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hilte

(n.)
Grammar
hilte, an; f.

A hilt, handle

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A hilt, handle Hilte capulus, capulum [?], Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 47, 26; Wrt. Voc. 35, 34, 14. Hiltan capulum, Wrt. Voc. 84, 21. Swá ðæt ða hiltan eodon intó ðam innoþe the haft went in after the blade, Jud. 3, 22. Óþ ða hiltan capulotenus, Mone Gl.432

Linked entry: hilt

tún-cyrice

(n.)
Grammar
tún-cyrice, an; f,

A church in a tún

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A church in a tún(q. v. ) Habbe hé þat lond fré his day and his wíues, and after here bothere day meó þe túnkirke, and men fré . . . þat lond schal intó túnkirke . . . and þó men fré, Chart. Th. 572, 20-33. Intó ðe túnkirke on Mardingford, 593, 2

Linked entry: tún

tún-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
tún-rǽd, es; m.

A town-council

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A town-council Man beád ðam túnrǽde ðe his suna on áfédde wǽron ðæt man sceolde twégen cempan gescyrpan an order was given to the council of the town in which his sons had been brought up, that two soldiers should be equipped, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 297

DEORC

(adj.)
Grammar
DEORC, def. se deorca, seó, ðæt deorce; adj.

DARK, obscure, gloomy, sad tenebrōsus, obscūrus

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DARK, obscure, gloomy, sad; tenebrōsus, obscūrus Niht-helm geswearc, deorc ofer dryhtgumum the helm of night grew murky, dark o'er the vassals, eo. Th. 3584B; BB. 1790: Exon. 30 bB;B Th. 95,22; Cri.1561: 101 b; Th. 384, 2; Rä. 4, 21. Hí me asetton on

Linked entry: deorcian

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, and <b>were,</b> es; m. [The word seems to be interchangeable with wer-gild (q. v.), e. g.
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Gif hé geþeó ðæt hé hæbbe híwisc landes . . . þonne bið his wergild .cxx. sciłł.; and gif hé ne geþeó búton tó healfre híde, þonne sí his wer (were, v. l. ) .lxxx. sciłł., L. Wg. 7; Th. i. 186, 14. Wergildes ( v. l. weres) . . . Se wer, 1; Th. i. 186,

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

excuse

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excuse, defence against a charge Nú hí nabbaþ náne láde be hyra synne nunc excusationem non habent de peccato suo, Jn. Skt. 15, 22. Ðætte hé náne láde ne mǽge findan ac síe súa mid his ágnum wordum gebunden et in nulla sui defensione se exerceat, quam

Linked entry: ládian

hyht

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Add: hope, expectation of something desired Ðæt sió manung hine tó hyhte gehwierfe ut admonitio eum ad&#39;spent reducat, Past. 265, 21. <b>la.</b> </b> in gen. Ne bið him wynne hyht, Ph. 480. Þú mé gelǽddest mid lufan hyhte deduxisti

a-metan

(v.)
Grammar
a-metan, p. -mette; pp. -mett; v. trans, [a, metan to paint]

To paintdepictadornpingeredepingereornare

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To paint, depict, adorn; pingere, depingere, ornare Swelce he hit amete and atiefre on his heortan quasi in corde depingitur, Past. 21, 3; Hat. MS. 30b, 26. Firmamentum [fæstnes] mid manegum steorrum amett the firmament adorned with many stars. Bd. de

a-þrysman

(v.)
Grammar
a-þrysman, -þrysemian ; p. ede, ode ; pp. ed, od

To suffocate with smoke or vapourto suffocatestiflefumo suffocare

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To suffocate with smoke or vapour, to suffocate, stifle; fumo suffocare Hí hine on his bedde asmoredan and aþrysemodon they smothered and stifled him in his bed, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 6. Sunne wearþ adwæsced, þreám aþrysmed the sun was darkened, stifled

Linked entry: a-ceócian

an-sín

(n.)
Grammar
an-sín, e; f.

a viewsightfigure

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a view, sight, figure Ðín mód wæs abísgod mid ðære ansíne ðissa leásena gesǽlþa thy mind was occupied with the view of these false goods. Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 10: Bd. 5, 13 ; S. 633, 5. Gúþlác wæs on ansíne mycel Guthlac was tall in figure, Guthl. 2; Gdwin

bádian

(v.)
Grammar
bádian, p. ode; pp. od; v. a.

To pledgeseizetake by way of a pledgepignerarepignus auferre

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To pledge, seize, take by way of a pledge; pignerare, pignus auferre Of ǽgdran stæðe on óðer man mót bádian, búte man elles riht begytan mǽge from one shore to the other one may take a pledge, unless he can get justice in another way, L. O. D. 2; Th.

Linked entry: níd-bád

burh-hleoþ

(n.)
Grammar
burh-hleoþ, burg-hleoþ, es; n.
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A fortress-height, the hill on which a city is built; clivus montis, in quo arx vel urbs sita est Forbærned burhhleoðu scorched fortress-heights, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 3; Exod. 70. Ic eom brungen of burghleoðurn I am brought from fortress-heights, Exon.

Linked entry: burg-hleoþ

dype

(n.)
Grammar
dype, an; f: dýp, es; n.

Depth, the deep, seaprofundum, altĭtūdo, altum

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Depth, the deep, sea; profundum, altĭtūdo, altum Híg næfdon ðære eorþan dýpan non habēbant altitūdĭnem terræ, Mt. Bos. 13, 5. Ascúfaþ hine út on middan ðære dýpan thrust him out into the middle of the deep, Homl. Th. i. 564, 8. Teóh hit on dýpan duc

fǽhþ-bót

(n.)
Grammar
fǽhþ-bót, e; f.

Feud-amends, compensation for engaging in a feud or quarrelinimīcĭtiārum compensātio

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Feud-amends, compensation for engaging in a feud or quarrel;inimīcĭtiārum compensātio Ne þearf ǽnig mynster-munuc mid rihte fǽhþbóte biddan, ne fǽhþbóte bétan no minter-monk may lawfully demand feud-amends, nor pay feud-amends, L. Eth. ix. 25; Th. i.

forfang-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
forfang-feoh, gen. -feós; n.

The reward for rescuing stolen cattle or lost propertymerces, quæ bŏnōrum surreptōrum restĭtūtōri dătur

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The reward for rescuing stolen cattle or lost property; merces, quæ bŏnōrum surreptōrum restĭtūtōri dătur Gyf hit ðonne elles on hýdelse funden sý, ðonne mæg ðæt forfangfeoh leóhtre beón if otherwise it be found in a hiding-place, the reward for rescuing

friþ-land

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-land, es; n.

A land with which, one is at peace, with which ' friþ' has been madepācis terra

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A land with which, one is at peace, with which ' friþ' has been made; pācis terra Hí ðone mǽstan hearm dydon ðe ǽfre here innon friþlande dón sceolde they did the greatest harm that ever an army could do in a land with which it was at peace, Chr. 1097

gealg-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
gealg-mód, galg-mód, gealh-mód; adj. [gealg = gealh sád; mód mind]

Sad in mindgloomyfurioustristis anĭmofuriōsus

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Sad in mind, gloomy, furious; tristis anĭmo, furiōsus Gealgmód guma the furious man, Exon. 73 b; Th. 274, 10; Jul. 531 : 74 b; Th. 278, 15; Jul. 598. Hie eágena gesihþ aguton gealgmóde gára ordum they, furious, thrust out the eyesight with javelins'

Linked entries: galg-mód gealh-mód

hræd-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hræd-ness, e; f.

Quicknessrapidity

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Quickness, rapidity Wundorlícre hrædnysse with wonderful quickness, Herb. 18, 4; Lchdm. i. 112, 1. Ond wé ðá mid wunderlícre hreðnysse porrum ðone cyning ofercwomon mira celeritate poro rege devicto, Nar. 4, 4. Se on hrædnesse swá mycele menigo heora

irre-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
irre-weorc, es; n.
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A work undertaken in anger Engla drihten wile uppe heonan sáwla lǽdan and wé seoððan á ðæs yrreweorces hénþo geþoliaþ the Lord of angels will up from hence lead souls, and we ever after shall suffer the humiliation of that angry feat [the harrowing of

leóda

(n.)
Grammar
leóda, an; m.

A man

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A man, one of a people or country Gif hwá his ágenne geleód [MS. B. leódan] bebycgge if any one sell a man of his own people, L. In. 11; Th. i. 110, 3. Be leódan bygene concerning the sale of a man of one's own country, Th. i. 110, 1 note

Linked entry: land-leóda