Bearan burh
Banbury, Oxfordshire
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Banbury, Oxfordshire
a-wéstnis
Desolation ⬩ desolatio
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Desolation; desolatio, Lk. Rush. War. 21, 20
beorhtu
Brightness ⬩ splendour ⬩ claritas ⬩ splendor
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Brightness, splendour; claritas, splendor Gif hæleþa hwilc mæg ǽfre ofsión heofones leóhtes hútre beorhto if any man may ever behold the clear brightness of heaven's light Bt. Met. Fox 21, 78; Met. 21, 39
Beran burh
BANBURY ⬩ Oxfordshire
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BANBURY, Oxfordshire Hér Cynríc and Ceawlin fuhton wið Brettas æt Beran byrig here, A. D. 556, Cynric and Ceawlin fought with Britons at Banbury, Chr. 556; Th. 30, 9, col. 1, 2, 3
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BERIE
a BERRY ⬩ bacca ⬩ a grape ⬩ uva
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a BERRY; bacca Berian berries, Cot. 36. Bergan berries; baccæ, Cot. 23. Nym wínberian, ðe beóþ acende after óðre berigian take grapes, which are formed after other berries, Lchdm. iii. 114, 5. a grape; uva. Though wín-berie, q. v. a wine-berry, is generally
be-wimman
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A niece; neptis, Som. Lye
burh-waru
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The inhabitants of a city considered as a community, the whole body of citizens; civitas, civitatis populus Ǽlc burhwaru wæs búgende to him non fuit civitas quœ se traderet illis, Jos. 11. 19. Wearþ eall seó burhwaru onstyred commota est universa civitas
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clǽnnes
CLEANNESS, chastity, purity, modesty ⬩ puritas, castimonia
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CLEANNESS, chastity, purity, modesty; puritas, castimonia Clǽnnesse riht castimoniæ jura, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 1. Heó on clǽnnesse Gode þeówode she served God in chastity, 4, 9; S. 576, 21: L. Eth. v. 9; Th. i. 306, 20. Mid clǽnnesse with purity, L. Eth
clawung
A pain, the gripes ⬩ tormina
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A pain, the gripes; tormina Lǽcedómas wið clawunga leechdoms for the gripes, L. M. cont. 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 164, 16: 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 236, 1
cwic-ǽht
Live stock, cattle ⬩ pecus
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Live stock, cattle ; pecus Gebéte on cwicǽhtum [cwyc- MS. B.] let amends be made in live stock, L. Alf. pol. 18 ; Th. i. 72, 12
cwealm-þreá
Deadly terror ⬩ letaiis terror
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Deadly terror ; letaiis terror Mid cwealmþreá with deadly terror, Cd. 116; Th. 151, 12; Gen. 2507
cum-feorm
Entertainment of strangers ⬩ hospitium
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Entertainment of strangers ; hospitium Th. Diplm. A. D. 848 ; 102, 30
cune-glæsse
The herb hound's or dog's tongue;
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The herb hound's or dog's tongue; Wið cancerádle, cune-glæsse nioðoweard for cancer, the netherward part of hound's tongue, L. M. 1, 44; Lchdm. ii. 110, 1
dæg-mǽls-pílu
The style of a dial ⬩ horologii gnomon,
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The style of a dial; horologii gnomon, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 59
dóm-fæstnes
Firmness of judgment, judgment ⬩ jūdĭcii integrĭtas, jūdĭcium
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Firmness of judgment, judgment; jūdĭcii integrĭtas, jūdĭcium Mildheortnessa and dómtæstnes ic singe miserĭcordiam et jūdĭcium cantābo, Ps. Lamb. 100, 1
Deórbý-scír
DERBYSHIRE ⬩ ager Derbiensis
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DERBYSHIRE; ager Derbiensis He fór súþ mid ealre ðære scíre, and mid Snotinghamscíre, and Deórbýscíre [Deorbíscíre, Erl. 194, 20] he went south with all the shire, and with Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire, Chr. 1065; Erl. 195, 35
deór-wyrþnes
Preciousness, a precious thing, treasure ⬩ res prĕtiōsa
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Preciousness, a precious thing, treasure; res prĕtiōsa Mid eallum deórwyrþnessum with all precious things, Bt. 7, 4; Fox 22, 31. Ðe ða frécnan deórwurþnessa funde who found the dangerous treasures, 15; Fox 48, 24
drinca
Drink ⬩ potus
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Drink; potus Eáðe we mágon geseón hwǽr se drinca is we can easily see where the drink is, Ors. 5, 8; Bos. 107, 30. He wolde beran drincan his gebróðrum he would bear drink to his brethren, Homl. Th. ii. 180, 5. He bæd hint drincan and heó him blíðelíce
dyrne-geliger
A secret lying, adultery ⬩ adultĕrium
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A secret lying, adultery; adultĕrium Heó hæfde dyrne-geligre she [Eurydice] had secret adultery, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 73, 39: Ps. Spl. C. 72, 26
eges ful-nes
Fulness of fear, formidableness ⬩ formīdŏlōsĭtas
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Fulness of fear, formidableness; formīdŏlōsĭtas Eges fulnes, L. I. P. 3; Th. ii. 306, 21. v. egenys