nama
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Ic eów hálsige on Fæder naman, and on Suna naman . . ., and on ðaes Hálgan Gástes, Rtl. 114, 14. by reference to heathen gods or evil spirits Hé him geswór on his goda noman, Ors. 4, 6 ; S. 178, 9. in case of dedication His mynster is æt Hwíterne, on
Iotas
The Jutes
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The Jutes Ðá cómon ða men of þrím mégðum Germanie of Ald-Seaxum of Anglum of Iotum.
a-weosung
The being ⬩ essence ⬩ subsistence of a thing ⬩ subsistentia ⬩ essentia
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The being, essence, or subsistence of a thing; subsistentia, essentia, Cot. 170
Lǽden-gereord
Latin
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Latin, the Latin language Of lǽdengereorde on englisc, Lchdm. iii. 440, 27
á-pluccian
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To pluck off Ic of ápluccige excerpo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 170, 14
Linked entry: pluccian
em-leoht
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of m Emleohtes motacismi (= metacismi), An. Ox. 5473
fíf-fétede
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Having five feet (of a verse) Mid fíffétedum brachicatalectico, An. Ox. 130
Linked entry: -fétede
hæsel-rǽw
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A row of hazels On ðá hæselrǽwe, C. D. iii. 77, 4
gold-wecg
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A lump of gold Goldwecg (-wecd, MS.) auri metallum, An. Ox. 451
Linked entry: gold-óra
hyrnen
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Full of corners Hyrnynum angulosis. An. Ox. 7, 20. Cf. hyrn-full
pund-fald
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pinfold On hacan pundfald; of hacan pundfalde, C. D. vi. 41, 24
Linked entry: pyndan
deór-geat
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A gate for deer to pass through Of stapolwege on ðæt deórgeat; of ðám deórgeate, C. D. v. 270, 15. East be hagan tó ðám ealdan deórgeate, 281, 25
míddel-ǽdr
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A middle vein, median vein Lǽt him blód of innanearme of þǽre miclan ǽdre þǽre middelǽdre, Lch. ii. 234, 6. Sceal mon on þǽre middelǽdre blód lǽtan, 210, 11
Bryten-lond
The land of Britain ⬩ Britanniæ terra
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The land of Britain; Britanniæ terra Maximus, se cásere, wæs on Bryten-londe geboren Maximus, the emperor, was born in the land of Britain, Chr. 381; Ing. 11. 9
hlóþ-bót
Compensation or fine to be paid by a member of a 'hlóþ' for the wrong committed by any one of them,
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Compensation or fine to be paid by a member of a 'hlóþ' for the wrong committed by any one of them, L. Alf. pol. 29; Th. i. 80, 9
ge-lícnes
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. ¶ of likeness in action, on (þǽre, þá) gelícnesse after the manner of, in like manner as :-- On gelícnesse ad instar, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 49. Se wǽta cymþ tó þám tóþan on þáre gelícnesse þe hyt of húse dropað on stán, Lch. iii. 104, 10.
Ælfréd
Alfred ⬩ Alfrédus ⬩ Alfred the Great
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Wulfstan also uses the language of personal narrative, — Burgenda land wæs on us bæcbord we had [lit. there was to us; erat nobis] the land of the Burgundians on our left, Ors. i, i; Bos. 21, 44.
húsel-láf
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What is left of the housel Man ne mót hálgian húsel on Langa Frigedæg ... Gange se preóst tó ðam weofode mid ðære húselláfe ðe hé hálgode on Ðunresdæg housel must not be hallowed on Good Friday ...
cræt
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Ðá stód þǽre sunnan cræt mid feówer horsum of golde ágoten . . . ; on óðre healfe stód ðæs mónan cræt of seolfre ágoten and ðá oxan ðǽrto, Hml. Th. ii. 494, 22. Se þegen álýhte of his cræte ( de curru suo ), i. 400, 26. On cræte in carruca, Wrt.
á-springan
to be emitted ⬩ to arise ⬩ to rush up ⬩ burst forth ⬩ to spring, ⬩ to spring up ⬩ come into existence ⬩ to spread (intrans. ) out ⬩ to run out ⬩ cease ⬩ fail
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Add: of motion, of water Seó eá up áspryngð néh þǽm clife, Ors. 1, 1;S. 12, 29. of a spark, to be emitted ꝥ ásprunge sum spearca forsitan scintilla dissiliit, Bt. 35, 5;F. 164, 2. of the heavenly bodies, to arise Hwǽr þæs mónan níwnys beó on Martio
Linked entry: á-sprungen