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spell-bóc

(n.)

a book of homilies

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a book of homilies .i. full spelbóc wintres and sumeres, Chart. Th. 430, 21

ge-tehhod

(v.; part.)

determineddecreed

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determined, decreed, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 30 = ge-teohhod; pp. of ge-teohhian

hilde-hlem

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-hlem, -hlæm, mes; m.

Crash of battle

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Crash of battle, Beo. Th. 4691; B. 2351: 5081; B. 2544: 4408; B. 2201

swefen-reccere

(n.)
Grammar
swefen-reccere, es; m.

An interpreter of dreams, a diviner, soothsayer conjector

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An interpreter of dreams, a diviner, soothsayer Swefnreccere conjectorem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 40

Linked entry: swefen-racu

swefel-sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
swefel-sweart, (?); adj.

Dark with the smoke of sulphur

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Dark with the smoke of sulphur (?) Suefl-sweart sulforia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 61

tunge-þrum

(n.)

a ligament of the tongue

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a ligament of the tongue Tungeðrum (undertungeþrum, lxxiv, 9) sublinguae, Lchdm. i. lxx, 9

Linked entries: þrum under-tungeþrum

bǽnen

(adj.)
Grammar
bǽnen, adj.
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Of bone Téð sind bǽnene, Hml. Th. i. 533, 6: Lch. iii. 104, 5

for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, l. -swǽlan,
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and add: to injure or destroy with heat. of the action of fire, to consume, burn up Fýr cymð and forswǽlð fela þinga on eorðan, Wlfst. 195, 26. Þæt fýr slóh út of ðám ofne, and forswǽlde þá cwelleras, Hml. Th. i. 570, 16. Forswǽlan cremare, An. Ox. 3086

heáh-fæder

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Add: the first person of the Trinity, God the Father Be þám áncennedan suna þæs heáhfæder (heán fæder, v. l.) de Unigenito summi Patris, Gr. D. 240, 25: Wlfst. 230, 29. Martiras herigað héhfæder, Sat. 656. a patriarch of the Old Testament Iacób se heáhfæder

hlúd

noisytalkativeclamorousa blowa crash

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Add: of sound, voice, &c. Hlúd herges cyrm, Exod. 107: An. 1158. Þeódegsa bið hlúd gehýred, cwániendra cirm, Cri. 835. Swég. . . hlúd, 492. Se dyne becóm hlúd of heofonum, Sat. 467: 607. Stefn æfter cwóm hlúd, An. 740. Hlúd býman stefn, Cri. 949.

Linked entry: hlúde

sceaga

(n.)
Grammar
sceaga, an; m.

A shaw, small wood, copse, thicket Shaws broad belts of underwood Shaw a natural copse of wood

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A shaw, small wood, copse, thicket. The word is found in many local names, and was preserved in various dialects, e. g. shaw a small shady wood in a valley, E. D. S. Pub. B. 7 (West Riding): A wood that encompasses a close, B. 16 (Sussex). Shaws broad

a-wecgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wecgan, -wegan ; p. -wegde, -wegede ; pp. -weged ; v. trans.

To moveremoveshakemovereamoverecommovereagitare

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To move, remove, shake; movere, amovere, commovere, agitare Ne mihton awecgan Iob of his módes ánrǽdnysse might not move Job from his constancy of mind, Job Thw. 167, 33 : Andr. Kmbl. 1005; An. 503. Hí ne mihton hine awecgan they could not move it, Homl

Linked entries: a-wegan a-wegyd

deór-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
deór-cynn, es; n.

Animal-kind, beast-kind animālium vel bestiārum gĕnus

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Animal-kind, beast-kind; animālium vel bestiārum gĕnus Sume wurdon to ðam deórcynne ðe mon hát tigris some were turned to the kind of beast which man calls tiger, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 1. On ðam syxtan dæge God gescóp eall deórcynn on the sixth day God

fore-spreca

(n.)
Grammar
fore-spreca, -spræca, an; m. [ = for-speca]

One who speaks for anotheran advocateprolŏcūtoradvŏcātus

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One who speaks for another, an advocate; prolŏcūtor, advŏcātus Ðæt he beó mín freónd and forespreca, and ðære [MS. ðara] hálgan stówe freónd and forespræca that he be my friend and advocate, and the friend and advocate of the holy place. Th. Diplm. A.D

Linked entries: for-spræca for-speca

hemlíc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hemlíc, hymlíc, es; m: hymlíce, an; f.

Hemlock

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Hemlock Hemlíc cicuta, Ælfc. Gl. 43; Som. 64, 47; Wrt. Voc. 31, 57. Hemlíc hátte wyrt a plant called hemlock, L. M. I, 77; Lchdm. ii. 150, 15. Wyrc hie of hemlíc make the salve of hemlock, 58; Lchdm. ii. 128, 7. Nim hemlíc take hemlock, 31; Lchdm. ii

Linked entry: hymblícae

rand-burh

(n.)
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a town that acts as a shield (?), a fortified town, a frontier town (?) Ríce geréfa rondburgum weóld, eard weardade, Exon. Th. 243, 32; Jul. 19. Randbyrig ( the walls formed by the waters of the Red Sea when the Israelites passed through it) wǽron rofene

BÓSG

(n.)
Grammar
BÓSG, bósig, bósih, es; m? n?

An ox or cow-stall, where the cattle stand all night in winter; a BOOSE,præsepiuma cottagea barnstabulum, præsepium bovis

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An ox or cow-stall, where the cattle stand all night in winter; a BOOSE, as it is now called by the common people, in the Midland and Northern counties. It is now [1874] more generally used for the upper part of the stall where the fodder lies,-They say

scrúd-fultum

(n.)
Grammar
scrúd-fultum, es ; m.
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Assistance in providing clothing; the word occurs in grants made to religious houses of funds for the provision of clothing Ealle ða sócna ofer ðæt fennland him ( the monks of Ely) tó scrúdfultume (cf. stent causas seculares emendandae fratrum loco

un-fyrn

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fyrn, adv.

not long agobefore long

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of past time, not long ago Weorþodan wé nú unfyrn for tén nihtum ðone symbeldæg foran tó ðyssum ondweardan dæge not long ago now, ten days from to-day, we celebrated the festival, Blickl. Homl. 131, 9. of future time, before long Secgas míne gearwe

Linked entry: un-gefyrn

útfangene-þeóf

(n.)
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the jurisdiction of the lord over his man taken as a thief outside the lord's domain, the right of the lord to pursue his man, when accused of theft, outside his own jurisdiction, bring him back to his own court for trial, and keep his forfeited chattels