teóðung-dagas
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Tithing-days, days amounting to a tithe of the year, a term applied to the thirty-six week days in the six weeks of Lent from the first Sunday in Lent until Easter-day Gif wé teóðiaþ ðás geárlícan dagas, ðonne beóþ ðǽr six and ðrítig teóðingdagas; and
flǽsc-lic
human ⬩ mortal ⬩ animal ⬩ natural ⬩ carnal ⬩ worldly ⬩ carnal ⬩ sensual ⬩ sexual
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Add: pertaining to the material body, human, mortal Þú wást ꝥ ic eom flǽsclic man, Bl. H. 231, 25. Þú ǽr gesáwe æfter flǽsclicre gecynde fægre leomu on tó seónne, 113, 21. animal in contrast with human: Mýs and flæá sint flésclicu nýtenu, Solil. H.
wara
An inhabitant
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An inhabitant.Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 32Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 11, 16 Heofenlícra warena supernorum civium (habitatorum), Hpt. Gl. 498, 23. Hié here samnodon ceastre (printed ceaster) warena, Andr. Kmbl. 2251 ; An. 1127. Warum civibus, Hpt. Gl. 518, 40. In composition
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tawian
to taw, dress or prepare material ⬩ to intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.
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to taw, dress or prepare material Ðá bæd se Godes man ðæt him man íserngelóman mid hwǽte ðyder brohte ðæt land mid tó tawienne. Ðá ðæt land ða getawod wæs and hé on gerisne tíd mid hwǽte hit seów ferramenta sibi ruralia cum frumento adferri rogavit,
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Deór-hám
DERHAM, Gloucestershire, DEREHAM, Norfolk ⬩ lŏcōrum nōmen in agris Glocestriæ et Norfolciæ
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DERHAM, Gloucestershire, DEREHAM, Norfolk; lŏcōrum nōmen in agris Glocestriæ et Norfolciæ Hí iii ciningas ofslógon in ðære stówe ðe is gecweden Deórhám they slew three kings at the place which is called Derham, Chr. 577; Erl. 19, 21. On ðysum geáre Wihtburge
here-wæsmun
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Nó ic méan herewæsmun hnágran talige gúþgeweorca ðonne Grendel hine, Beo. Th. 1358; B. 677. Thorpe reads wæstmum [see the use of wæstm in the plural] and translates 'in martial vigour.' Grein translates by vis bellica and refers the word to a nominative
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lǽce-hús
A hospital
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A hospital, a house where the sick are tended by a leech Hé hine gelǽdde on his lǽcehús [Lind. lécehús] and hine lácnude And brohte óðrum dæge twegen penegas and sealde ðam lǽce and ðus cwæþ Begým hys illum duxit in stabulum et curam ejus egit. Et altera
un-ágen
Not one's own ⬩ not in a person's possession or under his control
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Not one's own, not in a person's possession or under his control Gehiéren ða eáðmódan hú éce ðæt is ðæt hié wilniaþ, and hú gewítende and hú unágen ðæt is ðæt hié onscuniaþ audiant humiles, quam sint aeterna, quae appetunt, quam transitoria, quae contemnunt
drohtnian
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Of cyrliscum lífe ... men ... swá micele eáðelícor and sél drohtniaþ ( live as monks ), swá hý stíþlíce áfédde wǽron, R. Ben. 138, 24. Hé cwæð be ðám Hǽlende: 'Mid mannum hé drohtnode,' Hml. Th. ii. 12, 32. Mid sóðre lufe hé drohtnode on ðisum lífe, 44
flís
fleece ⬩ wool ⬩ down
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Take here flýs in Dict. and add: fleece of a sheep Swá miclum sníwde swelce micel flýs feóll cadere in modum uellerum immense ceperunt nines, Nar. 23, 13. Flýs uellera, An. Ox. 5192. Flýss, 5207. Uullan fliásum, Txts. 150, 3. used of other animals Twégen
ge-bǽran
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Gebǽrað gestiunt, Scint. 181, 12. Hé ongan biterlíce wépan . . . þá ꝥ his geféra geseah, hé hine ácsade, hwæt him wǽre, and for hwon hé swá gebǽrde (quod intuens comes, quarefaceret, inquisivit), Bd. 4, 25; Sch. 498, 8. Hé hreówlíce beforan Gode gebǽrde
ge-þúf
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Substitute Growing luxuriously, leafy, bushy :-- Fæste geþúf luxoriante, Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 28. of trees, having foliage, of plants, having leaves, leafy, bushy Geþúf fícbeám frondea ficus, i. frondosa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 15. Geþú[f] uiriscens (ramosa
ge-týn
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Take here ge-týan and ge-týdan in Dict., and add: p. -týde, -tydde; pp. -týd, -tydd Tó þǽm ꝥ hé ús getýde tó eádmódnysse wege ut nos ad viam humilitatis instrueret, Gr. D. 59, 30. Ðeáh hine ðá brocu getýn and gelǽren, Past. 35, 12. Wæs se blaca Heáwold
hǽþen-dóm
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Add: the belief and practice of a heathen people Hǽþendómes gentilitatis (Gregorius nostris parentibus errorem tetrae gentilitatis abstulit, Ald. 74, 13), An. Ox. 5156. Hú hé of hǽþendóme mæge tó crístendóme ðurh rihtne geleáfan and ðurh fulluht cuman
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híred-preóst
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a domestic chaplain. Similar entries v. hírd-preóst in Dict. a member of a religious house, Similar entries v. híred; VI. Þys sint þára manna naman ðe man freóde ... on Wynstánes gewytnysse mæssepreóstæs and on ealra þára híredpreósta, Cht. E. 255, 14
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pyll
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On brádan bricge; and of brádan bricge ðæt on holan pyl; and of holan pylle on pincanhammes díc: and of pincanhammes díc innan miclan pyl; and of miclan pylle ðæt æft on Sæferne, C. D. iii. 406, 2-6. Andlang streámes tó holan pylle ; of holan pylle úp
liss
Mildness ⬩ lenity ⬩ mercy ⬩ kindness ⬩ favour ⬩ grace ⬩ delight ⬩ joy
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Mildness, lenity, mercy, kindness, favour, grace, delight, joy Hé bæd ðæt Lazarus móste his tungan drýpan ac him næs getíðod ðære lytlan lisse he prayed that Lazarus might put a drop of water on his tongue; but that little favour was not granted to him
Cynegils
Cynegils, sixth king of the West Saxons ⬩ Cynegilsus
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Cynegils, sixth king of the West Saxons; Cynegilsus Cynegilses, gen. Chr. Erl. 2, 20: Chr. 688; Erl. 42, 10. Hér, A. D. 611, Cynegils féng to ríce on Wesseaxum, and heóld xxxi wintra here, Cynegils succeeded to the kingdom of the West Saxons, and held
here-reáf
Spoil ⬩ plunder ⬩ booty
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Spoil, plunder, booty Herereáf spolia vel manubie vel prede, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 52; Wrt. Voc. 35, 38: manubiæ, spolia, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 16, 23. Achan behýdde of ðam herereáfe Achan concealed some of the spoil, Jos. 7, 1, 11. Ðú ús mycel herereáf
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lǽðan
To speak ill of ⬩ accuse ⬩ abuse ⬩ execrate ⬩ detest ⬩ hate
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To speak ill of, accuse, abuse, execrate, detest, hate Man call hyrweþ ðæt man scolde herian and láðeþ [lǽðeþ?] ðæt man scolde lufian people scorn what they ought to praise, and hate what they ought to love, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 110, 167. Gif hwelc cymiþ
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