heal
A corner, an angle, a secret place
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Ǽlc wag biþ gebiéged twiefeald on ðæm heale duplex semper est in angulis paries, Past. 35, 5; Swt. 245, 13.
brigd
to change ⬩ A change ⬩ variety ⬩ varietas
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A change, variety; varietas Ðæs deóres hiw brigda gehwæs wundrum lixeþ the animal's hue of every variety wondrously shines, Exon. 95 b; Th. 357, 9; Pa. 26
brydel-þwang
A bridle rein ⬩ frenum
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A bridle rein; frenum. Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 35
bryne-welm
A burning flame, flame of fire, burning heat ⬩ incendii fervor vel æstus
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A burning flame, flame of fire, burning heat; incendii fervor vel æstus Brynewylmum mealt gifstól Geáta the gift chair of the Goths was consumed by flames of fire, Beo. Th. 4642; B. 2326: Exon. 42a; Th. 142, 14; Gú. 644. In helle heó brynewelme bídan
wígle
Divination ⬩ heathen practice
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Divination, heathen practice Wíglum cere-monias (the passage is: Ad tortas simulacrorum ceremonias, Ald. 41), Anglia xiii. 33, 162. [Þurh Merlines wiȝel (craft, 2nd MS.), Laym. 19250.] [He (devil) makeð be unbilefulle man to leven swilcne wigeles, swo
ofer-hygdig
Pride
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Pride Ðonne hí oferhýdig up áhófan and him wóhgodu worhtan and grófun in sculptilibus suis emulati sunt eum, Ps. Th. 77, 58
Linked entries: -hygdig ofer-hídig
collon-cróh
A water-lily ⬩ nymphæa
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A water-lily; nymphæa = νυμφαία Colloncróh nymphæa Wrt. Voc. 68, 20; Mone A. 461 Colloncróg nymphæa Cot. 140
slic
A hammer
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A hammer Sleánde slicc(slicc for slecg?) mallei percutientes Kent. Gl. 723, see the note Hé sceal habban . . . slic (in a list of weaver's implements; slíc (?) an implement for smoothing what is woven, a sleek-stone, cf. slykston amethon Wülck. Gl. 563
Linked entry: sliccan
sprǽte
A sprout, shoot ⬩ the jointed-leaved rush ⬩ barley with very long beards ⬩ small wood,
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A sprout, shoot Sprǽtu (spræcu? v. spræc) labruscas, Hpt. Gl. 454, 16
bæce-ring
A gridiron
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A gridiron Bæcering craticula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 53: 42, 6. Substitute:
FISC
A FISH ⬩ piscis
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Híg brohton him dǽl gebrǽddes fisces, and beóbreád illi obtŭlērunt ei partem piscis assi, et făvum mellis, Lk. Bos. 24, 42: Mt. Bos. 7, 10: Deut. 4, 18.
Linked entry: fen-fixas
ǽ
alas!
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. = eá, Lamb, MS. fol. 183b, line 11
plegestre
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A female athlete Cemp[ena], plegestr[en]a luctatorum, An. Ox. 4735
CRÆT
A chariot ⬩ CART ⬩ currus ⬩ pilentum
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He hæfde cratu and rídende men habuit currus et equites Gen. 50, 9; Ex. 14, 27. Heó oferarn Pharao, and ealle his crætu and riddan it [the sea] overwhelmed Pharaoh, and all his chariots and horsemen Homl. Th. ii. 194, 27.
Linked entry: crat
ge-dyrnan
To conceal ⬩ hide ⬩ keep secret ⬩ cēlāre ⬩ occultāre
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Ex. 117
Linked entries: ge-diernan ge-dirnan
dryht-scipe
Rulership, lordship, domination, dignity ⬩ domĭnātus, dignĭtas
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Kmbl. 899; El. 451. For hwam nele mon him on giógoþe georne gewyrcan deóres dryhtscipes why will not man in youth zealously work for himself bold rulership? Salm. Kmbl. 775; Sal. 387.
Linked entry: driht-scipe
FYLL
a FALL ⬩ ruin ⬩ destruction ⬩ death ⬩ cāsus ⬩ intĕrĭtus ⬩ a FALL ⬩ case ⬩ inflection in grammar ⬩ cāsus ⬩ inflectio
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Se bisceop sárgode be ðam fylle and míne forwyrde episcŏpus de cāsu et intĕrĭtu meo dŏlēbat, 5, 6; S. 619, 32. Æt fylle at the fall, L.
un-dearninga
Without secrecy or concealment ⬩ openly
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E. 16; Th. i. 34, 10
fultumend
A helper ⬩ assistant ⬩ co-operator ⬩ adjūtor ⬩ co-ŏpĕrātor
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A helper, assistant, co-operator; adjūtor, co-ŏpĕrātor Ðe his gefera wæs and fultumend ðæs godcundan wordes qui cŏmes ĭtĭnĕris illi et co-ŏpĕrātor verbi, Bd. 3, 30; S. 562, 12.