líc-hama
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Voc. i. 49, 23. 1. the material frame of man. living On healfslapendum líchaman, ná eallinga swylce on swefne, Vis. Lfc. 3. Þý lǽs heó þone hálan líchoman fornime, Lch. i. 100, 6.
ge-wilnung
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Gewilnunge, for begeate obtentu, i. ob desiderio (castitatis ), An. Ox. 2698. Hé micele gewilnunge hæfde Crístes tócymes, Hml.
Tíw
the god Tiw, a Teutonic deity to whom amongst the Latin gods Mars most nearly corresponded ⬩ in the name of one of the days
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On Tíwes-niht, Lchdm. iii. 146, 23. one form of the name of the Runic T; Ti is given as the name of the symbol ᛏ in some alphabets, see Kemble on Anglo-Saxon Runes in Archæologia, vol. 28, pp. 338, 339.
síde
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Add Saga mé on hwæðere Adames sídan nam úre Dryhten ðæt rib ðe hé ðæt wíf of geworhte, Sal. K. 198, 8. Add On sídum húses þínes in lateribus domus tuae, Ps. L. 127, 3. <b>II a.
fíf
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Th. i. 394, 5. in a series a member whose number is five or a multiple of five: Hú mon scule blódlǽse on þára six fífa ǽlcum on mónðe forgán, Lch. ii. 146, 19: 148, 2. uninflected and with a multiple of ten where the number is treated as singular On
Crúland
- Gib. Chr. explicatio, p. 22, col. 1
CROWLAND or CROYLAND ⬩ Lincolnshire ⬩ loci nomen in agro Lincolniensi
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CROWLAND or CROYLAND, Lincolnshire; loci nomen in agro Lincolniensi St. Guthlac, hermit of Crowland, passed a great part of his life and died here in A. D. 714. After his death, king Æthelbald of Mercia founded a monastery at Crowland in A.
fóre-ward
Forward ⬩ fore ⬩ former ⬩ early ⬩ prōnus ⬩ antĕrior ⬩ prior
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Forward, fore, former, early; prōnus, antĕrior, prior On fórewardre ðyssere béc ys awriten be me in the fore part of this book it is written of me, Ps. Th. 39, 8
eád-gifa
Giver of prosperity or happiness ⬩ prosperĭtātis vel beatitūdĭnis dător
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Giver of prosperity or happiness; prosperĭtātis vel beatitūdĭnis dător Engla eádgifa bliss-giver of angels, Andr. Kmbl. 147; An. 74: 901; An. 451: Exon. 15 b; Th. 34, 22; Cri. 546
hyld-áþ
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An oath of fealty or fidelity Ðus man sceal swerigean hyldáþas in this manner are oaths of fealty to be sworn, L. O. 1; Th. i. 178, 2: see 252, 5
Linked entry: hold-áþ
mylen-púl
A mill-pool
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A mill-pool On mylepúl; of mylenpúlle in Afene streám, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 401, 8. In ðone mylenpól; of ðam póle tó ðære portstrǽte, Cod. Dip. B. i. 418, l
hǽmed-dreám
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The pleasure of a vicious life(?), a life of pleasure Hǽmedrímes (hǽmeddrímes), [hæmed-] scipes lenocinii (antequam Samson illecebrosis lenocinii nexibus nodaretur, Ald. 72, 15), An. Ox. 5046. (Cf. 5245, under hǽmed; )
Linked entries: hǽmed-rím hémed-scipe
hors-weard
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.), the duty of the geneát, which has this name, was the care of the lord's horses when out on an expedition
bricg-weard
a bridge ⬩ a keeper, guardian ⬩ A keeper or defender of a bridge ⬩ pontis custos vel defensor
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A keeper or defender of a bridge; pontis custos vel defensor Hí ðǽr bricgweardas bitere fundon they found there the stern defenders of the bridge. Byrht. Th. 134, 16; By. 85
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penn
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A pen, fold On penn ; of ðam penne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 456, 3-4 : 25, 21. On hacapenn foreweardne, 412, 13
ge-got
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A shedding of tears On willsumnesse gebeda and on teára gegote in oraiionis et lacrimarum deuotione, Bd. 4, 30; Sch. 536, 1
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lím-fín
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A lime-heap Ðanon on gerihte on cyncges límfíne, of ðǽre fíne niðer, C. D. B. i. 518, 41. Cf. wudu-fín
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well-will
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a spring Ǽrest on welwill; of welwyllæ . . . andlang streámes eft on wellwyll, C. D. v. 344, 29-345, 9. Cf. wille-wæter
bán
bone ⬩ a bone ⬩ the bone of a limb ⬩ a leg ⬩ or arm
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Add Bán os. Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 22: 70, 46. bone Þú eart mín bán and mín flǽsc, Gen. 29, 14: Ps. Th. 138, 13. Ne bán ne blód, Dóm. 40. Þæt gafol bið on hwales báne, Ors. 1, 1;S. 18, 17. Hié habbað swíþe æþele bán on hiora tóþum, 17, 36.
-ing
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Seth Adaming Seth son of Adam. In a rather extended sense the suffix is found in the names of families or peoples, who are regarded as descendants of a common ancestor, and traces of this use remain in many place-names in England.
ge-cnǽwe
acknowledging the accuracy of a statement ⬩ acknowledging the justice of a charge that is or may be made, making confession of sin. ⬩ cognizant of ⬩ acknowledged, recognized as valid
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of persons. acknowledging the accuracy of a statement 'Þis gewrit is gefylled.' And hig ealle wǽron þæs gecnáwe, Lk. 4, 22. acknowledging the justice of a charge that is or may be made, making confession of sin. with gen.