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feormþ

(n.)
Grammar
feormþ, e; f.

A harbouringan entertaininga cleansingsusceptiohospĭtiumpurgātio

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A harbouring, an entertaining, a cleansing; susceptio, hospĭtium. purgātio

geár-cyningdóm

(n.)
Grammar
geár-cyningdóm, es; m.

A year-kingdoma consulateconsŭlātus

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A year-kingdom, a consulate; consŭlātus, Som. Ben. Lye

clifrung

(n.)
Grammar
clifrung, e; f.
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A clawing; a claw(?) Clifrunga ungulae, Germ. 398, 61

fala

(n.)
Grammar
fala, (?)

a plank

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a plank Fala tabula, Ep. Gl. 27 A, 11

gǽst-gerýne

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst-gerýne, es; n.

A ghostly or spiritual mysterya mystery of the mindspīrĭtāle mystēriumănĭmi 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

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-hwitel, es; m.

A tribute-whittle or blanketa legal tender instead of coin for the rent of a hide of landtribūtāria 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

(n.)
Grammar
stoppa, an ; m.
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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

Linked entry: stappa

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

(n.)
Grammar
be-delfing, e; f.

A digging aboutablaqueatio

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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

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

A kind of fireigneum 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

Linked entry: cyn

hús-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
hús-fæst, adj.
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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

(n.)
Grammar
bledu, bled, blæd, e; f.

A bowl, vial, goblet, the dish of a balance, a scalepatera, 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

Linked entries: helur-bledu bled blæd

þeód-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-fruma, an; m.
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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

(n.)
Grammar
wirdness, e; f.

injuryhurtannoyance 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

(n.)
Grammar
spere-wyrt, e; f.

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

(n.)
Grammar
ele-land, es; n.

A foreign countryexterna 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

Linked entry: el-land

gliwere

(n.)
Grammar
gliwere, es; m.

A jesterplayerone who aims at pleasing with a view to gaina flattererparasitusassentatorscurra

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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

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-haga, an ; m.
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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

(n.)
Grammar
heall-reáf, es; n.

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

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-cyþ, wíf-cyþþ, e; f.

A visit to a womanfamiliarity 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