sǽ-steorra
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A star which guides mariners at sea; stella maris, a title given to the Virgin Mary, from the erroneous belief that it expressed the etymological meaning of the Hebrew name Miriam, Mary Nú is hyre nama gereht . . . sǽsteorra . . .
án-genga
A lone-goer ⬩ a solitary ⬩ solivagus ⬩ solitarius
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A lone-goer, a solitary; solivagus, solitarius Blódig wæl eteþ ángenga the lone-goer will eat my bloody corpse, Beo. Th. 902; B. 449. Fela fyrena atol ángengea oft gefremede many crimes the foul solitary oft perpetrated, 332; B. 165
eorþ-draca
An earth-dragon ⬩ drăco in antro dēgens
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An earth-dragon; drăco in antro dēgens Sió wund ongon, ðe him se eorþdraca geworhte, swelan and swellan the wound, which the earth-dragon had made in him, began to burn and swell, Beo. Th. 5417; B. 2712: 5642; B. 2825
fæder-feoh
A father-fee, - the marriage portion which reverted to the father, if his daughter became a widow, and returned home
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A father-fee, - the marriage portion which reverted to the father, if his daughter became a widow, and returned home, Fæder-feum, dos a patre accepta, L. Ethb. 81; Th. i. 24, 1, note a. v. Du Cange in voce
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seolh-ýða
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The waves where the seal swims Oferswam ðá sioleða (siolýða ? cf. flóda, holma begang. Or (?) sioleþ still water. Cf. Goth. ana-silan : Swed. dial. sil still water. v. Heyne's note) bigong sunu Ecgþeówes, Beo. Th. 4723; B. 2367
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stán-boga
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Th. 5083; B. 2545. Seah on enta geweorc hú ða stánbogan ( of the cave within the rock ) stapulum fæste éce eorðreced innan healde, 5429; B. 2718
hlówan
To low, ⬩ bellow, ⬩ make a loud noise
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Hleówon hornboran the trumpeters sounded, Elen. Kmbl. 107; El. 54. Hlówendra fearras flǽsc the flesh of lowing oxen, Homl. Th. i. 590, 15
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hlytm
a parting or deciding by lot, ⬩ an arranging of shares
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a parting or deciding by lot, an arranging of shares Næs ðá on hlytme hwá ðæt hord strude the part of each in despoiling the hoard was not carefully allotted [each took what he could ], Beo. Th. 6243; B. 3126
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hæc
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Of þǽre díc on þone burnan ; of þám burnan on þone hæc; of þám hæcce on eobban slæd, C. D. B. iii. 63, 33
ge-rǽde
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Add: The word seems used only in the pl. ge-rǽdu(-a). An ornament, trapping. for a person Wé lǽrað ꝥ man geswíce higeleásra gewǽda and dislicra gerǽda, Ll. Th. ii. 248, 16. for a horse Ǽfteráp postela, gerǽdu falere, brídel frenum, Wrt.
be-
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have a privative sense, as,-Be-niman to deprive, be-reáfian to bereave, be-heáfdian to behead. sometimes they do not indicate any perceptible variation in the sense, as,-Be-cuman to come, be-sencan to sink. be-, bi-, big- have the same effect when prefixed
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cursian
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Ðe biscopes and léred men heó cursede the bishops and clergy cursed them, Chr. 1137; Erl. 262, 37
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geddian
To sing ⬩ cantare
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To sing; cantare Ðá ongan he geddian then began he to sing, Bt. 31, 2; Fox 112, note 25. Se scóp geddode the poet sang, 35, 5; Fox 166, 8
hol-ness
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A hollow, depression in the earth's surface Hé sóhte þone Godes wer geond þá holnessa (holenesse, v. l.) þára dena virum Dei per concava vallium quaesivit. Gr. D. 99, 22
ýþ
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Add Þeáh hine ǽlc ýð geséce mid þám héhstan þe seó sǽ forðbringð, Verc. Forst. 110, 12. Add Ongeánflówende ýþa, eftflówende wætera reciproca (purissimi fontis) redundantia, A n. Ox. 506
Týle
Thule
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Thule Án íglond ... ðæt is Tíle háten (þe isle þat hyȝe tile, Chauc. Boet. 3, 5. This form is used also in Trevisa, i. 325) ultima Thule, Met. 16, 15
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deáþ-berende
Death-bearing, deadly ⬩ mortĭfer
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Death-bearing, deadly; mortĭfer Eue sealde deáþberende gyfl Eve gave the deadly fruit, Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 8
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dǽd-béta
A deed amender, penitent ⬩ maleficii compensator
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A deed amender, penitent; maleficii compensator Se dǽdbéta the penitent, L. M. I. P. 3; Th. ii. 266, 16
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deoreþ-sceaft
A dart-shaft, a spear ⬩ hasta
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A dart-shaft, a spear ; hasta Under deoreþsceaftum amid the dart-shafts, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 23; Gen. 1984
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fetel-hilt
A belted hilt ⬩ căpŭlus baltĕo instructus
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A belted hilt; căpŭlus baltĕo instructus He geféng fetelhilt he seized the belted hilt, Beo. Th. 3130; B. 1563