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Bricg-stów

(n.)
Grammar
Bricg-stów, e; f. [Bricstowa,
  • Flor
: Brigestou, Bristou,
  • Hunt
: Brycstoue,
  • Sim. Dun
: Brikestow, Bristohw,
  • Hovd
: Bristow,
  • Kni
: brycg
a bridge
, stów
a place
]

a bridgea placeBRISTOL in Gloucestershire and SomersetshireBristova in finibus agrorum Glocestriensis et Somersetensis

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BRISTOL in Gloucestershire and Somersetshire; Bristova in finibus agrorum Glocestriensis et Somersetensis Híg férdon to Bricgstówe they went to Bristol, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 18

Linked entry: Brycg-stów

CNYLL

(n.)
Grammar
CNYLL, es; m.

A KNELL sound of a bell signum campanæ

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A KNELL, sound of a bell; signum campanæ Hwílon ic gehýre cnyll and ic aríse aliquando audio signum el surgo Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 29

smeoru-mangestre

(n.)
Grammar
smeoru-mangestre, an; f.

A butter-woman, woman who deals in butter and cheese

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A butter-woman, woman who deals in butter and cheese Smeremangestre que mangonant in caseo et butiro L. Eth. iv. 2; Th. i. 301, 5

Linked entry: mangestre

abbudisse

(n.)
Grammar
abbudisse, an; m.

An abbess

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An abbess Ða sealde seó abbudisse him sumne dǽl ðære moldan tunc dedit ei abbatissa portiunculam de pulvere illo, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 38

fǽr-wundor

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-wundor, gen. -wundres ; n.

A sudden or stupendous wonderinŏpīnātum et stŭpendum mīrācŭlum

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A sudden or stupendous wonder; inŏpīnātum et stŭpendum mīrācŭlum Gé onlóciaþ fǽrwundra sum ye behold a stupendous wonder, Cd. 157; Th. 195, 20; Exod. 279

freoða

(n.)
Grammar
freoða, an; m.

A protectordefendertūtor

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A protector, defender; tūtor Ðú me, God, wǽre freoða thou, O God, wast a protector to me; refŭgium meum es tu. Ps. Th. 70, 3

gearo-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
gearo-snotor, -snottor, gearu-snottor; adj.

Very wisevalde săpiens

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Kmbl. 835; El. 418. Giedda gearosnottor, Exon. 18 a; Th. 45, 2; Cri. 713

Linked entry: gearu-snottor

ge-unlybba

(n.)
Grammar
ge-unlybba, an; m.

Poison [particularly when used in witchcraft]

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Poison [particularly when used in witchcraft] Ne lǽt ðú lybban ða ðe geunlybban wyrcon thou shalt not suffer a witch to live, Ex. 22, 18

Linked entry: un-lybba

gist-líðe

(adj.)
Grammar
gist-líðe, adj.

Kind to guestshospitablehospes

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Kind to guests, hospitable; hospes Búton cræft mín gistlíðe him beó nĭsi ars mea hospĭta ei fuĕrit, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 11: Shrn. 129, 26

Linked entry: gæst-líðe

biggencere

(n.)
Grammar
biggencere, es; m.

A workeroperator

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A worker; operator Ic hæbbe smiþas ... and manega óðre mistlícra cræfta biggenceras habeo fabros ... et multos alios variarum artium operatores, Coll. Monast, Th. 30, 3

ge-réf-mǽd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-réf-mǽd, e; f.

'The meadow which the reeve owned "ex officio," or over which, as common pasture, he exercised the right of superintendence,'

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'The meadow which the reeve owned "ex officio," or over which, as common pasture, he exercised the right of superintendence,' Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. xxxiv

þurhtogenness

(n.)
Grammar
þurhtogenness, e; f.

A religious reading in monasteriesespecially after mealscollatio

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A religious reading in monasteries, especially after meals; collatio Þurhtogenessa and gesetnessa heora lífes conlationes patrum et instituta vile eorum, R. Ben. Interl. 118, 7

á-búrod

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
á-búrod, pp. (adj.)
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Deprived of peasants (gebúras) Ðá wæs hit ierfælæás and mið ǽðnum folce ábúrod omni peccunia caruit et pauperibus hominibus erat destitutum Cht. Th. 162, 29

Linked entry: -búrod

byrgen-song

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>byrgen-sang,</b> es; m. An epitaph, a dirge Byriensang epitaphion, i. carmen mortuorum, An. Ox. 902: 2, 20

ciric-gemána

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-gemána, an; m.
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Church-communion, membership of a church Sume men sculan of cyricgemánan áscádene weorðan for synnan, eal swá Adam wearð of engla gemánan, Wlfst. 103, 23

ge-lógung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lógung, e ; f.
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Order, arrangement Þǽre gelógunge ꝥ dægrædsangum geendedum sóna beón gecwedene twégen sealmas eo ordine ut matutinis finitis max dicantur duo psalmi, Angl. xiii. 407, 599

Linked entries: -lógung ge-logian

ge-mengedlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mengedlic, adj.
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Mixed together Gemengetlic (gimengidlicę, Ep. gimaengidlicæ, Erf. permixtum. Perhaps permixtim should be read, and the English words would then be adverbs) permixtum, Txts. 85, 1542

hlytman

(v.)

to allot

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Wé sculon tilian þæt wé tó þám écan gefeán becuman móton. þæt bið ǽlc man tó his yldrum hlytmeð(-ed?), Verc. Först. 167

mere-men

Grammar
mere-men, mere-menn.
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gecíged, and eác þá castalidas nymphas, ꝥ synt dúnylfa, Angl. viii. 325, 25. Add

Linked entry: men

mynster-timbrung

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-timbrung, e; f.
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Building of a monastery Hú hé þurh gesihðe gedihte þá mynstertimbrunge neáh Terracinense defabrica monasterii Terracinensis per visionem ab eo disposita Gr. D. 147, 11

Linked entry: timbrung