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bonda

(n.)
Grammar
bonda, an; m.

A husband, an householder, a master of a familymaritus

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A husband, an householder, a master of a family; maritus Se bonda sæt the husband dwelt, L. C. S. 73; Th. i. 414, 21: 77; Th. i. 418, 24

Linked entry: banda

stæþ

(n.)
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a stay Stæð safon (in a list of nautical words. In a similar list stæg, q. v., occurs as the gloss),Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 63. Cf. stæððan, stæððig. (?)

Linked entry: stæg

þoll

(n.)
Grammar
þoll, es; m.
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A thole or thowl, a peg in the side of a boat to keep the oar in place Þoll scalmus, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 79. Thol, ii. 120, 15

Linked entries: þol wægn-þoll

átor-spere

(n.)
Grammar
átor-spere, es; n.

A poisoned speartelum venenatum

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A poisoned spear; telum venenatum. Exon. 105 a; Th. 399, to; . 18, 9

Linked entry: spere

beorþor-cwelm

(n.)
Grammar
beorþor-cwelm, es; m.

A dead birthan abortiona miscarriagefetus mortuus vel abortivusabortus

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A dead birth, an abortion, a miscarriage; fetus mortuus vel abortivus, abortus Cot. 11

Linked entry: byrþor-cwelm

burh-brece

(n.)
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a breaking into a castle, L. In. 45; Th. i. 130, 6, note 9

níd-hǽmestre

(n.)
Grammar
níd-hǽmestre, an; f.

A woman who has been violateda mistress

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A woman who has been violated, a mistress Nédhǽmestran amatricis, Hpt. Gl. 509, 70

Linked entry: hǽmestre

ráp-gewealc

(n.)
Grammar
ráp-gewealc, (?), es; n.
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A coil of rope (?), a cord Rǽpe gewælc funiculum, Ps. Spl. T. 104, 10

Linked entry: ge-wealc

gnorn-hof

(n.)
Grammar
gnorn-hof, es; n.

A house of griefa prison

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A house of grief, a prison, Andr. Kmbl. 2016; An. 1010: 3087; An. 1045

god-sibb

(n.)
Grammar
god-sibb, es; m.
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A sponsor Godsibbas and godbearn sponsors and godchildren, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 107, 94

Linked entry: sib

ge-hrif

(n.)
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a womb Gemétte bearn hæbbende on hire gehrife, Hml. A. 134, 595

biscop-dóm

(n.)

the province of a bishop, a bishopric

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the province of a bishop, a bishopric, Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, note 10

ge-mére

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mére, es; n.

A boundary, endfīnis

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A boundary, end; fīnis Fram gemérum eorþan a fīnĭbus terræ, Ps. Spl. 60, 2

stígness

(n.)
Grammar
stígness, e ; f.
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A going down, a descent stígnisso ad descensum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 19, 37

feþer-berende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
feþer-berende, feþer-berend, es; m.
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A feather-bearer, a feathered creature Feþerberend penniger, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 30. Substitute:

mylen-feld

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-feld, m.
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A field where there is a mill mylenfelda, C. D. v. 381, 34

níw-gefara

(n.)
Grammar
níw-gefara, an ; m.
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A new-comer, a stranger Nígefaran túne feccan, Ll. Th. i. 432, 16

Linked entry: níw-fara

rihtung-þrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
rihtung-þrǽd, es; m.

A directing thread a plumb-line

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A directing thread a plumb-line Wealles rihtungþréd perpendiculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 64

Linked entries: rihtness weall-þrǽd

ryne-wægn

(n.)
Grammar
ryne-wægn, -wǽn, es; m.

A swift vehicle, a chariot

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A swift vehicle, a chariot On ryne-wǽnum in curribus, Ps. Th. 19, 7

sáwel-berend

(n.)

a being with a soul

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a being with a soul Sáwlberendra, niðða bearna, grundbúendra, Beo. Th. 2013; B. 1004