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be-stód

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-stód, pl. -stódon

stood by or near, stood around, surrounded

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stood by or near, stood around, surrounded, Gen. 23, 2 : Byrht. Th. 133, 51; By. 68; Similar entries p. of be-standan

gebeorh-stów

(n.)
Grammar
gebeorh-stów, e; f.

A place of refuge ⬩ refŭgium

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A place of refuge; refŭgium Ðú eart mín gebeorhstów on mínum earfoðum tu es mihi refŭgium a pressūre, Ps. Th. 31, 8

geóguþ-hádnes

(n.)
Grammar
geóguþ-hádnes, -ness, e; f.

The state of youth, youth ⬩ ădŏlescentia

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The state of youth, youth; ădŏlescentia On ða ǽrestan tíd mínre geóguþhádnesse cum prīmævo ădŏlescentiæ tempŏre, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 36

stæþ-fæst

(adj.)
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stæþ-fæst, adj.
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Firm on the shore (? epithet of sea-cliffs), stable Heáhcleofu stíð and stæðfæst, staþelas wið wége, Exon. Th. 61, 7; Cri. 981

bere-brytta

(n.)
Grammar
bere-brytta, an; m.
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The guardian of a granary Be berebryttan (-e,MS. ). Berebryttan gebyreð corngebrot on hærfæste æt bernes dure, Ll. Th. i. 440, 2

líg-spiwol

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Of lígspiwelum flóde de Flegetonte, Germ. 391, 199. The Latin translated by Dóm. L. 209 is: Os flammivomum im-plebitur igne. Add

ofer-fær

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Fram Abrahame wæs ðá forð oð Móises tíde and Israéla oferfær út of Egyptum v c wintra, Sal. K. 184, 11. Add

sculdor

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Add: sculdra, an Hé dó of mæssehacelan and twyfeldende hí onbútan lecgehim on wynstran sculdran (in sinistra scapula), Angl. xiii. 406, 588

rysc-pytt

(n.)
Grammar
rysc-pytt, es; m.

A pit or pool

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A pit or pool in which rushes grow In hriscpyt; of hriscpytte intó ðere díc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 385, 2-3

sam-híwan

(n.)
Grammar
sam-híwan, pl.

Members of the same household or family

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Members of the same household or family Sam*-*híwna yrfebéc jus liberorum, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 46. Somhíwena yrfebéc, ii. 49, 14

wæl-rún

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-rún, e; f.

The secret of approaching slaughter

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The secret of approaching slaughter Fyrdleóð ágól wulf on walde, wælrúne ne máð (proclaimed the coming carnage), Elen. Kmbl. 56; El. 28

CLYWE

(n.)
Grammar
CLYWE, an; f. n?

A clew ⬩ ball of thread or yarn ⬩ ball ⬩ globus ⬩ glomus

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A clew, ball of thread or yarn, ball; globus, glomus Clywe globus Ælfc. Gl. 111; Som. 79, 66; Wrt. Voc. 59, 35

Linked entry: cliewe

hleów-bord

(n.)
Grammar
hleów-bord, es; n.

A board which serves for covering or protection [the binding of a book]

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A board which serves for covering or protection [the binding of a book], Exon 107 a; Th. 408, 14; Rä. 27, 12

sige

(n.)
Grammar
sige, es; m.

A fall ⬩ setting of the sun

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A fall, setting of the sun Sió sunne ðonne hió on sige weorðeþ (cf. Bt. 25 ; Fox 88, 25), Met. 13, 111

þel-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
þel-fæsten, þel-fæstenn, es; n.

A fortress of planks (Noah's ark)

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A fortress of planks (Noah's ark) Nolde seó culufre under salwed bord syððan ætýwan on þellfæstenne, Cd. Th. 89, 17; Gen. 1482

wyrpel

(n.)
Grammar
wyrpel, es; m.
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on feterum fiþrum dealne (cf. the description of a falcon's equipment given in a M.

grad

(n.)
Grammar
grad, es; m. [Lat. gradus]
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Æt sumum sǽle ætslád se hálga wer on ðám heálícum gradum æt ðam hálgum weofode on one occasion the holy man slipped on the tall steps at the holy altar, Homl: Th. ii. 512, 11

hafen-leást

(n.)
Grammar
hafen-leást, e; f.

Lack of means, indigence ⬩ inopia

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Úre sáule hafenleáste the indigence of our souls, ii. 88, 26.

ge-mynd

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Lǽt þé on gemyndum (remember), hú mé bysmredon weras, An. 962. (to come to (into) occur to) mind Mé arn tó gemynde oft, Ll. Lbmn. 269, 16. Hwílum án, hwílum óðru cymð tó gemynde, Past. 413, 30. Mé cóm oft on gemynd, 3, 2.

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, lago; m.

sea ⬩ water

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Under lyft ofer lagu, Exon. 57 a; Th. 204, 21; Ph. 101. Á hafaþ longunge seðe on lagu fundaþ, 82 a; Th. 308, 30; Seef. 47. Ne lagu dréfde ne of [on?] lyfte fleág it troubled not water, nor flew it in air, 106 a; Th. 404. 31; Rä. 23, 16.