hám-sócn
Attack on a man's house; also the fine paid for such a breach of the peace ⬩ the crime of beating or assaulting a person within his own house ⬩ an inroad or attack on one's home ⬩ attack on one's house
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Attack on a man's house; also the fine paid for such a breach of the peace. The following passage will illustrate the character of the offence Hamsocna, 'quod domus invasionem Latine sonat, fit pluribus modis, extrinsecus vel et intrinsecus accidenciis
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Arewe
ARROW, the name of a river in several counties ⬩ fluvii nomen
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ARROW, the name of a river in several counties, called so either from its swiftness or straightness, also the Orwell; fluvii nomen Se here gewende ðá fram Lundene, mid hyra scypum, into Arewan [MS. Laud. Arwan] the army [of the Danes] went then from
Deór-hám
DERHAM, Gloucestershire, DEREHAM, Norfolk ⬩ lŏcōrum nōmen in agris Glocestriæ et Norfolciæ
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DERHAM, Gloucestershire, DEREHAM, Norfolk; lŏcōrum nōmen in agris Glocestriæ et Norfolciæ Hí iii ciningas ofslógon in ðære stówe ðe is gecweden Deórhám they slew three kings at the place which is called Derham, Chr. 577; Erl. 19, 21. On ðysum geáre Wihtburge
Eofes-ham
EVESHAM, Worcestershire ⬩ oppĭdi nomen in agro Vigorni*-*ensi
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EVESHAM, Worcestershire; oppĭdi nomen in agro Vigorni*-*ensi Ðæs géres forþférde Æfic se æðela decanus on Eofesham in this year [A. D. 1037] died Æfic the noble dean at Evesham, Chr. 1037; Th. 294, 36, col. 2. Ælfward wæs abbad on Eofeshamme ǽrest Ælfward
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here-teám
plundering ⬩ spoiling ⬩ devastation ⬩ taking part in a 'here,' ⬩ what is got by an army ⬩ plunder ⬩ booty ⬩ spoil
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plundering, spoiling, devastation, taking part in a 'here,' i. e, a predatory band of more than thirty-five members [v. here] Se ðe hereteáme betogen sý he who is accused of taking part in a 'here,' L. In. 15; Th. i. 112, 2, MS. H. Heardlíc hereteám
here-wæsmun
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Nó ic méan herewæsmun hnágran talige gúþgeweorca ðonne Grendel hine, Beo. Th. 1358; B. 677. Thorpe reads wæstmum [see the use of wæstm in the plural] and translates 'in martial vigour.' Grein translates by vis bellica and refers the word to a nominative
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lǽce-hús
A hospital
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A hospital, a house where the sick are tended by a leech Hé hine gelǽdde on his lǽcehús [Lind. lécehús] and hine lácnude And brohte óðrum dæge twegen penegas and sealde ðam lǽce and ðus cwæþ Begým hys illum duxit in stabulum et curam ejus egit. Et altera
godcundnys
Divine nature ⬩ Deity ⬩ Divinity ⬩ Godhead ⬩ divine service
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Divine nature, Deity, Divinity, Godhead, divine service Se God wunaþ on þrýnnysse untodǽledlíc and on ánnysse ánre Godcundnysse the Deity exists in Trinity indivisible, and in unity of one Godhead, Homl. Th. i. 276, 24. Seó hrepaþ swýðost ymbe Cristes
swinsung
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melody, harmony Suinsung armonia, Wrt.Voc. ii. 100, 62: melodium, 113, 79. Dreám, swinsunge (-c?) armonia, 3, 29: 90, 61. Swinsung, Hpt. Gl. 498, 63. Gedrémere swinsunge consona melodia, 519, 6: consona vocis harmonia (modulatione ), 467, 9. Wensumne
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swíðrian
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to become or be stronger, to prevail Ðæt wæter swíðrode swíðe ofer ða eorðan aquae praevaluerunt nimis super terram, Gen. 7, 19. Se hunger þearle swíðrode praevaluerat fames in terra, 12, 10. Hé swýðrode on ídelnysse his praevaluit in vanitate ejus,
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wiþer-mál
A case against ⬩ in reply to ⬩ by way of accusation ⬩ defence ⬩ prosecution
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A case against (in reply to, or (?) by way of accusation), defence, prosecution (?) Man útlagode Swægn eorl, his óðerne sunu. Ðá ne onhagode him tó cumenne to wiðermále ongeán ðone cyng, and ágeán ðone here ðe him mid wæs his (Godwin's) other son, Swegen
bígan
To bend ⬩ to incline ⬩ to humiliate ⬩ subdue ⬩ to turn ⬩ incline ⬩ To bend
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Add: trans. To bend, of shape, attitude Ic bége míne cneówa, Bl. H. 187, 18. of direction, to incline þá þá hé bígede cum (membra sopori) dedisset .i. inclinasset, An. Ox. 2105. figurative, to humiliate, subdue Líchama mín in nédhérnisse ic bégo corpus
burg-scír
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Substitute: A township, town or city with the district belonging to it, and add Þǽre burhscíre Hipponensis (pontifex ), An. Ox. 5400. Hé hine gesette tó bisceope þǽre burhscíre ( Alexandria ), Hml. S. 15, 24. Ealle ðá hysecild þǽre burhscíre omnes pueros
eást
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Substitute: [the positive is uncertain]; cpve. eástra; spve. eást(e)mest Þǽre eástan Eoae (the passage is: Eoae tripertitas Indiaeprovincias illustravit, Ald. 25, 31, the glosses to which in Hpt. Gl. 451, 13, 16 are, Eoae i. orientis þára eástan (in
innor
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Add: with reference to a place or thing Innor bið se hierde, se hielt ðá leoma útan interior est custodia, quae servat exterius membra, Past. 359, 4. Férde hé forð ... in þá inran land ...; þá gít hé wilnode ꝥ hé innor férde, Hml. S. 30, 310. Hine seó
hord-gestreón
Hoarded, accumulated wealth, that which has been acquired and now forms a 'hord'
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Hoarded, accumulated wealth, that which has been acquired and now forms a 'hord' Sum wæs ǽhtwelig in commedia heóld hordgestreón there was one of large possessions, he kept in Nicomedia his stored-up wealth, Exon. 66 a; Th. 244, 3; Jul. 22. Ne mót hé
hyge-leást
Thoughtlessness ⬩ foolishness ⬩ folly ⬩ heedlessness
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Thoughtlessness, foolishness, folly, want of wisdom, heedlessness Eálá gé cildra gáþ út bútan hygeleáste tó claustre oððe tó leorninge O vos pueri egredimini sine scurrilitate in claustrum vel in gymnasium, Coll. Monast. Th. 36, 9. Ne ús ne gedafenaþ
þyle
An orator ⬩ spokesman
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An orator, spokesman Gelǽred þyle fela spǽca mid feáwum wordum geopenaþ doctus orator plures sermones paucis verbis aperit, Scint. 119, 3. Þylas oratores, Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 1. Þyle is found in Exon. Th. 320, 5; Víd. 24 : -- Þyle weóld Rondingum. ¶ In
un-trum
Weak ⬩ sick ⬩ ill ⬩ infirm
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Weak, sick, ill, infirm Untrum infirmus, Wrt. Voc. i. 75, 45. Untrum ic eom infirmus sum, Ps. Spl. 6, 2: Mt. Kmbl. 25, 36. Næs ðæra leóda ǽnig untrum non erat in tribubus eorum infirmus, Ps. Th. 104, 32. Þeówa untrum servus male habens, Lk. Skt. 7, 2
geóc
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Add: help in danger or difficulty Þæt ic þé tó geóce gárholt bere, B. 1834. Ne mæg þǽre sáwle þe bið synna ful gold tó geóce, Seef. 101. Ðé wearð máðma cyst ( a sword ) gifeðe tó eóce unc, Vald. 1, 25. Geóce gelýfde brega Beorhtdena, B. 608. Byrne ne