wind the first is the east wind, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 17, 22; Lchdm. iii. 274, 13.
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Middel-Engle
The Middle Angles ⬩ the Angles of Leicestershire
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Færpinga þreó hund hýda is in Middel-Englum, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 27. Ðone Ceaddan se ercebiscop ǽsænde Myrceon tó biscope and Middel-Englum and Lindesfarum, Shrn. 59, 14
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ræced
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Con hé sídne ræced fæste gefégan, 296, 7; Crä. 47. In ðæt dimme ræced ( a prison ), Andr. Kmbl. 2618; An. 1310. Reced, Beo. Th. 2479; B. 1237. Hwearf geond ðæt síde reced, 3966; B. 1981. Ðæt ( Hrothgar's hall ) wæs foremǽrost receda, 625; B. 310.
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ege-full
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Cóm rídende sum egefull ridda, Hml. S. 25, 773.
mæssian
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Hí ( those under Moses' law) ne mæssoden nǽfre . . . húsel næs gehálgod ǽr þám ðe se Hǽlend cóm. 10, 222 : Hml. A. 17, 81. Hé hét mæssian for þæs forðfarenan sáwle, and árǽrde þone deádan, Hml. S. 6, 209.
sceam-líc
shamefast, bashful ⬩ shameful, base, disgraceful, ignominious
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Ðæt hé ða sceamlícan þ;ing and ða mánfullan begǽ þ; se res turpes et sceleslas com-mittere, ¨L. Ecg.
hlinc
a link, ⬩ linch, ⬩ rising ground ⬩ 'agger limitaneus, parœchias, etc, dividens,' ⬩ a hill, ⬩ rising ground
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Of ðere díc on þornhlinch; ðanone on dynes hlinch; of ðam hlince, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 223, 29. Ðanon on ðone miclan hlinc, Chart. Th. 160, 24.
swíþ-mód
great-souled, magnanimous, stout-hearted ⬩ stern-minded ⬩ of violent mind, arrogant, haughty, high-minded
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in a good sense, great-souled, magnanimous, stout-hearted Com ðá tó lande lidmanna helm ( Beowulf ) swíðmód swymman, Beo. Th. 3252; B. 1624. Swíðmód cyning, Cd.
trog
a trough ⬩ tub ⬩ basin ⬩ vessel for containing liquids or other materials ⬩ a trough-shaped thing ⬩ a cradle ⬩ a boat ⬩ a water-pipe ⬩ conduit ⬩ a basin of water
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Of ðæm forda on ðone sǽtroh. of ðæm troge on ðone hǽþenan bvrgels, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 456, 32. Tó trogan, 434, 15: 435, 11. [O. H. Ger. trog alveus, alveolus, collectaculum, canalis : Icel. trog]
sealm
A psalm ⬩ song
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Seofon seolmas, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 29
set
A seat ⬩ the place where the sun sets ⬩ of men ⬩ a place where people remain ⬩ of an army ⬩ a camp, entrenchment ⬩ to sit down before a place ⬩ a place where animals are kept ⬩ a stall ⬩ fold ⬩ where they feed ⬩ pastures
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Cf. set-gang, setl. of men, a place where people remain, of an army, a camp, entrenchment, cf. to sit down before a place Ne com se here oftor eall úte of ðǽm setum ðonne tuwwa, óðre síþe ðá hié ǽrest tó londe cómon . . . óðre síþe ðá hié of ðǽm setum
ge-wrítan
To write ⬩ to give or bestow by writing ⬩ to write along with others ⬩ conscribere
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Werfriþ bisceop and seó heórédden æt Weogerna ceastre syllaþ and gewrítaþ æþelrǽde and æþelflæde heora hláfordum bishop Werfrith and the society at Worcester give and convey by writing to their lords Ethelred and Ethelfled, Cod. Dipl.
þoden
A violent wind ⬩ a whirlwind ⬩ a whirlpool ⬩ turbo
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Hér wǽron réðe forebécna cumen ofer Norðhymbra land ... ðæt wǽron orméte þodenas and lígrescas, Chr. 793; Th. 101, 5, col. 1. Þurh ðæs windes blǽs, ðe swýðlíce ða heánnyssa ðæs roderes scecð mid his þodenum, Anglia viii. 320, 34.
be-beorgan
to ward off something ⬩ to guard one's self against ⬩ to save one's self ⬩ to guard one's self (acc.) against (wiþ) something
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H. 63, 33. dat. or inst. of thing Hé him bebeorgan ne con wóm wundor-bebodum wergan gástes, B. 1746. to guard one's self (acc.) against (wiþ) something Bebeorh þé wið þá eahta heáhsynna cave tibi ab octo capitalibus criminibus, Ll. ii. 132, 5, 9
nægel
the nail of a finger or toe ⬩ a nail ⬩ peg ⬩ an instrument for striking the strings of a harp
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Gif nægl of honda weorðe if a nail come off a hand, Lchdm. iii. 58, 7 : ii. 80, 20. Gif þuman nægl of weorðeþ, .iii. scill. gebéte . . . Æt ðám neglum gehwylcum scilling if a thumb-nail come off (from a blow) the bót shall be iii shillings . . .
beorgan
to taste ⬩ gustare
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to taste; gustare Fénix of ðám wyll-gespryngum brimcald beorgeþ æt baða gehwylcun the Phoenix tastes ocean-cold [water] from the well-springs at every bath Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 9; Ph. 110
ge-cǽlan
To cool ⬩ refrigerare
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To cool; refrigerare Send Lazarum, ðæt he dyppe his fingeres liþ on wætere, and míne tungan gecǽle mitte Lazarum, ut intingat extremum digiti sui in aquam, ut refrigeret linguam meam, Lk. Bos. 16, 24
and-swerian
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And*-*sweraþ respondit, Coll. M. 30, 37. Andswyrah, Cant. Ez. 15. Andswerede, Bl. H. 233, 10. Ondsweorede, Ps. Srt. 101, 24. Andswyra responde, Cant. Ez. 14. Add
culfre
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Bar Jona filius columbae, Corp. Gl. H. 3, 48), Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 15. Eádig eart þú Simon culfran beam beatus es Simon Bar Jona, Mt. 16, 17. Add
mynet-slege
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Striking of coin, minting, coining Wæs þæs feós ofergewrit ðæs ylcan mynetsleges þe man ꝥ feoh on slóh sóna þæs forman geáres þá Decius féng tó ríce, Hml. S. 23, 475. v. frum*-*mynetslege
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