heardung
A hardening
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A hardening, a being or becoming hard: Heardung þǽre lifre butan gefélnesse and bútan sáre, Lch. ii. 198, 13. Be þǽre lifre heardunge, 160, 21
cwic-hege
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a hedge composed of living plants Oð ðone cwichege, C.D. iii. 380, 12. [v. N.E.D. quick hedge: D.D. quick a young thorn for making hedges.]
riht-scilling
A lawful shilling
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A lawful shilling Se rihtscylling byþ á be .xii. penegum legitimus solidus semper est .xii. denariorum, L. Ecg. P. iv. 60 ; Th. ii. 222, 7
samod-eard
A common country
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A common country Git (Guthlac and his sister ) á mósten in ðam écan gefeán mid ða sibgedryht somudeard niman, Exon. Th. 184, 19; Gú. 1346
wǽg-hengest
A sea-steed ⬩ a ship
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A sea-steed, a ship Hé bát gestág, wǽghengest wræc, Exon. Th. 181, 34; Gú. 1303. Hí gehlódon hildesercum wǽghengestas, Elen. Kmbl. 472; El. 236
heáh-clif
A high, lofty cliff
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A high, lofty cliff Beorgas gemeltaþ and heáh-cleofu the hills shall melt and the lofty cliffs, Exon. 22 a; Th. 61, 3; Cri. 979
heals-wiða
A necklace
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A necklace Me healswiðan hláford sealde my lord has given me a chain for my neck, Exon. 102 b; Th. 387, 12; Rä. 5, 4
CNYLL
A KNELL ⬩ sound of a bell ⬩ signum campanæ
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A KNELL, sound of a bell; signum campanæ Hwílon ic gehýre cnyll and ic aríse aliquando audio signum el surgo Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 29
corn-hrycce
A CORN-RICK ⬩ frumenti acervus
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A CORN-RICK; frumenti acervus Wearþ gemét ðæt feoh uppon ánre cornhryccan the money was found upon a corn-rick Homl. Th. ii. 178, 8
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hlýrian
to puff out the cheeks as in blowing a trumpet, ⬩ to blow [a trumpet]
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to puff out the cheeks as in blowing a trumpet, to blow [a trumpet] Býmaþ ł hlýriaþ mid býman buccinate tuba, Ps. Lamb. 80, 4
lofung
Praising ⬩ appraising
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Praising, appraising Næfþ Godes ríce nánes wurþes lofunge ac biþ gelofod be ðæs mannes hæfene. Heofenan ríce wæs álǽten ðisum gebróðrum for heora nette and scipe and ðam rícan Zacheo tó healfum dǽle his ǽhta and sumere wudewan tó ánum feorþlinge and
æfter-genga
one living at a later time ⬩ a descendant ⬩ one coming after in an office, a successor ⬩ a follower of a creed, &c.
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Substitute for first quotation Æftergenga posterus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 275, 3, and add: one living at a later time; where those of the same stock are referred to, a descendant Æftergencgena coposteriorum (natorum ), Hpt. Gl. 445, 60. Æftergen(gena) liberorum
gára
a gore ⬩ a gore ⬩ flap ⬩ lappet
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Add: a gore of land [' When a field, the sides of which are straight, but not parallel, is divided into lands, the angular piece at the side is called a gore. ' Leicester Gloss. in N. E. D.] Of ðám .iii. æceran to ðám gáran; of ðám gáran tó ðám óðran
bæþ-weg
A bath-way ⬩ the sea ⬩ via balnei ⬩ mare
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A bath-way, the sea; via balnei, mare Brecan ofer bæþweg to break over the bath-way, Andr. Kmbl. 445; An. 223. Bæþweges blǽst a blast or wind of the sea, a sea breeze, the south wind. Súþwind is so called, Cd. 158; Th. 196, 11; Exod. 290
cehhettung
a laugh of scorn, scorn ⬩ cachinnus, contemptus
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A laughing in a cackling manner, a laugh of scorn, scorn; cachinnus, contemptus Hwelce cehhettunge ge woldon ðæs habban, and mid hwelcum hleahtre ge woldon beón astyred what scorn ye would have at this, and with what laughter ye would be moved, Bt. 16
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dryht-líce
In a lordly manner, divinely ⬩ nobĭlĭter
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In a lordly manner, divinely; nobĭlĭter God leóht and þýstro gedǽlde dyhtlíce God divinely parted light and darkness, Exon. 11 a; Th. 14, 32; Cri. 228. Abraham fór eorlum driht-líce spræc Abram spoke in a lordly manner before the people, Cd. 98; Th.
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hunta
A hunting spider ⬩ salticus scenicus ⬩ aranea tarantula
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A hunting spider; salticus scenicus or aranea tarantula [?] Wið ðon gif hunta gebíte mannan ðæt is swíðra in case a hunting spider bite a man, that is the stronger, L. M. 1, 68; Lchdm. ii. 142, 18 [see the note]: 14, 19. Wið huntan bite, 144, 2, 5
hype-seax
a dagger
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A knife hanging at the hip, a dagger, short sword Lytel sweord vel hypesex pugio vel clunabulum, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 65, 50; Wrt. Voc. 35, 37. Helm oððe hupseax, Exon. 79 a; Th. 297, 6; Crä. 64. Helmas and hupseax, Judth. 12; Th. 26, 15; Jud. 328
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irmen
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A word occurring mostly as a prefix with the idea of greatness, universality. In the following passages it occurs independently Faraþ geond ealne yrmenne grund go through the whole earth, Exon. 14 b; Th. 30, 18; Cri. 481. Ofer ealne yrmenne grund, 66
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lyge-torn
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Feigned anger or grief[?] Ne biþ cwénlíc þeáw ðætte freoþuwebbe feores onsæce æfter ligetorne leófne mannan it is no womanly fashion that a peaceweaver [woman] attack a loved man's life, having only a pretended cause for anger against him [? Thorpe reads