hreóh-nes
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Ox. 2475. On réþre þreóhnesse in seuo turbine, Wülck. Gl. 252, 32. Ne lǽt ús besencan on ðissere cealdan hreóhnysse, Hml. S. 11, 187. Ýstende reóhnesse tumentem (aequoris) insaniam, An. Ox. 2500.
Linked entry: hreóh
beó-breád
BEE-BREAD ⬩ apum panis ⬩ honey-comb ⬩ favus
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Th. 118, 103. honey-comb; favus, sometimes, from a deficient knowledge of natural history, beó-breád is used for hunig-camb Swétran [MS. swetra] ofer hunig and beóbreáde dulciora super mel et favum Ps. Lamb. 18, 11.
Linked entries: beón-breád bí-breád bió-breád
gára
An angular point of land ⬩ a promontory ⬩ corner of land ⬩ ōra prōmĭnens ⬩ angŭlus
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An angular point of land, a promontory, corner of land; ōra prōmĭnens, angŭlus Ispania land is þrýscýte . . . án ðæra gárena líþ súþ-west, ongeán ðæt ígland, ðe Gades hátte the country of Spain is three-cornered . . . one of the corners lies south-west
middel-fléra
A partition ⬩ the gristle of the nose ⬩ bridge of the nose
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[v. interfinium the grystell of the nose, Wülck. 590, 15: bryg of the nese, 634, 9: 675, 25.]
Linked entry: -fléra
ge-beorc
A barking ⬩ latrātus
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horses, the barking of dogs, the rustling of trees, etc, Ælfc.
Linked entry: BEORCAN
bræc
A brack ⬩ break
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.], a strip of uncultivated land (?) Of ðane ealdan mǽre innon ðá(m ?)
heáfod-weard
A guarding of the [lord's] head, attendance as a guard upon the king. ⬩ a body-guard
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A guarding of the [lord's] head, attendance as a guard upon the king. The word occurs in an enumeration of the services required of the thane and the 'geneat,' Th. i. 432, 8, 17.
stillness
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Gr. 9, 27 ; Zup. 53, 9. in a physical sense, absence of noise or disturbance On ðisse tíde nihtlícre stillnesse tempore isto nocturno quietis, Bd. 4, 25 ; S. 601, 1. Windum stilnesse bebeódan, Blickl. Homl. 177, 17.
hátan
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wé hátaþ oð .vii. men; from .vii. hlóð oð .xxxv.; siþþan bið here, Ll.
bigspell-bóc
A book of parables, the Book of Proverbs ⬩ proverbiorum liber
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A book of parables, the Book of Proverbs; proverbiorum liber Salomon gesette þreó béc þurh his snoternisse: án ys bigspellbóc Solomon wrote three books by his wisdom: one is the Book of Proverbs, Ælfc. T. 14, 26
folc-cyning
Folk's king ⬩ king of nations ⬩ king of the people ⬩ pŏpŭli rex
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Folc-cyninge for the king of nations, Cd. 131; Th. 166, 25; Gen. 2753. Fífe folc-cyningas five kings of nations, 93; Th. 119, 4; Gen. 1974: 95; Th. 125, 5; Gen. 2074. cf. O. Sax. folk-kuning
Godmundingahám
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D. 625, to consider the propriety of receiving the Christian faith. The speeches were so much in favour of Christianity that the creed was at once received; these speeches are particularly worthy of notice, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 17
ge-metlíce
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Gemetlícost, Met. 8, 16. of the operation of things (disease, & c.)
hrægl
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Ox. 3588.
edisc-weard
The keeper of edish, of a park, warren, etc ⬩ vivarii custos
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The keeper of edish, of a park, warren, etc; vivarii custos, Wrt. Voc. 288, 12, Som. Ben. Lye
in-cempa
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A member of a household capable of bearing arms Incempa, gescota commanipularius, collega, miles, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132,48
ge-grynd
A plot of ground
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A plot of ground Aðelwold gesealde twá gegrynd Æthelwold gave two plots of ground, Thorpe Chart. 231, 22
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hláf-hús
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a house of bread (translation of Beth-lehem) Bethlehem is gereht 'Hláf-hús', Hml. Th. i. 34, 15
ful-bryce
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Add: Violation of the sanctity of a cleric where manslaughter occurs. Cf. líf-lyre, 11: feorh-lyre, 14
dæg
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On þrióra consula dæge cóm Hasterbal, Ors. S. 4, 10.