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bere-tún

(n.)
Grammar
bere-tún, es; m. [bere barley, corn; tún an inclosure, a place shut in]

A barley-enclosurecourt-yardthreshing-floorcorn-farmgrangecorn-villageBARTONhordei areavilla frumentaria

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Vox in Devonia, inquit Spelmannus, et plaga Angliæ Occidentali bene note,' Du Cange Glos Þerh-clǽnsade beretún his permundavit aream suam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 12

Linked entries: Barton bere-wíc

ceald

(n.)
Grammar
ceald, cald, es; n.

Cold, coldnessfrigus

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Calde geþrungen wǽron míne fét my feet were pierced with cold, Exon. 81b; Th. 306, 16; Seef. 8

dollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
dollíce, adv.

Foolishly, rashlystulte, insāne

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Ne man ne sceal drincan, oððe dollíce etan binnan Godes húse nor may any one drink, nor foolishly eat within God's house, L. Ælf. C. 35; Th. ii. 356, note 2, line 10: Past. 20, 1; Hat. MS. 29 b, 4

efen-eald

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-eald, efn-eald; adj.

Co-eval, of the same, ageco-ævus, co-ætāneus

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Plegende mid his efen-ealdum playing uith his co-evals, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 4

Linked entry: efn-eald

FETER

(n.)
Grammar
FETER, fetor, e; f.

A FETTERchain for the feetcompespĕdĭca

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Ic módsefan mínne sceolde feterum sǽlan I must bind my thought in fetters, 76b; Th. 287, 29; Wand. 21: Salm. Kmbl. 141; Sal. 70

Linked entries: feoter fetor

for-wiernan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wiernan, -wirnan; p. de; pp. ed

To hinderpreventkeep fromwithholdarcērerĕtĭnēre

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Ðæt mann forwierne his sweorde blódes, ðæt hwá forwirne his láre ðæt he mid ðære ne ofsleá ðæs flǽsces lustas keeping one's sword from blood is withholding one's instruction, and not slaying with it the lusts of the flesh, Past. 49; Hat. MS

from-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
from-weard, adj.

From-wardturned from or awaydepartingabout to departaversusabĭtūrusmorĭtūrus

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From-ward, turned from or away, departing, about to depart; aversus, abĭtūrus, morĭtūrus Ǽlc ðara ðe ðís woruldgesǽlþa hæfþ, he wát ðæt hi [MS. he] him fromwearde beóþ every one who possesses these worldly goods, knows that they will be departing from

Linked entries: fram-weard fram-weard

gælsa

(n.)
Grammar
gælsa, an; m.

Luxuryextravaganceluxusluxŭria

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Gælso sollicitudo, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 22

Linked entries: wrǽnsa gelsa

heóf

(n.)
Grammar
heóf, es; m.

Lamentationgriefsorrow

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Lamentation, grief, sorrow Maximus mid micelum heófe gedréfed him tó com Maximus troubled with great grief came to him, Homl. Th. i. 414, 17. Sǽde ðæt hie hæfden bet gewyrht ðæt him mon mid heáfe [heófe MS.

Linked entry: heáf

HEORTE

(n.)
Grammar
HEORTE, an; f.

The HEART

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M. 1, 17 ; Lchdm. ii. 60, 7. Of ðære heortan cumaþ yfle geþancas de corde exeunt cogitationes malæ, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 19. Lustum heortena desideriis cordum, Ps. Th. 80, 12

hungrig

(adj.)
Grammar
hungrig, adj.

Hungryfamished

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Hungrig esuriens, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 37. Hý him hungrige ymb hond flugon, Exon. 43 a; Th. 146, 13; Gú. 709. Ða hungrian, Ps. Th. 106, 8. Hungrium, 35: 131, 16. Hungregum tó frófre, Soul Kmbl. 224; Seel. 116

Linked entry: hyngrig

in-fiht

(n.)
Grammar
in-fiht, -feoht, es ; n.
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An attack made upon a person by one inhabiting the same dwelling; it was a breach of the peace for which a fine had to be paid to the head of the house if he were competent to exercise jurisdiction Infiht [infitht, MS.] vel insocna est quod ab ipsis

innung

(n.)
Grammar
innung, e ; f.

A puttinggetting in

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A putting or getting in, what is put or got in Se heofon is betera and fægera ðonne eall his innung búton monnum ánum the heaven is better and fairer than all it includes, except men only, Bt. 32, 2 ; Fox 116, 10.

Linked entry: innian

leásere

(n.)
Grammar
leásere, es; m.

hypocritea buffoonjester

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a false person, hypocrite Leáseras ł légeras falsos, Mt.

lyge

(adj.)
Grammar
lyge, lycce; adj.

Lyingmendaciousfalse

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hǽlend ... ðonne monige lyge [leáse ł lycce, Lind.] gewitu cwómun ætnǽhste ðá cwóman twægen lyge [leáso ł liycce, Lind.] gewitu quærebant falsum testimonium contra Jesum ... cum multi falsi testes accessissent novissime autem venerunt duo falsi testes, Mt

niht-sang

(n.)
Grammar
niht-sang, es; m.

the service at the seventh of the canonical hourscomplinea copy of the service

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Hé ne funde ná búton áne capitulare and .i. forealdodne nihtsang ... Chart. Th. 430, 8, 28

reádian

(v.)
Grammar
reádian, p. ode
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Reádaþ þe heofun rutilat coelum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 16, 3. Reádode purpurescit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 8. Reádede, Hpt. Gl. 503, 51. Reádodon rubescunt, Hymn. Surt. 52, 31. Æppel ðe ðonne gyt ne reádige, Lchdm. i. 330, 22.

gieldan

(v.)
Grammar
gieldan, ic gielde, ðú gieltst, gielst, he gieldeþ, gielt, pl. gieldaþ; p. geald, pl. guldon; pp. golden

To yieldpayrenderrepayrequite

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Werum gieldeþ gaful pays tribute to men, Exon. 108 b; Th. 415, 15; Rä. 33, 11: 34 a; Th. 109, 24; Gú. 95: 39 a; Th. 130, 9; Gú. 435. He ðé mid wíte gieldeþ he will requite thee with punishment, 80 a; Th. 301, 15; Fä. 19: Bt. 41, 3; Fox 248, 22

grǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
grǽdan, p. de
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MS. Hine mon sceal swíðe hlúde hátan grǽdan oððe singan he must be bidden to cry out or sing very loud, L. M. 2, 5; Lchdm. ii. 182, 26

Linked entry: han-grǽd

gnyrn

(n.)
Grammar
gnyrn, es; m.

Griefsorrowevilwrong

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Þeóda waldend eallra gnyrna [MS. gnymra] leás the ruler of nations, free from all evils, 843; El. 422. Wlance drihtne guldon gód mid gnyrne arrogant, they repaid good to the Lord with evil, Cd. 111; Th. 146, 10; Gen. 2420