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calwere

(n.)
Grammar
calwere, es; m? n? [calu bald]
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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

(n.)
Grammar
þrym-ríce, es; n.

A glorious kingdomheaven

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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

(adj.)
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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

Linked entry: heáðu

mere-steall

(n.)
Grammar
mere-steall, es; m.
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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

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-swilige, an; f.
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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

afterwardsfrom now

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S.) . . . 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

(v.)
Grammar
be-tíhtlian, -týhtlian; p. ode, ede, ade; pp. od, ed, ad

To accuse, chargeaccusare, 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.

Linked entry: be-týhtlian

hwol

Grammar
hwol, An. Ox. 37, 6. The word is given as a gloss to infingens in the passage : Inruit in quamdam spinulam . . . medelanium plantae ipsius
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infigens, Guth. Gr. 153

rót-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
rót-hwíl, e; f.
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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

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽwunge, adv.

Openlypubliclymanifeste

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Openly, publicly; manifeste On ǽwunge openly, abroad, in the sight of all; in propatulo

gefeoht-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
gefeoht-dæg, es; m.

A fight-dayday of battledies belli

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A fight-day, day of battle; dies belli On gefeohtdæge, Ps. Th. 139, 7

burn-stów

(n.)
Grammar
burn-stów, e; f.
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On ðá burnstówæ; of ðǽre burnstówæ, 176, 10. ?

costnung-stów

(n.)
Grammar
costnung-stów, e; f.
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A place of temptation On þǽre costnung*-*stówe in loco tentationis, Deut. 6, 16

getæl-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
getæl-sum, adj.
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Harmonious, rhythmic On ge[tæ]lsumurn leóðe carmine rithmico, i. numerali, An. Ox. 390

hring-setl

(n.)
Grammar
hring-setl, es; n.
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A circus On hrincgsetles openre wafunge in circi spectaculo, An. Ox. 3510. Rincsettles, 3535

lah-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
lah-bryce, es; m.
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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

(adv.)
Grammar
ríclíce, adv.

powerfullywith poweras one possessing powersplendidlysumptuously

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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.

Linked entry: ríc-líc

middel

(n.)
Grammar
middel, es; middela(?), an; m.

The middlecentre

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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.

Linked entry: midlest