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láreów-dóm

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Ox. 3100

sol

(n.; adj.)
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sol, eses; n.: solu, we, e; f.

Mire or a miry place filthy volutabrum

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Of ðam wylle on ðæt heorotsol; of ðam heorotsole ii. 249, 37. In ða heortsole; of ðære sole iii. 380, 6. On ðæt sol; of ðan sole on ða ealdan strǽte Cod. Dip. B. i. 518, 40. Sole volutabro Wrt. Voc. ii. 97, 17. Tó sole ł fýlþe ad volutabrum Hpt.

word-riht

(n.)
Grammar
word-riht, es; n.

a law expressed in the form of a commandan ordinancea law expressed in spoken words a spoken lawa statement of what is righta duty which one has given his word to perform

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a law expressed in the form of a command ( Similar entries v. word, II. 6), an ordinance; or a law expressed in spoken words a spoken law Móyses dómas, wræclíco wordriht, Cd. Th. 177, 31; Exod. 3. a statement of what is right; or (?)

hnot

croppedpollarded

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On þone hnottan þom, 289, l. cleared of bushes (?) On hnottan ford, C. D. iii. 25, 23. On hnottan mæræ norðæweardna, v. 112, 27

Linked entry: hnoc

sǽ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽ-líc, adj.

Of the sea

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Of the sea On sǽlícum strande on the sea-shore, Homl. Th. ii. 62, 10. Of sǽlícum grunde, 138, 11. On sǽlícere ýðe in the water of the sea, 138, 8. Hí fixodon on sǽlícum ýðum, i. 576, 21. Gedréfed on ðám sǽlícum ýðum ðyssere worulde, ii. 388, 7.

beadu-searo

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-searo, gen. -searewes, -searwes; n.

A war-trainan engine or weapon of warbellicus apparatus

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A war-train, an engine or weapon of war; bellicus apparatus

Linked entry: beado-searo

cæle

(n.)
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A KEEL or bottom of a ship; carina, Som. Ben. Lye

folc-gesetness

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gesetness, e; f.

A decree or ordinance of the peopleplēbiscītum

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A decree or ordinance of the people; plēbiscītum, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: ge-setnes

munuc-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-wíse, an ; f.

The manner of monks

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The manner of monks On munucwísan gescrýd, Homl. Skt. 6, 247

ge-gylda

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gylda, an; m.

A member of a guildclubcorporationa companionfellow

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A member of a guild, club, or corporation, a companion, fellow

ciric-hyll

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-hyll, a hill near a church (?) or on which a church stands (?) [Churchill occurs several times in England as a local name; cf. Icel. Kirkju-fell.]
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Of cirichylle . . . on cirichylle, C. D. B. ii. 394, 30, 39

súsl-stede

(n.)
Grammar
súsl-stede, es; m.
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A place of torment, hell Súselstede gehennam, An. Ox. 56, 184

weale-spinel

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Of wolcspinle calamistro, An. Ox. 26, 70-v. ge-wealcian. Add

wæter-hálgung

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-hálgung, e; f.

Blessing or hallowing of water ;

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Blessing or hallowing of water ; aquae benedictio Waeterhálguncge, Rtl. 117, 1

fætels

(n.)
Grammar
fætels, fetels, es; pl. nom. acc. fætelsas, fætels; m. n. A vessel, vat, sack, bag, pouch; vas, saccus, pēra = πήρα, marsūpium =

μαρσύπιoν

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Ðeáh man asette twegen fætels full ealaþ oððe wæteres, hý gedóþ ðæt óðer biþ oferfroren if a man set two vats full of ale or of water, they cause that either shall be frozen over, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 23, 8.

Linked entries: fetels fételsco

for-irþ

(n.)
Grammar
for-irþ, e; f.

A headland

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Andlang herpaðes ðǽre foryrðe úpende (cf. ðæs furlanges úpende, 418, 23): ðonne ádúne be ðáre foryrðe westeáge, iii. 419, 33. Of ðáre ác on ðá foryrðe eástewerde, 449, 32. v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm. pp. 4-5

Linked entry: for-yrþ

býre

(n.)
Grammar
býre, es; m.
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Of mearcwille on duddes býre, of duddes býre on þone clofenan beorh, Cht. E. 293, 36

á-wildian

(v.)
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Add: of persons Sume synd tó mándǽde on dyrnlican gálscipe inne áídlode and úte áwildode, Ll. Th. ii. 322, 15. of uncultivated growth Gif se wíngeard ne bið on riht gescreádod, ne bið hé wæstmbǽre, ac for hraðe áwildað, Hml. Th. ii. 74, 15

Linked entry: -wildian

hróst-beág

(n.)
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the woodwork of a circular roof Tigelum sceádeþ hróstbeáges hróf [MS. hrost beages rof] the woodwork of the roof parts from the tiles, the tiles fall off leaving the woodwork of the roof bare, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 29; Ruin. 32. [?]

gár-secg

ocean, seaa particular part of the general body of water, an ocean

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A. 3, 53: Ph. 289: An. 371. a particular part of the general body of water, an ocean Se gársecg þe man hǽt Brittan-isca . . . on óðre healfe þæs gársecges earme is Brittannia, Ors. 1, 1; S. 22, 24.