hors-cræt
A chariot; ⬩ biga,
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A chariot; biga, Lye
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smiþ-cræftig
Skilled as a smith
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Skilled as a smith
ge-sylhð
a plough; ⬩ aratrum,
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a plough; aratrum, Som
beád
a prayer,
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a prayer, l. bead
ÁÐUM
A son-in-law ⬩ a daughter's husband ⬩ a brother-in-law ⬩ a sister's husband ⬩ gener ⬩ sororis ⬩ ut et patris ⬩ sororis maritus
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A son-in-law, a daughter's husband, a brother-in-law, a sister's husband; gener; sororis, ut et patris, sororis maritus Áðum gener, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 18. Hæfst ðú suna oððe dóhtra oððe áðum habes filios aut filias aut generum, Gen. 19, 12.
eaxl-gestealla
A shoulder companion, nearest friend, bosom friend, comrade ⬩ cŏmes qui est a lătĕre, sŏcius intĭmus, commīlĭto
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Hæfde wígena tó lyt, eaxlgestealna he had too few of warriors, comrades, Elen. Kmbl. 127; El. 64. Ic eom æðelinges eaxlgestealla I am a noble's bosom friend. Exon. 127 a; Th. 489, 2; Rä. 78, l.
betera
BETTER ⬩ melior
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BETTER; melior Ðæt hý wǽron beteran þegnas that they were better thanes, Ors. 4, 9; Bos. 92, 23. Ða betran tída the better times, 4, 9; Bos. 92, 18. To beteran tíde to a better time, Bd. 3. 14; S. 539, 39. Wítodlíce micle má mann ys sceápe betera?
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slá-wyrm
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A slow-worm, blind-worm (cf. a slaworme cecula, Cath. Angl. 343), a kind of snake: — Sláwyrm stellio, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 25: 78, 60: spalangius, 24, 27: Hpt. Gl. 450, 26: regulus (cf. regulus est serpens, avis, et rex parvulus omnis, Wrt.
twisprǽcness
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Ic ondette æfste, twysprǽcnesse and leásunge, Anglia xi. 98, 26. Ic andette tǽlnessa and twisprǽcnessa, leásunga and unriht gilp, L. de Cf. 7; Th. ii. 262, 27
ærn
A place ⬩ secret place ⬩ closet ⬩ an habitation ⬩ a house ⬩ cottage ⬩ locus ⬩ locus secretior ⬩ domus ⬩ casa
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A place, secret place, closet, an habitation, a house, cottage; locus, locus secretior, domus, casa Bireþ into his ærne beareth into his habitation, L. In. 57; Th. i. 138, 16
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andgiet-tácen
A sensible token ⬩ intelligibile signum
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A sensible token; intelligibile signum Ge on wolcnum ðæs andgiettácen mágon sceáwigan ye may behold a sensible token of this in the clouds, Cd. 75; Th. 93, 3; Gen. 1539
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beáh-wriða
A ringed wreath ⬩ armlet ⬩ bracelet ⬩ armilla ⬩ armilla, quæ brachialis vocatur
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A ringed wreath, armlet, bracelet; armilla = armilla, quæ brachialis vocatur, Cic Oft hió beáhwriðan secge sealde oft she gave a ringed wreath to the warrior, Beo. Th. 4041; B. 2018
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bearhtm
A noise ⬩ tumult ⬩ clamour ⬩ sound ⬩ cry ⬩ fragor ⬩ strepitus ⬩ tumultus ⬩ clamor
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A noise, tumult, clamour, sound, cry; fragor, strepitus, tumultus, clamor Ic on ðisse byrig bearhtm gehýre I hear a tumult in this city, Cd. 109; Th. 145, 50; Gen. 2406
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ceaster-waru
Townsmen as a body, the citizens or city ⬩ cives, civitas
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Townsmen as a body, the citizens or city; cives, civitas Ðá eóde eall seó ceaster-warú then the whole city [citizens as a body] came out, Mt. Bos. 8, 34
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cyric-sangere
A church-singer ⬩ ecclesiæ cantator
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A church-singer; ecclesiæ cantator He sumne æðelne cyricsangere begeat, se wæs Mafa háten he got a famous church-singer, who was named Mava, Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 5
eorþ-hele
A heap ⬩ tŭmŭlus
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A heap; tŭmŭlus Wæs ðæt deáw abútan ða fyrdwíc, swilce hit hagoles eorþhele wǽre the dew was about the camp, as it were a heap of hail, Ex. 10, 14
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ex-odus
A going out ⬩ exĭtus
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A going out; exĭtus Exodus on Grécisc, Exitus on Lýden, Útfæreld on Englisc Exodus [Ἔξοδος f.] in Greek, exĭ tus in Latin, a going out in English Ex. Thw. Title
fǽr-béna
A husbandman, peasant, churl ⬩ rustĭcus
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A husbandman, peasant, churl; rustĭcus Gif hit sífǽrbéna gilde xii ór if it be a churl, let him pay twelve ores, L. N. P. L. 50; Th. ii. 298, 6
fót-gemearc
A foot-mark ⬩ length of a foot ⬩ ūnius pĕdis longĭtūdo
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A foot-mark, length of a foot; ūnius pĕdis longĭtūdo Se légdraca wæs fíftiges fótgemearces lang the fire-dragon was fifty feet of measure long, Beo. Th. 6077; B. 3042
gærs-tún-díc
A grass-meadow-dike ⬩ vallum circa prātum ductum
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A grass-meadow-dike; vallum circa prātum ductum On gærstúndíc súðeweardne to the south of the grass-meadow-dike, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 441; A. D. 956; Kmbl. iii. 438, 4