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Brecenan-mere

(n.)
Grammar
Brecenan-mere, es; m. [
  • Bd
. Britannemere:
  • Flor.
Bricenanmere:
  • Hunt.
Brecanammere:
  • Hovd.
Bricenamere]

Brecknock, the capital of Brecknockshire in South WalesBrechinia

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Arx autem quam in nostris Annalibus Æthelfleda dicitur expugnasse, fuit, opinor, apud ipsum Brecknock, Chr. explicatio, p. 16, col. l Sende Æðelflǽd fyrd on Wealas, and abræc Brecenanmere Æthelfled sent a force into Wales, and took Brecknock by storm

Linked entry: Bretenan-mere

Crécas

(n.)
Grammar
Crécas, gen. Créca; pl. m.

The Greeks Græci

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Ymbe Créca land about the land of the Greeks Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 23, 11; 23, 12, 13, 17, 22; 1. 6; Bos. 29, 6 Perseus of Créca lande in Asiam fór Perseus went from the land of the Greeks into Asia 1. 8; Bos. 31, 14

Linked entries: Grécas Créce

dún-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
dún-sǽte, gen. -sǽta; dat. -sǽtum,sǽtan ; pl. m. [dún a mountain, -sǽte dwellers, inhabitants]

Mountaineers, inhabitants of the mountains of Wales montĭcŏlæ Walliæ

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Hwílon Wentsǽte hýrdon into Dúnsǽtan, ac hit gebýreþ rihtor into West-Sexan: ðyder hý scylan gafol and gislas syllan.

snǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
snǽdan, p. de.

to slice, cut into slicesto snathe to lop, prune, cut branches off trees to hew trim stones. putare to cut into slices

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to slice, cut into slices On hunig gesnǽd Lchdm. ii. 294, 9. to snathe [given by Halliwell as a northern word = to prune trees, and occurs in Ray's collection, E. D. S. Pub. Gloss. B. 15.

Linked entries: tó-snǽdan ge-snǽdan

a-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bláwan, p. -bleów; pp. -bláwen

To blowbreatheflareefflare

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God ðá geworhte mannan and ableów on his ansýne líflícne blǽd God then made man and blew into his face the breath of life, Hexam. 11; Norm. 18, 25

Linked entry: a-bleów

cine

(n.)
Grammar
cine, es; m.

a commanderquaternioa quarto sheetquaternio diploma = δίπλωμα

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Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 34. a sheet of parchment folded into four parts, a quarto sheet; quaternio Cine quaternio, Ælfc. Gl. 80; Som. 72, 108; Wrt. Voc. 46, 65: 75, 10. Bod on cine a command in folded parchment; diploma = δίπλωμα Ælfc.

Linked entry: cýne

fald

(n.)
Grammar
fald, e; f?

FOLD, a sheepfold, an ox-stall, stableseptum, ŏvīle, būcētum, bŏvīle, stăbŭlum

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A FOLD, a sheepfold, an ox-stall, stable; septum, ŏvīle, būcētum, bŏvīle, stăbŭlum Into sceápa falde in ŏvīle ovium, Jn. Bos. 10, 1: L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 13. Hryðra fald būcētum, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 22; Wrt. Voc. 15, 22; Gen. 18, 7.

Linked entry: falod

bi-scerian

(v.)
Grammar
bi-scerian, -scirian, -scyrian; p. ede; pp. ed

To deprive, separateprivare, separare

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Faraþ nú, awyrgde, willum biscyrede engla dreámes, on éce fír go now, accursed, wilfully deprived of the joy of angels, into eternal fire, 30 a; Th. 93, 3; Cri. 1520: 95 a; Th. 355, 28; Reim. 84: 42 b; Th. 142, 17; Gú. 645

þurh-féran

(v.)

to pass through or overto penetrateget into

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Voc. ii. 96, 38. to penetrate, get into Hér Rodla ðurhférde ( penetravit ) Normandi mid his here, Chr. 876; Th. i. 145, col. 3

Linked entry: þurh-faran

Gleáw-ceaster

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Intó Gléweceaster, iii. 208, 25; Chr. 918; Th. 193, 18. Of Gleáwcestre, 1043; P. 163, 32: 1052; P. 175, 6. Tó Gléwcestre, 1053; P. 182, 38. ¶ Latin forms :-- In uicecomitatu Gloecestre, C. D. iv. 172, 20. In Gloecestria, 254, 9.

réðe-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
réðe-mód, adj.

savage mindsevere mind, wroth

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Ábrecan ne meahton réðemóde (the people of Sodom who were trying to break into Lot's house) reced æfter gistum, 150, 15; Gen. 2492. of justifiable severity or anger, of stern or severe mind, wroth God réðemód reorde gesette eorþbúendum ungelíce, 101,

ealu

(v.)
Grammar
ealu, (-o,-a). For 'generally indecl. in sing.' substitute: gen. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ), alþes (Rtl.); dat. inst. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ); acc. ealu (-o, -a); gen. pl. ealeþa,
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and add: ale Ealo coelia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 24: i. 290, 61. Ealu celeum, cervise, ii. 130, 47. Æþele alu carenum, 23, 1. Gif ealo áwerd sié, Lch. ii. 142, 10. Twégen fǽtels full ealað oððe wæteres, Ors. 1, 1; S. 21, 16. Lytel níwes ealoð, Lch. i. 388

an-medla

(n.)
Grammar
an-medla, on-medla, on-mædla, an; m.

Pridepomparrogancepresumptionsuperbiafastidiumarrogantiapræsumptio

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Ðú for anmedlan in ǽht bǽre [MS. bére] húsl-fatu hálegu on hand werum thou, in thy presumption, barest for a possession the holy sacrificial vessels into the hands of men, Cd. 212; Th. 262, 22; Dan. 748

Linked entry: on-médla

áttor-láðe

Grammar
áttor-láðe, átter-, an; f.

The cock's spur grassatterlothe [venom-loather]panicum crus galli

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The cock's spur grass, atterlothe [venom-loather]; panicum crus galli Wið áttre, betonican and ða smalan áttorláðan dó on hálig wæter against poison, put betony and the small atterlothe into holy water, L.

Linked entry: átor-láðe

Cent

(n.)
Grammar
Cent, indecl. n.

KENT Cantium

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The county of KENT ; Cantium = Κάντιον Wæs he sended to Cent he was sent into Kent, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 24: Chr. 823; Erl. 62, 19. Se cyning wæs on Cent the king was in Kent, Chr. 911; Erl. 101, 37: 1009; Erl. 143, 14.

for-lácan

(v.)
Grammar
for-lácan, p. -léc, -leólc; pp. -lácen

To seducebetraydeceivesedūcĕredecĭpĕre

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He wearþ on feónda geweald forlácen he was betrayed into the foes' power. Beo. Th. 1811; B. 903

wíte-bróga

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-bróga, an; m.

Penal horrora horrid punishmenttorment

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Wende him God fro heuene riche into helle witerbrogen (hellewites brogen?), Chart. Th. 581, 3), Wulfst. 151, 24. Hé ðec sendeþ in ða sweartestan and ða wyrrestan wítebrógan, Elen. Kmbl. 1861; El. 932 : Cd. Th. 3, 33; Gen. 45

fæt-fellere

(n.)
Grammar
fæt-fellere, fæt-fyllere, es; m.
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One who fills a vessel, who pours wine into a cup Fætfellere abatis (cf. fert abatis orcam, 176, 41), Wrt. Voc. i. 60, 35.

Linked entry: fyllere

Dorn-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
Dorn-sǽte, Dor-sǽte; gen. -sǽta ; dat. > -sǽtum, -sǽton, -sǽtan; pl. m. [dor = Celt. dwr, dur water; -sǽte dwellers, inhabitants: dwellers by water]

Inhabitants or men of Dorsetshire, people of Dorsetshire in a body, DORSETSHIREDorsetenses, Dorsetia

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Hí up eódon into Dorsǽton [Dorsǽtan, Th. 247, 19] they went up into Dorsetshire, 998; Th. 246, 19: Cod. Dipl. 1302 ; A. D. 1006; Kmbl. vi. 155, 6: 1334; A. D. 1046; Kmbl. vi. 195, 31. On Dorsǽtan in Dorsetshire, Cod.

Linked entry: sǽta

ge-búr

Grammar
ge-búr, ge-býr.
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Dudda wæs gebúr into Hǽðfeldan, vi. 211, 28. Bráda hátte wæs gebúr tó Hǽðfelda, and Hwíte hátte ðæs Brádan wíf, wæs gebúres dohtor tó Hǽðfelda, 212, 15-17.

Linked entry: ge-býr