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fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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Hé on wígge áfeallen wæs, Ch. Th. 201, 19-28. ¶ a case of assessment for the fird, that of Abingdon, is given in the following: Expeditionem cum xii. uassallis et cum tantis scutis exerceaut, C. D. i. 272, 2

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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Be ðám ðe on cyninges hírde feohteð (cf. on cynges healle feohte, 66, 7) de dimicatione in regia, Ll. Th. i. 408, 12. Hér se cyng heóld his híred on Winceastre tó þám Eástran, Chr. 1085; P. 216, 32.

a-léfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-léfan, p. de; pp. ed

To permitgrantpermittereconcedere

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To permit, grant; permittere, concedere Ðæt he us ǽfre wille eard aléfan that he will ever grant us a dwelling, Cd. 115; Th. 272, 8; Sat. 116: 219; Th. 281, 27; Sat. 278. Aléfed permitted. Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 7

ed-roc

(n.)
Grammar
ed-roc, es; m.

A chewing again, chewing the cud, considering rūmen, rumĭnātio

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A chewing again, chewing the cud, considering; rūmen, rumĭnātio Wasend vel edroc rūmen, Ælfc. Gl. 72; Som. 70, 116; Wrt. Voc. 43, 43. Cíwung vel edroc, vel aceócung rumĭnātio, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 121, 122; Wrt. Voc. 54, 62

ellor

(adv.)
Grammar
ellor, adv.

Elsewhereălias, ăliorsum

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Elsewhere; ălias, ăliorsum Heó ðæt leóht geseah ellor scríðan she saw the light depart elsewhere, Cd. 37; Th. 48, 9; Gen. 773: 133; Th. 168, 17; Gen. 2784: Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 9; Jud. 112: Beo. Th. 110; B. 55

gearu

(adj.)
Grammar
gearu, adj.

Yarereadypreparedpromptuspărātus

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Th. 2223; B. 1109 : Cd. 178; Th. 223, 32; Dan. 128 : Ps. Th. 61, 2, 7 : Andr. Kmbl. 2716; An. 1360 : 3157; An. 1581: Jn. Bos. 7, 6 : Ps. Th. 107, 1 : Elen. Grm. 604

magu-tudor

(n.)
Grammar
magu-tudor, es; n.

Offspring

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Offspring Ǽr ðý magotudre módor wǽre eácen be eorle, Cd. 132; Th. 167, 13; Gen. 2765. Ús ðis se æþeling gefremede . . monnes magutudre for us, the human race, the prince (Christ) did this, Exon. 17 a; Th. 39, 28; Cri. 629

meox-force

(n.)
Grammar
meox-force, an; f.

A fork used for removing dirt

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A fork used for removing dirt Myxforce rotabulum (rotabulum furca vel illud lignum cum quo ignis movetur in fornace causa coquendi: et dicitur sic, quia rotat et proruit ignem furni gratia coquendi vel stercora purgandi), Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 34

mos

(n.)
Grammar
mos, es; n.

A mossa marshy place

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Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 121, 19. Cf. Tó mossetena gemǽre, and swá big mossetena gemǽre ... Ðis syndon ðæs landes gemǽre æt mosleáge. Cod. Dip. B. ii. 56, 22, 28

Linked entry: meós

ge-wistfullian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wistfullian, p. ode; pp. od

To feast

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Ðæt ic mid mínum freóndum gewistfullode ut cum amicis meis epularer, Lk. Bos. 15, 29

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ge-læccan

Grammar
ge-læccan, <b>; II 4.</b>
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</b> add :-- Hé wearð gelæht tó þám láðum gecampe (cf. betǽht tó þám gewinne, Hml. S. 31, 36), Hml. Th. ii. 500, 7. Add

ge-bedda

Grammar
ge-bedda, <b>; I.</b>
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Cf. ge-resta

ge-sceft

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceft, e; f.

The creation, a creaturecreātio, creātūra

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The creation, a creature; creātio, creātūra In ðære écan gescefte [MS. gesceft] in the eternal creation, Cd. 228; Th. 306, 15; Sat. 664. Ealra gescefta of all creatures, 226; Th. 301, 20; Sat. 584: 217; Th. 277, 13; Sat. 203

searu-grim

(adj.)
Grammar
searu-grim, adj.
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Cf. searu-céne

steor-sceáwere

(n.)
Grammar
steor-sceáwere, es; m.
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[Cf. O. H. Ger. himil-scouwari mathematicus; sterro*-*wartal magus.] a constellation (?) Steorrscéwere (sceorr-, Wrt.) constellationem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 66

súþ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-mann, es; m.
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A man living in the south Súðmonna sinc (those who carry of the treasure are said sécan súð, 118, 16; Gen. 1966, and are called norðmen, 120, 16; Gen. 1995), Cd. Th. 121, 28; Gen. 2017: 126, 4; Gen. 2096

þegen-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-rǽden, þegen-rǽdenn, e; f.
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Cf. þegen-scipe

treów-steall

(n.)
Grammar
treów-steall, es; n.
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A place where trees are planted, a plantation Hit cymþ tó Wulfúnes treówstealle, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 404, . 11. Óð ðæt treówsteall; ðonnon of ðan treówstealle, v. 297, 24. Óð Æðel-stánes treówsteal, 298, 12. Cf. wæter-steall, and next word

tún-steall

(n.)
Grammar
tún-steall, es; m.
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Ober ðane ealdan túnsteall, Cod. Dip. B. ii. 202, 7. On ðone túnsteal eástweardne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 193, 14. Cf. hám-, mylen-steall, and town-place = farmyard, which Halliwell gives as used in Cornwall

twi-gilde

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
twi-gilde, (?), es; n.
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., where, however, the word might be taken as a case of the noun; cf. án-gilde which is a noun ), L. Eth. iii. 4; Th. i. 294, 20