calwere
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A bald place on the top of the head, a skull, place of skulls, place for burial; calva, calvaria, Som. Ben. Lye
þrym-ríce
A glorious kingdom ⬩ heaven
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A glorious kingdom, heaven Drihten wolde cuman of ðam cynestóle and of ðæm þrymríce hider on ðás world, Blickl. Homl. 105, 11
heaþu-líþende
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In support of heaþu = sea note the other compounds of líþende, five denoting water, and the sixth (scip-liþende) motion on water
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mere-steall
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A pool of stagnant water, pond Of þǽre oferfylle cumað þá unrihtan lustas, gelíce and on meresteallum wyrmas týddrað, Verc. Först. 169
wæter-swilige
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A deep pit witi water in it Of mǽrdíc on ðá wæterswylian; of ðǽre swylian, C. D. vi. 220, 23. Cf. swelg
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.
heorcnung
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Th. ii. 564, 4, the faculty of heartening, power of hearing: Stemn is geslagen lyft gefrédendlic on hlyste, swá micel swá on ðǽre heorcnunge is voice is stricken air perceptible by the sense of hearing so much as is within the capacity of a person to
be-tíhtlian
To accuse, charge ⬩ accusare, criminari
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Ðe oft betíhtlede wǽron who have often been accused, L. Ath. i. 7; Th. i. 202, 25. Ǽlc mynetere ðe betíhtlad sí every moneyer who is accused, L. Eth, iii. 8; Th. i. 296, 15. Gif he betýhtlad wurðe if he should be accused, L.
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hwol
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infigens, Guth. Gr. 153
rót-hwíl
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Forlǽt mé nú tó sumre róthwíle on ðisse weorulde ǽr ic hire of gewíte remitte mihi ut refrigerer prius quam eam, 38, 16
ǽwunge
Openly ⬩ publicly ⬩ manifeste
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Openly, publicly; manifeste On ǽwunge openly, abroad, in the sight of all; in propatulo
gefeoht-dæg
A fight-day ⬩ day of battle ⬩ dies belli
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A fight-day, day of battle; dies belli On gefeohtdæge, Ps. Th. 139, 7
burn-stów
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On ðá burnstówæ; of ðǽre burnstówæ, 176, 10. ?
costnung-stów
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A place of temptation On þǽre costnung*-*stówe in loco tentationis, Deut. 6, 16
getæl-sum
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Harmonious, rhythmic On ge[tæ]lsumurn leóðe carmine rithmico, i. numerali, An. Ox. 390
hring-setl
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A circus On hrincgsetles openre wafunge in circi spectaculo, An. Ox. 3510. Rincsettles, 3535
lah-bryce
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Deófíce dǽda on mistlícan lahbrycan [MS. D. lagbrycan] on hádbrycan and on ǽwbrycan devilish deeds in the shape of diverse violations of law, of holy orders and of marriage, L. Eth. v. 25; Th. i. 310, 18: vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 18.
ge-saca
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D. 158, 26. where a case is tried, an accuser Him wæs leaf seald þæt he moste him scyldan on andweardnesse his gesacena (-ona, v. l.)
ríclíce
powerfully ⬩ with power ⬩ as one possessing power ⬩ splendidly ⬩ sumptuously
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On ðám dagum ríxode Æþelbyrht on Cantwarebyrig ríclíce, and his ríce wæs ástreht fram ðære micclan eá Humbre óð súðsǽ, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 18. Ríclíce ł stranglíce ł ríclícost potentissime, Ps.
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middel
The middle ⬩ centre
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On middel ðæs unmǽtan cyles, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 42: 628, 1. On ðone middel ðære mǽran byrig, Elen. Kmbl. 1724; El. 864. Hié gegripan on hire middel laid hold of her waist (cf. Laym. 28069, Þa leo iueng me bi þan midle: Piers.
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