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geár-gemearc

(n.)
Grammar
geár-gemearc, es; n.

A year's limit or spaceanni defīnītio vel spătium

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A year's limit or space; anni defīnītio vel spătium Siððan ic ongon on ðone ánseld búgan geárgemearces after I had dwelt in the hermitage for a year's space, Exon. 50 b; Th. 176, 24; Gú. 1215

Linked entry: búan

market

(n.)
Grammar
market, es; n.

Market

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Ic wille ðat markete beó in þe selue tún, Chr. 963; Erl. 122, 5-18.]

midne-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
midne-dæg, es; m.

Mid-day

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Surt. ii. 201, 25. in another version of the same hymn : -- Clǽnnyss sý swá swá ǽrnemergen, geleáfa swá swá middæg, Hymn. Surt. 16, 27

stapola

(n.)
Grammar
stapola, an; m.
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A post, stock, piece of wood standing upright in the ground Licge ðæt íren uppan ðám glédan ... lecge hit man syþþan uppan ðam stapelan (cf. stacan, l. 12), L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 28

Linked entry: stapol

ge-rósod

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Substitute: flavoured with rose-leaves Dó hwón gerósodes eles tó, Lch. ii. 40, 4. Mucgwyrte seáw wiþ gerósodne ele gemenged, 68, 10. rose-scented On gerósedne brǽí in rosatum odorem, An. Ox. 3278. Gerósodne, 2, 185

hæg

(n.)
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D. i. 49, 23. The word is found forming the first part of local names, Hægdún, Hæghyll, Hægleá; also in other words, hæg-steald, hæg-þorn

Linked entries: HEGE hecg

leger-stów

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Ágefe mon tén hund peñd. inn mid líce mé wið legerstówe let ten hundred pence be given for me with my body in consideration of my being allowed burial there C. D. i. 310, 33. Add

simble-gemaca

(n.)
Grammar
simble-gemaca, an; m.
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One of a pair of living creatures, a mate Ic gegaderige in tó þé of deórcynne and of fugelcynne symblegemacan (symble gemacan ?), þæt hí eft tó fóstre beón, Hml. Th. i. 20, 35. Cf. sin-híwan

un-rihtlic

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is unrihtlic and unálýfedlic ǽnigum men tó cweþanne quod dict nefas est, Gr. D. 334, 22. Þá þe of him selfum áceorfað unryhtlico weorc qui affectum in se pravi operis abscidunt, Past. 409, 2. Add

Linked entry: riht-lic

gánung

opening of the mouth

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Add: opening of the mouth in scorn or abuse (? cf. Ps. Th. 108, I under gánian) Gánung gannatura (cf. gannature bysmires, 85,67), Wrt. Voc. ii. 70, 30. [Ganynge oscitatus, Prompt. Parv. 185 : hiatus, Cath. Ang. 149

lufian

(v.)
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H. 42, 15: Bt. 38, I ; F. 194, 25.

IFIG

(n.)
Grammar
IFIG, ifegn, es; n.

Ivy

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M. 3, 30; Lchdm. ii. 326, 3. Ifies seáw juice of ivy, 1, 3 ; Lchdm. ii. 40, 26. Weal se is mid ifige bewrigen a wall that is covered with ivy, Shrn. 139, 27

hand-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
hand-cræft, es; m.

Skill or power of the hand, handicraftstrength, power of hand

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C. 11; Th. ii. 246, 17. Eác him gerísaþ handcræftas góde ðæt man on his híréde cræftas begange good handicrafts are also befitting him, that crafts may be practised in his household, L. I. P. 8; Th. ii. 314, 23

BLÓD

(n.)
Grammar
BLÓD, es; n.

BLOOD, goresanguis, cruor

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BLOOD, gore; sanguis, cruor Ðæt blód eów byþ to tácne on ðám húsum, ðe ge on beóþ: ðonne ic ðæt blód geseó, ðonne forbúge ic eów erit sanguis vobis in signum in ædibus, in quibus eritis, et videbo sanguinem et transibo vos, Ex. 12, 13: Gen. 4, 10: Jn

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Th. ii. 230, i4. Swá hit ágǽð mid sóðum ðincge as it actually happens, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 109. Wundorlíc ðingc, Lchdm. i. 112, 13. Manegu díglu ðing sindon tó smeágeanne, Past. 21; Swt. 153, 13.

hálig-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-dóm, es; m.

holiness, sanctitysanctimoniaholy things, relics, holy work, a sacramenta holy place, sanctuaryrelicholinesssacred thingsrelicsa sanctuarysacramentum, sanctuariumsacred thing, relic, sanctuary

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Eth. 7, 28; Th. i. 336, 1: 24, Th. i. 334, 23: L. E. B. 1; Th. ii. 240, 9.

ge-mǽrsian

(v.)
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. ¶ The word glosses uapuldre in Lk. p. 7, 19 Esne . . . huónum gemérsia gefæstnað seruum . . . paucis uapulare confirmat. In the text, Lk. 12, 47, uapulabit is glossed gesuuincgde ł gemǽnde

wealwian

(v.)
Grammar
wealwian, p.ode

To wallow, roll

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Ðonne tyht hié ðæt ierre ðæt hié wealwiaþ on ða wédenheortnesse impellente ira in mentis vesaniam devolvuntur, Past. 40; Swt. 289, 6. Hé wealwode on ðæm gedrófum wætere in lutosa aqua semetipsum volvit, 54; Swt. 421, 8.

bíte

(n.)
Grammar
bíte, l. bite,

a bitethe bite

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Ðǽr is benda bite and dynta dyne, Wlfst. 114, 23: 209, 17. Gif bánes bite weorð if the bone be cut, Ll. Th. i. 12, 5. (Cf. O. Frs. bénes biti.)

ge-cyndelic

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Voc. ii. 139, 64. Ic wát ꝥ gé wénaþ þæt gé nán gecyndelic gód ne gesǽlþa on innan eów selfum nabbaþ itane nullum est proprium vobis atque insitum bonum?