slǽd
A slade ⬩ slade ⬩ a breadth of greensward in ploughed land ⬩ a flat piece of grass ⬩ a broad strip of greensward between two woods, generally in a valley ⬩ Narrow strips of boggy ground running into the hard land at Rockland ⬩ breadth of greensward in ploughed land, or in plantations ⬩ valley ⬩ vallis ⬩ low, flat, marshy ground, with a broad bottom ⬩ a valley
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On Fugelsléd; of ðam sléde, 48, 21. In barfodslǽd; and swá on timberslǽd . . . on hamslǽdes heáfdan, 380, 25 - 6. On fearaslǽd, 385, 30. On dæt riscslǽd, 437, 15. Ondlong slǽðbróces, 405, 17.
Linked entries: wíþig-slǽd wæter-slæd sléd
gífer-nes
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Gýfernes vel oferfil, i. 27, 21. of persons Syndon eahta heáfodleahtras . . . Án is gecwæden gula ꝥ is gýfernyss on Englisc ; seó déð ꝥ man yt ǽr tíman and drincð, oððe hé tó micel nimð on ǽte oððe on wǽte, Hml, S. 16, 268.
grípan
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Þu on beám gripe, blǽda náme on treówes telgum, Gen. 891.
flód
flood ⬩ a river ⬩ water ⬩ a flood ⬩ deluge ⬩ the Deluge ⬩ a torrent
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Add: flood, flowing of the tide Flood adsida, Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, l. On ǽlcum ánum geáre weaxeð ꝥ flód ðæs sǽs feówer and twéntigum síða, and swá oft wanað, Shrn. 63, 29. Ðonne hit bið full flód, C. D. iv. 24, l.
hǽlþ
Health, healing, cure ⬩ sanitas, salus
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Health, healing, cure Ðám áríst rihtwísnysse sunne and hǽlþ is on hyre fiðerum to them shall arise the sun of righteousness, and healing is on its wings, Lchdm. iii. 236, 31.
ge-hréran
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Add: to stir together, mix up material Gehrér twá ǽgru on hatum wætere, Lch. ii. 76, 28. Dó méle fulne buteran on, and gehrére tógædere, 86, 18. of the operation of natural forces, to set in violent motion Þurh winda gryre wolcn wæs gehréred, Dóm.
hæsel
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Of ðǽre apoldre on ðæne hwítan hæsl, ðonnæ of ðám hwítan hæsle on hnuttwíc eástewearde, C. D. v. 221, 18. Add
hláfmæsse-dæg
Lammas-day, ⬩ the first of August
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Lammas-day, the first of August Of ðam gehálgedan hláfe ðe man hálige on hláfmæssedæg from the hallowed bread which is hallowed on Lammas-day, Lchdm. iii. 290, 27. Ǽr hláfmæsse [dǽge?], L. M. 1, 72; Lchdm. ii. 146, 9.
Linked entry: hláf-mæsse
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. ?
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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
elebeám-stybb
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the stump of an olive tree On þone elebeámstyb, C. D. iii. 430, 26
fearn-bracu
A fern-brake
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A fern-brake, bed of fern On fearnbraca súðeweardæ, C. D. v. 173, 18
Linked entry: bracu