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hátian

(v.)
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Ox. 4731

wítung-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wítung-stów, e; f.

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

mǽrsung-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrsung-tíma, an; m.

A time of celebration or glorification

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A time of celebration or glorification Ðá wæs his mǽrsungtíma, ðæt se Fæder hine mǽrsode swá ðæt hé hine sette tó his swíðran on heofenan ríce, and him forgeaf andweald on heofenan and on eorþan, and eác ofer hellwarum, Homl. Th. ii. 360, 25

þorn

(n.)
Grammar
þorn, es; m.

A thorn ⬩ the prickle of a plant ⬩ a plant on which such prickles grow

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Tó hafucðornæ; of ðam þornæ on ðone brádan stán ... on hælnes þorn; of ðam þorne on ðone bróc, v. 348, 21. On weocan þorn; of ðam þorne, vi. 92, 3. Ðornas sentes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 28. Þornas, i. 33, 41: 80, 19.

Linked entries: Þ þornig

dim-nes

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A. 168, 113. a dark place On sweartum dimnessum latibulis carceralibus, An. Ox. 3144. dimness of sight Wiþ eágena dymnysse, Lch. i. 176, 16. darkness, evil Dimnesse gástas chao, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 1: 95, 81

for-feran

Grammar
for-feran, l. -féran,

to perish ⬩ perish

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and add: of physical death. natural Se cing (Ethelred) forférde (geendode his dagas, v. l.) on S.

tirig-hege

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Of langan leáge on tyrighege; of tyrighege, C.D. v. 234, 22

Angle

(n.)
Grammar
Angle, g. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The ANGLES

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Abercorn is on the south coast of the Frith of Forth, and at the mouth of the river Carron, where the Roman wall of Severu began, and extended to the Frith of Clyde.

ge-rádscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rádscipe, es; m. [gerád consideration, scipe condition]

Prudence ⬩ prudentia

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Prudence; prudentia He áwuht nafaþ on his módsefan rihtwísnesses ne gerádscipes he has not aught in his mind of wisdom or prudence, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 96; Met. 22, 48

fífel-streám

(n.)
Grammar
fífel-streám, es; m.

The frightful or horrid stream ⬩ the ocean ⬩ ōceănus

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The frightful or horrid stream, the ocean; ōceănus Nǽnigne merehengesta má ðonne ǽnne ferede on fífelstreám he led not more than one of the sea-horses on the ocean, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 51; Met. 26, 26

ne

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ne, The word often occurs with other negatives.

Not ⬩ non ⬩ ne ⬩ no ⬩ nay ⬩ Nor ⬩ neither ⬩ ne ⬩ neque ⬩ nec

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Hwí forbeád God eów, ðæt gé ne ǽton of ǽlcum treówe? Gen. 3, 1. Hí nyllaþ geswícan ðæt hí óðre men ne reáfigen, Past. 45, tit; Swt. 335, 4. Ne gǽst ðú ðanone non exies inde, Lk. Skt. 12, 59. Ne sleh ðu, Ne synga ðú.

Linked entry: næ

stán-hlinc

(n.)
Grammar
stán-hlinc, es; m.
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On stánhlinces ende, C. D. iii. 82, 6. On ðone stánhlinc; ðonne of stánhlince, 414, 16. Of ðǽre ǽc tó stánhlincan; of stánhlincan tó reáde burnan, 78, 36

cyre-líf

(n.)
Grammar
cyre-líf, es; n.

A choice of life, where on decease of a lord, the cultivators choose a lord for themselves; optio vitæ, ubi, mortuo domino, villani sibi dominum eligunt

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A choice of life, where on decease of a lord, the cultivators choose a lord for themselves; optio vitæ, ubi, mortuo domino, villani sibi dominum eligunt Ic bidde, on Codes naman, and on his háligra, ðæt mínra maga nán ne yrfewearda ne geswence nán nǽnig

stánig

(adj.)
Grammar
stánig, stǽnig; adj.
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Stony, rocky Of ðan hǽðenan byrgelse on ðone stánigan beorh; of ðan stánigan beorge óð ða heáfda, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 454, 2-4. On ðone stánigan weg, vi. 186, 19. On stǽnig lond in petrosa ... on ða stánige lond supra petrosa, Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entry: stǽnig

for-niman

to comprehend ⬩ carry off ⬩ do away with ⬩ defraud ⬩ consume

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Úre hors wǽron swíðe mid þurste fornumene, Nar. 12, 14. of the passage of time On sáre and on geómrunga mín líf and míne geár syndon fornumene, Bl. H. 89, 15

Linked entry: for-nǽman

hlǽw

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Inn on Kett; of Kette in ðá hláwas; of ðám hláwan ... of ðám sló ine on ðá hláwas; and of ðám hláwan ad tumulum uocitatum Kett; ex Kette usque ad monticulos ... ad sloh; deinde ad alios monticulos, C.D. iii. 382, 14-19.

ge-þwǽre

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Add: in agreement. of living creatures or things personified, of many, in agreement, at peace with one another Ealle crístene men sceoldon beón swá geþwǽre swilce hit án man wǽre, Hml. Th. i. 272, 24.

gecynd-lim

sexual organs ⬩ of a male, genitalia ⬩ of a female, vulva, uterus ⬩ as a symbol of indecency

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Nim heortes gecyndlimu (-leomo, v.l. ), Lch. i. 336, 20. of a female, vulva, uterus Of méddernum rife, gecyndlime de uulua, An. Ox. 1496. Fram gecyndlime a uulua, ab utero, Ps.

hand-brǽd

(n.)
Grammar
hand-brǽd, hand-bréd. Perhaps hand-bred should be read and the quotation be taken to the next word. But in support of hand-brǽd may be noted the form breð ( = brǽð) odor, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 58, and the phrase gód hande brád. v. hand;
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Wicklif has handibreede v. N. E. D. handbrede

hæft-níd

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-níd, e; f. ; es; n.
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. ¶ with gen. of person or thing by which one is held captive Hé mancynn of deófles hæftnýde álýsde, Ll. Lbmn. 413, 6. Of deófles onwalde and of helle hæftnéde, Bl. H. 87, 13.

Linked entries: hæfte-neód hæft-néd