mæssepreóst-hád
The orders of a mass-priest
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The orders of a mass-priest Of ðære tíde ðæs ðe ic mæssepreóstháde onfeng ex quo tempore accepti presbyteratus, Bd. 5, 24; S. 647, 32: 5, 1; S. 613, 12
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Scrob-sǽte
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The men of Shropshire; also used where now the name of their district would be used, Shropshire Dá fyrdedon hí intó Stæffordscíre and meó Scrobsǽton, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 22
seolfor-gewiht
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Silver-weight, the scale of weight by which silver is weighed, where the pound is of sixteen ounces Se sester sceal wegan twá pund be sylfyrgewyht, Lchdm. iii. 92, 14
wil-spell
Welcome news ⬩ glad tidings
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Welcome news, glad tidings Wæs him frófra mǽst æt ðam willspelle (the news of the finding of the cross), Elen. Kmbl. 1985; El. 994. Wilspella mǽst gesecgan, 1965; El. 984
sweord-weras
The name of a people
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The name of a people (cf. the Suardones of Tacitus. v. Grmm. Gesch. D. S. 329) Mid Seaxum ic wæs and mid Sweord*-*werum, Exon. Th. 322, 13; Víd. 62
tunne-botm
The bottom of a cask
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The bottom of a cask Tunnebotm (cf. bydenbotm fundum, in the same list 'nomina vasorum') tympanum, the bottom of a cask used as a drum? Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 55
cælþ
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3rd pres. of calan
cláþ-scear
a pair of shears
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a pair of shears
cwolen
died
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died; pp. of cwelan
cwæl
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died; p. of cwelan
écne
great
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great; acc. of écen
eóc
increased
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increased; p, of eácan
feoh-gýtsung
desire of money ⬩ avarice
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desire of money, avarice
freoðo-weard
a guardian of peace
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a guardian of peace
eal-cyn
of every kind, universal
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of every kind, universal
bornen
burnt
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burnt; pp. of beornan
geómian
to take care of
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to take care of
brond-hord
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Dele translation of passage