heorcnung
Hearkening ⬩ listening ⬩ hearing ⬩ power of hearing
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Hearkening, listening, hearing, power of hearing Wé sceolon úre eáran fram yfelre heorcnunge áwendan we must turn away our ears from evil listening, Homl. Th. i. 96, 23: ii. 564, 4: Ælfc. Gr. 1; Som. 2, 29. Hé forgeaf deáfum heorcnunge he gave to the
hlyst
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The sense of hearing, hearing, listening Hlyst auditus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 15. Ða fíf andgitu ... hlyst ... the five senses ... hearing ..., Homl. Th. ii. 550, 11: i. 138, 27. Gif se hlyst óþstande ðæt hé ne mǽge gehiéran if the hearing be stopped
hreóung
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Shortness of breath, hardness of breathing Hriung suspirium, Ælfc. Gl. 10; Som. 57, 28; Wrt. Voc. 19, 34. Hreóung hlýdende swíðust innan hard breathing sounding chiefly from within, L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 19
Linked entry: hríung
hwá
Who ⬩ what. ⬩ any one ⬩ some one ⬩ anything ⬩ something ⬩ whosoever ⬩ whatsoever, ⬩ whatever
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Who; what. in direct questions [with indic. or subj.] Quis hwá is werlíc hád que hwilc is wíflíc, cujus hwæs, cui hwama quo fram hwam ... Gif ic cweðe quis hoc fecit hwá dyde ðis ðonne biþ se quis interrogativum ðæt is áxigendlíc, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som.
inwit-sorh
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Sorrow brought about by malice or guile, Beo. Th, 1666 ; B. 831 : 3477; B. 1736
lǽs
A pasture ⬩ leasow
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A pasture, leasow [still found in local names] Lǽs pascua; gemǽne lǽs compascuus ager, Ælfc. Gl. 96; Som. 76, 44, 47; Wrt. Voc. 53, 51, 54. Se wudu and seó lǽs is gemǽne tó ðám án and twentigum hídum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 319, 28. Sceáp lǽswe ðínre oves
lám-seáðe
A clay- [or mud-] pit
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A clay- [or mud-] pit Of sceadwellan in lámseáðan; of lámseáðan in ledene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 80, 14
lann
A bond ⬩ fetter
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A bond, fetter Licgeþ lonnum fæst lies fast in fetters, Salm. Kmbl. 531; Sal. 265. Fæste gebindan, lonnum belúcan, 557; Sal. 278
leðer-hose
gaiter
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A leather covering for the leg, gaiter Leðerhosa [-hosan?] caligas, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 33
lifen
support ⬩ sustenance
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That by which one lives, support, sustenance Libn vicatum [ = victum ], Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 51; Ep. Gl. 28 b, 17. Lífes tó leofne for the support of life, Andr. Kmbl. 2247; An. 1125
líg-þracu
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Violence or tumultuous movement of flames Æfter lígþræce after the fire has spent its force, Exon. 59 a; Th. 213, 15; Ph. 225
líxung
Splendour ⬩ brightness
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Splendour, brightness Líxung splendor, Mt. Kmbl. p. 14, 11: Rtl. 3, 13. Lícsung, 38, 29
mǽg-lagu
Law regulating the duties and responsibilities of kinsmen
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Law regulating the duties and responsibilities of kinsmen (mǽgas), e. g. in the matter of paying or receiving certain parts of the wergild if one of their number slew or was slain Hé (mynster-munuc) gǽþ of his mǽglage ðonne hé gebýhþ tó regollage, L.
mǽr-ness
Greatness ⬩ distinction ⬩ celebrity
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Greatness, distinction, celebrity Mycelnesse ł mǽr*-*nesse magnitudinis, Ps. Lamb. 144, 3. Mǽrnesse insignia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 12. Mǽrnessa preconia, 66, 39
mæsse-bóc
A mass-book ⬩ missal
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A mass-book, missal Saltere and pistol*-*bóc, godspellbóc and mæssebóc, sangbóc and handbóc, gerím and pastoralem, penitentialem and rǽdingbóc, ðás béc sceal mæssepreóst néde habban, L. Ælfc. C. 21; Th. ii. 350, 13: Chart. Th. 430, 7. On ðǽm ealdan sacramentorium
mæsse-tíd
A time at which mass was said
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A time at which mass was said Æt mæssetídum tempore missæ, L. Ecg. C. 9; Th. ii. 140, 20
mæst-cist
The hole in which the mast is fixed
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The hole in which the mast is fixed Mest malus: mastcyst modius. Wrt. Voc. 63, 48, 49. Mæstcyst modius, ii. 59, 27. ['dicitur modius cavum illud in navi cui arbor institit', Forcellini.]
Mæð-hild
A woman's name ⬩ Matilda
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A woman's name, Matilda Wé ðæt Mæðhilde gefrugnon, Exon. 100 a; Th. 378, 10; Deór. 14
magu-geóguþ
Youth
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Youth, Exon. 28 b; Th. 87, 23; Cri. 1429
Mame-ceaster
Manchester
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Manchester Mameceaster on Norþhymbrum, Chr. 923; Erl. 110, 4