in-byrding
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A slave born in a master's house Inbirding vernaculus, Ælfc. Gl. 8 ; Som. 56, 103; Wrt. Voc. 18, 52
Linked entry: in-birding
lǽst
a boot
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A covering for the foot, a boot Lǽste ocreæ, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 25; Wrt. Voc. 26, 24
máðum-gifa
A giver of costly gifts ⬩ a liberal prince
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A giver of costly gifts, a liberal prince Hwǽr cwom máððumgyfa? Exon. 77 b; Th. 292, 1; Wand. 92
meolc-fæt
A vessel for holding milk ⬩ a milk-pail
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A vessel for holding milk, a milk-pail Meolcfæt mulctrale vel sinum vel mulctrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 13
Linked entry: melcing-fæt
gilm
A yelm ⬩ a handful of reaped corn ⬩ bundle ⬩ bottle ⬩ manipulus
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A yelm, a handful of reaped corn, bundle, bottle; manipulus Eówre gilmas stódon your sheaves stood, Gen. 37, 7
grund-sceát
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A region of earth, Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 27; Cri. 42: 17 a; Th. 41, 2; Cri. 649
borges bryce
a breaking or breach of a suretyship or pledge
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a breaking or breach of a suretyship or pledge,L. Alf. pol. 3; Th. i. 62, 9, 10, 12
ge-beón
commanded ⬩ assembled
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Dipl. 1073; A. D. 896; Kmbl. v. 140, 8 : Th. Diplm. A. D. 896; 139, 11;
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stig-fearh
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a young pig to keep in a sty Ǽhteswáne gebyreþ stífearh, L. R. S. 7 ; Th. i. 436, 22
þeóden-máðum
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A treasure given by a prince Gif ic ( Satan ) ǽnegum þegne þeódenmádmas forgeáfe, Cd. Th. 26, 20; Gen. 409
burg-þegen
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A thane living in a burg Alle míne burhðegnes on Lundene, C.D. iv. 213, 4: 214, 32: 221, 13
cyne-mann
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A royal person, a king Gelíc geworden wæs ríc heofnæ cynemenn (cyninge, R. homini regi ), Mt. L. 22, 2
fald-hríþer
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A beast kept in a fold(?) .xvi. oxan, faldréþere, and .III. hund scépa, C. D. B. iii. 367, 35
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híred-wist
familiarity
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A being, as it were, of a family, familiarity Geornfullnyss híredwiste gearwað assiduitas familiaritatem parat, Scint. 203, 12. Substitute:
hweól-lást
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The track left by a wheel, fig. an orbit, a circuit Geáres hweóllást anni orbita, Hy. S. 93, 33
port-herepaþ
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a main road to a town Andlang ðes portherpaðes, C. D. iii. 453, 29. Cf. port-weg, ceaster-herepaþ
wǽpned-bearn
A male child ⬩ a boy
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A male child, a boy For wǽpnedbearne . . . for wífcilde pro masculo . . . pro femina, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 14
Linked entry: bearn
hearp-sang
A song to the harp, a psalm
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A song to the harp, a psalm Hearpsang psalmus, Ælfc. Gl. 34: Som. 62, 56; Wrt. Voc. 28, 36
hlinaþ
A place to lie down in
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A place to lie down in Ic getimbre hús and hleonaþ, Exon. 36 a; Th. 117, 10; Gú. 222
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heolstor
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Of díglum dimhofum ł heolstrum obstrusis latibulis, Hpt. Gl. 405, 61. Of heolstrum de recessibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81. 10: 26, 51. Of heolhstrum, of díglum de recessibus, i. de occultis vel de secretis, 139, 5.