brim-faroþ
the shore ⬩ The sea-shore ⬩ maris litus
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The sea-shore; maris litus Bebúgaþ brádne hwyrft óþ ðæt brimfaroþ [MS. brimfaro] they shall inhabit the spacious orb unto the sea-shore, Cd. 190; Th. 236, 17; Dan. 322
han-créd
Cock-crowing, cock-crow, a division of the night ⬩ gallicinium, galli cantus
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Cock-crowing, cock-crow, a division of the night Hancréd conticinium vel gallicinium, Ælfc. Gl. 94; Som. 75. 122; Wrt.Voc. 53, 4. Seó niht hæfþ seofan dǽlas ... fífta is gallicinium ðæt is hancréd the night has seven divisions ... the fifth is gallicinium
Linked entry: créd
hefeld
Thread for weaving ⬩ fine twine ⬩ the clew-lines and bunt lines of a sail
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Thread for weaving Hefeld licium, Ælfc. Gl. 110; Som. 79, 50; Wrt. Voc. 59, 21
Linked entry: hebeld
slíw
a tench ⬩ a mullet ⬩ tinca, tincus ⬩ a tench
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The name of a fish, a tench or a mullet Slíw tinca Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 73: tinctus 281, 52. Sliú tincus 66, 1. Sleów mugilis ii. 57, 75. Slí tincti Txts. 101, 2020. Slii 116, 221
hiw
Shape, ⬩ make, ⬩ form, ⬩ fashion, ⬩ species, ⬩ kind, ⬩ appearance, ⬩ symbol, ⬩ hue, ⬩ colour, ⬩ beauty
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Shape, make, form, fashion, species, kind, appearance, symbol, hue, colour, beauty Hiw species, Ælfc. Gl. 70; Som. 70, 45; Wrt. Voc. 42, 53. Hiw figura, scema, specimen, forma, species, Ælfc. Gr. 2: 9: 14; Som. 2, 45, 46: 8, 22: 9, 31: 17, 19, 20. Hiw
hlǽw
a low ⬩ law ⬩ a rising ground, ⬩ an artificial as well as a natural mound, ⬩ a funeral mound; ⬩ tumulus ⬩ the interior of a mound, ⬩ a cave
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a low or law [occurring in names of places], a rising ground, an artificial as well as a natural mound, a funeral mound; tumulus Wæs ðǽr on ðam eálande sum hláw mycel ofer eorþan geworht, ðone ylcan men for feós wilnunga gedulfon and brǽcon there was
Linked entry: hláw
Ægeles ford
Ailsford
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Ailsford, Chr. 1016; Th. 279, 16, col. 2: 1016; Th. 282, 10, col. 2
Linked entries: Ægles ford Egeles ford
ǽ-gewrítere
A writer or composer of laws ⬩ legum conditor
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A writer or composer of laws; legum conditor, Prov. 8
Linked entries: ǽ-wrítere ge-wrítere
Æðel-wulf
Æthelwulf ⬩ Æthelwulfus
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Æthelwulf; Æthelwulfus; eldest son of Egbert and father of Alfred the Great. Æthelwulf was king of Wessex, from A. D. 837 (v. Ecg-bryht) -855 A.D. 837 [MS. 836], hér, Ecgbryht cyning forþférde, and féng Æðelwulf his sunu to Westseaxna ríce here, A. D
ancor-man
An anchor-man ⬩ the man in charge of the anchor ⬩ ancorarius ⬩ proreta
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An anchor-man, the man in charge of the anchor; ancorarius, proreta, Ælfc. Gl. 83; Som. 73, 66: 104; Som. 77, 126
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ágend
An owner ⬩ a possessor ⬩ the Lord ⬩ possessor ⬩ proprietarius ⬩ Dominus
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An owner, a possessor, the Lord ; possessor, proprietarius, Dominus Þreóm hundum scillinga gylde se ágend with three hundred shillings let the owner pay, L. H. E. 1; Th. i. 26, 9: 3; Th. i. 28, 5. Ágendes ést the owner's favour, Beo. Th. 6142; B. 3075
arce-stól
An archiepiscopal see or seat ⬩ sedes archiepiscopalis
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An archiepiscopal see or seat; sedes archiepiscopalis Æt his arcestóle on Cantwara byrig at his archiepiscopal see in Canterbury, Chr. 1115; Th. 371, 5: 1119; Th. 372, 32
ars-gang
Ani foramen ⬩ anus
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Ani foramen, anus
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assa
A male ass ⬩ asinus
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A male ass; asinus Se assa geseah ðone engel asinus cernebat angelum, Num. 22, 23, 25. Beót ðone assan verberabat asinum, 22, 23, 25. Gif ðú geméte ðínes feóndes assan, lǽd hine to him si occurreris inimici tui asino erranti, reduc ad eum, Ex. 23, 4:
Linked entry: ESOL
a-þoht
A thinking out ⬩ an excogitation ⬩ a device ⬩ an invention ⬩ commentum
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A thinking out, an excogitation, a device, an invention; commentum, Cot. 35
an-wlite
Disgrace ⬩ dedecus
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Disgrace; dedecus Sconde oððe anwlite dedecus, Cot. 66. Lye
and-sæc
Contention ⬩ resistance ⬩ denial ⬩ refusal ⬩ contentio ⬩ repugnantia ⬩ contradictio ⬩ negatio
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Contention, resistance, denial, refusal; contentio, repugnantia, contradictio, negatio Borges andsæc inficiatio vel abjuratio, Ælfc. Gl. 14; Som. 58, 16. Be borges andsæce concerning a refusing of a pledge, L. In. 41; Th. i. 128, 1, note 1. Ðe ðæs upstíges
bealo-clom
A dire chain
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A dire chain
bealu-clom
A dire chain ⬩ dirum vinculum
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A dire chain; dirum vinculum Under bealuclommum under dire chains, Exon. 120 b ; Th. 463, 5 ; Hö. 65
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balw
Miserable ⬩ wicked ⬩ malus
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Miserable, wicked; malus, Beo. Th. 1958; B. 977