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íþ-hilde

(adj.)
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íþ-hilde, adj.
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Easily held, content (cf. ge-healdan; <b>XI a.</b>). Take here examples given under éþ-hylde in Dict., and add Éþhelde vel fulhealden contentus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 1. Ná his éðhylde weldǽde non suo contentus officio, Scint. 133, 3.

Linked entry: eáþ-hylde

of-gán

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Add Nú mé is mín ágen ætwiten swilce ic hit hæbbe forstolen, and man mid wítum ofgán willað æt mé ꝥ ic mid rihtan þingon begyten hæfde, Hml. S. 23, 600. Add Ábæd Ósgár abbud æt Ælfhere ealdormenn ꝥ hé móste ofgán ꝥ land æt him mid sceatte.

ribb

(n.)
Grammar
ribb, es; n.

A rib

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A rib Ribb costa, Wrt. Voc. i. 65, 17. Rib, ii. 105, 29. Ðá genam hé án ribb of his sídan and gefilde mid flǽsce ðǽr ðǽr ðæt ribb wæs. And geworhte ðæt ribb tó ánum wífmen, Gen. 2, 21-22. Hæfde fela ribba, Exon. Th. 415, 9; Rä. 33, 8.

æcer-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-sǽd, es; n.

Seed for an acre

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Seed for an acre Man sælde ðæt æcersǽd hwǽte, ðæt is twégen sédlǽpas, tó six scillingas, and ðæt bærlic, ðæt is þré sédlǽpas, tó six scillingas, and ðæt æcersǽd áten, ðæt is feówer sédlǽpas tó feówer scillingas, Chr. 1124; P. 254, 14-16. vi. æcersǽd

scip-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
scip-fæt, es; n.

A vessel in the form of a ship

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Wright has the following note on this entry: The nef, a vessel in the form of a ship, used in the church from an early period to hold the incense, as well as other articles

BRǼW

(n.)
Grammar
BRǼW, breáw, breág, brég, brégh, bréhg, es; m.

An eye-lid; ⬩ palpebra

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Unwlítig swile and atelíc his eágan brégh [brég MS. C.] wyrde and wemde an unsightly and fearful swelling harmed and corrupted his eye-lid, Bd. 4, 32 ; S. 611, 18.

hleów

(n.)
Grammar
hleów, hleó, es; n.

A shelter, ⬩ protection, ⬩ covering, ⬩ refuge;

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Eallum tó hleó as a refuge for all, Exon. 25 a; Th. 73, 29; Cri. 1197: Andr. Kmbl. 221; An. 111: 1133; An. 567.

irfe

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Add: inherited property, property that passes to an heir Ierfe hereditas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 47. Ðæt ierfe ðæt gé æfter hiégiað hereditas ad quam festinatur, Past. 331, 24.

HUND

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
HUND, n.

A HUNDRED ⬩ centum

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Nigon hund wintra and lxxi, Blickl. Homl. 119, 2. Hira monig hund ofslógon slew many hundreds of them, Chr. 895; Erl. 93, 28. Hund síðon on dæge a hundred times a day, Homl. Th. i. 456, 21

Linked entry: hundes beó

eorþ-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-fæt, es; n.

An earthen vessel, the body ⬩ vas terrâ factum, corpus

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An earthen vessel, the body; vas terrâ factum, corpus Se gǽst nimeþ swá wíte swá wuldor, swá him in worulde ðæt eorþfæt ǽr geworhte the spirit receives either punishment or glory, as the body has worked for him before in the world, Exon. 98 a; Th. 367

for-grówan

(v.)
Grammar
for-grówan, p. -greów, pl. -greówon; pp. -grówen [for-, grówan to grow]

To grow up ⬩ grow into ⬩ increscĕre

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To grow up, grow into; increscĕre Se ǽr in dæge wæs dýre, scríðeþ nú deóp feor, brondhord geblówen, breóstum in forgrówen copper was dear in [that] day, now it circulates wide and far, an ardent treasure flourishing, grown up in the hearts, Exon. 94

Linked entry: for-weaxan

hefeld

(n.)
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., and add Hebeld licium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 5. Hefeld, 51, 13. Hefelda liciorum (filis flamma combustis), An. Ox. 3550. Hefeldurn liciis, 7, 256. Heueldun, 4, 65.

hrímig

(adj.)
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H. 209, 32 hrímge has been suggested as an emendation for hrinde, B. 1363. v. hrind.]

leóda

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Eádweard bewarede land and leódan (leóde, v.l. /), 1065; P. 195, 15. Add

ormǽtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ormǽtlíce, adv.
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Ðá becóme wit tó ánre dene, seó wæs ormǽtlíce deóp and wíd (deuenimus ad uallem multae latitudinis ac profunditatis, Bd. 5, 12), Hml. Th. ii. 350, 6. Ormǽtlíc(e) brád, Lch. iii. 242, 24

self-willes

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Syl(f)willes ultronea (Victoria . . . ultronea spospondit se . . . pulsaturam, Ald. 69, 15), An. Ox. 4862

snide

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Scép tó snide gelǽdd ouis ad occisionem ductus, 40, 32

streám-racu

(n.)
Grammar
streám-racu, e; f.

The bed or channel of a stream, a water-course

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The bed or channel of a stream, a water-course Streámracu alveus, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 26. Streámrace alveum, ii. 4, 59. Him þurh streámræce strǽt wæs gerýmed, Andr. Kmbl. 3158; An. 1582.

freód

(n.)
Grammar
freód, e; f.

Affection ⬩ good-will ⬩ friendship ⬩ peace ⬩ ămor ⬩ dilectio ⬩ amīcĭtia ⬩ pax ⬩ grātia

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Swá ðú wið me freóde gecýðdest as thou hast manifested affection to me, Andr. Kmbl. 780; An. 390. Freóde ne woldon healdan they would not hold peace, Beo. Th. 4946; B. 2476.

spanan

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Add Speón suasit, An. Ox. 43, 9. <b>I a.</b> add :-- Forgif mé þám men þe mín mód mé tó spenð, Hml. S. 3, 390.