GRÉNE
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Wende man ðæt gréne to ðan weofode let the green [side of the sods] be turned to the altar, Lchdm. i. 398, 17. Gréne folde the green earth, Cd. 76; Th. 94, 14; Gen. 1561. Of grénum áre geworht wrought of green copper, Blickl. Homl. 127, 7.
Linked entry: groene
be-teldan
To cover, cover over, surround, overwhelm ⬩ tegere, supertegere, circumdare, obruere
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Fuglas hringe beteldaþ Fénix the birds surround the Phœnix in a ring, Exon. 6o b; Th. 221, 24; Ph. 339. Wæs wópes hring torne bitolden the weeping circle was overwhelmed with grief, 15 b; Th. 34, 6; Cri. 538
ge-weorþan
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D. iv. 56, 30. the subject non-material Seó hreówsung þe him þá gewearð the repentance they had come to feel, Ors. 1, 7 ; S. 38, 21.
bere-gafol
Barley-rent ⬩ a tribute of barley ⬩ hordei tributum
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One of the rents paid in kind, which, by the following enactment, is fixed at the rate of six pounds weight for every labourer employed in the barley harvest Mon sceal simle to bere-gafole agifan æt ánum wyrhtan six púnd-wǽga a man shall always give
Linked entry: gafol-bere
gang-wuce
Rogation week ⬩ the week of holy Thursday ⬩ perambŭlātiōnis septĭmāna
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Ðys Gódspel gebýraþ on Wódnes dæg, on ðære Gang-wucan to ðam uigilian this Gospel belongs to the vigil on Wednesday, in the Rogation week, Rubc. Jn. Bos. 17, 1-10, notes, p. 580
Linked entry: gang-dagas
mære
pure
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pure, in the phrase mǽre peningas = Lat. meri denarii i.e. coins made of pure silver, v. Ducange s.v. merus, quoted by Schmid. The passage in which the word is found occurs in L. Alf. pol. 3; Th. i. 62, 10 Mid V. pundum mǽrra pæninga.
orþung
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add: the breath of a human being or animal Seó orþung þe wé út bláwaþ and in áteóð . . . is seó lyft þe ealle líchamlice þing on lybbað, Hml. S. 1, 214. Betwux wordum his ( the old man's) orðung áteórað, Hml. Th. i. 614, 15.
riht-gifu
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The word occurs in a section of Cnut's laws headed 'De officiis domino debitis', but what was the nature of the obligation to which it is applied is nowhere explained Hláfordes rihtgifu stande ǽfre unáwend, Ll.
a-hneápan
To pluck off ⬩ decarpere
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To pluck off; decarpere Heó of beáme a-hneóp wæstm biweredne she plucked from the tree the prohibited fruit, Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 2; Gú. 819
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arce-bisceop-ríce
An ARCHBISHOPRIC ⬩ archiepiscopatus
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An ARCHBISHOPRIC; archiepiscopatus To ðam arcebisceopríce to the archbishopric, Chr. 994; Th. 242, 38. Ðæt arcebiscopríce on Cantwara byrig the archbishopric of Canterbury, 1114; Th. 370, 15
a-sterian
To agitate ⬩ stir ⬩ move ⬩ commovere ⬩ movere
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To agitate, stir, move; commovere, movere He astereþ ðone ródor and ða tungla it moves the sky and the stars, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 6, note
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Cent-ríce
The kingdom of Kent ⬩ Cantii regnum
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The kingdom of Kent; Cantii regnum Hér Eádberht féng to Centríce here, A. D. 725, Eadberht succeeded to the kingdom of Kent, Chr. 725; Erl. 44, 31
deáþ-spere
A deadly spear ⬩ letālis hasta
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A deadly spear; letālis hasta Dol him ne ondrǽdeþ deáþsperu the foolish will not dread the deadly spears, Exon. 102 a; Th. 385, 32; Rä. 4, 53
eás
of a river
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of a river On twá healfe ðære eás on the two sides of the river, Chr. 896; Th. 172, 39, col. l; gen. of eá, q. v
eow
the mountain ash ⬩ ornus?
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the yew; taxus, L. M. 3, 63; Lchdm. ii. 350, 24. v. íw. the mountain ash; ornus? Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 40; Wrt. Voc. 33, 37
Féðan-leag
Frethern
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D. 584] Ceawlin and Cutha fought against the Britons at the place which is called Frethern, Chr. 584; Th. 34, 9
fífel
A sea-monster ⬩ monster ⬩ giant ⬩ monstrum mărīnum ⬩ gĭgas
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A sea-monster, monster, giant; monstrum mărīnum, gĭgas Þurh fífela gefeald forþ onette through the field of the monsters he hastened forth, Wald. 76; Vald. 2, 10
fulhtere
A baptizer ⬩ baptist ⬩ baptista
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A baptizer, baptist; baptista To ðæm dæge Seint Iohannes ðæs fulhteres on the day of Saint John the baptist, L. Ath. i. prm; Th. i. 196, 19
earfeþ-mæcg
An unhappy or unfortunate man ⬩ infortūnātus hŏmo
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An unhappy or unfortunate man; infortūnātus hŏmo Se endestæf earfeþmæcgum weálíc weorþeþ the end to the unfortunate is miserable, Exon. 87 a; Th. 328, 3; Vy. 11
médren-gecynd
Nature derived from the mother
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Nature derived from the mother Hé wæs sóð man þurh his médrengecynd (méddrengecynd) he was very man in the nature derived from his mother, Wulfst. 17, 7