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here-geatu

(n.)
Grammar
here-geatu, gen. -geatwe; f.

military equipment heriot

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Fox 25, 17; Met. 25, 9. as a technical term, heriot. The amount of the heriot for various ranks is given L. C. S. 72; Th. i. 414, 4-20; further mention is also made in L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 412, 26-414, 2: 74; Th. i. 416, 3-18: 79; Th. i. 420, 13-17.

lám

(n.)
Grammar
lám, es; n.

Claymudmireearth

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Gl. 56; Som. 67, 35; Wrt. Voc. 37, 25: Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 66. Lám a[r]gella, Wrt. Voc. 285, 7: limus, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 4: Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 81. Lámes gelícnes the body [after death], Exon. 98 a; Th. 368, 9; Seel. 19.

mircels

(n.)
Grammar
mircels, es; m.: e; f.

a signmarktokena mark to aim ata signetsealan ensigna trophya marked spot

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a sign, mark, token Ðú ásettest ðínes wuldres myrecels on worlde, sette ðín wuldres tácn in helle, Blickl. Homl. 87, 16. a mark to aim at miste mercelses, and his mǽg ofscét, Beo. Th. 4869; B. 2439.

mirigþ

(n.)
Grammar
mirigþ, mirhþ, mirhþ, myrþ, e; f.

Pleasurejoydelightsweetness

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Cott.) ðæs sónes, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 11. On heofonan ríces mirhþe, Ælfc. T. Grn. 1, 11. Myrhþe, Homl. Th. i. 58, 4. Ða heorde heofonlícre myrhþe (myrþe, MS. B.) lǽdan, L. C. S. 85; Th. i. 424, 11. Man byþ on myrhþe ( joyous ), Runic pm.

Linked entries: mirhþ myrþ

ge-wita

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wita, an; m.

One who is cognisant of anythinga witnessan accessorytestisconscius

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Ðisæs is Oda gewita of this is Oda witness, Th. Chart. 510, 5. God sylf his is gewita God is his own witness, Homl. Th. ii. 126, 9: i. 84, 4: Ps. Th. 88, 31. Ða leásan gewitan the false witnesses, Homl. Th. i. 50, 14, 29: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 72, 497.

twǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
twǽde, adj.
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Se biscop and ða hígen áhten twǽde ðæs wuda and ðæs mæstes, Chart. Th. 70, 29. Se cyning áh twǽdne dǽl (twegen dǽlas, MSS. B. H.) weres, þriddan dǽl sunu oþþe mǽgas, L. In. 23; Th. i. 116, 15. [O. L. Ger. tuédi half: O.

Linked entry: þridda

un-hǽlu

(n.)
Grammar
un-hǽlu, indecl.: un-hǽl, e; f.

bad healthdiseasesicknessinfirmityunsoundnessmisfortunemishap

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Lind. 8, 17. of animals, unsoundness Gif mon hwelcne ceáp gebygeþ and ðonne onfinde him hwelce unhǽlo on binnan .xxx. nihta, L. In. 56; Th. i. 138, 11. [Licome unhele, O. E. Homl. i. 7, 23. Unhæle and ælde, Laym. 11546.

Linked entries: hǽlu un-hǽl

wirp

(n.)
Grammar
wirp, e; f.

A change for the betterrecoveryimprovement

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Lege on lǽcedómas ða ðe út teón ða yfelan wǽtan, ðonne biþ ðǽr wyrpe wén hope of recovery, Lchdm. ii. 46, 27. frófre ne wénaþ, ðæt wræcsíða wyrpe gebíden ye look not for comfort, that ye may live to see redemption from exile, Exon.

wís-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wís-fæst, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouswisehaving knowledgeskilllearnedintelligentrational

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Ðis ys se dæg, ðe hine Drihten ús wísfæst geworhte, Ps. Th. 117, 22: Menol. Fox 122; Men. 61. Micel is hycganne wísfæstum menn, hwæt seó wiht , Exon. Th. 411, 15; . 29, 13. Swá wítgan wísfæste sægdon, 5, 3; Cri. 64.

wrídian

(v.)
Grammar
wrídian, wríþian; p. ode

To put forth shootsbe productivegrowflourish

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To put forth shoots, be productive, grow, flourish Þúfaþ and wrídaþ frutescit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 13. literal, of vegetable growen Se aeþela feld wrídaþ, wynnum geblówen, Exon. Th. 199, 17; Ph. 27.

Linked entry: wríþian

wrixl

(n.)
Grammar
wrixl, e; f.

changealterationvicissitudealternationexchangeinterchangeplacesteada loanwhat is given in returnreturnrequital

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Wrixle mutuum (Lk. 6, 34), 74, 43. what is given in return, return, requital forgeald wyrsan wrixle wælhlem ðone ; . . . him on heáfde helm gescær, Beo. Th. 5930; B. 2969

boga

an archa vault

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Voc. ii. 127, 78. Bogan fornicem, 37, 2. Bígelsa bogum (boga bígelsum, An. Ox. 511) arcuum fornicibus (of an aqueduct, v. Ald. 8, 32), Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 3 : 37, 1. bow (as in saddle-bow): Boga antena, Wrt.

bryttian

(v.)
Grammar
bryttian, <b>bryttian,</b> brytian.
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Substitute: to dispense, distribute, grant a share of Exhibeo, i. porrigo, prebeo, tribito ic bryttie, dono, ostendo ic bringe, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 2. missenlíce monna cynne his giefe bryttað, Crä. 105: Cri. 682: B. 1726.

brycg

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Voc. i. 80, 50. Brícg, 54, 11. Hét Maxentius oferbricgian ðá mid scipum, and syððan ðylian swá swá óðre bricge . . . ne gemunde ðǽre leásan bricge þe álecgan hét, Homl. Th. ii. 304, 21-27. Þǽre bricce geweorc, C. D. B. iii. 659, 2.

denn

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Ðis dæn is genamod Hýringdænn, C. D. B. iii. 490, 11-13. Þis synt þá denbǽra on wealda . . . be súþan stánihtan hyrst . . . be norþan . . . ceorla den, C. D. ii. 216, 6.

flór

Grammar
flór, flóre.
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Voc. ii. 146, lo. Flór on húse, 32, 59. árás of þǽre flóra and of þám sæcce þe onuppan wæs sittende, Hml. S. 23, 802, 823. On þæs húses flóre (in habitaculi pauimento) seáð ádelfan, Bd. 4, 28; Sch. 520, 8.

ge-fultuman

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Add Gefultumaþ suppeditent, i. subministrent, An. Ox. 16, 91. Ðe is gefultumad qui adjuvatur, Kent.

hálsung

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Gl. 659. ¶ of a form of prayer used in the church service :-- Hálsung, þæt is Kyrieleison letania, R. Ben. 37, 1 : 38, 12.

sulh

(n.)
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The passage Ll. Th. i. 208, 12 seems to belong to II. as dealing with an extent of land rather than with an implement. Such an area was to provide two men with good horses.

hæft

(n.)
Grammar
hæft, es; m.

a band, fettervinculumcaptivity, bondage, imprisonment, keepingcaptivitas, custodiaa bond, chainclasp, rivetimprisonment

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Him on hæft nimeþ takes into bondage to him, 11 b; Th. 16, 29; Cri. 260 : 41 a; Th. 138, 1; . 569 : Cd. 189; Th. 235, 16; Dan. 307 : Chr. 1036; Erl. 164, 31. In hæftum in custodias, Lk. Skt. Lind. 21, 12