mere
the sea ⬩ a mere ⬩ lake ⬩ an artificial pool ⬩ cistern
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Æt meres ende on the shore, 442; An. 221. Ofer wídne mere, 566; An. 283. Ofer sealtne mere, Menol. Fox 203; Men. 103. Mere sécan, mǽwes éþel, Exon. 123 b; Th. 474, 5; Bo. 25. a mere, lake Meri stagnum, Ep. Gl. 25 b, 16. Mere stagnum, Wrt.
notian
to make use of ⬩ employ ⬩ enjoy ⬩ to discharge an office
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Grammar notian, case undetermined Man ða reáf nime, ðe hé ǽr notode, R. Ben. l01, 24. Nota ðenna neód sig use the medicine when need be, Lchdm. i. 378, 18. to discharge an office Búton hé forworhte, ðæt hé ðære hádnote notian ne móste, L.
ge-mearcian
To mark, point out, describe, assign, appoint, determine ⬩ nŏtāre, signāre, designāre, assignāre, constĭtuĕre, decernĕre
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Gemearca hú hý ǽr stódon mark how they stood before, Lchdm. i. 398, 5
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sumer
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Ǽr sumor on tún gá before summer come, Lchdm. iii. 6, 1. Yldum bringþ sigelbeorhte dagas sumor tó túne, Menol. Fox 176; Men. 89. Sumur, Exon. Th. 354. 58; Reim. 67. Ðonne on sumeres tíd sunne hátost scíneþ, 212, 12; Ph. 209.
tídlíce
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wæs tídlíce gréne the hill, as was natural to the season (the date was June 22), was green; mons opportune laetus, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 21. in time, in good time, betimes, early, soon, quickly Ic tídlíce tó mínre reste eode, for ðon ic wolde beón gearo æt
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eáre
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Hié forgytaþ ꝥ hié hwéne ǽr ymbhygdigum eárum gehýrdon reccean, Bl. H. 55, 27. Hé him mildheortnesse eáron ontýnde, 107, 1. a handle on a pot. Cf. Icel. eyra a handle on a pot, see N. E. D. ear, ll. 8, and next word
ge-þwǽre
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Hié wǽron swá geþwǽre and swá gesibsume ꝥ hié ealle forgeáfon þǽm cásere þá fǽhðe þe his mæg hæfde wið hié ǽr geworht, Ors. 6, 4; S. 258, 26. of things, at peace, at rest Streámas eft stille weorðað, ýða geþwǽre, Rä. 3, 15
hege
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Æfter ðám ealdan hege tó ðáre grénne ǽc, 2 74, 34. On Wíferðes mǽduan hege; of ðám hege, 78, 21. Tó ðám mǽrhege; of ðǽm hege on Sæfern, 79, 13. Stǽnenum hæge útáþýdum maceriae depulsae, Ps. L. 61, 4.
on-weald
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Add: in a general sense, power, control over a person or thing Ðæt úre geswinc ne sceolde bión on óðres monnes onwalde (an-, v. l. ), Past. 250, 2. of official rule. secular Hé wæs Rómánum swá milde swá him nán onwald næs ǽr þǽm, Ors. 6, 2; S. 254,
þes
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Add Ǽr hé on þǽs earfoðnesse cóm hé úre wæs wealdend, Bl.
bryne
to burn ⬩ A burning, fire, flame, heat ⬩ ustio, ardor, incendium, ignis, flamma, fervor
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Ǽr ðam ðe ðæt mynster mid byrne fornumen wáre priusquam monasterium esset incendio consumptum, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 18. Se biscop ða brynas ðara húsa gebiddende adwæscte episcopus incendia domorum orando restinxerit, 1, 19; S. 484, 36.
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toft
a piece of ground, ⬩ messuage, ⬩ homestead ⬩ a place marked out for a house or building ⬩ a square piece of ground with walls but without roof ⬩ an enclosed home-field ⬩ campus ⬩ an elevated piece of ground ⬩ a field where a house or building once stood.
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In the following passages it may mean the enclosed ground in which the house stood Healf ðæt land æt Súðhám, innur and úttur, on tofte and on crofte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 317, 7. Nǽfre myntan ne plot ne plóh, ne turf ne toft, L.
scild
a shield ⬩ a piece of defensive armour ⬩ a shield ⬩ protection
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Næfde hé scyld (scutum) æt handa, ðæt hé ðone cyning mid gescyldan mihte, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 22. Nán scyldwyrhta ne lecge nán scépes fell on scyld, L. Ath. i. 15; Th. i. 208, ii. Ðǽr læg secg mænig ofer scild scoten, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 19.
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seonu
A sinew ⬩ nerve ⬩ tendon
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Gif man on sinwe besleá æt blódlǽtan. Lchdm. ii. 16, 8. Gif mon ða. greátan sinwe (synewe, ) forsleá, L. Alf. pol. 75; Th. i. 100, 3. Gif ða smalan sinwe (synewan, MS. B.) mon forsleá, 76; Th. i. 100, 8. Nellaþ folc etan sine (nervum), Gen. 32, 32.
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GRÓWAN
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Ic grówe frondeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 42. Ic grówe vireo, 26, 2; Som. 28, 44: Mk. Bos. 4, 27. Leáf and gærs geond Bretene blóweþ and gróweþ leaves and grass blow and grow over Britain, Bt. Met.
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stingan
to thrust something into ⬩ to thrust one's self into the affairs of another ⬩ to prick with something, to sting, stab, pierce
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Crist hét stingan sweord in scǽðe Charter quoted by Lye. fig. to thrust one's self into the affairs of another Similar entries v. in-, on-sting:-- Ná stinge nán mann on ðæt land, búton se hýred æt Xp̃es cyrcean. to exercise authority. Chart.
ár-wurþ
Honour-worth ⬩ honourable ⬩ venerable ⬩ reverend ⬩ honorabilis ⬩ honorandus ⬩ venerabilis ⬩ venerandus
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Ár-wurþe wudewe [MS. wurdewe] or nunne nonna, Ælfc. Gl. 69; Som. 70, 21; Wrt. Voc. 42, 30. Se árwurþesta Godes andettere reverentissimus Dei confessor, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 20. Ða árwurþan bán honoranda ossa, 3, 11; S. 535, 16.
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a-windan
To wind ⬩ bend ⬩ plectere ⬩ torquere ⬩ To strip off ⬩ detrahere ⬩ To whirl or slip off ⬩ labi
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To whirl or slip off; labi Gif sió æcs ðonne awient [awint, Cot.] of ðæm hielfe if the axe then slip from the handle, Past. 21, 7; Hat. MS. 32 b, 6
beó-wyrt
BEE-WORT ⬩ balm mint ⬩ sweet flag ⬩ apiastrum ⬩ ⬩ acorus calamus
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BEE-WORT, balm mint, sweet flag; apiastrum, acorus = άκoρos, acorus calamus, Lin Beówyrt apiastrum, Cot. 12 : Ælfc. Gl. 39; Som. 63, 55; Wrt. Voc. 30, 9.
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be-hweorfan
to turn ⬩ spread about ⬩ vertere ⬩ convertere ⬩ to turn or put in order ⬩ arrange ⬩ disponere ⬩ parare
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Ðæt ǽlc preost hæbbe eal mæsse-reáf wurþlíce behworfen that every priest have all his mass-vestments worthily arranged L. Edg. C. 33; Th. ii. 250, 28
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