mancus
A mancus ⬩ the eighth of a pound ⬩ the sum of thirty pence
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Cf. for an instance of the manner in which this might be paid the will of an ealdorman where the heriot included feówer beágas twegen on hundtwelftigum mancosum and twegen on hundeahtatigum, Chart. Th. 500, 3.
eorl
a hero
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and þórode eorl 992; P. 127, 11. as a title in England, taking the place of ealdorman.
rún-stæf
a rune
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Ðá áxode se ealdorman ðone hæftling hwæðer hé þurh drýcræft oððe þurh rúnstafas his bendas tóbrǽce, Homl. Th. ii. 358,11
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deór-ling
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H as a nickname Eádríc ealdorman and Ælmǽr Deórlingc (Dýrling, v. l. ), Chr. 1016 ; P. 150, 3
scír-gemót
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Ðǽr sǽton Æðelstán biscop and Ranig ealdorman . . . and ðǽr, wæs Bryning scírgeréfa . . . and ealle ða þegnas on Herefordscíre, Chart. Th. 336, 22. Gif hé æt ðam þriddan cyrre náh riht næbbe, ðonne fare hé feórþan síðe tó scírgemðte, L. C.
hǽþen-gilda
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Se ealdorman wolde ðá hǽðengildan forbærnan . . . 'Geðafiað húru þæt man heora ǽhta eów sylle' . . . Þá wurdon getealde án hund þǽra hǽðengylda þe ðæs temples gýmdon, and nán man ne mihte heora ǽhta geríman, Hml. Th. ii. 484, 22.
bisceop
a BISHOP, prelate ⬩ episcopus ⬩ a chief priest of the Jews ⬩ pontifex ⬩ a heathen priest of the Romans and Egyptians
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Biscopes and ealdormannes wér-gyld is viii þúsend þrymsa a bishop's and an ealdorman's wer-gild is eight thousand thrymsas, L.
Linked entries: ealdor-biscop biscep biscop
ge-þingþ
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Ꝥ grið ꝥ ealdormann on fíf burhga geþincðe sylle, béte man ꝥ mid .xii. hund, and ꝥ grið ꝥ man sylleð on burhgeþincþe, béte man ꝥ mid .vi. hund., Ll. Th. i. 292, 5-8
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ge-þafung
Permission ⬩ allowance ⬩ assent ⬩ consent ⬩ permissio ⬩ assensus ⬩ consensus
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Ðyssum wordum óðer ðæs cyninges wita and ealdormann geþafunge sealde, and to ðære sprǽce féng cujus suasiōni verbisque prudentĭbus alius optĭmātum trĭbŭens assensum, contĭnuo subdĭdit, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 12: 4, 8; S. 576, note 5
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leód-biscop
a suffragan
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The leódbiscop ranks with the ealdorman, the arcebiscop with the æþeling.
þing-rǽden
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Ðá cwæð se ealdorman: 'Wundor mé ðincþ eówer ðingrǽden,' Homl. Th. ii. 484, 14. God heora synne ðurh his ( Job's ) ðingrǽdene forgeaf, 458, 4: 292, 1. Gif ðú geþafian nelt þingrǽdenne ( pleading on behalf of a lover ), Exon.
apostol
One sent ⬩ an apostle ⬩ apostolus
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Se ealdorman ðá ða apostolas mid him to ðam cyninge Xerxes gelǽdde the general then led the apostles with him to the king Xerxes, 486, 3. Ðæra twelf apostola naman duodecim apostolorum nomina, Mt. Bos. 10, 2: Cd. 226; Th. 300, 27; Sat. 571: Menol.
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bonde-land
Bond or leased land, land held under restrictions, or on conditions expressed in writing ⬩ tributaria terra
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Bond or leased land, land held under restrictions, or on conditions expressed in writing; tributaria terra Án abbot, Beonne geháten, lét Cúþbriht ealdorman x bonde-lande [x tributariorum terram, vel terram x manentium] æt Swinesheáfde, mid læswe and
ge-lettan
To hinder ⬩ delay ⬩ let ⬩ stop ⬩ retardare ⬩ impedire
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Ac hit wæs ðá ðurh Eádríc ealdorman gelet swá hit ðá ǽfre wæs but matters were hindered by alderman Eadric as they always were then, Chr. 1009; Erl. 143, 1. He wearþ gelet, he was hindered, 1075; Erl. 213, 17
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Frysa
A Frisian ⬩ Frīsius ⬩ Freso
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Sealde se ealdorman hine sumum Frysan of Lundene the alderman sold him to a Frisian of London, Homl. Th. ii. 358, 18.
þegen-scipe
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S. 15; Th. i. 384, 13. a body of thanes Sce Adrianes wæs ðæs cáseres ðegnscipes ealdorman, ðe Maximianus wæs nemned, Shrn. 59, 24. bravery, manfulness, gallantry. v. þegen, VIII, þegenlíc Beóþ nú gehyrte, and healdaþ mid ðegenscipe ða hálgan Godes ǽ
æþel-boren
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Ealdorman æfter worulde swíðe æþelboren, Hml. S. 30, 3. For worulde æðelboren, Hml. Th. ii. 118, 10. Swýðe æþelboren on weorulde and ríce. Chr. 654; P. 29, 15. Of æðelborenre mǽgðe, Hml. Th. ii. 118, 6: 174, 6: Hml. S. 8, 41.
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Æðelrǽd
Ælhelred ⬩ Æthelréd ⬩ Æthelrédus
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Her gefór Æðelréd, ealdorman on Myrcum here, A. D. 912, died Æthelred, alderman of the Mercians, Chr. 912; Erl. 101, 46.
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búr
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Eádríc ealdorman bepǽhte hí intó his búre ( in camera sua ), Chr. 1015; P. 146, 2. a lady's chamber, bower Hé ábræc intó þám búre þár heó inne læg, Ap. Th. 2, 1, 8.Eóde hé intó dám búre þár his dohtor inne wæs, 22, 17.
on-ǽlan
to set fire to, to ignite, kindle ⬩ to burn (cf. anneal), consume by burning ⬩ to make hot with fire ⬩ to make hot (in a metaphorical sense), to inflame, to excite intense feeling, to kindle passions
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Ðá hét se ealdorman onǽlan ormǽte ád, Homl. Th. ii. 484, 7: Exon. Th. 277, 13; Jul. 580. Drihtenes fýr wearþ onǽled accensus Num. 11, 1. 3. Cola onǽlde synd carbones succensi sunt, Ps.