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a-fúndennis

(n.)
Grammar
a-fúndennis, -niss, e; f.

An experimentan inventiona discoveryexperimentum

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An experiment, an invention, a discovery; experimentum, R. Ben. interl. 59

stæf-leahter

(n.)
Grammar
stæf-leahter, es; m.
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An impropriety of speech, a barbarism Stæfleahtres barbarismi, An. Ox. 5467

út-weald

(n.)
Grammar
út-weald, es; m.

An outlying wood

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An outlying wood An útwalda, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 73, 36

Linked entry: weald

blíð-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
blíð-heort, adj.

BLITHE of HEART, merry, joyfullætus corde, hilariskind of heart, mercifulbenignus corde, misericors

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Kmbl. 1319; An. 660. kind of heart, merciful; benignus corde, misericors Gebletsode blíðheort Cyning, Metod alwihta, wíf and wǽpned the merciful King, Lord of all things, blessed female and male, Cd. 10; Th. 12, 28; Gen. 192

acol-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
acol-mód, adj.

Of a fearful mindtimidpavidus animo

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Of a fearful mind, timid; pavidus animo Eorl acolmód a chief in trembling mood, fearful mind, Exon. 55 b ; Th. 195, 36; Az. 166. Þegnas wurdon acolmóde the thanes were chilled with terror, Andr. Kmbl. 753; An. 377

scinna

(n.)
Grammar
scinna, an; m.
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An evil spirit, spectre Blace hworfon scinnan ( the fallen angels) forscepene, sceaþan hwearfdon geond ðæt atole scref (hell ), Cd. Th. 269, 12; Sat. 72. Ðæt hié leóda landgeweorc láþum beweredon scuccum and scinnum, Beo. Th. 1882; B. 939

Linked entry: scín

hassuc

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Add: hæssac (-ec) Út on Prilleces hæssecas ufewearde, C. D. v. 198, 29. ¶ as part of a compound :-- Innon hæssucmór; of hæssuc-mór, C. D. iii. 384, 18. Cf. Ab illo loco usque ad hássukes more, 387, 3

Wiht-ware

(n.)
Grammar
Wiht-ware, pl. m.

The people of the Isle of Wight

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The people of the Isle of Wight Cantware and Wihtware (-wara, v. l.), Chr. 449; Th. i. 20, col. I. Hé bróhte Wiht-warum (-an, v. l.) fulwiht ǽrest, 661; Th. i. 54, col. I. v. preceding word

gamenian

(v.)
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Cúðberhtus arn plegende mid his efenealdum. . . Án ðrywintre cild þone gæmnigendan Cúðberhtum befrán : ' Tó hwí underþeódst þú ðé þisum ýdelum plegan, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 9. Add

fæsten-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten-tíd, e; f.

Fast-tide or time jējūnii tempus

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Yfel biþ ðæt man riht fæstentíde ǽr mǽle ete it is bad that any one, at a lawful fast-time, eat before the time, 47; Th. i, 402, 23: L. Edg. C. 25; Th. ii. 250, 2

setness

(n.)
Grammar
setness, e; f.
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an ordinance, a regulation, an institution Ðis is seó gerǽdnes ðe Eádulf hæfþ gerád tó setnesse, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 295, 32. Gé forlǽtaþ Godes bebod and healdaþ manna laga (setnesse, Lind.: setnisse, Rush. traditionem ), Mk. Skt. 7, 8, 3, 13.

clam

(n.)
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. , and add: mortar, mud, clay, paste Mænge wið ele ꝥ hit sý swylce clám, Lch. iii. 48, 19. Clámes gefége liturae compage, An. Ox. 4439. in medicine, a poultice Clám, clíþan tiriaca, An. Ox. 964.

ceaster

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Dele passage from Chron. under and add: used as a general term, or applied to foreign towns.

hnítan

to gore

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Add: of an animal, to gore; Án þearle wód cú hnát yfele ǽlcne þe heó gemétte, Hml. S. 31, 1042. of things Þonne cumbol hneotan, An. 4

bearhtm

(n.)
Grammar
bearhtm, es ; m.

Brightnessglitteringscintillationtwinklingglanceclaritassplendornitorscintillatioacies

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Ðæt biþ an eágan bearhtm [MS. bryhtm] that is in the twinkling of the eye, in a moment, Bd. 2, 13 ; S. 516, 20

cysten

(v.)
Grammar
cysten, = cystan

to get, procure, get the value of acquirere, æquiparare facere

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to get, procure, get the value of; acquirere, æquiparare facere Se man ðe hafde án púnd he ne mihte cystan [MS. cysten] ænne peni at ánne market the man who had a pound could not get the value of a penny at a market, Chr. 1125; Erl. 253, 28: 1124; Erl

friþ-land

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-land, es; n.

A land with which, one is at peace, with which ' friþ' has been madepācis terra

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A land with which, one is at peace, with which ' friþ' has been made; pācis terra Hí ðone mǽstan hearm dydon ðe ǽfre here innon friþlande dón sceolde they did the greatest harm that ever an army could do in a land with which it was at peace, Chr. 1097

wiþ-feohtend

(n.)
Grammar
wiþ-feohtend, es; m.

An adversaryopponentenemya rebel

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An adversary, opponent, enemy, a rebel Hió self fieht wið hié selfe tó fultome ðæm wiðfeohtende, (adversario) Past. 38; Swt. 279, 1. Ðone mángengan and ðone wiþfeohtend rebellem et sacrilegum, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 18.

henne-belle

(n.)
Grammar
henne-belle, an; f.

Henbane

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Voc. i. 30, 42: 79, 4: An. Ox. 56, 374. Hennebelle. Ðeós wyrt þe man symfhoniacam nemneð, and óðrum naman belone, and eác sume men hennebelle (hænne-, v. l.) hátað, Lch. i. 94, 3-6. Beolonan sǽd, ꝥ is hænnebelle, iii. 72, 10.

mæcg

(n.)
Grammar
mæcg, mecg, es; m.

A man

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A man Ic meþelcwide mæcges (the angel that visited Guthlac) ongeat, Exon. 50 b; Th. 175, 9; Gú. 1192. Mægþ and mæcgas, 45 a; Th. 153. 29; Gú. 833 : 113 a; Th. 434, 7; Rä. 51, 7. Fréfra ðíne mæcgas ( the disciples of St. Andrew ), Andr.

Linked entry: mecg