penn
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a disease of the eye, pin, a kind of cataract Ðis is seó séleste eáhsalf wið éhwærce and wið miste and wið penne, Lchdm. i. 374, 2
ge-heort
Hearty ⬩ animated ⬩ courageous ⬩ anĭmæquus
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Hearty, animated, courageous; anĭmæquus On geheortum hyge in a courageous soul, Exon. 81 a; Th. 305, 14; Fä. 86. Beó geheortra anĭmæquior esto, Mk. Bos. 10, 49
þrýþ-ærn
A splendid hoitse ⬩ a palace
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A splendid hoitse, a palace Nǽfre ic ǽnegum men ǽr álýfde ðrýþærn (cf. heáhsele, 1298; B. 647) Dena. Hafa nú húsa sélest, Beo. Th. 1318; B. 657
wer-stede
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A weir-stead, place where thsre is a weir Of ðam wege on ða eá, and se werstede be súðan hreódbricge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 105, 11
wudu-bil
A wood-bill
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A wood-bill Wudubil (uuidu-) folcis, Txts. 63. 834 : falcastrum, 836: Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, i. 5. Uudubil falcastrum, ferramentum curvum a similitudine folds vocatum, 146, 82
gyrdel-hring
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Substitute: <b>gyrdel-hringe,</b> an; f. A girdle-buckle, clasp for a girdle Gyrdelhringe lingula, legula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 66, 67
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
segn-berend
One bearing a standard ⬩ a warrior
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One bearing a standard (or crest ?), a warrior Ne mæg mec oferswíðan segnberendra ǽnig ofer eorþan, nymþe se ána God, Exon. Th. 423, 13; Rä. 41, 20
burh-geat-setl
A town-gate-seat, where a court was held for trying causes of family and tenants ⬩ ad urbis portam sedes,
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A town-gate-seat, where a court was held for trying causes of family and tenants; ad urbis portam sedes, L. R. 2; Th. i. 190, 15
æl-þeódignes
A being or living abroad ⬩ a pilgrimage
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A being or living abroad, a pilgrimage On stówe ælþeódignysse mínra in loco peregrinationis meæ, Ps. Spl. 118, 54: Gen. 12,10: Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 11
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barþ
A kind of ship ⬩ a light vessel to sail or row in ⬩ dromo
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A kind of ship, a light vessel to sail or row in; dromo Æsc vel barþ dromo, Ælfc. Gl. 103; Som. 77, 102; Wrt. Voc. 56, 24