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án-ád

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
án-ád, án-ǽd, es; n. [án unus, ád = eád, eáþ desertus, vastus, Ett: Goth, áuþs ἔρημος desertus: v. DER. eáðe; adj.]

Solitude ⬩ a desert ⬩ solitudo ⬩ desertum

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Solitude, a desert; solitudo, desertum On ðam ánáde in the desert, Exon. 37a; Th. 122, 12; Gú. 304: 37b; Th. 123, 34; Gú. 327. On ánǽde in a desert, 122b; Th. 471, 22; Rä. 61, 5

Linked entry: ǽn-ette

Eofor-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
Eofor-wíc, Eofer-wíc, Efer-wíc, Euer-wíc, es; n. [Hunt. Eouerwic, Eouorwic, Euerwic: Dun. Eworwic: Hovd. Eboracum]

YORK ⬩ Ebŏrā*-*cum

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YORK; Ebŏrā*-*cum Seuerus ge-endode on Eoforwíc Severus ended [his days] at York, Chr. 189; Th. 15, 28, col. 1

luh

(n.)
Grammar
luh, (a borrowed word apparently, Welsh llwch; cf. pól and Welsh pwll]; n.

A loch ⬩ lough

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A loch, lough Ofer ðæt luh trans fretum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 14, 34: Mk. Skt. Lind. 8, 13: Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 22. Ofer luh ł lytel sǽ, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 14, 22: Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 5, 1

gærsum

(n.)
Grammar
gærsum, es; m. n. Substitute: gærsurna(-e), an; m. (f.): gærsum, es; m.: e; f. , and add

treasure ⬩ an article of value ⬩ treasures

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in a collective sense, treasure Heora gærsama fornéh eall losade, Chr. 1075; P. 209, 38. Gif hé ne sealde þe máre gersuman, 1047; P. 171, 14. Hí budon þám pápan mycelne garsuman and seolfer, Chr. 995; P. 130, 22. Gærsuman, 34. Ealne his gærsuman and

ge-heald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-heald, ge-hæld.
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Substitute: <b>ge-heald,</b> es; n. observation, marking, noticing Ríce Godes ne mið gehald tó cymende regnum Dei non cum obseruatione uenturum, Lk. p. 9, 10. the observance of something prescribed, holding, keeping Gewrit be gehealde rihtra

cenep

(n.)
Grammar
cenep, es; m.
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a bit of a bridle Cenepum lupatis (cf. the gloss of the same passage in An. Ox. 12 :-- Lupatis, frenis, mídlum), Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 4. a moustache Cambas cenepes cristas cerebri, Germ. 401, 117. Leófgár werede his kenepas on his preóstháde, Chr. 1056

ersc

(n.)
Grammar
ersc, ersc, ærsc, es; m.

Arrish ⬩ ersh

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Arrish, ersh (arrish a stubblefield; stubble of any kind after the crop has been cut, D. D. See also N. E. D. arrish, earsh) Tó brádan ersce, Cht. E. 290, 29. Tó cráwan ersce, C. D. iii. 123, 6. Tó wudan ærscæ; fram wudan ærscæ, v. 255, 37. For bealdan

ge-bind

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Add: constipation, costiveness Gebind tenacitas ventris, tentigo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 60. Wið stede and for gebinde . . . wið innoþa wræce and gif gebind men byþ. Lch. i. 338, 3-9. as a measure of quantity, a bind (v. N. E. D. bind : 'A Bind of eels .

grep

(n.)
Grammar
grep, a furrow.
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Substitute: <b>grép,</b> e; f. (v. feltún-grép); es; n. (? grép, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 20 seems pl.) A ditch, drain [On] gengan grép in latrinae cuniculum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 66. Grép (the MS. has the accent) cuniculum, 18, 24. Grép cuniculi (

hleápere

a landleaper ⬩ vagrant ⬩ a horse-man

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Add: one who runs about the country, a landleaper (v. N. E. D.), vagrant Fífte cyn is wídscriþelra hleápera (circum-cellionum ), R. Ben. 135, 20. one who mounts a horse, a horse-man, Similar entries v. hleápan ; II a Hleáperas (-es, MS.), rǽdehere,

Wente

(n.)
Grammar
Wente, pl.

the people of Gwent(the district comprising Monmouth and Glamorgan) ⬩ the same as Waller-wente q. v.

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the people of Gwent(the district comprising Monmouth and Glamorgan) Ealle ða cyngas ðe on ðyssum íglande wǽron he (Athelstane) gewylde ; ǽrest Huwal West-Wala cyning, and Cosstantin Scotta cyning and Uwen Wenta cyning Chr. 926; Erl. 111, 43. the same

Linked entries: Waller-wente Went-sǽte

prím

(n.)
Grammar
prím, prime, the first hour, six o&#39;clock; also the service held at that hour, v. prím-sang
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Prím prima, undern tertia, middæg sexta, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 10-12. Onginnaþ heáfudcwido tó prím ( ad primam ), Rtl. 166, 17. Gibedd tó prím, 171, 27. On ðysum tídum wé herien úrne scyppend ... on dægréd, on prím, on undem, on middæg, on nón, on ǽfen, on

be-norþan

(adv.)
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Add: prep, (adv.) Be-north. v. N. E. D. (English gaugers that you have sent down benorth the Tweed, Rob Roy, c. 4) Benorðan Dalmatia sindon Pulgare, Ors. I, I; S. 22, 13. Him is be-norðan Creticum se sǽ, S. 26, 33. Beeástan him . . . and benorðan, S.

cearcian

(v.)
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Ic cearcige strideo and strido, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 220, 9. Þá téð, þe nú on oferǽte blissiað, sceolon þǽr cearcian on pínungum, Hml. Th. i. 530, 32. Ne gestilde nǽfre stefen cearciendes wǽnes, Lch. iii. 430, 33. Cearciendum crepante i. sonante (naucleri portisculo

georman-leáf

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>georman-leáf</b> (geormant-, geormen-), es; n. Mallow Geormantláb malva, Txts. 78, 656. Geormenleáf malva herratice, Wrt. Voc. i. 69, 15: malua erratica, Lch. iii. 303, 22. Geormenletic (-leáf?) malva, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 41.

Linked entry: gearwan-leáf

gyru

(n.)
Grammar
gyru, (?), gen. <b>gyrwe;</b> f.
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Mud, filth, dung Gyr (gyru?, gor, ?? cf. letamen gor, scear[n]. Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 38), dincge letamen, An. Ox. 4773. Gyrwe fen (the 12th cent. MS. has gurufen) palus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 60, 10. ¶ giving rise to a local name :-- Æt wire múðan and be Tínan þǽre

Linked entry: Gyrwas

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió,
  • Lchdm. ii. 260, l
  • ;
m.: seó, ðeó,
  • Blickl. Homl. 65, 13
  • ;
se,
  • Lchdm. ii. 228, 8
  • ;
f.: ðæt; n.

the ⬩ that. ⬩ he ⬩ she ⬩ it ⬩ that ⬩ that ⬩ it ⬩ there is; ⬩ one in contrast with another ⬩ that ⬩ after ⬩ so ⬩ according to what ⬩ as ⬩ because ⬩ since ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ therefore ⬩ for the purpose ⬩ in order ⬩ whilst ⬩ when ⬩ as ⬩ whilst ⬩ meanwhile ⬩ so ⬩ to such a degree ⬩ marking purpose ⬩ to the end (that) ⬩ in return for ⬩ on condition (that) ⬩ therefore ⬩ so ⬩ because ⬩ the ⬩ any ⬩ therefore ⬩ because ⬩ when ⬩ as ⬩ when ⬩ as ⬩ since ⬩ though ⬩ to the end that

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a demonstrative adjective, the, that. marking an object as before-mentioned or already well-known with substantives Se Hǽlend, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 13. Se steorra stód ofer ðǽr ðæt cild wæs, 2, 9. Wæs se engel sprecende tó úres Drihtnes méder, Blickl. Homl.

deófol-gild

(n.)
Grammar
deófol-gild, deóful-gild, diófol-gild, -geld, -gield, -gyld, es; n. [deófol, gild tribute, worship]

Devil-worship, sacrifice to devils, idolatry, an idol, an image of the devil ⬩ diabŏli vel dæmōnum cultus, idololatrīa = είδωλoλατρεία, idōlum, simulacrum

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Devil-worship, sacrifice to devils, idolatry, an idol, an image of the devil, diabŏli vel dæmōnum cultus, idololatrīa = είδωλoλατρεία, idōlum, simulacrum Ðæt man mihte dón heora deófolgyld that they might do their devil-worship, Ors. 3, 3; Bos. 55, 29

Linked entry: diófol-gild

þun-wang

(n.)
Grammar
þun-wang, e; -wange, -wenge, an; f. (and n.? Wange, wenge are both found neuter, though also the plurals wangas, wangan occur)

A temple

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A temple Þunwang timpus, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 50. Þunwange tempus, 64, 32. Þunwencge (-wenge, -wange) timpus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32; Zup. 59, 5: 298, 2. Gif ic on þunwange gereste si dedero requiem temporibus meis, Ps. Th. 131, 4. Bufan his þunwengan supra tempus

Linked entry: wang

Crúland

(n.)
Grammar
Crúland, Crúwland, es; n. [Interprete Ingulpho crūda et cænosa terra,
  • Gib. Chr. explicatio, p. 22, col. 1
]

CROWLAND or CROYLAND ⬩ Lincolnshire ⬩ loci nomen in agro Lincolniensi

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CROWLAND or CROYLAND, Lincolnshire; loci nomen in agro Lincolniensi St. Guthlac, hermit of Crowland, passed a great part of his life and died here in A. D. 714. After his death, king Æthelbald of Mercia founded a monastery at Crowland in A. D. 716 Ðæt

Linked entries: Gúþ-lác Crúwland