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burg-geat

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Add Gif ceorl geþeáh ꝥ hé hæfde ... bellhús and burhgeat(for burhgeat as implying tln importance of a residence see first passage under burh; I a), Ll. Th. i. 190, 16

scrynce

(adj.)
Grammar
scrynce, adj.

Withered

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Cf. scrence, and for the inflexion tuoegara, 8, 17

burh-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
burh-bryce, -brice, es; m.

A breaking into a castle or dwelling ⬩ — the fine for this burglary,

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A breaking into a castle or dwelling, — the fine for this burglary, L. In. 45; Th. i. 130, 6, note 9: L. Alf. pol. 40; Th. i. 88, 7, note 16

Linked entry: burh-brece

symbel-calic

(n.)
Grammar
symbel-calic, es; m.

A chalice

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A chalice for use at festivals or at the solemnity of the Mass. II. Ic an Ðeódréd mín wíte massehakele ðe ic on Pauie bouhte and simbelcalice, Chart. Th. 515, 18

Linked entry: calic

á-hwæðer

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
á-hwæðer, aaj, pron.

Some one ⬩ any one ⬩ anything ⬩ quis ⬩ aliquis ⬩ aliquid

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Some one, any one, anything; quis, aliquis, aliquid Nis me ege mannes for áhwæðer nontimebo quid faciat mihi homo [non est mihi hominis timor pro aliquo ], Ps. Th. 55, 4: 117, 6

Linked entry: áwðer

aldor-cearu

(n.)
Grammar
aldor-cearu, e; f.

Life-care ⬩ care for life ⬩ life-long care ⬩ cura propter vitam ⬩ ærumna longinqua

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Life-care, care for life, life-long care; cura propter vitam, ærumna longinqua He wearþ eallum æðelingum to aldorceare he became a life-care to all nobles, Beo. Th. 1817; B. 906

Linked entry: ealdor-cearu

céle

(n.)
Grammar
céle, es; m.

A cold, coldness ⬩ frigus

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A cold, coldness; frigus Fór andwlítan céles ante faciem frigoris, Ps. Th. 147, 6: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 219; Met. 20, 110: 20, 225; Met. 20, 113: 2o, 315; Met. 20, 158

cwic-seolfor

(n.)
Grammar
cwic-seolfor, gen.-seolfres ; dat. -seolfre ; n.

QUICKSILVER ⬩ vivum argentum

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QUICKSILVER ; vivum argentum Wið magan wærce; rudan sǽd and cwicseolfor for pain of stomach; seed of rue and quicksilver, L. M. 3, 69; Lchdm. ii. 356, 19. Cwicseolfor argentum vivum, Cot. 16

Linked entry: seolfor

ge-neát-land

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neát-land, es; n.

Land granted for services or rent

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Land granted for services or rent Ǽgðer ge of ðegnes inlande ge of geneát-lande both from a thane's inland and from 'geneát-land,' L. Eádg. 1, 1; Th. i. 262, 8

ge-nerenes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-nerenes, -ness, e; f.

A taking away, deliverance ⬩ ereptio

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A taking away, deliverance; ereptio For generenesse heora freónda, ðara ðe of weorulde leordan pro ereptiōne suōrum qui de sæcŭlo migrāvĕrant, Bd. 4, 22; S. 592, 26. Ginerenis ereptio, Rtl. 30, 5

þweorscipe

(n.)
Grammar
þweorscipe, es; m.

Perversity ⬩ iniquity ⬩ depravity

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Perversity, iniquity, depravity Se bið ðæm ísene gelíc inne on ðæm ofne, se ðe for ðære suingellan nyle his ðweorscipe forlǽtan, ac ofan his níhstan his lífes, Past. 37; Swt. 269, 6

borh-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
borh-fæst, adj.
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Bound by the giving of security Wolde he gedón ꝥ ic him wære borhfæst . . . and ætfæste hé mé míne efenþeówene [the marriage would be security for continued service], Hml. A. 203, 254

clústor-loc

Grammar
clústor-loc, pl. -locu (not -loca).
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Substitute for citations Clústor*-*loc (clústorlocae, clústerlocae, Ep. Erf. Gll.) clustella, Txts. 51, 481. Clústerloc, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 42: 131, 78. Clústerlocu crustra (ærea portarum clustra, Ald. 148, 30), 90, 57

ge-réþre

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-réþre, adj.
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Constant Hé bið simle ryhtes geðeahtes geðafa, for ðǽm hé bid suíðe arod and sutðe geréðre on ryhtum weorcum dttm rectis persuasionibus acqutescit, constanter se in bono opere dirigit, Past. 306, 15

on-scǽgan

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Add: Perhaps onscændon should be read for onscægdon. Cf. Gehyscton ł scęndon subsannauerunt, Ps. L. 79, 7. Gescent (tǽlð, L., hyspeð, Vos. Rdr. Srt.) subsannabit, Ps. Th. 2, 4. See next word

réceleást

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Ðonne wé hwæthwugu steórweorðes ongietað . . . and wé gebǽrað for úre réceliésðe (reccelíste, v. l.) swelce wé hit nyten cum cogitationes nostrae ea, quae . . . arguenda cognoscunt, pigredine deprimente dissimulant, Past. 195, 4. Add

spédig

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Þám sþédigum gedafenað þæt héspende and dǽle; ðám wǽdlan gedafenað þæt hé gebidde for ðane dǽlere, Hml. Th. ii. 256, 30-33. Add

unriht-crafing

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-crafing, e; f.
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Huberd wæs leósende þǽre wífmanne for his unrihtcræfinge þá and ǽfre mó, Cht. Th. 633, 16-28

Linked entry: crafing

willung

Grammar
willung, desire.
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For ðon wer bið wífe gemenged þonne unálýfedre willunge (inlicitae concupiscentiae) monnes mód in geþóhte þurh lustfulnesse bið geþeóded . . . þæt fýr þǽre unrihtan willunge, Bd. I. 27; Sch. 86, 14-20. Add

út-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
út-líc, adj.

External ⬩ foreign

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External, foreign For ermþo ðære útlecan underþeódnesse (subjection to those without) Bd. 4, 16; M. 308, 30. Hé his ðeóde fram útlícre hergunge (ab externa invasione) álýsde, 4, 26; S. 603, 20