brymme
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Substitute: <b>brym[m],</b> es; m. Sea, waves Brym, sǽ æquor, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 50. Brym vel holm cataclismus, diluvium, ii. 129, 42. Eorþe, brym ( pontus ), roderas, Hy. S. 74, 34. Se brym hwoðerode under his fótswaðum, Hml. Th. ii. 388,
fald
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Falud (-aed) bobellum, Txts. 45, 310. Falod, Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 21. Falaed stabulum, Txts. 99, 1920. Fald volio (l. (?) ovile), Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 62. Mid swylcum monnum byð hell gefylled swá swá fald mid sceápum, Ps. Th. 48, 13. On ðone ealdan fald; of
feng
a taking ⬩ embrace ⬩ game ⬩ capture ⬩ seizure
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Add: a taking Faengae, fenge pro captu, Txts. 82, 727. a taking hold by way of greeting, embrace: On fænge (fenge, 102, 61) ge on clyppe, Angl. xi. 99, 76. a taking of fish, game, &c.: Feng fisca captura piscium, Lk. p. 4, 17. In feng ðǽra fiscana
ildu
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Add: an age, one of the six ages of the world Yldo evo (primo, ) Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 80. Þes middangeard néde on ðás eldo endian sceal þe nú andweard is; for þon fífe þára syndon ágangen on þisse eldo, Bl. H. 117, 35. age, time of life Hát baðo ǽlcere
wæl-cyrge
A chooser of the slain.
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A chooser of the slain. According to the mythology, as seen in its Northern form, the Val-kyrjur were the goddesses who chose the slain that were to be conducted by them to Odin's hall — Val-halla : 'Þær ríða jafnan at kjósa val.' Something of the old
Linked entries: -cyrge wæl-ceásiga
geár
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Add: (n.) and m. as a unit of time-measurement, in the case of (approximately) exact measurement, the number of years being given Þá wæs syxte geár Constantínes cáserdómes, El. 7. Ánes geáres cild oððe lamb anniculus Ælfc. Gr. Z. 287, 11. Wé ealne þysne
ǽ-bebod
Law ⬩ injunction of the law ⬩ command ⬩ lex ⬩ legis mandatum
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Law, injunction of the law, command; lex, legis mandatum Ðú me ǽbebod ǽrest settest tu legem posuisti mihi, Ps. Th. 118, 102
æ-not
Useless ⬩ of no use ⬩ unprofitable ⬩ inutilis
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Useless, of no use, unprofitable; inutilis Ðæt hit ænote weorþe that it be useless, L. Eth. vi. 34; Th. i. 324, 7
ancor-man
An anchor-man ⬩ the man in charge of the anchor ⬩ ancorarius ⬩ proreta
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An anchor-man, the man in charge of the anchor; ancorarius, proreta, Ælfc. Gl. 83; Som. 73, 66: 104; Som. 77, 126
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a-fýran
To castrate ⬩ castrare
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To castrate; castrare Afýred olfend a dromedary, a kind of swift camel; dromeda MS. Twegen afýryde men duo eunuchi, Gen. 40, 1
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aldor-wísa
A chief ruler ⬩ chief ⬩ principalis dux ⬩ princeps
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A chief ruler, chief; principalis dux, princeps Æðelinga aldor-wísa the chief ruler of men, Cd. 63; Th. 75, 9; Gen. 1237
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almes-man
An almsman ⬩ eleemosynarius
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An almsman; eleemosynarius Ðonne nime man uncúþ sǽd æt almesmannum then let one take strange seed of almsmen, Lchdm, i. 400, 17
a-rídan
To ride ⬩ equitare
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To ride; equitare He út of ðam mann-werode arád he rode out from the crowd, Ors. 3, 7 ; Bos. 62, 22
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beado-rinc
A soldier ⬩ bellicosus vir
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A soldier; bellicosus vir Betst beadorinca the best of soldiers, Beo. Th. 2222; B. 1109: Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 24; Jud. 276
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ben-geat
A wound-gate ⬩ the opening of a wound ⬩ vulneris porta
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A wound-gate, the opening of a wound; vulneris porta Bengeato burston the wound-gates burst open Beo. Th. 2246; B. 1121
byrig-berge
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A mulberry; morum Byrigbergena seáw selle drincan give him to drink juice of mulberries, L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 230, 12
dæru
Harm ⬩ damnum
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Harm; damnum His bróðer to ðære and to lættinge to the harm and hindrance of his brother, Chr. 1101; Erl. 237, 18
cyld-faru
A carrying of children ⬩ parvulōrum subvectio
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A carrying of children; parvulōrum subvectio Ðæt híg nymon wǽnas to hira cyldfare ut tollant plaustra ad subvectiōnem parvulōrum, Gen. 45, 19
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cynde-líc
Natural, KINDLY ⬩ naturalis, ingenitus
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Natural, KINDLY; naturalis, ingenitus Sídra gesceafta cræftas cyndelíce the kindly powers of wide-spread creatures, Exon. 92b; Th. 346, 27; Sch. 5
dol-scipe
Foolishness, folly, error ⬩ stultĭtia, error
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Foolishness, folly, error ; stultĭtia, error Giongra monna dolscipe hí ofslihþ the folly of young men kills them, Past. 50, 2; Hat. MS