bán-beorgas
A greave
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A greave Bán-beorgum ocreis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 31. Bánberge ocreas, 97, 35
be-
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when prefixed to verbs, be- and bi- either give an intensive signification to a transitive verb, or change an intransitive into a transitive verb, as,-Sprengan to sprinkle, be-sprengan to be-sprinkle; lecgan ponere, be-lecgan im-ponere; settan to set,
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BERIE
a BERRY ⬩ bacca ⬩ a grape ⬩ uva
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Though wín-berie, q. v. a wine-berry, is generally used in Anglo-Saxon for a grape, yet berge, berige are sometimes found, as, - Gif ðú gange binnan ðínes freóndes wíneard, et ðæra bergena swá fela, swá ðú wylle, and ne ber ðú ná má út mid ðé if thou
Denisc
DANISH ⬩ Dānĭcus
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DANISH; Dānĭcus Gif man ofslagen weorþe, ealle we lǽtaþ efen dýrne, Engliscne and Deniscne if a man he slain, we estimate all equally dear, English and Danish, L. A. G. 2: Th. i. 154, i.
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wurma
A shell-fish from which a purple dye was obtained, ⬩ a purple dye ⬩ woad, a plant from which a dye is got
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A shell-fish from which a purple dye was obtained, a purple dye; also woad, a plant from which a dye is got Wurma murex, wurma, weoloc murice, Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 64, 62. Wurma, reád godwebb ostrum, 64, 10. Wyrma ostrum, i. 286, 34.
clawu
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Add: (cláwu? but cf. Orm. Clawwess). a claw, of a bird or beast Earnes clawa, Hml. Th. ii. 434, 9. Him ( birds) wǽron þá cleá blace (pedibus nigris ), Nar. 16, 16. Clawa ungularum, An. Ox. 8, 385. Seó culfre is unréðe on hire clawum, Hml.
heáwan
to hack ⬩ gash ⬩ to hew ⬩ to cut off
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Add:: Heáweð secate, An. Ox. 56, 32. intrans. To strike with a cutting weapon, deal blows Hí on healfa gehwone heáwan þóhton, B. 800. trans.
leáf
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Add: a leaf of a tree, plant, &c. Leáf folium, rind cortix Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 77. Nǽfre brosniað leáf under lyfte, Ph. 39. Lytle hwíle leáf beóð gréne, Sal. 312. Hleófa (leáf, R.) folia Mt. L. 24, 32.
nyten-ness
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Add Ignorantia, ꝥ is nytennys, Angl. xi. 109, 40. Ꝥ hé on his ylde of ðám yfelan slǽpe his ǽrran nytennysse áríse, Hml. A. 53, 81: Hml. S. 14, 36 : 25, 788.
ge-ǽrendian
to do an errand ⬩ a business ⬩ to obtain by negotiation ⬩ intercession ⬩ to go ⬩ and obtain ⬩ apply ⬩ and obtain
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Add: to do an errand or a business Se man þe bringð médsceat þám geréfan, sé geǽrendað bet (does his business better) þonne sé ðe nǽnne ne bringð, Wlfst. 238, 9.
hacele
A cloak, mantle, upper garment, coal, cassock. ⬩ lacerna, subucula, capsula, mantilia, pl ⬩ a cloak ⬩ a kind of cowled or hooded frock ⬩ priest's cope ⬩ cuculla, casula
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A cloak, mantle, upper garment, coal, cassock. Lye gives the following meanings lacerna, subucula, capsula, mantilia, pl Hacele clamis, Ælfc. Gl. 65; Som. 69, 40; Wrt. Voc. 40, 67 : 110; Som. 79, 51; Wrt. Voc. 59, 22 : 284, 65.
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heáhþu
Height, high place, glory ⬩ height, loftiness, exaltation ⬩ altitudo, culmen
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Height, high place, glory Hé his áras of heáhþu hider onsendeþ he will send his messengers hither from above, Exon. 19 a; Th. 47, 24; Cri. 760: 19 b; Th. 49, 21; Cri. 789: 69 b; Th. 258, 10; Jul. 263. On héhþo on high, Andr.
hlinc
a link, ⬩ linch, ⬩ rising ground ⬩ 'agger limitaneus, parœchias, etc, dividens,' ⬩ a hill, ⬩ rising ground
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Heá hlincas, 101 b; Th. 384, 7; Rä. 4, 24
forþ-weard
continued ⬩ carried on ⬩ inclined forwards ⬩ inclined towards ⬩ advancing ⬩ forward ⬩ advanced ⬩ departed ⬩ deceased
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Similar entries Cf. forþ, 6 a ꝥ him lifiendum wǽre ꝥ tó wíte ꝥ þám forðweardan (forðfarenum, v. l.) men bið tó reste, Mart. H. 162, 8
cliwen
A clew ⬩ a ball of thread, ball ⬩ glomus, globus
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A clew, anything that is globular, a ball of thread, ball; glomus, globus Cliwen glomus, Wrt. Voc. 66, 18: 82, 8: 282, 1. Clywen glomus, Ælfc. Gl. 28; Som. 61, 5; Wrt. Voc. 26, 4. Cleowen glomer, globellum, Ælfc. Gl. 111; Som. 79, 68; Wrt.
freólíc
Free ⬩ noble ⬩ ingenuous ⬩ comely ⬩ goodly ⬩ līber ⬩ ingĕnuus ⬩ egrĕgius ⬩ dĕcens
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Se eafora wǽs Enoc háten, freólíc frumbearn the offspring was called Enoch, a comely first-born, Cd. 59; Th. 72, 19; Gen. 1189. Freólíc fyrdsceorp a goodly war-vest, Exon. 1043; Th. 395, 25; Rä. 15, 13: Cd. 55; Th. 67, 29; Gen. 1108.
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BÓT
help, assistance, remedy, cure ⬩ auxilium, remedium, emendatio, sanatio ⬩ a BOOT, compensation due to an injured person as damages for the wrong sustained, redressing, recompense, an amends, a satisfaction, correction, reparation, restoring, renewing, repentance, an offering ⬩ compensatio, emendatio, reparatio, oblatio ⬩ to-boot, with advantage, moreover, besides
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Ethb. 33; Th. i. 12, 3. For bóte his synna for a redressing of his sins, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 32: 5, 13; S. 632, 13. Bringaþ ánne buccan to bóte bring a kid for an offering, Lev. 4, 23, 28: L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 62, 6: Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 9.
on-wreón
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Add Hé onwreáh þá eorðan þe ǽr wæs oferþeaht, Ps. Th. 28, 7. Onwríg eágan míne, Ps.
fǽrlíc
Sudden, unexpected, quick ⬩ sŭbĭtus, repentīnus
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Gl. 94; Som. 75, 113; Wrt. Voc. 52, 63. Þurh fǽrlícne [feárlícne MS. A.] deáþ through sudden death, L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 412, 28. Se fǽrlíca dæg repentīna dies, Lk. Bos. 21, 34. Se fǽrlíca deáþ sudden death, Homl. Th. ii. 22, 19
geaflas
The jaws ⬩ fauces
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The jaws; fauces Geaflas fauces, Cot. 91. Ðæt nebb lixeþ swá glæs oððe gim, geaflas scýne innan and útan the beak [of the Phoenix] glitters like glass or gem, the jaws comely within and without, Exon. 60 a; Th. 219, 1; Ph. 300.