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tunne

(n.)
Grammar
tunne, an; f.
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Twá tunnan fulle hlútres aloð, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 203, 8: Chr. 852; Erl. 67, 38. Tunnena cuparum, modiorum, Hpt. Gl. 488, 73: cuparum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 18, 35. Caupo wínbyrels oððe on tunnum, 21, 13. Nim fela tunnan, and dó hí ðǽr on innan . . .

curmealle

(n.)
Grammar
curmealle, curmelle, curmille,an; f. Centaury; centaurēurn = κενταύρειον

the greater centaury chlora perfoliata, Lin the lesser centaury erythræa centaurium, Lin

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Wyl on ealaþ twá curmeallan boil in ale the two centauries, L. M. 3, 38; Lchdm. ii. 330, 14.

Linked entry: culmille

sum

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Add Æt sumum twám cirron, æt óþrum cierre beeástan Wæced, æt óþrum cierre æt Portlocan, Chr. 918; P. 98, 27. Nam hé mid him sumne dǽl feós, swá micel swá hit mihte beón, ðeáh swilce hit wǽre sum twá and sixtig penega, Hml.

un-dearninga

(adv.)
Grammar
un-dearninga, un-dearnunga, -deornunga; adv.

Without secrecy or concealmentopenly

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Ic seah wyhte twá undearnunga plegan, Exon. Th. 429, 9; Rä. 43, 2. Gekýþe hé ðæt hé ðæt feoh, undeornunga his cúðan ceápe in wíc gebohte, L. H. E. 16; Th. i. 34, 10

mæsse-reáf

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Twá mæssereáf, C. D. B. iii. 660, 33

on-bryrdan

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Add On twá wísan bið se man onbryrd ; ǽrest hé him ondrǽt hellewíte, and bewépð his synna, syððan hé nimð eft lufe tó Gode, Hml. Th. i. 140, 17. add Se Hálga Gást onbryrt úre mód tó ǽlcre gódnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 42, 10.

æle-midde

(n.)
Grammar
æle-midde, an; f.

The exact middlejust in the middle

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Ðá héngon ðá cempan Críst on ælemiddan, and ðá twégen sceaðan him on twá healfa, Hml. Th. ii. 254, 22

Linked entry: midde

friþ-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-áþ, es; m.
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An oath confirming peace made between two hostile powers Ðá þet gafol gelést wæs and þá friðáðas gesworene, þá tóférde se here, Chr. 1012 ; P. 143, 5

tó-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-licgan, p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen.

to lie or run in different directionsTo lie between,to lie and part,to divide,separate

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., to lie or run in different directions Heó (the Nile) tólíþ on twá ymb an ígland ðe mon hǽt Meroen the stream runs in two channels round the island of Meroen; faciens insulam nomine Meroën in medio sui. Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 12, 32.

tæppa

(n.)
Grammar
tæppa, an; m.

A tap

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A tap Ðonne ðú wín habban wille, ðonne dó ðú mid ðínum twám fingrum swilce ðú tæppan of tunnan onteón wille, Techm. ii. 120, 10. Tæppan teón, 12

feorh-eácen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feorh-eácen, part.

Endued with lifelivingvītâ auctusvīvens

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Endued with life, living; vītâ auctus, vīvens Feorheáceno cynn inc hýrað eall all races endued with life shall obey you two, Cd. 10; Th. 13, 17; Gen. 204

ge-treówfæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-treówfæst, adj.
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Geinsæglod mid twám sylfrenan insæglan þe þá twǽgen getreówfæste menn þǽrinne lédon, 757

cú-horn

(n.)
Grammar
cú-horn, cuu-horn , es ; m.

A cow's horn vaccæ cornu

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H.] biþ twegea pæninga wurþ a cow's horn shall be worth two pence, L. In. 59; Th. i. 140, 2

gafelian

(v.)
Grammar
gafelian, p. ode; pp. od

To rentcondūcĕre

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To rent; condūcĕre Ic geann ðárto twegra hída ðe Eádríc gafelaþ I give thereto two hides which Eadric rents, Cod. Dipl. 699; A. D. 997; Kmbl. iii. 305, 6

Linked entry: gafolian

cucler-mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
cucler-mǽl, es; n. [mǽl a measure]

A spoon measure cochlearis mensura

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Tú cuclemiǽl two spoon measures 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 28, 3

Linked entry: mǽl

wiþer-steall

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-steall, es; m.

Resistanceopposition

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Næs Petrus gewunod tó nánre wǽpnunge, ac ðǽr wǽron twá swurd gebróhte tó ðam wiðerstealle, gif hit Crist swá wolde, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 4. Mé hwílum biþ forwyrned þurh wiþersteall willan mínes, Exon. Th. 268, 32; Jul. 441

Linked entry: wiþ-steall

brýd-búr

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Ðǽre forman brýdniht, þá hí twá wǽron on ðǽm brýdbúre, Shrn. 49, 3. On þǽre nyhte þá heó wæs ingelǽded on þone brýdbúr, 149, 22. Gibloetsa, Drihten, brýdbúre ( thalamum ) ðis, Rtl. 110, 38.

cwéne

Grammar
cwéne, l. cwene, for last reference substitute Wlfst. 161, 20,
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Sume mæssepreóstas habbað twá [wíf] oððe má, and sume forlǽtað þá hig ǽr hæfdon, and be lifiendre cwenan eft óðre nimað, Wlfst. 269, 23.

dearnunga

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Twá cynn sind martirdómes, án dearnunge, óðer eáwunge, Hml. Th. ii. 544, 14. Dernunge in occulto, Jn. L. 18, 20. Dernunga clam, Mt. R. 2, 7. Hé begeat mid his sméhwrencan eall dyrnunga æt Steorran ꝥ him gewearð se þridda penig of þǽre tolne, C.

fugel-cynn

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Culfran and turtlan . . . þás twá fugelcyn ne singað ná, 142, 17. Saga mé hú fela is fleógendra fugelcynna? Ic ðé secge, iiii and fíftig, Sal. K. 190, 18