scild-wíga
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A warrior who bears a shield: — Scearp scyldwíga. Beo. Th. 581; B. 288
stofa
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A room for a warm bath Stofa balneum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 60
Linked entry: stuf-bæþ
þegen-scolu
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A band of thanes, a following Þegenscole clientele, Wrt. Voc. ii. 18, 1
þúsend-ealdormann
A captain of a thousand men
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A captain of a thousand men Þúsend-ealdermen chiliarcho, Hpt. Gl. 515, 76
þúsend-ríca
A ruler of a thousand men
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A ruler of a thousand men Þúsendríca millenarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 9
weorold-bearn
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A child of earth, a man, Exon. Th. 493, 9 ; Rä. 81, 27
bisceop-ród
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A cross worn by a bishop ii. bisceopróde, C. D. iv. 275, 11
be-sengan
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Þ á fúlan sceanda hé besengð on helle, Hml. A. 115, 439. Add
feal-þing
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a great mass, a great weight (?) Falthing moles, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 23
Linked entry: falthing
ford-wer
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A weir at a ford Be súðan fordwere, C. D. iii. 437, 11
gafol-hwitel
a whittle or blanket to be paid to the lord as a tax.
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a whittle or blanket to be paid to the lord as a tax
gúþ-bil
A war-bill, a sword
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A war-bill, a sword, Beo. Th. 5162; B. 2584: 1610; B. 803
gum-man
A famous man, a man ⬩ vir clarus, homo,
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A famous man, a man; vir clarus, homo, Beo. Th. 2061; B. 1028
heáls-bóc
A book which brings safety, an amulet, a phylactery, ⬩ a book to swear upon
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A book which brings safety, an amulet, a phylactery, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 5
Linked entry: háls
hilde-setl
A war-seat, ⬩ saddle of a war-horse
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A war-seat, saddle of a war-horse, Beo. Th. 2082; B. 1039
hlípe
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a place to leap from, a place to mount a horse from. Similar entries v. hleápan; II a. Take here passage under hlýpa in Dict. a place to jump over On hlýpan; of hlýpan. Cht. Crw. 3, 14. Tó hindehlýpan, C. D. iii. 385, 29. On ðone holan weg æt hindehlýpan
leód-burh
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A people's town, a town of a country, town occupied by a people Of ðysse leódbyrig [Sodom], Cd. 116; Th. 150, 33; Gen. 2501. Hé eaferum lǽfde lond and leódbyrig he to his children left his land and its towns, Beo. Th. 4933; Th. 2471
-ælfen
A fairy ⬩ nymph ⬩ nympha
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A fairy, nymph; nympha. It is found only in compound words, as Múnt-ælfen a mountain nymph; oreas = ??????, ???? Wudu-elfen a wood nymph; dryas, etc, Wrt. Voc. 60, 14-19
ceól-þelu
a ship ⬩ navis tabulatum, navis
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The deck of a ship, a ship; navis tabulatum, navis Ic corn hér curnen on ceólþele I am come here in a ship, Exon. 123a; Th. 473, 1; Bo. 8