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hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hæl (?, for form cf. tæl, tel), es; m.

a shelter

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A hidden spot (f), a shelter Tó Dudemǽres hele; of Dudemǽres hele, C. D. vi. 171, 5: 76, 26. On Ecgerdes hel ufeweardne, iii. 48, 16

eówer

Grammar
eówer, eówre
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of you. Add: as personal pronoun Þá Gotan eów hwón oferhergedon, and iówer feáwe ofslógon, Ors. 1, 10; S. 48, 20. Eówer ǽlces ácennednesse, Bt. 30, 2; F. 110, 18. Drihten fandað eówre, Deut. 13, 3. with noun in apposition Eówer Rómána brocu ðe gé ealneg

lustlíce

(adv.)
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Yfel biþ gesǽlþ gif hit mon lustlíce déð and geðyldi líce áræfnþ beata sors omnis est aequinamitate tolerantis, Bt. 11. l ; F. 32, 31 : 38, 7; F. 210, 14. Ic lióða fela lustlíce (v. lustbǽrlíce) sanc, Met. 2, l. Sé ðe Godes beboda lustlíce gehýrð, and

a-cennednes

(n.)
Grammar
a-cennednes, -cennes, -cennys, -cænnednys, -cænnys, -ness, e; f.

Nativity ⬩ birth ⬩ generation ⬩ nativitas ⬩ ortus

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Nativity, birth, generation; nativitas, ortus Manega on his acennednysse gefag-niaþ multi in nativitate ejus gaudebunt, Lk. Bos. 1, 14 : Ps. Spl. 106, 37

Linked entry: a-cænnednys

ǽtter-loppe

(n.)
Grammar
ǽtter-loppe, an; f. [átor poison, loppe a silk worm, spinner of a web]

A spider ⬩ atanea

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A spider; atanea And a-ýdlian oððe aswarcan oððe acwínan oððe aswindan ðú dydest swá swá ǽtterloppan oððe ryngan sáwle his et tabescere fecisti sicut araneam animam ejus, Ps. Lamb. 38, 12; and thou madist his lijf to faile as an yreyneWyc

Linked entry: átor-loppe

and-weardnes

(n.)
Grammar
and-weardnes, -ness, and-weardnys, and-wardnys, -nyss, e; f.

Presentness ⬩ presence ⬩ present time ⬩ præsentia ⬩ præsens tempus ⬩ præsens

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Presentness, presence, present time; præsentia, præsens tempus, præsens Wæs ic swýðe for his andweardnesse afyrhted ejus præsentia eram exterritus, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 42. On andweardnysse in prcesenti, I. I; S. 474, 1

Linked entry: and-wardnys

bælig-nis

(n.)
Grammar
bælig-nis, -niss, e; f. [from belgan to be angry, to make angry]

An injury ⬩ injuria

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An injury; injuria, Mt. Lind. Stv. 20, 13

BEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓ, indecl. in s; pl. nom. acc. beón; gen. beóna; dat. beóum, beóm ; f.

A BEE ⬩ apis

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A BEE; apis. The keeping of bees was an object of much care in the economy of the Anglo-Saxons. The great variety of expressions, taken from the flavour of honey, sufficiently account for the value they placed upon it. While the bee-masters [beó-ceorlas

Linked entries: beáw-hyrnet bió beón

Brádan ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
Brádan ǽ, indecl. f. [i.e. latus fluvius, Hist. Eccl. Petroburg. Bardanea, Gib. Chr. explicatio 15]
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Broadwater; Bradanea Þurh án scýr wæter, Brádan ǽ hátte through a clear water called Broadwater, Chr. 656; Erl. 31, 17; per unam pulcram aquam, Bradanea nomine, Cod. Dipl. 984; A. D. 664; Kmbl. v. 5, 3

brǽc

(n.)
Grammar
brǽc, breeches; braccæ, Som. femoralia, Wrt. Voc. 81, 63, = bréc; pl. of bróc, f.

carte

(n.)
Grammar
carte, an; f. [Lat. charta] Paper, a piece of paper, a deed; charta = χάρτης
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Híg hym tosendon áne cartan, seó wæs ðus awriten [MS. awryten] they sent a paper to him, which was thus inscribed, Nicod. 20; Thw. 10, 5. Alecge ða sealfe on hátne cláþ oððe cartan lay the salve on a hot cloth or on paper, L. M. 2, 19; Lchdm, ii. 202,

Linked entry: caerte

cýping

(n.)
Grammar
cýping, cýpingc, cíping,e; f. [ceáping, ceáp a price, q. v. II.].

a bargaining, setting a price, marketing, chapping, traffic ⬩ negotiatio, nundina ⬩ a market-place, market ⬩ forum

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a bargaining, setting a price, marketing, chapping, traffic; negotiatio, nundina Ðæt nán cýping ne sý Sunnan dagum that no marketing be on Sundays, L. Ath. i. 24; Th. i. 212, 15: v. 10; Th. i. 240, 9. Ða ealdorbiscopas geþafedon ðæt ðǽr cýping binnan

eád-módnes

(n.)
Grammar
eád-módnes, eád-módnys, -ness, -nyss,e ; f.

Humbleness, humility, humanity ⬩ humĭlĭtas

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Humbleness, humility, humanity; humĭlĭtas Crist eardaþ on ðære dene eádmódnesse Christ dwells in the vale of humility. Bt. 12; Fox 36, 23: Ps. Spl. 9, 13

Linked entry: eáþ-módnis

Eádmundes burh

(n.)
Grammar
Eádmundes burh, gen. burge; dat. byrig; f. [Eádmundes Edmund's, burh the town]

St. Edmundsbury, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk

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St. Edmundsbury, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk Hér, A. D. 1046, forþférde Æðelstán abbot on Abban dúne and féng Spearhafoc munuc to of Sc̃e Eádmundes byrig here died Æthelstan, abbot of Abingdon, and monk Spearhawk of St. Edmundsbury succeeded, Chr. 1046

Linked entry: Bederices weorþ

eáþ-módnis

(n.)
Grammar
eáþ-módnis, -nys, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Humility ⬩ humĭlĭtas

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Humility; humĭlĭtas Mid micelre eáþmódnisse with great humility, Th. Diplm. A. D. 804-829; 459, 15. On eáþmódnysse míne in humĭlĭtāte mea, Ps. Spl. 118, 50

Linked entry: eád-módnes

fæst-nes

(n.)
Grammar
fæst-nes, -niss, -ness, -nyss,e ; f.

Firmament, firmness, stability, fastness, fortification ⬩ firmāmentum, firmĭtūdo, mūnīmen, propugnācŭlum

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Firmament, firmness, stability, fastness, fortification; firmāmentum, firmĭtūdo, mūnīmen, propugnācŭlum Firmamentum [fæstnes] is ðeós róderlíce heofen, mid manegum steorrum amett ... Seó [fæstnes] firmamentum tyrnþ symle onbútan us under ðyssere eorþan

Linked entries: fæstennes festnes

for-sworennys

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sworennys, -nyss, e; f. [forsworen, pp. of forswerian to forswear; -nys, -nyss]

False swearing ⬩ perjury ⬩ pejĕrātio ⬩ perjūrium

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False swearing, perjury; pejĕrātio, perjūrium Cýpmannum gedafenaþ ðæt hi sóþfæstnysse healdon, and lofian heora þing búton láþre forsworennysse it is fitting to merchants that they hold truth, and praise their things without hateful perjury. Homl. Th

frum-tíhtle

(n.)
Grammar
frum-tíhtle, -týhtle, an; f. [frum original, primitive, first; tíhtle an accusation, charge]

A first accusation ⬩ first charge ⬩ prīma accūsātio ⬩ prīma calumnĭa

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A first accusation, first charge; prīma accūsātio, prīma calumnĭa Ðæt he borh næbbe æt frumtýhtlan that he have no surety at the first accusation, L. C. S. 35; Th. i. 396, 24

gebundennes

(n.; part.)
Grammar
gebundennes, -ness, e; f. [ge-bunden, pp. of ge-bindan to bind]

A binding ⬩ an obligation ⬩ oblĭgātio

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A binding, an obligation; oblĭgātio Gibundennises ligandi, Rtl. 59, 11. Ða abúgendan on gebundennesse oððe to bændum declīnantes in oblĭgātiōnes, Ps. Lamb. 124, 5

ge-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-líc, comp. m. -lícra; f. n. -lícre; superl. -lícost, -lícast, -lícust; adj.

Like ⬩ alike ⬩ similar ⬩ equal ⬩ sĭmĭlis ⬩ æquālis

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Like, alike, similar, equal; sĭmĭlis, æquālis Næs se wæstm gelíc the fruit was not alike, Cd. 23; Th. 30, 13; Gen. 466 : Bt. 38, 6; Fox 208, 17 : Exon. 89 a; Th. 334, 21; Gn. Ex. 19. Heofena ríce is geworden gelíc senepes corne sĭmĭle est regnum cælōrum

Linked entry: an-gelíc

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