súþ-stæþ
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A south shore, coast, or bank West-Seaxna lond be ðæm súþstæðe, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 9
Linked entry: súþ-rima
un-lyft
Bad air ⬩ malaria
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Bad air, malaria Rómáne and eall súðfolc worhton him eorþhús wið ðære unlyfte, Lchdm. ii. 16, 2
un-swíðe
Not strongly ⬩ weakly
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Not strongly, weakly Sió ecg bát unswíðor ðonne his ðiódcyning þearfe hæfde, Beo. Th. 5150; B. 2578
mód-lufu
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Hé hine mid bám handum beclypte and mid eallre módlufan sette tó his breóstum, Nap. 45. Add
stán-walu
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A bank of stones In stánwale; andlang ðǽre wale on ðone portweg, C. D. iv. 98, 28
sand-geweorp
A sand-bank, quicksand
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A sand-bank, quicksand Sandgewurp syrtis, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 72. On sandgeweorp in sirtim, ii.45,66
Linked entry: ge-weorp
hǽðen-cyning
A heathen king
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A heathen king Herige hǽðencyninga a band of heathen kings, Cd. 174; Th. 219, 13; Dan. 54
gaf-sprǽc
Buffoonery, scurrility
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, Bas. 50, 28
Linked entry: gaf
wíg-hép
A war-troop ⬩ a band of warriors
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A war-troop, a band of warriors Is mín fletwerod, . wígheáp gewanod, Beo. Th. 958; B. 477
munuc-heáp
A band of monks ⬩ the monks of a monastery
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A band of monks, the monks of a monastery Án abbod... mid eallum his munucheápe, Anglia viii. 325, 43
westan-wind
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A west wind Hé bád westanwindes and hwón norþan, and siglde ða eást, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 17, 15
snóca
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For 'bend, bay (?)' substitute: A projecting point or piece of land, a promontory, a snook (v. N. E. D.)
Acemannes burh
Bath, Somersetshire
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Bath, Somersetshire Hér Eádgár to ríce féng at Acemannes byrig, ðæt is at Baðan here, A. D. 972, Edgar took the kingdom at Akeman's burgh, that is at Bath, Chr. 972; Th. 225, 18, col. 3.
Ceóles íg
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CHELSEA, on the bank of the Thames, Middlesex; Somner says, 'Insularis olim et navibus accommodata, ut nomen significat.'
un-mǽg
One who is not a kinsman ⬩ an alien ⬩ a bad kinsman
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One who is not a kinsman, an alien; or a bad kinsman Unmǽgas, Wald. 102; Vald. 2, 23
eóred
Cavalry, a band, legion, troop ⬩ equĭtātus, lĕgio, turma
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Cavalry, a band, legion, troop; equĭtātus, lĕgio, turma Hie gesáwon eóred lixan they saw the band glittering. d. 149; Th. 187, 28; Exod. 157. Eórod sceal getrume rídan a troop shall ride in a body, Exon. 90a; Th. 337, 12; Gn. Ex. 63.
in-weorud
a household
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A band of domestics or courtiers, a household ÐDæt wæs innweorud Earmanríces, Exon. 86 b ; Th. 325, 13; Víd. 111
med-sǽlþ
Bad fortune ⬩ ill success
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Bad fortune, ill success Ðæt hié mósten gefandian hweðer hié heora medsélþa oferswíðan mehte, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 28
mis-wider
Bad weather ⬩ storm
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Bad weather, storm Gif hwæt fǽrlíces on þeóde becymþ, beón hit hererǽsas, beón hit miswyderu oððon unwæstmas, Wulfst. 271, 2
Linked entry: mis-gewider
niht-weard
A guard who keeps watch at night
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A guard who keeps watch at night Heofoncandel ( the fiery pillar ) barn, níwe nihtweard, Cd. Th. 185, 1; Exod. 116