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symbel-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
symbel-dæg, es; m.

a feast-day,a festival, day of a religious feast

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A.) per diem festum, Mk. Skt. 15, 6. His symbeldæg (natalitia) wé mérsiaþ, Rtl. 44, 28. Ic ðé symbledæg ( diem festum) sette, Ps. Th. 75, 7. Symbeldagas dies festos, 73, 8

freoðu

(n.)

peacesecurityprotection

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peace, security, protection, Ps. Th. 55, 8: Exon. 64 b; Th. 238, 1; Ph. 597

be-wríhþ

(v.)

covers over

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Kmbl. 605; Sal. 302; Similar entries 3rd pers. pres. of be-wríhan

be-rindan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rindan, p. de; pp. ed [be off rind the bark]

To barkpeel or strip off the barkdecorticare

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To bark, peel or strip off the bark; decorticare Berende decorticavit, Cot. 62

Linked entry: -rindan

friþ-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
friþ-georn, adj.

Peace-desirouspeaceablepācĭfĭcus

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Peace-desirous, peaceable; pācĭfĭcus Sibsume oððe friþgeorne pacĭfĭci, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 9

fryþ-gegylda

(n.)

a member of a peace-guild

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a member of a peace-guild, L. Ath. v. prm; Wilk. 65, 5

wólness

(n.)
Grammar
wólness, e; f.

Pestpestilenceplague

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Pest, pestilence, plague Wólnes, fefor, ádl peslis, febris, langor, Lchdm. i. lxxiii, I

á-haccian

(v.)
Grammar
á-haccian, p. ode
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To peck out Fugelas þára martyra eágan út áhaccedon, Hml. S. 23, 78

Linked entry: haccian

nytenness

(n.)
Grammar
nytenness, e; f.

ignorancelazinessdisgraceignominy

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Gif folces man syngaþ þurh nytenysse per ignorantiam, Lev. 4, 27. Ðæt hyra nán þurh nytennesse hine beládian ne mǽge, R. Ben. 127, 10. laziness, disgrace, ignominy Netenes ðam se ðe forlét ignominia ei qui deserit, Kent. Gl. 454.

Linked entries: nyten nitenness

bóc-land

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-land, -lond, es; n.

BOOK-LAND, land held by a charter or writing, free from all fief, fee, service or fines. Such was formerly held chiefly by the nobility, and denominated allodialis, which we now call freeholdex scripto sive charta possessa terra, terra codicillaris

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Hæfde Rómánum to bóclande gesealde Romanis per testamentum tradiderat, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 104, 18. Bóclandes, Cot. 83

Linked entry: bóc-æceras

ge-leornes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-leornes, -ness, e; f.

A goingremovingdeparturedeathtransĭtustransmigrātio

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A going, removing, departure, death; transĭtus, transmigrātio Wæs geméted ðætte hire geleornes wæs in ða ilcan tíd ðe hire þurh ða gesihþe ætýwed wæs inventum est eadem hōra transĭtum ejus illis ostensum esse per visiōnem, Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 22.

Linked entries: ge-leorednes ge-liornes

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, p. -líhte

To lightenmitigateassuagealleviare

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Pen. 19; Th. ii. 286, 6-9 : 14. Ðonne hie willaþ him selfum ðæt yfel ðæt hie ðurhtugon to swíðe ge-líhtan when they wish to make too light of the evil they have done, Past. 21; Swt. 159, 20; Hat. MS. Ic mínne ðurst geléhte [?]

Linked entries: ge-lýhtan ge-lýhtan

ge-mǽne-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mǽne-líce, adv.

Commonly, in common, generally, mutually, in turn, one amongst anothercommuniter, generaliter, invicem

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Þurh hí sende gemǽnelíce ða þing eall ða ðe to cyrican bigange and þénunge nýdþearflíco wǽron misit per eos generaliter universa quæ ad cultum erant ac ministerium ecclesiæ necessaria, Bd. 1, 29; S. 498, 8.

un-sýfre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sýfre, adj.

Impureuncleanfoul

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Þurh unsýfre sprǽce per turpiloquium, 5; Th. ii. 138, 4

Linked entry: sýfre

Eást-land

(n.)
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Hé monega anwealdas mid gewinnum geeóde on þǽm eástlondum plurima per orientem bella gessit, Ors. 3, 11; S. 150, 17. Gewinn on eástlondum Orientis bella, 5, 2; S. 218, 21.

hrífe

(adj.)
Grammar
hrífe, (?); adj.
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Þurh þá stówe þe missenlicra cynna eardung in wæs nǽdrena and rífra wildeóra per bestiosa serpentiosa que loca, 10, 5.

weard-mann

(n.)
Grammar
weard-mann, es; m.

A guard, watchman, keeper

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Hé heora wæterscipe mid weardmannum besette constituit centenarios per singulos fontes, 94, 172

gader-tang

Grammar
gader-tang, gæder-teng. l. -tenge,

Contiguous, conjoint, in contact or connexioncontinuous

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Þurh seofen gædertange (printed -lange) dagas per septem continuos dies, Angl. xiii. 444, 1127

friþ-land

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-land, es; n.

A land with which, one is at peace, with which ' friþ' has been madepācis terra

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A land with which, one is at peace, with which ' friþ' has been made; pācis terra Hí ðone mǽstan hearm dydon ðe ǽfre here innon friþlande dón sceolde they did the greatest harm that ever an army could do in a land with which it was at peace, Chr. 1097

Perse

(n.)
Grammar
Perse, Perséas ; pl.
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Persa cyning, 2, 4; Swt. 74, 29. Persa ríce ... Perséa ríce, 2, 5 ; Swt. 78, 2, 31. Wið Persum, Swt. 82, 23. On Perséum, 78, 30. Hié sendon on Perse, 3, 1 ; Swt. 98, 19