mann-weorþ
The value or price of a man
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The value or price of a man Gif mannes esne eorlcundne mannan ofslæhþ ... se ágend ágefe ðone banan, and dó ðǽr þrió manwyrþ tó. Gif se bana óþbyrste feórþe manwyrþ hé tó gedó, L. H. E. 1-2; Th. i. 26, 8-28, 1: 3-4; Th. i. 28, 4-8
ed-níwe
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Se heofonlica mete him dæghwomlíce edníwe ( or adv.? ) of heofenum cóm, Hml. Th. ii. 196, 1: Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 33. Ðeáh ðe eal middangeard sý fram Adames frymðe edniówe geworden, Sal. K. 150, 1.
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fant-hálgung
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Consecration of a font preparatory to baptizing a person Wæter gehálga fonthálgunge hallow water in a font (?), Lch. iii. 24, 17.
heard-hara
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Ox. 56, 339. Take here heardra in Dict., and add
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hrímig
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[On the strength of Bl. H. 209, 32 hrímge has been suggested as an emendation for hrinde, B. 1363. v. hrind.]
be-foran
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D. 296, 21. of rank Swá micle swá se bið beforan ðe on ðǽm stóle sitt ðǽm óðrum ðe ðǽr ymb stondað, Past. 435, 27
Cofan-treó
COVENTRY ⬩ Warwickshire ⬩ Coventria in agro Warwicensi
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Of Couentré at Coventry 1066; Erl. 203, 16: 1130; Erl. 258, 37
sneówan
To proceed, go, come, hasten ⬩ to go, come ⬩ sudden
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To proceed, go, come, hasten On brim sneóweþ snel under segle Andr. Kmbl. 1008; An. 504. Mid ǽrdæge eástan sneóweþ (snoweþ, MS.) wlitig and wynsum (of the sun) Exon. Th. 350, 12; Sch. 62. Ðá com beácna bearhtost (the sun) ofer breomo sneówan Andr.
spíca
Spikenard
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Ðeós smerenes wæs geworht of ehtaténe cynna wyrtum; ðǽr wǽron þreó ða betstan — ele, nardus, spíca (or is this merely the Latin word?), Blickl. Homl. 73, 21.
hnot
Bald, ⬩ shaven, ⬩ close-cut
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On ða hnottan díc of ðære hnottan díc the dike without turf(?), iii. 211, 24
swegel-wundor
A heavenly wonder, or a wondrous sound
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, the blessed one's home with the voice of angels, Exon. Th. 181, 13; Gú. 1292
treówa
An assurance of good faith ⬩ a covenant
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An assurance of good faith a covenant, Se éca treówa the perpetual covenant (cf. Ex. 31, 16), Wulfst. 210, 22. Náðor ne wé on ðone here faran, ne heora nán tó ús, búton man trýwan and gýslas betwýnan sylle friðe tó wedde, L. A. G. 4; Th. i. 156, 8
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fram-fær
A going away ⬩ departure
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Ic ðé bebeóde þæt ðú ( a dragon ) gewíte of ðyssere stówe, and far tó wéstene ... and þú nánum men on ðínum framfære ne drece, 296, 5
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streám-racu
The bed or channel of a stream, a water-course
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The bed or channel of a stream, a water-course Streámracu alveus, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 26. Streámrace alveum, ii. 4, 59. Him þurh streámræce strǽt wæs gerýmed, Andr. Kmbl. 3158; An. 1582.
ge-lǽran
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H. 19, 14. with acc. of person and acc. of thing Mé þínra stíga stapas gelǽr, Ps.
sceótan
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Ðæt wǽre swíðe gilplíc dǽd, gif Grist scute ðá ádún, i. 170, 1, 21. of inanimate things On ða burnan ðe of ðam munt scýtt in torrentem, qui de monte descendit, Deut. 9, 21.
be-fleán
To flay ⬩ to skin ⬩ take off the skin or bark ⬩ decorticare
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To flay, to skin, or take off the skin or bark; decorticare, Cot. 62
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morþ
death ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ that which causes death ⬩ murder ⬩ slaying with an attempt at concealment of the deed ⬩ murder ⬩ homicide
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strangers to the gods, Ors. 1, 8; Swt. 40, 26.
Linked entries: morþ-weorc morþ-wyrhta
portic
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Wæs hé bebyriged on Sce Paules portice ( porticu ), se is on Sce Andreas cyricean, 5, 23; S. 645, 18.
ge-reord
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</b> the voice of a trumpet, notes of a horn :-- On gehreorde ł on stefne béman in voce tubae, Ps. L. 46, 6.