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mót-lǽðu

(n.)

courts ⬩ assemblies

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in Chart. Th. 433, 22.

Linked entry: -lǽðu

gearo

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Ic beó gearo sóna willan þínes I am ready to do what you wish, Jul. 49. <b>III a.

heordan

(n.)
Grammar
heordan, heorde, an; f.

tow ⬩ oakum

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The coarse part of flax, tow, oakum; in pl. hards of flax Of heordan wearpe de sluppe [i. lini] stamine, An. Ox. 3726: Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 30. (For both see Ald. 51, 23.) Heordan stuppa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 14.

spora

(n.)
Grammar
spora, spura, an;m.

spur

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Grn. 18, 22. .ii. spuran on .iii. pundan, Chart. Th. 503, 8

Linked entry: spura

wunung

(n.)
Grammar
wunung, e; f.

dwelling ⬩ living ⬩ a dwelling ⬩ habitation ⬩ place to live in ⬩ being ⬩ existence ⬩ living

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dwelling, living Gif hé hine sylfne tó mynstres wununge gefæstnian wyle if he will settle to living in a monastery; the Latin is: Si voluerit stabilitatem suam firmare, R.

Linked entry: wunian

ham-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
ham-scyld, [?]
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Eth. 32; Th. i. 12, 1, where see note.

leán

(n.)
Grammar
leán, es; n.

Reward ⬩ recompense ⬩ remuneration ⬩ requital ⬩ retribution

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E. 18; Th. i. 370, 21. Gebyreþ ðæt man his geswinces leán gecnáweþ it is proper that the reward of his labour be acknowledged [i.e. he be rewarded for his labour], L. R. S. 20; Th. i. 440, 12.

Linked entries: leahan be-leán

beado-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
beado-róf, adj.

War-renowned ⬩ bold in war ⬩ in pugna strenuus

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War-renowned, bold in war; in pugna strenuus Beornas beadorófe war-renowned warriors, Apstls. Kmbl. 155; AP. 78

Linked entry: beadu-róf

cynelec

(adj.)
Grammar
cynelec, adj.

Royal ⬩ regalis

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Royal; regalis In ðæm cynelecan túne in the royal town, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 21, col. 2

dreórig-ferþ

(adj.)
Grammar
dreórig-ferþ, adj.

Sad in soul ⬩ tristis anĭmo

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Sad in soul; tristis anĭmo Dreórig-ferþe sad in soul, Exon. 24 a; Th. 68, 26; Cri. 1109

ge-swenc

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Add: trial, affliction In gesuoencge in temtationem, Lk. L. 22, 46. Gisuoenc (printed gisuoere) afflictionem, Rtl. 41, 37

neáh-munt

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Wæs se Godes man gelæded in þone neáhmunt in vicino monte ductus est, Gr. D. 293, 13. Add

ofer-etolness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-etolness, e; f.

Excess in eating, gluttony

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Excess in eating, gluttony Ne gewunigen gé tó oferetolnisse non in comessationibus, Past. 43, 9; Swt. 317, 18

Linked entry: etol-ness

ofer-writ

(n.)

a writing upon a subject, a letter

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a writing upon a subject, a letter In oferwurit his in epistola sua, Mt. Kmbl. p. 8, 20

ge-wissian

(v.)
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Th. i. 440, 1. Ic wolde georne æt ðé gewitan þissere byrig rihtnaman, gif þú mé woldest gewissigan I should like to know from you the proper name of this town, if you would inform me, Hml. S. 23, 548

cleófa

(n.)
Grammar
cleófa, cleafa, cliófa, an; m.

a cleft, chasm, den, cell, chamber ⬩ cubīle, cellarium, cubiculum

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That which is cloven, a cleft, chasm, den, cell, chamber; cubīle, cellarium, cubiculum On heora cleófum oððe holum híg beóþ gelogode in cubilibus suis collocabuntur, Ps. Lamb. 103, 22.

Linked entries: cleáfa cliófa clýfa

weoroldlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
weoroldlíce, adv.
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E. 3; Th. i. 360, 16. Worldlíce, L.

gísel

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Voc. ii. 84, 3. Gíslas obsides, 115, 10. Hé siex hund gísla on his geweald underféng sexcentis equitibus in obsidatum receptis, Ors. 3, 8; S. 122, 3. Man gíslas, (gýslas, v. l. ) sylle friðe tó wedde, Ll. Th. i. 156, 5.

un-geleáffull

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Add: infidel, adjectival Ungeleáful wiþer-cwyda incredulus, i. infidelis negator, An. Ox. 1892. (l a) with gen. Hml. Th. i. 234, 20 (in Dict.). (l b) with dat. :-- Þa wearit hÉ un-geleáfful þæs engles bodungum, Hml. Th. i. 202, 5. (l c) with prep.

wadung

(n.)
Grammar
wadung, e; f.

Going ⬩ travelling

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Th. i. 100, 23) Homl. Skt. i. 17, 102