fyrn-streámas
Ancient streams ⬩ the ocean ⬩ prisca fluenta ⬩ oceănus
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Ancient streams, the ocean; prisca fluenta, oceănus Fyrnstreáma geflotan to the ocean-floater, Exon. 96 b; Th. 360, 17; Wal. 7
mæsse-wín
Wine used in the service of the mass
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Wine used in the service of the mass Messewín infertum vinum, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 61, 126; Wrt. Voc. 27, 52
asc-bacen
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Baked in the ashes, on the hearth His gebróðra gegearwodon axbakenne (heorðbæcenne, v. l.) hláf (panem subcinericium ), Gr. D. 86, 30
Cynebellingas
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The settlers at Kimble Innan Cynebellinga gemǽre, C. D. B. ii. 259, 10. Cf. the proper name Cynebill, Bd. 3, 23
ge-ilca
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same Eall þe geilcan gerihta . . . eall þæ geylcan gerihta (cf. þá ilcan 11, þe ilcan 14), Cht. Th. 433, 25, 36
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ge-byrgednes
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The better reading of the passage given in Dict. under ge-byrigednes is ge-byrgednes, Bd. 4, 32; Sch. 546, 3
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hnut-scill
A nut-shell
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Perhaps the word may be inferred from the form hnutscyllingas in hnutscyllinga mearc, C. D. iv. 105, 5
ildend
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The proper reading in the passage given is ylding Næs þá nǽnig ylding tó ðám nec mora, Guth. Gr. 129, 135
seolh-bæþ
The seal's bath ⬩ the sea
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The seal's bath, the sea (cf. fisces, ganotes bæþ) Mec wind wíde bær ofer seolhbaþo, Exon. 392, 21; Rä. 11, 11
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ýþ-gewinn
The wave-strife, the billows
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The wave-strife, the billows Sumne hé feores getwǽfde ýðgewinnes, Beo. Th. 2872; B. 1434. Holmwylme neáh, ýðgewinne, 4815; B. 2412
ǽrror
Before ⬩ ante
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Before; ante Cymeþ eástan up ǽrror [MS. æst ror] sunnan, and eft æfter sunnan on setl glídeþ comes up from the east before the sun, and again after the sun glides to his seat, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 52; Met. 29, 26
Arianisc
ARIAN ⬩ belonging to Arius
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ARIAN, belonging to Arius, an Alexandrian, who lived in the fourth century Se Arrianisca gedweolda arás the Arian heresy arose, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 27, 18, 33. On ðam Arianiscan gedwolan in the Arian heresy, Ors. 6, 31; Bos. 127, 43
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Eást-land
The east country, Esthonia [Eastland], the country of the Osti or Estas ⬩ orientālis terra, terra Esthonia
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The east country, Esthonia [Eastland], the country of the Osti or Estas; orientālis terra, terra Esthonia Iacob com to ðam eástlande Iacob vēnit in terram orientālem. Gen. 29, I. Eástland is swýðe mycel Esthonia is very large, Ors. I. I; Bos. 22, 12
fífta fæder
The fifth father ⬩ ătăvus
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The fifth father; ătăvus Felix, se pápa wæs his [Gregories] fífta fæder Felix, the pope was his [Gregory's] fifth father, that is — reckoning Gregory's father as the first generation, his fifth father would be his great-grandfather's grandfather, Homl
for-sewenlíce
Contemptibly ⬩ ignominiously ⬩ contemptĭbĭlĭter ⬩ turpĭter
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Contemptibly, ignominiously; contemptĭbĭlĭter, turpĭter Swá he forsewenlícor biþ gewítnod for Godes naman, swá his wuldor biþ máre fór Gode the more ignominiously he is tortured for the name of God, the greater shall his glory be before God, Homl.
for-hrepian
to catch
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The strong form of the participle might be formed on the analogy of a verb like drepan), Jn. p. 5, 8
ge-rádegian
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Add: ge-rádigian to arrange a matter Ðis ðe ic tó sibbe and tó gesehtnesse betweoh þám mynstre gerádigod (þe radi god, MS. ) hæbbe (cf. the title of the charter: De aquis et molendinis constitutio regis Eadgari), C. D. B. iii. 417, 5
swǽsend-dagas
The ides
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The ides; the Latin term seems to be so rendered from supposing it to be connected with the verb edere; v. next word Swǽsingdagas idus, ab edendo dicuntur Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 37. Swǽsenddagas idus, ab edendo ii. 62, 27: 48, 55
yna
onion
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Techm. ii. 126, 14 (see under tún, I), where it is printed with a space before y, as if a letter were wanting in the MS. Cockayne, Lchdm. iii. 334, col. 2, takes the word as the gen. pl. of yne = onion
ýþ-láf
The shore left bare by the waves
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The shore left bare by the waves Hié (the sea-beasts) mécum wunde be ýðláfe uppe lǽgon, Beo. Th. 1136; B. 566. Ofer ýðláfe on sǽ lǽdan, Andr. Kmbl. 998; An. 499. Dǽlan on ýðláfe ealde mádmas, Cd. Th. 215, 18; Exod. 585