holm
A mound, ⬩ hill, ⬩ rising ground ⬩ wave, ⬩ ocean, ⬩ water, ⬩ sea ⬩ land rising from the water, ⬩ an island in a river
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A mound, hill, rising ground; but in this sense, which belongs to the word in the Old Saxon, it is not found in English. Its most common use in the latter, in the poetry, is in reference to water with the meaning wave, ocean, water, sea Freá engla héht
ǽw-fæst
firm in observing the law ⬩ religious ⬩ bound by the law ⬩ married ⬩ religiosus ⬩ vinculo nuptiarum constrictus
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firm in observing the law, religious, bound by the law, married; religiosus, vinculo nuptiarum constrictus Ǽwfæst religiosus, Scint. 28. Ǽwfæst man a married man, L. C. S. 51; Th. i. 404, 21
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Baddan-burh
BADBURY, Dorsetshire ⬩ Baddanburgus in quo castra metatus est Eadweardus Ælfredi fil
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BADBURY, Dorsetshire, formerly Baddanburgum; Baddanburgus in quo castra metatus est Eadweardus Ælfredi fil, An. 901; He gewícode æt Baddanbyrig wið Winburnan he encamped at Badbury near Winburn, Chr. 901; Th. 178, 26. ;
camb
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A comb, an assemblage of cells in which bees store their honey; favus Hí yrnbþrungon me swá swá beón camba they surrounded me as bees [surround] the combs, Ps. Lamb. 117, 12
efn
Even, equal ⬩ æquus, plānus, æquālis
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Even, equal; æquus, plānus, æquālis Onefn adv. Together; sĭmul, ūna, Ps. Th. 116, 1. On efn, prep. On even ground, by, near, aside with; in æquāli, juxta, Beo. Th. 5798; B. 2903
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efn-gemæcca
A fellow-companion, associate, fellow ⬩ consors
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A fellow-companion, associate, fellow; consors Ða beóþ hira gelícan and hiraefngemæccan on hira gecynde they are their equals and their fellows in their nature, Past. 29; Hat. MS. 38 b, 16
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for-heáwan
To hew ⬩ cut down ⬩ cut in pieces ⬩ slaughter ⬩ concīdĕre ⬩ occīdĕre
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To hew or cut down, cut in pieces, slaughter; concīdĕre, occīdĕre Hý forheówan Heaðóbeardna þrym they slaughtered the host of Heathobeards, Scóp. Th. 99; Wíd. 49: Byrht. Th. 135, 9; By. 115
for-sýgian
To pass over in silence ⬩ conceal ⬩ sĭlentio prætĕrire
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To pass over in silence, conceal; sĭlentio prætĕrire Hú wéne we hú monegra máran bismra hý forsýgedon can we think how many greater reproaches they concealed? Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 80, 27
gál-ferhþ
Mind-lustful ⬩ licentious ⬩ libīdĭnōsus ⬩ lascīvus
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Mind-lustful, licentious; libīdĭnōsus, lascīvus Gewát ðá se deófulcunda gálferhþ his beddes neosan then the devilish [man] went lustful in mind to seek his bed, Judth, 10; Thw. 22, 14; Jud. 62
geahl
The jowl ⬩ jaw ⬩ fauces
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The jowl, jaw; fauces God forbriteþ téþ, heora on múþe heora, tuxlas oððe geahas leóna tobrycþ Drihten Deus contĕret dentes eōrum in ōre ipsōrum, mŏlas leōnum confringet Dŏmĭnus, Ps. Spl. 57, 6
morþor-leán
Recompense of sin ⬩ a terrible recompense
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Recompense of sin or a terrible recompense Ðǽr ( in hell ) sceolan þeófas and þeódsceaþan, leáse and forlegene, lífes ne wénan, and mánsworan morþorleán seón, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 24; Cri. 1612
mydd
A bushel ⬩ modius
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A bushel; modius Hannibal sende tó Cartaina þrió mydd gyldenra hringa his sige tó tácne Annibal in testimonium victoriae suae tres modios annulorum aureorum Carthaginem misit, Ors. 4, 9?; Swt. 190, 12
ge-cundelíc
Natural ⬩ natūrālis
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Natural; natūrālis Gé wénaþ ðæt gé nán gecundelíce gód ne gesǽlþa in eów selfum nabbaþ ye think ye have no natural good or happiness within yourselves, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 16
ge-cwémedlíc
Well pleased ⬩ beneplăcĭtus
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Well pleased; beneplăcĭtus Gecwémedlíc is Drihtne beneplăcĭtum est Dŏmĭno, Ps. Lamb. 146, 11. Ne ne on glywcum weres gecwémedlíce oððe welgecwéme biþ him nec in tībiis vĭri beneplăcĭtum ĕrit ei, 146, 10
ge-rúma
A room, place, space ⬩ lŏcus, spătium
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A room, place, space; lŏcus, spătium Ic his bídan ne dear réðes on gerúman I dare not await him fierce in my place, Exon. 104 b; Th. 397, 7; Rä. 16, 16
Scild
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The name of the ancestor of the Danish kings. His story is given in the opening canto of Beowulf. According to the Ynglinga Saga, c. 5, one of Odin's sons is Skjöldr
un-gehálgod
Unhallowed ⬩ unconsecrated
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Unhallowed, unconsecrated On ungehálgedum Cristes mǽle in cruce non consecrata, L. Ecg. C. 34; Th. ii. 158, 36. Mid wíne ungehálgudum, Anglia xiii. 422, 818. Ungehálgod fýr ignem alienum, Lev. 10, 1
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wandlung
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Changing, mutation Hié beheóldon on ðé heora ágen gecynd, and on heora wandlunga hié gecýþdon heora fæstrǽdnesse servavit circa te propriam in ipsa sui mutabilitate constantiam, Bt. 7, 2 ; Fox 16, 31
be-swemman
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To wash an animal by sending it into the water þeáh swín beswemde weorðen, þonne sleáð hí eft on ðá solu and bewealwiað hí þǽron (sus lota reversa in volutabro luti). Add:
broc
a badger
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a badger, Brocc taculus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 78. in local names :-- Agrum eni uo cabulum est brochyl, C. D. i. 97 13. Brocceshám ðes dennes nama, ii. 74, l. and add