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mót-bell

(n.)
Grammar
mót-bell, e; f.

A bell rung to call an assembly together

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Conf. Schmid. p. 5 c 9, § 4

un-scoren

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scoren, adj.

Unshornunshaven

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Unshorn, unshaven Locc unscoren coma vel cirrus, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 45. Hí beón unscorene sint inrasi, Anglia xiii. 408, 609. Hí lange tíd eodon ealle unscorene and sídfeaxe, Ap. Th. 6, 12

Linked entry: sceran

windwian

(v.)
Grammar
windwian, p. ode

To winnowventilareliteralfigurative

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To winnow; ventilare, literal Hé corn ðærsc and windwode, Shrn. 61, 19. figurative Fiónd úre wé windwiaþ inimicos nostros ventilavimus, Ps. Surt. 43, 6. Ic windwade (ventilabam) in mé gást mínne, 76, 7

Linked entries: a-windwian windung

nægel

(n.)
Grammar
nægel, nægl, es; m.

the nail of a finger or toea nailpegan instrument for striking the strings of a harp

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Gif nægl of honda weorðe if a nail come off a hand, Lchdm. iii. 58, 7 : ii. 80, 20. Gif þuman nægl of weorðeþ, .iii. scill. gebéte . . . Æt ðám neglum gehwylcum scilling if a thumb-nail come off (from a blow) the bót shall be iii shillings . . .

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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com swíðe oft on gemynd hú gesǽliglíce tída wǽron giond Angelcynn it has often come into my mind what happy times there were in England, Past. Pref. Swt. 3, 4.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

níd-þearf

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, adj.

Necessaryneedful

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Habban góde geféran and þearle neódþearfe ( necessarios ), Coll. Monast. Th. 29, 31

cemban

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Hý sculan hiora heáfod cemban, Lch. ii. 30, 31. to comb wool, &c. Be cemdan wearpe de stuppe stamineo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 62

ed-hwyrft

(n.)
Grammar
ed-hwyrft, es; m.

A returning, return rĕdĭtio, rĕdĭtus

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A returning, return; rĕdĭtio, rĕdĭtus He ne wéneþ, ðæt him ðæs edhwyrft cyme he will not hope that its return may come. Exon. 89 b; Th. 336, 3; Gn. Ex. 42: Beo. Th. 2566; B. 1281

bliótan

(v.)
Grammar
bliótan, for bleóton

sacrificed

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sacrificed; 3rd pl. p. of blótan to sacrifice Hú ða burhleóde on Cartaina bliótan [ = bleóton] men hira godum how the towns-people in Carthage sacrificed men to their gods, Ors. cont. 4, 4; Bos. 11, 32

æl

(n.)
Grammar
æl, e; f.

An awlsubula

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An awl; subula Hwanon sceó-wyrhtan æl unde sutori subula, Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 33: L. Alf. 11; Th. i. 46, 10. Æl subula, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 27; Wrt. Voc. 16, 2

énd

(adv.)
Grammar
énd, adv.

Formerly, of oldprius, ólim

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Formerly, of old; prius, ólim Ic adreág fela siððan ðú énd to me in síðadest I have suffered much since thou didst come to me of old, Exon. 120b; Th. 463, 16; Hö. 71

sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sceatt, es ; m.

property, goods, wealth, treasureprice, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods a coin

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Deut. 16, 19, Æt ðam lande ðe arcebisceop gebohte mid his ágenan sceatte (with his own money ), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 86, 10.

Linked entry: sceat

ród

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Út on ðá róde, v. 71, 4. v. æscstede-, coc-ród

torr

(n.)
Grammar
torr, es; m.

turrisa towera projecting rocka tor

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Ǽrest on mercecumb (in Dorset), ðonne on grénan pytt, ðonne on ðone torr æt mercecumbes ǽwielme, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 28, 32. On gyran torr (in Devon), iii. 412, 9. An horsa tor . . . on lytlan tor (in Devon), Cod. Dip. B. iii. 133, 10, 11.

Linked entries: túr tor

be-prenan

(v.)
Grammar
be-prenan, be-preðan

To winknictare

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To wink; nictare Tele nú ða lenge ðære hwíle, ðe ðú ðín éage on beprenan [bepreðan, Cott.] mǽge compare now the length of the time, wherein thou mayest wink thine eye, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 7

ealdor-ner

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-ner, aldor-ner, es; n.

A life-salvation, life's safety, refuge, asylumvitæ servātio, refŭgium

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A life-salvation, life's safety, refuge, asylum; vitæ servātio, refŭgium Cwom him to áre and to ealdor-nere he come to them for mercy and for their life's salvation, Exon. 53 b; Th. 189, 4; Az. 54

Linked entries: aldor-ner feorh-ner

hring-íren

(n.)
Grammar
hring-íren, es; n.
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The iron rings of a coat of mail Gúþbyrne scán heard hand-locen hringíren scír song in searwum the corslet shone, hard, hand-wrought, the bright iron rings rang in their armour, Beo. Th. 650; B. 222

Linked entry: íren

deáf

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Th. ii. 16, 17. imperfect in some essential quality, sterile Se æker ðe bið unwæsðmbǽre oððe ungefynde corn bringð oððe deáf terra quae sterilem segetem gignit, Part. 411, 20

han-créd

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Add: cock-crowing Scyllendre cocca fiþerslehte and . . . hancréde concrepante pullorum plausu et sonante gallicinio, An. Ox. 4893. a division of the night Betwux hancréde læg se hálga wer geedcucod, Hml. Th. ii. 334, 30. Cf. han-grǽd

sáda

(n.)
Grammar
sáda, an; m.

A cord, halter, snare

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A cord, halter, snare Swelce sádo (sáde, Rush.) tamquam laqueus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 21, 35. Grin biþ on sádan tórænded laqueus contritus est, Ps. Th. 123, 7. Mid sáde ( laqueo ) hine áwrigde, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 5