bolgen
vexed, irritated, angry
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vexed, irritated, angry; pp. of belgan
drype
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Add: Cf. dropen, pp. of drepan
dynige
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Substitute: The name of a plant
híw-fæger
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Fair of form, Verc. Först. 166
Linked entry: fæger
ofer-bæc
the upper part of the back.
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the upper part of the back
crang
fell ⬩ perished ⬩ died
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fell, perished, died; p. of cringan
twi-
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in composition with force of two
frum-talu
the first statement of a case
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the first statement of a case (?)
ban-fáh
adorned with bone
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adorned with bone (of a hall)
teóðung-land
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Land that was subject to the payment of tithe (?)
hrægel-talu
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Ben. 92, 2-5 Be mynstermonna hrægelhúse and be hyra hrægeltale ( this is the heading of a chapter containing an account of the clothing to be furnished to the members of a monastery by the abbot.
ǽr
early ⬩ expressing readiness, quickness, soon ⬩ earlier, before ⬩ previously, beforehand ⬩ sooner ⬩ before ⬩ sooner ⬩ first
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Ǽst of ánre byrig, ðonne of óðerre, Ors. 3, 7; S. 112, 22. Hé angan tó smeágenne ǽrest þinga hú hé his líf gerihtlǽcan meahte, Lch. iii. 438, 29: Ll. Th. ii. 316, 11. Similar entries v. ǽror
lyt
Few ⬩ little
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Forðon hé lyt genihtsumede on smeáwunge and on leornunge háligra gewrita hé ðý má mid his handum wonn and worhte nam quo minus sufficiebat meditationi scripturarum, eo amplius operi manuum studium impendebat, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 29.
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ge-défe
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His gást wunað ofer ðone eádmódan and ofer þone gedéfan, Hml. A. 40, 394. Gedéfe mód tranquillam mentem, Wülck. 01. 252, 20. Þá gedéfan quietos, Hy. S. 3, 23. III. of things. quiet On tídum gedéfum horis quietis, Hy. S. 4, 30.
stów
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ord; ne eác on ðisum dæge (the Circumcision) nis mid nánum gesceáde, þeáh ðe úre gerímbéc on þissere stówe geedlǽcon ( though our calendars continue to put the beginning of the year in this place, i. e.
hrǽw
a corpse ⬩ carcase ⬩ trunk ⬩ carrion
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Ðá lócade hé on his ágenne líchoman swá swá on uncúþne hreáw he gazed on his own body as on an unknown corpse, Shrn. 52, 4. Ða sticca Simones hreáwes the pieces of Simon's carcase, Homl. Th. i. 380, 34.
mund
a hand ⬩ a hand ⬩ protection ⬩ Guardianship ⬩ A protector ⬩ guardian ⬩ protection ⬩ guardianship extended by the king to the subject ⬩ the king's peace, by the head of a family to its members ⬩ the fine paid for violation of mund
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Ðá hé geendod wæs ðá rád se bisceop tó ðam cynge myngude ðære munde and his gewitnesse then Ecgferth delivered land and charter, with the witness of the king, to archbishop Dunstan, that he might act as guardian in respect to them, on behalf of his widow
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áþ-wyrþe
Worthy of an oath ⬩ worthy of credit ⬩ dignus qui juret
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Worthy of an oath, worthy of credit; dignus qui juret Gif he áþwyrþe biþ if he be oath-worthy, L. In. 46; Th. i. 130, 14: L. Ed. 3 ; Th. i. 160, 21
ceaster-hlid
Cover of a city, gate ⬩ urbis tegmen, porta
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Cover of a city, gate; urbis tegmen, porta Ðæt ǽnig meahte ðæs ceasterhlides clustor unlúcan that any one might unlock the inclosure of the city-gate, Exon. 12a; Th. 20, 7; Cri. 314
cin-berg
menti protectio
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That part of the helmet which protects the chin; menti protectio Grímhelm gespeón cining, cinberge the king clasped his grim helmet, the protection of his chin, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 28; Exod. 175