Engla feld
ENGLEFIELD or INGLEFIELD, near Reading, Berkshire ⬩ lŏci nōmen in agro Berkeriensi
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ENGLEFIELD or INGLEFIELD, near Reading, Berkshire; lŏci nōmen in agro Berkeriensi Hér cwom se here to Reádingum on West-Seaxe, and ðæs ymb iii niht ridon ii eorlas up: ðá gemétte hie Æðelwulf aldorman on Engla felda, and him ðǽr wið gefeaht, and sige
Galmanhó
An Anglo-Saxon abbey at York, afterwards St. Mary's ⬩ abbātiæ nōmen ăpud Eborācum
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An Anglo-Saxon abbey at York, afterwards St. Mary's; abbātiæ nōmen ăpud Eborācum On ðysum geáre forþferde Síward eorl on Eoforwíc, and his líc líþ binnan ðam mynstre æt Galmanhó [Galmahó, Th. 324, 10, col. 2], ðe he sylf ǽr getimbrade, Gode to lofe and
gamel
Old ⬩ aged ⬩ sĕnex ⬩ vĕtustus
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Old, aged; sĕnex, vĕtustus Wolde beddes neósan gamela Scylding the aged Scylding would visit his bed, Beo. Th. 3588; B. 1792. Wæs gylden hilt gamelum rince gyfen the golden hilt was given to the aged warrior, 3359; B. 1677 : Elen. Kmbl. 2491; El. 1247
hwem
A corner ⬩ angle
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A corner, angle Hwæt fremaþ ðære burhware ðeáh ðe ðæt port beo trumlíce on ǽlce healfe getimbrod gif ðǽr biþ án hwem open forlǽten ðæt se onwinnenda here þurh ðam infær hæbbe what does it avail the citizens, though the town be firmly built on every side
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in-lende
Native ⬩ indigenous
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Native, indigenous Inlænde ic eam on eorþan incola ego sum in terra, Ps. Lamb. 118, 19. Ðǽr on fyrd hyra fǽrspell becwom óht inlende there to their host came tidings sudden and terrible, fear of the men of the land [the Israelites hearing of the pursuit
lencten-ádl
A fever
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A fever, typhus fever, tertian fever Lengtenádl tipus, Ælfc. Gl. 10; Som. 57, 24; Wrt. Voc. 19, 30. Lenctenádl tertiana, 289, 58. Lenctinádl tertiana, ii. 122, 20. Án lytel cniht franc lengtenádle wæs gelácnod ... sum cniht on langre lengtenádle wæs
mægden-mann
A maid ⬩ virgin
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A maid, virgin Mǽdenman virgo. Wrt. Voc. 73, 6. Gá án mǽdenman to, and hó hit on his sweoran, Lchdm. iii. 42, 9. Gif hwylc mǽdenman on geférrǽdene mid gehádodum wunaþ si puella aliqua in societate cum ordinatis habitet, L. Ecg. P. ii. 17; Th. ii. 188
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mægen-spéd
Abundance of strength ⬩ strength ⬩ power ⬩ virtue
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Abundance of strength, strength (cf. on ðínes mægenes miclum spédum in virtute tua, Ps. Th. 73, 13), power, virtue Ic ðé sceal meotudes mægenspéd gesecgan to thee am I to tell the Maker's abundant might, Exon. 92 b; Th. 348, 6; Sch. 24. Hé mec for miltsum
máðum-hús
A treasure-house ⬩ treasury
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A treasure-house, treasury Mádmhús gazophilacium, Ælfc. Gl. 81; Som. 73, 11; Wrt. Voc. 47, 18. Máðmhús, 86, 48: erarium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 42. On ðæs cynges máðmhúse in ærarium regis, Gen. 47, 14: Ors. 6, 3; Swt. 258, 13. Gesæt se Hǽlend binnan ðam temple
mere-flód
a flood of water ⬩ deluge ⬩ a body of water ⬩ flood ⬩ ocean
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a flood of water, deluge Mereflód diluvium, Exon. 56 b; Th. 200, 18; Ph. 42: Cd. 67; Th. 81, 7; Gen. 1341. Streám fleów ofer foldan ... miclade mereflód, Andr. Kmbl. 3050; An. 1528. a body of water, flood, ocean Mereflódes ýþa, Bt. Met. Fox 27, 4; Met
píl
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A stick with a point, something pointed Dægmǽles píl gnomon, Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 42. Ða Walas ádrifon sumre eá ford ealne mid scearpum pílum (stængum, MS. D.) greátum innan ðam wetere (cf. Cassobellannus ripam fluminis ac pene totum sub aqua vadum acutissimis
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plantian
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To plant Ðú plantast ( plantes ) wíneard and ne brícst his, Deut. 28, 30. Gé plantiaþ, 28, 39. Gé plantigeaþ, Lev. 19, 23. Hí heora heortan wyrtruman on ðisum andwerdum life plantiaþ,Homl. Th. ii. 132, 7. Abraham plantode ǽnne holt, Gen. 21, 33 : Mt.
self-will
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Self-will, one's own will, free-will Be ðám ðe beóþ hyra sylfwilles ( sua sponte ) gefullode, L. Ecg. C. 17, tit. ; Th. ii. 128, 30. Be selfwille ultro, Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 27. Getǽc mé sumne mann ðara ðe ðé gesǽlegost þince and on his selfwille sý swíðost
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scorf
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Scurf Hyt áfeormaþ ðone leahtor ðe Grécas hostopyturas hátaþ, ðæt ys scurf ðæs heáfdes, Lchdm. i. 322, 16. Wið scurfe and nebcorne, 68, 10. Wið heáfodsár, ðæt ys wið scurf, 116, 23. Wið scruf (scurf. MSS. H. B.) and wið sceb, 316, 22. Wið scurfum, 356
ge-bytlu
A building
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A building Man bytlode áne gebytlu, and ða wyrhtan worhton ða gebytlu on ðam Sæternes-dæge, and wæs ðá forneán geendod they were building a building, and the workmen were making the building on the Saturday, and it was then very nearly finished, Homl
ge-fylce
A collection of people ⬩ army ⬩ troop ⬩ division
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A collection of people, army, troop, division Ða Wylisce menn gewinn up ahófon and syððan heora gefylce weóx hí hí on má todǽldon the Welshmen raised war . . . and after their number had increased they separated into more [bands], Chr. 1094; Erl. 230
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ge-lífan
To believe ⬩ trust ⬩ crēdĕre ⬩ confīdĕre
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To believe, trust; crēdĕre, confīdĕre Gif hie willen geliéfan dætte Godes ríce hiera síe if they will believe that God's kingdom is theirs, Past. 36, 5; Swt. 253, 9; Hat. MS. 47 b, 8. Se ðe him to ðam hálgan helpe gelífeþ, he ðǽr gearo findeþ he who
tealt
in a physical sense, unsteady ⬩ in a figurative sense, unstable, not to be relied on, untrustworthy, precarious
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in a physical sense, unsteady Gif hí sculun néðan on nacan tealtum, and se brimhengest brídles ne gýmeþ (cf. The floating vessel ... Rode tilting o'er the waves, Milton, P. L. xi. 747), Runic pm. Kmbl. 343, 22; Rún. 21. in a figurative sense, unstable
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un-berende
not bearing ⬩ barren ⬩ sterile ⬩ unbearable
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not bearing, barren, sterile Elizabeth wæs unberende (-berend, Lind. sterilis ), Lk. Skt. 1, 7. Unbeorendu ( sterilis ) cende monige, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 186, 17. Ne biþ mid eów nán þing unberendes ne on mannum ne on nytenum, Deut. 7, 14. Ðæt unberende
wésten-setla
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A dweller in a wilderness, a hermit, an anchorite Wéstensetla eremita Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 28: 72, 2. Wéstensetla (printed -seda) eremita, anachoreta Hpt. Gl. 465, 24. Sum wéstensettla on ðæm eálande ðe Liparus is nemned, Shrn. 85, 27. Wé willaþ wrítan be