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byrn-hom

(n.)
Grammar
byrn-hom, es; m. [byrne a coat of mail, hom a covering, garment]
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A coat of mail; lorica Beraþ bord fór breóstum and byrnhomas bear shields before your breasts and coats of mail, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 17; Jud. 192

Byr-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Byr-tún, es; m. [Hovd. Burhtun: Brom. Burton super Trent: Stub. Kni. Burton]
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BURTON on Trent, Staffordshire; oppidum ad ripam fluminis Trentæ, in agro Staffordiensi Se cyng geaf him ðæt abbotríce on Byrtúine the king gave him the abbacy at Burton, Chr. 1066; Erl. 203, 16

býtl

(n.)
Grammar
býtl, bítl, es; n. m? [být, pres. of beátan to beat, strike]
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A BEETLE, hammer; malleus Seó wífman án ðæra teldsticcena geslóh mid ánum býtle búfan his þunwengan the woman struck one of the tent-nails with a hammer above his temples, Jud. 4, 21. Nán mon ne gehiérde bítles swég no man heard the sound of hammer,

Linked entries: bítel biótul bítl

celendre

(n.)
Grammar
celendre, cellendre, an; f: celender, cellender, es; n.

The herb coriandercoriandrum = κορίαννον , coriandrum sativum, Lin

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The herb coriander; coriandrum = κορίαννον coriandrum sativum, Lin Celendre coriandrum, Ælfc. Gl. 43; Som. 64, 44; Wrt. Voc. 31, 54: 286, 16. Genim ðás wyrte, ðe man coliandrum, and, óðrum naman ðam gelíce, cellendre nemneþ, take this herb, which is

clǽnsend

(n.)
Grammar
clǽnsend, es; m. [part. of clǽnsan = clǽnsian]

A cleanserpurgator

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A cleanser; purgator

clerc-hád

(n.)
Grammar
clerc-hád, cleric-hád, cleroc-hád, es; m.

priesthoodsacerdotium, clericatus

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The clerical office, priesthood; sacerdotium, clericatus Clerchádes man a man of the clerical order, Chr. 1123; Erl. 250, 11. Clerichád clericatus, C. R. Ben. 60. Clerochád clericatus, Cot. 45

cyning-gereord

(n.)
Grammar
cyning-gereord, cyning-gereorde,es; n. [gereord food, a repast, feast]

A royal feast regis convivium

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A royal feast; regis convivium Cyning-gereorde fercula, Cot. 93

drohtaþ

(n.)
Grammar
drohtaþ, drohtoþ,es ; m. [dreógan to do, suffer, pass life, live]

Conversation, manner or way of life, condition, conduct, society condĭtio vitæ, stătio, conversātio

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Ðæt hie ðe eáþ mihton ofer ýða geþring drohtaþ adreógan that they might the easier endure their way of life over the clash of waves, Andr. Kmbl. 737; An. 369: 2564; An. 1283: Exon. 103 a; Th. 389, 20; Rä. 7, 10.

Linked entry: droht

deóp

(n.)
Grammar
deóp, dýp, dióp,es; n: dýpe,an ; f.

Depth, the deep, abyss prŏfundum

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Depth, the deep, abyss; prŏfundum Ne me forswelge sǽ-grundes deóp ne me absorbeat profundum, Ps. Th. 68, 15. Adó me of deópe deorces wæteres libĕra me de profundo aquārum, 68, 14. Ic slóh gársecges deóp I struck the ocean's deep, Cd. 157; Th. 195, 24

ecg-clif

(n.)
Grammar
ecg-clif, a sea cliff or shore, B. 2893, = ég-clif, q. v.
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Beo. Th. 5778

Linked entry: ég-clif

emnettan

(v.)
Grammar
emnettan, emnyttan, to emnettenne; p. te; pp. ed

To make even or equal, to regulateæquāre, coæquāre

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To make even or equal, to regulate; æquāre, coæquāre Synt to emnettenne be ðissere emnihte they are to be regulated by this equinox. Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 11, 15; Lchdm. iii. 256, 24. Ic emnytte coæquo, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 56

fácen-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
fácen-stæf, fácn-stæf, es; pl. nom. acc. -stafas; m.

A deceitful or treacherous deed nēquĭtia

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A deceitful or treacherous deed; nēquĭtia Nalles fácnstafas fremedon they perpetrated no treacherous deeds, Beo. Th. 2041; B. 1018

fǽmnan hád

(n.)
Grammar
fǽmnan hád, fǽmn-hád, es; m. [fǽmne a virgin, woman]

Virginity, maidenhood, womanhoodvirgĭnĭtas

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Virginity, maidenhood, womanhood ; virgĭnĭtas Ic fǽmnan hád mínne geheóld I preserved my maidenhood, Exon. 9 a; Th. 6, 31; Cri. 92. Þurh fǽmnan hád through womanhood, Cd. 224; Th. 296, 1; Sat. 495. On fǽmnan háde in virginity, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 5.

firenian

(v.)
Grammar
firenian, firnian, fyrenian, fyrnian; p. ede; pp. ed.

to sinpeccāreto revilecălumniāri

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to sin; peccāre Firenaþ ðus ðæt flǽschord thus will the body sin, Exon. 99b; Th. 373, 3; Seel. 103. Ða ðe firnedon beóþ beofigende they who sinned shall be trembling, Cd. 227; Th. 303, 29; Sae. 621. to revile; călumniāri Heó firenaþ mec wordum she reviles

FLÝS

(n.)
Grammar
FLÝS, fiís, fliés, flés, fleŏs. es; n.

A fleecewoolvelluslānūgo

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A fleece, wool; vellus, lānūgo Dis flýs hoc vellus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32; Som. 12, 12. Gilde ðæt flýs mid twám pæningum let the fleece be paid for with two pence, L. In. 69; Th. i. 146, 11, MS. H. Mid his flýse with its fleece, L. In. 69; Th. i. 146, 9, 10

for-liger

(n.)
Grammar
for-liger, -ligr, es; pl. nom. acc. -ligeru, -ligru, -ligra; n.

Fornicationadulteryfornĭcātioadultĕrium

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E. 7; Th. i. 364, 24. Ascúnige man swíðe fúle forligra let a man earnestly shun foul fornications, L. Eth. vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 15

Franc-land

(n.)
Grammar
Franc-land, Fronc-land, Frang-land, es; n.

Frank-landthe country of the FranksFrancōrum terraFrancia

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On ðam mynstre ðe on Franclande wæs getimbred in monastērio quod in rĕgiōne Francōrum constructum est, 3, 8; S. 531, 13. On Francland [Froncland, Th. 150, 23, col. 1; Frangland, 151, 23, col. 2, 3] into Frank-land, Chr. 882; Th. 150, 23, col. 2, 3

Linked entry: Fronc-land

freó-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
freó-dóm, frió-dóm, frý-dóm, es; m.

FREEDOMlibertylībertasemancĭpātio

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FREEDOM, liberty; lībertas, emancĭpātio Ðæt is se freódóm, ðætte mon mót dón ðæt he wile that is freedom, that a man may do what he will. Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 4, MS. Cot. Freódóm emancĭpātio, Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 93; Wrt. Voc. 60, 2. Ðám he geaf micle

fugel-weohlere

(n.)
Grammar
fugel-weohlere, es; m. [fugel a bird, weohlere = wiglere, wigelere a soothsayer]

A diviner by birdsaugurauspex

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A diviner by birds; augur, auspex, Ælfc. Gl. 4; Som. 56, 4; Wrt. Voc. 17, 13

Linked entry: fugel-hǽlsere

gæst-hús

Grammar
gæst-hús, gast-, gest-, gyst-hús, es; n.

A guest-houseguest-chamberhospĭtium

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A guest-house, guest-chamber; hospĭtium Gæst-hus hospĭtium, Wrt. Voc. 86, 44

Linked entry: gist-