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bár-spere

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Bársperum venabulis, An. Ox. 737. Add

BE

(prep.)
Grammar
BE, [abbreviated from big = bí, q. v.]; prep. dat. and instr.

BYnear totoatinonuponaboutwithjuxtapropeadsecusincumoffromabouttouchingconcerningdequoadforbecause ofafterbythroughaccording topropropterersecundumbesideout ofeex

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Be ðam mǽstan at the most. Be ðam ðe as, Gen. 3, 6

feran

(v.)
Grammar
feran, to ferenne; part. ferende; p. ferde, pl. ferdon; pp. fered [fer a journey]

To gomake a journeyset outtravelmarchsailīreĭter făcĕreproficiscitransīremigrārenāvĭgāre

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Kmbl. 448; An. 224. Ǽr gé furður feran ere ye go further, Beo. Th. 513; B. 254

Linked entry: fyran

ge-munan

(v.)
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Take here ge-monan, ge-mynan in Dict. and add Þú ge-manst, ge-munst, hé ge-manþ, -muneþ, -myneþ, pl. ge-munon (-an) ; p. ge-mýste (cf. O.

burh-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
burh-scipe, es; m.
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A township, [BOROUGH-SHIP], free borough, an incorporated city or town; municipium, Ælfc. Gr. 10; Som. 14, 50: Ælfc. Gl. 54; Som. 66, 104

Linked entry: ge-burh-scípe

cép-setl

(n.)
Grammar
cép-setl, es; n.

A toll-booth, seat of customtelonium = τελώνιον

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A toll-booth, seat of custom; telonium = τελώνιον He geseah Leuin sittende æt hys cépsetle vidit Levi sedentem ad telonium, Mk. Bos. 2, 14

CYLEN

(n.)
Grammar
CYLEN, cyln,e; f.

KILN, an ovenfornacŭla, siccatōrium

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A KILN, an oven; fornacŭla, siccatōrium Cylene fornacŭlæ, Cot. 86. Cyln vel ast siccatōrium, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 78, 132; Wrt. Voc. 58, 44

Linked entries: cylin cyln

Egeles ford

(n.)
Grammar
Egeles ford, es; m.

Ailsford

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Ailsford Eádríc gewende ðone cyning ongeán æt Egeles forda Eadric went to meet the king at Ailsford, Chr. 1016; Th. 282, 10, col. 1

elde

(n.)

men

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Kmbl. 2115; An. 1059: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 199; Met. 20, 100

eorlisc

(adj.)
Grammar
eorlisc, eorl-lic; adj.

EARLISH, earl-like, like an earl nōbĭlis

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EARLISH, earl-like, like an earl; nōbĭlis Eorlisc, L. Ath. v. prm; Th. i. 228, 8. Eorllíc [MS. eorlíc]. Beo. Th. 1278; B. 637

Linked entry: eorlíc

eorþ-beofung

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-beofung, e; f.

An earthquaketerræ mōtus

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An earthquake; terræ mōtus Seó eorþbeofung tácnade ða miclan blód-dryncas the earthquake betokened the great blood-sheddings, Ors. 4, 2 ; Bos. 79, 28

eorþ-stede

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-stede, es ; m. [stede a place]

An earth-place terræ lŏcus

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An earth-place ; terræ lŏcus Ðá hí ðæt ðín fægere hús on eorþstede gewemdan [MS. gewemdaþ] in terra polluērunt tabernacŭlum, Ps. Th. 73, 7

eówcig

(adj.)
Grammar
eówcig, adj.

Of or belonging to a ewe ad ŏvem fēmĭnam pertĭnens

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Of or belonging to a ewe; ad ŏvem fēmĭnam pertĭnens Mid eówcigre wulle with ewe's wool, L. M. 1, 31; Lchdm. ii. 74, 5

eówocig

(adj.)
Grammar
eówocig, eówcig; adj.

Of or belonging to a ewe ad ŏvem fēmĭnam pertĭnens

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Of or belonging to a ewe; ad ŏvem fēmĭnam pertĭnens Mid eówocigre wulle with ewe's wool, L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 43, 25

Linked entry: eówcig

fiénd-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
fiénd-wíc, es; n.

An enemy's dwellinga camphostiurn vīcuscastra

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An enemy's dwelling, a camp; hostiurn vīcus, castra Hí feóllon on middele fiéndwíce heora cĕcĭdērunt in mĕdio castrōrum eōrum, Ps. Spl. T. 77, 32

fore-þingiend

(n.)
Grammar
fore-þingiend, es; m.

One who pleads for anotheran intercessorintercessor

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One who pleads for another, an intercessor; intercessor Us Drihten sealde ðé foreþingiend nobis Dŏmĭnus dĕdit te intercessōrem, Wanl. Catal. 294, 34, col. 1

Linked entry: þingiend

friþ-hús

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-hús, es; n.

A house of peacerefugean asylumpācis dŏmusăsȳlum

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A house of peace, refuge, an asylum; pācis dŏmus, ăsȳlum Friþhfls vel generstede asylum, Ælfc. Gl. no; Som. 79, 28; Wrt. Voc. 59, 2

frymdi

(adj.)
Grammar
frymdi, adj.

Inquisitiveaskingdesiroussuppliantinquīsītīvusrequīrensdesīdĕranssupplex

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Inquisitive, asking, desirous, suppliant; inquīsītīvus, requīrens, desīdĕrans, supplex Ic eom frymdi to ðé I am suppliant to thee, Byrht. Th. 137, 1; By. 179

ealu-wǽge

(n.)
Grammar
ealu-wǽge, es; n.

An ale-cuppătĕra, scyphus

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An ale-cup; pătĕra, scyphus Dóhtor Hróþgáres eorlum ealuwǽge bær Hrothgar's daughter bore the ale-cup to the earls, Beo. Th. 4047; B. 2021

Linked entry: ealo-wǽge

eald-gesegen

(n.)
Grammar
eald-gesegen, e; f.

An old sagaantīqua narrātio

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An old saga; antīqua narrātio Se ðe eald-gesegena worn gemunde who remembered a great number of old sagas, Beo. Th. 1743; B. 869

Linked entry: ge-segen