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hring-sittend

(n.)
Grammar
hring-sittend, es; m.
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A spectator in a circus Hrincsittendra circensium [v. hring-set (second example )], An. Ox. 65. Ringsittendra circentium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 31

hyse-beorþor

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Hyseberþres puerperii (Maria post caelestis puerperii praeconium virgo remansit), An. Ox. 3908. Hysebyrþre puerperio (postquam Virgo Virginem sancto puerperio peperit), 4947. Add

hwaþerung

(n.)
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hwaþerung, hwoþrung, e; f.
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A (hoarse) sound Ic (a file) gyrre mid hásre hwoðrunge garrio rauco cum murmure (stridens ), An. Ox. 26, 14. See preceding word

Linked entry: hwoþrung

nypel

(n.)
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the trunk of an elephant Se micela ylp ðá módigan fearras mid ealle ofbeát mid his egeslican nypele, Hml. A. 63, 286

on-gratian

(v.)
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-Ongrynt oððe ongratað arridet, An. Ox. 33, 2. [v. N. E. D. grate.] See next word. (?)

Linked entry: gratian

sunu

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Add: gen. syna Ðéra þeówra manna hió an hyre syna dehter Eádgyfe, C. D. vi. 132, 31. v. bróþor-, dohtor-, sweostor-sunu

toppa

(n.)
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a tuft (?) Toppa pensa (protendor seu serica pensa porrecta in gracilem pannum ceu stamina pepli, Ald. 272, 24), An. Ox. 23, 45

tó-stencan

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Add Hwá bereáfode mé mínra spéda oððe tó-stencte míne ǽhta, Hml. S. 33, 194. Tóstente bígengcas dirutas cerimonias, An. Ox. 2621

yfel-dǽd

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Hé wearð álýsed fram þæs drýes bendum . . . and arn tó ðám apostole bysmrigende þæs drýes yfeldǽdum, Hml. Th. ii. 414, 26. Add

hǽmed-ceorl

(n.)
Grammar
hǽmed-ceorl, es; m.

A married man

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A married man Hwæðer hé sig hægsteald ðe hǽmedceorl utrum cælebs sit an uxoratus, L. Ecg. C. 1; Th. ii. 132, 28

on-eardiend

(n.)
Grammar
on-eardiend, es; m.

An inhabitant

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An inhabitant Ne on heora éðele ne sy þinc oneardiendes et in tabernaculis eorum non sit qui inhabitet, Ps. Th. 68, 26

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

waroþ-gewinn

(n.)
Grammar
waroþ-gewinn, es; n.

The strife of waves near the shorethe surge

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The strife of waves near the shore, the surge Wé on sǽbáte ofer waruðgewinn wada cunnedon faroðrídende, Andr. Kmbl. 877 ; An. 439

ge-métan

(v.)
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Hié gemétton hæle bídan, An. 143. (4-b) with obj. and complement, a noun Þæt heáfod wæg geméted scépes heáfod, Bl. H. 183, 22. an adj. or ptcpl. Ic nǽfre þé ǽr gemétte þus méðne, Gú. 988.

Acemannes burh

(n.)
Grammar
Acemannes burh, burg; g. burge; d. byrig, beri; f: ceaster, cester; g. ceastre; f. [æce ake, mannes man's, ceaster or burh city or fortress]

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.

wed-bróðer

(n.)
Grammar
wed-bróðer, m.

One who is pledged to act as a brother to another, a confederate

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One who is pledged to act as a brother to another, a confederate Ða luuede Wulfere hit swíðe for his bróðer luuen Peada, and for his wedbróðeres luueu Oswí, Chr. 656 ; Erl. 30, 1.

Dorm-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Dorm-ceaster, gen. -ceastre; f. [by the Britons called Cair-Dorm, by Antonīnus Durobrivæ, from the passage over the water; and the Anglo-Saxons, for the same reason, called it also Dornford]

Dornford or Dorgford, in Huntingdonshire, on the river Nen

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Dornford or Dorgford, in Huntingdonshire, on the river Nen, Som. Ben. Lye

beón

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Add: to be Wesan and beón fore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 61. absolute, to exist, (of life) to last Ðú eart éce and á byst, Shrn. 199, 21. Þá hwíle þe mín líf byð, Cht. E. 230, 7.

wyn

(n.)
Grammar
wyn, wynn, e; f.

delightpleasuredelightfullypleasantlya delightthat which causes pleasurethe best of a class,the pride of its kind.the name of the w-rune

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æt him sylfum gelong eal his worulde wyn, 444, 12; Kl. 46. Ðǽr wæs wuldres wynn . . . næs ðǽr ǽnigum gewinn, Andr. Kmbl. 1773; An. 889. Ágan mé ðæs dreámes gewald, wuldres and wynne, Cd. Th. 275, 21; Sat. 175 : Exon. Th. 230, 31; Ph. 480.

Linked entry: mód-wén

weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow.to grow, be produced,to grow, grow upto grow, increase, wax to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper to be productiveto grow, take shape

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Æðelinge weóx word and wísdóm, 1136; An. 568: 3351; An. 1679. Æðelinges weóx ríce, Elen. Kmbl. 24; El. 12. Windas weóxon. Andr. Kmbl. 745; An. 373. Wǽgas weóxon, 3088; An. 1547. Wex and beó gemænígfyld on þeóda and mǽgþa. Gen. 35, 11.