up-spring
an upspringing ⬩ rising of a heavenly body ⬩ coming of day or night ⬩ a rising of water ⬩ breaking forth ⬩ birth ⬩ what springs up
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an upspringing, rising of a heavenly body, coming of day or night Upspryng ortus (solis), Ps. Spl. 103, 23. Fram ðære sunnan upspringes anginne a solis ortus cardine, Hymn. Surt. 50, 2. Fram ðære sunnan upspringe, Anglia viii. 317, 10.
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twelfta
Twelfth
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Ðý twelftan dæge ofer Geohol Epiphaniae, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 8. Ðys sceal on twelftan dæg, Rubc. Mt. Kmbl. 2, 1. On twelftan ǽfen, 2, 19. On Wódnes dæg ofer twelftan dæg, 3, 13. Eádweard kingc com tó Westmynstre tó ðam middan wintre . . .
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notu
use ⬩ profit ⬩ advantage ⬩ an office ⬩ employment ⬩ the discharge of an office ⬩ conduct of business
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Ben. 29, 5. the discharge of an office, conduct of business Gif hit beón mæg swylc notu þurh decanonas on mynstre sý gefadod ... ðæt ná nán ǽnlípig ne módige ðonne mynstres notu manegum biþ betǽht if possible, let such a conducting of its business by
hleóþor
a sound ⬩ noise ⬩ voice
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stefn of heofonum, wuldres hleóðor, word æfter spræc, Exod. 417: An. 740.
túdor
That which grows from another (used of animals or of plants) ⬩ offspring ⬩ progeny ⬩ product ⬩ fruit ⬩ of human beings, ⬩ a child ⬩ offspring ⬩ race ⬩ breed ⬩ family ⬩ children ⬩ of animals ⬩ of human beings and animals ⬩ of plants
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That which grows from another (used of animals or of plants), offspring, progeny, product, fruit Túdor oððe cyn propago, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 33. On ða tíd wæs ofor eorþan tuddres æþelnes, Blickl. Homl. 115, 10.
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a-dilegian
To abolish ⬩ blot out ⬩ destroy ⬩ do away ⬩ abolere ⬩ delere
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To abolish, blot out, destroy, do away; abolere, delere His sáwul biþ adilegod of his folce delebitur anima illa de populo suo, Gen. 17, 14. Ic adilgige hí delebo eos, Ps. Lamb. 17, 43. Adilga me of ðínre béc dele me de libro tuo, Ex. 32, 32: Ps.
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ǽr-gewyrht
A former work ⬩ a deed of old ⬩ opus pristinum ⬩ facinus olim commissum
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A former work, a deed of old; opus pristinum, facinus olim commissum Ða byre siððan grimme onguldon gaful-rǽdenne þurh ǽrgewyrht the children since have bitterly paid the tax through the deed of old, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 17; Gú. 960: Elen.
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be-niman
To deprive ⬩ bereave ⬩ privare
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He us hæfþ heofonríce benumen he has bereft us of heaven's kingdom Cd. 19; Th. 23, 20; Gen. 362
cine-líc
Of a like kind, agreeable, suitable, adequate ⬩ congruus, cornpetens
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Of a like kind, agreeable, suitable, adequate; congruus, cornpetens Ðæt we wilnian to heorn fultum be swá manegum mannum swá us cinelíc þince æt swá micelere spræce that we desire aid from them of so many men as may seem to us adequate for so great a
cyric-neód
Church-need ⬩ ecclesiæ necessitas
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Church-need; ecclesiæ necessitas Riht is ðæt man betǽce ǽnne dǽl preóstum, óðerne dǽl tocyricneóde þriddan dǽl ðám þearfum it is right that one part [of the alms] be delivered to the priests, a second part for the need of the church, a third part for
Engel
Anglen in Denmark , the country from which the Angles came into Britain ⬩ Angŭlus, terra quam Angli ante transĭtum in Britanniam cŏluērunt
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and Middle-Angles, and Mercians, and all the race of the Northumbrians, Bd. 1, 15 ; S. 483, 24
erce-hád
Archhood, an archbishop's pall, his dignity, of which the pall was a sign ⬩ pallium
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and the archiepiscopal dignity from the apostolic seat of the Roman church, Homl.
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feormere
One who supplies with food ⬩ a purveyor ⬩ FARMER ⬩ obsōnātor
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One who supplies with food, a purveyor, FARMER; obsōnātor Se ðe má manna [MS. manne] inlǽde ðonne he sceole, búton ðæs, stíwerdes leáfe and ðæra feormera, gylde his ingang he who introduces more men than he should, without leave of the steward and of
freoðo-beácen
A sign of peace ⬩ sign granting safety ⬩ pācis signum ⬩ signum incolumĭtātem præbens
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A sign of peace, sign granting safety; pācis signum, signum incolumĭtātem præbens Hine Waldend on tácen sette, freoðobeácen, ðý-læs hine feónda hwilc mid gúþ-þræce grétan dorste the Lord set a token, a sign of peace, upon him [Cain], lest some enemy
lǽ
hair
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Perhaps we may compare here lee of threde, Prompt. Parv. 291, where the following note is given. 'Forty threads of hemp-yarn are termed in Norfolk a lea. The "lea" by which linen yarn was estimated at Kidderminster, contained 200 threads.'
missan
to miss ⬩ fail to hit ⬩ to escape the notice of a person
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to miss, fail to hit (with gen. of object) Hé miste mercelses, Beo. Th. 4869; B. 2439. to escape the notice of a person (with dat.): Beó se canon him ætforan eágum, beseó tó gif hé wille, ðý læs ðe him misse (lest any part be omitted by him), L.
gód-dǽd
A good deed ⬩ a benefit
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A good deed, a benefit Menn swíðor scamaþ nú for góddǽdum ðonne for misdǽdum men are now more ashamed of good deeds than of misdeeds, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 109, 161: Exon. 26 b; Th. 79, 7; Cri. 1287: 65 b; Th. 242, 6; Ph. 669.
sealt-stán
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rock salt Ðis mæg tó eáhsalfe: genim geoluwne stán ( ochre ) and saltstán, Lchdm. i. 374, 14. a stone formed of salt, a pillar of salt Heó on sealtstánes sóna wurde anlícnesse ǽfre siððan, Cd. Th. 154, 31; Gen. 2564.
ge-niðerung
Condemnation, humiliation, laying low
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For deófles genyðerunge for the casting down of the devil, 67, 3
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geóguþ-hád
The state of youth, youth ⬩ jŭventūtis stătus, jŭventus
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The state of youth, youth; jŭventūtis stătus, jŭventus Ðú hafast geóguþhádes blǽd thou host youth's prosperity, Exon. 68 a; Th. 252, 25; Jul. 168: Elen. Kmbl. 2531; El. 1267. Ðú me lǽrdest of geóguþháde dŏcuisti me a jŭventūte, Ps. Th. 70, 16.
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