heáh-burh
A chief town, large town; also a town having an elevated situation
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A chief town, large town; also a town having an elevated situation Ðǽr is Créca heáhburg there is the chief town of the Greeks, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 21: Beo. Th. 2258; B. 1127. Tó ðære heáhbyrig to the chief town [Babylon], Cd. 209; Th. 259, 30; Dan. 699.
an-drece-fæt
A pressing-vat ⬩ a wine or oil vat ⬩ emistis? ⬩ trapetum ⬩ torcular ad uvas ⬩ olivas premendas
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A pressing-vat, a wine or oil vat; emistis? vel trapetum, scil. torcular ad uvas vel olivas premendas, Mann; Ælfc. Gl. 26; Wrt. Voc. 25, 22
bǽting
A cable ⬩ a rope ⬩ anything that holds or restrains ⬩ funis ⬩ retinaculum
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A cable, a rope, anything that holds or restrains; funis, retinaculum Lǽtan ða bétinge [Cot. bǽtinge] to slip the cable, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 15
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balca
A BALK ⬩ beam ⬩ bank ⬩ a ridge ⬩ trabs ⬩ porca ⬩ terra inter duos sulcos congesta
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A BALK, beam, bank, a ridge; trabs, porca, terra inter duos sulcos congesta On balcan lecgan to lay in ridges, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 54, 2
folc-geréfa
A folk-reeve ⬩ a people's governor ⬩ pŏpŭli præpŏsĭtus
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A folk-reeve, a people's governor; pŏpŭli præpŏsĭtus Folcgeréfa actionātor, Ælfc. Gl. 5; Som. 56, 25; Wrt. Voc. 17, 30. v. Du Cange, sub voce Actionator
fót-wearc
A pain in the foot ⬩ pĕdis dŏlor
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A pain in the foot; pĕdis dŏlor Wið fótwærce [MS. fótwræce] for a pain in the foot, Med. ex Quadr. 3, 15; Lchdm. i. 342, 10
fugel-bana
A bird-killer ⬩ fowler ⬩ auceps
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A bird-killer, fowler; auceps Sum biþ fugelbona, hafeces cræftig one is a fowler, skilful with the hawk, Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 5; Crä. 80
ful-gemæc
Very suitable ⬩ aptissĭmus
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Very suitable; aptissĭmus Ðá ic me fulgemæcne monnan funde when I found a man very suitable for me, Exon. 115 a; Th. 442, 25; Kl. 18
fyrd-searu
A war-equipment ⬩ bellĭcus appărātus
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A war-equipment; bellĭcus appărātus Him Onela forgeaf fyrdsearu fúslíc Onela gave him a ready war-equipment, Beo. Th. 5229; B. 2618. Fyrdsearo, 469; B. 232
mægþ-mann
A maiden ⬩ virgin
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A maiden, virgin Gif man mægþman néde genimep if a maiden be carried off by force (to be married), L. Ethb. 82; Th. i. 24, 3
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posel
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a small lump, a pill Gǽten smeoro geþýd tó poslum swelge let him swallow goat's grease squeezed to pills, Lchdm. i. 354, 9. v. next word
bi-reófan
To bereave, deprive ⬩ spoliare, privare
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To bereave, deprive; spoliare, privare Rǽdum birofene bereft of counsel, Exon. 30 a; Th. 93, 14; Cri. 1526: 104 a; Th. 394, 22; Rä. 14, 7
bises
A leap year ⬩ bisextile, bisextus
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A leap year; bisextile, bisextus Bútan bises geboden weorþe, feorþan geáre unless a leap year is appointed, [being] the fourth year, Menol. Fox 64; Men. 32
ge-scyrian
to ordain, number, reckon
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to ordain, number, reckon, Cd. 22; Th. 27, 28; Gen. 424: Exon. 86 a; Th. 324, 9; Wid. 92: 122 a; Th.468, 10; Phar. 5
sundor-freódóm
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A special immunity, a privilege:?-Mid andweardum apostolícum sunderfreódómum cum praesentibus apostolicis privilegiis (153, 10), Cod. Dip. B. i. 155, 17: 154, 22. v. next word
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stán-strǽt
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A road made with stones, a paved road Ðonne forð ðæt hit cymþ tó ðare stánstrǽte; of ðare stánstrǽte, Chart. Th. 525, 20. Cf. stán-weg
wuldor-tán
A glory-twig ⬩ a plant with medicinal virtues
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A glory-twig, a plant with medicinal virtues Ðá genam Wóden .viiii. wuldortánas, slóh ðá ða næddran, ðæt heó on .viiii. tófleáh, Lchdm. iii. 34, 24
ýþ-mearh
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A wave-steed, a ship Sundhengestas, ealde ýðmearas, Exon. Th. 54, 5; Cri. 864. Se micla hwæl bisenceþ sǽlíþende, eorlas and ýðmearas, 363, 5; Wal. 49
heáh-weg
A highway
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A highway, main road Hiis terminibus circumcincta. Ab oriente cyninges héiweg; a meritie strét tó scufelingforde . . . an cyninges stréte, C. D. ii. 66, 31-67, 2
brim-nesen
to be saved from ⬩ A safe sea-passage ⬩ per æquora iter salvum
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A safe sea-passage; per æquora iter salvum Gif hie brimnesen settan mósten if they should make a safe sea-passage, Elen. Kmbl. 2006; El. 1004