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hengen

a crossa rack

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Ses Andreas wæs áhangen on róde, Shrn. 153, 12). Þáhét se déma dón hine of þǽre hencgene, Hml.

mancus

(n.)
Grammar
mancus, es; m.

A mancusthe eighth of a poundthe sum of thirty pence

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Cf. for an instance of the manner in which this might be paid the will of an ealdorman where the heriot included feówer beágas twegen on hundtwelftigum mancosum and twegen on hundeahtatigum, Chart. Th. 500, 3.

twi-bóte

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-bóte, adj. Needing double compensation, v. twi-béte
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Se ðe stalaþ on Gehhol oþþe on Eástron oþþe on ðone Hálgan Ðunresdæg . . . ðara gehwelc ( the offence in each of these cases ) wé willaþ sié twybóte, swá on Lenctenfæsten, L. Alf. pol. 5 ; Th. i. 64, 25.

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hege-stów

(n.)
Grammar
hege-stów, e; f.
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On ðá hegstówe; of ðǽre hegstówe, 77, 27. Ofer ðǽre strǽte in ðá hegestówe, 263, 25

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wǽg-þel

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-þel, es; n.

A wave-planka ship

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A wave-plank, a ship Hé álǽdde of wǽgþele (the ark) wráðra láfe, Cd. Th. 90, 16; Gen. 1496. Nóe tealde ðæt se hrefn hine sécan wolde on wǽgþele, 87, 9; Gen. 1446. On wǽgþele on board, Andr. Kmbl. 3418; An. 1713.

binde

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Þæt þú [stríce] mid foreweardum fingrum þín forewearde heáfod fram þám ánum eáran tó bon óþrum on bindan tácne (cf. strícan on róde tácne, 2) trace out a fillet on the forehead with the tips of the fingers from ear to ear, Tech. ii. 129, 20. Add

á-wrítan

to write out or downwrite wordsto transcribecopy in writingto state in writingto write a book, letter,to write of or about somethingto write toto write an account ofdescribeto inscribe the name of a personto write on materialcover with writingto make a symbol other than a letter

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Add: to write out or down, write words Áurítteð (scribebat) ł áurát on eorðe, Jn. L. 8, 6. Heora ǽlces naman áwrít (superscribes) on his girde, Num. 17, 2. Áwrítt, eádgo deádo scribe, beati mortui, Rtl. 48, 5.

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midde

(n.)
Grammar
midde, an; f.

The middle

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The middle (only in the phrase on middan) Se fugel hafaþ iiii heáfdu ... and hé is on middan hwælan hiwes the bird hath four heads ... and in the middle it is of a whale's shape, Salm. Kmbl. 526; Sal. 262. Forwrát hé wyrm on middan, Beo.

ge-gán

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</b> of movement. movement irrespective of the point of departure or destination. to go on foot, walk Gif hwelc gigæs (gegaas, L.) on dæg si quis ambulauerit in die, Jn. R. 11, 9. Árás ꝥ mægden and geeóde ( ambulabat ), Mk. L. 5, 42.

hefe

(n.)
Grammar
hefe, es; m.

Weight

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On gemete and on hefe and on getale in mensura et pondere et numero, 586, 32. Hé micelne hefe gefrét æt hys heortan he feels a great weight at his heart, Lchdm. iii. 126, 10. Áwend hefas leahtra evente moles criminum, Hymn. Surt. 23, 7

bred

a boardplanka tablet

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Ic ðé bidde ðæt ðú mé on ðǽm scipgebroce ðisses lífes sum bred gerǽce, ðæt ic mæge on sittan, ic tó londe cume, Past. 467, 24. Legs bred þweores ofer þá fét, Lch. ii. 342, 6. Ðá ungesewenlican brega (breda? cf. (?)

wearg-brǽde

(n.)
Grammar
wearg-brǽde, (wearge- [wearg-ge- (?)], wearh-), an; f.

Some form of disease;impetigo, ulcus, carcinoma

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.; the Latin has ulcus) weaxe on þám nosum oððe on ðám hleóre, Lchdm. i. 86, 1. Wið ðæt wearhbrǽde ( the Latin has carcinomata) hwam on nosa wexe, 116, 11.

Linked entries: werh-brǽde brǽde

lid-weard

(n.)
Grammar
lid-weard, es; m.
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One who guards a ship Lidweardas on merebáte, Andr. Kmbl. 487; An. 244

murcnere

(n.)
Grammar
murcnere, es; m.

One who murmurs

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One who murmurs On écum wíte mid ðám murcnerum, R. Ben. 21, 5

scrippa

(n.)
Grammar
scrippa, an; m.
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Of dære díc on ðone midmestan scrippan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 78, 27. ?

wíþig-rǽw

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-rǽw, e; f.

A row of willows

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A row of willows On ða wíðigréwe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 48, 5

eást-rihtes

(adv.)
Grammar
eást-rihtes, adv.
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Due east Of fótmǽle éstrihtes on wulfputt, C. D. iii. 449, 31, 27

rysciht

(adj.)
Grammar
rysciht, ryscihte; adj.
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Rushy, full of rushes On ðone ricsihtan mere, C. D. vi. 214, 18

rysc-bedd

(n.)
Grammar
rysc-bedd, es; n.

A bed of rushes

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A bed of rushes On ðæt riscbed, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 428, 31

piþa

(n.)
Grammar
piþa, an; m.
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Pith, the soft inner part of the stem of a plant Eall se ðǽl se ðe ðæs treówes on twelf mónþum geweaxeþ, hé onginþ of ðám wyrtrumum, and swá upweardes gréwþ óþ ðone stemn, and siððan andlang ðæs piþan and andlang ðære rinde óþ ðone helm, Bt. 34, 10;