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geard-steall

(n.)
Grammar
geard-steall, es; m.
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A stack- or cattle-yard (? cf. garth-stead a stack-yard; a yard in which cattle are kept, D. D.: Icel. garð-staðr a hay-yard); or the site of a fence (?) Ondlang ðæs aldan geardstealles ...; and swá æfter ðám hegestealle, C. D. iii. 391, 8

Linked entry: hege-steall

fóstring

(n.)
Grammar
fóstring, es; m.

a fosterchilda native of a placea fosterchilda disciple

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a fosterchild of the place where one is brought up, a native of a place Ðǽre burge fóstring, Lk. p. 2, 1. a fosterchild of the person by whom one is educated, a disciple Discipul ł lárcneht ł fóstring ðára postolra discipulus apostolorum, Lk. p. 2,

cú-cealf

(n.)
Grammar
cú-cealf, es; n.

A cow's calf vaccæ vitulus

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A cow's calf; vaccæ vitulus Gif man of myran folan adrífþ oððe cúcealf if a man drives off a mare's foal or a cow's calf L. Alf. pol. 16; Th. i. 70, 23

mere-hengest

(n.)
Grammar
mere-hengest, es; m.

A sea-steeda ship

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A sea-steed, a ship, Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 12; Rä. 15, 6: Bt. Met. Fox 26, 49; Met. 26, 25

þunor-bodu

(n.)

a gilthead

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a gilthead (a kind of fish) Ðunorbodu sparus, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 71 (in a list 'nomina piscium')

Linked entry: bodu

hǽlu-bearn

(n.)
Grammar
hǽlu-bearn, hǽlo-, es; n.

A child who brings salvation, the Saviour,

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A child who brings salvation, the Saviour, Exon. 16 a; Th. 37, 1; Cri. 586 : 19 a; Th. 47, 12; Cri. 754

sorh-byrðen

(n.)

a burden of sorrow, a grievous trouble

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a burden of sorrow, a grievous trouble Ðæt (the drowning of a number of people) wæs sorgbyrðen, Andr. Kmbl. 3063; An. 1534

hlid-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
hlid-fæst, adj.

Having a lid

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Having a lid Hió becwyþ Eádmǽre áne hlidfæsþe cuppan she bequeaths to Eadmer a cup with a lid, Chart. Th. 536, 4

ǽder-seax

(n.)
Grammar
ǽder-seax, ǽdre-seax, es; n.

A vein-knifea lancetlancetta

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A vein-knife, a lancet; lancetta, Cot. 92

Linked entries: ǽdre-seax blód-seax

æfter-fylging

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-fylging, e; f.

A following aftera sequencesectatiosuc-cessio

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A following after, a sequence; sectatio, suc-cessio

Linked entry: fylging

ge-scǽnednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scǽnednes, -scǽningnes, se; f.

A dashing together, a breakingcollisio

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A dashing together, a breaking; collisio, Cot. 59

rid

(n.)
Grammar
rid,

a swingingswayinga quicksand

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a swinging, swaying; in sand-rid a quicksand.

Linked entry: sand-rid

ge-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþan, -wiorþan, -wurþan, -wyrþan; he -weorþeþ, -weorþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. ic, he -wearþ, ðú -wurde, pl. -wurdon; subj. pres. -weorþe, pl. -weorþen; p. -wurde, pl. -wurden; pp. -worden.

to bebe madebecomehappenfiĕriTo happencome to passbefallcome togetheragreebe agreeablecontingĕreevĕnīreconvĕnīreplăcēre

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to be, be made, become, happen; fiĕri Hú mágon ðás þing ðus geweorþan quomŏdo possunt hæc fiĕri? Jn. Bos. 3, 9: Elen. Kmbl. 909; El. 456. Ne séc ðú þurh hlytas hú ðé geweorþan scyle seek not by lots how it is to happen to thee, rov. Kmbl. 32. Hú geweorþeþ

heá-lic

loftytallhigh uppreciouselevatedraisedloudprofoundintenseextremenobleexcellent

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Add: local. reaching to a great height, lofty, tall Heofon is wundorlíce heálic and wíd on ymbhwyrfte; sé gǽð under ðás eorðan ealswá deóp swá bufan, Hex. 10, 1. Man áhéng hí on heálicum gealgan, Hml. A. 95, 119. Heálicum sǽnesse edito (alto) promontorio

steding-líne

(n.)
Grammar
steding-líne, an; f.
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A rope that supports a mast, a stay Stedinglíne opisfera, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 61. S[t]edinglíne, 57, 2

Linked entry: seding-líne

cimb-stán

(n.)
Grammar
cimb-stán, es; m.
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A stone into which a pillar is fitted (?), a base, pedestal Sweras gyldene ofer cimstánas ( bases ) sylfrene, Scint. 226, 2

Linked entries: cim cim-stánas cimbing

crístelmǽl-beám

(n.)
Grammar
crístelmǽl-beám, es; m.
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A tree on which a cross is fixed(?) On crístelmǽlbeám ( in a list of boundaries ), C. D. v. 389, 13

hlóþ

(n.)
Grammar
hlóþ, e; f.

spoil, bootya band, troop, company, gang, crew, body of robbersthe crime of taking part in the action of a hlóþ

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spoil, booty Hé yteþ hlóþe comedet prædam, Bd. 1. 34: S. 499, 27. Mycle hlóþe þurh his láre and fulluhte ðam ealdan feónde áfyrde magnas antiquo hosti prædas docendo et baptizando eripuit, 2, 20; S. 522, 22. a band, troop, company, gang, crew, body of

den-bera

(n.)
Grammar
den-bera, pl. n.

Swine-pastures, places yielding mast for the fattening of hogspascua porcōrum

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Lat. [bearo a grove, wood] Swine-pastures, places yielding mast for the fattening of hogs; pascua porcōrum Pascua porcōrum quæ nostra lingua Saxonĭca denbera nomināmus, Cod. Dipl. 288; A. D. 863; Kmbl. ii. 75, 27: 281; A. D. 858; Kmbl. ii. 65, 6. Adjectis

beard-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
beard-leás, adj.

BEARDLEssimberbisthose without a bearda youthstriplinga hawkbuzzardephebusbuteo

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BEARDLEss; imberbis. Used as a noun, it denotes those without a beard, as a youth, stripling, also a hawk or buzzard; ephebus, buteo Beardleás ephebus, vel buteo, Ælfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 55; Wrt. Voc. 50, 33