BEORN
a man ⬩ vir ⬩ a prince ⬩ nobleman ⬩ chief ⬩ general ⬩ warrior ⬩ soldier ⬩ princeps ⬩ vir nobilis ⬩ dux ⬩ miles ⬩ rich ⬩ dives
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a man; vir Se beorn on waruþe scip gemétte the man found a ship on the strand Andr. Kmbl. 478; An. 239 : 1203; An. 602. Boétius wæs beorn bóca Boethius was a man skilled in books Bt. Met. Fox 1, 103; Met. 1, 52 : Exon. 83 a; Th. 313, 22; Mód. 4.
Cyménes óra
Cymen's shore, near Wittering, Sussex ⬩ Cymēni lītus, qui ibi naves ad terrain appulit. Nunc nomen amisit, sed fuisse prope Wittering, in agro Sussexiensi, Charta Donatiònis quam Cedwalla Rex Ecclesiæ Selsiensi fecit, planissĭme convincit
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12, 28-32
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fóre-áþ
A fore-oath ⬩ an oath first taken ⬩ antejūrāmentum ⬩ præjūrāmentum ⬩ præjūrātio
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H. 66, § 8; Th. i. 569: v. also <b>AÞ II, III.</b> If the fóre-áþ of the accuser failed, the charge was quashed and the accused set at liberty Ofgá ǽlc man his tíhtlan mid fóreáþe let every man begin his charge with a fore-oath, L.
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scill
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a shell, shell-fish:?-Musclan scil conca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 35. Scel. 105, 37. Scel echinus, i. piscis, cancer, 142, 24: 106, 75. Musclan ł scille de concha, Hpt. Gl. 417, 10. Scille vel sǽsnæglas conchae vel cochleae, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 7.
un-feor
Not far off ⬩ at no great distance off ⬩ no great distance
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Kmbl. 8, 30. Ðá geseah hé deófol ðǽr unfeor standan, Blickl. Homl. 227, 24. Grammar un-feor, with dative Ðá hé wæs unfeor ðam húse cum non longe esset a domo, Lk. Skt. 7, 6.
heáfod-mann
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Add: a head-man, a person of high position or rank: — Híredmanna gehwilc sille pænig tó ælmessan . . . and heáfodmen teódian, Wlfst. 181, 17. Hé sende tó Scotlande, and bæd ðá heófodmenn (ealdormenn maiores natu, Bd. 3, 3; Sch. 199, 6), Hml.
sceadu
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Add: [In Ps. L. 108, 23 a weak form, sceaduwe, seems to be used: sceaduwa in 143, 4, though glossing umbra, is probably plural.] Add Swá swá sceaduwe þonne heó áhyldeþ sicut umbra cum declinat, Ps. L. 108, 23.
æd-wít
A reproach ⬩ opprobrium
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A reproach; opprobrium Æd-wít manna opprobrium hominum, Ps. Spl. C. T. 21, 5
æt-springnes
A springing out ⬩ falling off ⬩ despondency ⬩ defectio ⬩ defectio animi
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A springing out, falling off, despondency; defectio, defectio animi, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 53
án-súndnes
Wholeness ⬩ soundness ⬩ integrity ⬩ integritas
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Wholeness, soundness, integrity; integritas Ánsúndnesse lufigend a lover of integrity, Wanl. Catal. 292, 34
bealo-cwealm
A pernicious or violent death ⬩ perniciosa vel violenta mors
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A pernicious or violent death; perniciosa vel violenta mors, Beo. Th. 4523; B. 2265
bealo-spell
A baleful message or tale ⬩ perniciei nuntius
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A baleful message or tale; perniciei nuntius, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 5; Exod. 510
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beód-geneát
A table-companion ⬩ mensæ socius ⬩ convictor
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A table-companion; mensæ socius, convictor Beo. Th. 691; B. 343 : 3431; B. 1713
burg-ágende
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Possessing a fortress or palace; arcem vel palatium possidens, Elen. Kmbl. 2347; El. 1175
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byrging
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e; f. A burying, the act of burying; sepultura, Jn. 20, l, 4, Lye
Carrum
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the place of a naval engagement, near Charmouth, Dorsetshire, Chr. 840; Erl. 67, 12
ceafes
a harlot; ⬩ pellex, concubina
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a harlot; pellex, concubina L. C. S. 55 ; Th. i. 406, 16, note 26A
cisten-beám
A chesnut-tree ⬩ castanea = κάστανον
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A chesnut-tree; castanea = κάστανον Cisten-beám [MS. cistenbean] castanea, Wrt. Voc. 285, 46
cete
A cabin, cellar ⬩ cella
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A cabin, cellar; cella, Ælfc. Gl. 108; Som. 78, 99; Wrt. Voc. 58, 14
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