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neáh-sibb

(adj.)
Grammar
neáh-sibb, adj.

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Related Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig cristen man ǽfre ne gewífie on his mǽges láfe ðe swá neáhsib (neáh sib, Th.) wǽre, L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 24. Nán man ne wífige on neáhsibban (neáh sibban, Th.) nér (m', Th.) ðonne wiðútan ðam .iiii. cneówe let no one take

cyrten-líce

(adv.)
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Add: elegantly, fitly, fairly, well Cyrten[líce] ( si tu te sumptuosius comas et per publicum) notabiliter (incedas ), An. Ox. 5185. Eall ꝥ cyrte[n]líce ( subtiliter, i. eleganter ) wé þenceað, Scint. 140, 7. Tó þám bócerum þe beóð cyrtenlíce getýdde

efnan

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Substitute: To even. to level, bring to a level with Ic ( mead) eom weorpere (q. v. in Dict.), efne tó eorðan (lay flat on the ground ) ealdne ceorl; sóna þæt onfindeð, sé þe mec féhð ongeán, þæt hé hrycge sceal hrúsan sécan, Rä. 28, 8. [v. N. E. D.

hælftre

(n.)
Grammar
hælftre, e ; f.
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Substitute: <b>hælfter,</b> e; l. and (?) es; m. : <b>hælftre, es;</b> m. or n. ; or, an; f. and add Hælfter capisirum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 45. Hé breác on þám (horse) hælftre (hælftres, v. l.) for brídelse in quo (jumento) capistro

cniht

(n.)
Grammar
cniht, <b>; I.</b> add: <b>I b.</b> used in reference to a guild, a junior member (?);
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a member of a young men&#39;s guild (?) Hæbbe ǽlc gegilda .ii. sesteras mealtes, and ǽlc cniht ánne and sceat huniges, Cht. Th. 613, 33. Ego Æðelhelm and cniahta gegildan (cf. (?) N. E. D. knighten-gild), C. D. B. ii. 128, 32. add. Gif cniht ǽpen

geond-sprengan

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Substitute: To scatter over or through Se áwyrgeda gást his heortan and geþanc mid his searwes áttre geondspre(n)gde and mengde cujus praecordia malignus spiritus ingressus pestiferis vanae gloriae fastibus illum inflare coepit, Guth. Gr. 137, 6. Mec

hydele

(n.)
Grammar
hydele, hnydele, an ; f.
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The name of a plant Hǽwen hydele. Genim þás wyrte þe Grécas brittanice and Engle hǽwen hydele nemnað. Lch. i. 126, 4-6: 16, 21. Hǽwen[h]y[l]dele (h has been blotted out and l struck out, Wülck. Gl. 296, 23) brittanice, Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 32. Hǽwene hnydele

Linked entry: hnydele

gnyrn

(n.)
Grammar
gnyrn, es; m.

Grief ⬩ sorrow ⬩ evil ⬩ wrong

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n[?] Grief, sorrow, evil, wrong Lác weorþade ðe hire brungen wæs gnyrna to geóce the gift she honoured that was brought to her as a consolation of sorrows, Elen. Kmbl. 2275; El. 1139. Þeóda waldend eallra gnyrna [MS. gnymra] leás the ruler of nations

Acsan mynster

(n.)
Grammar
Acsan mynster, Ascan mynster, Axan minster, es; n. [Acsa, an; m? the river Axe; mynster a monastery: Flor. Axanminster: Hunt. Acseminster]

AXMINSTER in Devonshire ⬩ hodie Axminster, in agro Devoniensi

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AXMINSTER in Devonshire; hodie Axminster, in agro Devoniensi; ita dictum quod situm est ad ripam fluminis Axi Se Cynewulf rícsode xxxi wintra, and his líc líþ æt Wintan ceastre, and ðæs æðelinges æt Ascan [Acsan, Gib. 59, 3; Ing. 71, 28] mynster Cynewulf

Cofan-treó

(n.)
Grammar
Cofan-treó, Cofen-treó, Conen-tré, es; n. [a monachorum conventu sic dictum putant quidam]

COVENTRY ⬩ Warwickshire ⬩ Coventria in agro Warwicensi

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COVENTRY, Warwickshire; Coventria in agro Warwicensi Leófwine abbod on Cofantreó féng to ðam bisceopríce Leofwine, abbot at Coventry, succeeded to the bishopric Chr. 1053; Erl. 188, 7. Leofríc líþ æt Cofentreó Leofric lieth at Coventry 1057; Erl. 192

wilder

(n.)
Grammar
wilder, (-or ? cf. wildor-líc. v. next word) (and wild ? cf. O. H. Ger. wild; dat. pl. wildiran ; and the declensions of lamb, cild), es; n.

A wild beast

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A wild beast þan deoren,and duden of þan wilden al heora willa, Laym. 1129. At þe fyrst quethe of þe quest quaked þe wylde, Gaw. 1150. Went we to wod the wilde for to cacchne. Destr. Tr. 2347. Þurh ðæs wildres ( the panther's ) mflð, Exon. Th. 358, 10

Linked entry: wildor

log

(n.)
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(?) water: Mid lande and mid loge cum terra et cum aqua, C. D. iv. 202, l.[The grant in which this phrase occurs is of land that had been held by a ' húskarll' of king Edward. The alliterative phrase ' land and lögr' is common in Icelandic, so perhaps

rudu

(n.)
Grammar
rudu, e; f.

Red, redness, redness of the cheeks, the countenance

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Red, redness, redness of the cheeks, the countenance (?) Anwlita vel rudu vultus, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 52. Mid rude rubore, Hpt. Gl. 507, 63. Ðá geseah se cyngc ðæt Apollonius mid rósan rude wæs eal oferbrǽded, Ap. Th. 22, 4. Gezabel gehiwode hire eágan

ge-dreógan

to do, accomplish ⬩ to suffer ⬩ to live through, spend time, life,

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Substitute: to do, accomplish Hé wyrs ágylt and máran demm gedríhð (-drígð, v.l.) him selfum mid ðǽm lote, Past. 347, 18. Wel hym þæs geweorkes . . . gif hé ealteáwne ende gedreógeð, Hy. 2, 13. to suffer Wíf ðiú blódes flóning geðolade ł gedróg (-dreóg

drinc-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
drinc-fæt, drince-fæt, drync-fæt, drenc-fæt; gen. -fætes ; pl. nom. acc. -fatu; n. [fæt a vessel]

A drinking-vessel, cup ⬩ pōcŭlum, calix = κύλιξ

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A drinking-vessel, cup; pōcŭlum, calix = κύλιξ Beóþ heora drincfatu gefyldu their drinking-vessels shall be filled, Ps. Th. 10, 7

þrúh

(n.)
Grammar
þrúh, (also þrýh, Bd. S. 580, 14); gen. dat. þrýh, and dat. þrúh; f.: dat. þrúge; m. n.

Wood or stone hollowed out ⬩ a trough ⬩ pipe ⬩ conduit ⬩ a box ⬩ chest ⬩ a coffin ⬩ sarcophagus ⬩ tomb

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Wood or stone hollowed out. a trough, pipe, conduit Ðrúh, thruuch, thruch tubo, Txts. 103, 2067. Þrúh vel mylentroh canalis. Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 16. Of þrýh ł þeótan tubo, Hpt. Gl. 418, 61. Of ðam bróce in ðæt þrúh; of ðam þrúge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii.

Linked entry: þrýh

ymbren

(n.)
Grammar
ymbren, es; pl. ymbrenu (the reading ymbren fæstena, L. Eth. vi. 23; Th. i. 320, 20, should rather be ymbrenfæstena, as in Wulfst. 272, 16) ; n.
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Ember (in Ember-day), Embring (e. g. Keep embrings well and fasting days. . . . For Friday, Saturn and Wednesday, Tusser) ; the name of the four periods of fasting and prayer appointed by the Church to be observed in the four seasons of the year respectively

Linked entry: riht-ymbren

friþ-geard

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-geard, es; m.

An inclosed space ⬩ habitation of peace ⬩ septum ⬩ pācis domĭcilium

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An inclosed space, habitation of peace; septum, pācis domĭcilium Gif friþgeard si on hwæs lande, abúton stán, oððe treów, oððe wille, oððe swilces ǽnige fieard if there be an inclosed space on any one's land, about a stone, or a tree, or a well, or any

Linked entry: friþ-splott

blǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
blǽstan, p. te.

to blow ⬩ rush

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to blow [v. N. E. D. blast], Similar entries v. á-blǽst. to move impetuously, rush [or is this a different verb blæstan? cf. O. H. Ger. blesten descendere; ana-blesten, p. -blasta ingruere, inruere : ar-blesten erumpere; ana-blast (-blást?) impetus]

Linked entry: on-blǽstan

ham

(n.)
Grammar
ham, a piece of enclosed land, a ham (v.
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N. E. D.). Add: — Hæfde hió hire gebógod on ánan wyrtigan hamme, Hml. S. 30, 312. On brádan leá on énne ham; þurh út ðone leá súð út on óðerne ham ; of ðan hamme . . . on brádan ham westeweardne; of brádan hamme . . . of mǽde on flexhammas; of flexhamman