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abedisse

(n.)
Grammar
abedisse, an; f.

An abbessabbatissa

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An abbess; abbatissa Ðære abedissan betæhton committed to the abbess, Chr. 1048; Erl. 181, 28

býsnung

(n.)
Grammar
býsnung, bísnung, býsenung, e; f. [býsen, býsn an example]
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An example; exemplum For ðære miclan bísnunge for the great example, Ælfc. T. 5, 15

Linked entries: býsenung bísnung

un-gerímed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerímed, adj.

Unnumberedinnumerable

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Unnumbered, innumerable Mid ðære ungerímedan mænigo innumerabilis multitudo, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 4 note

Linked entry: ge-rímed

rihtwís-ness

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Ðæt há sié gebunden tó ðǽre ryhtwiésnesse (-wís-, v. l.) (rectitudine), Past. 75, 6. Add

weó

(n.)
Grammar
weó, ón(?); f.

Woemisery

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ðære wihte Exon. Th. 438, 9; Rä. 57, 5

stów

(n.)
Grammar
stów, e ; f.
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Voc. i. 85, 31. a place, spot, locality, site Ðeó stów ( Calvary ) wæs gehende ðære ceastre, ðǽr se Hǽlend wæs áhangen, Jn. Skt. 19, 20 : Elen. Kmbl. 1347 ; El. 675. Nis ðæt heóru stów, Beo. Th. 2749 ; B. 1372.

gifung

(n.)
Grammar
gifung, gyfung, e; f.

A givinggrantingassentconsent

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A giving, granting, assent, consent Mid gyfunge ðære synne peccati consensu, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 11

Linked entry: gyfung

un-lyft

(n.)
Grammar
un-lyft, e; f.

Bad airmalaria

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Bad air, malaria Rómáne and eall súðfolc worhton him eorþhús wið ðære unlyfte, Lchdm. ii. 16, 2

un-wæstmberendness

(n.)
Grammar
un-wæstmberendness, e; f.

Barrennesssterility

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Barrenness, sterility Mé míne fýnd áscufon fram ðære hálgan onsegdnysse for mínre unwæstmberendnysse, Homl. Ass. 126, 329

Linked entry: wæstmberendness

wísan

(v.)
Grammar
wísan, p. de

To shew

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To shew Ðeóden wísðe herepað tó ðære heán byrig eorlum elðeódigum, Cd. Th. 218, 5; Dan. 35

Bret-walas

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Neáh ðǽre ceastre þe Bryttwalas nemdon Uero-lamium, Shrn. 94, 2. On Brytwala dagum, III. 33. Add

norþeást-hyrne

(n.)
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a north-east corner Stód þǽr án ród on ðǽre eorðan on ðám norðeásthyrnan, Vis. Lfc. 71

ofer-sprǽc

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Hú micel ofersprǽc cymeð of ðǽre oferwiste quanta sibi per esum loquacitas insidietur, Past. 313, 10. Add

scip-ác

(n.)
Grammar
scip-ác, f.
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On ðás cipác; of ðǽre scipác, C. D. iii. 382, 16

Linked entry: ác

stán-walu

(n.)
Grammar
stán-walu, e; f.
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A bank of stones In stánwale; andlang ðǽre wale on ðone portweg, C. D. iv. 98, 28

Dona-feld

(n.)
Grammar
Dona-feld, gen. -feldes ; dat. -felde, -felda; m.

TANFIELD, near Ripon, YorkshireCampodōnum in agro Eboracensi

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TANFIELD, near Ripon, Yorkshire; Campodōnum in agro Eboracensi On Donafelda, dǽr wæs ðá cyninges botl, hét Eádwine ðǽr cyricean getimbrian in Campodōno, ubi tunc etiam villa rēgia erat, Æduīni rex fecit basĭlĭcam, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 17

wíte-þeów

(adj.)
Grammar
wíte-þeów, adj.

In slavery as a consequence of crime

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Wéron ðǽr þreó wíteþeówe men and þreó þeówberde, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 152, 8. Be wíteðeówum mannum, L. In. 48; Th. i. 132, 6

sárung

(n.)
Grammar
sárung, e; f.

Mourning, lamentation

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Mourning, lamentation Ðǽr is sorgung andsárgung (sáruncg, MS. K.) )

wíte-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-rǽden, wíte-rǽdenn, e; f.

punishmentfine

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Bíde mon mid ðære wíterǽdenne óþ ðæt se wér gegolden sié, L. In. 71 ; Th. i. 148, 4. Náh hé ðǽr náne wíterǽdenne he cannot exact any fines, 50; Th. i. 134, 4

Linked entry: wíte

wyn-sang

(n.)
Grammar
wyn-sang, es; m.

A joyous songjubilant song

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A joyous song, jubilant song Ðǽr is wynsang, Wulfst. 265, 31