a-bútan
ABOUT ⬩ circa
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ABOUT ; circa Besæt ðone castel abútan beset the castle about, Chr. 1088; Th. i. 357, 29. Besǽton ðone castel abúton they beset the castle about, Chr. 1090; Th. i. 358, 25
neáh-gebúr
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Hét hé makian ǽnne castel. . . and hine on his spǽce Malueisin hét, ꝥ is on Englisc Yfel néhhebúr, Chr. 1095; P. 231, 9. Add
Linked entries: neáh-búr neáh-gebýren néchebúr
Cone-ceaster
Caster, a town seven miles from Newcastle ⬩ oppidum septimo a Novo-castro milliario
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Caster, a town seven miles from Newcastle; oppidum septimo a Novo-castro milliario N. Som. Ben. Lye
stán-ceastel
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v. castel; ), a heap of stones Iuxta unum aceruum lapidum quod nos stáncestil uocamus, C. D. iii. 388, 13. On ánne stáncastel, 397, 27. Bewestan ðǽre ealdan byrig on ðone stánihtan weg, of ðan wege to ðan stáncystlum, vi. 234, 32
geap-scipe
Craft ⬩ cunning ⬩ deceit ⬩ fraud ⬩ astūtia ⬩ fraus
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Þurh his geapscipe he begeat ðone castel through his cunning he obtained the castle, Chr. 1090; Erl. 226, 25
þǽr-tógeánes
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Se cyng ðone castel æt Bures gewann . . . Ðǽrtógeánes se eorl gewann ðone castel æt Argentses, Chr. 1094; Erl. 230, 9. in reply, in refutation Ðonne cweðaþ hí : 'Hé magon ðás bán beón geedcucode?'
Linked entry: tó-geagnes
burg-bryce
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a breaking into a castle or dwelling; castelli vel domus violatio, L. In. 45; Th. i. 130, 7. the fine to be paid for this burglary; mulcta ob castelli vel domus violationem, L. Alf. pol. 40; Th. i. 88, 7
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ár-geótere
A caster or pourer of brass ⬩ melter of brass ⬩ brass-founder ⬩ ærarius
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A caster or pourer of brass, melter of brass, brass-founder; ærarius Ðá wæs sum árgeótere, se mihte dón anlícnessa there was a certain brass founder, who could make images, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 26
festen
A fastness ⬩ fortress ⬩ mūnīmentum
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A fastness, fortress; mūnīmentum Hí manige festena and castelas abrǽcon they demolished many fastnesses and castles, Chr. 1094; Erl. 230, 35
mannian
To supply with men ⬩ to garrison
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To supply with men, to garrison Heora ǽlc férde tó his castele and ðone mannoden and metsoden swá hig betst mihton every one of them went to his castle and garrisoned and provisioned it as well as ever they could, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 16
burhg
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A fortress, city, walled-town Férdon híg þurh ða burhga egressi circuibant per castella, Lk. Bos. 9, 6: Bd. 4, 1; S. 563, 12
fere
able ⬩ seaworthy
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Sóna þæs hí fére wǽron, hí worhton castel æt Hæstinga port, 1066; P. 199, 25.
fódder
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Se scírgeréfa férde mid him and léet him findan mete and fóddor æt ælcan castelle, Chr. 1075; P. 210, 25. Atih ł wilde fóter zizania, Mt. L. 13, 27
Granta-ceaster
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Ys sum fenn þæt onginneð fram Grante eá, náht feor fram þǽre cestre, ðǽre ylcan nama ys nemned Granteceaster est palus, quae a Grontae fluminis ripis incipiens haud procul a castello, quod dicunt nomine Gronte, Guth. Gr. 113, 3. Add
metsian
to feed ⬩ to furnish with provisions
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Th. 43, 13. to furnish with provisions Heora ǽlc férde tó his castele and ðone mannoden and metsoden swá hig betst mihton each of them went to his castle and manned and provisioned it as well as ever they could, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 16.
Linked entries: metian ge-metsian
ge-wær
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Feórde se eorl tówardes Tínemúðan, ac þá þe innan þám castele wǽron his gewær wurdon ( became aware of it, i.e. the earl's march), 1095; P. 231, 13
híréd-mann
A member of a 'híréd:' —
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His hírédmen férdon út mid feáwe mannan of ðam castele and geslógen and gelǽhton fíf hundred manna the members of his household sallied out with few men from the castle, and slew and captured five hundred men, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 29.
á-faran
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Hé wæs áfaren tó ðám castele, 1087; P. 224, 10. Hé inn áfaren wæs. Hml. Th. i. 178, 3. Ðú wǽre út áfaren of þínes fæder éþele, Bt. 5, I; F. 8, 29. Ðá Apollonius áfaren wæs, Ap. Th. 5, 12. Þá beóð áfarenne proficiscuntur, R. Ben. I. 86, 9. Add:
clǽn-líce
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Cf. clǽne, Ðæt is ðonne ðæt hé sié clǽnes willan and goodes, ðæt hé clǽnlíce and ryhtwíslíce ongiete ðæt ðæt hé ongiete pudica videlicet, quia caste intelligit, Past. 349, 3. Ðæt wé úrne crístendóm clǽnlíce gehealdan, Wlfst. 112, 15. entirely.
be-sittan
to sit round, surround, beset, besiege ⬩ circumdare, cingere, obsidere ⬩ to be in session, to hold sessions ⬩ to posess ⬩ considere, ⬩ possidere
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He fór to Hrofe ceastre, and besætt ðone castel he went to Rochester, and beset the castle, Chr. 1087; Erl. 226, 5.
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