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rǽw

(n.)
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rǽw, ráw, e; f.
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A row, line Ðonon on ða rǽwe ( hedge-row ); of ðære reáwe on Temese, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 275, 20. Sele ðonne drincan sume on (on sume, MS.) ráwe nigon dagon nine days in succession, Lchdm. ii. 238, 10. Cf. He sende hem so muche honger and luþer geres

Linked entry: ráw

BÚR

(n.)
Grammar
BÚR, es; n.

A BOWER, cottage, dwelling, an inner room, storehousetabernaculum, conclave, casa

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A BOWER, cottage, dwelling, an inner room, storehouse; tabernaculum, conclave, casa Wiht wolde hyre on ðære byrig búr atimbran a creature would construct a bower for itself in the town, Exon. 108a; Th. 411, 26; Rä. 30, 5. On búre, ahóf brýd Abrahames

in-híwan

(n.)
Grammar
in-híwan, -hígan ; pl.
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Members of a household, of a convent, domestics Gif gesíþcund mon þingaþ wið cyning for his inhíwum if a 'gesithcund' man make terms with the king for his household, L. In. 50; Th. i. 134, 3. Ǽlce gǽre áne dægfeorme inhiowum every year one day's provision

Linked entry: in-híréd

bí-sǽce

(n.)
Grammar
bí-sǽce, es; n? m?

a visitvisitatiopersecution, dispute, litigationcontroversia, litigatioto seek, visit, persecute, dispute

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a visit; visitatio Bád bísǽce betran hyrdes waited the visit of a better keeper, Exon. 35 b; Th. 115, 11; Gú. 188. persecution, dispute, litigation; controversia, litigatio Bísǽce in litigation, L. Edg. C. 62; Th. ii. 258, 3. Gif ðǽr hwæt bísǽces sý

ge-dryht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dryht, -driht, e; f.

A hostcompanyband of retainers

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A host, company, band of retainers Engla gedryht a company of angels, Exon. 22 b; Th. 63, 3; Cri. 1014 : 60 b; Th. 222, 13; Ph. 348. Ðǽr cyninges giefe brúcaþ eádigra gedryht there the band of the blessed enjoy the king's grace, Exon. 32 a; Th. 101,

hand-preóst

(n.)
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a priest at a person's hand (using the phrase as in ' they were first at the kyngis hond', 1 Chron. xviii. 17 (Wicklif), where the A. V. has 'chief about the king') Þrengde hé his handpreóstas and eác sume of his túnpreóstan ꝥ hí scoldan helpan þan feáwan

heáfod-bend

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-bend, es; m.
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A head-band (v. N. E. D.). a crown ꝥ bið cyninga þeáw and cásera ꝥ hí oft habbað gyldenne heáfodbænd ymb heora heáfod, Nap. 15, 20. a band put round the head as punishment Sum mann wæs gebunden onbútan ꝥ heáfod for his hefigum gylte; sé cóm tó þám hálgan

sǽ-steorra

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-steorra, an; m.
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A star which guides mariners at sea; stella maris, a title given to the Virgin Mary, from the erroneous belief that it expressed the etymological meaning of the Hebrew name Miriam, Mary Nú is hyre nama gereht . . . sǽsteorra . . . Sǽsteorra heó is gecweden

Andefera

(n.)
Grammar
Andefera, an; m.

ANDOVER, a market town in the north west of Hampshire built on the east bank of the river Ande or Antonoppidum in agro Hamtunensi

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ANDOVER, a market town in the north west of Hampshire built on the east bank of the river Ande or Anton; oppidum in agro Hamtunensi Hí ðá lǽddon Ánláf to Andeferan they then led Anlaf to Andover, Chr. 994; Th. 242, 27, col. 1; Th. 243, 26, col. 1, 12

fénix

(n.)
Grammar
fénix, es; m.

the fabulous bird phœnixφoινιξa genus of palmsthe date treedate palmphœnix dactylĭfĕra

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the fabulous bird phœnix = φoινιξ Fénix, swá hátte án fugel on Arabiscre þeóde, se leofaþ fíf hund geára, and æfter deáþe eft aríst ge-edcucod, and se fugel getácnaþ úrne æríst on ðam endenéhstan dæge phœnix, so a bird in Arabia is called, which lives

grafan

(v.)
Grammar
grafan, ic grafe, græfe, ðú græfest, græfst, he græfeþ, græfþ, pl. grafaþ; p. gróf, pl. grófon; pp. grafen.
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to dig, delve, dig up; fodere, effodere Ic be grunde græfe I dig along the ground, Exon. 106 a; Th. 403, 3: Rä. 22, 2. Ðæt fýr græfeþ grimlíce eorþan sceátas the fire shall fiercely delve the tracts of earth, Exon. 22 b; Th. 62, 19; Cri. 1004: 95 a;

set

(n.)
Grammar
set, es; n.
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A seat. of the sun, the place where the sun sets Miððý tó sete eode sunne cum occidisset sol, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 32. Gewát sunne tó sete glídan, Andr. Kmbl. 2498 ; An. 1250 : 2610 ; An. 1306. Tó sete sígeþ, Menol. Fox 221; Men. 112. Cf. set-gang, setl

Linked entries: seotu set-gang siota

trog

(n.)
Grammar
trog, es; m.
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a trough, tub, basin, vessel for containing liquids or other materials Trog albeus, genus vasis, Txts. 109, 1140: can*-*thera, 49, 425 : Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 7. Lege on hatne stán on troge, geót hwón wæteres on, Lchdm. ii. 326, 5 : iii. 30, 9. Dó on troh

be-hát

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Add: a promise 'On sunnandæge þú cymst tó mé.' Se apostol blissode on ðám beháte, Hml. Th. i. 74, 20: 466, 30. Hé gefylde his behát þe hé gecwæð, ii. 284, 17. Hé þæt behát mid weorcum gefylde, 486, 24. Gif ðú ðás behát mid weorcum gefylst, i. 380, 13

forþ-weard

(adj.)
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forþ-weard, adj.
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Add:to <b>III:</b> continued, carried on. Cf. forþ, 3 Þæs sylfa þeáw lange on Angelcynnes mynstrum forþweard wæs, Lch. iii. 434, 20. For and substitute: of direction in position, inclined forwards. Cf. forþ, 1 a Mé (a plough) þurh hrycg

bred

(n.)
Grammar
bred, es; pl. nom. acc. bredu; n.

A surface, plank, board, table, tabletsuperficies, tabula, tabella

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A surface, plank, board, table, tablet; superficies, tabula, tabella Ðisse eorþan ymbhwyrft is, wið ðone heofon to mettanne, swilce án lytel pricu on brádan brede the circumference of this earth is, compared with the heaven, like a little point on a

Linked entry: brega

án-ád

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
án-ád, án-ǽd, es; n. [án unus, ád = eád, eáþ desertus, vastus, Ett: Goth, áuþs ἔρημος desertus: v. DER. eáðe; adj.]

Solitudea desertsolitudodesertum

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Solitude, a desert; solitudo, desertum On ðam ánáde in the desert, Exon. 37a; Th. 122, 12; Gú. 304: 37b; Th. 123, 34; Gú. 327. On ánǽde in a desert, 122b; Th. 471, 22; Rä. 61, 5

Linked entry: ǽn-ette

fýr-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-bæþ, gen. -bæðes, -baðes; n.

A fire-bathigneum balneum

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A fire-bath; igneum balneum On fýrbæðe in the fire-bath, Elen. Kmbl. 1895; El. 949. In fýrbaðe in the fire-bath, Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 10; Cri. 831 : 22 b; Th. 61, 18; 986

geagl-swile

(n.)
Grammar
geagl-swile, es; m.

A swelling of the jowlfaucium tŭmor

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A swelling of the jowl; faucium tŭmor Lǽcedóm wið geaglswile a remedy for jowl-swelling, L. M. 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 46, 7. Wið geaglswile [MS. gealhswile] for jowl-swelling, 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 44, 8

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geár-gemearc

(n.)
Grammar
geár-gemearc, es; n.

A year's limit or spaceanni defīnītio vel spătium

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A year's limit or space; anni defīnītio vel spătium Siððan ic ongon on ðone ánseld búgan geárgemearces after I had dwelt in the hermitage for a year's space, Exon. 50 b; Th. 176, 24; Gú. 1215

Linked entry: búan