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beorg-hleoþ

(n.)
Grammar
beorg-hleoþ, es; n.

A mountain-browmontis fastigium

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A mountain-brow; montis fastigium Ofer beorghleoða over the mountain-brows Exon. 114 a; Th. 438, 27; , 58, 2

beór-scealc

(n.)
Grammar
beór-scealc, es; m.

A beer-servera butlercerevisiæ minister

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A beer-server, a butler; cerevisiæ minister Beórscealca sum some one of the beer-servers Beo. Th. 2485; B. 1240

fering

(n.)
Grammar
fering, e; f.

A goingtravellingjourneyingperegrīnātioĭter

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A going, travelling, journeying; peregrīnātio, ĭter On ðære feringe in that journeying, Exon. 87 a; Th. 326, 20; Wíd. 131

Linked entry: færing

fóre-singend

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-singend, es; m.

A fore-singerone who pitches tunesa precentorpræcentor

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A fore-singer, one who pitches tunes, a precentor; præcentor. Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 37; Wrt. Voc. 28, 19

freó

(n.)
Grammar
freó, indecl. m.

A lordmasterdŏmĭnus

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A lord, master; dŏmĭnus Freó ðæt bihealdeþ my master beholds that. Exon. 105 a; Th. 399, 3; . 18, 5

freónd-laðu

(n.)
Grammar
freónd-laðu, e; f.

A friendly invitationinvītātio fămĭliāris

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A friendly invitation; invītātio fămĭliāris Him wæs freóndlaðu bewægned a friendly invitation was offered him, Beo. Th. 2389; B. 1192

Linked entry: laðu

heoloþ-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
heoloþ-cynn, es; n.

A race living in a place of concealment[?]the devils in hell

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A race living in a place of concealment[?], the devils in hell, Exon. 30 b; Th. 94, 19; Cri. 1542

in-weorud

(n.)
Grammar
in-weorud, es; n.

a household

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A band of domestics or courtiers, a household ÐDæt wæs innweorud Earmanríces, Exon. 86 b ; Th. 325, 13; Víd. 111

mann-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
mann-mægen, es; n.

A force of mena troop of mencohort

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A force of men, a troop of men, cohort Ðæt monnmægen ł þegna uorud cohortem, Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 3

medu-full

(n.)
Grammar
medu-full, es; n.

A mead-cup

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A mead-cup Meoduful, Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 2; Vy. 66. Medoful, Beo. 1253; B. 624: 2034; B. 1015

munuc-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
munuc-líce, adv.

Monasticallyafter the manner of a monk

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Monastically, after the manner of a monk munuclíce leofode betwux ðám lǽwedan folce, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 97, 67

mylen-troh

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-troh, -trog, es; n.

A mill-troughthe channel in which wafer comes to a mill-wheel

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A mill-trough, the channel in which wafer comes to a mill-wheel Mylentroh canalis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 16

rád-hors

(n.)
Grammar
rád-hors, es; n.
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A horse for riding, a saddle-horse Man sceal Jǽtan hine rídan on ðæs cyninges rádhorse, Anglia ix. 35, 235

eard-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
eard-ríce, es; n.

A dwelling-landterra habitātiōnis

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A dwelling-land; terra habitātiōnis Eardríca cyst the best of habitations [Paradise ], Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 14; . 825

be-weddung

(n.)
Grammar
be-weddung, e; f.

A betrothal, weddingoppigneratio, connubium

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A betrothal, wedding; oppigneratio, connubium Be wífmannes beweddunge of a woman's betrothal, L. Edm. B. titl; Th. i. 254, 1

Linked entry: weddung

stán-hege

(n.)
Grammar
stán-hege, es; m.
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A stone fence, a wall hwý tówurpe ðú his stán-hege quid destruxisti maceriam ejus, Ps. Lamb. 79, 13

sweord-freca

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-freca, an; m.
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A warrior who uses a sword:?- ðæs wǽpnes (the sword Hrunting) onláh sélran sweordfrecan, Beo. Th. 2940; B. 1468

þistel-geblǽd

(n.)
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a blister caused by the prick of a thistle Wið þorn-geblǽd, wið þys[tel]geblǽd, Lchdm. iii. 36, 22

brǽding

(n.)

a spreadinga couchbed

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a spreading.what is spread, a couch, bed Gif ic ástígo on legir brǽdinges mínes (stratus mei), Rtl. 181, 7. Add:

eá-stán

(n.)
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eá-stán, es; m.
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A stone taken from a river (?) Eác hylpð gif mon mid eástánum onbærnedum þá meoluc gewyrð, Lch. ii. 218, 23