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Eofor-wíc-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Eofor-wíc-ceaster, gen. -ceastre; f.

York

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York: — On ðære cyricean Eoforwícceastre in Eboracensi ecclēsia, Bd. 5, 24; S. 646, 29: Chr. 644; Th. 48, 20

eðele

(adj.)
Grammar
eðele, adj.

Noble, famous, excellent nōbĭlis, egrĕgius

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Noble, famous, excellent; nōbĭlis, egrĕgius Syle us on earfoðumeðelue fultum da nōbis auxĭlium de trībŭlātiōne, Ps. Th. 107, II

ferren

(adj.)
Grammar
ferren, ferlen; adj.

Far offdistantremotelonginquus

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Far off, distant, remote; longinquus On ferren [ferlen MS. Rl.] land in regiōnem longinquam, Lk. Skt. Hat. 19, 12

forþ-geong

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-geong, es; m.

A going forthprogressprocessprocessus

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A going forth, progress, process; processus On forþgeonge ðæs ǽrendgewrites in processu epistŏlæ, Bd. 1, 13; S. 481, 43

forþ-lǽdnys

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-lǽdnys, -nyss, e; f.

A bringing forthproductionprolātioproductio

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A bringing forth, production; prolātio, productio On ðæs tuddres forþlǽdnysse in prōlis prolātiōne, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 21

ge-bærnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bærnan, p. -bærnde; pp. -bærned [ge, and bærnan to burn]

To burnūrĕre

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To burn; ūrĕre Ne ðé sunne on dæge gebærne per diem sol non ūret te, Ps. Th. 120, 6

eala-hús

(n.)
Grammar
eala-hús, eal-hús, es; n.

An ale-house taberna

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An ale-house; taberna On eala-húse in an ale-house, L. Eth. iii. 1; Th. i. 292, 9

picen

(adj.)
Grammar
picen, adj.
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Pitchy, of pitch Picen hell piceus Tartarus, Hymn. Surt. 142, 30. On ðære picenan eá, Blickl. Homl. 43, 28

seócen

(adj.)
Grammar
seócen, (?); adj.
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Troubled with sickness On ðás seócnan (seócan ?) tíd in this time of sickness, Exon. Th. 166, 11; Gú. 1041

scíd-hreác

(n.)
Grammar
scíd-hreác, es; m.
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A heap of shingles or billets:Chart. Th. 145, 6. — . iiii. foðera áclofenas ganolwyda tó scídhrǽce on hiora ágenre hwíle

Linked entry: hreác

be-sellan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sellan, p. -sealde, -salde, pl. -sealdon, -saldon; pp. -seald [be by, about, sellan to give]

To surround, bring oncircumdare, obducere

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To surround, bring on; circumdare, obducere Sinnihte beseald surrounded with perpetual night, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 27; Gen. 42

Linked entry: be-seald

ge-défe

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-défe, adv.

Becominglydecentlydĕcenter

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Becomingly, decently; dĕcenter Ic eom on ðínum dómum gedéfe glæd jūdĭcia tua jŭcunda, Ps. Th. 118, 39 : 124, 4

regn-dropa

(n.)
Grammar
regn-dropa, an; m.

A raindrop

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A raindrop Hagol cymþ of ðám réndropum ðonne hí beóþ gefrorene up on ðære lyfte, Lchdm. iii. 278, 19

stóc-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
stóc-wíc, es ; n.
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A habitation, residence On Casino ðam stócwíc in the monastery at Monte Casino, Earle, A. S. Lit. 200, 34

stígend

(n.)
Grammar
stígend, es ; m.
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A sty, a small tumour on the edge of the eyelid Stígend ordeolus (=hordeolus ), Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 11

swán-riht

(n.)
Grammar
swán-riht, es; n.
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Law concerning the swán (q.v.) On manegum landum gebyreþ deópre swánriht, L. R. S. 6; Th. i. 436, 15

tǽlleáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tǽlleáslíce, adv.

Blamelessly

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Blamelessly Ðonne stæpþ se sacerd suíðe tǽlleáslíce on ðone weg tunc sacerdos irreprehensibiliter graditur, Past. 13; Swt. 77, 19

þrymma

(n.)
Grammar
þrymma, an; m.

A strong or great mana warrior

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A strong or great man, a warrior Þrymman sceócan, módige maguþegnas, morðres on luste, Andr. Kmbl. 2280; An. 1141

Linked entry: þremma

þyld

(n.)

patience

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patience On ðylde iówre settas gé sáwle iówre in patientia uestra possidebitis animas uestras, Lk. Skt. Rush. 21, 19

un-bewilled

(adj.)
Grammar
un-bewilled, adj.

Not boiled away

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Not boiled away Seóþ on wætre óþ ðæt ðæs wætres sié þridda[n] dǽl unbewelled, Lchdm. ii. 248, 18