meltan
to melt ⬩ become liquid ⬩ be consumed, dissolved ⬩ to digest
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Ne sceal ánes hwæt meltan ( be consumed on the pile ), Beo. Th. 6014; B. 3011. Weax miltende cera liquescens, Ps. Spl. 21, 13. Myltende liquidas, Hpt. Gl. 470, 73. of food, to digest Late mylt gǽten flǽsc goat's flesh digests slowly L.
nosu
the nose ⬩ a ness ⬩ a piece of land projecting into water
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Th. 134, 17 : 113, 14. a ness, a piece of land projecting into water Of hliþes nosan, Beo. Th. 3789; B. 1892. Æt brimes nosan, 5599; B. 2803
Linked entries: nasu nose leþer-hose
þerscan
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Voc. i. 37, 59. to pound, batter Ðéh ðú þercce ... swá berecorn ðercce[n]dum si contuderis (stultum in pila) quasi ptisanas feriente, Kent. Gl. 1034-6. Ðerscaþ ðone weall mid rammum, Past. 21; Swt. 161, 6
boh
sprig
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Píntreówes bóh pini stipitem (.i. ramum), An. Ox. 2223. Bógas frondes, s. dicuntur quod ferant virgultas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 8. Bóga stipitum, frondium, An. Ox. 3084: 7, 83. Bógana, 1557: 2457. Bógum comis vel ramis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 12.
ge-hínan
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Bið hé swíðe ryhtlíce mid ðǽm gehíned ðe mon wénð ðæt mid geárod sié unde nutrita pie creditur, indejustius damnatur 391, 7. Gange hé of dóme gehýned cum judica-tur, exeat condemnatus Ps. Th. 108, 6.
ÁR
honour ⬩ glory ⬩ rank ⬩ dignity ⬩ magnificence ⬩ respect ⬩ reverence ⬩ honor ⬩ dignitas ⬩ gloria ⬩ magnificentia ⬩ honestas ⬩ reverentia ⬩ kindness ⬩ favour ⬩ mercy ⬩ pity ⬩ benefit ⬩ use ⬩ help ⬩ gratia ⬩ favor ⬩ misericordia ⬩ beneficium ⬩ auxilium ⬩ property ⬩ possessions ⬩ an estate ⬩ land ⬩ ecclesiastical living ⬩ benefice ⬩ bona ⬩ possessiones ⬩ fundus ⬩ beneficium
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Ne mihte earmsceapen áre findan nor might the poor wretch find pity, Andr. Kmbl. 2260; An. 1131. Him wæs ára þearf to him was need of favours, Cd. 97; Th. 128, 12; Gen. 2125.
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ge-árian
To give honour ⬩ to honour ⬩ honōrāre ⬩ honorĭfĭcāre ⬩ To have mercy or compassion upon any one ⬩ be merciful to ⬩ pity ⬩ pardon ⬩ propĭtium esse ⬩ misĕrēri ⬩ parcĕre ⬩ To endow
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[ár II. kindness, favour, mercy] To have mercy or compassion upon any one, be merciful to, pity, pardon; propĭtium esse, misĕrēri, parcĕre Þolige he landes and lífes, búton him se cyning geárian wylle let him forfeit land and life, unless the king will
Linked entry: gearod
hóp
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A piece of raised or enclosed land in the midst of fen, marsh, or waste land, a hope (v. N. E. D. s. v.) Mǽdwǽgan hop, C. D. vi. 243, 14. Perhaps in the gloss fennegan hopu stagnosa ligustra (An. Ox. 36, 14-15), hopu should be taken here.
spere
A spear ⬩ lance ⬩ pike ⬩ javelin ⬩ shooting pain ⬩ stitch ⬩ hasta, lancea, sparus, catapulta
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A spear, lance, pike, javelin Spere lancea, falarica, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 11: 84, 17: falarica, ii. 86, 82: hasta, i. 287, 4: ii. 43, 19. Getridwet spere hasta, i. 35, 40. His sceaft ætstód ætforan him, swá ðæt ðæt spere him eode þurh út, Homl.
wecg
a wedge ⬩ a mass of metal ⬩ a piece of money
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Lǽt ús ámyltan ða sylfrenan godas and eác swylce ða gyldenan, dǽlan siððan wǽdligum ða ámoltenan wæcgas, 5, 234. a piece of money Nim ðone ǽrestan fisc . . . ðú finst ǽnne wecg ( staterem ) on him, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 27: Homl. Th. i. 512, 4
stán
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Kmbl. 13, 20. a stone, a piece of stone Se pitt wæs geheled mid ánum stáne ... Hig áwylton ðone stán of ðam pitte, Gen. 29, 2-3. Hé nam stánas and léde under his heáfod, 28, 11. <b>II a.
Linked entry: stán-weorþung
hróf
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</b> used of the covering of a pit where some one is hiding :-- Hrófes tecta et tigilli (cisternae latebram . . . quae lymphis vacua praestabat tecta tigilli, Ald. 1648), Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 40. <b>I b.
AC
but ⬩ sed ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ nam ⬩ enim ⬩ quia ⬩ but also ⬩ but yet ⬩ sed etiam ⬩ sed et ⬩ sed tamen
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Brytwalas fultumes bǽdon wið Peohtas, ac hí næfdon nǽnne the Brito-Welsh begged assistance against the Picts, but they had none, Chr. 443; Erl. 11, 34. for, because; nam, enim, quia Ne se aglǽca yldan þóhte, ac he geféng hraðe slǽpendne rinc nor did
wæter-scipe
A body of water, a piece of water, water
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A body of water, a piece of water, water Gif hit beón mæg, swá sceal mynster beón gestaþelod, ðæt ealle neádbehéfe þing ðǽr binnan wunien, ðæt is wæterscipe, mylen, wyrtún (aqua, molendinum, ortus), R. Ben. 127, 5.
ge-læccan
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Th. ii. 290, 16-21. to take, pick up food Þá hwelpas gelæccað þá cruman ( catelli edunt de micis, Mt. 15, 27), Hml.
á-hebban
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Hét Benedictus eft áhebban þæt elefæt ( pick up the vessel ), Hml, Th. ii. 178, 31. to place above Wæs se Hálga Gást áhafen ofer þá leorneras. Bl. H. 135, 3. Ðá niétenu beóð hwæthwugununges from eorðan áhafen (-hæfen, Hatt.
Linked entries: un-áhefendlic hebban
FÁG
Coloured, stained, dyed, tinged, shining, variegated ⬩ tinctus, cŏlōrātus, vărius, versicŏlor, discŏlor
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Ic geann Ælmǽre ánes fágan stédan I give to Ælmær one pied steed, Th. Diplm. 560, 38. Ofer næddran and fágum wyrme ðú gǽst sŭper aspĭdem et basiliscum ambŭlābis, Ps. Spl. C. 90, 13.
turf
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a turf, sod, piece of earth with grass on it Turf gleba, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 20. Ðeós wyrt of ánre tyrf manega bógas ásendeþ, Lchdm. i. 290, 7. Hí ða flaxan gehýddon under ánre tyrf, Guthl. 15; Gdwin. 64, 16. Under áne (ánre?) tyrf, 23.
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gár
a weapon with a pointed head ⬩ an arrow ⬩ the head ⬩ a wedge-shaped piece of land.
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Cf. spere Habbað heó on ǽfyn fýr edneówe; þonne cymðon úhtan forst fyrnum cald, symble fýr oððe gár, Gen. 316. a wedge-shaped piece of land. v. gára Tó ðes góres súðende, C. D. v. 40, 13
HOLT
a HOLT, ⬩ wood, ⬩ grove, ⬩ copse ⬩ wood; ⬩ lignum
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Holte bi[h]lǽnan to pile wood round, 74 a; Th. 277, 7; Jul. 577