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mót-lǽðu

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Add: For the prevalence of the three-meetings-a-year practice see Grmm. R. A. 823, where is quoted 'tria plebiscita, quae dicuntur ungeboten.'

útan-burhware

(n.)
Grammar
útan-burhware, pl.
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Outside citizens, those living out of the town ÐÁ .III. geférscipas innanburhwara and útanburhwara, Gne. Th. 510, 31: C. D. B. iii. 491, ll

út-gangende

(adj.)
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Útgangende sáwle of þám líchaman egredientes a carne animas, 272, 4

Linked entry: út-gánde

wræc

Grammar
wræc, <b>. II.</b>
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Add Adam wæs ádrifen of neorcxnawanges gefeán . . . and becóm in þá yrmðe þises wræces (exilii), Gr. D. 260, 7-18

rinc-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
rinc-getæl, es; n.

A number of men a host

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A number of men, a host Ðæt wæs wíglíc werod; wác ne grétton in ðæt rincgetæl rǽswan herges, Cd. Th. 192, 19; Exod. 234

rúde

(n.)

scab

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roughness of the skin, scab Seó rúde or se rúda (se rude, MS.) on ðam men scamma in homine, Wrt, Voc. i. 45, 30

Linked entry: rúte

hafoc-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
hafoc-cynn, es; n.

The hawk species

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The hawk species Ne ete gé nán þing hafoccynnes ne earncynnes eat nothing of the hawk-kind or the eagle-kind, Lev. 11, 13

hand-hrine

(n.)
Grammar
hand-hrine, es; m.

A touch with the hand

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A touch with the hand Þurh handhrine Háliges Gástes through a touch with the hand of the Holy Ghost, Andr. Kmbl. 1999: An. 1002

Linked entry: hrine

brim-hlæst

(n.)
Grammar
brim-hlæst, e; f. [brim, hlæst
a burden
]

a burdenThe sea's burdenfishesmaris onuspisces

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The sea's burden, fishes; maris onus, pisces Brúcaþ brimhlæste and heofonfugla enjoy fishes and fowls of heaven, Cd. 10; Th. 13, 10; Gen. 200

wind-hreóse

(n.)
Grammar
wind-hreóse, (?), es; m.

A storm of wind

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A storm of wind Swá swá gód scipstýra ongit micelne windhreóse ǽr ǽr hit weorþe, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 14. Cf. wind-rǽs

Linked entry: hreóse

clywen

(n.)

a clewball of thread or yarnballcirclet

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a clew, ball of thread or yarn, ball, circlet Ælfc. Gl. 28; Som. 61, 5; Wrt. Voc. 26, 4; Homl. Th. ii. 514, 2

Creácas

(n.)
Grammar
Creácas, gen. Creáca; pl. m.

The Greek Græci

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The Greek; Græci Mid eallan Creáca cræftum with all the arts of the Greeks Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 29, 31; Bos. 34, 6

hlystere

(n.)
Grammar
hlystere, es; m.

A hearer,listener

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A hearer,listener Ðæt áþweahþ his hlysteras from synna horewum that washes its hearers from the foulnesses of sins, Homl. Th. ii. 56, 7

frum-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
frum-gewrit, es; n.

An original writingan original deed or charter

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An original writing, an original deed or charter Wé wǽron ádílegode of þám frymþelican frumgewrite þe wé tó heofenum áwritene wǽron, Wlfst. 252, 12

frum-spræc

Grammar
frum-spræc, l. -sprǽc,

First words of a discourse

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First words of a discourse Seofon hálige men ðǽra naman wé áwriton on ðǽre frumsprǽce heora hálgan ðrowunge, Hml. S. 23, 120. and add :

be-bycgung

(n.)
Grammar
be-bycgung, e; f.

Selling

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Selling Bibycgong distra(c)tio (cf. gloss of same passage: Distractio, i. venditio tódál, An. Ox. 4002), Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 36: 26, 65

Linked entry: -bycgung

bútan

(prep.)
Grammar
bútan, búton, bútun; prep. [be, útan out] .
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with the dative; cum dativo. out of, against; extra, contra Forbærn ðæt celf bútan ðære wícstówe ipsum vitulum comburet extra castra, Lev. 4, 21. Bútan leódrihte against the law of the land, Andr.

cyne-stól

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-stól, es; m. [cyne royal, seól a seat, stool]

A royal throne or dwelling, chief city, capitalthronus, urbs regia, arx, metropolis

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Of cynestólum from royal seats, Exon. 96a; Th. 358, 22; Pa. 49. Constantinopolis is Créca cynestól Constantinople is the royal dwelling-place of the Greeks, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 22: Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 65, 45.

Elene

(n.)
Grammar
Elene, an; f.

Helena Helĕna = Ἑλένη

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Helena; Helĕna = Ἑλένη: The wife of the Roman emperor Constantius, and mother of Constantine the Great Constantius gesealde his suna ðæt ríce, Constantinuse, ðone he hæfde be Elenan, his wife Constantius gave the empire to his son Constantine whom he

Middel-Engle

(n.)
Grammar
Middel-Engle, a; pl.

The Middle Anglesthe Angles of Leicestershire

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The Middle Angles, the Angles of Leicestershire (v.

Linked entry: Engle