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Exan ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Exan ceaster, Eaxan ceaster, Exe cester, es; n. [Flor. Exancestre, Excestre: Hovd. Excester; Ex. Exa the river Ex: ceaster; gen. ceastres; n. v. ceaster a city]

EXETER, Devon ⬩ cīvĭtas Exoniæ in agro Devŏniensi, ad rīpam Iscæ flūminis

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Wið Exan cestres towards Exeter, Chr. 894; Th. 168, 26, col. 1. Exacester, Chr. 1003; Th. 252, 14, col. I. Eaxeceaster, Execiester, Th. 253, 14, col. 1, 2

a-cólian

(v.)
Grammar
a-cólian, p. ade, ode; pp. ad, od

To become cool ⬩ cold ⬩ chilled ⬩ frigescere

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To become cool, cold, chilled; frigescere Ræst wæs acólad his resting-place was chilled. Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 28; Hö. 6. Ðonne biþ ðæt werge líc acólad then shall be the accursed carcase cooled, Exon, 100a; Th. 374, 12; Seel. 125

Linked entry: a-cealdian

Bedan ford-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Bedan ford-scír, Bæda-ford-scír, Beada-ford-scír, Bede-ford-scír, e ; f.

BEDFORDSHIRE ⬩ comitatus nomen

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BEDFORDSHIRE; comitatus nomen Hí hæfdon ofergán Bedan fordscíre they had subjugated Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 266, 5, col. 2. Wende him út into Bedan fordscíre egressus est in Bedanfordsciram, 1016; Th. 278, 16, col. 1

ful-wurþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-wurþlíce, full-weorþlíce; adv.

Full worthily ⬩ very honourably ⬩ dignissĭme

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Th. 294, 21, col. 2], swá he wyrðe wæs they buried him very honourably, as he was worthy, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 22, col. 1

Linked entry: full-weorþlíce

ár-wyrþnes

(n.)
Grammar
ár-wyrþnes, -ness, e; f.

Dignity

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Dignity, Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 3, col. 2

a-nídan

(v.)
Grammar
a-nídan, p. -nídde; pp. -níded , pl. -nídde = nídede

To force

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To force, Chr. 823; Th. 110, 33 col. 1

be-treppan

(v.)

to entrap

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to entrap, Chr. 992; Th. 238, 40, col. 1

Linked entry: be-treppan

Brittas

(n.)
Grammar
Brittas, pl. m.

The Britons ⬩ Britones

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Th. 3, 31, col. 2

Creacan ford

(n.)

Crayford

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Crayford Chr. 456; Th. 22, 5, col. 2, 3

ge-spón

(v.)

allured ⬩ incited

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allured, incited, Chr. 905; Th. 182, 7, col. 1

un-gímen

(n.)
Grammar
un-gímen, un-gímenn, e; f.

Carelessness

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Carelessness Þurh ungémænne synne (ðurh gýmeleáste, col. 1) per culpam incuriae, Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 24, col. 2: 2, 7; S. 509, 19. Ungýmenne, 4, 25; S. 599, 20. Ðurh ungýmenne per incuriam, 4, 9; S. 576, 28

Linked entry: un-gýmen

breáw-ern

(n.)

a brew-house

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Brewarne pandoxatorium, 174, 14: brywhowse pandocsaiorium, 274, col. I: brewster pandoxator, 214, col. 1. Substitute

Andefera

(n.)
Grammar
Andefera, an; m.

ANDOVER, a market town in the north west of Hampshire built on the east bank of the river Ande or Anton ⬩ oppidum in agro Hamtunensi

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, col. 2.

Briten

(n.)
Grammar
Briten, Britten, e; f.

Britain ⬩ Britannia

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Th. 3, 1, col. 3. Brittene ígland the island of Britain, Chr. Th. 3, 1, col. 2

á-cumba

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

oakum ⬩ that which is combed ⬩ the coarse part of hemp,—Hards, flax, tow ⬩ stuppa ⬩ the thing pruned or trimmed, properly of trees ⬩ Prunings ⬩ clippings ⬩ trimmings ⬩ putamen ⬩ reduced to ashes ⬩ Wood ashes

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oakum, that which is combed, the coarse part of hemp,—Hards, flax, tow; stuppa = στύππη,στύπη [v. heordas stuppæ, R. 68] Afyl ða wúnde, and mid ácum-ban besweð fill the wound, and swathe up with tow. L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm, ii. 22, 21. Ǽcumbe stuppa, Ælfc

Linked entries: á-cuma ǽcumbe

eáðelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
eáðelíce, eðelíce, ýðelíce; comp. or; sup. ost, ust; adv.

Easily ⬩ făcĭle

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Easily; făcĭle Eáðelícor mæg se olfend gán þurh ánre nǽdle eáge it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, Lk. Bos. 18, 25. He sóhte hú he eáðelícost hine gesealde he sought how he might most easily betray him, 22, 6

Linked entry: éðelíce

Aldhelm

(n.)
Grammar
Aldhelm, Ealdhelm, es; m. [aid=eald old; helm an helmet i]

ALDHELM bishop of Sherborne ⬩ Aldhelmus apud Scireburnam episcopus

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D. 709] Aldhelm bishop west of Selwood [Sherborne] died, Chr. 709; Th. 68, 17, col. 2. Ealdhelm, Chr. 731; Th. 74, 31, col. 2

Linked entry: Ealdhelm

Basing

(n.)
Grammar
Basing, es; m.

Basing ⬩ old Basing, near Basingstoke, Hampshire ⬩ nomen oppidi ita hodie vocatum in agro Hantoniensi

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The name of a place, Basing, old Basing, near Basingstoke, Hampshire; nomen oppidi ita hodie vocatum in agro Hantoniensi Wið ðone here æt Basingum with the army at Basing, Chr. 871; Th. 138, 28, col. 2; 139, 27, col. 1, 2

ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster, cæster, cester; ceastre; ceastre, ceaster, ceastra; f. The names of places ending in caster and -chester were probably sites of a castrum

a fortress ⬩ A city, fort, castle, town ⬩ urbs, civitas, castellum ⬩ the city ⬩ hæc civitas

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Ðá wende he hine west wið Exanceastres then he turned west towards Exeter [versus Exanceaster], Chr. 894; Erl. 91, 10; Th. 166, 31, col. 1; 29, col. 2 ; 167, 28, col. 1, col. 2.

a-stáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-stáh, p. of a-stígan.

ascended

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ascended,Chr. 1012; Th. 268, 29, col. 2 ;