drihtin-beáh
A lord-ring or money paid for slaying a freeman. In the laws of Edward the Confessor it is called Manbóte
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A lord-ring or money paid for slaying a freeman.
Linked entry: dryhten-beáh
ge-risen
A seizing ⬩ rapina
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A seizing; rapina Ne begitest ðú ná ðæt ríce on gerisne woruldlícra þinga non in præda, nec in rapina regnum tibi dabitur, Guthl. 19; Gdwin. 78, 5
Linked entry: -risen
ge-risene
Fit, convenient, proper ⬩ congruus, decens, conveniens
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Fit, convenient, proper; congruus, decens, conveniens He sealde his láreowum gerisen stówe and éþel heora háde doctoribus suis locum sedis eorum gradui congruum donaret, Bd. 4, 26; S. 488, 19. Æfter gerisenre áre swá myclum B' juxta honorem tanto Pontsfici
hláford-hyldo
Fidelity to a lord, ⬩ loyalty
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Fidelity to a lord, loyalty Ac hí gecýðdon raðe ðæs hwylce hláford-hyldo hí þohton to gecýðanne on heora ealdhláfordes bearnum but soon after they shewed what kind of loyalty they intended to shew to the children of their late lord, Ors. 6, 37; Bos.
Linked entry: riht-hláfordhyldu
Deora mǽgþ
kingdom of the Deirians
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kingdom of the Deirians, Som. Ben. Lye
elnes
of elder
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of elder Elnes rinde sele give elder-rind, L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 230, 14
berc
a birch-tree ⬩ betula
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a birch-tree; betula Nim birc rinde take birch-tree rind, L. M. 3, 39; Lchdm. ii. 332, 9
be-sirwan
To ensnare ⬩ entrap ⬩ circumvent
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To ensnare, entrap, circumvent Hé ofslóg and besirede his getreówne ðegn devotum militem sub studio fraudis extinxit, Past. 393, 8. Hiene Artabatus besirede and ofslóg per Artabatum circumventus occiditur, Ors. 2, 5 ; S. 84, 24. Besierede, 4, 5 ; S.
Linked entry: be-syrewian
Dera
Linked entries: Deira ríce Deora mǽgþ Dera mǽgþ Dere
bed-reda
One BEDRIDDEN ⬩ clinicus
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One BEDRIDDEN; clinicus Ðǽr læg be ðam wege án bedreda there lay by the way one bedridden, Homl. Th. ii. 422, 4. Arás se bedreda, and arn blissigende the bedridden arose, and ran rejoicing, ii. 422, 9. Ðá ðá se sunderhálga Iosias ðæt tácn geseah on ðam
Linked entries: bædd-ryda bedd-redda bed-rida bed-ryda
hrind
barky ⬩ rinded ⬩ caudex ⬩ codex ⬩ liber ⬩ cortex ⬩ frozen to death ⬩ to destroy ⬩ dead
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Grem compares the word with forms given by Halliwell rind frozen to death, rinde to destroy, and suggests dead; Heyne takes hrinde = hrínende and compares with Icel. hrína, sonare.
bisceop-scír
a diocese
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a diocese. Biscopscír diocessis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 28. Ealle þá witan þe in þǽre biscopscíre (-ríce, v. l.) (episcopio ) wǽron, Gr. D. 67, 30. Sumne híred on his (St. Martin) bisceopscíre, Bl. H. 225, 6. Wæs tódǽled in tuá bisc̃scíra West-Seaxna lond
fúl-beám
The black alder ⬩ alnus nigra ⬩ rhamnus frangŭla
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The black alder; alnus nigra, rhamnus frangŭla Wyl on wætere fúlan beámes rinde boil in water black alder rind, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 12
a-hreddan
To rid ⬩ liberate ⬩ set free ⬩ deliver ⬩ rescue ⬩ liberare ⬩ eripere ⬩ eruere
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To rid, liberate, set free, deliver, rescue; liberare, eripere, eruere Ðæt he sceolde his folc ahreddan that he should deliver his people, Jud. 6, 14. Ðæt ðú us ahredde that thou deliver us, Exon. 13 a; Th. 23, 25; Cri. 374. Ðe ðú ahreddest whom thou
abbud-dóm
An abbacy ⬩ the rule or authority of an abbot ⬩ abbātia ⬩ abbātis jus vel auctoritas
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An abbacy, the rule or authority of an abbot; abbātia, abbātis jus vel auctoritas Abbuddómes, gen. Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 18. Abbuddóme, dat. 5, 21; S. 642, 37
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eá-stæþ
a shore, bank
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a shore, bank
cýse-hwæg
Cheese-whey ⬩ siringia
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Cheese-whey; siringia Ða rinda wyl on cýse-hwæge boil the rinds in cheese-whey, L. M. 3, 39; Lchdm, ii. 332, 9
be-hríman
To cover with rime or hoar-frost ⬩ pruinis circumfundere
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To cover with rime or hoar-frost; pruinis circumfundere Exon. 115 b; Th. 444, 17; Kl. 48
ge-rýne
A mystery, a sacrament ⬩ mysterium ⬩ counsel ⬩ mystery ⬩ mysterium, sacramentum
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A mystery, a sacrament; mysterium Ðæt dégol wæs Dryhtnes gerýne that was a secret mystery of the Lord, Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 25; Cri. 41. Ðæt monnum nis cúþ gerýne that mystery is not known to men, 9 a; Th. 7, 2; Cri. 95. Dryhtnes gerýne the mystery of the
æps
An asp or aspen-tree ⬩ a species of poplar ⬩ populus tremula
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Ním æps-rinde take asp-rind, L. M. 3, 39; Lchdm. ii. 332, 7. Gením æpsan take asp-tree, 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 6