ealdor-biscop
An elder or chief bishop, an archbishop ⬩ sĕnior episcŏpus, archiepiscŏpus
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An elder or chief bishop, an archbishop; sĕnior episcŏpus, archiepiscŏpus; the Pope is so called by king Alfred Ðá wæs Vitalianus Papa ðæs apostolícan setlesealdorbiscop then Pope Vitalian was the chief bishop of the apostolic seat; sedi apostŏlĭcæ præerat
íg-búend
an islander
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A dweller in an island, an islander Hí ígbúend óðre worde Baðan nemnaþ island-dwellers by another name call it Bath, Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 12.
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lamp-healt
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Voc. ii. 51, 20, and in Ep. Gl. 13 f, 4 as the gloss of lurdus which Ducange explains as foul, cf. Ital. lordo, or stupid, cf. Fr. lourde, lourdand.
mearc-pæð
A path leading through a country
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Kmbl. 1575; An. 789
grimnes
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Add Grimnes atrocitas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 38. fierceness, ferocity of a living creature Þǽra feónda grimnes, Wlfst. 186, 18. Byrenre grimnysse ursinę ferocitatis, An. Ox. 1477. severity of pain, disease, &c.
hwega
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Add: as substantive with gen., somewhat, v. hwæt-hwega ; 2 b, hwilc-hwéga; 2 Lytles hwega for þæs líchaman nédbehǽfednyssum mid him hæbbende, Hml.
incund-ness
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feeling that comes from the heart, heartiness, earnestness, v. in-cund; II Wé hine lufiað and wurðiaþ mid gewissum galeáfan cweþende mid múðe and mid módes incundnesse þæt sé án is sóð God, Wlfst. 105, 30. an inner part. Cf. in-cund; I.
síþe
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ge-sécan
to seek, inquire, ask for ⬩ quærere, requirere, inquirere ⬩ to seek, go to, approach, look for, visit, come to ⬩ adire, ire vel proficisci, aliquo vel ad aliquem, visitare, venire, pervenire aliquo ⬩ to seek with hostile intention, to persecute, afflict, invade ⬩ hostiliter aggredi, invadere, corripere ⬩ to seek; go to, visit ⬩ ire, proficisci ⬩ to appoint, dispose, beset ⬩ exigere, disponere
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Kmbl. 2265; An. 1134. Ðæt he mid áþsware to Abrahame, and to Isaac, eác gesóhte quod disposuit ad Abraham, et juramenti sui ad Isaac, Ps. Th. 104, 9. Synne gesóhte beset with sin, Exon. 74 b; Th. 280, 4; Jul. 624
a-mǽn-sumian
To excommunicate ⬩ excommunicare
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Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 18
ancer-man
An anchor-man ⬩ the man in charge of the anchor ⬩ proreta
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An anchor-man, the man in charge of the anchor; proreta, Ælfc. Gl. 104; Som. 77, 126
áþ-swyrd
An oath ⬩ juramentum
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An oath; juramentum Gemyndig wæs áþswyrdes [MS. áþswyrde] his memor fuit juramenti sui, Ps. Surt. 104, 9
cwémnys
A satisfaction, an appeasing, a mitigation ⬩ satisfactio
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A satisfaction, an appeasing, a mitigation ; satisfactio Cwémnys uncysta satisfactio vitiorum, Bd. 1, 27 ; S. 495, 32
eft-swá-micel
Even so much ⬩ tantundem
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Even so much; tantundem eft-swa-miceles for so much, at that price; tantīdem, Som. Ben. Lye
egþa
An instrument to beat out corn ⬩ trĭbŭla
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An instrument to beat out corn; trĭbŭla, Ælfc. Gl. 2; Som. 55, 52; Wrt. Voc. 16, 25
emertung
A tickling, an itching ⬩ prūrīgo
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A tickling, an itching; prūrīgo Emertung prūrīgo, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Som. 57, 61; Wrt. Voc. 20, 5
eofer-spreót
A boar-spear ⬩ contus ad vēnātiōnem ūsĭtātus
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A boar-spear; contus ad vēnātiōnem ūsĭtātus Mid eoferspreótum with boar-spears, Beo. Th. 2879; B. 1437
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eorþ-tilia
An earth-tiller, husbandman ⬩ agrĭcŏla
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An earth-tiller, husbandman; agrĭcŏla Mín fæder ys eorþtilia pater meus agrĭcŏla est, n. Bos. 15, 1
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etere
EATER, a consumer, devourer ⬩ vŏrax
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An EATER, a consumer, devourer ; vŏrax Etere vŏrax, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11. 19. Eteras commessātōres. Prov. 18
fyrd-werod
An army-host ⬩ phalanx ⬩ turma ⬩ phălanx ⬩ φάλανξ
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An army-host, phalanx; turma, phălanx = φάλανξ,Cot. 140. Micel stefn fyrdweorodes getrymnesse a great sound off