scealu
a shell, husk ⬩ a platter,dish, cup ⬩ the scale of a balance
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Similar entries v. æpel-, beán-,stán-scealu. a platter,dish, cup .VI. mæsene sceala, Chart. Th. 429, 30. the scale of a balance Ðeós wǽge ł scalu haec lanx, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 73; Som. 14,18. Scale lanx, twá scale balances, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 39-40
ymbren
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For the dates s Ðis godspel sceal on Wódnesdæg tó ðam ymbrene ǽr myddawyntran (cf. Ðys gebyraþ on Frigedæg tó ðam ylcan fæstene, v. 39), Lk. Skt. 1, 26 rubc. Ðis sceal on Wódnesdæg on ðære Pentecostenes wucan tó ðam ymbrene, 9, 12 rubc.
Linked entry: riht-ymbren
sceþwræc
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John ) ne sceþede nǽnig scyld ðisse sceþwracan worlde, Blickl. Homl. 161, 33
ge-limpfull
Fit ⬩ suitable
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Fit, suitable Ðæt he gedó ðisne weig gelimpfulran that he make this way better, Shrn. 163, 25
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þreóhund-wintre
Three hundred years old
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Three hundred years old Hé wæs on ðisum lífe þreóhundwintre and fíf-and-sixtigwintre, Gen. 5, 23
ofer-trahtnian
to comment upon, expound
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to comment upon, expound Langsum hit biþ ðæt wé ealne ðisne lofsang ofertrahtnian, Homl. Th. i. 202, 28
þes
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Óð ðiss (ðis, Cott. MSS.) hitherto, Past. 23; Swt. 173, 14. Þis, Homl.
mægen-stán
A mighty stone
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Ðis synd ðæra xx hída gemǽro . . andlang wægæs óþ ðonæ mægenstán, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 112, 18
fore-word
A proviso ⬩ condition
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Syndon ðis þá forword þe Orecy and þá gegyldan gecoren habbað, iv. 277, 30. Take here for-word in Dict., and add:
Linked entries: ge-forewyrdan fore-weard fore-wyrd
íg-búend
an islander
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Ðis ǽrendgewrit Agustinus ofer sealtne sǽ súðan brohte iégbúendum this letter Augustine brought across the salt sea from the south to the islanders, Past. Pref; Swt. 9, 8
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blissian
to rejoice at
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Ðis folc micclum blissigan wile mínes deáðes, i. 86, 32
mynegung
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LL Th. i. 234, 29. a memorandum Ðis is myngung manna bíwiste. Ll. Th. i. 440, 29
síþe
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Ðis synd ðá londgemǽra . . . á be ðan wuda swá sulh and síðe hit gegán mæge (as far as it can be ploughed or mown), C. D. iii. 458, 20. Ðá cóm se Godes wer gesceód mid geclútedum scón and bær his síðe ( falcem fenariam ) on his eaxle, Gr.
lecg
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Leo takes lecg = gift, legacy, and then a dish of three pounds and a cup of equal amount would go to make up the amount of eighty mancusses. As regards the value of a handseax, Chart.
nafel-sceaft
The navel
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The navel Ðisne lǽcedóm man sceal dó ðan manne se his nafuisceaft in týhþ, Lchdm. iii. 124, 22
dysig
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Bigspellbóc, ná swilce gé secgað, ac wisdómes bigspell and warnung wið disig, Ǽlfc. T. Grn. 7, 38. Add
a-fíndan
To find ⬩ detect ⬩ feel ⬩ experience ⬩ invenire ⬩ deprehendere ⬩ experiri ⬩ sentire
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Ðis wíf wæs afúnden on unrihton hǽmede hæc mulier deprehensa est in adulterio, Jn. Bos. 8, 4: Bt. 35, 5 ; Fox 162, 31
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Dornwara ceaster
DORCHESTER, the chief town of Dorsetshire ⬩ Dorcestria, agri Dorsetensi caput
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DORCHESTER, the chief town of Dorsetshire; Dorcestria, agri Dorsetensi caput Ðis wæs gedón in ðam cynelícan setle on ðære stówe ðe is genæmned Dornwara ceaster this was done in the royal residence in the place which is named Dorchester, Th. Diplm.
on-uppan
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Add Ælfwold gesealde Eádwolde and his sunum .c. panæga anuppan eall ðis óðer, C. D. B. iii. 491, 16
oftrǽd-líc
Frequent
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Frequent Ðis syndon ða wǽpena ðe deófol mid oferswíðed biþ, ofthrǽdlíce rǽdinga háligra bóca and gelómlíce gebedu, L. E. I. 2; Th. ii. 404, 2.