þræc-hwíl
A time of suffering ⬩ a hard time
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A time of suffering, a hard time Ongan ðá hreówcearig sár cwánian ... 'Ðú mec þreádes þurh sárslege ... 'Hine seó fǽmne forlét æfter þræchwíle, Exon. Th. 275, 22; Jul. 554
calla
to call ⬩ A herald
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[ Similar entries ceailian to call] A herald, found in the phrase, — hilde calla [q. v.] war's herald or a herald of war, Cd. 156; Th. 193, 26; Exod. 252
fóre-burh
a fore-court ⬩ entrance-court ⬩ vestibule ⬩ vestĭbŭlum ⬩ a wall before a fortification ⬩ pro-mūrāle ⬩ mūrus ante mūrum ⬩ dictum ex eo quod pro mūnītione sit
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Gl. 55; Som. 66, 118; Wrt. Voc. 36, 38
gǽst-berend
A spirit-bearer ⬩ man ⬩ is qui spīrĭtum vel ănĭmum fert ⬩ hŏmo
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A spirit-bearer, man; is qui spīrĭtum vel ănĭmum fert, hŏmo Ðás gǽstberend gíman nellaþ these spirit-bearers will not heed, Exon. 31 a; Th. 97, 33; Cri. 1600 : 78 a; Th. 293, 17; Crä. 2.
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hreáðe-mús
a bat
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A mouse ornamented, furnished with wings [cf. hreóðan?], a bat Tósnidenre hreáðemúse blód the blood of a bat cut up, L. M. 2, 33; Lchdm. ii. 236, 17.
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HRÓC
A ROOK ⬩ a raven ⬩ a jackdaw
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A ROOK, a raven, a jackdaw Hróc gracculus velgarrulus, Ælfc. Gl. 38; Som. 63, 27; Wrt. Voc. 29, 47: 77, 44. Hróc gralus, grallus, 62, 31: 281, 1: garrula, Shrn. 29, 1.
mearc-pæð
A path leading through a country
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A path leading through a country Be mearcpaðe, strǽte neáh, Andr. Kmbl. 2124; An. 1063. Ic síðade wíddor mearcpaðas ( paths across the marches? ) træd, móras pæðde, Exon. 126 a; Th. 485, 7; Rä. 71, 10, Gewát hé ðá féran ofer mearcpaðu (-paðum?
un-gedéfelíce
Unfitly ⬩ in a way that ill suits the conditions of a case
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Th. 4862; B. 2435
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fáh
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Th. i. 64, 9. Add:
gifend
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a giver: — Apollonius mangeres naman genam má þonne gifendes, Ap. Th. 10, 8. <b>I a.</b> applied to the Deity, v. gifan; Drihten þe is ealra gereorda gifend, R.
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trúð
A player on a trumpet ⬩ an actor ⬩ buffoon
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A player on a trumpet, an actor, buffoon Trúð liticen, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 12; Zup. 40, 7: Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 66 (the word occurs in a list of terms connected with amusements).
arce-diácon
An ARCHDEACON ⬩ a bishop's vicegerent ⬩ archidiāconus
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Gl. 69; Wrt. Voc. 42, 27
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éhtend
A persecutor ⬩ persĕcūtor
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A persecutor; persĕcūtor Domicianus wearþ éhtend cristenra manna Domitian was a persecutor of christian men, Ors. 6, 9; Bos. 120, 18. He dreág éhtendra níþ he endured the persecutors' malice, Exon. 40 a; Th. 133, 28; Gú. 496.
ellor-gást
A spirit living or going elsewhere, a departing spirit ⬩ spīrĭtus ălĭbi dēgens
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A spirit living or going elsewhere, a departing spirit; spīrĭtus ălĭbi dēgens Scolde se ellorgást on feónda geweald, síðian the departing spirit must go into the power of fiends Beo. Th. 1619; B. 807. Ellorgǽst a departing spirit, 3238; B. 1617.
betwyx-aworpennyss
An interjection ⬩ interjectio
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This part of speech lieth between other words, and denotes a stirring of the mind. Heu denotes a soreness of mind, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 3, 55
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ge-monian
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To admonish, exhort, remind Ealle ða gemoniaþ módes fúsne féran to síþe all these admonish the prompt of mind to go on a journey, Exon. 82 a; Tb. 308, 25; Seef. 50: 88 b; Th. 333, 19; Gn.
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fléring
a flooring ⬩ a stratum ⬩ layer
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Th. i. 392, 13. a stratum, layer Dó on ǽnne pott án fléring of ðá hárhuna, and óðer of ysopo and ðridde of fersc buter, Lch. i. 378, 21.]
níw-cumen
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Add: newly come, just arrived Swilce hí nícumene sýn and swilce hí ealles dæges ǽr náhtes ne onbirigdon, Hml. A. 146, 68. one newly come to a religious house, a novice S nícumena mearce dó ille novitius signum faciat, R. Ben. I. 97, 17.
wudu-fæsten
a place rendered secure by woods ⬩ a wood as a place of security ⬩ a place of security built of wood
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a place rendered secure by woods, a wood as a place of security Ðǽr gewexen is wudufæstern micel there has grown a great wood which affords shelter, Cod. Dip. B. ii. 376, 4.
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ge-þingan
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Add: [a strong pp. seems to occur in Gr.