ǽ-gewrítere
A writer or composer of laws ⬩ legum conditor
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A writer or composer of laws; legum conditor, Prov. 8
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Basterne
The people of Sarmatia in Europe or upper Hungary ⬩ Bastarnæ
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The people of Sarmatia in Europe or upper Hungary; Bastarnæ.Lye
pundern-georn
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Desirous of weighing or considering (?) Punderngeo ponderator, Kent. Gl. 545
úhtan-tíma
The time of nocturns
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The time of nocturns On úhtan-tíman, Btwk. 194, 14
wróht-hangra
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On wróhthangran ; of wróhthangran, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 120, 12
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bytne
the keel or bottom of a ship ⬩ carina
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the keel or bottom of a ship; carina, Cot. 32
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hýd
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Ox. 26, 19. <b>I a.</b> the skin of a serpent, Ors. 4, 6 ; S. 174, 15 (in Dict.). <b>I b.
gold-geweorc
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there was an image of the sun made of gold, and it was on a golden chariot, and there were golden horses to the chariot ... then came there a horrible devil out of the goldwork, and the goldwork all fell away as wax melts at the fire, Shrn. 156, 10-16
sele-dreám
Mirth of the hall ⬩ joyous life of the hall ⬩ festive pleasure
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Mirth of the hall, joyous life of the hall, festive pleasure Beorgas wǽron blíðe gebǽrdon swá rammas wurdan gesweoru swá on seledreám swá on sceápum beóþ sceóne lambru montes, quare exultastis ut arietes, et colles velut agni ovium, Ps. Th. 113, 6.
frum-gild
A first payment or compensation ⬩ the first payment or instalment of the price [wer] at which every man was valued, according to his degree, to be paid to the kindred, or guild-brethren, of a slain person, as compensation for his murder ⬩ prīma compensātio
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A first payment or compensation,—the first payment or instalment of the price [wer] at which every man was valued, according to his degree, to be paid to the kindred, or guild-brethren, of a slain person, as compensation for his murder; prīma compensātio
hám-steall
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On hámstealle in praedium (in praedium (tó ánum túne, W. S.) cui nomen Gesemani, Mk. 14, 32. Cf. on þone tún (in tún, L., R.) in villam, Mt. 26, 36), An. Ox. 61, 55. On Coftúne aet þám hámstealle .v. cassatorum, C. D. ii. 167, 28.
Beó-wulf
BEOWULF
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This palace was soon made a scene of slaughter, in consequence of the nightly attacks of a monster called Grendel, who carried off at one time no less than thirty thanes, for the purpose of devouring them in his retreat.
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pællen
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Purple, rich or costly (of garments) Hé hyne on pællenre scýtan befeóld, St. And. 42, 13. V. pællene weofodsceátas, Chart. Th. 429, 25. Bicgaþ eów pællene cyrtlas, ðæt gé tó lytelre hwíle scínon swá swá róse, Homl. Th. i. 64, 13.
ge-leórednes
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Add: a passing from one place to another, a migration. v. Dict. a passing from one state to another, ecstasy, transport of a vision On úplicere gesihþe geleórednesse in aromate extaseos (raptus ), An. Ox. 405.
hylc
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Ox. 1772. Hyllceas, 4, 28
micel
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Suá huelc suá wille betweoxn eów mǽst beón (major fieri), 121, 6. of things material or immaterial, of great excellence or work, of importance or significance Hé ( John ) heóld þá clǽnnysse on móde and on líchaman on micelre drohtnunge, Hml.
leóda
A man
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A man, one of a people or country Gif hwá his ágenne geleód [MS. B. leódan] bebycgge if any one sell a man of his own people, L. In. 11; Th. i. 110, 3. Be leódan bygene concerning the sale of a man of one's own country, Th. i. 110, 1 note
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neód-fracu
Desire ⬩ appetite ⬩ the object of desire or of appetite
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Desire, appetite, the object of desire or of appetite Wuhta gehwilc hnipaþ of dúne, wilnaþ tó eorþan, sume nédþearfe, sume neódfræce (cf. ealle beóþ of dúne healde wið ðære eorþan and ðider wilniaþ oððe ðæs ðe hí lyst oððe ðæs ðe hí beþurfon, Bt. 41,
sulh
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Cf. sulh-ælmesse for the use of sulh in the sense of a sunk road (?), gully(?) On holan ríþe; þanon on sulh, of sulh tó þám ealdan túnstealle, C. D. B. iii. 605, 13.
hleór-sceamu
Shame or confusion of face,
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Shame or confusion of face, Ps. Th. 68, 8