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heorþ-bacen

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His gebróðra worhton heom heorðbæcenne (axbakenne, v. l.) hláf (panem subcinericium), Gr. D. 86, 32. Add

á-wirgendlic

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Add:to á-wyrgendlic Hí heom betwýnan áwyrgendlic (-wyrged-,v. l.) geþeaht worhton, Hml. A. 185, 133

Linked entry: á-wirgedlic

simbel

Grammar
simbel, In 1. 10 for incessablia 1. incessabilia, and add — Þá þe him on siml wǽron mid farende, Ors. 3, 9; S. 130, 20. Heó wunode á on symbel neáh Sancte Marian cyrican
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juxta beatae Mariae ecclesiam semper manebat, Gr. D. 283, 6

for án

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Heom for án þá wítu gemynte wǽron, Hml. S. 23, 112: Lch. i. 286, 10. Add:

on-slúpan

(v.)
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to unloose, untie þâ þwangas þâra scôna ongunnon heom sylfe onslûpan ( dissolvere ), Gr. D. 221, 23

Linked entry: slúpan

tow-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
tow-cræft, es; m.

Skill in weaving or spinning

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Skill in weaving or spinning Heó (the Virgin Mary) weóx and wearð fulfremed on gódra mægna heányssum, and heó ðá sóna gódum towcræftum onféng, swýðor ðonne ǽnig ðara ðe heora bearn wǽron...

Linked entry: tow-hús

hýrsum-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hýrsum-lic, adj.

Readywilling

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Ready (of service), willing Hé gegearwode heom his hýrsumlice þegnunge eis obsequium praebebat, Gr. D. 152, 1

trég

(n.)
Grammar
trég, (treg ?), tríg (cf.? hég, híg hay, for the form), es; n.

A traytrough

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A tray, trough Trég alueolum, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 70. Nim ðæt reáde ryden, dó on tríg; hǽt stánes swíþe háte, lege on ðæt trig innan, Lchdm. ii. 340, 5-6. Bye us vessel . . . Dysschys, cuppys, and sawsers, Bolles, treyes, and platers, Rich. 1490

Linked entry: tríg

land-ár

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Hí lǽfdon heora ǽhta . . . Iulianus þá dǽlde heora landáre þe him lǽfed wæs, Hml. S. 4, 82. Heó beceápode þá gymmas and eác hire landáre wið licgendum feó, 9, 54. Add

tó-feallan

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Hí wurdon gelǽdde tó þǽre láðan anlícnysse, ac heó tófeól sóna tó heora fótum formolsnod, Hml. S. 2, 374. Þysre burge getimbrunga syndon mid gelómlicum hryrum tófeallene aedificia urbis ruinis crebrescentibus prosternuntur, Gr. D. 134, 12. Add

ælmes-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-gifu, e; f.

What is given as alms, alms

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What is given as alms, alms Ðæt ðæt heom góde men tó ælmesgife for Godes lufan sealdon, Wlfst. 159, 20

Linked entry: gifu

riht-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
riht-tíd, e; f.

A proper time

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A proper time Hé ða Eástran on heora rihttíde ne heóld Pascha suo tempore non observabat, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 18

tó-féran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-féran, p. de.

to go in different directions,go off separatelyto disperse (intrans.)

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Ða apostoli er þon þet heo toferden, O. E. Homl. i. 93, 8

Linked entry: tó-faran

dragan

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Hí férdon æfter heom intó þám mynstre and woldon hig út dragan, 1083; P. 215, 6

weallian

(v.)
Grammar
weallian, to wander.
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Heó weallode wîde dæges and nihtes geond þá muntas and þá dena per montes et valles die noctuque vagabatur, Gr. D. 176, 18. Hé ongan weallian fram þám bróðrum in þá tíde heora gebedes vagari tempore orationis coepit, III, 20. Add

big-hydiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
big-hydiglíce, -hydilíce, -hydlíce, -hidiglíce; adv.

Carefullysollicite, sollerter

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Carefully; sollicite, sollerter Ðe he bighydiglíce heóld which he carefully held, Bd. 4, 31; S. 611, 2. Heó hine bighydilíce [bighydlice, Whel. 324, 8] sóhte she carefully sought him, 4, 23; S. 595, 4. Bighidiglíce sollicite, 1, 27; S. 489, note 39

midd

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Heora ǽgþer hæfde his folc on þrím heápum, and hié selfe wǽron on þǽm midmestan, Ors. 5, 12 ; S. 242, 3, . add: (cf. the last passage with midde-niht) Hí tó ðám middan wintran eódon heomheora garwan feorme, Chr. 1006; P. 136, 24

un-gegrét

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gegrét, adj.

Ungreeted

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Ungreeted Hé wolde tó ðam mynstre faran and his gebróðra grétan, forþan hé ǽr fram heom ungegrét gewát, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 22, 20

Linked entry: ge-grétan

Cwichelmes hlǽw

(n.)
Grammar
Cwichelmes hlǽw, Cwicchelmes hlǽw , Cwicelmes hlǽw ,es; m. [hlǽw a heap, barrow, small hill: Flor. Cuiccelmeslawe: Hunt. Chichelmeslaue: Hovd. Cwichelmelow: Cwichelm's hill; Cwichelmi agger]

CUCKHAMSLEY hill or Cuchinslow, Berkshire, a large barrow on a wide plain overlooking White Horse Vale Cwichelmi agger in agro Berchensi

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CUCKHAMSLEY hill or Cuchinslow, Berkshire, a large barrow on a wide plain overlooking White Horse Vale ; Cwichelmi agger in agro Berchensi Wendon to Wealingæforda, and ðæt eall forswǽlldon; and wǽron him ðá áne niht æt Ceóles ége, and wendon him ðá andlang

ge-stincan

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Heó cwæð ꝥ heó nǽfre ǽr náht swilces ne gestunce, S. 4, 349. Add