land-scipe
region
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A tract of land, region Ic á ne geseah láðran landscipe never saw I a more hateful region, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 11; Gen. 376
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gonge-wifre
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A ganging weaver, a spider; arānea viātica Wið gongewifran bíte against the bite of a spider [gangweaver], L. M. 3, 35; Lchdm. ii. 328, 10
tæppel-bred
A board covered with a carpet, a foot-stool
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A board covered with a carpet, a foot-stool Fótscamel ł tæppelbred his fóta scabellum pedum ejus, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 35. Tæppilbred, 22, 44
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þúsend-mann
A captain of a thousand men
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A captain of a thousand men Gesete of him þúsendmen and hundrydmen rulers of thousands and rulers of hundreds (A. V.), Ex. 18, 21, 25
þurh-lócung
A looking through or over, a preliminary examination(?) of a book ⬩ prohemium
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A looking through or over, a preliminary examination(?) of a book; but the word glosses prohemium Ðurhlócung prohemium, forespǽc praefatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 38
sǽ-fór
A journey by sea, a voyage
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A journey by sea, a voyage Nis ðæs módwlonc mon ofer eorþan . . . ðæt hé á his sǽfóre sorge næbbe, Exon. Th. 308, 19; Seef. 42
æt-foran-weall
The outer wall ⬩ outworks ⬩ a bulwark before a castle ⬩ antemurale.
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The outer wall, outworks, a bulwark before a castle; antemurale
beorþor-þínen
A midwife ⬩ obstetrix
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A midwife; obstetrix [beorþor child-birth, þínen a maid-servant]
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cincg
a king
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a king, Th. Diplm. A. D. 743-745; 28, 21
drenc-cuppe
A drinking-vessel, a cup ⬩ pocŭlmn
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A drinking-vessel, a cup; pocŭlmn Wrt. Voc. 82, 42
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dreá
a magician, wizard
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a magician, wizard, Salm. Kmbl. 89, MS. A; Sal. 44
ed-gild
A re-payment ⬩ rĕ-sŏlūtio
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A re-payment; rĕ-sŏlūtio, Leo, A. Sax. Gl. 250
leóþ-word
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A word in a poem, Andr. Kmbl. 2975; An. 1490
mæcga
A man
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A man, Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 16; Vy. 52
bodere
A teacher, a master ⬩ præceptor
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A teacher, a master; præceptor, Lk. Rush. War. 9, 33
bord-haga
phalanx
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[haga a hedge. 1. an enclosure.] A shield-enclosure, phalanx
démon
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a demon, devil From démonum a demonibus, Rtl. 146, 1
eorþ-ling
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Substitute for 'A farmer; terrae cultor' 'A bird, ' and add:
hund-freá
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a centurion Hundfre[-á?] ceniurio, Mt. L. 22, 19 marg. (?)
mearce
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a limit, v. mearc; 2. a territory. v. (?) Dene-mearce