rima
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On ende ł riman sǽs in postremo maris, Ps. Rdr. 138, 9. Ǽghwár be þǽre sǽ riman, Chr. 1052; P. 178, 26. Add
tapor
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Þá gefylde hé mid wætre þǽre cyrcan cyllan and sette tapor (weocon, v.l.) onmiddan (in medio papyrum posuit ), Gr. D. 44, 14. Add
for-nirwian
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Dele the bracket in l. 2, and add: to diminish the productivity of. The Latin original is: Fructus arborum deficiunt, Archiv cxxviii. 57
cís
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Add: fastidious, squeamish þe lǽs hit seócmódum bróðrum and císum wyrðe tó wlættan ut infirmis mentibus non uertatur in nausiam, Chrd. 23, 9
útan-bordes
Abroad
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Abroad Man útanbordes wísdóm and láre hieder on lond sóhte people abroad came hither in search of learning, Past. pref.; Swt. 3, 11
Linked entries: útan útan-landes
wæl-seax
A war-knife ⬩ a sword or dagger used in fight
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A war-knife, a sword or dagger used in fight Hé wælseaxe gebrǽd, ðæt hé on byrnan wæg, Beo. Th. 5400;B. 2703
weall-dor
A door in a wall
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A door in a wall Ðú eart ðæt wealldor; þurh ðé Freá on ðás eorþan út síðade, Exon. Th. 21, 1; Cri. 328
broel
A park, warren stored with deer ⬩ vivarium, hortus cervorum,
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A park, warren stored with deer; hence the BROYL, a wood in Sussex, belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury; vivarium, hortus cervorum, Som
ofer-trúwa
Over-confidence
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Over-confidence For ðam ofertrúwan on ðam friþe from over-confidence in the truce, L. Ath. v. 8, 7; Th. i. 238, 5
orf-cynn
Cattle
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Of eallum orfcinne de jumentis in genere suo, Gen. 6, 20
gestæf-lǽred
Versed in letters ⬩ literate ⬩ learned ⬩ booklearned ⬩ lītĕrātus
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Versed in letters, literate, learned, booklearned; lītĕrātus Cild biþ gestæflǽred a child will be booklearned, Lchdm. iii. 184, 3: 192, 15: 194, 12
Linked entries: -lǽred -stæf-lǽred
hilde-frófor
War-help, ⬩ a weapon, ⬩ sword [?], ⬩ shield [?]
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Hæfde him on handa hildefrófre [MS. frore] had in his hand help for battle, Vald. 2, 12
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tó-slacian
To relax, ⬩ to make or to become remiss
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To relax, to make or to become remiss Tóslacad (qui mollis et) dissolutus (est in opere suo. Prov. 18, 9), Kent. Gl. 638
sealt-leáh
A salt lea ⬩ Saltley
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A salt lea; hence Saltley Of ðan swínhagan ðæt on sealtleáge; and of sealtleáge in ðone hyrstgeard, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 400, 1
siru-wrenc
An artifice ⬩ crafty trick ⬩ wile
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An artifice, crafty trick, wile Hí ymbsǽton Cantwareburuh and hí in tó cóman þuruh syruwrencas (syre-, MS. E.) Chr. 1011; Erl. 145, 29
Linked entries: syre-wrenc searu-wrenc
Gleáw-ceaster
GLOUCESTER ⬩ a county town in the west of England
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GLOUCESTER, a county town in the west of England Æþelfæd líð binnan Gleáwceastre Ethelfleda lies buried at Gloucester, Chr. 918; Erl. 109, 7
wíg-fruma
A leader in war ⬩ a chieftain
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A leader in war, a chieftain Wígfruma ( Hroth-gar ), Beo. Th. 1332; B. 664. Æfter wígfrumian after the chieftain's death 4514; B. 2261
byrn-wíggend
A soldier clothed in armour, a mailed warrior ⬩ loricatus miles vel bellator
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A soldier clothed in armour, a mailed warrior; loricatus miles vel bellator Bealde byrnwíggende bold warriors, Judth. 9; Thw. 21, 13; Jud. 17
gangan
to go ⬩ walk ⬩ to go ⬩ pedestrian ⬩ foot ⬩ mounted ⬩ to move along, proceed ⬩ animate ⬩ live ⬩ to take a specified course ⬩ to be habitually in a specified condition ⬩ to pass, be current ⬩ to take place ⬩ to have a specified issue ⬩ to depart ⬩ to take one's way, proceed ⬩ go ⬩ move in a specified direction ⬩ go ⬩ and ⬩ to be carried, moved, impelled ⬩ to reach, extend ⬩ to pass ⬩ become ⬩ to come ⬩ to go to the closet, have an evacuation ⬩ to leave a permanent habitation ⬩ occupation
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Gang swá, Sat. 701 Gionga in leht mægna ambulare in luce virtutum, Rtl. 37, 5. where the course is expressed by an adv. acc. Ealle þe his gedéfne weg gangað omnes qui ambulant in viis ejus Ps.
hel
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Þæs þú in helle scealt werhðo dreógan, B. 588. On þǽre fýrenan helle. Bl. H. 45, 5. Wið þone weallendan bryne þe weallað on helle, Ll. Th. i. 364, 13. In helle (in inferno) áhóf ðá égo his mið ðý wére in tintergum, Lk. L. 16, 23.