Gúþ-lác
The hermit ⬩ saint of Crowland died at the age of 41,in A. D. 714
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Guthlac the anchorite in Britain, Shrn. 71, 2
Linked entry: Crúland
heáh-geréfa
A high reeve, reeve of high rank
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Kemble, Saxons in England, ii. 156, observes of this word, 'It is a name of very indefinite signification, though not of very rare occurrence.
snell
Quick, active, strong ⬩ of rapid movement, quick, rapid, swift ⬩ active, prompt, ready, quick in action, bold ⬩ keen, severe; sharp ⬩ acute ⬩ firm, determined ⬩ bold, active ⬩ alacer, acer, agilis, strenuus, robustus, pernix ⬩ valiant, brave; ready of speech, eloquent
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Th. 426, 8; Rä. 41, 70. active, prompt, ready, quick in action, bold [Snell is given in Jamieson's Dictionary with the meanings, keen, severe; sharp (of the air); acute (of the mind); firm, determined.
swaþu
A track, trace, footstep, vestige; left in swathe a row of mown grass
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Him on swaðe fylgeþ follows in his track, pursues him, Salm. Kmbl. 186; Sal. 92: Exon. Th. 397, 25; Rä. 16, 25: 487, 23; Rä. 74. Hæleð lágon, on swaðe sǽton sat in the track, were left dead in the track of the retreating force. Cd.
a-wrítan
to write out or down ⬩ to transcribe ⬩ describe ⬩ compose ⬩ transcribere ⬩ describere ⬩ conscribere ⬩ contexere ⬩ to inscribe ⬩ inscribere ⬩ inscriptione ornare ⬩ to carve ⬩ delineate ⬩ draw ⬩ sculpere ⬩ delineare
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Cuthbert, first in heroic metre, and after a space in prose, Bd. 5, 23 ; S. 648, 27. Eall þurh endebyrdnesse ic awrát cuncta per ordinem transcribere curavi, 5, 23; S. 648, 11.
Linked entry: a-wrát
reáf-lác
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In. 10; Th. i. 108, 9. Tódǽlan reáflac dividere spolia, Ps. Spl. T. 67, 13
wægn
A waggon ⬩ wain ⬩ carriage ⬩ vehicle ⬩ Charles' wain
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On wǽnum in curribus, Ps. Spl. 19, 8. Ðæt hig nymon wǽnas (plaustra), Gen. 45, 19, 27. with special reference to what is carried, in the phrase wægnes, wægna gang, the going to fetch wood, v.
Linked entries: wægen waegne-þíxl wǽn
BEARG
A castrated boar ⬩ a barrow pig ⬩ majālis
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A castrated boar, a barrow pig; majālis Amæsted swín, bearg bellende on bóc-wuda a fattened swine, a barrow pig [castrated boar] grunting in beech woods, Exon. 111 b ; Th. 428, 10 ; Rä. 41, 106. Bearh majalis, Ælfc. Gl. 20; Som. 59, 31; Wrt.
cyne-setl
A royal seat, throne ⬩ imperii sedes, solium
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Ðe sit on his cynesetle qui sedet in solio ejus, Ex. 11, 5
cweart-ern
A guard-house, prison ⬩ custodia, carcer
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Ic wæs on cwearterne eram in carcere, Mt. Bos. 25, 36, 39: Lk. Bos. 3, 20: Jn. Bos. 3, 24: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 59
Linked entries: cwært-ern cwart-ern cwert-ern cwiert-ern
dǽd-bana
An evil-doer, a perpetrator of murder ⬩ homicida
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An evil-doer, a perpetrator of murder; homicida Gif man gehádodne mid fǽhþe belecge, and secge ðæt he wǽre dǽdbana if any one charge one in holy orders with enmity, and say that he was a perpetrator of homicide, L. Eth. ix. 23; Th. i. 344, 26
efen-yrfe-weard
A co-heir ⬩ cŏhēres
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Swylce gedafenaþ ðæt hí engla efenyrfeweardas on heofonum sín tāles angĕlōrum in cælis dĕcet esse cŏhērēdes, 2, 1; S. 501, 19
fore-feng
A seizing ⬩ rescuing ⬩ apprehensio
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In. 53; Th. i. 134, 15. Be forefonge [forefenge MSS. B, G, H.], 72; Th. i. 148, 5. Be forstolenes ceápes forefonge of the rescuing of stolen property, 75; Th. i. 150, 4
forþ-ferednes
A going forth ⬩ departure ⬩ death ⬩ ŏbĭtus ⬩ transmigrātio
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A going forth, departure, death; ŏbĭtus,transmigrātio Ongeáton hí on ðon, ðæt heó to ðon ðider com, ðæt heó hire sǽde ða neáh-tíde hire forþferednesse ex quo intellexēre quod ipsa ei tempus suæ transmigrātiōnis in proxĭmum nunciāre vēnisset, Bd. 4, 9
Linked entry: feredness
freólsung
A feasting ⬩ celebrating a feast ⬩ sollennĭtas
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A feasting, celebrating a feast; sollennĭtas On middele freólsunga ðíne in mĕdio sollennĭtātis tuæ, Ps. Spl. 73, 5. Healdemon ǽlces Sunnan dæges freólsunge let a man keep every Sunday's festival, L. C. E. 14; Th. i. 368, 11: L.
lagu-síþ
A sea-journey
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A sea-journey Ðære láfe lagosíþa for those who are left after sea-journeyings [those who were saved in the ark], Cd. 67; Th. 81, 11; Gen. 1343. Lagosíþa rest rest from sea-journeyings [on coming out of the ark], 73; Th. 89, 26; Gen. 1486
leófan
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Grein suggests that this verb is found in the following passage:— Éðelweardas lufan lífwelan ðenden hié lét metod, Cd. 174; Th. 219, 17; Dan. 56.
mót-geréfa
The geréfa who presides at a court or mót
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Kemble's Saxons in England, ii. 181, 155, note 2
nasu
The nose
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Gif man óðerne mid fyste in naso slæhþ, 57; Th. i. 16, 17
Linked entry: nosu
bi-neótan
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To deprive of the enjoyment or use of anything On hyge hálge heáfde bineótan to deprive the holy one in spirit of his head, Exon. 74 b; Th. 278, 28; Jul. 604. He hine ealdre bineát he deprived him of life, Beo. Th. 4784; B. 2396
Linked entry: bi-noten