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hopp-scýte

(n.)
Grammar
hopp-scýte, a coverlet (?).
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Substitute: <b>hop-scíte, hopp-scýte</b> a bed-curtain, and add Heó (Judith) nam ꝥ heáfod and his hopscýtan abstulit conopeum eius (cf. An. Ox. 7, 365 where conopeum, occurring in the story of Judith, is glossed by wáhreft.

lustbǽre

(adv.)
Grammar
lustbǽre, adv.
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Ben. 55, 17

wine-mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
wine-mǽg, s; m.

A loving kinsman

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A loving kinsman Him his winemágas georne hýrdon, Beo. Th. 131; B. 65: Byrht. Th. 140, 50; By. 306: Elen. Kmbl. 2029; El. 1016. Hé winemága lyt, freónda hæfde, Cd. Th. 158, 31; Gen. 2625. Winemǽga hryre, Exon. Th. 287, 1; Wand. 7: 184, 2; Gú. 1338.

on-hróp

(n.)
Grammar
on-hróp, es; m.

importunate clamour, importunityabusive language, reproach

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Ben. 81, 9. abusive language, reproach Hosp ł onhróp improperium, Ps. Lamb. 68, 20

snotorness

(n.)
Grammar
snotorness, e; f.

Prudence, wisdom, sagacity

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Salomon gesette þreó béc þurh his snoternesse Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 36

swellan

(v.)
Grammar
swellan, p.sweall, pl. swullon; p. swollen

To swell tumere, turgere, obturgescereinflatio

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Sió wund ongon swelan and swellan, Beo. Th. 5419; B. 2713. Swellende blæddran vesicae turgentes, Ex 9, 9, 10. Wiþ ǽlcre yfelre swellendre wǽtan, Lchdm. ii. 6, 26. Swellende yfele swilas, 264, 12

Linked entry: a-swellan

fǽringa

unexpectedlyof a suddenall at oncesoonat onceearlyby chanceforte

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Ben. 46, 16. Fǽrunga, R. Ben. I. 16, 13: 54, 6: 87, 3. Begýmað þæt [ne] fǽrunga beón gehefegude heortan eówre adtendite ne forte grauentur corda uestra, Scint. 105, 1

heord-rǽden

Grammar
heord-rǽden, heord-rǽdenn.

watching overa guardwatch

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Ben. 51, 2. Sýn þá cild á behealdene mid steóre and mid mycelre heordrǽdenne ǽghwǽr pueri parvi ubicumque custodiam habeant, 117, II. Heordrǽdene, R. Ben. I. 106, 12.

Linked entries: hird-ness hird-ræden

wæccan

(v.)
Grammar
wæccan, p. wæhte

To watchwake

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Wæcca hé walde (hé wæcende beón walde, Rush.) vigilaret, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 43. Walde wæcce (wæca, Lind.), Lk. Skt. Rush. 12, 39. For hwon hé wæccende sǽte quare pervigil sederet, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 38: Cd. Th. 191, 12; Exod. 213: Beo.

FEOR

(adv.)
Grammar
FEOR, feorrv, fior; comp. fyrr, fyr, fier; sup. fyrrest; adv.

FARat a distanceprŏcullongebeyondmoreoverultraporro

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Feor and neáh far and near, Exon. 13 b; Th. 24, 25; Cri. 390: Cd. 143; Th. 177, 27; Exod. 1: Beo. Th. 2447; B. 1221: Andr. Kmbl. 1276; An. 638.

Linked entries: feorr fior

frætwe

(n.)
Grammar
frætwe, frætewe, frætuwe, frætwa, frætewa; gen. frætwa; pl. f.

Ornamentsadornmentsdecorationstreasuresornāmentaornātusres pretiōsæ

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Frætwum gefyrðred furthered by the treasures, Beo. Th. 5561; B. 2784: 4114; B. 2054

Linked entry: frætewe

hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
hreósan, p. hreás; pl. hruron; pp. hroren

To fallfall downruerecorruere

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Ðý læs cild sý hreósende ðæt is fylleseóc lest a child be falling, that is, be ill of the falling sickness [epilepsy ], L. Med. ex Quadr. 5, 12; Lchdm. i. 350, 12. Hríð hreósende the storm rushing, Exon. 78 a; Th. 292, 20; Wand. 102.

æðeling

(n.)
Grammar
æðeling, es; m. [æðele, -ing son of, originating from] .

the son of a kingone of royal blooda noblemanthe kingGodChristregia subolesvir nobilismanmenpeoplehomohomines

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Æðelinges beam the prince's child, Beo. Th. 1780; B. 888. Be sumum Rómániscum æðelinge by a certain Roman nobleman, Bt. 16, 2 ; Fox 52, 19. Crist Nergende! wuldres Æðeling! Saviour Christ! Prince of Glory! Exon. 10a; Th. 10, 26; Cri. 158.

fúl

(n.)
Grammar
fúl, e; f: fúle, an; f.

A foul, common or unconsecrated placea highway where criminals were buriedlŏcus profānus

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A foul, common or unconsecrated place, a highway where criminals were buried; lŏcus profānus Sleá mon hine and on fúl lecge let him be slain and be laid in a common place, L. Eth. i. 4; Th. i. 284, 2.

rǽd-bana

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-bana, an; m.
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One who contrives a person's death, but is not the actual perpetrator Gif man secge ðæt hé wǽre dǽdbana oððe rǽdbana if he be said to be the actual perpetrator of homicide, or the deviser of it, L. Eth. ix. 23; Th. i. 344, 26. Cf.

hreran

(v.)
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To this hryre ( = hrere) might be assigned: but it might, perhaps, be looked upon as a mutated form of hrure, though there are few traces outside of the preterite-present verbs of such mutation. Cf. þætte ic hrure ł ꝥ ic feól, Ps.

stæpe

(n.)
Grammar
stæpe, stepe, es; pl. stæpas, stapas, stæpe; m.
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Be ðám twelf stæpum eáðmódnesse. Ðære forman eáðmódnysse stæpe is, R. Ben. 23, 16. Seofon stapas sindon háligra háda ... Ðone forman stæpe béte man mid áne punde ... Æt ðam ódrum stæpe twá pund tó bóte ... Æt ðam þriddan stæpe, etc., L. E.

ge-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrd, gen. dat. -byrde; acc. -byrde, -byrd; pl. nom. gen. acc. a; dat. um; f : ge -byrdo; indecl. in s; f : found in both s. and pl. without any apparent difference of meaning.

birthoriginbeginningparentagefamilylineagenativitasorigostirpsgenusnaturequalitystateconditionlotfatenaturaqualitasconditiosorsfatum

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Ǽghwilc gylt be hys gebyrdum every one pays according to his condition, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 35.

mearu

(adj.)
Grammar
mearu, <b>mæru, meru, myru;</b> adj.

Tendersoftdelicate

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Ne gedafenaþ ús ðæt wé symle hnesce beón on úrum geleáfan swá swá ðás merwan cild, Homl. Th. i. 602, 13. Þurh ða myrwan per tenera, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 23. Hí ( the leaves ) beóþ mearwran (MS. H. mearuwran), Herb. 153, 1; Lchdm. i. 278, 15.

Linked entry: myrwa

segl

(n.)
Grammar
segl, swegel, segel, es ; m. n.
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Ðá wæs be mæste merehrægla sum, segl sále fæst, Beo. Th. 3816 ; B. 1906. Ðæt scip wæs ealne weg yrnende under segle, Ors. 1. 1 ; Swt. 19, 34. Nefne hé under segle yrne, Exon. Th. 345, 11 ; Gn. Ex. 186 : Andr. Kmbl. 1009 ; An. 505.

Linked entry: swegl-síðe