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Anglo-Saxon

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tridwet

hasta

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in getridwet spere hasta, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 40

weorold-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-ríce, es; n.
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Bibeád ic eów ðæt gé bróþor míne in woruldríce wel árétten, Exon. Th. 91, 32 ; Cri. 1501 : 275, 12; Jul. 549: 290, 14; Wand. 65: 442, 16 ; Kl. 13. Hú wolde ðæt geweoðan on woruldríce? Elen. Kmbl. 910; El. 456. In worldríce, 2095 ; El. 1049.

swǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
swǽtan, p. te

To sweat ⬩ of the natural moisture of the skin ⬩ to sweat with hard labour, so to toil : ⬩ to sweat, send forth like sweat, to exude (of persons or things) ⬩ to send forth blood, to bleed, ⬩ to sweat.

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To sweat. of the natural moisture of the skin Ðætte hé swá swíþe swǽtte swá hé in swoloþan middes sumeres wǽre quia ita, quasi in media aestatis caumate, sudaverit Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 29.

Linked entry: swítan

ám-ber

(n.)
Grammar
ám-ber, óm-ber, óm-bor, es; m. n ?

a dry measure of four bushels ⬩ mensura continens quatuor modios sive bussellos ⬩ a liquid measure ⬩ batus ⬩ cadus ⬩ a vessel with one handle ⬩ a tankard ⬩ pitcher ⬩ pail ⬩ lagena ⬩ urceus ⬩ amphora ⬩ situla ⬩ hydria

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Id. p: 258, it is added: 'quarterium Londinense octo modios sive bussellos continet, AMBRA igitiur quatuor modios.' v. Introduc. to Domesday I. p. 133 Tyn ámbra feðra ten ambers of feathers, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 37.

gold

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Th. i. 188, 8. Mid golde gesiwud bend nimbus, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 47. Golde siowode segmentata (veste ), ii. 95, 49.

scír

(n.)
Grammar
scír, e; f.

office ⬩ charge ⬩ business ⬩ administration ⬩ government ⬩ a district ⬩ province ⬩ diocese ⬩ parish ⬩ the people of a district ⬩ a tribe ⬩ a shire ⬩ The people of a shire ⬩ the community inhabiting a shire ⬩ the district in charge of an ecclesiastic ⬩ a diocese ⬩ parish

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Edg. ii. 5; Th. i. 268, 4: ii. 3; Th. i. 266, 19. Ðære scíre bisceop episcopus provinciae, L. Edg. P. iii. 11; Th. ii. 200, 4. Him man sealde gíslas of ǽlcere scíre, Chr. 1013; Erl. 148, 1.

wealcan

(v.)
Grammar
wealcan, p. weólc; pp. wealcen

To roll, toss. ⬩ of the movement of water ⬩ trans. ⬩ of other movement ⬩ literal ⬩ metaph. ⬩ of action ⬩ of thought, ⬩ trans. To turn over in the mind ⬩ to revolve, consider ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ intrans. ⬩ to turn over, deal with

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To roll, toss. of the movement of water; Similar entries v. wealca, I, ge-wealc. trans. Se fisc getácnaþ geleáfan, for ðan ðe his gecynd is, swá hine swíðor ða ýða wealcaþ, swá hé strengra bið, Homl. Th. i. 250, 17. intrans.

Linked entry: wealcian

ge-mearcian

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 111, 57.

Basterne

(n.)

The people of Sarmatia in Europe or upper Hungary ⬩ Bastarnæ

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The people of Sarmatia in Europe or upper Hungary; Bastarnæ.Lye

Bedan heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
Bedan heáfod, es; m.

Beda's head ⬩ Bedwin? in Wiltshire

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in Wiltshire,Chr. 675; Erl. 37, 6

cierlisc

(adj.)

churlish, rustic,

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In. 37; Th. i. 124, 20, 21

ed-cenning

(n.)
Grammar
ed-cenning, e; f.

Regeneration ⬩ regenĕrātio

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Regeneration; regenĕrātio On edcenninge in regenĕrātiōne. Mt. Bos. 19, 28

eoloþ

(n.)

ale

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In. 70; Th. i. 146, 17, MS. H

fácen-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
fácen-líc, adj.

Deceitful ⬩ dŏlōsus

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Ben. in proœm: Ors. 3, 1? Lye

ealoþ

(n.)

ale

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In. 70; Th. i. 146, 17, MS. B

hyl-song

(n.)
Grammar
hyl-song, a

timbrel

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timbrel On hylsongæ in tympano, Ps. Spl. T. 150, 4

leóþ-word

(n.)
Grammar
leóþ-word, es; n.
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A word in a poem, Andr. Kmbl. 2975; An. 1490

pistol-rǽdere

(n.)
Grammar
pistol-rǽdere, es; m.
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He who reads the epistle in church, R. Conc. 5

Linked entry: under-diácon

ge-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfan, <b>; I 10 a.</b>
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In l. 4 for v. l. vi. v. níwe-gehwirfed

be-twinum

(prep.)

between, amid ⬩ inter, in medio

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between, amid; inter, in medio,Andr. Kmbl. 2207; An. 1105