smedema
Fine flour, meal
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Mid hwǽtes smedeman with the fat of kidneys of wheat (A. V.); cum medulla tritici: cf. óþ smedeman ad medullam Hpt. Gl. 410, 28. Ðá hláfas wǽron berene. Bere is swíðe earfoþe tó gearcigenne, and ðeáhhwæðere fét ðone mann, ðonne hé gearo biþ.
hlinc
a link, ⬩ linch, ⬩ rising ground ⬩ 'agger limitaneus, parœchias, etc, dividens,' ⬩ a hill, ⬩ rising ground
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Fearnhlinc, landsore hlinc, sweord hlincas, wotan hlinc In later times, the word is given with a similar sense in provincial glossaries, e.g. in Suffolk some woods are called links: linchets grass partitions in arable fields, Lisle: linch a bawke or litele
wan
wanting ⬩ absent ⬩ lacking ⬩ not possessed of ⬩ less
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Th. 17, 15; Cri. 270. with numerals (v. læs), less. Cf. wana; adj. IIIa Ðæt ríce hé hæfde ánes won ðe twéntig wintra, Bd. 4, I ; M. 252, 9. Ánes won be syxtig wintra, 3, 24; M. 238, 2. Ánes won þe twéntig wintra, 5, 1 ; M. 386, 23.
sciftan
to divide ⬩ separate into shares ⬩ to appoint ⬩ ordain ⬩ arrange
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to divide, separate into shares Fón ða yrfenuman tó lande and tó ǽhtan, and scyftan hit swíðe rihte the heirs shall succeed to the land and property, and shall divide it with perfect justice, L. C. S. 79; Th. i. 420, 17. [Shift to divide, Sussex.
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scild-burh
a battle-array in which men stood shield to shield ⬩ a city which affords protection ⬩ a city of refuge
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Grimm would translate the word here by 'aula clypeis tecta,' and compares it with the description of Valhalla in the Edda, 'skjöldum þökt, lagt gyltum skjöldum, svá sem spánþak,' D. M. 662
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sealm
A psalm ⬩ song
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Past. 48; Swt. 375, 1. with special reference to the services of the church Hú fela psealma on nihtlícum tídum tó singenne synt, R. Ben. 6, 15. Sealma, 33, 5: 6, 22. Nǽnig mon ne dorste for hine sæalmas ne mæssan singan, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 35.
ge-treówe
True ⬩ trusty ⬩ faithful ⬩ fīdus ⬩ fīdēlis
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Mid fulre gewitnesse and getreówre with full and true witness, L. Ath. v. § 10; Th. i. 240, 9. Gif þegen hæbbe getreówne man if a thane have a true man, L. C. S. 23; Th. i. 388, 16, MS. B.
GÓMA
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Ic eom on góman swétra ðonne ðú beóbreád blende mid hunige sweeter am I on the palate than didst thou blend honeycomb with honey, Exon. 111 a; Th. 425, 18; Rä. 41, 58: 113 a; Th. 433, 11; Rä. 50, 6.
þeówan
To serve
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To serve (with dat.) Ðæt sind ða gecostan cempan, ða ðam cyninge þeówaþ, Exon. Th. 107, 22; Gú. 62. Hé Dryhtne þeówde, 146, 20; Gú. 712. Israhéla folc on hæftnéde Babiloniscum cyninge þeówde, Homl. Th. ii. 84, 27: 66, 9.
wíf-líc
womanly ⬩ of a woman ⬩ female ⬩ feminine ⬩ wifely ⬩ matronly
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Mid wíflíce níðe with all a woman's hate, Ors. 1,2 ; Swt. 39, 18. Ðæt hé ne forðon wíflíce háde árede ut ne sexui quidem muliebri parceret, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 24. Áwyrp mé hyder ðínne scyccels, ðæt ic mæge ða wíflícan týddernysse oferwreón, Homl.
BYCGAN
To BUY, procure ⬩ emere, redimere
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Ðæt góde men mid feó bicgaþ which good men buy with money, 114a; Th. 436, 37; Rä. 55, 12. Ðæt bohte Abraham quam emit Abraham, Gen. 49, 30: Chr. 963; Erl. 123, 27. Menn heora land bohton [MS. bohtan] men bought their land, Chr. 1066; Erl. 203, 10.
ge-sóm
Unanimous ⬩ united ⬩ peaceable ⬩ concors ⬩ pācĭfĭcus
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Wit wǽron gesóme we two were united, Exon. 129 b; Th. 496, 27; Rä. 85, 21: Gen. 45, 24. Gesóme and to ðam geþwǽre ðæt heora nán ne mæg óðerne mid æalle fordón in union and in such accord that none can entirely destroy another, Shrn. 165, 33
faran
to travel ⬩ journey ⬩ to march ⬩ to go ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ to go ⬩ move ⬩ to go ⬩ fly ⬩ to come ⬩ to pass away ⬩ depart ⬩ to go on ⬩ practise ⬩ happen ⬩ turn out
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D. 104, 17), swá swá hí ǽr gewunode wǽron they might not go on with their unlawful acts, as before they had been wont, Hml. Th. ii. 158, 12. Grammar faran, faran mid to act with, make use of, practise: Ðonne se man mid lícetunge færð, Hml.
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geond
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Mid gymstánum gefrætewod geond eall adorned all over with jewels, 36, 140. within an area Þǽr sint swíðe micle meras geond þá móras there are very large lakes among the moors, Ors. 1, 1; S. 19, 5. Gind þæt lond tó*-*brǽd, 4, 8; S. 188, 12.
gód
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H. 57, 5. (3 a) with dat. of object benefited Sió wiþerwearde wyrd is þǽm gód þe winnaþ wiþ unþeáwas, Bt. 40, 2; F. 236, 17. Ꝥ seó niównes þára metta mæge him góde beón, Lch. ii. 240, 16. (3 b) with dat. and dat. infin.
mann-slaga
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Þá þe óðre men mid mánáðum beswícað beóð eal swá miceles wítes scyldige swá ðá manslagan, Hml. A. 147, 94. Betwuh þám manslagum cum viris sanguinum, Ps. Th. 25, 9. Þá manslagan, 5, 6. Add
not
A mark ⬩ sign
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A mark, sign Mé þingþ wynsumlíc ðæt is ðæra preósta notas ðám bócerum gekýðe ðé læs ðe hig witan ðæt ða rímcræftige weras sýn bútan cræftigum getácnungum, Anglia viii. 333, 17-19
FÁH
Guilty, criminal, proscribed, outlawed, inimical, hostile ⬩ sons, reus, proscriptus, inĭmīcus, infensus, infentus
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Fáum folmum with hostile hands, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 31; Gen. 62: 114; Th. 149, 33; Gen. 2484
FEORM
food ⬩ provision ⬩ goods ⬩ substance ⬩ victus ⬩ substantia ⬩ bŏna ⬩ an entertaining ⬩ entertainment ⬩ feast ⬩ hospĭtālĭtas ⬩ convīvium ⬩ cœna ⬩ a place where provisions are kept ⬩ provision-quarters of an army ⬩ victus stătio ⬩ use ⬩ benefit ⬩ profit ⬩ enjoyment ⬩ ūsus ⬩ fructus
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Gewát him mid cnósle, ofer Caldéa folc feran mid feorme, fæder Abrahames the father of Abraham departed with his family, with his goods, to travel over the Chaldeans' nation, Cd. 83; Th. 104, 6; Gen. 1731: 126; Th. 161, 2; Gen. 2659.
LYSTAN
To LIST
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Wél mé lícode ðæt ðú ǽr sǽdest and ðises mé lyst nú get bet I liked well what you said before, and am still better pleased with this, 35, 4; Fox 162, 3; 34, 6; Fox 142, 12.