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setlung

(n.)
Grammar
setlung, e; f.
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a taking of a seat, a sitting down Ðú understóde setlunge míne and ǽriste míne tu cognovisti sessionem meam et resurrectionem meam, Ps. Lamb. 138, 2. setting of the sun; occasus Seó niht hæfþ seofon dǽlas fram ðære sunnan settlunge (set-lunge, MS.

ýtan

(v.)
Grammar
ýtan, p. te
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To put out, to put out a person from a place, expel, banish Hér man ýtte út Ælfgár eorl, ac hé com sóna inn ongeán þurh Gryffines fultum, Chr. 1058; Erl. 192, 35. to put out a thing from one's possession, alienate, give away Hé ná mynstres ǽhta ne ýte

Linked entries: útian ýtend

heáh-cræftiga

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-cræftiga, an; m.
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a master-builder, an architect Bæd se cyning hine ꝥ hé him onsende sumne heáhcræftigan stángeweorces. . . se abbud sende him cræftige wyrhtan architectos sibi mitti petiit. . . abba misit architectos, Bd. 5, 21 ; Sch. 678, 1-17. Heáhcræftegan (-igan,

leógere

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Add: one who knowingly makes a false statement Þá férde sum leógere (-ore, v. l.) (cf. that wicked Simon had misinformed, 2 Macc. 3, 11)) Hé sceal leogeras and líceteras hatian, Wlfst. 266, 28. one who makes a false pretence, a hypocrite Lá légere hypocrita

wægn-scilling

(n.)
Grammar
wægn-scilling, es; m.

A toll of a shilling on each waggon standing to be loaded at a salt-pan

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A toll of a shilling on each waggon standing to be loaded at a salt-pan Se wægnscilling and se seámpending gonge tó ðæs cynges handa swá hé ealning dyde æt Saltwíc (cf. sine aliquo tribute dominatoris gentis praedictae, id est statione siue inoneratione

hǽþen-scipe

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Add: the belief and practice of the heathen : — Mánfulles hǽþenscipes bígengcas fanaticę gentilitatis ceremonias, An. Ox. 2623. Albanus gelýfde on ðone sóðan God, and wiðsóc þám hǽðenscype, and wearð sóþlíce crísten, Hml. S. 19, 28. His fæder wæs . .

candel-treów

(n.)
Grammar
candel-treów, es; n.
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A candlestick with branches, a candlestick; candelabrum Ne menn blǽcern in beornaþ and settaþ hine under mytte, ah on candeltreów neque accendunt lucernam et ponunt eam sub modio, sed super candelabrum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 15

énitre

(adj.)
Grammar
énitre, adj.

Of a year oldannĭcŭlus

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Of a year old; annĭcŭlus Gif seó offrung beó of sceápon oððe of gátum, bring énitre offrunge if the offering be of sheep or of goats, bring an offering of a year old, Lev. 1, 10

freó-riht

(n.)
Grammar
freó-riht, es; n.

A free rightcommon rightright of a freemanlibĕrōrum et ingenuōrum jus

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A free right, common right, right of a freeman; libĕrōrum et ingenuōrum jus He ne beó syððan ǽniges freórihtes wyrðe he shall not afterwards deserve any free right, L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 386, 22

geár-geriht

(n.)
Grammar
geár-geriht, es; n.

A yearly dueannuum dēbĭtum

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A yearly due; annuum dēbĭtum Gif preóst geárgerihta unmynegode lǽte, gebéte ðæt if a priest let the yearly dues pass unreminded, let him make amends for it, L. N. P. L. 43; Th. ii. 296, 15

heoru-gífre

(adj.)
Grammar
heoru-gífre, adj.

Greedyeager to destroy

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Greedy, eager to destroy, Exon. 22 a; Th. 60, 29; Cri. 977: 23 b; Th. 65, 25; Cri. 1060: 74 a; Th. 276, 16; Jul. 567: Th. 277, 25; Jul. 586: Beo. Th. 3000; B. 1498

hús-bonde

(n.)
Grammar
hús-bonde, an; f.
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The mistress of a house Ða Israéliscan wíf biddaþ æt ðám Egiptiscean wífon æt hira néhgebúron and æt hira húsbondum sylfrene fatu postulabit mulier a vicina sua et ab hospita sua vasa argentea, Ex. 3, 22

mægen-earfeþe

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-earfeþe, es; n.

A great labourhardship

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A great labour or hardship Nales fore lytlum geómre, ac fore ðám mǽstum mægenearfeþum, Exon. 22 a; Th. 60, 4; Cri. 964. Mægenearfeþu, sár and swár gewin and sweartne deáþ, 28b; Th. 86, 20; Cri. 1411

mægen-folc

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-folc, es; n.

A mighty people

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A mighty people Mægenfolc micel (cf. O. Sax. meginfolk mikil the multitude that flocked about Christ) a people mighty and vast (the good at the day of judgment ), Exon. 20 b; Th. 55, 1; Cri. 877

mǽr-bróc

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-bróc, es; in.

A brook which forms a boundary

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A brook which forms a boundary, cf. mearc-bróc Tó mǽrbróce; of mǽrbróce, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 5: 438, 27: v. 284, 29 (where mér-bróc is the same as merc-bróc of l. 13)

Linked entries: bróc mǽr-ác

tygele

(n.)
Grammar
tygele, (?), an; f.
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A lamprey Tigle murenula (the word occurs in a list of the names of fishes; murenula is elsewhere glossed by ǽl, 66, 5: 281, 66; sǽ-ǽl, q.v.), Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 66. Cf. (?) preceding word

Linked entry: tigle

wull-hnoppa

(n.)
Grammar
wull-hnoppa, an; m.

Wool-napthe wool on a fleece

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Wool-nap, the wool on a fleece Wullhnoppa (printed -knoppa; but Similar entries cf.hnoppian vellere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 56: noppe detuberare, a noppe of clothe tuberus, Cath. Angl. 256) lanugo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 66

Linked entry: hnoppa

burg-steall

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burg-steall, (burh-).
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Add: The site of a town (?), a hill (?) Helde, burhsteal cliv(i)um, i. discensum (cf. cum ascenderent clivum civitatis, I Reg. ix. 11. v. Angl. xix. 463), Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 72. Cf. tún-steall

fisc-wér

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-wér, fisc-wer, es; m.

a fishing-groundcaptura

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Substitute: a weir for catching fish Fiscwer and mylne macian, Angl. ix. 261, 12. a fishing-ground; captura: Lǽtað eówre nett on þone fiscwer laxa retia uestra in capturam (v. wer in Dict.), Lk. 5, 4

gild-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
gild-dæg, es; m.
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A day for a religious ceremony, v. gildan; <b>IV,</b> gild; Gelddagas (geldagas, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 54), þæt sind hálige cerimonia vel orgia Wülck. Gl. 107, 22. Cf. freóls-dæg