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earnung

(n.)
Grammar
earnung, earning, e; f.

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.

Linked entries: ærnung earning

nihterne

(adv.)
Grammar
nihterne, neahterne, nihternum; adv.

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

(n.)
Grammar
gód-dǽd, e; f.

A good deeda 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

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gaf-sprǽc, e; f.

Idlewantonscoffing 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

(n.)
Grammar
ge-niðerung, -nyðerung, e; f.

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

(n.)
Grammar
stán-æx, e; f.
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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

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tímende, adj.

Not productivebarren

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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

(v.)

to borrowto 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

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽred-lic, adj.

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

(n.)

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

(v.)
Grammar
ǽtrian, ǽttrian; p. ede; pp. ed; v. trans, [ǽtor = átor poison]

To poisonenvenomvenenare

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To poison, envenom; venenare For ǽtredum gescotum from poisoned arrows, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 38; MS. C

Linked entries: ætran ǽttrian átrian

and-fengnes

(n.)
Grammar
and-fengnes, -ness, on-, e; f.

A receivingreceptiona place for receivinga receptaclereceptaculum

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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

(n.)
Grammar
fyren-lust, es; m.

Luxuryluxŭria

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Luxury; luxŭria Ne gémdon hie nánes fyrenlustes they cared not for any luxury, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 7

meox-bearwe

(n.)
Grammar
meox-bearwe, an; f.

A dung-barrowbasket 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

(n.)
Grammar
sib-geornness, e; f.
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Eagerness for peace and kindness, love Syb-geornes caritas Dei et proximi, Wulfst. 69, 2. Sihgeornes, 189, 21

siru-tún

(n.)
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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

(n.)
Grammar
Scilling, es ; m.
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-Wit Scilling for uncrum sigedryhtne song áhófan, Exon. Th. 324, 31; Víd. 103

blǽs-horn

(n.)
Grammar
blǽs-horn, es; m.
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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

Grammar
fæt, l. fǽt.

ornament

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For "fætum, befeallen . . . with ornaments, shall be fallen off" substitute fætum befeallen . . . shall be stripped of ornaments;