glíw-cynn
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a kind of music(?) On glywcú in tibiis (tibiis seems to have been taken in the sense of pipes, and to be explained as glýwcyn, a kind of music (?)), Ps. L. 146, 10. (?)
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middel-ríce
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A middle kingdom, a kingdom lying between two others Earnulf wunode on þǽm londe be-eástan Rín, and Róþulf féng tó þǽm middelríce, and Oda tó þǽm westdǽle, Chr. 887; P. 80, 24
riht-scír
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a district the extent of which is determined by law, a parish Gif man ǽnig líc of rihtscíre (of rihtre scríftscíre, v. l. ) elles hwár lecge, Ll. Lbmn. 252, 11. See next word
wín-ræced
A house where there is feasting ⬩ a palace
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A house where there is feasting, a palace Wínreced, goldsele gumena (Hrothgar's palace), Beo. Th. 1433; B. 714. Ðæt wínreced, gestsele, 1991; B. 993. Hornsalu wunedon wéste wínræced, Andr. Kmbl. 2319; An. 1161
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on-flyge
Infectious disease, disease which, as it were, flies at people ⬩ flying at a person, fighting
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Infectious disease, disease which, as it were, flies at people Ðú miht wið áttre and wið onflyge, Lchdm. iii. 32, 2, 16, 30. and cf. Icel. á-flog, flying at a person, fighting
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on-wist
The being in a place, dwelling, habitation
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The being in a place, dwelling, habitation Gesealde sigora waldend onwist éðles Abrahames sunum God granted to Abraham's descendants to live in a country, Cd. Th. 178, 27; Exod. 18. Cf. on-wunung
ge-swógen
Senseless ⬩ inanimate ⬩ swooned
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Senseless, inanimate, swooned Se læg geswógen betwux ðám ofslegenum he lay in a swoon amongst the slain, Homl. Th. ii. 356, 27: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 66, 324, Similar entries v. ge-swówung
stricel
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a strickle, an implement for smoothing corn in a measure, v. strícan, Stricilum trocleis, rotis modicis, Txts. 100, 994. [Hic modius a buschylle, ]orium a strikylle, Wrt. Voc. i. 233, col. 2 (15th cent.). Strykylle hostorium Cath. Ang. 369. In note I
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híwisc
A family, ⬩ household, ⬩ house; ⬩ also a hide of land
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A family, household, house; also a hide of land Fæder hiogwuisc, hiowisc, hiuwisc paterfamilias, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 12, 39: 13, 25: 14, 21. Gif hé hæbbe híwisc landes if he have a hide of land, L. Wg. 7; Th. i. 186, 13 [cf. l. 23]. On Cotenes-felde
fergan
to carry ⬩ convey ⬩ bear ⬩ portāre ⬩ vehĕre ⬩ ferre ⬩ to go ⬩ īre
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to carry, convey, bear; portāre, vehĕre, ferre We willaþ Hláford fergan to ðære beorhtan byrg we will bear the Lord to the bright city, Exon. 18 a; Th. 32, 26; Cri. 518: 104 b; Th. 397, 1; Rä. 16, 13. Bearn fergaþ and féðaþ fæder and módor father and
rand-burh
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a town that acts as a shield (?), a fortified town, a frontier town (?) Ríce geréfa rondburgum weóld, eard weardade, Exon. Th. 243, 32; Jul. 19. Randbyrig ( the walls formed by the waters of the Red Sea when the Israelites passed through it) wǽron rofene
hád-swǽpa
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For these two substitute: <b>hád-swǽpe, hád-swápe,</b> an; f. A woman who attended to the necessary arrangements for a wedding on the part of the bride, a bridesmaid Hádswǽpe (-a, MS. ; but cf. mínra for mínre, 20) pronuba; ipsa est et paranimpha
fyras
Men ⬩ hŏmĭnes
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Men; hŏmĭnes Freá sceáwode fyra fyrn-geweorc the lord beheld the ancient work of men, Beo. Th. 4561; B. 2286 : 4007; B. 2001. Ǽnig ne wæs fyra cynnes there was not any of the race of men, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 19; Gú. 961 : 63 a; Th. 231, 20; Ph. 492
bi-settan
To set, beset, surround ⬩ inserere, circumdare
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To set, beset, surround; inserere, circumdare Ðonne gim in goldfate smiþa orþoncum biseted weorþeþ when a gem has been set in a golden vessel by the artifice of smiths, Exon. 60 a; Th. 219, 9; Ph. 304. Mid wyrtum se wilda fugel his nest biseteþ útan
bita
a BIT, morsel, piece, fragment ⬩ frustum, buccella ⬩ anything that bites, a biter, an animal ⬩ ferus
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[biten; pp. of bítan to bite]. a BIT, morsel, piece, fragment; frustum, buccella Ne mihte hyra ǽlc ánne bitan of ðám gelæccan every one of them could not get a morsel, Homl. Th. i. 182, 10. Æfter ðam bitan post buccellam, Jn. Bos. 13, 27. anything that
bleó-bord
A coloured table on which games of chess are played ⬩ tabula colorata in qua prœlia latronum luduntur
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[bleoh, bleó colour, bord a table] A coloured table on which games of chess are played; tabula colorata in qua prœlia latronum luduntur (Ettm. p. 311) Dryhten dǽleþ sumum gúþe blǽd, sumum tæfle cræft, bleóbordes gebregd the Lord allots to one success
ge-wrixl
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Substitute: alternate. v. gewrixl(e); <b>I a</b> Gewrixlum síþum alternis uicibus, An. Ox. 7, 216: 8, 163. Stemnum (v. stefn a turn ) gewrixlum, 3001. v. ge-wrixlic. vicarious. v. ge-wrixl(e); <b>V a, b</b> Mid ge-wrix[l]ere
ǽrendung
carrying a message, acting as an emisary ⬩ a message, an errand
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Substitute: carrying a message, acting as an emisary Gif hwylc bróðor gedyrstlǽcð ðæt hé ǽnige geþeódrǽdene nime wið ðone ámánsumedan, oðþe þurh ǽnige sprǽce oðþe þurh ǽniges óþres mannes ǽrendunge by any other man's carrying a message R. Ben. 50, 13
wind-gerest
A windy resting-place (?) ⬩ a hall open to the winds (?)
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A windy resting-place (?), a hall open to the winds (?) Hé gesyhð sorhcearig on his suna búre wínsele wéstne, windgereste (wind gereste, MS. : windge reste, Grein) he sees the hall deserted, the resting-place of men open to the winds (? For the hall
beór-hyrde
A beer-keeper ⬩ butler ⬩ cerevisiæ custos ⬩ pincerna
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A beer-keeper, butler; cerevisiæ custos, pincerna Sum biþ gewittig æt wínþege, beórhyrde gód one is witty at wine-bibbing, a good beer-keeper Exon. 79 b; Th. 297, 28; Crä. 75