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condel

(n.)
Grammar
condel, condell, e; f.

A candle candelalampas

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A candle; candela, lampas Chr. 937; Th. 202, 16, col. 1; Æðelst. 15; Exon. 51b; Th. 179, 20; Gú. 1264: 72a; Th. 269, 23; Jul. 454

fór-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
fór-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte; pp. -worht [fór before, wyrcan to work, do]

To work or place beforeobstructbarricadeoppōnéreobstruĕre

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To work or place before, obstruct, barricade; oppōnére, obstruĕre Se cing geháwode hwǽr man mihte ða eá fórwyrcan [fór-wyrcean, col. 2] the king observed where the river might be obstructed, Chr. 896; Th. 173, 36, col. 1.

Linked entry: un-forworht

wealh-hafoc

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-hafoc, es; m.

A foreign hawk a gerfalcon herodius

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Voc. i. 188, col. 2: jarfawkon, 220, col. 2) Walhhabuc falc(o ), Txts. 61, 826. Walchhabuc, uualhhaebuc, uualh[h]ebuc, ualchefuc herodius, 67, 1016. Góshafuc accipiter, wealhhafuc herodius, spearhafuc alietum, Wrt. Voc. i. 280, 18-20: ii. 42, 67.

friþsumian

(v.)
Grammar
friþsumian, p. ode
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per eum reconciliare omnia in ipsum, Col. I, 20) on eallum his mhtum, Hpt. 21, 189, 28. Cf. ge-sibsumian

Bryten

(n.)
Grammar
Bryten, Bryton, Briten, Breoten, Breoton, Broten, Brittan, Britten, Brytten; gen. dat. acc. e; f. acc. also as nom.

BRITAINBritannia, Cambria

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Th. 3, l, col. l: 3, 10, col. I. 3.

aldor-mon

(n.)
Grammar
aldor-mon, -monn, es; m. [aldor = ealdor an elder; mon]

An elder-manaldermannoblemanchiefmajor natuprinceps

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D. 804-829; 459, 3: Chr. 851; Th. 120, 19, col. 1: Lk. Jun. 19, 2

dynge

(n.)
Grammar
dynge, dinge, dynige, es; m?

A noise, dashing, storm sonus, strepĭtus, procella

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Rthm. ii. 66, 20; Chr. 937; Th. 206, 12, col. 2

Linked entries: dincge dinne

eás

(n.)

of a river

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of a river On twá healfe ðære eás on the two sides of the river, Chr. 896; Th. 172, 39, col. l; gen. of eá, q. v

selde

(n.)
Grammar
selde, an ; f.
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A porch Selde proaula (porticus a porche, proaula idem est, 204, col. 2), i. domus coram aula, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 46. v. sumor-, winter-selde ; seld

Linked entry: winter-selde

distæf

(n.)
Grammar
distæf, es; m. [dis = Gael. dos a bush, tuft; stæf a staff]
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A DISTAFF; colus Distæf colus, Ælfc. Gl. 28; Som. 61, 15; Wrt. Voc. 26, 14: 82, 9

récels-búc

(n.)
Grammar
récels-búc, es; m.
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A vessel for holding incense Rýcelsbúce acerrâ (cf. fæte oððe glédfæte accerrâ, 5, 66 : hec acerra a schyp for censse, i. 230, col. 2), Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 36

Linked entry: búc

a-cólian

(v.)
Grammar
a-cólian, p. ade, ode; pp. ad, od

To become coolcoldchilledfrigescere

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To become cool, cold, chilled; frigescere Ræst wæs acólad his resting-place was chilled. Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 28; Hö. 6. Ðonne biþ ðæt werge líc acólad then shall be the accursed carcase cooled, Exon, 100a; Th. 374, 12; Seel. 125

Linked entry: a-cealdian

æt-wíndan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-wíndan, p. -wánd, pl. -wúndon; pp. -wúnden

To wind offturn awayescapeflee awayaufugere

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Ic 'ǽte híg ætwíndan to wuda dimitto eos avolare ad silvam, Coll. Monast. Th. 26, 3

eóred-cist

(n.)
Grammar
eóred-cist, eórod-cist, -cyst, -cest, -ciest, e; f. [eóred a band, troop ; cist a company]

A company, troopturma, lĕgio

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A company, troop; turma, lĕgio Wesseaxe eórod-cistum [eoredcystum, Th. 202, 28, col. 2 ; 203, 28] on lást legdun láðum þeódum the West-Saxons in troops followed the footsteps of the hostile nations, Chr. 937; Th. 202, 28, col. I.

æt-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten; v. intrans.

To sit byto remainstaywaitadsidere

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To sit by, to remain, stay, wait; adsidere Ðá ætsǽton ða Centiscan ðǽr beæftan then the Kentish men remained there behind, Chr. 905; Th. 180, 31, col. 1

eást-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
eást-ríce, es; n.

East kingdom, eastern country, eastern part of a country orientāle regnum, orientālis rĕgio

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East kingdom, eastern country, eastern part of a country; orientāle regnum, orientālis rĕgio, Chr. 893; Th. 162, 19, col. I. 3: Ors. 2, I; Bos. 39, 21, 27

Æbban dún

(n.)
Grammar
Æbban dún, Abban dún, e; f. [Æbba, an; m: or Æbbe, an; f: dún a down or hill; Æbba's or Æbbe's down or hill]

ABINGDONAbindoniæ oppidum in agro Berceriensi

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ABINGDON; Abindoniæ oppidum in agro Berceriensi His líc líþ on ðam mynstre æt Abban dúne his body lies in the monastery at Abingdon, Chr. 981; Th. 234, 34, col. 1

Linked entry: Abban dún

un-gebeorhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gebeorhlíce, adv.

Not safelyrashly(?)intemperately(?)

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Lufiaþ, gé weras, eówere wíf on ǽwe; ne beó gé bitere him ungebeorhlíce ( polite amari esse ad illas, Col. 3, 19), Homl. Th. ii. 322, 26

Linked entry: ge-beorglíce

hice-máse

(n.)
Grammar
hice-máse, an; f.

The blue titmouse

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Cf. col-máse

Linked entry: hice

frence

(n.)
Grammar
frence, an; f.
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H. 43, col. 2, 18, and rúh hrægel amphibalum, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 65), Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 41