feormþ
A harbouring ⬩ an entertaining ⬩ a cleansing ⬩ susceptio ⬩ hospĭtium ⬩ purgātio
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A harbouring, an entertaining, a cleansing; susceptio, hospĭtium. purgātio
geár-cyningdóm
A year-kingdom ⬩ a consulate ⬩ consŭlātus
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A year-kingdom, a consulate; consŭlātus, Som. Ben. Lye
clifrung
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A clawing; a claw(?) Clifrunga ungulae, Germ. 398, 61
fala
a plank
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a plank Fala tabula, Ep. Gl. 27 A, 11
gǽst-gerýne
A ghostly or spiritual mystery ⬩ a mystery of the mind ⬩ spīrĭtāle mystērium ⬩ ănĭmi mystērium
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A ghostly or spiritual mystery, a mystery of the mind; spīrĭtāle mystērium, ănĭmi mystērium In godcundum gǽstgerýnum in divine spiritual mysteries, Exon. 36 a; Th. 117, 5; Gú. 219 : 49 a; Th. 168, 31; Gú. 1086. Bí ðon Salomon song, giedda snottor, gǽstgerýnum
gafol-hwitel
A tribute-whittle or blanket ⬩ a legal tender instead of coin for the rent of a hide of land ⬩ tribūtāria săga
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A tribute-whittle or blanket, a legal tender instead of coin for the rent of a hide of land; tribūtāria săga Gafol-hwitel sceal beón æt híwisce vi pæninga weorþ a tribute-whittle from a hide [of land] shall be worth six pence, L. In. 44; Th. i. 130,
Linked entry: hwítel
stoppa
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A stop, a bucket, pail. Halliwell gives stop a small well-bucket, and also stoppe a bucket, or milking-pail, as Norfolk words ; the latter being still in use. 'The holy-water stoppe was a vessel containing holy-water placed near the entrance of a church
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cyre-líf
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For 'A choice . . . eligunt' substitute: the condition of life which allows a person to choose his lord, the state of dependence on a lord whom a person has chosen Gehicgon hig eác ꝥ hig gehealdon heora clǽnnysse, oððe beón geférlǽhte þǽre gefæstnuncge
be-delfing
A digging about ⬩ ablaqueatio
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A digging about; ablaqueatio Niðerwart treówes bedelfing a digging about the lower part of a tree, Ælfc. Gl. 60; Som. 68, 16; Wrt. Voc. 39, 2
fýr-cyn
A kind of fire ⬩ igneum gĕnus
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A kind of fire; igneum gĕnus Mycel fýrcyn and mycel bryne a great kind of fire and a great burning, Ors. 6, 1; Bos. 115, 36
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hús-fæst
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Having a house, being a householder Ǽlc man húsfæst on his ówe land every man having a house on his own land, Chart. Th. 438, 5
bledu
A bowl, vial, goblet, the dish of a balance, a scale ⬩ patera, phiala, lanx, trutinæ, scala
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A bowl, vial, goblet, the dish of a balance, a scale; patera, phiala, lanx, trutinæ, scala, Ælfc. Gl. 25; Wrt. Voc. 24, 44: Æthelfledæ Test. Lye
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þeód-fruma
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A prince of a people, a lord, ruler Ðæt hí þiówien swilcum þiódfruman (hláforde, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 29), Met. 29, 94. Cf. land-fruma
wirdness
injury ⬩ hurt ⬩ annoyance ⬩ a vice
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injury, hurt, annoyance Mið woerdnisse affligendo, Rtl. 16, 13. From woerdnissum, a noxiis, 17, 15. a vice From sceððendum woerdnisum a noxiis vitiis Rtl. 16, 25
spere-wyrt
innule(-a) ⬩ campane(-a) ⬩ nap silvatica
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A plant name; the word translates innule(-a) campane(-a), Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 17: Lchdm. i. 210, 7: nap silvatica, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 27
ele-land
A foreign country ⬩ externa terra
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A foreign country; externa terra Ðǽr ic on elelande áhte stówe there I owned a place in a foreign country. Ps. Th. 118, 54
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gliwere
A jester ⬩ player ⬩ one who aims at pleasing with a view to gain ⬩ a flatterer ⬩ parasitus ⬩ assentator ⬩ scurra
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A jester, player, one who aims at pleasing with a view to gain, a flatterer; parasitus, assentator, scurra, Hpt. Gl. 422: Gl. Prud. 618
heáfod-haga
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A fence running at the head (v. heáfod; 2 a) of a piece of land (?) On ðone ealdan heáfodhagan, C. D. vi. 64, 7
heall-reáf
A piece of tapestry for a hall
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A piece of tapestry for a hall Ælfwine ic geann ánen heallreáfes I give to Alfwine a piece of tapestry, Chart. Th. 530, 35
wíf-cyþ
A visit to a woman ⬩ familiarity with a woman
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A visit to a woman, familiarity with a woman Ðá geáscode hé ðone cyning on wífcyþþe (-cyððan. v. l. ), Chr. 755 ; Erl. 48, 29