ge-delf
digging, act of digging ⬩ an excavation, a ditch, quarry, hole,
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Add: digging, act of digging Sum underdealf þá duru mid spade . . . leát tó gedelfe, Hml. S. 32, 212. ' Geopeniað þás eorðan on þyssere stówe'. . . Æt ðam forman gedelfe swégde út ormǽte wyllspring, Hml. Th. i. 562, 14, Similar entries v. marmstán-,
ynce
An inch
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An inch Wund ynces (inces, v. l. ) lang, L. Alf. pol. 45; Th. i. 92, 18, 19. Gif ofer ynce scilling; æt twám yncum, twégen; ofer þrý, .iii. scill., L. Ethb. 67; Th. i. 18, 17. Hé (Adam) wæs vi and cx ynca lang, Salm. Kmbl. p. 180, 20
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hring
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Dele 'hrincg ansa . . . Lye' in ll. 4, 5, and add: a ring as ornament encircling a finger, an arm, a neck Bewrít ðá wyrte mid ánum gyldenan hringe, Lch. i. 112, 22. Dyde him of healse hring gyldenne, B. 2809. Ne gé ne sceolon beón rance mid hringgum
bearhtm
Brightness ⬩ glittering ⬩ scintillation ⬩ twinkling ⬩ glance ⬩ claritas ⬩ splendor ⬩ nitor ⬩ scintillatio ⬩ acies
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Brightness, glittering, scintillation, twinkling, glance; claritas, splendor, nitor, scintillatio, acies Eágena bearhtm forsiteþ and forsworceþ the brightness of the eyes vanishes and darkens, Beo. Th. 3537; B. 1766. Ðæt biþ an eágan bearhtm [MS. bryhtm
cysten
to get, procure, get the value of ⬩ acquirere, æquiparare facere
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to get, procure, get the value of; acquirere, æquiparare facere Se man ðe hafde án púnd he ne mihte cystan [MS. cysten] ænne peni at ánne market the man who had a pound could not get the value of a penny at a market, Chr. 1125; Erl. 253, 28: 1124; Erl
ende-leán
A final reward ⬩ finālis retrĭbūtio
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A final reward; finālis retrĭbūtio Him ðæs æfter becwom yfel endeleán for this an evil final reward came on him afterwards. Cd. 181; Th. 227, 15; Dan. 187. Him endeleán þurh wæteres wylm Waldend sealde the Almighty gave to them a final reward through
friþ-land
A land with which, one is at peace, with which ' friþ' has been made ⬩ pācis 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
fugol
A bird ⬩ fowl ⬩ ăvis
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A bird, fowl; ăvis Friteþ wildne fugol it eateth the wild bird, Salm. Kmbl. 597; Sal. 298. Fugole gelícost most like to a bird, Andr. Kmbl. 994; An. 497. God gelǽdde ðære lyfte fugolas to Adame Deus volātĭlia cæli adduxit ad Adam, Gen. 2, 19: Cd. 200
hrægel-þegn
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An officer of the royal household or of a monastery Ic Leófríc hrægelþén, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 351, 16. Ælfríc wæs ðá hrǽlþén, Chart. Th. 170, 10. Hé scolde setten ðǽr prior of Clunni and circeweard and hordere and reilþein, Chr. 1131; Erl. 260, 12.
ge-hlot
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Add: a casting of lots Mathias gehlote ( sorte ) gecoren wæs, Chrd. 75, 24, 27. a share, portion. Hí preóstas an Grécisc clericos hátað, for þan hig synt getalode tó Drihtnes gehlote, oððe ꝥ heora Drihten sý heora gehlot, ealswá hit gewriten is, 'Ic
bleó-fág
Of various colours, party-coloured ⬩ versicolor
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[bleoh, bleó color; fág, fáh varius] Of various colours, party-coloured; versicolor Byrne is mín bleófág my byrnie is party-coloured, Exon. 105 b; Th. 400, 18; Rä. 21, 3: Cot. 115. Oferslop bleófáh habban ǽrende fúllíc getácnaþ to have a party-coloured
ge-reording
A meal, refection ⬩ prandium, refectio
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A meal, refection; prandium, refectio Gearca us gereordunge prepare us a meal, Homl. Th. i. 60, 18. On gereorduncge in prandio, Th. An. 28, 9. On ánre gereordinge in una refectione, 34, 37. Ofer wæteru gereordunga super aquam refectionis, Ps. Spl. 22
wícnian
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To perform an office (wíce), to serve, minister Se geatweard, gif hé fultumes behófige, sý him gingra bróðor betǽht, ðe him mid wícnige, R. Ben. 127, 3. Sum æðelboren cild heóld leóht ætforan his mýsan, and ongann módigian ðæt hit on swá wáclícum ðingum
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wirp
A throw ⬩ a blow with a missile
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A throw, a blow with a missile Ðá wearð hiere mid ánum wierpe (wyrpe, v. l.) an ribb forod, ðæt hió siþþan mægen ne hæfde hié tó gescildanne, ac raðe ðæs hió wearð ofslagen hic serpens ad unius saxi ictum cessit, ac mox facile oppressus est, Ors. 4,
wiþ-feohtend
An adversary ⬩ opponent ⬩ enemy ⬩ a rebel
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An adversary, opponent, enemy, a rebel Hió self fieht wið hié selfe tó fultome ðæm wiðfeohtende, (adversario) Past. 38; Swt. 279, 1. Ðone mángengan and ðone wiþfeohtend rebellem et sacrilegum, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 18. Betweoh ða elreordan and ða wiþfeohtend
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wundor-weorc
A wondrous work ⬩ a miracle
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A wondrous work, a miracle Hé (Christ) óðerra unrím cýðde wundorworca, Andr. Kmbl. 1409; An. 705. Manige wítgan ǽr Sancte Ióhanne on swíþe manegum godcundum mægenum ealra wundorweorcum swíþe wuldorlíce áscinon, Blickl. Homl. 161, 19. Ðæt cwyce secgeaþ
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brægen
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Brægen cenellum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 55: cervellum, i. centrum, 130, 31. Ǽrest þæs mannes brægen bið geworden on his móder innoþe. Þonne bid ꝥ brægen útan mid reáman bewefen on þǽre syxtan wucan, Nar. 49, 24-26. Án stán hine slóh inn oð þæt brægen, Hml.
croft
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Ondlong ðæs croftes heáfodlandes . . . ðæt tó bercrofte, C. D. iii. 259, 34. On hwǽtecroft; of ðém crofte on grénan hylle, C. D. B. iii. 135, 25. Tó bærlice crofte, C. D. vi. 79, 10. Onbúton ðone croft ðé Wynstán bylde, iii. 367, 6. Croftas praedia, An
deór-fald
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Substitute: an enclosure or cage for wild beasts Deórfald cavea, domus in theatro, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 64. [ a deer-park Se king rád in his dérfald, Chr. 1123; P. 251, 5. þis wæs segon on þe selue derfald in þá tune on Burch and on ealle þá wudes, 1127
fíc
a fig ⬩ a fig-tree
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Add: a fig Hé sæh treów fíces videns fici arborem, Mt. R. 21, 19: 24, 32. Of unberendum trées fíc de sterili arbori fici, Lk. p. 8, 3. Fíca carisarum, An. Ox. 8, 209. a fig-tree Forwisnade se fíc arefacta est ficulnea, Mt. R. 21, 19, 20. Be fíce de