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
æt-gár
A short spear or javelin ⬩ a kind of dart or other weapon to cast at the enemy ⬩ framea
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A short spear or javelin, a kind of dart or other weapon to cast at the enemy; framea, Cot. 188: 86
DRǼDAN
DREAD, fear ⬩ timēre, pavēre
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To DREAD, fear; timēre, pavēre: found in the compounds a-drǽdan, an-, on-drǽdan, ondrǽd-endlíc, on-drǽd-ing: of-drǽd
ge-cnǽwe
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Add: ge-cnáwe. 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.
gán
to go ⬩ walk ⬩ to move along, proceed ⬩ to take a specified course ⬩ to be guided ⬩ determined ⬩ to be habitually in a specified condition ⬩ to go ⬩ be pregnant ⬩ to pass, elapse ⬩ to happen, come to pass, take place ⬩ to pass, be current ⬩ to be accepted ⬩ to have a specified issue ⬩ turn out so and so ⬩ to move away, depart ⬩ to relinquish ⬩ to take one's way, proceed ⬩ go ⬩ move in a specified direction ⬩ go ⬩ and ⬩ to apply ⬩ betake oneself ⬩ to turn ⬩ betake oneself ⬩ go ⬩ to be carried, moved, impelled ⬩ to pass, be paid, be allotted ⬩ to be appropriated ⬩ to be one of the constituent elements ⬩ be amongst the conditions requisite ⬩ to amount, be equivalent ⬩ to attain, reach, extend ⬩ to come ⬩ to take precedence of. ⬩ to produce, came out with ⬩ to accompany, be with ⬩ to be uttered ⬩ to begin, start ⬩ to go to the closet, have an evacuation ⬩ to leave a permanent habitation ⬩ occupation ⬩ to proceed to the business of a court
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on handa hæfde, Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 8. to move along, proceed (irrespective of mode of progression) Se mannána gǽþ úprihte, Bt. 41, 6; F. 254, 30.
eofot
A debt, crime ⬩ dēbĭtum, culpa
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Godes ágen bearn, unscyldigne eofota gehwylces, héngon on heáne beám fæderas usse our fathers hung up God's own son on a high tree, guiltless of every crime, Elen. Kmbl. 846; El. 423
snǽdan
to slice, cut into slices ⬩ to snathe ⬩ to lop, prune, cut branches off trees ⬩ to hew ⬩ trim stones. ⬩ putare ⬩ to cut into slices
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Jamieson gives sned to prune, lop off, sned a branch pruned off.] to lop, prune, cut branches off trees Snédit putat Txts. 117, 249. Sume snéddun telgran of treówum alii caedebant ramos de arboribus Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 8.
marman-stán
Marble ⬩ a piece of marble
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Marble, a piece of marble Gehér ðú marmanstán, Andr, Kmbl. 2994; An. 1500. Þrúh of marmanstáne, Homl. Th. i. 564, 20. On ðam marmanstáne, 506, 11: Blickl. Homl. 203, 35: 207, 13
Linked entry: marma
sweor-coþu
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A disease of the neck or throat, quinsy Sweorcoþu arteriasis, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 33. Wið sweorcoþe, Lchdm. ii. 2, 20: 44, 9. Various methods of treatment are given, 48, 4-28
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.
Farnea eálond
Farn island, on the coast of Northumberland, near Lindisfarne ⬩ Farnensis insŭla
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Farn island, on the coast of Northumberland, near Lindisfarne; Farnensis insŭla, Som. Ben. Lye
fyðerling
The fourth part of a number or measure ⬩ a farthing ⬩ quadrans
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The fourth part of a number or measure, a farthing; quadrans, Som. Ben. Lye
eald-writere
An antiquarian, one that writes of old or ancient matters ⬩ antīquārius
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An antiquarian, one that writes of old or ancient matters; antīquārius. Som. Ben. Lye
Linked entry: wrítere
inwit-wrásen
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A chain of guile or malice, Andr. Kmbl. 126; An. 63 : 1892; An. 948
mægen-wísa
The leader of a force or army
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The leader of a force or army, Cd. 170; Th. 213, 17; Exod. 553
mynster-hata
A hater or enemy of monasteries
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A hater or enemy of monasteries Hér syndan sacerdbanan and mynsterhatan, Wulfst. 165, 28
þri-ex
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On ðæt þri ex; of ðam þri exe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 436, 28. ?
Linked entry: -ex
weorold-earfeþe
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Labour or trouble of this life Strong wind woruldearfoþa. Met. 7, 26, 35, 49
wudu-feld
A field of the wood
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A field of the wood On wudufeldum in campis silvae, Ps. Th. 131, 6
dǽl-ness
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Division, breaking (of bread) On dǽlnise hláfes in fractions panes, Lk. p. 11, 11