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eofot

(n.)
Grammar
eofot, eofut, eofet, es; n.

A debt, crime ⬩ dēbĭtum, culpa

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A debt, crime; dēbĭtum, culpa Be eofotes andetlan. Gif mon on ibices gemóte ge-yppe eofot of confession of debt. If a man declare a debt at a folk-mote, L. Alf. pol. 22 ; Th. i. 76, 6. Reht oððe eofut oððe scyld dēbĭtum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 25.

Linked entries: eofet ge-eofot

here-cumbol

(n.)
Grammar
here-cumbol, -combol, es; m.

A military signal

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It is not so much an articulate sound, as a general cry of valour. They aim chiefly at a harsh note and a confused roar, putting their shields to their mouths, so that, by reverberation, it may swell into a fuller and deeper sound.'

pleg-stów

(n.)
Grammar
pleg-stów, e ; f.
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Plegstów[a] ł winstówe palaestrarum, Hpt. Gl. 478, 50. Plegstówa palestrarum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 50. On plegestówum in gymnasio, 40, 20

tuscel

(n.)
Grammar
tuscel, tuxl, es; m.

A canine tooth ⬩ a molar tooth ⬩ a tusk

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Hý heora bán gnagaþ brynigum tuxlum (cf. byrnendum tóðum, Wulfst. 139, 11) lacerant ignitis dentibus ossa, Dóm. L. 14, 211. Tuxlas leóna tóbrycþ (molas) Drihten, Ps. Spl. 57, 6. Twey tuxlys out of hys mouth set as of a bore, Octov. 929

ge-hámian

(v.)
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Substitute: To settle a person in a home (v. hám; II 1 b.), to obtain domicile for a person Aldréd ... hine gihámadi mið ðǽm ðriim dǽlum ... and æhtu óra seulfres mið tó inláde Aldred obtained domicile for himself (became a member of the Lindisfarne

tíg

(n.)
Grammar
tíg, (?), es; m.
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An open place (?); a form occurring in composition with fore, forþ. For the former see fore-tíge (read -tíg); the instances of the latter are as follows Forðtíges vestibuli, atrii, Hpt. Gl. 496, 28. On ðam forðtége in ipsis foribus, Kent. Gl. 228.

Linked entries: fore-tíge forþ-tége

west-sǽ

(n.)
Grammar
west-sǽ, f. m.
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A west sea, sea on the west coast of a country Hé ( a Norwegian ) búde on ðæm lande norþweardum wiþ ða westsǽ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 3.

eóred

(n.)
Grammar
eóred, eórod, es; n.

Cavalry, a band, legion, troop ⬩ equĭtātus, lĕgio, turma

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Cavalry, a band, legion, troop; equĭtātus, lĕgio, turma Hie gesáwon eóred lixan they saw the band glittering. d. 149; Th. 187, 28; Exod. 157. Eórod sceal getrume rídan a troop shall ride in a body, Exon. 90a; Th. 337, 12; Gn. Ex. 63.

Linked entries: eórod eóryd

higera

(n.)
Grammar
higera, higora, an; m: higere an; f

A magpie or a woodpecker

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A magpie or a woodpecker ; see Exon. 106b; Th. 406, 14; Rä. 25 where the name of a bird that can imitate various sounds is given by the runes G, A, R, O, H, I. Higera picus. Wit. Voc. 62, 34. Higere picus, 281, 5: gaia vel catanus, Ælfc.

Linked entry: higre

beado-wrǽd

(n.)

A war-company

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Grammar beado-wrǽd, es; m. A war-company (? v. wrǽd, The epithet applies to a collection of plants to be used against a disease, and occurs in a charm) Ic binne (benne ?)

Linked entry: wrǽd

ge-gaderung

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Eph. 4, 16) that precedes the birth of man, Bl.

bád

(n.)
Grammar
bád, e; f. [from bǽdan compellere]

A pledge ⬩ stake ⬩ a thing distrained ⬩ pignus

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A pledge, stake, a thing distrained; pignus Gif bád genumen sý, ðonne begyte ða báde hám if a pledge be taken, then shall he obtain the pledge home again, or back, L. O. D. 3; Th. i. 354, 6, 7

fǽr-scyte

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-scyte, es; m.

A sudden or pernicious shot ⬩ imprōvīsus

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A sudden or pernicious shot; imprōvīsus vel fātālis jactus We fæste sculon wið ðam fǽrscyte wearde healdan we should firmly hold ward against that sudden shot, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 4; Cri. 766: 35 a; Th. 113, 13; Gú. 157

land-ágend

(n.)
Grammar
land-ágend, es; m.

A land-owner ⬩ a native

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A land-owner, one of those to whom a country belongs, a native Hí wǽron on myclum ege ðám sylfan landágendum ðe hí ǽr hider laþedon ipsis qui eos advocaverant indigenis essent terrori, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 34 note

Linked entry: ágend

mund-leów

(n.)
Grammar
mund-leów, (-leáw ?), -laú, -leú, e; f.

A basin for washing the hands

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A basin for washing the hands Mundlaú vescada (among things belonging to the table). Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 68. Mundleú ii. 123, 22 : conca (cf. Ital. conca a laver : Span, cuenca a wooden bowl), 105, 7. Mundleów conca, coclea, 136, 15

Linked entry: leów

be-þearfaþ

he needs, wants ⬩ opus habet

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he needs, wants; opus habet Hwæt helpeþ vel beþearfeþ [MS. beþearfaþ] menn what does it help to a man or what needs a man [of what use is it to a man]? quid prodest homini? Mt. Rush. Stv. 16, 26

Linked entry: þearfian

nefa

Grammar
nefa, <b>. I.</b>
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for other examples see ge-nefa. add: in a general sense, a descendant, pl. children's children Nefena nefen[a] prone-potum (qui nepotum et pronepotum piacula abolere potuisset), An. Ox. 5029.

toll-sceamol

(n.)
Grammar
toll-sceamol, es; m.

A seat where a receiver of toll sits, ⬩ a place for receiving contributions

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A seat where a receiver of toll sits, a place for receiving contributions Hé geseah ǽnne man sittende æt tollsceamule (in teloneo), Mt. Kmbl. 9, 9. Ðæt folc hyra feoh torfude on ðone tollsceamul (in gazophilacium), Mk. Skt. 12, 41, 43

Linked entry: toll-setl

tún-weg

(n.)
Grammar
tún-weg, es; m.

A road on a tún ⬩ a private road

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A road on a tún, a private road Ealles hereweg publica via, tuunweg privata via, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 39-40. Tó túnweges ende, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 281, 21. Ðǽr túnwegas út sceótaþ . . . þurh ðone tún, vi. 235, 6

scip-gild

(n.)
Grammar
scip-gild, es; n.

A ship-tax ⬩ a tax to supply funds for the maintenance of a fleet

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A ship-tax, a tax to supply funds for the maintenance of a fleet Swá fela sýðe swá menn gyldaþ heregyld oððe tó scipgylde quotiens populus universus persolvit censum Danis, vel ad naves seu ad arma, Chart. Th. 307, 24