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wíg-bora

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bora, an; m.

An image-bearer

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An image-bearer Wícbora (wióbora, Anglia xiii. 35, 214) signifer Hpt. Gl. 495, 71

wíg-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-strǽt, e ; f.

A high-roadpublic road

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A high-road, public road An ðara wístrǽte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 89, 4

swǽsung

(n.)
Grammar
swǽsung, e; f.

A making pleasant, an alleviation, a mitigation

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A making pleasant, an alleviation, a mitigation Swǽsunga fomenta Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 7

swefen-reccere

(n.)
Grammar
swefen-reccere, es; m.

An interpreter of dreams, a diviner, soothsayer conjector

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An interpreter of dreams, a diviner, soothsayer Swefnreccere conjectorem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 40

Linked entry: swefen-racu

bǽre

(n.)
Grammar
bǽre, es; n.

Gesturemovement

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Gesture, movement Bǽrum gestibus, An. Ox. 45. Styllum bǽrum quietis lapsibus, Germ. 400, 487

EÁST

(n.)
Grammar
EÁST, es; m.

EAST ŏriens

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Ðæt eálond on Wiht is þrittiges míla lang eást and west; and twelf míla brád súþ and norþ Vecta insŭla hăbet ab ŏriente in occāsum triginta circĭter mīlia passuum; ab austro in bŏream duodĕcim, Bd. I. 3; S. 475, 19

Linked entries: Eást eásta

mearc-land

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-land, es; n.

a border-landwaste land lying outside the cultivateda districtcountryterritory

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a border-land, waste land lying outside the cultivated Se mylenhám and se myln and ðæs mearclandes swá mycel swá tó þrím hídon gebyraþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 189, 11. v. Kemble's Saxons in England, i. 50.

á-flíman

(v.)
Grammar
á-flíman, -flýman.
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Add: where there is conflict, to put to flight, of actual fighting Hé hyg áflímde and ofslóh má þonne .xxx. gódra ðegna. Chr. 1052 ; P. 179, 11. Wé mid strǽlum hié scotodon and hié sóna onweg áflýmdon, Nar. 32, 18.

Linked entry: á-flýman

hamer

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Add: a hammer used for beating, breaking, &c., a workman's hammer Hamer malleus, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 1. Slecg, hamur, ii. 57, 78. Beátendes hameres stíþnes tundentis mallei durities, An. Ox. 481.

yrre

(adj.)
Grammar
yrre, adj.
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Se cyning wæs yrre wið mé iratus rex servis suis, Gen. 41, 10. of an animal Siþþan hé ( an elephant) irre wæs and gewundod, Ors. 4, I; S. 156, II

Linked entries: eorre eorre

snǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
snǽdan, p. de.

to slice, cut into slicesto snathe to lop, prune, cut branches off trees to hew trim stones. putare to cut into slices

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[In this sense Jamieson gives sned as a word of northern Scotland.] Ðara werhtena ðe ðanæ stán sneóddon and fégdon Anglia xi. 5, 7. [ Þe moder mid sexe hine tosnæde al todælde Laym. 4015. Þa quene ich al tosnaðde mid mine sweorede 28050.]

Linked entries: tó-snǽdan ge-snǽdan

tó-cwísan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cwísan, p. de

To shatter,break to pieces,crush,bruise

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Ðá wolde hé án eald hús tócwýsan he wanted to demolish an old house, ii. 510, 12. Ætslád se hálga wer . . . swá ðæt hé forneán eal wearð tócwýsed, 512, 12. Sum cild beam under ánum yrnendum hweóle and wearð tó deáðe tócwýsed, 26, 25: 166, 20.

þeód

(n.)
Grammar
þeód, e; f.
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Geþola þeóda þreá endure men's oppression, Andr. Kmbl. 213; An. 107. Se ðisne ár hider onsende þeódum tó helpe ( to help people ), 3209; An. 1607. Is wíde cúð ðeódum, ceorlum and eorlum, Menol. Fox 61; Men. 30.

Linked entries: þeád þeóden

æðelo

(n.)
Grammar
æðelo, indecl. in sing; pl. nom. acc. æðelu, æðelo; gen. æðela; dat. æðelum; n.

Nobilitypre-eminenceoriginfamilyracenaturetalentsgeniusnobilitasprincipatusorigonatalesprosapianaturaindolesingenium

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Sindon him æðelum óðere twegen beornas geborene bróðorsibbum to him in his family are two other men born in brotherly relationship, Andr. Kmbl. 1377; An. 689. Þurh ðíne wordlæðe æðelum écne through thy discourse great with talents, 1271; An. 636.

Linked entry: ge-æðele

ginian

(v.)
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., and add Geongendi oscitantes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 75. Þá giniendan hiulcas, 42, 49. of living creatures. to open the mouth; of the mouth, to be open Geonath, ginath battat, batat, Txts. 43, 269. Geót on bollan and geona ymb, Lch. ii. 50, 12.

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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Úre Álýsend ne elcode ná ongeán ðone deáþ ac hé hine oferswíðde Enoch and Elias delay to meet death, and do not at all avoid it . . . Our Redeemer did not delay to meet death, but he overcame it, Homl. Th. i. 308, 2-8.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

twelf-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
twelf-wintre, adj.

Twelve years old

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-wintre mann no thief shall be spared above .xii. pence and above a twelve-year old person, L. Ath. v. 1, 1; Th. 228, 13. Mon ne sparige nǽnne þeóf ofer .xii. winter (twelfwinterne,MS. B. L.) and ofer eahta peningas, 1, 1; Th. i. 198, 17.

winter-biter

(adj.)
Grammar
winter-biter, adj.

Having the bitterness of winter

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Having the bitterness of winter Forstas and snáwas, winterbiter weder frosts and snows, weather with winter's bitterness, Cd. Th. 239, 32; Dan. 379: Exon. Th. 192, 12; Az. 105

toll-scír

(n.)
Grammar
toll-scír, e; f.

The office of taking toll,business of gathering taxes

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The office of taking toll, business of gathering taxes Matheus árás and forlét his tollscíre Matthew arose and gave up his occupation as tolllaker, Homl. Th. ii. 468, 25

weorþ-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ-mynd, (-mynt), es; m. : e; f. : -myndu (-o); indecl. f. Honour
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Hwæt wit tó willan and tó worðmyndum árna gefremedon, Beo. Th. 2377; B. 1186. honour bestowed on an object, favour, grace Seó mennisce gecynd mæg ðæm Scyppende lof and wuldor secgean ðara ára and ðara weorþmenda ðe Drihten mancynne forgeaf . . .

Linked entry: wirþu