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biscop-seld

(n.)
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biscop-seld, es; n.

A bishop's seat or residence, an episcopal seesedes episcopalis

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[seld a seat, residence] A bishop's seat or residence, an episcopal see; sedes episcopalis Se cyning sealde him stówe and biscopseld on Lindesfearona eá rex locum sedis episcopalis in insula Lindisfarnensi tribuit, Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 35

Linked entry: bisceop-seld

biscop-seðel

(n.)
Grammar
biscop-seðel, g. -seðles; n.

A bishop's seat or residencesedes episcopalis

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[seðel a seat] A bishop's seat or residence; sedes episcopalis Mellitus féng to ðam biscopseðle Contwara burge cirican Mellitus succeeded to the episcopal residence of Canterbury church; Mellitus sedem Doruvernensis ecclesiæ suscepit, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509

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ge-heápod

(v.)
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ge-heápod, part.

Heapedpiled upcoacervātus

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Heaped or piled up; coacervātus Gód gemet, and full, and geheápod, and oferflówende híg syllaþ on eówerne bearm mensūram bŏnam, et confertam, et coagĭtātam, et sŭpereffluentem dăbunt in sĭnum vestrum, Lk. Bos. 6, 38 : Blickl. Homl. 175, 17

seonoþ-stów

(n.)
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seonoþ-stów, e; f.
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A place for a synod or meeting, a place of assembly Sinaþstów conciliabulum, locus sinodalis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 19. Geseóþ gé ðæt hé ǽrest tó ðære sinoþstówe ( ad locum synodi ) cymeþ, Bd. 2, 2 ; S. 503, 9

steór

(n.)
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steór, es; m.
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A steer, young bull, or cow Ðríuuintri steór, steúr prifeta, Txts. 89, 1655: Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 42. Steór anniculus, 10, 41: juvencus, vel vitula, i. 23, 43: laudaris, 287, 61: ludares, ii. 51, 22: ludarius, 113, 24

Linked entries: steóre stiór stýr

þeóf-scolu

(n.)
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þeóf-scolu, e; f.
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A gang or band of thieves Gif ðú wǽre wegférende and hæfdest micel gold on ðé, and ðú ðonne becóme on þeófsceole ( þiófscole, Cott. MS.), ðonne ne wéndest ðú ðé ðínes feores, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 26

þrítig-wintre

(adj.)
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þrítig-wintre, -wintra; adj.

Thirty years old

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Ðá ðá Crist wæs þrítigwintra ( i-s/>or þrítig wintra), Homl. Th. ii. 38, 25

wyrt-cyn

(n.)
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wyrt-cyn, wyrt-cynn, es; n.
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A species of plant or vegetable Ǽghwylc wyrt-cyn omne genus holitorum, i. holerum, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 29. Wyrtcynn (wyrta cynn, Rush.) nardus pisticus, Jn. Skt. Lind. 12, 3: aloes, 19, 39: unguentum, Ps. Th. 132, 2

dál-mǽd

(n.)
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dál-mǽd, (w)e; f.
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Meadow-land held in common and divided into doles or shares among the holders Gebirað se fífta æcer ðǽre dálmǽd*-*we tó ðǽre híde, C. D. iii. 260, 3. [v. N. E. D. dole-meadow.] Cf. gedál-land

felt

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cf. sadol-felt pella, 291, 15; or cf. (??) pelltaria, pellis quae a mento bobis pendent, Corp. Gl. H. 91, 276), i. 83, 71. Add

ge-þoftrǽden

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ge-þoftrǽden, ge-þoftrǽdenn.
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or geþofts[cipas? v. ge-þoftscipe] contubernia, Hpt. Gl. 416, 28. Add

gristra

(n.)
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A baker of bread Mylenwyrd molendinarius, gríst molitura, grístra cerealis pistor (or cerealis, pistor. v. Migne cerealis pistor), bæcere pistor, Wrt. Voc. i. 34, 37: ii. 130, 17

mans-lot

(n.)
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a man's lot (v. hlot; ) or share, the amount of land allotted to the head of a family when the hundred was divided up On Elsingtúnhundred áh Sancte Eádmund xxvii manslot, Nap. 43 q. v

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sǽ-næss

(n.)
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sǽ-næss, es; m.

a cape

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A ness or promontory stretching into the sea, a cape Sǽnesse promontorio, Hpt. Gl. 420, 7. Ða líðende land gesáwon brimclifu blícan, beorgas steápe, síde sǽnæssas, Beo. Th. 451; 6. 223. Sǽnæssas geseón, windige weallas, 1146; B. 571

Linked entry: næss

bric-bót

(n.)
Grammar
bric-bót, e; f.

A repairing or restoring of a bridge pontis restitutio vel instauratio

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A repairing or restoring of a bridge; pontis restitutio vel instauratio Bricbóta aginne man georne let a man diligently begin the repairings of bridges, L. Eth. vi. 32 ; Th. i. 322, 31: v. 26; Th. i. 310, 24

brýd-ealo

(n.)
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brýd-ealo, -eala; gen. -ealowes; n.

aleA bride-ale, bride or marriage feastnuptiale convivium

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[ealu ale] A bride-ale, bride or marriage feast; nuptiale convivium Ðǽr wæs ðæt brýdealo [Laud; MS. -eala], ðæt wæs manegra manna bealo there was the bride-ale, which was many men's bale, Chr. 1076; Erl. 213, 26

on-willan

(v.)

to cause to boil; fig. to cause passion or emotion to be violent

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to cause to boil; fig. to cause passion or emotion to be violent Ðá wæs eft swá ǽr ealdfeónda níþ onwylleð then again as before hot waxed the hate of former foes, Exon. Th. 125, 30; Gú. 362

Linked entry: on-wyllan

ge-stalu

(n.)
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ge-stalu, e; f. [stalu theft]

Theft;furtum

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Oft gé in gestalum stondaþ oft ye are engaged in thefts [or gestalum from gestala?], Exon. 40 a; Th. 132, 31; Gú. 481

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(pronoun.)
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hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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(a δ) :-- Heó ðá Lucretie hi selfe ácwealde, Ors. 2, 2; S. 66, 32. plural; definite individuals, either males or females, or where both sexes are represented Zacharias . . . and his wíf. . . Sóðlíce hig wǽron bútá rihtwíse, Lk. 1. 16.

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, a mark, <b>mearc</b> a limit. [These may be taken under one head, see N. E. D. mark.]
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Th. i. 352, 6. a visible sign or badge assumed by or imposed on a person Antecríst forbýt ǽlcum men áðor tó bycganne oððe tó syllanne, bútan hé on his foranheáfde habbe his mearce, Wlfst. 200, 4.