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Dorm-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Dorm-ceaster, gen. -ceastre; f. [by the Britons called Cair-Dorm, by Antonīnus Durobrivæ, from the passage over the water; and the Anglo-Saxons, for the same reason, called it also Dornford]

Dornford or Dorgford, in Huntingdonshire, on the river Nen

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Ben. Lye

feld-rude

(n.)
Grammar
feld-rude, an; f.

Wild rue ⬩ silvestris rŭta

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Wild rue; silvestris rŭta, Ben. Lye: Lchdm. Glos. vol. iii. p. 325

fell

(adj.)
Grammar
fell, adj.

Fell ⬩ cruel ⬩ severe ⬩ crūdēlis

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Ben. Lye. Similar entries v. fel; adj

flot-smere

(n.)
Grammar
flot-smere, es; n. [smeru fat, grease]

Floating fat ⬩ scum of a pot ⬩ pinguēdo ollæ sŭpernătans

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: smeoru

framian

(v.)

to avail ⬩ profit ⬩ vălēre ⬩ prōdesse

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Ben. 64, 72: R. Conc. 7

frécne-stíg

(n.)
Grammar
frécne-stíg, e; f.

A dangerous way or path ⬩ steep place ⬩ precipice ⬩ præcĭpĭtium

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Ben. Lye

frý-gyld

(n.)
Grammar
frý-gyld, es; n.

A free guild or society ⬩ lībĕrum sodālĭtium vel collegium

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: freó-gyld

fyrdinga

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrdinga, adv.

In companies or flocks ⬩ by bands or multitudes ⬩ catervātim

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Ben. Lye

ge-ágennud

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ágennud, part. [ágen own]

Adopted ⬩ adoptīvus

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Ben. Lye

lagu-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-strǽt, e; f.

A sea-road ⬩ the sea

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A sea-road, the sea Ofer lagustrǽte, Beo. Th. 483; B. 239

land-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
land-fruma, an; m.
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A prince of a country Leóf landfruma, Beo. Th. 61; B. 31

land-weard

(n.)
Grammar
land-weard, es; m.

prince ⬩ ruler

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The guard of a country, prince, ruler, Beo. Th. 3785; B.1890

líf-wraðu

(n.)
Grammar
líf-wraðu, e; f.
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A support of life, Beo. Th. 1946; B. 971: 5746; B. 2877

Linked entry: wraþu

eard-éðel-riht

(n.)
Grammar
eard-éðel-riht, es; n.

Land-inheritance right, patrimonial right ⬩ patrium jus

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Land-inheritance right, patrimonial right;patrium jus Beo. Th. 4402; B. 2198

gold-máðum

(n.)
Grammar
gold-máðum, es; m.
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A precious thing made of gold, treasure, Beo. Th. 4820; B. 2414

bord-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
bord-wudu, m.

Shield-wood, a shield ⬩ clypei lignum, clypeus

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Shield-wood, a shield; clypei lignum, clypeus, Beo. Th. 2490; B. 1243

stíl-ecg

(adj.)
Grammar
stíl-ecg, adj.
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Steel-edged Stíð and stýlecg ( a sword ), Beo. Th. 3070 ; B. 1533

Linked entry: stýl-ecg

þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf, e; f.
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Ben. Interl. 19, 12

þurh-dúfan

(v.)

to dive through

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to dive through Hé wæter up þurhdeáf, Beo. Th. 3243; B. 1619

endemestness

Grammar
endemestness, endemest-ness (? ende-néhstness)

extremity

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Ben. I. 33, 15. Substitute:

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