stán-cist
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a chestnut-tree Of ðane þorne on ðo stáncysten on holencumbe; of ðane stáncyste on blacmanne bergh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 8, 22. v. cisten-, cyst-beám, stán-ceastel
set-þorn
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some kind of tree Andlang fura on sctþorn; of setþorne on fúlan ríþig, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 436, 14
bord-ríþig
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a stream running in a channel made of planks (?) Of sandbróce on bordríðig; of bordríðig on horpyttes ríðig, C. D. iii. 82, 23
Éste
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They dwelt on the shores of the Baltic on the east of the Vistula Ðæt Witland belimpeþ to Éstum Witland belongs to the Esthonians, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 5.
mǽr-þorn
A hawthorn tree which serves as a boundary
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A hawthorn tree which serves as a boundary Of ðæm pytte on ðone díc, ðæt on mǽrþorne; of ðæm þorne norþ on ðone hwítan stán, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 168, 33
wæter-ham
Land surrounded by a ditch (?)
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Andlang burnan on wæterweg; of ðan wæterwege on waterhammes; of ðan hamman on grénan beorh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 374, 31. Cf. flódhammas, i. 289, 18
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dyrodine
Scarlet dye or colour ⬩ coccus = κόκκos
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Scarlet dye or colour; coccus = κόκκos On ðæs sacerdes hrægle wæs dyrodine twegera bleó on the priest's raiment there was twice-dyed scarlet, Past. 14, 6; Hat. MS. 18 b, 1.
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Fresisc
Of or belonging to Friesland ⬩ Frisian ⬩ Frīsĭcus
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Of or belonging to Friesland, Frisian; Frīsĭcus Nǽron hí náwðer ne on Fresisc gescæpene ne on Denisc they were shapen neither as the Frisian nor as the Danish, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 15.
ge-béd-man
A prayer-man ⬩ one whose duty it is to pray ⬩ one of the clergy ⬩ worshipper ⬩ ōrātor ⬩ adōrātor
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A prayer-man, one whose duty it is to pray, one of the clergy, worshipper; ōrātor, adōrātor He sceal hæbban gebéd-men and fyrdmen and weorcmen he must have prayer-men and soldiers and workmen, Bt. 17; Fox 58, 33, Sóþe gebéd-men gebiddap fæder on gáste
swimman
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Swam nat, 95, 80. of living creatures moving in or on water Swá swá fixas swimmaþ on wætere, Lchdm. iii. 272, 19 : Exon. Th. 363, 21 ; Wal. 57. Ic on flode swom deaf under ýþe, 487, 17 ; Rä 73, 4. Hié swumman ofer tó ðæm églande.
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BODIG
bigness or height of body, stature ⬩ statura ⬩ the trunk, chest or parts of the chest, as the back-bone ⬩ truncus corporis ⬩ the BODY ⬩ corpus
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bigness or height of body, stature; statura Ðæt se mon wǽre lang on bodige quod esset vir longæ staturæ, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 33.
lagu
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the body of rules binding on the members of a state or community Hé hit béte swá swá lagu tǽce ( as the law directs ), Ll. Th. i. 418, 14. Swá man swýðor spæc embe rihte lage swá mann dyde máre unlaga, Chr. 1086; P. 218, 19.
stígend
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One who goes on board a ship, a sailor Sanctus Michael se æþela nówend and se gleáwa frumlida and se þancwirðesta stígend, An. Ox. 32 note
wáfung-stów
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Ox. 8, 188. On wáuungstówe in circi spectaculo, 4, 59. The Latin of Lch. iii. 206, 16 is; In theatum vel in amphitheatrum. Add
fur-lang
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Add: as a lineal measure, originally 'the length of the drive of the plough before it is turned,' usually 40 rods, the eighth of a mile Of ðone forda úp on ðá ríðe án furlang wið súðan ðá cyrican; andlang ríðe, C. D. vi. 1, 25.
wítung-stów
A place of torment ⬩ punishment
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A place of torment or punishment Ðæt is eác cúþ, ðæt for ðæs dæges weorþunge, ðæt ða sáuwla onfóþ reste, ða ða beóþ on wítincgstówan, Wulfst. 219, 34
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mans-lot
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a man's lot (v. hlot; ) or share, the amount of land allotted to the head of a family when the hundred was divided up On Elsingtúnhundred áh Sancte Eádmund xxvii manslot, Nap. 43 q. v
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land-lyre
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Loss of land For his landlyre hér on lande on account of his loss of land in this country, Chr. 1105; Erl. 240, 11
middel-hrycg
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A ridge of land lying between two streams Of lyllan bróce on middelhrycg ; of middelhrycge on herepaðford. Cht Crw. 1, 19. v. p. 52
wyrt-wala
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Á be wyrtwale . . . on hel ufeweardne æfter wyrtwalan, iii. 48, 11-16. On heáfdbeorh; ðonne on wyrtwalan on ðæs hagan ende . . . ; andlang herpaðes tó ðære efise, ðonon eft on wyrtwalen, v. 300, 8-13