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stód

(n.)
Grammar
stód, es; n.

A stud, a herd of horses

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Voc. i. 23, 10. Ic geann mínon heáhdeórhunton ðæs stódes ðe is on Colingahrycge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 363, 25.

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fægnian

(v.)

to rejoice ⬩ exult ⬩ welcome

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Ic fægnie on þínre hǽlo exultabo in salutari tuo, Ps. Th. 9, 14. Ðý lǽs for ðǽm giefum his mód fægnige ne in oblato munere animus hilarescat, Past. 321, 24.

eáster-wuce

(n.)
Grammar
eáster-wuce, eastor-wice, an; f.

Easter- week ⬩ paschalis septimana

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Easter- week; paschalis septimana Ðys sceal on Sæternes dæg, on ðære eáster-wucan this [gospel] must be on Saturday in easter-week. Rubc. Jn. Bos. 20, I. Ii; Notes, p. 580, 20, 1a, ii a: 21, 1; Notes, p. 580, 21, 1 a

Linked entry: eástor-wice

for-stalian

(v.)
Grammar
for-stalian, p. ede; pp. ed [stalian to steal]

To steal away ⬩ aufŭgĕre

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To steal away; aufŭgĕre Gif wíteþeów hine forstalie if a penal slave steal himself away, L. In. 24; Th. i. 118, 6. Gif he hine forstalede if he should have stolen himself away, L. Ath. v. § 6, 3; Th. i. 234, 7

ge-leofian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leofian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To live ⬩ vīvĕre

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To live; vīvĕre Ne geleofaþ man náht miriges, ða hwíle ðe mon deáþ ondrǽt there is no mirth in life when there is dread of death, Prov. Kmbl. 16. Gyf swá biþ geleofad si sic vīvĭtur, Cant. Ezech. Lamb. fol. 185 a, 16

Linked entry: ge-lifian

birce

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Voc. i. 285, 22. Byrce, ii. 68, 25. Birce beta, i. 285, 38: ii. 11, 57. Byrce betulus, 12, 65. Beeástan ðá bircan, C. D. iii. 213, 3. In ðá twislihtran biricean, 391, 21. Add

ge-racenteágian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-racenteágian, ge-racentteágian, ge-racodteágian; pp. od
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To chain, put in chains Hé wearð geracenteágod [and] betǽht tó þám gewinne (cf. hé wearð gelæht tó þám gecampe, and on racenteágum gelǽd, Hml. Th. ii. 500, 8), Hml. S. 31, 35. Geracodteágodum earmum catenatis lacertis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 47

Linked entry: racent-teágian

hálwendnes

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Add: safety, salvation; salutare Ic sette on hǽlo (hálwendnesse, MS. T. ) ponam in salutari, Ps. Spl. 11, 6. Sóðfæstnesse þíne and hálwendnesse ( salutare ) ic gesǽde (Ps. 40, 10), R. Ben. 11, 8. God hálwendnyssa úra Deus salutarium nostrum, Ps.

specca

(n.)
Grammar
specca, an; m.

A speck ⬩ spot ⬩ blot

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Voc. ii. 57, 11: 92, 84. Speccan notae, 114, 80: 60, 18: scoriae, Hpt. Gl. 421, 59. Smire ða speccan (in a case of shingles) mid ðære sealfe, Lchdm. ii. 88, 19

hrace

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Add: [A dat. fem. hraca occurs in Kent. Gl.: this might = hrace from a strong hracu, or might = hracá = hracan. In the same glossary the nom. is hraca] of living creatures Hrace gula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 46. Hrace ł þrotu guttur, Ps. L. Spl. Rdr.

ác

Grammar
ác, dat. ǽc (ác); pl. ǽc
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Aac robor, arbor (in the Corpus Glossary this is followed by 'robor, virtus, rubor color est,' ed. Hessels, p. 103: this may suggest an explanation for the earlier gloss aac color, Txts. 53, 535, which is copied in Wrt.

gífer-nes

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. ¶ In Bl. H. 163, 12 2

burg

(n.)
Grammar
burg, burh, burhg, buruh (-ug, -ig), byrg, byrig; gen. byrig, burge, burhge, burcge; dat. byrg, byrig, byrh, burh; n. acc. pl. byrg, byrig, burh, burga, burha; gen. pl. burga, burha; dat. pl. burgum, burhum, byrgum.
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His gemynd is micel on twám burgum ... In óðre birg ... in óðre birg, Mart. H. 194, 11-14. Sé þe sit búton ðǽre berig suburbanus. Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 45. On þǽre burh in (Tribulanum) territorium, An. Ox. 4848. On þǽre burh þæs nama wæs Garganus, Bl.

cyre-líf

(n.)
Grammar
cyre-líf, es; n.

A choice of life, where on decease of a lord, the cultivators choose a lord for themselves; optio vitæ, ubi, mortuo domino, villani sibi dominum eligunt

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cyrelíf ðara ðe ic foregeald, and me West-Seaxena wítan to rihte gerehton, ðæt ic hí mót lǽtan swá freó swá þeówe, swáðer ic wille; ac ic, for Godes lufan and for mínre sáwle þearfe, wylle ðæt hý sýn heora freólses wyrðe and hyra cyres; and ic, on Godes

æt-gifan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-gifan, p. -geaf, -gaf, pl. -geáfon, géfon; pp. -gifen [æt to, gifan]

To give to ⬩ render ⬩ afford ⬩ tribuere ⬩ aflferre

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To give to, render, afford; tribuere, aflferre Ic him Mf-wtaðe lytle meahte ætgifan æt gúðe / could render to him little life-protection in the conflict, Beo. Th. 5748; B. 2878

deáw-driás

(n.)
Grammar
deáw-driás, es; m? [dreósan to fall]

A fall of dew, dew-fall ⬩ rōris cāsus

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A fall of dew, dew-fall; rōris cāsus Deáwdriás on dæge weorþeþ winde geondsáwen the dew-fall in day is scattered by the wind, Cd. 188; Th. 233, 17; Dan. 277

mæst-lón

(n.)

pulleys at the top of the mast over which the ropes are drawn

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pulleys at the top of the mast over which the ropes are drawn Carceria, mæstlón, sunt in cacumine arboris trocliae, quasi flicteria, per quas funes trahuntur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 59. (?)

an-mód

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Add: In some of the passages perhaps án-mód should be read Onmód (an-) contumax, Txts. 48, 202. Anmóde, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 67. Contumax, i. superbus anmóda contemptor, 135, 23

firwit-ness

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Voc. ii. 137, 56. Fyrewitnesse (feortwitnysse. Hpt. Gl. 429, 43) ardoris (cf. Hy. S. 14, 30 under firwit), An. Ox. 975. Take here fyrwitnes in Dict., and add

glíw-gamen

(n.)
Grammar
glíw-gamen, es; n.
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Musical entertainment, music Hearpe and pípe and mistlic glíggamen drémað eów on beórsele cithara et lyra et tympanum et tibia et vinum in conviviis vestris (Is. 5, 12), Wlfst. 46, 16