on-sceortian
to grow short
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to grow short Swá ða dagas forþ onsceortiaþ as the days go on shortening, Shrn. 96, 3
snúd
swiftness, quickness
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Kmbl. 534; An. 267
hilde-tusc
A battle-tusk, ⬩ a tusk or tooth that serves as a weapon
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A battle-tusk, a tusk or tooth that serves as a weapon, Beo. Th. 3026; B. 1511
Linked entry: tusc
hóp-páda
An upper tunic, ⬩ cope
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An upper tunic, cope Hóppáda ependeton [ = ἐπενδύτης], Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 83; Wrt. Voc. 59, 52
for-spennendlic
Alluring ⬩ enticing
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Gl. 525, 65) lenocinante, An. Ox. 5283. Forspennendlice geférrǽdene inlecebrosa consortia, 222
Linked entries: -spennendlic for-spænendlic
á-scortian
to run short ⬩ run out ⬩ be exhausted
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to run short, run out, be exhausted Æt ðám giftum áscortode wín, Hml. Th. ii. 56, 10
Linked entry: á-sceortian
á-strowennes
glosses ⬩ proceritas
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An. Ox. 1558, where Napier reads ástrofenesse), Hpt. Gl. 443. 12
eóred
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Án eórod (legion) is on bócum geteald tó six ðúsendum, Hml. Th. ii. 378, 29. Wæs án synderlic eórod. . . Án eórod is gecweden on ðám ealdan getele six ðúsend manna and six hund and six and syxtig; swá fela manna wǽron on þám foresǽdan eórode . . .
hwilc
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Be him sylfum þe be óþrum men hwylcum de se an de alio aliquo Bd. 4, 3 ; Sch. 365, 2. as substantive, alone, any one, any thing, some one, some thing Hwona ðǽs mæg hwelc ł hwá (ǽnig man, W. S.) gefylle ? unde istos potent quis saturare ?, Mk. R.
aaþ
an oath
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an oath He ðone aaþ gesæh he saw the oath. Th. Dipl. A. D. 825; p. 71, 12
appel
An apple
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An apple Ða reádan appla the red apples; mala Punica, Past. 15, 5; Hat. MS. 19 b, 28
Linked entry: apl
appel-þorn
An APPLE-THORN ⬩ a crab-tree ⬩ pirus malus
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An APPLE-THORN, a crab-tree; pirus malus, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 460; A.D. 956; Kmbl. iii. 448, 20
Linked entry: æppel-þorn
ancor-setl
An anchor-seat ⬩ the fore-castle of a ship ⬩ the prow ⬩ prora
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An anchor-seat, the fore-castle of a ship, the prow; prora, Ælfc. Gl. 104; Som. 78, 11
áncor-stów
An anchoret's or hermit's cell ⬩ a solitary place ⬩ anachoretæ mansio ⬩ solus locus
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An anchoret's or hermit's cell, a solitary place; anachoretæ mansio, solus locus, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 26
Linked entry: stów
beado-róf
War-renowned ⬩ bold in war ⬩ in pugna strenuus
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Kmbl. 155; AP. 78
Linked entry: beadu-róf
a-þreát
Irksomeness ⬩ disgust ⬩ tædium
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Irksomeness, disgust; tædium Eów wæs lungre aþreát you had soon disgust [at this], Elen. Kmbl. 736; El. 368
Linked entry: a-þrǽt
driht
A multitude, an army
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A multitude, an army, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 21; Exod. 79: Cd. 47; Th. 61, 6; Gen. 993
eneleác
An onion ⬩ cæpe
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An onion; cæpe We hæfdon porleác and eneleác in mentem nobis vĕniunt porri et cæpe, Num. 11, 5
eorþ-byrig
An earth mound ⬩ agger
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An earth mound; agger Eorþ-byrig [MS. -byre], Ælfc. Gl. 56; Som. 67, 45; Wrt. Voc. 37, 33