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norþan-westan-wind

(n.)

a wind from the north-westcorusaquilo vel boreas

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a wind from the north-west; corus, aquilo vel boreas, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 16, 18

be-westan-norþan

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bé-norþan-eástan

Grammar
bé-norþan-eástan, v. norþan-eástan
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in Dict

bé-norþan-westan

Grammar
bé-norþan-westan, v. norþan-westan
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in Dict

be-eástan-norþan

(adv.)

to the north-east of,

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to the north-east of, Ors. 1, 1; Th. 246, 16

Norþ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
Norþ-mann, es; m.

A man belonging to a northern countrya NorsemanNorwegianDane

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A man belonging to a northern country. a Norseman, Norwegian or Dane Ealle ða ðe on Norþhymbrum búgeaþ, ǽgþer ge Englisce ge Denisce ge Norþmen, Chr. 924; Erl. 110, 17. Gewitan him ðá Norþmen nægledcnearrum, 937; Erl. 115, 2. Ða Cwénas hergiaþ hwílum

Linked entry: Nor-men

cælþ

(v.)
Grammar
cælþ, is cold. Hexam. 20; Norm. 28, 22;
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3rd pres. of calan

Norþmandisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Norþmandisc, adj.
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Norman Æfter Norðmandiscere lage, Ll. Th. i. 489, 11

dést

(v.)
Grammar
dést, doest, dost, Jn. Bos. 6, 30; déþ does, Basil admn. 4; Norm. 40, 29;
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2nd and 3rd sing. pres. of dón

-isse

(suffix)

-issa

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-issa, which in later English became the common suffix to mark the feminine gender, is found before the Norman Conquest in the word abbud-isse abbess

rihte-bred

(n.)
Grammar
rihte-bred, es; n.

An instrument for measuring, a square

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An instrument for measuring, a square Rihte-bred norma, linca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 20 : 114, 83 : 54, 16

ge-setness

Grammar
ge-setness, <b>; V.</b>
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Add Gif preóstas æfter heora gesettednesse ( secundum eorum rectitudinis normam) lifedon, Chrd. 2, 3. Add Of þisse gesettednysse þe ... wé gesetton ex ista institutione quam ... fecimus, Chrd. 28, 9.

Linked entry: ge-settedness

CARR

(n.)
Grammar
CARR, es; m.
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Charmoulh, in Dorsetshire, at the mouth of the river Carr, = the Norman Charr, or Charmouth; in agri Dorsætensis parte maritima, post c literam addito h, ad morem Norman-norum Gib Æðelwulf cyning gefeaht æt Carrum wið xxxv sciphlæsta king Æthelwulf fought

Linked entry: Carrum

Bec

(n.)

an abbey in Normandy

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an abbey in Normandy Teodbald, ðe was abbot in ðe Bec Theobald, who was abbot of Bec, Chr. 1140 ; Th. 383, 40

belgan

(v.)
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Þára wóhnes bealh for þám þeáwum his riht-wísnysse quorum tortitudo in norma ejus rectitudinis offendebat, Gr. D. 104, 14. Hiá bulgon bituih him seolfum indigne ferebant intra semel ipsos, Mk. L. R. 14, 4

Normandíg

(n.)
Grammar
Normandíg, e; f.

Normandy

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Normandy Willelm cyng fór ofer sǽ tó Normandíg, and Eádgár cild com of Scotland tó Normandíge, Chr. 1074; Erl. 212, 3-4

for-ðig

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðig, conj.

Forbecauseĕnimetĕnimquiaquŏniam

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For, because; ĕnim, etĕnim, quia, quŏniam Forðig he áhte ǽgðer ge Engla land ge Normandige for he owned both the land of the English as well as Normandy, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 3-4

wealh-land

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

a foreign landNormandy

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Normandy (cf. Icel. í Vallandi er síðan var kallat Norðmandi) Com Eádweard hider tó lande of Weallande (fram begeondan sǽ, v. l. ), Chr. 1040; Erl. 167, 27

Linked entry: wealand

castel

(n.)
Grammar
castel, (-ell), es; m.
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[From Norman-French. For native English usage, cf. ꝥ woerc castellum, Lk. L. 24, 13.] an old British or Roman earthwork (?). v. N. E. D. castle, 8 On ánne castel at Swíndúne; of ðý castele . . . tó ánne castel; of ðí castele on ánne herepað, C.

-hám

(suffix)
Grammar
-hám, es; m.

the abode of the elves

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The distinction between -ham and -hám seems to have been lost before the Norman Conquest, as in the Chronicle one MS. has tó Buccingahamme, another tó Buccingahám, 918; Th. i. 190, col. 1, 2, l. 21