Defena scír
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
A mesh ⬩ a net ⬩ toil
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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
bégean
to bow ⬩ bend
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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
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
buter-geþweor
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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
To fish ⬩ piscāri
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Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 1
scerran
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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
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.
a-hefen
raised up ⬩ exalted
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War. 13, 13: Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 3. col. 2;
be-slagen
slain, taken away
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slain, taken away, Chr. 937; Th. 204, 28, col. 1; Similar entries pp. of be-sleán
feala
Many, much ⬩ multum, multa
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On feala wísan multis mŏdis, Coll. Monast. Th. 25, 11
gár-mitting
A meeting of spears or javelins ⬩ a battle
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banners, at the meeting of javelins, Chr. 937; Th. 207, 3, col. 1; Æðelst. 50
sin-gréne
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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
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
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
four
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four Cnut hit todǽlde on fówer Cnut divided it into four, Chr. 1017; Th. 285, 19, col. 1
Frisan
Frisians ⬩ Frīsii
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Frisians; Frīsii Ðǽr wǽron Frisan mid there were Frisians with them, Chr. 885; Th. 154, 24, col. 1