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hors-hirde

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Add: an ostler Ne ne sý þín horshyrde wǽpenleás neque sit tuus agason (= prouisor equorum) inermis, Hpt. 31, 12, 269. Horshierde mulio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 71, 29. Horshiordas pabulatores, 116, 59. Horshyrdas, 67, 70

seód

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Purs ł seód fiscus, An. Ox. 18b, 36. Hé nán þing him sylfum of his campdómes scipe on his seóde ne heóld búton ꝥ hé dæghwámlíce tó bigleofan hæfde, Hml. S. 31, 55. Add

Linked entry: á-seódan

reów

(adj.)
Grammar
reów, ;adj.;

Fierce, cruel;

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; Fierce, cruel; Sume wurdon bisencte under reóne streám, sume ic róde bifealh, Exon. Th. 271, 12; Jul. 481. Wǽron hý reówe tó rǽsanne gífrum grápum, 126, 26; Gú. 377 : Andr. Kmbl. 2669; An. 1336

ǽfnung

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On ǽfenunga, Hml. S. 11, 43. On ǽfnunge, 153; Hml. Th. ii. 334, 34: Lch. iii. 238, 27. Seó sunne gǽð on ǽfnunge under ðyssere eorðan, 240, 14. Ǽfnunge crepusculo, An. Ox. 85. Add

hearpe-nægel

Grammar
hearpe-nægel, hearp-nægel, es; m.

An instrument for striking the strings of a harp

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An instrument for striking the strings of a harp Hearpnægel plectrum, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 96; Wrt. Voc. 43, 27. Apollonius his hearpenægl genam Apollonius took his harp-nail, Ap. Th.17, 7

Linked entry: nægel

on-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
on-ryne, es; m.

a running on, coursea running on or against, an attack

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a running on, course Onryne tíde cursu temporis, Hymn. Surt. 36, 8. a running on or against, an attack Ne ðé ǽniges yfeles onryne (anryne, MS. H. ) dereþ, Lchdm. i. 328, 1, MS. B

gest-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
gest-ærn, -ern, gyst-ern, es; n.

A guest-placeguest-chamberan innhospĭtālis aulahospĭtiumdiversōrium

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A guest-place, guest-chamber, an inn; hospĭtālis aula, hospĭtium, diversōrium Eódon hí on sumes túngeréfan gestærn qui intrāvērunt hospĭtium cujusdam villĭci, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 20: Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 22, 11

ælf-sciéne

(adj.)
Grammar
ælf-sciéne, -sciéno; adj.

Beautiful, like an elf or nymphof elfin beautyformosus ut genius vel nympha

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Beautiful, like an elf or nymph, of elfin beauty; formosus ut genius vel nympha Mæg ælfsciéno = ides ælfsciéno O woman of elfin beauty! Cd. 86; Th. 109, 23; Gen. 1827: Cd. 130; Th. 165, 11; Gen. 2730

bealo-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
bealo-síþ, bealu-síþ, es ; m.

an evil fortunemisfortunecalamitycalamitasadversa fortunaa destructive or deadly pathdeathfatale itermors

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an evil fortune, misfortune, calamity; calamitas, adversa fortuna Bealosíþa hwón few [of] misfortunes, Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 24; Seef. 28. a destructive or deadly path, death; fatale iter, mors, Cd. 143; Th. 178, 1 ; Exod. 5

Linked entry: bealu-síþ

nearu-níd

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-níd, -néd, e; f.

Sore needgrievous trouble

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Sore need, grievous trouble Ða menigo ðe ðé mid wuniaþ on nearonédum [ or (?) on nearo nédum in confinement by force ], Andr. Kmbl. 203; An. 102. From naronéðe de angusta (as if, angustia? ), Lk. Skt. p. 8, 6

bigspell-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
bigspell-bóc, e; f. [bigspell parabola, proverbium, bóc liber]

A book of parables, the Book of Proverbsproverbiorum liber

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A book of parables, the Book of Proverbs; proverbiorum liber Salomon gesette þreó béc þurh his snoternisse: án ys bigspellbóc Solomon wrote three books by his wisdom: one is the Book of Proverbs, Ælfc. T. 14, 26

bodung-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
bodung-dæg, es; m.

An annunciation dayannuntiationis dies

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An annunciation day; annuntiationis dies Ðes dæg is geháten Annuntiatio Sanctæ Mariæ, ðæt is Marian bodungdæg gecweden this day is called Annuntiatio Sanctæ Mariæ, which is interpreted, the annunciation-day of Mary, Homl. Th. i. 200, 25

sind

Grammar
sind, ( = síð ?)
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Yfla ðara ðe ic gefremede nalæs feám sindon (cf. gylta ðara ðe ic gefreméde nales feám síðum. Elen. Kmbl. 1633 ; El. 818 ; also Andr. Kmbl. 1210 ; An. 605 : Hy. 4, 65), Exon. Th. 263, 24 ; Jul. 354

un-gelǽredlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gelǽredlíce, adv.

Without instructionignorantlyin an undisciplined manner

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Without instruction, ignorantly, in an undisciplined manner Swíþe unwíslíce and ungelǽredlíce ( indocte ) gé dydon, ðæt gé sceoldan on feówernihte mónan blód lǽtan, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 13. Ungelǽredlíce ( indisciplinate ) ná geþwǽrlíce múþ ðín, Scint.

Linked entry: ge-lǽredlíce

un-becweden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-becweden, adj.

Unbequeathednot left by will

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Unbequeathed, not left by will On ǽlcum þingum ðe ðær unbecweden bið, on bócum and an swilcum lytlum, Chart. Th. 538, 24. Ðæt land æt Sendan and æt Sunnanbyrg unbecwedene and unforbodene wið ǽlcne man, 208, 38

wíd-férende

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-férende, adj.
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(ptcpl.) Wide-journeying, far-travelling On ðam ( the ocean ) wuniaþ, wídférende síðe on sunde, seldlícra fela, Exon. Th. 193, 32; Az. 130. Ne magon ðǽr gewunian wídférende, ne ðǽr elþeódige eardes brúcaþ, Andr. Kmbl. 558; An. 279

Linked entry: wíd-farende

ceól

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Dele 'The keel of a skip', and add Ceól celox, species navis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 61: 103, 60: 14, 19: ciula, 131, 42: liburna, An. Ox. 28. In Gr. D. 248, 27, for ceólum read (?) þeolum

disc-þegn

Grammar
disc-þegn, -þegen, -þén.
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Discþegn discifer, Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 23. An ic ǽlcan gesettan discðegne hundeahtatig mancusa goldes, C. D. B. iii. 75, 30. Ic geann Ælmǽre mínon discþéne þára ehta hída æt Cateringa*-*túne, Cht. Th. 560, 36. Add

ge-hefeldian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hefeldian, to fix the weft or
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woof Forcorfen is swylce fram wefendum wífe líf mín þá gyt þe ic wæs gehefaldad praecisa est uelut a tenente uita mea dum adhuc ordirer Cant. Ez. 12. Gehefeldad, Ps. Srt. ii. 184, 34; An. Ox. 3731

Linked entry: hefeldian

ge-wyrdelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wyrdelíce, adv.
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Eloquently (see next word); with careful attention to words (?) Snodorlíce, þæt is gewyrdelíce sagaciter, pru-denter (gramaticorum regulas . . . sagaciter inquirendo, Ald. 5, 2), Hpt. Gl. 411, 24. Gewyrde[lice] uerbatim, andgytful[líce] sensatim An.