FINOL
The plant FENNEL ⬩ fēnĭcŭlum
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Of ðam finole from the fennel, 2, 14; Lchdm. ii. 190, 22. Seóþ on ðam ecede ðone finol seethe the fennel in the vinegar, 2, 16; Lchdm. ii. 194, 26
forad
Broken ⬩ weakened ⬩ void ⬩ fractus ⬩ lăbĕfactus
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Broken, weakened, void; fractus, lăbĕfactus Gif se earm biþ forad bufan elmbogan if. the orm be broken above the elbow, L. Alf. pol. 54; Th. i. 94, 24: 62, 63; Th. i. 96, 14, 17.
hell-ware
The inhabitants of hell
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Wuldorweorudes and helwara of the glorious host and of the dwellers in hell, Exon. 12 a; Th. 18, 20; Cri. 286: 114 a; Th. 437, 12; Rä. 56, 6
Linked entry: hell-waran
midde
The middle
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The middle (only in the phrase on middan) Se fugel hafaþ iiii heáfdu ... and hé is on middan hwælan hiwes the bird hath four heads ... and in the middle it is of a whale's shape, Salm. Kmbl. 526; Sal. 262. Forwrát hé wyrm on middan, Beo.
sáp
Amber, resin, pomade
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Reádre deáge (in margin,sápe) rubro stibio (the word occurs in a passage treating of dressing the hair, cf. the passage in Pliny describing the use and invention of'sapo:' Gallorum hoc inventum rutilandis capillis; fit ex sebo et cinere optimus fagino
Linked entry: sápe
snǽd
The handle of a scythe.
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The handle of a scythe. Under the forms snathe, sneath, snead, sned the word occurs in the glossaries of many dialects, e. g. Wilts, Somerset, Northamptonshire. Jamieson also gives it. v. E. D. S. Pub. Gloss.
hlynnan
To sound, ⬩ make a noise, ⬩ shout
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Stefn in becom hlynnan under hárne stán the voice got in and sounded under the grey stone, Beo. Th. 5099; B. 2553. Hlynnende hlúde streamas, torrentes, Ps. Th. 73, 15
plóg
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In Ælfric's Colloquy the ploughman says : Ǽlce dæg ic sceal erian fulne æcer oððe máre.
beorh-hliþ
A mountain-height ⬩ mountain-brow ⬩ montis clivus vel fastigium
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Wǽron beorhhliðu blóde bestémed the mountain-brows were besteamed with blood Cd. 166; Th. 206, 7; Exod. 448. Under beorhhleoðum among the mountain-heights 98; Th. 130, 13; Gen. 2159
Linked entries: beorg-hleoþ burh-hleoþ
heópe
A hip ⬩ seed-vessel of the dog-rose ⬩ also the plant on which the hip grows[?]
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A hip, seed-vessel of the dog-rose; also the plant on which the hip grows[?] Heópe butunus [i.e. button, Fr. bouton, knob ], Ælfc. Gl. 40; Som. 63, 90; Wrt. Voc. 30, 36. Genim brér ðe hiópan on weaxaþ take briar on which hips grow, L.
hundredes ealdor
a centurion
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Kmbl. 8, 5. the presiding officer of the court of the hundred Gif se hundrodes ealdor ðæt geáscoþ, L. Edg. S. 10; Th. i. 276, 8. Cýðan hit ðæs túnes men ðam hundredes ealdre, 8; Th. i. 274, 28
leóþian
To sing ⬩ sound
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To sing, sound Wóð óðer ne lythwón leóþode ðonne in lyft ástág ceargesta cirm a second cry sounded, nor weakly, when to the heavens rose the wail of the troubled spirits, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 32; Gú. 363.
stærced-
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having the mind strengthened, stouthearted, courageous Deareðlícende ( the Huns ) on Danúbie stærcedfyrhðe stæðe wícedon, Elen. Kmbl. 75; El. 38. Stercedferhþe hæleþ, Judth. Thw. 22, 9; Jud. 55. of hard or cruel mind Drógon hine (St.
steallere
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[The word occurs only in late documents; the passages given belong to Edward the Confessor's reign] On Esgéres stealres and on Roulfes steallres and on Lifinges steallres gewitnesse, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 291, 13-14.
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hæfen
A haven, harbour, port
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A haven, harbour, port Of ǽiðre healfe ðare hæfene from either side of the harbour, Chr. 1031; Erl. 162, 5. Ic ann ða hæuene on Sandwíc I grant the port of Sandwich, Th. Chart. 317, 21.
calend
a month ⬩ mensis ⬩ the appointed time or day of life ⬩ dies, terminus vitæe
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Martius réðe the fierce month of March, Menol. Fox 62; Men. 31. the appointed time or day of life; dies, terminus vitæe Ǽr se dæg cyme, ðæt sý his calend arunnen ere the day come, when his appointed time be run out, Salm. Kmbl. 959; Sal. 479
leásung
fiction ⬩ falsehood ⬩ falseness ⬩ hypocrisy ⬩ deception ⬩ deceitfulness ⬩ artice
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Ðonne glád ðæt deófol út mid his leásunge swá swá smýc æt his eágdura then the devil by his artifice stepped out at his eye in the form of smoke, Shrn. 52, 33. Wrec ðé gemetlíce ðy læs ðe men [man?]
Linked entry: bisleásung
flíma
a run-away ⬩ deserter ⬩ an apostate ⬩ an outlaw ⬩ exile ⬩ an outcast ⬩ wretch
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D. flemens-firth.] as a right of royalty, the right to the penalty due from one who sheltered an outlaw (flíma) Ðis syndon þá gerihta þe se cyng áh ofer ealle men on Wesseaxan . . . ꝥ is mundbryce and hámsócne . . . and flýmena fyrmðe (cf. 1óc hwá þðne
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for-standan
to stand up for ⬩ to defend ⬩ aid ⬩ help ⬩ benefit ⬩ avail ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ prodesse ⬩ to understand ⬩ intelligĕre
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Hwæt forstód ðám betestum mannum — oððe hwæt forstent hit what did it help the best men — or what does it profit? Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 7, 9. Ne forstent ðæt þweál náuht the washing profits nothing, Past. 54; Hat.
Linked entries: fórene for-stondan fore-standan
ge-sceád
separation, distinction, difference ⬩ power of distinguishing, reason, discretion, discrimination, an account, a reckoning, argument ⬩ distinctio, discretio, distantia
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He sceal geþencan ðæt gedál and ðæt gesceád he must consider the distinction and the difference, L. de Cf. 1; Th. ii. 260, 13.