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strǽt-lanu

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt-lanu, an; f.
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A street Seó strætlanu is on ðǽre byrig of clǽnum golde geworht, Nap. 59

weg-gesíþa

(n.)
Grammar
weg-gesíþa, an; m.

A companion or attendant on the road

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A companion or attendant on the road Wæg*-*gesíðan satellites, Hpt. Gl. 426, 68

cyrnel

(n.)
Grammar
cyrnel, cyrnl; gen.es; dat.e ; pl. nom. acc. cyrnlu; gen. cyrnla; n.

KERNEL, grain ⬩ nucleus, granum ⬩ a hard

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Genim of pínhnyte xx geclǽnsodra cyrnela take twenty [of] cleansed kernels of the nuts of the stone pine, L. M. 2, 2; Lchdm. ii. 180, 19.

Linked entries: cirnel cirnel

wæter-pyt

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-pyt, wæter-pytt, es; m.

A water-pit, well

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A water-pit, well Of ðam wege on ðone wæterpytt; of ðam pytte on dene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 186, 19. On ðone wæterpyt; of ðam wæterpyt, 359, 15. Heó geseah sumne wæterpytt videns puteum aquae, Gen. 21, 19.

efen-edwistlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-edwistlíc, adj.

Consubstantial, of the same substance ⬩ consubstantiālis

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Ic gelýfe on ǽnne Crist, ðone áncennedan Godes Sunu, acennedne ná geworhtne, efenedwistlícne ðam Fæder I believe in one Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten not made, consubstantial with the Father, ii. 596, 30

fyrht

(n.)
Grammar
fyrht, firht, freht, es; n?

A divining ⬩ divination ⬩ augury ⬩ auspĭcium ⬩ hariolātio ⬩ augŭrium

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A divining, divination, augury; auspĭcium, hariolātio, augŭrium Oððe on blóte odðe on fyrhte either by sacrifice or by divination, L. C. S. 5; Th. i. 378, 22. On firhte, L. N. P. L. 48; Th. ii. 296, 28.

Wir-healh

(n.)
Grammar
Wir-healh, gen. -heales; pl. -healas; m.

Wirral ⬩ the peninsula between the Dee and the Mersey

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Hié fóron ðæt hié gedydon on ánre wéstre ceastre on Wírhealum; seó is Légaceaster geháten, 894; Th. i. 170, 171

Linked entry: healh

Angle

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Of Germania lande Ongla ðeód com on þás Breotone, 77, 38. Augustinus ǽrest fullwiht brohte on ðás Breotone on Angla þeóde, 87, 3

bæþ

a bath for washing ⬩ the bath of fish or sea-fowl:--

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Hraþe þæs þe hí of þám fulwihtes bæþe eóde, þá fæstte hé, Bl. H. 27, 24. Onfón fullwihtes bæð, An. 1642: El. 490. of the sea, the bath of fish or sea-fowl:-- Ofer fisces bæð across the sea, An. 293: Rún. 16.

ge-laþung

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Grn. 17, 37. the assembly of saints in heaven Hí ǽfre wuniað on ðǽre écan gelaðunge, Hml. A. 29, 120

alor

(n.)
Grammar
alor, aler, alr, es; m.

An ALDER- tree ⬩ alnus ⬩ alnus glutihosa

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The alder, or rather aler, is an inhabitant of swamps and meadows in all Europe, the north of Africa and Asia, and North America. Its favourite station is by the side of rivulets, or in the elevated parts of marshy land where the soil is drained.

Linked entries: aler aler-holt alr

hwít

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Hwítes seolfres (cf. reád as an epithet of gold ), Jos. 7, 21. Dó on hwít sealt, Lch. ii. 94, 8 : 124, 10. <b>II a.

sǽd-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽd-berende, In a legend of the Holy Cross Seth is represented as bringing seeds from Paradise, whither he had been sent by Adam: Seth, ita edoctus ab angelo cum uellet discedere, dedit ei angelus tria grana pomi illius, de quo manducauerat pater eius dicens ei: 'Infra triduum cum ad patrem tuum redieris ipse exspirabit. Haec tria grana infra eius linguam pones, &amp;c.' If the poet of the Genesis knew such a legend it might have suggested the epithet he applied to Seth. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. vi. 200. See, too, C. M. 1365
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His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam

pirige

(n.)
Grammar
pirige, an ; f.
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On gerihte tó ðære pirigan, Chart. Th. 148, 28. Ðis sindon ða londgemǽra ... ǽrest of Piriforda on ða díc; andlang díc on ða pyrigan ; of ðære pyrigan ... Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 76, 27-30. Æt ðære pirian, 52, 18. On ða pyrian, ii. 205, 15.

Linked entry: pyrige

seohtre

(n.)
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Tó ðám fúlan siðre; of ðone fúlan siðre on ðæt díc, v. 304, 24. [On sihterwíc, vi. 56, 16.]

heonan

afterwards ⬩ from now

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S.) . . . oð ðone doege, Mt. L. 26, 29. Ne mec geseáð gié nú hena (heonon forð, W. S.), 23, 39. along with forþ: Heonon forþ amodo, An. Ox. 56, 67. Heonon forð on écnesse (iam non amplius in aeternum) ne ete ǽnig mann wæstm of þé, Mk. II. 14.

medu-burh

(n.)
Grammar
medu-burh, f.

A city in which mead is drunk ⬩ one in which mead-drinking warriors live

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A city in which mead is drunk, one in which mead-drinking warriors live On ðære medobyrig, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 2; Jud. 167. On meoduburgum, Exon. 123 a; Th. 473, 18; Bo. 16

norþ-ende

(n.; adj.)

the north end or part

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the north end or part Ðý þriddan dæge seó eorþe on ðæm norþerne and on ðam eástende sprecaþ him betweónum, Blickl. Homl. 93, 11. Ðone norþene ðære eaxe ( the north-pole ), Met. 28, 14

steór-bord

(n.)
Grammar
steór-bord, es; n.
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Star-board, the right side of a ship looking forward:?-Hé lét him ealne weg ðæt wéste land on ðæt steórbord and ða wídsǽ on ðæt bæcbord, Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 17, 10, 25

swinc-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
swinc-leás, adj.

Without labour or toil

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Without labour or toil On ð æm écan lífe wé bútan geswince God heriaþ. Wé sceolon on andwerdum lífe hine herian, ðæt wé móton becuman tó ðære swincleásan herunge, Homl. Th. ii. 364, 9

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