gríg-hund
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A grey-hound Gríghund unfer, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 28. Canem quem Angli dicunt greihund, Ll. Lbmn. 367, note. [Icel. grey a grey-hound.] See preceding word
heáh-heall
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A palace Bold wæs betlic brego róf cyning heáhealle the building was splendid, a brave king was the prince of the palace (?), B. 1926. Cf. heáh-sele
heáh-mód
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Add: high-spirited Hú þá wihte (a cock and a hen) mid ús heáhmóde (heán-, MS. ; but cf. wrǽtlice twá, 1) twá hátne sindon, Rä. 43, 17
sǽ-cyning
A sea-king
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A sea-king, a king who was powerful on the sea Helm Scylfinga, ðone sélestan sǽcyninga ðara ðe in Swióríce sinc brytnade, Beo. Th. 4754; B. 2382
wǽl-ráp
A rope that binds the deep ⬩ a rope with which frost binds the water
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A rope that binds the deep, a rope with which frost binds the water Ðonne forstes bend Fæder onlǽteþ, onwindeþ wǽl-rápas, Beo. Th. 3224; B. 1610
brýd-lufe
love, favour ⬩ A bride's love ⬩ sponsæ amor
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[lufe love, favour] A bride's love; sponsæ amor He ða brýdlufan sceal sécan he must seek a bride's love, Exon. 67 b; Th. 249, 20; Jul. 114
horn-geáp
Having a wide extent between the 'horns', an epithet of a building
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Having a wide extent between the 'horns', an epithet of a building Tempel dryhtnes heáh and horngeáp, Andr. Kmbl. 1335; An. 668 : Beo. Th. 164; B. 82
slincend
A crawling thing, a reptile
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A crawling thing, a reptile Ealle slincendu (Ps. Spl. slincende) omnia reptilia Ps. Lamb. 68, 35 : 103, 25. Fram ðám slincendum óþ ða fugelas Gen. 6, 7
spíder
a spider
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a spider (?) Hér com in gangan in spíder wiht, hæfde him his haman on handa, Lchdm. iii. 42, 11. The passage is the beginning of a charm
lecg
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Some part of a weapon, the cross bar in the hilt[?] Án handsex and [an?] ðæræ lecge is hundeahtati mancussa goldæs, Chart. Th. 527, 9. Leo takes lecg = gift, legacy, and then a dish of three pounds and a cup of equal amount would go to make up the amount
sceand
a buffoon, charlatan
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An infamous person, a buffoon, charlatan Scond scurra Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 5. Ðonne sægde Petrus, ðæt hé wǽre leás drý and sceand and scyldig ǽswica then Peter said that he (Simon the sorcerer) was a false sorcerer and a shameless impostor and a guilty
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cot-líf
A village ⬩ villa
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[cot a cot, cottage; líf, II. a place to live in] A village; villa Ðæt cotlíf the village Cod. Dipl. 828; A. D. 1066; Kmbl. iv. 191, 13: 845; Kmbl. iv. 204, 31: 855; Kmbl. iv. 211, 25: 859; Kmbl. iv. 214, 6: 864; Kmbl. iv. 217, 7. He bohte feola cotlíf
torfung
a throwing of stones, ⬩ stoning ⬩ a throwing, ⬩ casting, ⬩ hurling
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a throwing of stones, stoning Ðæt hine (a slave who had absconded) man lǽdde tó ðære torfunge, L. Ath. v. 6, 3; Th. i. 234, 8. Cf. Si fur servus homo sit, eant sexaginta et viginti servi et lapident eum, iii. 6; Th. i. 219, 13. v. Grmm. R. A. 693. a
hlǽw
a low ⬩ law ⬩ a rising ground, ⬩ an artificial as well as a natural mound, ⬩ a funeral mound; ⬩ tumulus ⬩ the interior of a mound, ⬩ a cave
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a low or law [occurring in names of places], a rising ground, an artificial as well as a natural mound, a funeral mound; tumulus Wæs ðǽr on ðam eálande sum hláw mycel ofer eorþan geworht, ðone ylcan men for feós wilnunga gedulfon and brǽcon there was
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an-drece-fæt
A pressing-vat ⬩ a wine or oil vat ⬩ emistis? ⬩ trapetum ⬩ torcular ad uvas ⬩ olivas premendas
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A pressing-vat, a wine or oil vat; emistis? vel trapetum, scil. torcular ad uvas vel olivas premendas, Mann; Ælfc. Gl. 26; Wrt. Voc. 25, 22
bǽting
A cable ⬩ a rope ⬩ anything that holds or restrains ⬩ funis ⬩ retinaculum
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A cable, a rope, anything that holds or restrains; funis, retinaculum Lǽtan ða bétinge [Cot. bǽtinge] to slip the cable, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 15
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balca
A BALK ⬩ beam ⬩ bank ⬩ a ridge ⬩ trabs ⬩ porca ⬩ terra inter duos sulcos congesta
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A BALK, beam, bank, a ridge; trabs, porca, terra inter duos sulcos congesta On balcan lecgan to lay in ridges, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 54, 2
folc-geréfa
A folk-reeve ⬩ a people's governor ⬩ pŏpŭli præpŏsĭtus
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A folk-reeve, a people's governor; pŏpŭli præpŏsĭtus Folcgeréfa actionātor, Ælfc. Gl. 5; Som. 56, 25; Wrt. Voc. 17, 30. v. Du Cange, sub voce Actionator
fót-wearc
A pain in the foot ⬩ pĕdis dŏlor
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A pain in the foot; pĕdis dŏlor Wið fótwærce [MS. fótwræce] for a pain in the foot, Med. ex Quadr. 3, 15; Lchdm. i. 342, 10
fugel-bana
A bird-killer ⬩ fowler ⬩ auceps
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A bird-killer, fowler; auceps Sum biþ fugelbona, hafeces cræftig one is a fowler, skilful with the hawk, Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 5; Crä. 80