stund
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Hwílon hé on bord sceát, hwílon beorn tǽsde, ǽfre embe stunde ( every now and again, from time to time ) hé sealde sume wunde, Byrht. Th. 139, 48; By. 271. Stundum at times, from time to time [Icel. stundum: Dan.
líf-leást
death
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Loss of life, death On ǽlcum ðara daga gif man ǽnige ǽddran geopenaþ on ðara tíde ðæt hit biþ lífleást oððe langsum sár on each of those days, if a vein be opened at that hour, it is death or long disease, Lchdm. iii. 152, 5.
temesian
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Tosser's Husbandry, 39, 10: 'Some mixeth the tie with the wheat Temmes lofe on his table to haue for to eate.' In such a loaf the coarse bran only is removed. v. Glossary. Temse-bread is given in Ray's South and East-Country Words, E. D. S. Pub.
Linked entries: temised temsian ge-temesed
riftere
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Hé wearð ofslagen . . . on hærfestlicre tíde úte mid his rifterum þe rípdon his corn, Hml. A. 108, 199. Add
ofer-sleán
to reduce, subdue
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to reduce, subdue Ðæt ða munecas furþor restan ðonne healfe niht ðæt seó dæges þigen tófered sý on ðære nihtlícam reste and seó hǽte ðære þigene oferslegen that the monks may rest more than half the night, so that the food of tie day may be distributed
mid-winter
Mid-winter ⬩ Christmas
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On ðære hálgan midwintres tíde, L. C. E. pref.; Th. i. 358, 7
Linked entry: winter
andel-bǽre
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Reversed, inverted Andelbǽrre tíde tempore prepostero (id est, vernali non autumnali, Ald. 33, 12), An. Ox. 7, 282: 8, 207. Andelbǽre, 2, 257: 4, 74: Hpt. Gl. 496, 42: Angl. xiii. 35, 218 (all are glosses on the same passage)
gilp-georn
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Cf. lof-georn Men beóð ofergrǽdige woruldgestreóna and tó manege weorðaþ tó wlance and ealles tó rance and tó gylpgeorne erunt homines cupidi, elati, superbi ; men shall be covetous, boasters, proud (2 Tim. 3, 2), Wlfst. 81, 15.
of-irnan
to overtake ⬩ to tire with running
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[Þe abbed æfter Uortiger rad & sone gon ofærne Uortigerne, Laym. 13149.] to tire with running Hé wæs swíðe ofurnen he was very tired with running Jud. 4. 19
CNYTTAN
To tie ⬩ bind ⬩ KNIT; ⬩ nectere ⬩ nexere ⬩ ligare
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To tie, bind, KNIT; nectere, nexere, ligare Ic cnytte necto Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 22. Ic cnytte MS. C. cnitte nexo 36; Som. 38, 23: 28, 3; Som. 30, 61.
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bád
a pledge ⬩ expectation ⬩ waiting
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Hit neálǽhte þǽre tíde his deáþes . . . Hine þá on þǽre sáwle báde (while the soul expected its departure) ácsode his wíf, 301, 25
regol-líc
As an ecclesiastical term (v. regal, III). ⬩ regular, in accordance with monastic rules ⬩ regularis ⬩ in accordance with the canons of the church, canonical
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Libbaþ regollícan lífe, sécaþ eówre cyrican, and gefyllaþ eówre tíde aa on gesetne tíman, L. I. P. 20;Th. ii. 330, 19.
Sol-mónaþ
February ⬩ placenta ⬩ panibus sol ⬩ sun ⬩ mire ⬩ spurcalia
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The old name for February Ðonne se Sol-mónaþ biþ geendod, ðonne biþ seó niht feówertýne tída lang and se dæg týn tída Shrn. 59, 2. Solmónaþ sígeþ tó túne Februarius Menol. Fox 31; Men. 16. [The first part of the compound is of doubtful meaning.
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ge-wríðan
To bind ⬩ restrain ⬩ tie ⬩ tie together ⬩ coartare ⬩ alligare
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To bind, restrain, tie, tie together; coartare, alligare Lim gewríðan to bind the limb, Homl. Th. ii. 136, 2. Ða myhta to gewrýðenne potestatem ligandi, Th. Chart. 334, 7.
a-gǽlan
To hinder ⬩ occupy ⬩ detain ⬩ delay ⬩ neglect ⬩ impedire ⬩ retardare ⬩ morari ⬩ negligere ⬩ To hesitate ⬩ be careless ⬩ cunctari ⬩ indili-gens esse
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Ic míne tíd-sangas oft agǽlde I have often neglected my canonical hours, L. De Cf. 9; Th. ii. 264, n. Astrecceaþ agǽledan honda remissas manus erigite, Past. 11, 1; Cot. MS.
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earming
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Add: with the idea of suffering Nú is seó tíd, earmincg Zosimus, ꝥ þú gefremme ꝥ þé beboden is, ac . . . ic nát mid hwí ic delfe, Hml. S. 23 b, 763. Earming, ne geýc ðú swýðor þíne yrmða, Hml. Th. i. 594, 27.
wæter-flód
A flood, deluge; in plural, floods, waters. Cf. wæter, II b
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On ðæs Ambictiones tíde wurdon mycele wæterfiód (inluvies aquarum) geond ealle world, 1, 6; Swt. 36, 7. Hine storm ne mæg áwecgan, ne wæterflódas brecan brondstæfne, Andr. Kmbl. 1006; An. 503. Hí mé ymbsealdan swá wæterflódas ( sicut aqua ). Ps.
cwyrn-stán
A mill-stone ⬩ molaris lapis, mola
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Ðæt him wǽre getiged án ormǽte cwyrnstán to his swuran, and he swá wurde on deóppre sǽ besenced that an immense mill-stone was tied to his neck, and he was so sunk in the deep sea, Homl. Th. i. 514, 17: Mt. Bos. 18, 6.
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Boruchtuari
A people of ancient Germany, conquered by the Old-Saxons ⬩ Boructuari
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A people of ancient Germany, conquered by the Old-Saxons; Boructuari Ðá Swýþbyrht hæfde bisceopháde onfongen, he gewát to ðære þeóde Boruchtuarorum; ... ac ðá æfter noht langre tíde seó ylce þeód wæs oferwunnen fram Eald-Seaxum, and ða wǽron wíde todrifene
ild
an age ⬩ ævum ⬩ sæculum ⬩ age ⬩ years ⬩ ætas ⬩ mature ⬩ eld ⬩ senectus ⬩ vetustas ⬩ age
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Seó þridde yld wæs ðá wuniende óþ David at this time was the first age of this world, and the second age was till Abraham's time ... The third age was lasting then till David, Ælfc. T. Grn. 4, 5, 34. Hé com on ðære syxtan ylde, Blickl. Homl. 71, 26.