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ungel

(n.)
Grammar
ungel, es; m.(?)

Fat

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Beó mín sáwul gefylled swá swá mid rysle and mid ungele sicut adipe et pinguedine repleatur anima mea (Ps. 63, 5), Homl. Th. i. 522, 35

ymbren-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ymbren-dæg, es; m.
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Ecg. P. addit. 21; Th. ii. 234, 33. Áðas sindon tócweden freólsdagum and rihtymbrendagum, L. Eth. v. 18; Th. i. 308, 25.

Linked entry: riht-ymbrendæg

gripe

(n.)
Grammar
gripe, es; m.
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Kmbl. 2601; El. 1302: Andr. Kmbl. 433; An. 217: 1901; An. 953. For mínum gripe for my grasp, Exon. 126 a; Th. 484, 11; Rä. 70, 6: Beo. Th. 2300; B. 1148.

Linked entries: greóp hilde-frófor

þæc

(n.)
Grammar
þæc, es; n.
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Nam ic wyrðe ðæt ðú gá under þacu mínne ( sub tectum meum ), 8, 8. the material of which a roof is composed, thatch Ðæs húses hróf wæs mid ðæce beþæht culmen domus erat foeno tectum, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 32.

æl-fremed

Grammar
æl-fremed, (el-).

strange, foreign, not belonging to one ⬩ stranger to anything, without a share in, free from

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Wé wǽron þurh synna ælfremede fram Gode; ðá wurde wé eác ælfremede fram his englum getealde, 38, 15. Fram ðám écan wurðmynte ælfremede beón, Hml. A. 21, 169

crano-hawc

(n.)
Grammar
crano-hawc, [cran a crane; hafoc, es; m. a hawk]

A crane-hawk ⬩ accipiter, qui gruem mordet

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A crane-hawk; accipiter, qui gruem mordet Spelm. Gl. Ben. Lye

Crúland

(n.)
Grammar
Crúland, Crúwland, es; n. [Interprete Ingulpho crūda et cænosa terra,
  • Gib. Chr. explicatio, p. 22, col. 1
]

CROWLAND or CROYLAND ⬩ Lincolnshire ⬩ loci nomen in agro Lincolniensi

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D. 716 Ðæt abbotríce of Crúlande the abbacy of Crowland Chr. 1066; Erl. 203, 17: 963; Erl. 123, 5. Hér wæs Walþeóf eorl beheáfdod on Wincestre, and his líc wearþ gelǽd to Crúlande, and he ðǽr is bebyrged in this year [A.

Linked entries: Gúþ-lác Crúwland

COCER

(n.)

a quiver for arrows ⬩ a case; ⬩ pharetra ⬩ a sword ⬩ spear; ⬩ framea

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Nim ðín gesceót, ðinne cocur and ðínne bogan, and gang út sume arma tua, pharetram et arcum, et egredere foras Gen. 27, 3. a sword, spear; framea Ageót cocor effunde frameam Ps. Spl. 34, 3.

Linked entries: cocor cocur coxre

teóðung-land

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-land, es; n.
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Ic feng tó mínan londe and sealde hit ðon biscope ða fíf hída wið ðon londe æt Lidgeard wið fíf hídan and biscop and eal híwan forgeáfan mé ða feówer and án wæs teóðinglond I resumed my land and sold it, the five hides to wit, to the bishop (of Winchester

ǽr-gewyrht

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-gewyrht, es; n.

A former work ⬩ a deed of old ⬩ opus pristinum ⬩ facinus olim commissum

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Kmbl. 2599; El. 1301. Nom. pl. ærgewyrhtu, Exon. 263; Th. 76, 18; Cri. 1241

Linked entry: ge-wyrht

slidor

(n.)
Grammar
slidor, es; n.(?)

a slippery, miry place ⬩ lubricum ⬩ labina ⬩ a myre

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In a list giving names of things connected with ships slidor glosses pulvini(pulvini machinae quibus naves deducuntur et sub-ducuntur in portumDu Cange) 56, 54

niht-hræfn

(n.)
Grammar
niht-hræfn, es; m.

The night-raven ⬩ night jar ⬩ night-owl

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The night-raven, night jar, night-owl Naechthraebn noctua, nocticorax, Ep. Gl. 16 b, 15, 18. Naehthraefn noctua, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 76. Nihthræfn nycticorax, i. 63, 12. Nihthrefn, 281, 42. Nihthremn, ii. 60, 36. Nihtremn, i. 29, 35.

sútere

(n.)
Grammar
sútere, es; m.
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[A sutare þet haueð forloren his el, he secheð hit anonriht. A. R. 324, 17. Euerych soutere þ[^t] wonyeþ in þe citee [of Wynchestre] þ[^t] halt shoppe, E. G. 358, 22. Euerych sowtere þ makeþ shon of newe roþes leþer, 359, 14 (14th cent.).

Linked entry: scóh-wyrhta

Swíþ-hún

(n.)
Grammar
Swíþ-hún, es; m.
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Swíðún biscop, Erl. 71, 20; but in a charter of 863, Swíðhún episcopus is given as one of the witnesses, v. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 117, 22.

swylt

(n.)
Grammar
swylt, es; m.
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Kmbl. 892; El. 447. Ðǽr Seón cyning swylt dreórig fornam, Ps. Th. 135, 20: Beo. Th. 2877; B. 1436. Ealle swylt fornam, druron dómleáse, deáðrǽs forféng, Andr. Kmbl. 1988; An. 996: Exon.

Linked entry: swilt

fóre-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-þanc, es; m.

Forethought ⬩ consideration ⬩ considĕrātio

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Kmbl. 712; El. 356. Ða hát-heortan hie mid náne fóreþance nyllaþ gestillan the furious will not calm themselves with any consideration, Past. 40, 6; Cot. MS

be-lǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lǽfan, p. de; pp. ed

To remain ⬩ to be left ⬩ remanere ⬩ superesse

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To remain, to be left; remanere, superesse Án of him ne belǽfde unus ex eis non remansit Ps. Spl. C. 105, 11

feoh-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-gestreón, es; n.

Treasure ⬩ riches ⬩ θησαυρόs ⬩ dīvĭtiæ

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Kmbl. 1818; El. 911: Salm. Kmbl. 64; Sal. 32: Exon. 67 a; Th. 248, 27; Jul. 102

swég

(n.)
Grammar
swég, es; m.
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Tyrnende swégas rotatiles trocheos, Germ. 403, 8. sound made by means of an instrument, v. swég-cræft. voice; also the instrument Ðære býman swég, Ex. 19, 19. Hearpan swég, Beo. Th. 179; B. 89.

Linked entries: swég-cræft swóg

neáh-freónd

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-freónd, es; m.

A near friend or relation

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A near friend or relation Ðǽr wæs mycel menigo manna gegaderod his mága and eác óðra his néhfreónda, Guthl. 12; Gdwin. 56, 22

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