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FREÓLS

(n.)
Grammar
FREÓLS, es; m. sometimes, but rarely, n.

freedomimmunityprivilegelībertasimmūnĭtasprivĭlēgiuma time of freedoma holy dayfeastfestivalthe celebration of a festivalfestumfesti celebratio

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Eth. v. 12; Th. i. 308, 8: v. 15; Th. i. 308, 18: vi. 22; Th. i. 320, 10: L. C. E. 14; Th. i. 368, 10

Linked entries: friólsend heals

wǽr

(n.)
Grammar
wǽr, e; f.

A covenantcompactagreementpledge

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Icel. use in pl.) foedus, i. pactum, conjunctio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 43. Clam oððe wed oððe wǽra clasma, 21, 2. Wǽra foedera, i. pacta amicitiae, certa amicitia, 148, 38.

Linked entries: ge-wǽred wǽrlíce

á-cumba

(n.)
Grammar
á-cumba, an; m: ǽ-cumbe, an; n ? [cemban to comb] .

oakumthat which is combedthe coarse part of hemp,—Hards, flax, towstuppathe thing pruned or trimmed, properly of treesPruningsclippingstrimmingsputamenreduced to ashesWood ashes

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M. 1, 33; Lchdm, ii. 80, 11. Ácumba ashes of oakum, 1, 47; Lchdm, ii. 120, 14

Linked entries: á-cuma ǽcumbe

tǽl

(n.)
Grammar
tǽl, e; f.(?)

Evil speaking, calumny, detraction

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Frustra blasphemia ab exterioribus tollitur, si in interioribus malitia dominatur, Past. 33; Swt. 222, 8-14. Ne fríne ic ðé for tǽle ne þurh teóncwide I do not question you that I may detract or abuse, Andr. Kmbl. 1265; An. 633.

Linked entry: tál

brád

(adj.)

broadopenspaciousflat

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Voc. i. 288, 66. Braad ponne cartago, ii. 103, 23. Of brádre pannan sartagine, 26, 11

Linked entry: brádlinga

ge-þræc

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Voc. ii. 76, 53. Fyrdungce, geþræce (Scythica gens cum infinito duelli apparatu proficiscens, Ald. 64, 10), An. Ox. 4560: Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 72: Hpt. Gl. 512, 9. Geþrece, An. Ox. 7, 313: 8, 252. Geþrec apparatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 53.

ildan

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Voc. ii. 91, 55: 19, 37

twi-hynde

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-hynde, adj.

a person, of a rank for which the wergild was two hundred shillings; applied to the wergild, that must be paid for a person of such rank.

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Wg. 6; Th. i. 186, 11), L.E.G. 12; Th.i. 174, 14. Ǽnig mǽgð . . . xii-hynde oððe twyhynde, L. Ath. v. 8, 2; Th. i. 236, 11. Be twyhyndum were. Æt twyhyndum were mon sceal sellan tó monbóte .xxx. sciłł.,L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 12.

symbelness

(n.)
Grammar
symbelness, e; f.

Festivity, solemnityfestivity, feastinga religious festivalsolemnityfestive nature

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I. 24; Th. ii. 420, 36: Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 43: 2, 4; S. 505, 22.

Linked entries: symbel symbel-calic

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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Voc. ii. 31, 26. Ic ðé mæg reccan sum spell, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 1. Reccan race, 38, 6; Fox 208, 4. Bigspell reccan in parabolis loqui, Mk. Skt. 12, 1. Reccean and secggan, Blickl. Homl. 55, 28.

weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
  • :
  • 475
  • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly usedspace to be traversed, a journeymanner, mode, method, plan way, way,

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Ex. 145. in the plural, in some compounds, the word has the sense of way, in al-way, -ways Cf. Icel. -vegir. v. eást-, norþ-, súþ-, síd-, wíd-wegas

tó-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weorpan, -werpan, -worpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

To throw in different directionsthrow awaythrow downto scatterdispersedestroyoverthrowto scatterdisperseto break in piecesscatter the parts of a connected wholeto overthrowto overturnto throw downdestroy a buildingdemolishto overthrowto destroy the power of a person,to destroyto overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc.,to put downput an end todestroymake voidbreakdissolveto throw out

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Skt. 2, 15. to throw down what is set up, destroy a building, demolish Gif eówer godes miht ða cyrcan tówurpan ne mæg, ic tówurpe eówer tempel, Homl. Th. i. 70, 30. Ðes tówyrpþ (-wærpað, Lind.)

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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On ðæm rodere ufan weorþan, Met. 24, 18. with adverbs Gif eáge of weorð if an eye comes out, L. Ethb. 43; Th. i. 14, 8. Gif fót of weorðeþ if a foot comes off, 69; Th. i. 20, 1: 70; Th. i. 20, 2: 72; Th. i. 20, 5.

cliwen

(n.)
Grammar
cliwen, clywen, cleowen, cliowen, es; n. [cliwe = clywe]

A clewa ball of thread, ballglomus, globus

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D. 956; Kmbl. iii. 451, 7. Cliwenes globi, Mone B. 560. Mintan wel getrifulade meng wið hunig, wyrc to lytlum cliwene mingle mint, well triturated, with honey, make it into a little ball, L. M. 1, 48; Lchdm. ii. 122, 11.

HWÝ

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
HWÝ, hwí; inst.of hwæt.

WHY.

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Eall ðæra Iudéiscra teóna árás þurh ðæt hwí Drihten Crist seðe æfter flǽsce sóðlíce is mannes sunu eác swilce wǽre gecweden Godes sunu all the quarrel of the Jews had its origin from this, why Christ, who according to the flesh is truly the son of man

Linked entries: hwí hwig

mirigþ

(n.)
Grammar
mirigþ, mirhþ, mirhþ, myrþ, e; f.

Pleasurejoydelightsweetness

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Ðú ðǽr náne myrhþe on næfdest ðá ðá ðú hié hæfdest thou hadst no pleasure in them, when thou hadst them; nec habuisse te in ea pulcrum aliquid, Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 17. Ðín ríce ðǽr wé gemétaþ ealle mirhþe, Hy. 7, 31; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 31.

Linked entries: mirhþ myrþ

hæft-níd

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-níd, e; f. ; es; n.
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Th. i. 338, 4

Linked entries: hæfte-neód hæft-néd

hæft

(n.)
Grammar
hæft, es; m.

a band, fettervinculumcaptivity, bondage, imprisonment, keepingcaptivitas, custodiaa bond, chainclasp, rivetimprisonment

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In hæftum in custodias, Lk. Skt. Lind. 21, 12

BRÉMEL

(n.)
Grammar
BRÉMEL, brémbel, brǽmbel, brémber, es; m.

A BRAMBLE, brier, blackberry bush ribulus, vepres, rubus fruticosus,

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. = rubus fruticosus], ðæt is brémel [brémbel MS. H.] the herb rubus, that is bramble, Herb. cont. 89; Lchdm. i. 34, 21. Genim ðás wyrte ðe man brémel [brǽmbel MS. H.] nemneþ take this herb which a man calls bramble, Herb. 89, 1; Lchdm. i. 192, 9.

wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
wilde, adj.

Wildwildnot domesticnot tamednot broken inwildnot cultivatedwilduncultivateduninhabitedwildturbulentungoverned

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Voc. ii. 99, 53: i. 17, 41. Wilde indomitus ii. 111, 78. Untamed, wilde edomitus 142, 40. Wudulíce oððe wilde agrestes, 4, 61. As in this gloss the word seems used in wylde (or cf. weald?)

Linked entries: ge-wilde wild-cyrfet