teám
A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively. ⬩ a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, children ⬩ bringing forth children, child-bearing ⬩ a line of animals harnessed together, a team
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Ger. zoum funis, habena; Icel. taumr bridle, rein, cord.] Similar entries v. bearn-, frum- (v. II above), here-, leger-teám; tíman
Linked entries: teám-byrst tém wróht-getíme ge-teáma -tíme -tíme
cyric-sceat
Church-scot, church-money, tax or rate
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Church-scot was at first a certain measure of corn paid to the church.
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FEAX
Hair of the head ⬩ the locks ⬩ cæsăries ⬩ cŏma ⬩ căpillus
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Hair of the head, the locks; cæsăries, cŏma, căpillus Nimeþ ðæt feax to the hair holdeth on, Med. ex Quadr. 4, 11; Lchdm. i. 344, 20: L. M. 1, 87; Lchdm. ii. 156, 7.
heonan
Hence ⬩ from here
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Ðis is mín ágen cýþ ic wæs ǽr hionan cumen this is my own country, from here did I formerly come, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 100; Met. 24, 50. Gáþ heonun recedite, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 24. Ásend ðé heonun nyþer mitte te hinc deorsum, Lk. Skt. 4, 9.
hunig
Honey
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Swá þicce swá huniges tear as thick as honey that drops from the comb, L. M. 1, 31; Lchdm. ii. 74, 4: 2; Lchdm. ii. 28, 4.
Linked entry: teár-líc
láreów
A teacher ⬩ master ⬩ preacher
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Wé cildra biddaþ ðé eálá Láreów ðæt ðú tǽce ús sprecan nos pueri rogamus te, Magister, ut doceas nos loqui, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 1. Ne gyrne gé ðæt eów man Láreówas nemne án ys eówer Láreów nolite vocari Rabbi: unus enim est Magister vester, Mt.
scill
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-Musclan scil conca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 35. Scel. 105, 37. Scel echinus, i. piscis, cancer, 142, 24: 106, 75. Musclan ł scille de concha, Hpt. Gl. 417, 10. Scille vel sǽsnæglas conchae vel cochleae, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 7.
scóh
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Ic wyrce sceós facio ficones, Coll. Monast, Th. 27, 33. Nilt ðú habban yfele sceós, and wylt swá ðeáh habban yfel líf. Ic bidde ðé ðæt ðú lǽte ðe ðín líf deórre ðonne ðíne sceós, Homl. Th. ii. 410, 15-18.
æt-sacan
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. , neget ) sé, sé þe dyrre, þæt þæt angin nǽre gestilled for Code, Ors. 6, 4; S. 260, 4. <b>I a.</b> </b> absolute Gif man ætsace, ládige hine mid þry-fealdre láde, Ll. Th. i. 404, 2 : ii. 298, 7, 10, 13. with gen.
ealu
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Ealu ( cerevisiam ), gif ic hæbbe, oþþe wæter, gif ic næbbe ealu, Coll. M. 35, 11: Bl. H. 165, 11. an intoxicating drink Ne oferdrincað gé eów wínes ne óðera ealeða, Ll. Th. ii. 438, 20. v. æfter-, brýd-, mealt-ealu
CREÓPAN
To CREEP ⬩ crawl ⬩ repere ⬩ serpere
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To CREEP, crawl; repere, serpere He næfþ hjs fóta geweald and onginþ creópan he has not the use of his feet and begins to creep Bt. 36, 4; Fox 178, 14 Cote. MS. Him cómon to creópende fela næddran many serpents came creeping to them Homl.
on-hyrian
To imitate, emulate
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Onhyrian (-hirian, Cott. MS.), Bt. 40, 4; Fox 240, 4; Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 2. Ðæt onhyrian woldan, 4, 3; S. 569, 43. Heora líf onhyrian wolde, 4, 13; S. 582, 24: 5, 9; S. 622, 12. Onhyrigean, 1, 26; S. 487, 32. Onhyrgan, 3, 18; S. 545, 43.
ge-stígan
To mount ⬩ ascend ⬩ descend
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Beddreste gestáh mounted the couch, 102; Th. 135, 25; Gen. 2248. Ród ðe ic ǽr gestág the cross which I mounted before, Exon. 29 b; Th. 91, 15; Cri. 1492.
þreátian
to urge ⬩ press ⬩ to oppress ⬩ afflict ⬩ vex ⬩ trouble ⬩ exercise ⬩ harass ⬩ to urge a person to something ⬩ press for something ⬩ force to do something ⬩ to reprove ⬩ rebuke ⬩ to threaten
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Ðonne se láreów sécð ðone tíman ðe hé his hiéremen on ðreátigean (ðreágean, Cott. MSS.) mæge cum tempus subditis ad correptionem quaeritur, Past. 21; Swt. 153, 6. Líðelíce tó ðreátianne (ðreátigeanne, Cott.
frætwe
Ornaments ⬩ adornments ⬩ decorations ⬩ treasures ⬩ ornāmenta ⬩ ornātus ⬩ res pretiōsæ
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He frætwe geheóld, bill and byrnan he held the armour, the falchion and coat of mail, 5233; B. 2620. Frætwe and fætgold ornaments and plated gold, 3846, note; B. 1921.
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FRÉCNE
Horrible ⬩ savage ⬩ audacious ⬩ wicked ⬩ daring ⬩ dangerous ⬩ perilous ⬩ dīrus ⬩ asper ⬩ austērus ⬩ atrox ⬩ audax ⬩ perīcŭlōsus
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Be ðære frécnan cóðe of the dangerous disorder, L. M. 2, 33; Lchdm. ii. 236, 12. He sceal fleón ðone frécnan wlite ðises middaneardes he should avoid the dangerous splendour of this earth, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 20. On ða frécnan tíd tempŏre discrīmĭnis.
Linked entries: frǽcne frǽcne ge-frécnod
leornung
Learning ⬩ study ⬩ meditation ⬩ reading
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On leornunge in discendo, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 18. Gáþ út tó claustre oððe tó leorninge egredimini in claustrum vel in gymnasium, 36, 9.
seldan
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Hwílon ic dó ac seldon aliquando facio, sed raro, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 3. Se ðe him ealneg wind ondrǽt, hé sǽwþ tó seldon, Past. 39, 2 ; Swt. 285, 18. Seldun, 9 ; Swt. 57, 16. Seldum ǽfre, Salm. Kmbl. 540 ; Sal. 269.
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swecc
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Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 15. On swæce swylce gréne cystel, Lchdm. i. 108, 2. On swæcce swéttran ðonne beóna hunig, Homl. Th. ii. 136, 30: 144, 4. <b>Ia.</b> the sense, of taste :-- Mid úrum fif andgitum . . . swæc and stenc, Homl.
triumpha
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The explanation is called forth by the passage: Heora an consul forsóc ðone triumphan, ðe him mon ongeán brohte . . . and sǽde, ðæt hié hæfden bet gewyrht, ðæt him mon mid heáfe ongeán cóme ðonne mid triumphan, 17-21.