un-orne
Simple ⬩ plain ⬩ poor ⬩ mean ⬩ humble
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Simple, plain, poor, mean, humble Dunnere, unorne ceorl, Byrht. Th. 139, 18; By. 256
Linked entry: orne
ge-hyrdnes
A keeping ⬩ guard ⬩ watch ⬩ custōdia
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A keeping, guard, watch; custōdia Sete gehyrdnessa múþe mínum pōne custōdiam ōri meo, Ps. Lamb. 140, 3
Linked entry: ge-heordnes
wan-hafa
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A poor person Wanhafa and þearfa ic eom inops et pauper sum ego. Ps. Spl. 85, 1
Linked entry: hafa
eáre
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Hé him mildheortnesse eáron ontýnde, 107, 1. a handle on a pot. Cf. Icel. eyra a handle on a pot, see N. E. D. ear, ll. 8, and next word
em-niht
Equal day and night, equinox ⬩ æquĭnoctium
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Equal day and night, equinox ; æquĭnoctium On emnihtes dæg, ðæt is ðonne se dæg and seó niht gelíce lange beóþ on the day of the equinox, that is when the day and night are equally long, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 12, 19; Lchdm. iii. 260,
Linked entry: efen-niht
Scilling
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The name of a poet:?-Wit Scilling for uncrum sigedryhtne song áhófan, Exon. Th. 324, 31; Víd. 103
bealcan
to emit ⬩ utter ⬩ pour out ⬩ eructare
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to emit, utter, pour out; eructare Dæg ðam dæge bealceþ word dies diei eructat verbum, Ps. Spl. 18, 2
Linked entry: bælcan
ealdor-biscop
An elder or chief bishop, an archbishop ⬩ sĕnior episcŏpus, archiepiscŏpus
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An elder or chief bishop, an archbishop; sĕnior episcŏpus, archiepiscŏpus; the Pope is so called by king Alfred Ðá wæs Vitalianus Papa ðæs apostolícan setlesealdorbiscop then Pope Vitalian was the chief bishop of the apostolic seat; sedi apostŏlĭcæ præerat
síþ-boren
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late-born Of ðǽm síþborenum de post fetantes, Ps. Surt. 77, 70 : Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 84
wísere
sign-post
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A sign-post (?) Tó Afene; on wísere; on ða fúlan lace, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 301, 36
swǽlan
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Cuth. poet. 46, 9), An. Ox. 32, 15
snǽding
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Æfter snǽdinge post mixtum, 415, 709. Add
gedýre
A door post ⬩ postis ad fores
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A door post; postis ad fores On ǽgðrum gedýre in utro poste, Ex. 12, 23. On ǽgðer gedýre on each door-post, Ex. 12, 7.
arctos
The constellation Ursa Major
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It never goes down under this earth, as the other constellations do, but one while it turns down and another while up, over day and over night, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 16, 3-7; Lchdm. iii. 270, 9-15
Linked entries: carles wǽn Boéties
mere
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Ex. 107. add: a natural pool Æt Finchámstede án mere blód weóll, Chr. 1098; P. 234, 22. Hí þá hálgan geléddon tó ánum brádum mere. . . se mere wæs mid forste oferþeaht, Hml. S. 11, 141.
ge-byrigednes
A burial ⬩ sĕpultūra
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A burial; sĕpultūra Æfter monigum geárum his gebyrigednesse post multos sĕpultūtræ annos, Bd. 4, 32; Whelc. 365, 31
wiþ-tremman
To step back
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To step back Ðonne wiðtremð hé and on*-*hupaþ gressum post terga revocet, Past. 58; Swt. 441, 27
mǽg-burh
Kindred ⬩ family ⬩ relatives ⬩ tribe
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Alf. pol. 41; Th. i. 88, 18. Wes mǽgburge mínre árfæst be kind to my kindred, Cd. 136; Th. 171, 8; Gen. 2825 : Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 3; Vy. 62. Gielden siððan his mǽgas ðone wer gif hé mǽgburg (-borh, MS. B.: -burh, MS.
á-bítan
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Alf. pol. 23; Th. i. 78, 2.
ged
A song ⬩ proverb ⬩ poem
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A song, proverb, poem,Bt. Met. Fox 2, 10; Met. 2, 5.; Gedd proverbium, Jn. Skt.; Lind. 10, 6; 16, 25