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hláford-searu

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-searu, f. n.

Plotting against the life of a king or lord

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Gif hwá ymb cyninges feorh sierwie, síe hé his feores scyldig and ealles ðæs ðe hé áge of plotting against a lord. If any one plot against the king's life, let him forfeit his life and all that he owns, L.

Linked entry: hláford-swice

mór-heald

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
mór-heald, But the word might be a noun,
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. = placed on a mountain slope, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 71, (?)

Linked entry: heald

metgian

(v.)
Grammar
metgian, metegian, metian; p. ode.

to assign due measureto moderateregulateto measure in the mindconsidermeditate upon

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Ðæt ic ǽ ðíne metige lex tua meditatio mea est, 118, 174. Ic ǽ ðíne on móde metegade, 118, 97, 143: 142, 5. Ic on ðínre sóðfæstnesse symble meteode ( meditabor ), 118, 16.

Linked entries: metegian ge-metgian

nón

(n.)
Grammar
nón, es; n.

the ninth hourhora nonathe service held at the ninth hournones

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Hí him tó gewunon náman ðæt hí fæston tó nónes ( ad horam nonam ), Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 9. Tó huíl nónes ad horam nonam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 45, 46. On tíde nónes, Mk. Skt. Rush. 15. 33, 34. Tó underne and tó nóne ... and tó middæge.

ece

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Ne sceal mon þisne drincan sellan on foreweardne ( in the early stage of ) þone ece and þá ádle, ac ymb fela nihta, 256, 19. Hé mid sáre geswenced bið, mid mislicum ecum, Bl. H. 59, 8. v. bán-, eág-, fót-, síd-, tóþ-, þeóh-ece. Add

up-spring

(n.)
Grammar
up-spring, es; m.

an upspringingrising of a heavenly bodycoming of day or nighta rising of waterbreaking forthbirthwhat springs up

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an upspringing, rising of a heavenly body, coming of day or night Upspryng ortus (solis), Ps. Spl. 103, 23. Fram ðære sunnan upspringes anginne a solis ortus cardine, Hymn. Surt. 50, 2. Fram ðære sunnan upspringe, Anglia viii. 317, 10.

Linked entry: spring

ǽr-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-geweorc, es; n.

An ancient workantiquum opus

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An ancient work; antiquum opus Enta ǽrgeweorc the ancient wort of giants, Beo. Th. 3362; B. 1679: Andr. Kmbl. 2471; An. 1237

and-long

(adj.)
Grammar
and-long, adj.

All-alongthroughoutper totum

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All-along, throughout; per totum Andlonge niht all night long, Exon. 51b; Th. 179, 14; Gú. 1261: Beo. Th. 5383; B. 2695

bígels

(n.)
Grammar
bígels, es; m.

An arch, a vault, an arched roofarcus, fornix, camera

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An arch, a vault, an arched roof; arcus, fornix, camera,Ælfc. Gl. 93; Som. 75, 91; Wrt. Voc. 52, 41: Cot. 201

Linked entry: for-bígels

deáfu

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Add: [and diéfu, dífu (?). Cf. Goth. daubei, and v. beorhto, bi(e)rhto for the absence as well as presence of mutation]

dóm

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Dómas magistratus, i. principatus, An. Ox. 260. <b>IV a.</b> an authority, a judicial body, court (cf. Icel. dómr a court for judgement) :-- Dóme senatu (a Romano senatu capitalem sortitus sententiam), An.

æf-éstig

(adj.)
Grammar
æf-éstig, æfstig; adj.

Enviousemulousjealousinvidusæmulus

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Envious, emulous, jealous; invidus, æmulus Sum eald and sum æféstig ealdorman an old and an envious nobleman, Th. Apol. 14, 19

Linked entry: æfstig

in-wund

(n.)
Grammar
in-wund, e; f.

An inward wound

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An inward wound Wið inwunde magan for an inward wound of the stomach, L. M. 2, 9; Lchdm. ii. 188, 11

weorr

(adj.)
Grammar
weorr, adj.
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Bad, grievous Ðæt wæs ðam weorode weor tó geþoligenne (cf. sár tó geþolienne, 3375 ; An. 1691), Andr. Kmbl. 3317; An. 1661

Linked entries: wirsa weor

hrére

(adv.)
Grammar
hrére, adv.
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Lightly (cooked) Nim án hrére brǽd ǽg, Lch. iii. 136, 24. Sing on án hréren brǽden (hrére brǽd?) ǽg, 294, 8

Linked entries: hrér hréren-brǽden

wamm

(n.)
Grammar
wamm, es; m. n.

a spot, mark, blot. stainfilth, impurity, corruptiona blot, disgrace, damage, hurtmoral stain, impurity, uncleanness, defilementevil, sin, shameful word or deed:

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Womme labe (qui genitus mundum miseranda labe resolvit, Ald. 182), Voc. ii. 94, 43 : 52, 63. Wom nevum (moribus castis vivunt, ut spurcum vitarent pectore nevum, Ald. 168), ii. 92, 82. Synrust þweán and ðæt wom ǽrran wunde hǽlan, Exon.

Linked entries: wom wam

démend

(n.)
Grammar
démend, es; m.

A judge, an umpire jūdex, arbĭter

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A judge, an umpire; jūdex, arbĭter God sceal on heofenum dǽda démend God shall be in the heavens judge of actions, Menol. Fox 531; Gn. C. 36: Exon. 76 a; Th. 286, 1; Jul. 725: Andr. Kmbl. 173; An. 87: 2379; An. 1191

glæs-hluttor

(adj.)
Grammar
glæs-hluttor, adj.

Clear as glass

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Clear as glass Ða sǽ ðe ǽr wæs glæshlutru the sea that before was clear as glass, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 24: Bt. Met. Fox 5, 15; Met. 5, 8. Ís glisnaþ glæshluttur ice glistens clear as glass, Runic pm. Kmbl. 341, 16; Rún. 11

hirwend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hirwend-lic, adj.

Contemptible

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The word might be the acc. fem. of an adjective, or it might be an adverb, in which case contemtim must be read

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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;amp;c.