spell
a story ⬩ narrative ⬩ account ⬩ relation ⬩ a historical narrative ⬩ history ⬩ a false or foolish story ⬩ a fable ⬩ an instructive talk ⬩ discourse ⬩ a philosophical argument ⬩ a sermon ⬩ homily ⬩ a saying ⬩ remark ⬩ sentence ⬩ statement of a single point ⬩ dictum ⬩ a saying that is to be repeated to another ⬩ a message ⬩ an announcement ⬩ speech ⬩ language of prose ⬩ a fable, tale ⬩ fabulatio, parabola ⬩ sermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythus ⬩ a saying
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Gif ðú gesihst gimmas deórwyrða findan, spellu (parabolas) getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 214, 1. a saying, remark, sentence, statement of a single point, dictum, cf. the later spell Hit is swíþe ryht spell ðæt Plato sǽde (the saying is then given).
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gilpan
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Tó þǽm tídun þe ús Rómáne oþwítað and tó ðǽre genihtsumnisse þe hié ús ealneg fore giel-pað, ꝥ úre ne sién ðǽm gelícan, Ors. 4, 7 ; S. 182, 16. Þæt sindon þá gódan tída þe hié ealneg fore gielpað, 5, I; S. 214, 4.
horn
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See Rä. 15 for various uses of the horn, and Tupper's notes on the riddle
ǽ-béc
law books ⬩ books of the law ⬩ juris codices
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law books, books of the law; juris codices, Cot. 126
æd-
Anew ⬩ again
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Anew, again, as the Latin re- Æd-sceaft re-generation
Ægles wurþ
The village of EYLESWORTH, Northamptonshire
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The village of EYLESWORTH, Northamptonshire, Chr. 963; Ing. 155, 9
æt-híde
Put out of the hide ⬩ skinned ⬩ bowelled ⬩ excoriatus
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Put out of the hide, skinned, bowelled; excoriatus, Cot. 42
Linked entry: æt-hýde
and-get
The understanding ⬩ intellect ⬩ intellectus
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The understanding, intellect; intellectus, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 28
átor-cyn
The poison-kind ⬩ veneni genus
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The poison-kind; veneni genus, Salm. Kmbl. 437; Sal. 219
be-lidenes
of the left or departed
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of the left or departed Elen. Kmbl. 1752; El. 878;
eástran
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seems to 6e used for other cases in the pl
éran
a shrill sound, the ears ⬩ tinnulus, aures
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a shrill sound, the ears; tinnulus, aures, Som. Ben. Lye
fæðer-homa
a feather-covering, the wings
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a feather-covering, the wings, Cd. 22; Jun. 11, 1
feðer-cræft
The art of feather-embroidering ⬩ plúmāria ars
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The art of feather-embroidering; plúmāria ars, Som. Ben. Lye
fleán
To flay ⬩ pull off the skin ⬩ excŏriāre ⬩ deglūbĕre
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To flay, pull off the skin; excŏriāre, deglūbĕre,Cot. 61
eáge-spring
A spring or twinkling of the eye ⬩ ocŭli ictus
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A spring or twinkling of the eye; ocŭli ictus, Som
helerung
The turning of a balance ⬩ trutinæ inclinatio
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The turning of a balance; trutinæ inclinatio, Cot. 136, Lye
heorot-crop
a bunch of the flowers of hartwort,
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a bunch of the flowers of hartwort, Lchdm. ii. 392
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hyge-méðe
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Wearying the heart or mind, Beo. Th. 4875; B. 2442
líc-fæt
The body
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The body, Exon. 48 b; Th. 167, 20; Gú.1063