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friþ-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-sócn, e; f.

A peace-refugean asylumasȳlum

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A peace-refuge, an asylum; asȳlum Ðæt he friþsócne geséce that he may seek a refuge of peace, L. Eth. ix. 1; Th. i. 340, 8: L. C. E. 2; Th. i. 358, 25

eá-fisc

(n.)
Grammar
eá-fisc, -fix, es; m.

A river-fish flăviālis piscis

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A river-fish; flăviālis piscis Iór byþ eáfixa [sum] eel [?] is a river-fish. Runic pm. 28; Kmbl. 345, 4. Eáfiscas sécan to seek river-fishes, Bt. Met. Fox 19, 48; Met. 19, 24

here-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
here-mægen, es; n.

A warlike forcean armya hostmultitude

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A warlike force, an army, a host, multitude, Exon. 116b; Th. 447, 10; Dóm. 37: Andr. Kmbl. 1172; An. 586: 1456; An. 728: 2597; An. 1300: 3299; An. 1652: Elen. Kmbl. 339; El. 170

mynster-preóst

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-preóst, es; m.

A priest who conducts service in a minster

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A priest who conducts service in a minster lǽraþ ðæt mæssepreósta oððe mynsterpreósta ǽnig ne cume binnan circan dyre, ne binnan weohstealle bútan his oferslipe, L. Edg. C. 46; Th. ii. 254, 8

pund-wǽg

(n.)
Grammar
pund-wǽg, e; f.
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A pound-weight, a pound Mon sceal simle beregafole ágifan æt ánum wyrhtan six pundwǽga, L. In. 59; Th. i. 140, 6. .xx. pundwǽga (-wéga, MS. B.) fóðres, 70; Th. i. 146, 19

eardung-stów

(n.)
Grammar
eardung-stów, e; f.

A dwelling-place, a tent, tabernacle habitātiōnis lŏcus, tabernācŭlum

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A dwelling-place, a tent, tabernacle; habitātiōnis lŏcus, tabernācŭlum On eallum eówrum eardungstówum in cunctis habitācŭlis vestris, Ex. 12, 20: Ps. Th. 106, 6: Jn. Bos. 14, 2: Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 19

segn-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
segn-cyning, es ; m.
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A king before whom a banner is borne Him ðǽr segncyning (Grein would read sigecyning ; but cf. (?) the passages from Bede under segn) wið ðone segn foran rád, Cd. Th. 188, 22 ; Exod. 172

beso-reádian

(v.)
Grammar
beso-reádian, p. ode; pp. od [baso red, purple, reádian to redden]

rubefacere

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To make a reddish purple; rubefacere Besoreáda ða rinda ealle útan make all the rinds on the outside a reddish purple [by soaking in chalybiate water?] L. M. 1, 47; Lchdm. ii. 116, 3

Linked entry: basu-reádian

binde

(n.)
Grammar
binde, an; f. [bindan to bind]

A band, wreath, head-band, filletcorolla, fascia

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A band, wreath, head-band, fillet; corolla, fascia Hió an Ceoldryþe hyre betstan [MS. betsðan] bindan she gives to Ceoldryth her best band, Cod, Dipl. 1290; A. D. 995; Kmbl. vi. 133, 18, 20

ge-beát

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beát, es; n.

A beatingblow

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A beating, blow Drihten worhte áne swipe of rápum, and ealle mid gebeáte útascynde the Lord made a scourge of ropes and hurried them all out with beating, Homl. Th. i. 406, 8

Linked entry: -beát

un-árweorþian

(v.)

to dishonour

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to dishonour Ic árwurðige (-weorðige, Jn. Skt. 8, 49, MS. A.) mínne Fæder and unárwurðiaþ (-weorðodon, Jn. Skt. MS. A.) honorifico Patrem meum et uos inhonoratis me, Homl. Th. i. 442, 21

weorold-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-dóm, es; m.
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A secular judgment, judgment by a secular court Sum wer wæs betogen ðæt wǽre on stale, and hine man gelæhte and æfter worulddóme dydon him út ða eágan, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 267

and-fengend

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Add: a receiver Gafeles andfen(d)gend numerarii, Wrt Voc. ii. 62, 34. a defender; susceptor Þú eart mín andfengend susceptor meus es, Ps. Th. 41, 10: 45, 10. Anfengend, Ps. L. 17, 3

hand-æx

(n.)
Grammar
hand-æx, e; f.
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An axe that could be used with one hand, a hatchet Handæx dextralis (dextralis securis genus, idem quod manuaria, Migne. Cf. Spanish destral a small axe or little hatchet), Wrt. Voc. ii. . 140, 1

út-lenda

(n.)
Grammar
út-lenda, an; m.

A foreignerstrangernot a native

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A foreigner, stranger, not a native. v. in-lenda Útlenda extorris, alienus, Hpt. Gl. 415, 76: exul, i. peregrinus, alienus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 27. Exterres, i. exules, peregrini útlendan, extranei wreccean, 146, 5

wæter-berere

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-berere, es; m.

A water-bearer

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A water-bearer Mid wæterbererum cum lixarum (coetibus,Ald. 13; the passage is the same as that glossed in the preceding word), Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 74 : 18, 2. Wæterberere (-a ?) lixarum, 52, 73

Linked entries: berere wæter-berend

CRADEL

(n.)
Grammar
CRADEL, cradol, es; m.

A CRADLE cunabula

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A CRADLE; cunabula Cradel cunabula, pl. [MS. cunabulum ] Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 112; Wrt. Voc. 25, 52. On cradele [MS. B. cradole] in a cradle L. C. S. 77; Th. i. 420, 1

Linked entry: cradol

on-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
on-ryne, es; m.

a running on, coursea running on or against, an attack

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a running on, course Onryne tíde cursu temporis, Hymn. Surt. 36, 8. a running on or against, an attack Ne ðé ǽniges yfeles onryne (anryne, MS. H. ) dereþ, Lchdm. i. 328, 1, MS. B

syn-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
syn-dǽd, e; f.

A sinful deed, sin, wicked act

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A sinful deed, sin, wicked act For syndǽda ðara eardendra ðe hire on lifdan a malitia inhabitantium in ea, Ps. Th. 106, 33. Se deófol ða syndǽda stǽleþ on ða gástas, Wulfst. 256, 7

adelyng

(n.)

a prince

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a prince, Joh. Brompt. ad ann. 907