earnung
An EARNING, desert, reward, good turn, compassion ⬩ mĕrĭtum, misĕratio, compassio
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An EARNING, desert, reward, good turn, compassion; mĕrĭtum, misĕratio, compassio For earnunge écan lífes for the reward of eternal life, Hy. 6, 26; Hy. Grn. ii. 286, 26.
nihterne
For a night
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For a night Ðæs gást wæs neahterne of líchoman álǽded his (Fursey) spirit was for a night taken from his body, Shrn. 51, 30. Lǽt standan neahterne, Lchdm. ii. 24, 21 : 32, 25. Lǽt licgean neahterne, 66, 12. Bind on ða eágan nihterne, 34. 23.
gód-dǽd
A good deed ⬩ a benefit
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A good deed, a benefit Menn swíðor scamaþ nú for góddǽdum ðonne for misdǽdum men are now more ashamed of good deeds than of misdeeds, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 109, 161: Exon. 26 b; Th. 79, 7; Cri. 1287: 65 b; Th. 242, 6; Ph. 669.
ge-gaf-sprǽc
Idle ⬩ wanton ⬩ scoffing speech
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Idle, wanton, scoffing speech Dá wæs seó tunge teartlícor gewítnod for his gegafspræce then was the tongue more sharply punished for his wanton speech, Homl. Th. i. 330, 34.
Linked entry: gaf-sprǽc
ge-niðerung
Condemnation, humiliation, laying low
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For deófles genyðerunge for the casting down of the devil, 67, 3
Linked entry: ge-nyðerung
stán-æx
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an implement for working stone [Halliwell gives stone-ax a stone-worker's axe] Stánæx bipennis, Wrt. Voc. i. 34, 60. Stánex, 84, 68.
Linked entry: stán-bill
un-tímende
Not productive ⬩ barren
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Hit is swíðe ungedafenlíc ðæt forwerode menn and untýmende gifta wilnian, ðonne gifta ne sind gesette for nánum ðinge búton for bearnteáme, Homl. Th. ii. 94, 12. Eádige synd, ða untýmendan beatae steriles, Lk. Skt. 23, 29
borgian
to borrow ⬩ to lend
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Voc. ii. 16, 8. to be surety, bail for. Similar entries Cf. byrg(e)a, and Icel. borga fyrir to be bail for : Borgiendre sequestra, An. Ox. 3812
fǽred-lic
Sudden
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emperor and his thanes were sorry for his sudden departure, Hml.
geþing-sceat
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Substitute: Money paid to a person in order that terms may be granted by him, price paid for favourable terms 'Hé ne sealde Gode nánne métsceat for his sáule, ne nǽnne geðingsceat wið his miltse.'
Snotinga-hám
Nottingham
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Nottingham Hér fór se ilca here innan Mierce tó Snotengahám (Snotinghám, MS. E.) Chr. 868; Erl. 72, 21. Fór hé tó Snotingahám and gefór ða burg and hét hié gebétan and gesettan ǽgðer ge mid Engliscum mannum ge mid Deniscum 922; Erl. 108, 30.
ǽtrian
To poison ⬩ envenom ⬩ venenare
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To poison, envenom; venenare For ǽtredum gescotum from poisoned arrows, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 38; MS. C
and-fengnes
A receiving ⬩ reception ⬩ a place for receiving ⬩ a receptacle ⬩ receptaculum
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A receiving, reception, a place for receiving, a receptacle; receptaculum, Bd. 2, 9; S. 510, 12: Cot. 190
Linked entry: on-fengness
fyren-lust
Luxury ⬩ luxŭria
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Luxury; luxŭria Ne gémdon hie nánes fyrenlustes they cared not for any luxury, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 7
meox-bearwe
A dung-barrow ⬩ basket for carrying dung
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A dung-barrow, basket for carrying dung Wylige oððe meoxbearwe corbis vel cofinus, Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 2
Linked entries: meox-wilige bearwe
sib-geornness
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Eagerness for peace and kindness, love Syb-geornes caritas Dei et proximi, Wulfst. 69, 2. Sihgeornes, 189, 21
siru-tún
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a place for an ambush, lurking-place Syretum (-tún?) latibulum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 27. v. preceding word. (?)
Linked entry: syretum
Scilling
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-Wit Scilling for uncrum sigedryhtne song áhófan, Exon. Th. 324, 31; Víd. 103
blǽs-horn
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A horn for blowing Blǽshorn bið ánes scitt, weorð, and is melda geteald, Ll. Th. i. 260, 16
Linked entry: blǽd-horn
fæt
ornament
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For "fætum, befeallen . . . with ornaments, shall be fallen off" substitute fætum befeallen . . . shall be stripped of ornaments;