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heáh-deór

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-deór, heá-, es; n.

A stag, deer ⬩ the hunting of deer

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A stag, deer Swá swíðe he lufode ða heádeór swilce hé wǽre heora fæder he loved the stags as if he were their father, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 29: Hexam. 9; Norm. 16, 3

Linked entry: heá-dor

of-weorpan

(v.)

to kill by casting (a stone, etc. ) to knock down and kill by a missile

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He wearð mid áne stáne ofworpen saxo ictus occubuit, Ors. 4, l; Swt. 158, 32. Gif oxa wer ofslóge, síe hé mid stánum ofworpen, L. Alf. 21; Th. i. 48, 32 note: 50, 5 note

stæððan

(v.)
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to make staid, to stay Saga hwá mec rǽre, ðonne ic restan ne mót, oþþe hwá mec stæðþe, ðonne ic stille beóm, Exon. Th. 387, 4; Rä. 4, 74

týtan

(v.)
Grammar
týtan, p. te

To stand out ⬩ be conspicuous

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To stand out, be conspicuous (?) Ne týtaþ hér tungul ac biþ týr scæcen stars shall not shine forth, but glory shall have departed, Exon. Th. 447, 26; Dóm. 45

frum-talu

(n.)
Grammar
frum-talu, e; f. [talu a tale, story]

First words of witnesses ⬩ first accusation ⬩ prīma testium dicta ⬩ prīma delāta

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First words of witnesses, first accusation; prīma testium dicta, prīma delāta We willaþ ðæt frumtalu fæste stande we will that first words of witnesses stand fast, L. N. P. L. 67; Th. ii. 302, 6

tættec

(n.)
Grammar
tættec, (-a, -e?)

a rag, tatter

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Cf. the following passages from charters relating to the same land On tættucan stán ( in a later charter it is called mægenstán, 291, 7), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 112, 35. Tættucæn stán, 340, 35. Tættaces stán, 325, 30. Tædduces stán, 253, 4.

á-wiltan

(v.)
Grammar
á-wiltan, p. te.

to roll ⬩ to harass ⬩ molest

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Huá eft ł áwæltes (á-wælte, -wælte,ús ðone stán quis reuoluit nobis lapidem?, Mk. L. 16, 3. Se engel áwylte þæt hlid of ðǽre þrýh, Hml. Th. i. 222, 8. Engel eft áwælte (revolvit) ðone stán, Mt. L. 28, 2.

Linked entries: wiltan á-wyltan

niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to take ⬩ receive ⬩ get ⬩ sumere ⬩ accipere ⬩ to take ⬩ keep ⬩ hold ⬩ tenere ⬩ to take ⬩ catch ⬩ to contain ⬩ to take (with one) ⬩ carry ⬩ bring ⬩ to take (to one) ⬩ give ⬩ to take forcibly ⬩ seize ⬩ take away ⬩ carry off ⬩ tollere ⬩ capessere ⬩ auferre ⬩ rapere

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manibus, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 31. to take, catch Hér beóþ oft numene missenlícra cynna weolcscylle, 1, 1; S. 473, 17. to contain Nó swá ðæt heó ( the coffin ) ðone líchoman neoman mihte, 4, 11; S. 580, 7. to take (with one), carry, bring Ðá nam hé fíf stánas

Linked entry: bi-nom

þurh-þyrelian

(v.)
Grammar
þurh-þyrelian, -þyrlian

to pierce through ⬩ make a hole through ⬩ perforate

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[Se wǽte of húse dropaþ on stáne ... and ðane stán þurhþurleþ, Lchdm. iii. 104, 11.]

Linked entry: þyrelian

á-stífian

(v.)

to become incapable of motion ⬩ to become incapable of action from fear, wonder

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Þǽr stænt ástífad stáne gelícast eal árleás heáp stupet attonito impia turba timore, Dóm. L. 173

fromawælta

(v.)
Grammar
fromawælta, pp. -ed

To roll away

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To roll away Stan fromawælted lapidem revolutum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 24, 2

reád-staled

(adj.)
Grammar
reád-staled, adj.
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Having a red stale or stalk Reádstalede hárhuna, Lchdm. i. 378, 19

Linked entry: staled

arctos

(n.)
Grammar
arctos, acc. arcton; f. [ἄρκτος, m. f. a bear; ἄρκτος, f. the constellation Ursa Major, called also ἅμαξα, carles wǽn the churl's wain: the bright star in Boötes is denominated by ancient astronomers and poets Ἀρκτοῦρος, the bear-ward].

The constellation Ursa Major

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Se ne gǽþ nǽfre adúne under ðyssere eorþan, swá swá óðre tunglan dóþ, ac he went abútan, hwílon adúne and hwílon up, ofer dæg and ofer niht one constellation is called arctos in the north part, which has seven stars, and for that is called by another

Linked entries: Boéties carles wǽn

dun

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On ðá twégen dunne stánes ... ðone dunnan stán wiðforan ðám burggete, C. D. iii. 85, 10, 13

tó-scǽnan

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Hé tóscǽnde ( dirupit ) þone stán and fleówon wæteru, Ps. L. 104, 41. Add

hærean-fagol

(n.)

a hedge-hog

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a hedge-hog Stán gener hæreanfagol petra refugium herinaciis, Ps. Spl, 103, 19

Linked entry: hatte-fagol

þurh-scíne

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-scíne, adj.

Transparent

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Transparent Þurhscýne stán specularis, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 30

ge-hnyscan

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On þone þe se stán falleþ, gehnyscet (conteret) hine. Add

sceamol

(n.)
Grammar
sceamol, es; m.

A bench, stool.

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A bench, stool. The word remains in the form shambles properly stalls or benches on which butchers expose meat for sale Sceamul ¨scabellum, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 24. Scamol subsellium 289, 24. Scamel, sceamul, sceamol scabellum Ælfc. Gr. 8 ; Zup. 31, 7. Scamul

Linked entry: sceamel

stice

(n.)
Grammar
stice, es; m.
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Se hwíta stán mæg wiþ stice, 290, 10. Wið eágena hǽtan and stice, i. 352, 5. [Wið gestice, 393, 20.]

Linked entry: stic-ádl