slǽd
A slade ⬩ slade ⬩ a breadth of greensward in ploughed land ⬩ a flat piece of grass ⬩ a broad strip of greensward between two woods, generally in a valley ⬩ Narrow strips of boggy ground running into the hard land at Rockland ⬩ breadth of greensward in ploughed land, or in plantations ⬩ valley ⬩ vallis ⬩ low, flat, marshy ground, with a broad bottom ⬩ a valley
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A slade in local names, e. g. Waterslade, v. W. Somerset Words, E. D. S. Pub., and in some dialects. 'Slade a breadth of greensward in ploughed land; a flat piece of grass; but now most commonly applied to a broad strip of greensward between two woods
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gréting
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Add: of speech. courteous terms of address on meeting Þá Elizabeth gehýrde Marian grétinge (groeting[e], L., R.), Lk. 1, 41. respectful address, saluting of a superior Ðá bóceras lufiað grétinga (groetingo(-e), L., R.) on strǽte, 20, 46. Groetengo (
mann-weorþ
The value or price of a man
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The value or price of a man Gif mannes esne eorlcundne mannan ofslæhþ ... se ágend ágefe ðone banan, and dó ðǽr þrió manwyrþ tó. Gif se bana óþbyrste feórþe manwyrþ hé tó gedó, L. H. E. 1-2; Th. i. 26, 8-28, 1: 3-4; Th. i. 28, 4-8
bí-swícol
Deceitful ⬩ dolosus
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[bí-swíc deceit; dolus] Deceitful; dolosus We sculon geþencean ðæt ðís líf, ðæt we nú onlibbaþ, is bíswícol eallum ðǽm ðe hit lufiaþ we ought to think that this life, in which we now live, is deceitful to all those who love it, L. E. I. prm; Th. ii.
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cyrriol
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the Kyrie Eleison Þá munecas þǽre tíde lof mid kyrriole and engla lofsange gewurðiað (cf. sý gecweden lofsang of ðám godspelle, þæt is 'Magnificat,' hálsung, þæt is 'Kyrrieleison,' R. Ben. 41, 13), Angl. viii. 320, 6.
hólunga
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Hólunga nequaquam, nequicquam, nequiquam, Txts. 80, 683. Hólenga nequiquam Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 61. Hólenga (on ídel, v. l.) ic wénde incassum aestimabam Gr. D. 25, 25. Hólinga (on idel, v. l. ) hé cleopað, E. S. 43, 164. Hólinga ( in vano ) winnað þá þe
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leóda
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L(e)ódan ciues, An. Ox. 56, 272. Rómánisce leódan (leóde (-a), v. ll. ) ongynnað heora geár æfter hǽðenum gewunan, Lch. iii. 246, 15. Þǽr mihton geséon Winceastre leódan (leóde, v. l. ) rancne here, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 10. Eádweard bewarede land and leódan
niccan
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refuse a person something Ic bidde ðé þurch ðene Drictene gif ic ongén ne cóme ðat ðú it néfre ne lét welden míne unwynan æfter mé ðe mid unrichte sitteð ðéron, and niccað it mé éuere tó unðanke, C. D. vi. 201, 6. [v. N. E. D. nick to deny.]
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ormǽtlíce
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Excessively, immensely Hé ongann ormǽtlíce tó þancienne Gode coepit immensas gratias Deo agere, Gr. D. 38, 5. Ðá becóme wit tó ánre dene, seó wæs ormǽtlíce deóp and wíd (deuenimus ad uallem multae latitudinis ac profunditatis, Bd. 5, 12), Hml. Th. ii
hand-weorc
Handiwork, work done by the hand
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Handiwork, work done by the hand Handweorc Godes the work of God's hand, Cd. 167, Th. 209, 1; Exod. 492. Sinc hondweorc smiþa treasure, the handiwork of artificers, Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 6; Rä. 21, 7. Þurh ðæt handweorc by manual labour, L. E. I. 3;
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ofer-médla
Pride
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Pride Eahta syndan heáfodlíce synna. . . eahtoþa is ofermédla, L. E. I. 31; Th. ii. 428, 8. Sóna swá ic mínes ofermédlan geswíce, 36; Th. ii. 436, 1. Gif hé on ofermédlan and on óðrum un-þeáwum his líf lyfaþ, 32; Th. ii. 428, 33: Cd. Th. 257, 14; Dan
orgel
pride
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pride Hwǽr is heora prass and orgol búton on moldan beþeaht and on wítum gecyrred? Wulfst. 148, 32. [Woreldes richeise wecheð orgel on mannes heorte, O. E. Homl. ii. 43, 17. The form orguil occurs, p. 63. Heó leapeð into horel (orhel, MS. T. : orȝel,
winter-gerím
numbering by years ⬩ a number of years
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numbering by years Ymb þrítig wintergerímes after thirty units of a numbering which takes a year as the unit, i. e. after thirty years (cf. ymb þrittig wintra, 39, 3; Fox 214, 25 ), Met. 28, 26. a number of years Gé ða wintergerím on gewritu setton,
Mirce
The Mercians ⬩ Mercia
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The Mercians, (and as the name of the people is used where modern English uses the name of their country) Mercia [see Green's The Making of England, p. 85] Hér Mierce wurdon Cristne, Chron. 655; Erl. 28, 1. Ðá námon Mierce (Myrce, MS. E.) friþ wið ðone
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dæg-weorþung
A commemoration or celebration of a feast-day ⬩ diei festi celebratio
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A commemoration or celebration of a feast-day; diei festi celebratio Ðe on gemynd nime ðære deórestan dægweorþunga róde under róderum who may bear in remembrance the honouring of the day of the most precious cross under the firmament [i. e. the feast
hunig-teár
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Distillation from the comb, without squeezing, virgin honey; mel purissimum, e favo sponte quod effluxit, mell stillativum,' Lchdm. ii. 396, col. 1 Hunigteár nectar, Hpt. Gl. 468. Hunigteáres nectaris, Mone Gl. p. 384. Sý gemenged tógædre hunigteár and
cryppan
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To crook a finger, close the hand, bend Crypte plecteret, An. Ox. 52, 2; E. S. xi. 64 (where see note). Crip þínne þúman, Tech. ii. 119, 4. Ðonne þé æpples lyste, þonne cryp þú þínne swíbran þúman tó middewearde þínre handa and befóh hine mid þínum fingre
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goung
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Substitute: <b>góung</b> and <b>géong,</b> e; f. Sighing, groaning, lamentation In þæs túdres forðlǽdnesse bið géong (gooung, góung, v. ll.) and sár in prolis prolatione gemitus, Bd. 1. 27; Sch. 79, 3. Hér is Brytta géong gemitus
lor
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Þý lǽs hiora ǽnig tó lore wurde. Nar. 12, 25. Tó lore (lose, v. l. ), Bd. 5, 9; Sch. 595, 13 (v. los). Hé þæs scipes geþrowode æfwyrdlan and lore (lyre, v. l.) ealra þára þinga þe in him wǽron navis rerum omnium jacturam pertulit. Gr. D. 141, 14. [v.
ge-lád
A way ⬩ path ⬩ road ⬩ course ⬩ via ⬩ trāmes
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A way, path, road, course; via, trāmes Oferfór he uncúþ gelád he traversed an unknown way, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 9; Exod. 58 : 158; Th. 197, 27; Exod. 313. Ofer deóp gelád over the deep way, i. e. ocean, Andr. Kmbl. 380; An. 190 : Exon. 51 b; Th. 179, 23