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underburh-ware

(n.)
Grammar
underburh-ware, pl.

The inhabitants of a suburb

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The inhabitants of a suburb Of underburhwarum de suburbanis, Cant. M. ad fil. 32

Linked entry: burg-waran

blíð-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
blíð-heort, adj.

BLITHE of HEART, merry, joyfullætus corde, hilariskind of heart, mercifulbenignus corde, misericors

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BLITHE of HEART, merry, joyful; lætus corde, hilaris Hrefn blaca, blíðheort, bodode cuman beorhte sunnan the black raven, blithe of heart [merry], foretold, the coming of the bright sun, Beo. Th. 3608; B. 1802: Andr. Kmbl. 2526; An. 1264.

hæcce

(n.)
Grammar
hæcce, e; f.

A crosier

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Ðæt hæcce wæs eall of gold and of seolfre the crosier was all of gold and silver, Chr. 1070; Erl. 209, 9.

freóndheald-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
freóndheald-lic, adj.
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Related Of gesibbum vel of freóndhealdlicum de consanguineo. Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 10

Linked entry: -healdlic

Lindesse

(n.)
Grammar
Lindesse, Lindisse, Lindesíge

Lindsey

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Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire [Lat. Lindi colonia] Lǽrde Scs. Paulinus Godes word on Lindesse: seó mǽgþ is seó nýhste on súþhalfe Humbre streámes, ligeþ út on sǽ, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 18. On Lindesége mǽgþe, 519, 16.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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There was too much fear of God in his mind for him to partake of human glory, following the dictates of pleasure, Exon. Th. 112, 7; Gú. 140. on þanc, tó þances, tó þance to the satisfaction of a person, so as to please, cf. O.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

ecg-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
ecg-heard, adj.

Hard of edgeăcie dūrus

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Hard of edge; ăcie dūrus Lǽtaþ spor, íren ecg-heard, ealdorgeard sceoran let the spur, the iron hard of edge, raze the dwelling of life, Andr. Kmbl. 2363; An. 1183

Linked entry: heard

ge-béd

Grammar
ge-béd, l. ge-bed, dele <b>II,</b> where for gebed l. gebod,
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Gebedu (-bédu, MS. ), 270, 17, 18, 26. a prayer as an act of worship or ritual, prayer of the church Hé mid micclum wópe þǽre byrgenne gebæd worhte mid sealmsange and mid óþrum gebedum þe tó þǽre wísan belumpon. Hml. S. 23 b, 745-7.

æppled

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æppled, æpled; part.

APPLEDmade into the form of applesmade into balls or bossesin pomorum formam redactus

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APPLED, made into the form of apples, made into balls or bosses; in pomorum formam redactus Æpplede gold appled gold, Exon. 63a; Th. 232, 14; Ph. 506: 75b; Th. 283, 30; Jul. 688. Æplede gold, Elen. Kmbl. 2517; El. 1260

a-wyrgednes

(n.)
Grammar
a-wyrgednes, a-wyrgednys, a-wirgnis, -niss, e; f.

A cursednesswickednessa curserevilingmalignitasmaledictio

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A cursedness, wickedness, a curse, reviling; malignitas, maledictio Ðæs mid awyrgednesse [of awyrgednysse, Ps. Spl. C.] múþ full is cujus maledictione os plenum est. Ps. Lamb. second 9, 7 : 13, 3 : Deut. 11, 29: Th. Diplm. A. D. 970; 243, 16

Linked entry: a-wirgnis

cenning-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
cenning-tíd, e;f.

eThe time of bringing forth, birth-timepariendi tempus, puerperii hora

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On ðære cenningtíde instante partu, Gen. 38, 27

fíc-æppel

(n.)
Grammar
fíc-æppel, -appel, es; m; pl. nom. acc. -æppla; n.

A fig-apple or fruita figfīcuscārĭca

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A fig-apple or fruit, a fig; fīcus, cārĭca Fícappel cārĭca, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 64, 125; Wrt. Voc. 32, 59. Ne Híg of þornum fícæppla ne gaderiaþ neque de spīnis collĭgunt fīcus, Lk. Bos. 6, 44: Mt. Bos. 7, 16

Linked entry: caric

freóls-ǽfen

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-ǽfen, es; m.

A festival-evevigilfesti vigĭlia

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A festival-eve, vigil; festi vigĭlia Man mót, freólsǽfenum [MS. freólsǽfenan], faran betweonan Eferwíc and six míla gemete one may travel, on festival-eves, between Fork and a distance of six miles, L. N. P. L. 56; Th. ii. 298, 26

ful-brice

(n.)
Grammar
ful-brice, -bryce, es; m. [ful full, brice a breaking, breach]

A full or entire breach of the peaceplēna pācis violātio

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A full or entire breach of the peace; plēna pācis violātio Gif fulbrice wyrþe si plēna pācis violātio fiĕret, L. E. B. 4, 6, 7; Th. ii. 240, 17, 23; 242, 3. Fulbryce, 5, 8; Th. ii. 240, 20; 242, 6

ge-trýwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trýwian, p. ode.

to trustto clear one's self

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to trust Ic on ðínum wordum wel getrýwade in verbum tuum supersperavi, Ps. Th. 118, 1. to clear one's self Getrýwie hine ðæs sleges let him clear himself of the slaying, L. In. 34; Th. i. 122, 15, MS. B

gramlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
gramlíc, adj.
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Fierce, hostile, cruel He hig betǽhte sumum gramulícan cininge Iabin geháton he gave them into the hands of a fierce king named Jabin, Jud. 4, 2. On heora gasthúsum is gramlíc inwit nequitia in hospitiis eorum, Ps. Th. 54, 15

be-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-secgan, p. -sægde, -sǽde, pl. -sægdon, -sǽdon; pp. -sægd, -sǽd [be, secgan to answer]

To defenddefendere

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To defend; defendere Him wæs lýfnesse scald, ðæt he him móste scyldan and besecgan on andweardnesse his gesacena leave was given him, that he might shield and defend himself in the presence of his accusers, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 11

ge-mindig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mindig, adj.

Mindfulmĕmor

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Mindful; mĕmor Gemindig biþ on worulde gecýðnysse his mĕmor ĕrit in sæcŭlum testāmenti sui, Ps. Spl. 110, 5: 8, 5. Gif he sí gemindig mínum[?] naman and ðínes if he be mindful of my name and thine, Nar. 47, 9

steor-sceáwere

(n.)
Grammar
steor-sceáwere, es; m.
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an observer of the stars, an astronomer, astrologer Up on ðæm rodore ðara steorsceáwera Epicurii, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 4. [Cf. O. H. Ger. himil-scouwari mathematicus; sterro*-*wartal magus.] a constellation (?)

engel-lic

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Hé þone apostol on engellicre fægernysse geseah, Guth. 28, 27. Of engcellicre sprǽce, 72, 11. Hí wurdon betǽhte engellicum bósmum, Hml. Th. i. 84, 9. Tó engelicum sprǽcum, 544, 31. Engellicum, Guth. 86, 8. Engcellice sangas hé gehýrde, 88, 14. Add