óþ-berstan
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[Rannulf út of ðam týre on Lunden nihtes óðbærst, ðǽr hé on hæftneþe wæs, Chr. l 101; Erl. 237, 40.] Gif se bana óþbyrste, L. H. E. 2 ; Th. i. 28, l. Cf. æt-berstan
tapor-æx
A small axe
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Habbe hé áne taperæx on his [handa], Chr. 1031; Erl. 162, 8
widuwa
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A widower Ðæt bið rihtlíc líf ðæt cniht þurhwunige on his cnihtháde, óð ðæt hé on rihtre mǽdenǽwe gewífige; and habbe ða syððan, ða hwíle ðe seó libbe: gif hire ðonne forðsíð gebyrige, ðonne is rihtost ðæt hé þananforð wydewa þurhwunige, L. I.
riht-fæderencynn
Lineal descent or descendants on the father's side
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Lineal descent or descendants on the father's side Hiera ryhtfæderencyn gǽþ tó Cerdice they are lineally descended on the father's side from Cerdic, Chr. 755 : Erl. 50, 33 : 784; Erl. 56, 5.
Linked entries: fæderen-cyn riht-médrencynn
hungor-geár
A year of famine
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A year of famine Ðá hæfde se hálga wer gedǽled ðæs mynstres þing hafenleásum mannum for ðam hungergeáre the saint had distributed the provisions of the monastery to indigent men on account of the year of famine, Homl. Th. ii. 178, 20
Linked entry: geár
swylt-cwalu
Death-pang, death, ⬩ of the death of the body ⬩ of the death of the soul
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Death-pang, death, of the death of the body Ðæs gástes síð æfter swyltcwale, Andr. Kmbl. 311; An. 156. of the death of the soul Gif seó sáwl sceal mid deóflum drohtnoð habban . . . on swyltcwale and in sárum sorgum, Wulfst. 188, 4
stede
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</b> place, sphere of action :-- Gif ealle men on worulde ríce wǽron, ðonne næfde seó mildheortnys nǽnne stede, Wulfst. 287, 9. of position in the case of a moving body Ne stira ðú, sunne, of ðam stede furðor ongeán Gabaon ...
ceoler
The COLLAR ⬩ throat ⬩ guttur
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The COLLAR or throat; guttur Sind gefægnunga Codes on ceolre oððe þrote heora sunt exallationes Dei in gutture eorum, Ps. Lamb. 149, 6
rípness
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Ripeness, maturity, season of ripeness, harvest Hrípnes messis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 29. On rípnysse in maturitate, Ps. Lamb. 118, 147. Cf. rípung
un-cwaciende
Without shaking or tottering
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Without shaking or tottering Ða ðe ne magon uncwaciende gestondan on emnum felda qui in planis stantes titubant, Past. 4; Swt. 41, 7
Linked entry: cwacian
birla
The barrel
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The barrel, body (of a horse) Gif hors sié ofscoten; nim tóbrecenre nǽdle eáge, stinge hindan on þone byrlan, Lch. ii. 156, 30
Linked entry: byrla
fold-hrérende
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earth-stirring, epithet of an animal that stirs the ground with its feet, mating foot prints on the ground, treading the ground. Add:
ge-strínend
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One who acquires or gains Gestriónend ðú bist bróðeres ðínes lucratus eris fratrem tuum, Mt. L. 18, 15. Gestreónendra adquisilorum, An. Ox. 796
heáfod-burh
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Ox. 61, 3. Þá gesætton þá wytan þá cnihtas on twám heáfodburgum, Hml. S. 2, 320. Cf. ealdor-burh. Add
hærfest-tíma
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Autumn Autumnus. ꝥ ys hærfesttíma, cymð tó mancynne binnan seofen nihta fyrste autumn comes on the seventh of August, Angl. viii. 311, 18
lufung
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Loving, action of loving Þá lufedon hí hyre mágas líchamlíce and on þǽre lufunge wǽron hyre éhtende (amando persequentes), Gr. D. 73, 14
sceápen
Of a sheep
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Of a sheep Sceápen smera (cf. on sceápes smerwe,1. 9), Lchdm. ii. 128, 16. Ete sceápen flǽsc and nán óþer, 358, 22
útan-bordes
Abroad
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Abroad Man útanbordes wísdóm and láre hieder on lond sóhte people abroad came hither in search of learning, Past. pref.; Swt. 3, 11
Linked entries: útan útan-landes
wæl-seax
A war-knife ⬩ a sword or dagger used in fight
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A war-knife, a sword or dagger used in fight Hé wælseaxe gebrǽd, ðæt hé on byrnan wæg, Beo. Th. 5400;B. 2703
scitte
Looseness of the bowels ⬩ diarrhœa
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Looseness of the bowels, diarrhœa Wið ðon ðe men mete untela melte and gecirre on yfele wǽtan and scittan, Lchdm. ii. 226, 6