brýd-lác
A marriage gift or feast, the celebration of a marriage ⬩ nuptiale offertorium, nuptiarum celebritates
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C. 9; Th. ii. 346. 18
mere-hengest
A sea-steed ⬩ a ship
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A sea-steed, a ship, Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 12; Rä. 15, 6: Bt. Met. Fox 26, 49; Met. 26, 25
þunor-bodu
a gilthead
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a gilthead (a kind of fish) Ðunorbodu sparus, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 71 (in a list 'nomina piscium')
Linked entry: bodu
hǽlu-bearn
A child who brings salvation, the Saviour,
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A child who brings salvation, the Saviour, Exon. 16 a; Th. 37, 1; Cri. 586 : 19 a; Th. 47, 12; Cri. 754
sorh-byrðen
a burden of sorrow, a grievous trouble
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a burden of sorrow, a grievous trouble Ðæt (the drowning of a number of people) wæs sorgbyrðen, Andr. Kmbl. 3063; An. 1534
hlid-fæst
Having a lid
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Having a lid Hió becwyþ Eádmǽre áne hlidfæsþe cuppan she bequeaths to Eadmer a cup with a lid, Chart. Th. 536, 4
ǽder-seax
A vein-knife ⬩ a lancet ⬩ lancetta
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A vein-knife, a lancet; lancetta, Cot. 92
æfter-fylging
A following after ⬩ a sequence ⬩ sectatio ⬩ suc-cessio
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A following after, a sequence; sectatio, suc-cessio
Linked entry: fylging
ge-scǽnednes
A dashing together, a breaking ⬩ collisio
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A dashing together, a breaking; collisio, Cot. 59
rid
a swinging ⬩ swaying ⬩ a quicksand
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a swinging, swaying; in sand-rid a quicksand.
Linked entry: sand-rid
steding-líne
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A rope that supports a mast, a stay Stedinglíne opisfera, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 61. S[t]edinglíne, 57, 2
Linked entry: seding-líne
cimb-stán
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A stone into which a pillar is fitted (?), a base, pedestal Sweras gyldene ofer cimstánas ( bases ) sylfrene, Scint. 226, 2
Linked entries: cim cim-stánas cimbing
crístelmǽl-beám
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A tree on which a cross is fixed(?) On crístelmǽlbeám ( in a list of boundaries ), C. D. v. 389, 13
beard-leás
BEARDLEss ⬩ imberbis ⬩ those without a beard ⬩ a youth ⬩ stripling ⬩ a hawk ⬩ buzzard ⬩ ephebus ⬩ buteo
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Used as a noun, it denotes those without a beard, as a youth, stripling, also a hawk or buzzard; ephebus, buteo Beardleás ephebus, vel buteo, Ælfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 55; Wrt. Voc. 50, 33
hege-stæf
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A bar used to stop an opening in a fence (?) Hegstæf clatrum (= ? κλεῖθρον a bar, bolt; Latin clathri, clatri a trellis, grate), Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 67. Cf. Dorebar clatrus, i. 203, 35. Barre clatrus, 237, 34
Linked entry: heg-stæf
den-bera
Swine-pastures, places yielding mast for the fattening of hogs ⬩ pascua porcōrum
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Adjectis denberis in commūni saltu, 160; A. D. 765-791; Kmbl. i. 194, 34: 179: A. D. 801; Kmbl. i. 216, 26: 198; A. D. 811; Kmbl. i. 248, 17: 239; A. D. 838; Kmbl. i. 317, 20
æcer-ceorl
A field-churl ⬩ a farmer ⬩ ploughman ⬩ agricola
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A field-churl, a farmer, ploughman; agricola
Linked entry: ceorl
burh-sǽta
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A dweller in a city, citizen; civis
cumbol-gehnád
a conflict of ensignsbanners,or a battle
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a conflict of ensignsbanners,or a battle
brycg-weard
a keeper or defender of a bridge
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a keeper or defender of a bridge