eorcnan-stán
a jewel ⬩ topaz ⬩ pearl
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H. 149, 3. of things Ne geweorpaþ ercnanstánas (margaritas) eówre beforan swínum, Mt. R. 7, 6. [See Grmm. D. M. (trans.) p. 1217.]
Indéas
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Add:, Indie Indians; or using the name of the people for that of their country, India ꝥ deór Indéos hátað dentes tyrannum, Nar. 15, 15: 22, 8. Indos, 26, 19. On Indéa londe is xliiii þeóda India habet gentes xliiii, Ors. 1. 1; S. 10, 17. India, 15.
hundred-gemót
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The assembly of the hundred [v. hundred] Séce man hundredgemót swá hit ǽr geset wæs and ðǽr beó on scirebisceop and se ealdorman let the hundredmoot be attended as was before appointed; and let the bishop of the shire and the alderman be there present
mæssepreóst-scír
The district attached to the church at which a masspriest officiated
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Ne spane nán mæssepreóst nánne mon of óðre cyrcean hýrnysse tó his cyrcan, ne of óðre preóstscýre lǽre ðæt mon his cyrcan geséce, and him heora teóþinge syllan, and ða geryhtu ðe hig ðam óðrum syllan sceoldan, 14; Th. ii. 410, 30-33
be-smitenes
Dirtiness, SMUTTINESS, filthiness, pollution, abomination, infection ⬩ sordes, inquinamentum, pollutio, coinquinatio
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from the impurities of former misdeeds and abominationes, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 28.
swinglung
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Giddiness, dizziness, vertigo [cf. swingan, though the verb does not seem much used in the sense of modern swing.
á-ídan
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[The rarity of the verb (the three last instances are glosses in different MSS. of the same passage in Aldhelm), and the fact that eliminare is elsewhere glossed by á-nídan, á-ýtan (q. v.) may suggest a doubt as to the genuineness of á-ídan.]
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ge-tawian
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Ðá þæt land ðá getawod wæs dum praeparata terra, Bd. 4, 28; Sch. 521, 3. to treat a person (ill), bring or put to shame, of personal action Sume wurdon getawod tó scande some were shamefully entreated, Chr. 1076; P. 212, 28. of the operation of disease
herian
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Add: to extol the merits of, express approbation of Wé heriað (-igad, v.l.). Past. 230, 7. Herigeað (-igað, v. l.), 1. Heriegeað, 39, 8. Hé hit herede, 53, 8. Lǽrað hí hit ǽlcne ðára ðe hit gehiérð herian, 427, 17. Hcrigean, 55, 7.
hnot
cropped ⬩ pollarded
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Add: of animals, without horns, that has lost a horn Hnot mutilun, hnottum mutilatis Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 16, 17. [Perhaps hnoc (q. v.) should be read hnot, and taken here.] of trees, cropped, pollarded Tó ðám hnottan stocce (cf.
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cucler
A spoon ⬩ cochlear
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Genim celeþonian [MS. cileþonian] seáwes cucler fulne take a spoon full of juice of celandine L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 28, 3.
hláford-swice
Treachery to a lord, ⬩ treason
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Treachery to a lord, treason Ealra mǽst hláfordswice se biþ on worulde ðæt man his hláfordes sáwle beswíce and full mycel hláfordswice eác biþ ðæt man his hláford of lífe forrǽde oððe of lande lifigendne drífe the greatest treachery in the world against
beadu-searo
A war-train ⬩ an engine or weapon of war ⬩ bellicus apparatus
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A war-train, an engine or weapon of war; bellicus apparatus
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beding
Bedding ⬩ covering of a bed ⬩ a bed
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Bedding, covering of a bed, a bed, Ps. Spl. 131, 3
bǽte
A BIT of a bridle ⬩ a bridle ⬩ trappings ⬩ harness ⬩ lupatum ⬩ frenum
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A BIT of a bridle, a bridle, trappings, harness; lupatum, frenum
cæle
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A KEEL or bottom of a ship; carina, Som. Ben. Lye
begannes
The calends ⬩ the first day of the month ⬩ calendæ
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The calends, the first day of the month; calendæ, Cot. 202
cum-feorm
Entertainment of strangers ⬩ hospitium
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Entertainment of strangers ; hospitium Th. Diplm. A. D. 848 ; 102, 30
Dena lagu
The law of the Danes, Danish law ⬩ Danōrum lex, Danisca lex
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The law of the Danes, Danish law; Danōrum lex, Danisca lex
dóger
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a day; dies Dógera of days, Bd. 4, 3; 569, 4