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Defena scír

(n.)
Grammar
Defena scír, Defna scír,e ; f. [Hunt. Deuenesire, Dauenescyre: Hovd. Daveneshire: Brom. Deveneschire: Kni. Devenchire, Devenschyre]

DEVONSHIRE Devōnia

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DEVONSHIRE; Devōnia He wæs on Defena scíre he was in Devonshire, Chr. 878; Th. 146, 33, col. 1: 851; Th. 120, 20, col. 1. Hí ymbsǽton án geweorc on Defna scíre they besieged a fortress in Devonshire, 894; Th. 166, 28.

masc

(n.)
Grammar
masc, max, es; n.

A mesha nettoil

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A mesh, a net, toil Ic wyrpe max míne on eá pono retia mea in amne, Coll. Monast, Th. 23, 9: 21, 13. On ðám maxum in retibus, 21, 19

Linked entries: mæscre max

bégean

(v.)

to bowbend

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to bow, bend Cneó bégean scolden genua flectere deberent Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 39, col. 2

cyninges wyrt

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Cinges wyrt samsuchon, Lch. iii. 305, col. 1. Add

Defenas

(n.)
Grammar
Defenas, Defnas; gen.a ; dat.um ; pl. m.

Devonians, the inhabitants of Devonshire in a body, Devonshire Devonienses, Devōnia

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D. 823] there was a fight of the Welsh and Devonians, Chr. 823; Th. 111, 16, col. 1, 2.

heals-wyrt

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Voc. i. 30, 57: auris leporis ł auris folia, Lch. iii. 300, col. 1: epicosium, 302, col. 1: epicurium, Wrt. Voc. i. 79, 22. Helswyrt, An. Ox. 56, 44. Heleswyrt epigurium, 393. Halswyrt narcissus, Lch. iii. 304, col. 1.

Mæð-hild

(n.)
Grammar
Mæð-hild, If this be a woman's name, it could not be that which later becomes Matilda, cf. Mathild, Chr. 1067; P. 202, 28: Mahtild, 1083; P. 215, 22. O.H.Ger. Maht-hilt.

buter-geþweor

(n.)
Grammar
buter-geþweor, es; n.
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Butter-curd, what is coagulated, butter; butyri coagulum, butyrum Buter-geþweor ǽlc and cýsgerunn losiaþ [MS. losaþ] eów butyrum omne et caseus pereunt vobis, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 19

Linked entry: ge-þweor

fixian

(v.)
Grammar
fixian, p. ode; pp. od [fisc = fix a fish]

To fishpiscāri

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Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 1

scerran

(v.)
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ða oxan arator disjungit boves, Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 27. Cf. Ger. an-, aus-schirren to harness, un-harness.] (?) (

Linked entry: scennan

hleówþ

(n.)
Grammar
hleówþ, hleóþ, hlíwþ, hlýwþ, e; f.

Shelter, protection, warmth

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Cold bæþ ongeán ða hlíwþe a cold bath to atone for the warmth, L. Pen. 16; Th. ii. 284, 5. Ða hlýwþe gódra weorca the shelter of good works, L. E. I. 32; Th. ii. 430, 24.

Linked entries: hlíwþ hlýwþ

a-hefen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-hefen, = a-hafen

raised upexalted

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War. 13, 13: Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 3. col. 2;

be-slagen

(v.; part.)

slain, taken away

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slain, taken away, Chr. 937; Th. 204, 28, col. 1; Similar entries pp. of be-sleán

feala

(adj.)
Grammar
feala, adj.

Many, much multum, multa

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On feala wísan multis mŏdis, Coll. Monast. Th. 25, 11

gár-mitting

(n.)
Grammar
gár-mitting, -mittung, e; f.

A meeting of spears or javelinsa battle

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banners, at the meeting of javelins, Chr. 937; Th. 207, 3, col. 1; Æðelst. 50

sin-gréne

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
sin-gréne, an ; f. A plant name (lit. ever-green), sin-green (sen-, sim-), house-leek ; sempervivum tectorum : see E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names, s. v. sen-green (sin-, sim-), and Lchdm. ii. 405, col. 1. Besides
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Voc. i. 68, 33 : temolus ł titemallos, Lchdm. iii. 305, col. 1. Syngréne. Ðeós wyrt ðe man temolum and óðrum naman singréne nemneþ, i. 152, 12. Singréne colatidis, iii. 301, col. 2 : Wrt. Voc. i. 69, 4. Nim singrénan, Lchdm. ii. 56, 22.

Án-láf

(n.)
Grammar
Án-láf, es; m.

Olaf, king of Dublin, defeated at Brunanburh

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Olaf, king of Dublin, defeated at Brunanburh, Chr. 937; Th. 201, 29, col. 3: 202, 37; Æðelst. 26

cynelec

(adj.)
Grammar
cynelec, adj.

Royal regalis

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Royal; regalis In ðæm cynelecan túne in the royal town, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 21, col. 2

fówer

(n.; num.; adj.)

four

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four Cnut hit todǽlde on fówer Cnut divided it into four, Chr. 1017; Th. 285, 19, col. 1

Frisan

(n.)
Grammar
Frisan, pl. m.

FrisiansFrīsii

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Frisians; Frīsii Ðǽr wǽron Frisan mid there were Frisians with them, Chr. 885; Th. 154, 24, col. 1