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sæl

(n.)
Grammar
sæl, sel, es; n.

A hall

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Ne gód hafoc geond sæl swingeþ, 4520; B. 2264. Hý sæl timbred (æltimbred, MS., the alliteration requires s) ongytan mihton; ðæt wæs foremǽrost receda, 620; B. 307. Heorot ( Hrothgar's hall ), sincfáge sel, 336; B. 167. Geond ðæt síde sel, Andr.

Linked entries: sel sales salor

BUCCA

(n.)
Grammar
BUCCA, an; m.

a buckA he-goat, BUCKcaper, hircus

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Ic ne underfó of eowedum ðínum buccan non accipiam de gregibus tuis hircos, 49, 9: Deut. 32, 14. Buccan horn a buck's horn, one of the twelve signs of the zodiac, Capricorn, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 7, 8; Lchdm. iii. 246, 3.

Linked entry: buc-heort

hordere

(n.)
Grammar
hordere, es; m.

A treasurer, steward, chamberlaintreasurer

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Ath. 1, 3; Th. i. 200, 23, see note. Nán man ne hwyrfe nánes yrfes bútan ðæs geréfan gewitnesse ... oððe ðæs horderes, 9; Th. i. 204, 19

ofer-fyll

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-fyll, e; -fyllu(o); indecl. f.

Overfulness, repletion, surfeit, excess in eating or in drinkingcrapula

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Nǽfre oferfyl ne filige, forðí nis cristenum monnum nán þing swá wiðerweardlíc swá swá oferfyl, R. Ben. 63, 19-21. Seó oferfyll simle fét unþeáwas, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 110, 27: Blickl. Homl. 37, 14.

be-fealdan

to fold uproll upto bendthe bodyto fold up in somethingwrap up to entwine;implicareto involveimplicateto attach

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Ðæt hié ne sién tó wyrsan gecirde and ðǽron befealdne deterioribus implicantur, Past. 271, 12. to attach Tó befeóld applicavit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 43. Hé (the town) wæs tó þæs pápan ǽhte bifealden, Hml. A. 199, 150

ǽstel

(n.)
Grammar
ǽstel, es; m.

A tableta table for notesa waxed tabletindicatoriumastulapugillaris

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And in God's name, I command that no man take the tablet from the book, nor the book from the minster, Past. Hat. MS. Pref

ge-biddan

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Th. i. 386, 13. to ask, make request to a person Ne sceal nán faran . . . búton hé gebeden sý, Ll. Th. ii. 386, 6. Swá swá hé gebeden wæs þurh þá geleáfullan, Ælfc. T.

fúl

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fúl, adj.
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Of þára múðe út eóde ꝥ fúluste fýr, ꝥ ic áræfnian ne mihte, Gr. D. 89, 24. Se líchoma on þone heardestan stenc and on þone fúlostan bið gecyrred, Bl. H. 59, 13. Þǽm fúlæstum putentissimis (nidoribus), Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 4. <b>I a.

ge-rihtan

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Gif hé þurh ðá swingella ne bið geriht si nec correxit opera sua, R. Ben. 52, 8. (2 α) used intransitively for reflexive :-- Gif hé þurh þreále nele gerihtan, R. Ben. 126, 5. to rebuke Mi ðý gerihte (-rihðe, L. ) cum corriperetur, Lk.

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, p. ode.

to exercise or have powerto rulegovernreignto domineerdominatetyrannizeexercise violenceto prevail

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Deáþ him furðor ne biþ rícsend mors illi ultra non dominabitur, Rtl. 26, 33.

simbel-geféra

(n.)
Grammar
simbel-geféra, an ; m.
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One who continually goes with another, a constant companion Nis hit ðæt án ðæt swá eáðe mæg wiðerweard gesceaft wesan ætgædere symbelgeféran, ac hit is sellícre ðæt hiora ǽnigne mæg bútan óðrum bión it is not only that it is so easy for opposites

Linked entries: ge-féra symbel-geféra

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Ne wén ðú ðæt ic tó ánwillíce winne wið ða wyrd, forðam iç hit selfe ne ondrǽde, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 21. Ðá ðá wé hit nóhwæðer ne selfe ne lufodon, Past. pref. ; Swt. 5, 6. Sylfe, Blickl. Homl. 53, 1: 223, 20.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

dol-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
dol-wíte, es; n. [dol foolish, audacious = Ger. toll-kühn; wíte a punishment]

Punishment for audacity, temerity or fool-hardinesstemerĭtātis pœna

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Punishment for audacity, temerity or fool-hardiness; temerĭtātis pœna Nales dolwíte no punishment for audacity, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 25; Rä. 27, 17

et-felgan

(v.)
Grammar
et-felgan, p. -fealh, pl. -fulgon; pp. -folgen

To cleave or stick to, adhere adhærére

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To cleave or stick to, adhere; adhærére etfilgþ me heorte þweor a wicked heart cleaves not to me, Ps. Spl. T. 100, 4

friþ-hús

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-hús, es; n.

A house of peacerefugean asylumpācis dŏmusăsȳlum

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Gl. no; Som. 79, 28; Wrt. Voc. 59, 2

gár-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
gár-cwealm, es; m.

Spear-slaughternex tēlo patrātaclādes

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Spear-slaughter; nex tēlo patrāta, clādes Se ðe eall geman gárcwealm gumena who all remembers the slaughter of men, Beo. Th. 4092; B. 2043

sinc-máðum

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-máðum, es ; m.
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A treasure Næs sincmáððum sélra on sweordes hád there was no greater treasure in the shape of a sword, Beo. Th. 4392 ; B. 2193

blissigend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
blissigend-lic, adj.

Joyous

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Joyous Se dæg is heora sóðe ácennednys; wóplic swá swá seó ǽrre, ac blissigendlic tó ðám écum lífe, Hml. Th. i. 354, 11

mánful-lic

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Ac ꝥ is mánfullic ǽnigum menn tó dónne on þám crístendóme. Hml. A. 16, 73. Add

weorod-líce

(adv.)
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Ic wundrige hú on wintres dæge hér lilian blóstm oþþe rosan brǽð swá wynsumlíce and swá werodlíce stincað, Hml. S. 34, 105. Add