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cruncon

(v.)
Grammar
cruncon, pp. cruncen

yielded

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yielded p. pl. and pp. of crincan. Byrht. Th. 140, 43; By. 302

croppiht

(adj.)
Grammar
croppiht, adj. [crop, a bunch, cluster; -iht, adj. termination, q. v.]

Croppyfull of clusters racemosus

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Croppy, full of clusters; racemosus L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 102, 12

or-eald

(adj.)
Grammar
or-eald, adj.

Of great agevalde senex, grandaevus, veteranus, decrepitus

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Of great age Caron wæs swíðe oreald, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 20

Linked entry: or-ildu

smirwung-ele

Grammar
smirwung-ele, smiring-ele, es; m.

Oil for anointing

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Oil for anointing Of ðam smiring-ele de oleo unctionis Ex. 29, 21

hilde-setl

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-setl, es; m.

A war-seat, saddle of a war-horse

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A war-seat, saddle of a war-horse, Beo. Th. 2082; B. 1039

sprǽcleás

(adj.)
Grammar
sprǽcleás, adj.

Speechless, without the power of speech elinguis

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Speechless, without the power of speech Spǽcleáse ł dume elinguia, Germ. 398, 72

Apollinus

(n.)
Grammar
Apollinus, gen. Apollines; m.

ApolloApollo

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Apollo; Apollo, ĭnis; m. [ = Ἀπόλλων, ωνος; m. ] Wæs se Apollinus æðeles cynnes, Ióbes eafora this Apollo was of noble race, the son of Jove, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 67; Met, 26, 34.

ÁTE

(n.)
Grammar
ÁTE, ǽte ; gen. átan ; pl. átan ; gen. átena ; f.

OATStaresdarnelcockleavena fatuaLin. lolium

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OATS, tares, darnel, cockle; avena fatua, Lin. lolium Nim átena grátan take groats of oats, Lchdm. iii. 292, 24. Genim mela ǽtena take meal of oats, L. M. 1, 35 ; Lchdm.ii. 84, 5 : Chr. 1124; Th. 376, 6. Áte lolium, Cot. 126.

Linked entries: ǽte átih

deáþ-sele

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-sele, es; m. [deáþ death; sele a dwelling, hall]

A death-hallmortis aula

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On wítehús, deáþsele deófoles into the house of torment, the death-hall of the devil, 30 b; Th. 94, 8; Cri. 1537: 97 a; Th. 362, 1; Wal. 30

driht-ealdor

(n.)
Grammar
driht-ealdor, drihte ealdor; gen. ealdres; m.

The lord of a feast architriclīnus

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The lord of a feast; architriclīnus Se drihtealdor cwæþ to ðam brýdguman the lord of the feast said to the bridegroom, Homl. Th. ii. 70, 25, 28. Se drihte ealdor ðæs wínes onbýrgde gustāvit architriclīnus vinum, Jn. Bos. 2, 9.

Exan múþa

(n.)
Grammar
Exan múþa, Eaxan múþa, Axa-múþa, an; m: Exan múþ, es; m.

The mouth of the river Ex. EXMOUTH, Devon

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The mouth of the river Ex. EXMOUTH, Devon Se here com to Exan múþan the army came to the mouth of the Ex. Chr. 1001; Th. 249, 36. To Exan múþe to Exmouth, Th. 249, col. 2, 36. To Axa-múþan to Exmouth, Chr. 1049; Th. 307, 37

Linked entry: Axa-múþa

for-dwínan

(v.)
Grammar
for-dwínan, he -dwíneþ, -dwínþ; p. -dwán, pl. -dwinon; pp. -dwinen

To dwindle awayvanishevānescĕre

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Mannes ege hrædlíce fordwínþ awe of man quickly vanishes, Homl. Th. i. 592, 12. Se sceocca fordwán of his gesihþe Satan vanished from his sight, ii. 504, 4

hyse-beorþor

(n.)
Grammar
hyse-beorþor, -berþor, -borþor, es; n.

a young man

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Woldon on ðam hysebeorþre [cf. 2253, se geonga] heafolan gescénan they would hurt the head of the man, Andr. Kmbl. 2285; An. 1144

leód-riht

(n.)
Grammar
leód-riht, es; n.

Public law common lawjus publicum

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Public law, common law, the law which affects a whole people, law of the land; jus publicum Mid rihtum landrihte and leódrihte swá hit on lande stonde in accordance with the common law of the land, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 435, 35.

midlung

(n.)
Grammar
midlung, e; f.

The middlemidst

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The middle, midst Of midlunge hwelpa de medio catulorum, Ps. Lamb. 56, 5. Of midlunge ðínum bósme de medio sinu tuo, 73, 11. On midlunge sceaduwe dǽþes in medio umbrae mortis, Ps. Spl. 22, 4: Cant. Moys. 19: Cant. Abac. 2: Ps. Lamb. 73, 12.

ge-wrid

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wrid, es; n.

A place where shrubs growthicket

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Betwux ða þiccan gewrido ðara bremela amongst the dense thickets of brambles, 5; Gdwin. 36, 12. Gewrid glomulus, Cot. 95 fruticetum, 90, Lye

Linked entry: hæsel-wrid

god-þrym

(n.)
Grammar
god-þrym, gen. -þrymmes; m.
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Melchisedech godþryn, onwráh éces alwaldan Melchizedec revealed the divine majesty of the eternal ruler of all, Exon. 10 a; Th. 9, 24; Cri. 139

grið-brice

(n.)
Grammar
grið-brice, -bryce, es; m. [grið peace; brice, bryce a breach, violation]
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A breach of the peace; pacis infractio vel violatio Griðbrice infractio pacis, L. Th. ii. 531, 12. Béte man ðone griðbryce let a man make amends for a breach of the peace, L. Eth. ix. 4; Th. i. 340, 21: L. C. E. 3; Th. i. 360, 12

sin-híwan

(v.)
Grammar
sin-híwan, -hígan ; pl.
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Members of a family united by the lasting bond of marriage, a married pair Sinhíwan ( Adam and Eve ), Cd. Th. 48, 19 ; Gen. 778 : 49, 9 ; Gen. 789 : Exon. Th. 153, 9 ; Gú. 823.

Linked entry: ge-sinhíwan

drǽfan

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Hér drǽfde Eádgár þá preóstas on Ceastre of Ealdan mynstre, Chr. 964; P. 116, 1. Ǽghwæþer óþerne út drǽfde, 887; P. 80, 29. Hér man drǽfde út Ælfgife, 1037; P. 161, 9. Æþelréd man drǽfde út of his earde, Wlfst. 160, 14. Tó drǽfene pulsaturam, An.