drǽfan
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Hér drǽfde Eádgár þá preóstas on Ceastre of Ealdan mynstre, Chr. 964; P. 116, 1. Ǽghwæþer óþerne út drǽfde, 887; P. 80, 29. Hér man drǽfde út Ælfgife, 1037; P. 161, 9. Æþelréd man drǽfde út of his earde, Wlfst. 160, 14. Tó drǽfene pulsaturam, An. Ox.
lifer
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Lifre jecor, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 10. Wiþ þǽre lifre swile, Lch. ii. 200, 1 (and often). His lifere iecor eius, Kent. Gl. 218. Swát ýðum weóll þurh báncofan, blód lifrum swealg (the blood streaming out brought with it parts of the inside of the body ? C f
slege
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Add: the handle of an axe (?) Heora án his exe úp ábrǽd, wolde hine sleán, ac him forwyrnde sum óþer, swá ꝥ hé ꝥ hylfe gelǽhte and wiðhæfde ꝥ slege (held back the pole of the axe) þone slege the stroke, might have been expected), Hml. S. 31, 154
stán-ceastel
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Substitute: An old Roman or British earthwork (?v. castel; ), a heap of stones Iuxta unum aceruum lapidum quod nos stáncestil uocamus, C. D. iii. 388, 13. On ánne stáncastel, 397, 27. Bewestan ðǽre ealdan byrig on ðone stánihtan weg, of ðan wege to ðan
wǽl-bed
The bed of the slain
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The bed of the slain Ic hine heardan clammum on wælbedde wríþan þóhte I had thought to bind him on the couch of the slain (i.e. to kill him ), Beo. Th. 1932; B. 964. Hwæt befealdest ðú folmum ðínum on wælbedd bróðor ðínne? Cd. Th. 62,8; Gen. 1011
oferbæc-getéung
Contraction of the muscles at the back of the neck, tetanus
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Contraction of the muscles at the back of the neck, tetanus (cf. Lchdm. iii. 110, 16 sqq. Ðisne lǽcecræft man sceal dón mannum ðe hyra swyran mid ðám sinum fortogen beóþ, ðæt hé hys nǽn geweald náh, ðæt Gréccas hátaþ tetanicus) :-- Oferbæcgetéung titanus
sóþ-cyning
The king of truth or justice ⬩ the Deity
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The king of truth or justice, the Deity Ic wát geare, ðæt ðam líchryre (the murder of Cain) on lást cymeþ sóðcyninges seofonfeald wracu, Cd. Th. 67, 13; Gen. 1100. [Sóþ and cyning often occur together in the nominative, but it is doubtful whether they
Linked entry: sóþ-fæder
be-brecan
To break to pieces
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Dele second passage, for which see be-brúcan, and for the rest substitute: To break to pieces (acc. of object and dat. of part broken) Beám heó bebriceþ telgum she breaks the tree to pieces in its branches (cf. Sia (acc.) Iudeóliudí bénon (dat.) bebrákon
cyric-þén
a minister of the church
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a minister of the church, L. I. P. 25; Th. ii. 340, 13
dæg-mǽls-pílu
The style of a dial ⬩ horologii gnomon,
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The style of a dial; horologii gnomon, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 59
efen-werod
A soldier of the same company, a fellow-soldier ⬩ commănĭpŭlāris
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A soldier of the same company, a fellow-soldier; commănĭpŭlāris, Som. Ben. Lye
Erming-strǽt
Erming-street. One of the four great Roman roads in Britain
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Erming-street. One of the four great Roman roads in Britain, Som. Lye
flít-cræft
The art of disputing ⬩ logic ⬩ disceptandi ars ⬩ dialectĭca
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The art of disputing, logic; disceptandi ars, dialectĭca Flítcræft dialectíca, Mone B. 3030
Linked entries: flíter-cræft flíter-cræft
flít-georn
One desirous of contention ⬩ a quarreller ⬩ lítĭgātor ⬩ vĭtĭlīgātor ⬩ rixātor
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One desirous of contention, a quarreller; lítĭgātor, vĭtĭlīgātor, rixātor Flítgern lītĭgātor, Prov. 25
freó-bearn-fæder
A father of noble children ⬩ nōbĭlium fīliōrum păter
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A father of noble children; nōbĭlium fīliōrum păter.Cd. 163; Th. 206,1; Exod. 445
fryþ-gegylda
a member of a peace-guild
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a member of a peace-guild, L. Ath. v. prm; Wilk. 65, 5
heoru-wǽpen
A weapon of war ⬩ a sword
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A weapon of war, a sword, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 16; Jud. 263
hete-grim
Of malignant cruelty or fierceness
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Of malignant cruelty or fierceness, Andr. Kmbl. 2789; An. 1397: 3122; An. 1564
hring-loca
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A coat of mail formed with rings, Byrht. Th. 136, 2; By. 145
hrygile-búc
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[?] Of ðam æscene ðe is óðre namon hrygilebúc gecleopad. Chart. Th. 439, 26