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þurh-lócung

(n.)
Grammar
þurh-lócung, e; f.

A looking through or over, a preliminary examination(?) of a bookprohemium

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A looking through or over, a preliminary examination(?) of a book; but the word glosses prohemium Ðurhlócung prohemium, forespǽc praefatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 38

sǽ-fór

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-fór, e; f.

A journey by sea, a voyage

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A journey by sea, a voyage Nis ðæs módwlonc mon ofer eorþan . . . ðæt hé á his sǽfóre sorge næbbe, Exon. Th. 308, 19; Seef. 42

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel ; also sélor ; adv. (cpve.)
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Better. of health Cwæð ðæt heó gelýfde ðæt hire sóna sél wǽre quia crederet eam mox melius habituram, Bd. 5, 3 ; S. 616, 11. Sóna ic wæs wyrpende and mé sél wæs statim melius habere incipio, S. 616, 34 : 5, 5 ; S. 618, 4. Sóna him biþ sél. Lchdm. iii

híwian

(v.)

to formfabricateto feignto dissemble

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Add: to form, give shape to Híwað confingat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 56. Híwade finxit, i. figurabat, 148, 64. to shape an object. material Ðú heówodest mé tu formasti me, Ps. Rdr. 138, 5. Sé þe híwude (hiówede, Ps. Srt.) eáge, 93, 9. non-material Þú þe

ge-lǽdan

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Add: where there is movement. where the movement of the object is not the act of the subject, to lead, bring, conduct. the subject a person Ic þé út gelǽdde of Ægypta londe, Ll. Th. i. 44, 4. Ðrió cnæhtas of ofone ðú gilǽddest ( eduxisti ), Rtl. 101,

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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with demonstrative force, thence Þanan illic (-inc? ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 55. Ðonan illinc, 44, 54. marking the point from which motion takes place Hé þanon (þonan, Rush.: þona, Lind. inde ) eode, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 21. Þanon h-e com on Iudéisce endas inde

croft

(n.)
Grammar
croft, es; m.

A CROFTa small inclosed field prædiolumagellulus septus

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A CROFT, a small inclosed field; prædiolum, agellulus septus Æt ðæs croftes heáfod at the top of the croft Cod. Dipl. 553; A. D. 969; Kmbl. iii. 37, 23. In ðone croft, of ðæm crofte to the croft, from the croft 681; A. D. 972; Kmbl. iii. 261, 11: 679

Linked entries: bere-croft hwǽte-croft

sol

(n.)

a solea collar of wood, put round the neek of cattle to confine them to the stelchSole a rope or halter to tie cattle in the stallsoles, fetters, and shackles'

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a sole (?), 'a collar of wood, put round the neek of cattle to confine them to the stelch. "A bow about a beestes necke." Palsgrave.' Halliwell. 'Sole, a rope or halter to tie cattle in the stall,' Kennett's Parochial Antiquities. Among 'husbandlie furniture

Linked entry: sylu

æt-foran-weall

(n.)
Grammar
æt-foran-weall, es; m.

The outer walloutworksa bulwark before a castleantemurale.

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The outer wall, outworks, a bulwark before a castle; antemurale

beorþor-þínen

(n.)
Grammar
beorþor-þínen, e; f.

A midwifeobstetrix

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A midwife; obstetrix [beorþor child-birth, þínen a maid-servant]

Linked entry: byrþor-þínen

cincg

(n.)

a king

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a king, Th. Diplm. A. D. 743-745; 28, 21

drenc-cuppe

(n.)
Grammar
drenc-cuppe, an; f.

A drinking-vessel, a cuppocŭlmn

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A drinking-vessel, a cup; pocŭlmn Wrt. Voc. 82, 42

Linked entry: cuppe

dreá

(n.)

a magician, wizard

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a magician, wizard, Salm. Kmbl. 89, MS. A; Sal. 44

ed-gild

(n.)
Grammar
ed-gild, es; n.

A re-payment rĕ-sŏlūtio

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A re-payment; rĕ-sŏlūtio, Leo, A. Sax. Gl. 250

leóþ-word

(n.)
Grammar
leóþ-word, es; n.
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A word in a poem, Andr. Kmbl. 2975; An. 1490

mæcga

(n.)
Grammar
mæcga, an; m.

A man

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A man, Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 16; Vy. 52

bodere

(n.)
Grammar
bodere, es; m.

A teacher, a masterpræceptor

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A teacher, a master; præceptor, Lk. Rush. War. 9, 33

bord-haga

(n.)

phalanx

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[haga a hedge. 1. an enclosure.] A shield-enclosure, phalanx

démon

(n.)
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a demon, devil From démonum a demonibus, Rtl. 146, 1

eorþ-ling

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Substitute for 'A farmer; terrae cultor' 'A bird, ' and add: