fýr-gebræc
A fire-crash ⬩ ignis frăgor vel strĕpĭtus
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A fire-crash; ignis frăgor vel strĕpĭtus Ðæt fýrgebræc the fire-crash, Cd. 119; Th. 154, 24; Gen. 2560
Linked entry: ge-bræc
earcnan-stán
A precious stone, gem ⬩ gemma, lăpis prĕtiōsa
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A precious stone, gem; gemma, lăpis prĕtiōsa Se earcnanstán the precious stone, Exon. 253; Th. 73, 27; Cri. 1196
húsel-bearn
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A person who may partake of the Eucharist Hálig húsulbearn [Guthlac] Exon. 40 b; Th. 135, 28; Gú. 531
morgen-seóc
Sick in the morning
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Sick in the morning Him biþ á sefa geómor, mód morgenseóc, Exon. 119a; Th. 458, 4; Hy. 4, 95
nunn-scrúd
The habit of a nun
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The habit of a nun Finde Æþelflæd án hyre nunscrúde, lóce hwæt hió betsð mǽge, Chart. Th. 538, 12
óþ-cwelan
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to die Gif sió hond sié óþcwolen if the person be dead L. In. 53; Th. i. 134, 17
óþ-wendan
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to turn away, divert Uton óþwendan hit ( the kingdom of heaven ) monna bearnum, Cd. Th. 26, 8 ; Gen. 403
gífer
A glutton
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A glutton Gífer hátte se wyrm the worm's name is glutton, Exon. 99 b; Th. 373. 31; Seel. 118
godspellere
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An evangelist Iohannes se godspellere John the evangelist, Homl. Th. i. 58, 3, 27: Chr. 84; Erl. 8, 6
ge-ménelíc
Common ⬩ commūnis
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Common; commūnis For geménelícre neóde for the common need, L. C. S. 10; Th. i. 382, 2, MS. A
þúsend-getæl
The number a thousand
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The number a thousand Þúsendgetel bip fulfremed, and ne ástíhþ nán getel ofer ðæt, Homl. Th. i. 188, 34
ceaster-gewaru
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The inhabitants of a city, citizens Castergewaru cives, Hy. S. 105, 1. Seó ceastergewaru wundrode, Ap. Th. 26, 18
Linked entries: ceaster-waru ge-waru
ge-feormian
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Sácerd sé þe þurh unsýfre sprǽce hine besmíteð, and ne gefeormige ( mundet ) hine, Ll. Th. ii. 138, 5. Add
rídend
A horseman ⬩ knight
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A horseman, knight Rídend swefaþ, hæleþ knights and warriors sleep the sleep of death, Beo. Th. 4906; B. 2457
crincan
To yield ⬩ occumbere
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To yield; occumbere Wígend cruncon, wundum wérige the fighters yielded, oppressed with wounds Byrht. Th. 140, 43; By. 302
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hlynian
To make a noise, ⬩ roar
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To make a noise, roar: — Wælfýra mǽst hlynode the greatest of funeral fires roared, Beo. Th. 2244; B. 1120
Linked entry: hlynn
swég-dyne
A resounding din, crash
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A resounding din, crash Heard gebrec, hlúd, unrnǽte, swégdynna mǽst ( the crack of doom. ) Exon. Th. 59, 20; 955
fóre-weard
FORWARD ⬩ fore ⬩ former ⬩ early ⬩ prōnus ⬩ antĕrior ⬩ prior
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Fóreweard feng ðara [MS. ðære] lippena togædere the fore-grasp of the lips together; rostrum, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 95; Wrt. Voc. 43, 26. Fóreweard fót the fore [part of the] foot, the sole of the foot; planta, Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 95; Wrt.
gang-wuce
Rogation week ⬩ the week of holy Thursday ⬩ perambŭlātiōnis septĭmāna
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Ðys Gódspel gebýraþ on Wódnes dæg, on ðære Gang-wucan to ðam uigilian this Gospel belongs to the vigil on Wednesday, in the Rogation week, Rubc. Jn. Bos. 17, 1-10, notes, p. 580
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hangra
A meadow or grassplot, usually by the side of a road; the village green,
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'A meadow or grassplot, usually by the side of a road; the village green,' Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. xxix Of ðam hangran súþ tó ðære strǽt from the meadow south to the road, 229, 27: V. 374, 29.
Linked entries: æsp-hangra sealh-hangra