gærsama
Treasure ⬩ ŏpes
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Treasure; ŏpes He lét nyman of hire ealle ða betstan gærsaman he caused all the best treasures to be taken from her, Chr. 1035; Th. 292, 22, col. 2. Gif he ne sealde ðe máre gersuman if he had not given the greater treasures, Chr. 1047; Erl. 177, 7
hunta
A hunting spider ⬩ salticus scenicus ⬩ aranea tarantula
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Wið ðon gif hunta gebíte mannan ðæt is swíðra in case a hunting spider bite a man, that is the stronger, L. M. 1, 68; Lchdm. ii. 142, 18 [see the note]: 14, 19. Wið huntan bite, 144, 2, 5
mæsse-sang
The service of the mass
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The service of the mass Ða symbelnysse to mǽrsianne mæssæsanges missarum sollemnia celebrandi, Bd. 27; S. 497, 1. Mæssesong dón missas facere, 1, 26; S. 488, 4. Gewuna, mæssesonga consuetudo missarum, 1, 27; S. 489, 33.
grið-brice
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A breach of the peace; pacis infractio vel violatio Griðbrice infractio pacis, L. Th. ii. 531, 12. Béte man ðone griðbryce let a man make amends for a breach of the peace, L. Eth. ix. 4; Th. i. 340, 21: L. C. E. 3; Th. i. 360, 12
be-wríðan
To bind, bind round, begird ⬩ ligare, redimire
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Duru wundurclommum bewriðen the door bound with wondrous bands, 12 a; Th. 19, 33; Cri. 310
bil-gesleht
A clashing of swords, battle ⬩ ensium concutio, pugna
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B. iv] the grizzly-haired warrior needed not boast of the clashing of swords, Chr. 937; Th. 204, 35, col. 1; Æðelst. 45
Linked entries: bill-gesliht ge-sleht ge-slyht
bisceop-híred
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The clergy subject to a bishop Biscophírede cleri (ad calumniam pontificis et infamiam cleri, Ald. 41, 2: cf. gloss on the passage. An. Ox. 3006 :-- Cleri, i. familię, i. populi preósthíredes), Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 28: 18, 28.
Linked entries: bisceop-hyrde híréd
cin
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Lǽdes mannes tácen is þæt þú þé mid ealre hande be þínum cynne nime swilce þú þé be bearde niman wille, Tech. ii. 129, 17. Cinn menta, An. Ox. 46, 4. Add
feorh-ner
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Tó hwon féddest þú þé ǽnne of þǽm þe ic inc bám gesceóp tó welan and tó wiste and tó feorhrere?, Wlfst. 259, 17. Substitute: and add
mǽg-rǽdenn
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Hé cwæð tó his hláforde þe him wæs þurh his dohtor on mǽgrædenne accersito ejus domino sibi per f iliam propinquo Gr. D. 181, 19. Be his freóndum þe him gesibbeste synt and þurh mǽgrǽdenne nébste, Hml. A. 139, 36. Add
mód-wén
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Heart's delight, treasure Þonne ic forð áscúfan sceal þæt freán mínes módwyn freoðað middel-nihtum when I (a key) push forth what protects my lord's treasure at midnight, i. e. the bolt of the lock, Rä. 87, 7
wæl-fýr
a fire that slays ⬩ deadly fire ⬩ a fire that burns the slain ⬩ a funeral pile
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a fire that slays, deadly fire Beorges weard (the fire-drake) wearp wælfýre, wíde sprungon hilde leóman, Beo.
hand-gewrit
What is written by the hand, a deed, contract ⬩ chirographum
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Sum man wrát his handgewrit ðam áwyrgedan deófle a certain man put his hand to a contract with the accursed devil
brægd-boga
to draw, bend, ⬩ deceit ⬩ a bow ⬩ A drawn ⬩ bent bow ⬩ a deceitful or fraudulent bow ⬩ arcus incurvatus vel fraudulentus
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A drawn or bent bow, a deceitful or fraudulent bow; arcus incurvatus vel fraudulentus He in folc Godes forþ onsendeþ of his brægdbogan biterne strǽl he [the devil] sendeth forth, amongst God's people, the bitter arrow from his deceitful bow, Exon. 19
BRÉR
A BRIER, the bramble ⬩ tribulus, rubus fruticosus
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Sindon burgtúnas brérum beweaxene [MS. beweaxne] the city-dwellings are overgrown with briers, Exon. 115b; Th. 443, 17; Kl. 31
bróc
to break, purl, ripple ⬩ A BROOK ⬩ latex, torrens
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A BROOK; latex, torrens Se bróc the brook, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 27. Burna oððe bróc latex, Wrt. Voc. 80, 69. Bróc torrens, Ælfc. Gl. 98; Som. 76, 78; Wrt. Voc. 54, 22. Bróc biþ onwended the brook is turned aside, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 38; Met. 5, 19
ofer-fæðman
To cover in an embrace, to overspread, to envelope
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To cover in an embrace, to overspread, to envelope Swilce hé oferfæðmed ealne middangeard as if it (the tree of Nebuchadnezzar s vision) would cover with embracing boughs all the world, Cd. Th. 247, 24; Dan. 502.
ge-tihhian
To appoint ⬩ determine ⬩ assign ⬩ stătuĕre ⬩ decernĕre ⬩ assignāre
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Hafast ðé ánum eall getihhad land and leóde thou hast brought all the land and people on thyself, Andr. Kmbl. 2642; An. 1322
beácen
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Add Bécen (-on, -un) signum occurs often in the Lindisfarne and Rushworth glosses, where the W. S. version has tácn. Similar entries v. ge-beác(e)n
be-brecan
To break to pieces
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Dele second passage, for which see be-brúcan, and for the rest substitute: To break to pieces (acc. of object and dat. of part broken) Beám heó bebriceþ telgum she breaks the tree to pieces in its branches (cf. Sia (acc.)