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in-híred

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Hírede þeówtlicum inhírede þénum (cum omni) familia (et) vernacula clientela (una cum) parasitis, 3309. Add

slíþ-heard

(adj.)
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Ex. 177

þreátness

(n.)
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þreátness, e; f.
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Affliction, tribulation Hungor and sweorda gefeoht bid, and mycel þreátnes geworden bið, and manigra folca gefehta beóð erunt fames et bellum, gladius. . . plurimae dissensiones in populo, Verc. Först. 117, 2

sǽd-berende

(adj.)

seed-bearing

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Grówende wirte and sǽdberende herbam viventem et facientem semen, Gen. 1, 29

weax-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
weax-hláf, es; m.

A cake of wax

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Dó ðonne weax on ðæt ele ðætte ðæt eall weorðe tó hnescum weaxhláfe, 234, 10: 82, 14

ádlung

(n.)
Grammar
ádlung, e; f.

Illness, ailment, disease

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Illness, ailment, disease Sóðlíce hé sylf ætbrǽd úre ádlunga, and úre sárnyssa hé sylf ábær vere languores nostros ipse tulit, et dolores nostros ipse portavit, Hml. Th. i. 122, 31

ǽht-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽht-boren, adj.

Slave-born.

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Similar entries v. ǽht, I d, and þeów-boren Ná ðá áne ðe freó synt, ac gyt má ðe ǽhtborene ex conditione servili synt, R. Ben. 138, 20

heáh-wita

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-wita, an; m.

A chief councillor

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A chief councillor Férde se cyng him hám and ða ealdormenn and ða heáhwitan the king went home and the aldermen and the chief 'witan,' Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 10

horn-bláwere

(n.)
Grammar
horn-bláwere, es; m.

A horn-blower, trumpetertubicen, cornicen

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Ðǽr mihte wel bén ábúton twenti óðer þritte hornblaweres, Chr. 1127; Erl. 256, 36

Linked entry: bláwere

crism-lýsing

(n.)
Grammar
crism-lýsing, -lísing, e; f.

A leaving off the baptismal vest chrismatis solutio

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A.] wæs æt Wedmor the leaving off his baptismal vest was at Wedmore Chr. 878; Erl. 81, 20

Linked entry: crysum-lýsing

hleápere

(n.)
Grammar
hleápere, es; m.

A leaper, dancer, runner, courier

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Tuegen hleáperas Ælfréd cyning sende mid gewritum king Alfred sent two couriers with letters, Chr. 889; Erl. 86, 23

Linked entry: hleápan

treów-wæstm

(n.)

fruit of a tree

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fruit of a tree Treówwæstmas wurdon ðære nihte þurh forste swíðe fornumene, Chr. 1110; Þurh wæstma forweorþenesse, ǽgðer ge on corne and eác on eallon treówwæstman, 1103; Erl. 239, 3

wan-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
wan-spéd, e; f.

Povertyindigence

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On ðæm gefeohte wæs ǽrest anfunden Sciþþia wanspéda ea res primo fidem inopiae Scythicae dedit, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 116, 34

Linked entry: wan-ǽht

Eádréd

(n.)
Grammar
Eádréd, es; m. [eád happy, réd = rǽd counsel]

Eadred Atheling, third son of Edward the Elder. Eadred was king of Wessex and Northumbria, for nine years and a half, from A. D. 946-955

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D. 946, féng Eádréd Æðeling to ríce here Eadred Atheling succeeded to the kingdom, Chr. 946; Erl. 116, 35. Hér, A. D. 955, Eádréd [MS.

land-folc

(n.)
Grammar
land-folc, es; n.
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Ðet landfolc hardlíce wiðstód the people resisted stoutly, Chr. 1046; Erl. 171, 4: 1070; Erl. 207, 22.

Linked entry: folc

un-eáðelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðelíce, adv.

with difficultywith trouble or inconvenienceunder difficulties

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Ða scipu wurdon swíðe unéðelíce áseten the ships were stranded in a most inconvenient manner, 897; Erl. 95, 29

drǽdan

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& soecende hiá ꝥ hine genóman & dreórdun him mængu et quaerentes eum tenere timuerunt turbas, 21, 46. Add

for-gangan

(v.)

to forgoabstain from

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Hé sceal fæstan tó nónes, and forgange (forgán, v. l.) flǽsc and wín jejunare debet ad nonam, et abstinere se a carne et vino, 134, 20

Linked entry: for-gán

flet

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Þæt hié him óðer flet eal gerýmdon, healle and heáhsetl, 1086. Land eal geondhwearf, . . . Méda máddumselas, . . . Filistina flet, Sal. 192. II. In 1. 5 for' L. ln.' l. L. Alf., and add

holh

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Of ðám ylcan stáne, in þám wæs þæt holg þæs nearwan scræfes ex petra eadem, quae in semetipsa concava angustum specus fecerat Gr. D. 211, 7.