wæter-del
A dell in which there is water
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A dell in which there is water Norð tó wæterdellæ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 126, 14
gafol-heord
a swarm of bees rented from the lord
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Add: a swarm of bees rented from the lord, the rent (gafol) being paid in honey
geán-nis
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Gl. 513 substitute Geánnysse obuiam (in sponsi obuiam subuolas, Ald. 65), An. Ox. 4610
hæfte-clomm
Fetter, bond
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Fetter, bond On hǽðenra hæfteclommum in the fetters of heathen men, Chr. 942; Erl. 116, 16
hand-geweald
Power
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Power Hé hí on handgeweald hǽðenum sealde tradidit eos in manus gentium, Ps. Th. 105, 30
ofer-wígan
to overcome in fight, conquer
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to overcome in fight, conquer Yldo oferwígeþ wulf, heó oferbídeþ stánas, Salm. Kmbl. 598; Sal. 299
Linked entry: wígan
smiþ-cræftiga
One skilled in the smith's art
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One skilled in the smith's art Tubal Cain smiþcræftega wæs Cd. Th. 66, 15; Gen. 1084
ge-þrǽstnes
Affliction ⬩ contrition ⬩ contrītio
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Affliction, contrition; contrītio On swá mycelre geþræstnesse in tanta contrītiōne, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 27
Linked entry: ge-þrǽstedness
searwung
Treachery ⬩ artifice ⬩ plot ⬩ snare
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Treachery, artifice, plot, snare Hé sit mid searwungum sedet in insidiis, Ps. Lamb. 9 second, 8
Linked entry: sirwung
síd-wærc
A pain in the side
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A pain in the side Wið sídwærce, Lchdm. ii. 62, 24: 256, 12: iii. 20, 20
Linked entry: síd-ádl
þeóster-loca
A dark enclosure ⬩ a tomb
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A dark enclosure, a tomb In byrgenne bídende wæs under þeósterlocan, Elen. Kmbl. 967; El. 485
Linked entry: þeóster-cofa
buruh-waru
the people of a city in a body
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the people of a city in a body, Chr. 1013; Th. 270, 28: Deut. 21, 21
rǽd-snotor
Wise in counsel, prudent, sagacious
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Wise in counsel, prudent, sagacious Nǽfre ic sǽlidan sélran métte rǽdsnotteran, Andr. Kmbl. 946; An. 473
syn-bysig
Troubled in consequence of sin
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Troubled in consequence of sin Hé heteswengeas fleáh ond ðǽrinne fealh secg synbysig, Beo. Zup. 2227
ge-ner
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Add: refuge, safety, asylum Sý þú mé on húse generes esto mihi in domum refugii, Ps. L. 30, 3. Hý sceoldon fægnian, þonne hý on genere wǽron, Ps. Th. 39, arg. Betere wé faran ús intó þám niycclan scræfe . . . and ðǽr wé magon on genere wunian, Hml.
þindan
to swell up ⬩ to swell with indignation, pride, etc.
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Synful yrsaþ, tóþum torn þolaþ, þearle þindeþ (in this and the next passage the Latin verb is tabescere, but tumescere seems in each case to have been read), Ps. Th. 111, 9.
Linked entry: a-þindan
inwid
Fraud ⬩ guile ⬩ deceit ⬩ evil ⬩ wickedness
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Ne wæs ǽfre fácen ne inwid on his heortan nor was ever deceit nor guile in his heart, 223, 31. Gramlíc inwit nequitia, Ps. Th. 54, 15. Mán and inwit, 9. Forðan mé inwit næs on tungan quia non est dolus in lingua mea, 138, 2.
bóc-fel
A skin prepared for books, parchment, vellum ⬩ charta pergamena, membrana
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Ðæt hí habban blæc and bócfel that they have ink and vellum, L. Edg. C. 3; Th. ii. 244, 11
Linked entry: fel
BURH
to defend ⬩ arx, castellum, mons ⬩ a castle ⬩ a fortified place, fortress, castle, palace, walled town, dwelling surrounded by a wall or rampart of earth ⬩ arx, castellum, mons, palatium, urbs munita, domus circumvallata ⬩ Peter's burg = Peterborough ⬩ a city, town, burgh, borough ⬩ urbs, civitas, oppidum
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Ða ðe in burh móton gongan, in Godes ríce they may go into the city, [may go] into God's kingdom, Cd. 227; Th. 303, 16; Sat. 613. Ðonne hý hweorfaþ in ða hálgan burg when they pass into the holy city, Exon. 44b; Th. 150, 26; Gú. 784.
Linked entries: burcg burg burga BURH burhg burh-staðol burug buruh buruh-þelu byrig byri-weard
ge-mittan
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R. 23, 2. to find on inspection or consideration Nóht ic gemitto inðinges in ðissum menn, Lk. L. 23, 4. Nǽneht inðing deádæs ic gemitte (inuent) in him, Lk. L. R. 23, 22. Þá hí þǽr tó cómon, ðá ne gemitton hí þǽr nǽnigne bryne, Shrn. 73, 38.