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Baddan-burh

(n.)
Grammar
Baddan-burh, g. -burge; d. -byrig; f.

BADBURY, DorsetshireBaddanburgus in quo castra metatus est Eadweardus Ælfredi fil

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BADBURY, Dorsetshire, formerly Baddanburgum; Baddanburgus in quo castra metatus est Eadweardus Ælfredi fil, An. 901; He gewícode æt Baddanbyrig wið Winburnan he encamped at Badbury near Winburn, Chr. 901; Th. 178, 26. ;

camb

(n.)
Grammar
camb, e; f.
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A comb, an assemblage of cells in which bees store their honey; favus Hí yrnbþrungon me swá swá beón camba they surrounded me as bees [surround] the combs, Ps. Lamb. 117, 12

cire-bald

(adj.)
Grammar
cire-bald, adj.

arbitrii strenuus

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Bold in decision; arbitrii strenuus Ðá him cirebaldum Meotud mancynnes módhord onleác then the Lord of mankind unlocked the treasure of words to him bold in decision, Andr. Kmbl. 341; An. 171

Linked entry: cyre-bald

dreórig-hleór

(adj.)
Grammar
dreórig-hleór, adj.

Sad of countenance tristis facie

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Sad of countenance; tristis facie Sumne dreórighleór in eorþ-scræfe eorl gehýdde a man sad of countenance has hidden one in an earth-grave, Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 17; Wand. 83

feónd-gyld

(n.)
Grammar
feónd-gyld, es; n.

Devil-worshipsacrifice to devilsidolatryan idoldiăbŏli cultusdiabŏlĭcum sacrĭfĭciumidōlatriaidōlum

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Devil-worship, sacrifice to devils, idolatry, an idol; diăbŏli cultus, diabŏlĭcum sacrĭfĭcium, idōlatria, idōlum Ðá he on ðam folce feóndgyld gebræc when he destroyed idolatry amongst the people, Ps. Th. 105, 24

Linked entry: fiónd-geld

for-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
for-byrd, e; f.

A forbearingan abstaining fromabstĭnentia

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A forbearing, an abstaining from; abstĭnentia Ðæt nán forbyrd nǽre æt geligere betwuh nánre sibbe that there should be no abstaining from concubinage between any kindred, Ors. 1. 2; Bos. 27, 15

Linked entries: for-byrdig fore-byrd

gást-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
gást-gehygd, gǽst-gehygd, es; n.

Thought of mind or spiritanĭmi cōgĭtōtio

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Thought of mind or spirit; anĭmi cōgĭtōtio Ðæt ðú sylfa miht ongitan gleáwlíce gástgehygdum that thou thyself mayest prudently understand it with the thoughts of thy spirit, Andr. Kmbl. 1722; An. 863

Linked entry: gǽst-gehygd

in-fléde

(adj.)
Grammar
in-fléde, adj.
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Full of water [of a stream] Tigris eá infléde Tigris, stream of abundant flood. Cd. 12 ; Th. 15, 12 ; Gen. 232. Lǽt nú streámas weallan, eá infléde, Andr. Kmbl. 3006 ; An. 1506

Linked entries: fléd fléde

ge-yrnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-yrnan, p. -arn, -orn, pl. -urnon; pp. -urnen

To runariseexoririsurgere

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To run, arise; exoriri, surgere Ðá georn ðǽr sóna upp genihtsumlíc yrnþ and wæstm then an abundant crop and grain [fruit] soon rose [ran] up there, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 40

be-swemman

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To wash an animal by sending it into the water þeáh swín beswemde weorðen, þonne sleáð hí eft on ðá solu and bewealwiað hí þǽron (sus lota reversa in volutabro luti). Add:

bí-word

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Hig ǽrest ápinsiað þá naman and þá bínaman, . . . syððan hig þá word (verbs) áginnad tó áweganne mid þám bíwordum, Angl. viii. 313, 7. Dele: -wyrd, and second passage, and add: An adverb

camp-hád

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Campháde tyrocinio, An. Ox. 616. Gúðlác of þǽre gedréfednysse þissere worulde wæs gelǽded tó campháde þæs écan lífes, Guth. 24, 23. In camphád sendan in militiam mittere, Gr. D. 298, 8. Add

cycel

(n.)
Grammar
cycel, es; m.
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A small cake Cicel bucellam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 31 :11, 73. Cyclum tortellis, Hpt. Gl. 497, 16: An. Ox. 3859. Ciclum, 2, 262: 7, 288: 8, 212. Cicelum tortis, 17, 40

Linked entry: cicel

dæg-rima

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Dægrim[a] aurora, An. Ox. 18, 19. Dægrima crepundia (?), 18 b, 15. Úpásprungenum dægriman incipiente luce, R. Ben. 33, 1. Þú getimbradest dægriman in fabricatus es auroram, Ps. L. 73, 16. Add

drý-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
drý-lic, adj.
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Of magic, magical Mid drýlices fácnes galdre magicae fraudis necromantia, An. Ox. 2907. Mid drýlicum scínláce magica praestigia, 3261: 4699. Mambres ontýnde ðá drýlican béc ( libros magicos ) his bréðer, Nar. 50, 13

ende-þrǽst

(n.)
Grammar
ende-þrǽst, e; f.

An enddestruction

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An end, destruction Heó þrowað deáð bútan deáþe and ásprungennesse and ændeþrǽste bútan ænde þæs wítes mortem sine morte, et defectum sine defectu, et finem sine fine patitur, Gr. D. 337, 9

fracoþ-nes

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For Cot. 143 substitute Fracoðnesse obscenitatis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 58. Hí gálnysse onscunedon ... and þá fúlan forsáwon for heora fracodnysse, Hml. A. 23, 214. Unclǽnnessa, fracedn[essa] squalores, An. Ox. 4455

ge-cyrnod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cyrnod, adj.
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Jagged, having grainlike excrescences Wiþ scurfedum nægle; nim gecyrnadne sticcan, sete on þone nægl wið þá wearta, Lch. ii. 150, 4. Gecyrnode cambas serratas cristas (of a cock), An. Ox. 26, 15

Linked entry: -cyrnod

hirde-lic

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Hú mæg se biscep brúcan ðǽre hierdelican are, Past. 132, 3. Hyrdelicere gýmene pastoralis cure. An. Ox. 5423. Hyrdelicere care sollertia pastorali, 2986. þá scylon gýmene hyrdelice Underfón, Scint. 121, 17. Add

martyr-racu

(n.)
Grammar
martyr-racu, e; f.
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An account of martyrs Hí nǽron furðan wyrðe ꝥ man heora naman on ðisre háligra martyrrace sceolde áwrítan, Hml. S. 23, 367. Hí woldon ðisra háligra martyra martyrrace áwrítan, 334: 342: 773