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riht-hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
riht-hǽmed, es; n.

Legitimate matrimony

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Legitimate matrimony Cirraþ tó eówrum ryhthǽmede, Past. 16, 1; Swt. 99, 17. Æfter ðon wǽre on rihthǽmed (riht hǽmed?) geþeóded postea in matrimonio jungatur, L. Ecg. C. 19; Th. ii. 146, 2

tweógendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tweógendlíce, adv.

Doubtinglydoubtfully

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Doubtingly, doubtfully Sume hí twíendlíce be his lífe sprǽcon, and ðæt cwǽdon, ðæt hí nyston hwæðer hé on Godes mihte ða þing worhte ðe þurh deófles cræft, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 70, 16

Linked entry: twíendlíce

a-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten

To dwell togetherconsidere

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To dwell together; considere Secgas, mid sigecwén, aseten hæfdon, on Créca land the men had a dwelling together with the victorious queen, in the land of the Greeks, Elen. Kmbl. 1993; El. 998

áncer-setl

(n.)
Grammar
áncer-setl, -settl, es; n.

An anchoret's cellhermitageanachoretæ sedes

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An anchoret's cell, hermitage; anachoretæ sedes Twegen hálige menn, on áncersettle wuniende, wǽron forbearnde two holy men, dwelling in a hermitage, were burned, Chr. 1087; Th. 354, 23: Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 10

bécn

(n.)
Grammar
bécn, es; n.

A signbeaconsignum

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A sign, beacon; signum Mín gebéd nú gyt bécnum standeþ ðæt him on wísum is wel lýcendlíce adhuc est oratio mea in beneplacitis eorum, Ps. Th. 140, 8 : Beo. Kmbl. 6314; B. 3161

earn

(n.)
Grammar
earn, es; n.

A house, cottagecăsa

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A house, cottage; căsa On ðære stówe ðe is gecíged æt hwítan earne in the place which is called [at] Whitern [white house, candĭda căsa]. Bd. 5, 24; S. 646, 31. v. ærn

engu

(n.)
Grammar
engu, e; f.

Narrowness, confinement, a narrow placeangustiæ

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Narrowness, confinement, a narrow place; angustiæ Of enge from confinement, Cd. 71; Th. 86, 23; Gen. 1435: Exon. 101b; Th. 383, 17; Rä. 4, 12. On enge, Th. 383, 3; Rä. 4, 5

Linked entry: enge

fald-gang-penig

(n.)
Grammar
fald-gang-penig, es ; m.

Fold-going money, money paid by a vassal to be free from sending sheep to fold on his lord's land nummus dŏmĭno sŏlūtus a vassallo, ut a secta faldæ lībĕrārētur

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Fold-going money, money paid by a vassal to be free from sending sheep to fold on his lord's land; nummus dŏmĭno sŏlūtus a vassallo, ut a secta faldæ lībĕrārētur, Som. Ben. Lye

firding

(n.)
Grammar
firding, e; f.

An expeditionarmyexpĕdītioexercĭtus

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An expedition, army; expĕdītio, exercĭtus Swíðe micel folc ðú hæfst on ðínre firdinge to ðam gefeohte i-s/>very much people thou hast in thine army for the battle, Jud. 7, 2

ísen-hyrst

(adj.)
Grammar
ísen-hyrst, adj.
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Fitted with iron Ǽrest of ísenhyrste gate ... eft in on ísenhyrsten geat first, from the gate fitted up with iron ... back to the same gate, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 130, 27 ... 131, 19

mægþ-blæd

Grammar
mægþ-blæd, <b>mægep-blæd,</b> es; n.

Pudendum muliebre

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Pudendum muliebre Mægeþblædd virginal, Germ. 400, 8. Leo 508, 9 says on this word &#39;Dieselbe Bedeutung hat Blatt noch in der deutschen Jägersprache: das Blatt einer Ricke, einer Hinde.&#39;

mǽting

(n.)
Grammar
mǽting, e; f.

A dream

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A dream On xxii nihta seó mǽtinga biþ eall costunge full; ne biþ ðæt ná gód swefen, Lchdm. iii. 156, 7. Gé mǽtinge míne ne cunnon, Cd. 179; Th. 224, 24; Dan. 141

self-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
self-sceaft, es; m.
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Self-shaping, spontaneous generation, applied to Adam, who had not father and mother Adam maþelode ðǽr hé on eorþan stód selfsceafte guma a man by spontaneous generation. Cd. Th. 33, 20; Gen. 523

seofonteópa

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
seofonteópa, -teogoþa
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seventeenth Se wæs seofonteogeþa fram Agusto, Bd. 1. 5; S. 476, 6. Ðý seofonteóþan dæge, 3, 24; S. 557, 12. On ðone seofenteóþan dæge ðæs mónþes, Gen. 7, 11. Seofontegðan, Shrn. 91, 32

bleó-fæstnes

(n.)
Grammar
bleó-fæstnes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Pleasure, delightjucunditas, deliciæ

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That which gives pleasure from its colour,- Pleasure, delight; jucunditas, deliciæ Niht is onleóhtnes oððe onlíhting on bleófæstnessum [bleófæstnyssum, Spl.] oððe éstum mínum nox illuminatio est in deliciis meis, Ps. Lamb. 138, 11

Linked entry: bleó-fæst

gellet

(n.)
Grammar
gellet, es; n?

A large vessel or cupbasinalveuspōcŭlum mājus

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A large vessel or cup, basin; alveus, pōcŭlum mājus Gescearfa ðás wyrto tosomne, dó on gellet scrape these herbs together, put them into a basin, L. M. 3, 48; Lchdm. ii. 340, 3

ge-rǽf

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rǽf, adj.

Fixedfixus

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Fixed; fixus Gif mon folc-leásunge gewyrce and hió on hine gerǽf weorðe if a man commit folk-leasing and it be fixed upon him, L. Ælf 32; Th. i. 80, 21, note

Linked entry: -rǽf

ge-rímcræft

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rímcræft, es; m.

Arithmetic, art of numbering

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Arithmetic, art of numbering Ðe sélost cunnon on gerímcræfte that are best acquainted with arithmetic, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 11, 1; Lchdm. iii. 256, 7: Hexam. 4: Norm. 8, 5

slǽp-leást

(n.)
Grammar
slǽp-leást, e; f.
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Sleeplessness Hine gedrehte singal slǽpleást. Homl. Th. i. 86, 16. Wið slǽpleáste, genym ðysse ylcan wyrte (poppy) wós, smyre ðone man mid; sóna ðú him ðone slép on senst. Lchdm. i. 158, 1

stede-wang

(n.)
Grammar
stede-wang, es; m.
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A plain, open place On ðam stedewange, Elen. Kmbl. 2040; El. 1021: 1346; El. 675: Andr. Kmbl. 1548; An. 775. Stedewangas, 667; An. 334. Æfter stedewonga stówum, Exon. Th. 154, 23; Gú. 847