riht-scír
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a district the extent of which is determined by law, a parish Gif man ǽnig líc of rihtscíre (of rihtre scríftscíre, v. l. ) elles hwár lecge, Ll. Lbmn. 252, 11. See next word
lof
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Ox. 1903. from the point of view of the receiver, (a person's) praise, praise (received by that person) Wyrþ oft gódes monnes lof álegen, Bt. 18, 3 ; Fox. 64, 31. Ne biþ his lof ná ðý lǽsse, Bt. 40, 3 ; F. 238, 11.
lecg
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Leo takes lecg = gift, legacy, and then a dish of three pounds and a cup of equal amount would go to make up the amount of eighty mancusses. As regards the value of a handseax, Chart.
hrif
The womb ⬩ belly ⬩ uterus ⬩ venter
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Wið hrifes áþundennesse for puffing of the visceral cavity, Lchdm. iii. 70, 24. Of módur hrife mínre de utero matris meæ, Ps. Th. 138, 11: 70, 5. Of hryfe ex utero, Ps. Spl. 21, 8. On hrife ðære á clǽnan fǽmnan, Blickl. Homl. 33, 15.
Linked entry: in-gehrif
seomian
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Him on healfa gehwam hettend seomedon mægen oððe merestreám on each side of them lay foes pressing, the Egyptian force or the Red Sea, 191, 4; Exod. 209. Ðǽr ic seomian wát ðínne sigebróðor I know thy brother lies in prison there, Andr.
Linked entry: semian
wilm
that which wells ⬩ of fluid ⬩ a fount ⬩ stream ⬩ water that surges or boils ⬩ that moves in waves ⬩ of fire ⬩ surging ⬩ fire ⬩ flames ⬩ heat ⬩ fervent heat ⬩ fiery heat ⬩ boiling ⬩ roasting ⬩ inflammation ⬩ violent movement ⬩ violence ⬩ raging ⬩ tempestuous movement of water ⬩ of mental emotion ⬩ fervour ⬩ ardour ⬩ heat ⬩ fury ⬩ rage ⬩ passion
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Of swéttestum wylne (wylme?) de dulcissimo fonte, Scint. 18, 3. Gán ofer flódes wylm to go over the tossing waves of the sea Andr. Kmbl. 734 ; An. 367. Ofer ýða wylm, 1726; An. 865.
borh
payment ⬩ suretyship ⬩ security ⬩ loan ⬩ debt
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Eóde þyses ealles on borh Ælfgár Alfgar became responsible for the performance of all this, Cht. Th. 313, 3. ¶ on, under borh sellan to lend on security : Geléned feoh vel on borh geseald res credita, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 70.
betǽcan
to entrust ⬩ guidance ⬩ to hand over ⬩ pay ⬩ give ⬩ to assign ⬩ destine ⬩ yield to ⬩ to direct
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Ox. 3097. of betrothal: Betáht despon*-*sata, Mt.
cneóres
A generation ⬩ posterity ⬩ race ⬩ tribe ⬩ family; ⬩ generatio ⬩ posteritas ⬩ gens ⬩ tribus ⬩ familia
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Mon awóc on ðære cneórisse cynebearna rím one raised up in that family a number of princely children Cd. 82; Th. 102, 22; Gen. 1704. Of Cames cneórisse wóc wermǽgþa fela from Ham's family arose many tribes of men 79; Th. 98, 29; Gen. 1637
weorc-dæg
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Hú dægrédsangas on weorcdagum (privatis diebus) tó healdenne sýn (v. the whole chapter, and cf. the title of the previous one: Hú dægréd*-*sangas on freólstídum tó healdenne sýn), R. Ben. 37, 4, 5
hreóh
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(For forms with w see hreóh storm, hreóh-nes; ) rough of weather, sea, &c., tempestuous Sió hlúde ýd on ðǽre hreón sǽ procella saeviens, Past. 437, 16.
rún-stæf
a rune
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On the subject of Runes see Kemble's paper in Archaeologia, vol. xxviii; the Preface to Dr. George Stephens' Handbook of Runic Monuments; Dr. Isaac Taylor's Greeks and Goths, and the same writer's work 'The Alphabet.'
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ord
a point, ⬩ of a weapon ⬩ a spear, pointed weapon ⬩ one who is at the topmost point, a head, chief, prince ⬩ head, front ⬩ line of battle, forefront ⬩ the beginning, origin, source (applied to persons and things)
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Burgwarena ord, 462, 22; Hö. 56. of position, head, front Se ðe on orde geóng he who went at the head of the band, Beo. Th. 6242; B. 3125. line of battle, forefront Se ord on here acies, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 14.
Óðen
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Odin (the Scandinavian form of the word which appears in Anglo-Saxon as Wóden) Ðes gedwolgod Mercurius wæs árwurðe betwux eallum héðenum on ðám dagum, and hé is Óðon geháten óðrum naman on Denisce wísan.
FINOL
The plant FENNEL ⬩ fēnĭcŭlum
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Genim finoles wyrttruman take roots of fennel, 1, 37; Lchdm. ii. 90, 6: 2, 11; Lchdm. ii. 188, 19: 2, 16; Lchdm. ii. 194, 23. Of ðam finole from the fennel, 2, 14; Lchdm. ii. 190, 22.
Gandis
The river Ganges ⬩ Ganges ⬩ Γάγγ951;s
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The river Ganges; Ganges = Γάγγ951;s Ðǽr licgeþ se múþa út on ðone gársecg ðære eá, ðe man háteþ Gandis there the mouth of the river, which is called Ganges, opens out into the ocean, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 16, 13, 17.
icge gold
- Beo. Th. 2219 ;
- B. 1107.
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The translation of this phrase is difficult.
sinc-fæt
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a costly vessel, a vessel of gold or of silver, cf. máðum-fæt Hordweard ( the dragon ) sincfæt (cf. fǽted wǽge, 4553 ; B. 2282, dryncfæt dýre, 4601 ; B. 2306) sóhte, Beo. Th. 4589 ; B. 2300 : B. 2231.
sigel
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The sun ; also the name of the rune=S ᛋ sǽmannum symble byþ on hihte (cf. Icelandic Runic poem—Sól er landa ljómi), Runic pm. Kmbl. 342, 15 ; Rún. 16. Woruldcandel scán, sigel súþan fús, Beo. Th. 3936 ; B. 1966.