frymþ
A beginning ⬩ foundation ⬩ origin ⬩ first-fruits ⬩ inĭtium ⬩ princĭpium ⬩ constĭtūtio ⬩ ŏrigo ⬩ prīmĭtiæ
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A beginning, foundation, origin, first-fruits; inĭtium, princĭpium, constĭtūtio, ŏrigo, prīmĭtiæ Næs his frymþ ǽfre his origin never was, Exon. 65 a; Th. 240, 12; Ph. 637. Ic sprece fóresetnyssa fram frymþe lŏquar propŏsĭtiōnes ab inĭtio, Ps. Lamb. 77
fugel-weohlere
A diviner by birds ⬩ augur ⬩ auspex
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A diviner by birds; augur, auspex, Ælfc. Gl. 4; Som. 56, 4; Wrt. Voc. 17, 13
Linked entry: fugel-hǽlsere
gæst-hús
A guest-house ⬩ guest-chamber ⬩ hospĭtium
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A guest-house, guest-chamber; hospĭtium Gæst-hus hospĭtium, Wrt. Voc. 86, 44
Linked entry: gist-
ealh-stede
A protecting or sheltering place, city, temple ⬩ lŏcus qui præbet tūtēlam, arx, templum
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A protecting or sheltering place, city, temple; lŏcus qui præbet tūtēlam, arx, templum In ðære wídan byrig, ealhstede eorla in the wide city, the sheltering place of men, Cd. 208; Th. 258, 11; Dan. 674
Linked entries: alh-stede eolh-stede
eág-þyrl
An eye-hole, a window ⬩ fenestra
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An eye-hole, a window; fenestra Ontýnde se bisceop ðaet eág-þyrl ðære cyricean apĕruit episcŏpus fenestram oratōrii, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 6: 5, 12; S. 629, 15
husc
Insult ⬩ scorn ⬩ scoffing ⬩ mockery
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Insult, scorn, scoffing, mockery Abraham mid hucse bewand ða hleóðorcwidas on hige sínum [cf. Sarah laughed within herself, Gen. 18, 12], Cd. 107; Th. 140, 34; Gen. 2337 : 109; Th. 143, 21; Gen. 2382. Þurh hucx per ironiam, Cot. 186, Lye
níd-hǽmed
Rape
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Rape, L. Alf. pol. 25, 26; Th. i. 78, 11-18
bige
A buying, exchange, commerce, traffic ⬩ emptio, permutatio, commercium, mercatus
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A buying, exchange, commerce, traffic; emptio, permutatio, commercium, mercatus Gif gebyrige ðæt for neóde heora hwilc wið úre bige habban wille, oððe we wið heora, mid yrfe and mid ǽhtum, ðæt is to þafianne if it happen that from necessity any of them
Linked entry: byge
weorod
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a host, troop, band, multitude, crowd Weorod agmen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 58. Werod, 6, 42. Werud cetus, i. congregatio, conventus, multitudo, 130, 79. Ðæt æfterfylgende weorod the multitudes (turbae, Mt. 21, 9) which followed, Blickl. Homl. 81, 14. Ðá cwom
Linked entries: eóred weored weorod-líst weorud werud
ge-þrafu
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Pressure (?), compulsion; rebuke (?) Hwæt sceal him þæt genumene, ꝥ hé eft mid geþrafe sceal ágildan? what good to him is that which he takes and has to repay under compulsion? Nap. 33
Linked entry: -þrafu
hlæd-hweól
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A wheel used in drawing water Hlædhwiogl (rota) hauritoria (v. Ald. 8, 29), Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 1: 43, 1. Hlædhweogl, 5, 47. Substitute:
scapulare
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A scapular, scapulary, a short cloak Gif þú tó hwilcere gehírsumnesse scapulares beþurfe, þonne stríc þú eclinga mid ǽgðere hande ofer ǽðerne earm ymbe ꝥ útan þe þæs scapularæs handstoca áteóriað, Tech. ii. 127, 18-20. Hæbban hý eác mid tó wyrcenne scapulare
brǽmbel-brǽr
a bramble, ⬩ a brier ⬩ A bramble-brier; ⬩ tribulus,
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A bramble-brier; tribulus, Wrt. Voc. 285, 64
Linked entry: brémel-brǽr
brand-ísen
a burning ⬩ iron ⬩ A BRANDING-IRON, a tripod; ⬩ andena, tripes
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A BRANDING-IRON, a tripod; andena, tripes Brandísen andena vel tripes, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 77; Wrt. Voc. 27, 7: 82, 54
brego-weard
a ruler, prince; ⬩ a guard, keeper ⬩ A royal guard, prince, lord ⬩ princeps, dominus,
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A royal guard, prince, lord; princeps, dominus, Cd. 131; Th. 166, 13; Gen. 2747: 106; Th. 140, 26; Gen. 2333
breóst-net
a net ⬩ A breast-net, covering for the breast, breast-plate; ⬩ pectorale reticulatum, thorax
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A breast-net, covering for the breast, breast-plate; pectorale reticulatum, thorax Him on eaxle læg breóstnetbroden on his shoulder lay the braided breastplate, Beo. Th. 3100; B. 1548: Cd. 154; Th. 192, 24; Exod. 236
bricg-weard
a bridge ⬩ a keeper, guardian ⬩ A keeper or defender of a bridge ⬩ pontis custos vel defensor
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A keeper or defender of a bridge; pontis custos vel defensor Hí ðǽr bricgweardas bitere fundon they found there the stern defenders of the bridge. Byrht. Th. 134, 16; By. 85
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brot
to break ⬩ A fragment ⬩ fragmentum
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A fragment; fragmentum
corn-troh
A corn-trough ⬩ bin ⬩ a vessel for cleansing grains of corn ⬩ cista frumentaria ⬩ capisterium
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A corn-trough, bin, a vessel for cleansing grains of corn; cista frumentaria, capisterium Corntroh capisterium Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 62; Wrt. Voc. 16, 35
gest-ærn
A guest-place ⬩ guest-chamber ⬩ an inn ⬩ hospĭtālis aula ⬩ hospĭtium ⬩ diversōrium
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A guest-place, guest-chamber, an inn; hospĭtālis aula, hospĭtium, diversōrium Eódon hí on sumes túngeréfan gestærn qui intrāvērunt hospĭtium cujusdam villĭci, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 20: Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 22, 11