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hand-bóc

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Th. ii. 384, 1. a hand-book, manual Wé gesetton on þissum enchiridion, ꝥ ys mannalis on lyden and handbóc on englisc, manega þing ymbe gerímcræft, Angl. viii. 321, 34

strang-lic

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1. add: displaying force or energy Beóð swíðe stranglicu word on heofenes roderum erit vox magna et fortis in firmamento caeli, Verc. Först. 121, 19. 2. add Þǽr wearð on dæg swíðe stranglic gefeoht on bá halfe, Chr. 1066; P. 199, 12.

frécednes

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Ox. 1595. On heora frécednyssum and on earfoðnyssum hí wǽron getrýwe Gode, Hml. A. 109, 222. Frǽcednyssum, Hml. Th. i. 354, 7. Add

un-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cynde, adj.

Unnatural

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Unnatural Nim swá wuda swá wyrt of ðære stówe ðe his eard and æþelo biþ on tó weaxanne and sette on uncynde stówe him, ðonne ne gegréwþ hit ðǽr náuht, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 27

neáh-gangol

(adj.)
Grammar
neáh-gangol, adj.
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In attendance on the person of the sovereign Þ eall hí dydon for ðæs cáseres ðingon, for þon hí him ǽr on híredeswíðe neáhgangole wǽron (cf. Icel. þeir vóru svá nakvæmir konungi), Hml. S. 23, 130

Linked entry: gangel

horu

(n.)
Grammar
horu, gen.-wes; m.

Dirt, filth, foulness ⬩ dirt ⬩ limus, cenum, lutum, palustre

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Dirt, filth, foulness Fæormaþ gyf ðǽr hwæt horwes on biþ cleanse if there be any foulness in it, Herb. 9, 2; Lchdm. i. 100, 4. Horewes, Mone B. 3561. Gé mid horu speówdon on ðæs andwlitan ye foully spat on his face, Elen. Kmbl. 594; El. 297.

Linked entries: ge-horian horh hor-pyt

hyld

(n.)
Grammar
hyld, held, es; m.

Favour ⬩ protection ⬩ grace ⬩ loyalty ⬩ allegiance

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Gecýþe ðæt on Godes helde and on hláfordes let him declare that on his faith towards God and the lord, L. C. S. 23; Th. i. 388, 23.

Linked entry: held

crístel-mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
crístel-mǽl, (cýrstel-), es; n.
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D. v. 297, 15: 298, 9. the sign of the cross Wyrce mon crýstel*-*mǽl on his heáfde foran mid his þúman, Tech. ii. 119, 8

Linked entry: cýrstel-mǽl

wyrm-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-cyn, wyrm-cynn, es; n.

the genus reptile ⬩ reptiles ⬩ serpents ⬩ a species of reptile ⬩ serpent

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On ðam fíftan dæge hé gesceóp eall wyrmcynn, and eall fisccynn, Lchdm. iii. 234, 11. a species of reptile or serpent Scorpio, ðæt is án wyrmcynn, Lk. Skt. 11, 12. Wyrmcyn, Nar. 13, 10.

weald

(n.)
Grammar
weald, es; m.

High land covered with wood ⬩ wood ⬩ forest.

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Wulf on wealde, 937; Erl. 115, 14. Wulf on walde, Elen. Kmbl. 55 ; El. 28 : Judth. Thw. 24, 25 ; Jud. 206. 'Uton gán on ðysne weald, innan on dísses holtes hleó. ' Hwurfon hié . . . on ðone grénan weald, Cd. Th. 52, 6-10; Gen. 839-41.

ge-weald

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Hé hié mid hungre on his geweald geniédde, Ors. 4, 10; S. 196, 26. Hé wæs on þǽre cwéne gewealdum, El. 610. Hí ( devils) habbaþ manega sáula on heora gewaldum, Bl.

Butting-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Butting-tún, es; m.

BODDINGTON, Gloucestershire

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BODDINGTON, Gloucestershire Offóron hie ðone here hindan æt Buttingtúne on Sæferne staðe they followed after the army to Boddington on the bank of the Severn, Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 22. Mr.

níd

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L. 2, 25. a condition of affairs placing one in difficulty or distress; a time of difficulty; exigency, emergency Móyses sǽde Drihtne þæs folces neóde, Ex. 15, 25.

gráf

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Add: [The word seems feminine in the compound wíþig-gráf in the following passage On beorg; ðonne on wíðiggráfe; ðonne on ðone weg, C.

fót-lǽst

(n.)
Grammar
fót-lǽst, e; f.

a foot-print ⬩ a step ⬩ the sole of the foot ⬩ the foot

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Add: a foot-print Þá fótlástas wǽron swutole on þǽm stáne, swá hié on wexe wǽron áðýde. Bl. H. 203, 36. Hwæþer þú mage tócnáwan hwæs fótlǽsta þú geseó on þissere flóre ástapene, Nap. 79.

wudu-fugel

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-fugel, es; m.

A bird of the woods

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A bird of the woods Wudufuglas, ðeáh hí beón wel átemede, gif hí on ðam wuda weorþaþ, hí forseód heora láreówas, and wuniaþ on heora gecynde, Bt. 25 ; Fox 88, 15 : Met. 13. 35

crimman

(v.)
Grammar
crimman, p. cramm, cram, pl. crummon; pp. crummen

To crumb ⬩ crumble ⬩ mingle ⬩ friare ⬩ inserere

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To crumb, crumble, mingle; friare, inserere Homes sceafoðan crim on ðæt dolh crumble shavings of horn on the wound L. M. 1. 61; Lchdm. ii. 132, 12. Cram inseruit Glos. Prudent. Recd. 151, 33

Middel-Engle

(n.)
Grammar
Middel-Engle, a; pl.

The Middle Angles ⬩ the Angles of Leicestershire

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Ðá wæs Déma biscop geworden Middel-Engla and eác Myrcna samod ... hé forþférde on Middel-Englum on ðam þeódlande ðe is nemned on Feppingum, S. 551, 32-36: 3, 24; S. 557, 17.

Linked entry: Engle

mæðel-stede

(n.)
Grammar
mæðel-stede, es; m.

A place of assembly ⬩ place where a meeting is held ⬩ a place of hostile meeting ⬩ a battle-place

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On ðam meðelstede ( the place of the last judgment ), 169; Th. 212, 20; Exod. 542. a place of hostile meeting, a battle-place Hé ne meahte on ðæm meðelstede wið Hengeste wiht gefeohtan, Beo. Th. 2169; B. 1082

Linked entry: hleóðor-stede

úhta

(n.)
Grammar
úhta, an; m.

the last part of the night ⬩ the time just before daybreak ⬩ the time at which the earliest of the seven canonical services was held, the time of nocturns ⬩ De nocturna celebratione.

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the last part of the night, the time just before daybreak Þis wæs on úhtan eall geworden ǽr dægréde, Cd. Th. 294, 2; Sat. 465. On úhtan mid ǽrdæge, Beo. Th. 252; B. 126: Andr. Kmbl. 469; An. 235: 2775; An. 1390: Elen. Kmbl. 209; El. 105.