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
gár-heáp
A spear-band ⬩ armed band ⬩ hastĭfĕra turma
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A spear-band, armed band; hastĭfĕra turma Hæfdon him beácen arǽred in ðam gárheápe they had a signal reared in the armed band, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 11; Exod. 321
masc
A mesh ⬩ a net ⬩ toil
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A mesh, a net, toil Ic wyrpe max míne on eá pono retia mea in amne, Coll. Monast, Th. 23, 9: 21, 13. On ðám maxum in retibus, 21, 19
morþor-bedd
The bed of death ⬩ the bed where a murdered man lies
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The bed of death, the bed where a murdered man lies Wæs ðam yldestan mǽges dǽdum morþorbed stréd (of a man shot by his brother), Beo. Th. 4864; B. 2436
biliþ
An image, a representation, resemblance, likeness, pattern, example ⬩ imago, effigies
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An image, a representation, resemblance, likeness, pattern, example; imago, effigies Biliþe wǽron eorlas Ebréa the men were the images [likenesses] of the Hebrews, Cd. 187; Th. 232, 7, note a
blóstm
A blossom, flower ⬩ flos
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A blossom, flower; flos Blóstm flos, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 65, 10; Wrt. Voc. 33, 9. Blóstma hiwum in hues of flowers, Exon. 94 a; Th. 352, 32; Reim. 4
bord-weall
A board-wall, a shield ⬩ scutorum agger, testudo, clypeus
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A board-wall, a shield; scutorum agger, testudo, clypeus He bræc ðone bordweall he broke through the board-wall, Byrht. Th. 139, 60; By. 277: Beo. Th. 5952; B. 2980
Linked entry: weall
ge-leód
One of a nation ⬩ a fellow-countryman ⬩ compatriot ⬩ conterraneus ⬩ compatriota
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One of a nation, a fellow-countryman, compatriot; conterraneus, compatriota Gif hwá his ágenne geleód bebycgge if any one sell his own countryman, L. In. 11; Th. i. 110, 3
stig-ráp
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A stirrup Stigráp scansile, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 1. Stíráp, 23, 17. (In each case the word occurs in a list of words connected with riding.) Stírápas scansilia, 41, 34
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ealde-fæder
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a grandfather. Cf. eald, VI a On Arcestrates cyne-ríce his ealdefeder. Ap. Th. 28, 9. Se cing Eádmund ys bebyrged mid his ealdefæder Eádgáre, Chr. 1016; P. 153, 22
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planéta
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A planet (v. N. E. D.), chasuble Scrýde hine mid superhumerale and mid alban and stolan and handlíne and planétan, ꝥ is godwebben cappe, MS. Laud 482, f. 48 a
weall-geat
A gate in a wall
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A gate in a wall Hié gegán hæfdon tó ðam weallgeate they had reached the city's gate, Judth. Thw. 23, 26; Jud. 141. Tó weallgeatum, Andr. Kmbl. 2407; An. 1205
heáfod-mǽg
A near relation, a relation in the first degree, ⬩ agnates
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A near relation, a relation in the first degree, Cd. 60, Th. 73, 6; Gen. 1200: 78; Th. 96, 36; Gen. 1605: Beo. Th. 1180; B. 588: 4308; B. 2151. ;
heáh-þeód
A great, chief people
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A great, chief people Was sum æþela man on ðære héhþeóde Myrcna ríce there was a certain noble man in the great kingdom of Mercia, Guthl. 1; Gdwin. 8, 2
crism-lýsing
A leaving off the baptismal vest ⬩ chrismatis solutio
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A leaving off the baptismal vest; chrismatis solutio His crismlýsing [crismlising MS. A.] wæs æt Wedmor the leaving off his baptismal vest was at Wedmore Chr. 878; Erl. 81, 20
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forþ-þegen
A thane of high rank ⬩ a great noble
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A thane of high rank, a great noble Sum forðþegn wæs welig Florus geháfen (cf. se Florus wæs ðá fyrmest þǽra Francena þegna, 140), Hml. S. 6, 125: 22, 38
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frum-lida
A chief sailor ⬩ captain of a vessel
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A chief sailor, captain of a vessel Se heáhengel Sanctus Michael se æðela nówend and se gleáwa frumlida . . . sé ðe his scip mid heofonlicum wælum gefylleð, An. Ox. 32, note
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grím-helm
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A helmet with a visor; galea larvata, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 27; Exod. 174: 160; Th. 198, 29; Exod. 330: Elen. Kmbl. 516; El. 258: Beo. Th. 674; B. 334