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sund-gird

(n.)
Grammar
sund-gird, e; f.
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A rod to measure the depth of water, a sounding-pole:?-Sundgyrd bolis (βολίς sounding-lead], Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 67: bolidis, 57, 7. Sundgerd in scipe vel metráp bolides, ii. 102, 14. Sundgyrd on scipe vel metráp bolidis, 126, 46: 11, 17.

Linked entry: sund-ráp

slege

(n.)
Grammar
slege, es; n.
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Heora án his exe úp ábrǽd, wolde hine sleán, ac him forwyrnde sum óþer, swá ꝥ hé ꝥ hylfe gelǽhte and wiðhæfde ꝥ slege (held back the pole of the axe) þone slege the stroke, might have been expected), Hml. S. 31, 154

byrgea

(n.)
Grammar
byrgea, byrigea, byriga, berigea, an; m. [borh, borg a pledge, security]
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Alf. pol. 18; Th. i. 72, 12, 15, 16: L. In. 31; Th. i. 122, 6. Se man ðam óðrum byrigean geselle let the man give surety to the other, L. H. E. 8; Th. i. 30, 12. Gif he byrigan forwærne if he retuse surety, 9, 10; Th. i. 30, 15, 17.

fore-þingian

(v.)
Grammar
fore-þingian, for-þingian; p. ode; pp. od [fore = for, þingian to plead]

To plead for anyoneintercededefendintercēdĕredefendĕre

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Alf. pol. 21; Th. i. 76, 3: 24; Th. i. 78, 10

Linked entry: for-þingian

óþ-standan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-standan, I.
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Alf. pol. 46; Th. i. 92, 23. to remain standing, remain Uneáþe ǽnig grot staþoles óþstód, Ors. 6, 1; Swt. 252, 23. Ðæt is lang tó sæcganne, hú ða wurdon generede in ðære Noes earce, ða ðe ðǽr tó láfe ófstódon.

six-hynde

(adj.)
Grammar
six-hynde, adj.
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Alf. pol. 30; Th. i. 80, 11. Gif hió sié syxhyndu, 18; Th. i. 72, 14. Syxhyndes monnes burhbryce . xv. scił ł., 40; Th. i. 88, 10. Gif syxhyndum ðissa hwæðer gelimpe, gebéte be ðæs syxhyndan bóte, 39; Th. I. 88, 2-5.

Linked entry: -hynde

seonu

(n.)
Grammar
seonu, sionu, senu, sinu, synu; gen. seonwe, sine;
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Alf. pol. 75; Th. i. 100, 5. Gif man on sinwe besleá æt blódlǽtan. Lchdm. ii. 16, 8. Gif mon ða. greátan sinwe (synewe, MS. B.) forsleá, L. Alf. pol. 75; Th. i. 100, 3. Gif ða smalan sinwe (synewan, MS. B.) mon forsleá, 76; Th. i. 100, 8.

Linked entry: sinu

bóc-land

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-land, -lond, es; n.

BOOK-LAND, land held by a charter or writing, free from all fief, fee, service or fines. Such was formerly held chiefly by the nobility, and denominated allodialis, which we now call freeholdex scripto sive charta possessa terra, terra codicillaris

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Alf. pol. 41; Th. i. 88, 16: Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 29: 3, 24; S. 556, 4: Cod. Dipl. 317; A. D. 871-889; Kmhl. ii. 120, 6. Hæfde Rómánum to bóclande gesealde Romanis per testamentum tradiderat, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 104, 18. Bóclandes, Cot. 83

Linked entry: bóc-æceras

a-metan

(v.)
Grammar
a-metan, p. -mette; pp. -mett; v. trans, [a, metan to paint]

To paintdepictadornpingeredepingereornare

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Bd. de nat. rm; Wrt. popl. scienc. 10, 12 Lchdm, iii. 254, 9

swínen

(adj.)
Grammar
swínen, adj.
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Surt. por-cina ), Ps. Th. 16, 14: Shrn. 111, 7. Hyre twigu beóþ swylce swínen byrst. Lchdm. i. 156, 2

carles wǽn

(n.)
Grammar
carles wǽn, [gen. of carl]
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;#39;s wain, the constellation of the Great Bear; Ursa Major Carles wǽn ne gǽþ nǽfre adúne under ðyssere eorþan, swá swá óðre tunglan dóþ the churl's wain never goes down under this earth, as other constellations do, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl

croc-sceard

(n.)
Grammar
croc-sceard, es; n. [sceard a shred, fragment]

A shred or fragment of a crock or pota potSHERD testa, testu

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A shred or fragment of a crock or pot, a potSHERD; testa, testu Adruwode oððe forseárode swá swá blýwnys oððe crocsceard mægen mín aruit tamquam testa virtus mea Ps. Lamb. 21, 16. Mid ánum crocscearde with a potsherd Job Thw. 166, 34; Homl.

Linked entry: sceard

cyning-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
cyning-feorm, cyninges feorm, e; f. [feorm food, support]

Royal purveyance, tribute for the royal household regis firma

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Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 60, 24

twi-béte

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-béte, adj.
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Alf. pol. 18; Th. i. 72, 10. Gif hwá lengcten*-*bryce gewyrce . . . þurh ǽnige heálíce misdǽda, sý ðæt twybéte (twibóte, MS. B.), L. C. S. 48; Th. i. 404, 1

Linked entry: -béte

un-synnig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-synnig, adj.

innocentguiltlesswithout sinundeserved

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Alf. pol. 29; Th. i. 80, 6: 35; Th. i. 84, 2: Beo. Th. 4185, B. 2089. Unsynnige insontem, Wrt. Voc. 11. 46, 22. Ús men secgaþ, ðæt hí unsynnige beón, ðeáh ðe hí mettas him on múð bestingon on swilcum fæstendagum, Homl. Th. ii. 330, 30: Mt. Kmbl.

on-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
on-tendan, p. -tende; pp. -tended, -tend.

to kindle, set fire to, to fireto kindle emotion or passion, to excite, inflame

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Alf. pol. 27; Th. i. 50, 27-28. Ontend þreó candela, Lchdm. iii. 286, 6. Ðe ðæt fýr ontende qui ignem succenderit, Ex. 22, 6. Ða hálgan tihton ðæt man ða ofnas ontende (-tænde, MSS. C. V.),, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 294.

slíf

(n.)
Grammar
slíf, sléf, slýf, e: slífe, an; f.

A sleeve

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Alf. pol. 66.; Th. i. 96, 30. Synd gesealde from ðam abbode ealle neádbehéfe ðing, ðæt is cugele...slýfa (slýfan, MSS. O. T.), gyrdel R. Ben. 92, 3. Hé one hláf tóbræc and bewand on his twám slýfum Homl. Th. i. 376, 30.

Linked entries: sléf slífe slýf

ende-néhst

(adj.)
Grammar
ende-néhst, -nýhst, ende-néxta, ende-níhsta; adj.

The nighest end, the last, uttermost ultĭmus

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Februārius se mónaþ is ealra scyrtst and endenýhst February is the shortest and last month of all, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 13, 28; Lchdm. iii. 264, 8

Linked entry: neáh

lorh

(n.)
Grammar
lorh, lorg, e; f.

A pole

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A pole, a weaver's beam Lorh vel webbeám liciatorium [lignum in quo licium involvitur, et laqueus qui de filo solet fieri, Ducange], Ælfc. Gl, 110; Som. 79, 48; Wrt. Voc. 59, 19.

ge-weder

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weder, -wider, -wyder, es; pl. nom. acc. -wederu; n. [weder weather]

Weatherthe temperature of the airtempestascæli tempĕries

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Weather, the temperature of the air; tempestas, cæli tempĕries Se sceortigenda dæg hæfþ líðran gewederu ðonne se langienda dæg the shortening day hath milder weather than the lengthening day, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 9, 21; Lchdm. iii. 252

Linked entries: ge-wider ge-wyder