mynet-ísen
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A die for stamping coin Feówer síðon man áwende mynetísena (minetíserna, v. l. ) on his dagum, Hml. S. 23, 477. Cf. stemping-ísern
níd-hǽmdere
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A violator of chastity, an adulterer Nýdhǽmedra stuprorum (Venus stuprorum amatrix, Ald. 62, 19), An. Ox. 7, 304: 8, 240. Nýdhǽmedran, 2, 333. Cf. unriht-hǽmdere
Linked entry: hǽmdere
rúm
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Add Ne gebyreð . . . tó léfænnæ rúmæs bútan twígen fýt, C. D. ii. 89, 7. Add Interuallum þæt is hwíl oððe rúm, Chrd. 24, 6. Add Gif hé ꝥ rúm and þone ǽmtan hæbbe si locus aut tempus exigerit, Chrd. 105, 18
sweord-tyge
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Drawing the sword, fighting with the sword Fýnd áteórodun fram sweordtige (mid sweorde, Ps. Vos., Srt.: of sweorde, Ps. Rdr., Spl.) inimici defecerunt frameae, Ps. L. 9, 7
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þrowet-hád
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Martyrdom Hé onféngon þá ILLIGIBLE þæs þrowethádes (martyrii) . . . underfón þone þrowothád (martyrium) Gr. D. 233, 14-20
ríceter
power ⬩ dominion ⬩ rule ⬩ greatness ⬩ glory ⬩ violence ⬩ force
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líues rícetere, ac ǽlc be his neóde and untrumnesse ancnáwen wǽre we do not understand that in this case there was any acceptance of persons, that is that recognition was made of any one in proportion to the greatness of his position in life, but of each
Linked entry: rícceter
riht-wísend
A Sadducee
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A Sadducee Ðá hé geseh manega ðæra sunderhálgena and ðæra rihtwísendra tó his fulluhte cumende, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 7
Linked entry: wísend
rinc-getæl
A number of men ⬩ a host
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A number of men, a host Ðæt wæs wíglíc werod; wác ne grétton in ðæt rincgetæl rǽswan herges, Cd. Th. 192, 19; Exod. 234
sceád
Shed ⬩ a division ⬩ distinction ⬩ reason ⬩ reckoning
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E. Homl. i. 255, 30. Snæd and skill, Orm. 5534. Niss bitwenen ȝutmc and hemm nan snæd i manness kinde, 6229, Schead ba of god and of uvel, Kath. 240
sceacdóm
Flight, hurried departure
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Flight, hurried departure Nolde ná Iacob cýðan his scæcdóm (sæcdóm, Thw.) his sweore noluit Jacob confiteri socero suo, quod fugeret, Gen. 31, 20.. Similar entries v. preceding word (sceacel)
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sceand-hús
a brothel
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A house of ill fame, a brothel Ðá heó ðæt nolde, ðá hét hé hí nacode lǽdan to sumum scandhúse ... Ðæs burh*-*geréfan sunu wolde rǽsan on hí on ðæm scandhúse. Shrn. 56, 7-11
sceáp-wíc
A sheep-fold
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A sheep-fold Tó sceápwícan. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. Iii. 405, 5
wæl-here
A slaughtering host
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A slaughtering host Fóron tósomne wráðe wælherigas, Cd. Th. 119, 21; Gen. 1983
wǽpen-mann
A male ⬩ a man
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Riht is ðæt ǽnige wǽpnmen on mynecena beóderne ne etan ne drincan, Wulfst. 269, 9. Wépmen (wǽpned-, v.l.) ge wífmen, Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 7. Wǽpmen, Homl. Ass. 27, 73. xx M wífmanna and wǽpmanna (wǽpned-, v.l.), Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 30: Homl.
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wærc
Wark ⬩ ache ⬩ pain
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Wark (in Northern dialects), ache, pain Mé sár gehrán, wærc in gewód, Exon. Th. 163, 29; Gú. 1001. Seó reádnes and bryne ðæs swyles and wærces rubor tumoris ardorque, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 31. Wið magan wærce . . . Wið wambe wærce, Lchdm. ii. 318, 4, 15
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wearg
a villain, felon, scoundrel, criminal ⬩ of other creatures, a monster, malignant being, evil spirit
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of human beings, a villain, felon, scoundrel, criminal Wearg furcifer, Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 66. Wearh, 152, 2. Wearh sceal hangian, fægere ongildan ðæt hé ǽr fácen dyde manna cynne, Menol. Fox 572; Gn. C. 55. Hí héton mé ( the cross ) heora wergas hebban
æfes-weorc
Pasturage
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Pasturage Æfsweorc sive lǽnes landes bryce fructus Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 31
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hǽr
Hair, a hair
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Ne sceal eów beón forloren án hǽr of eówrum heáfde there shall not a hair of your head be lost, Homl. Th. i. 236, 22. Ðú ne miht wyrcan án hǽr ðínes feaxes hwít oððe blacc thou canst not make one hair of thy locks white or black, 482, 19.
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hænep
Hemp
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Hemp Henep, hænep, Herb. 27, 1; Lchdm. i. 124, 1, 3 : Lchdm. iii. 22, 31
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hamer-secg
Hammer-sedge
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Hammer-sedge, L. M. i. 56, 2; Lchdm. ii. 126, 19