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sundor-wundor

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-wundor, es; n.
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A special wonder, that which especially excites wonder:?-Mé fród wita sægde sundorwundra fela, Exon. Th. 313, 19; Mód. 2

sund-reced

(n.)
Grammar
sund-reced, es; n.
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A sea-house, a term for the ark Ðú ( Noah ) seofone genim on ðæt sundreced túdra gehwylces, Cd. Th. 80, 28; Gen. 1335

sunn-gihte

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-gihte, es; n. (?)
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A solstice On ðone ylcan dæg ( June 24) byþ solstitia, ðæt ys on úre geþeóde, sungihte, forðon ðe seó sunne standeþ on mydre lyfte. . . . Ðonne gelympeþ ðæt wundorlíce on ðæs sumeres sungihte on mydne dæg, ðonne seó sunne byþ on ðæs heofones mydle, ðonne

Linked entry: sunn-stede

sunn-set

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-set, es; n.
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The place where the sun sets, the west From sunsete (sunnsett, Lind.) ab occasu, Lk. Skt. Rush. 12, 54. Sunset occidentem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 27

súsl

(n.)
Grammar
súsl, es; n.: e; f.
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Torment, where the word is certainly neuter Se seáð ðæs sing[alan] súsles, Nar. 50, 23. Súsles þegnum, Exon. Th. 275, 30: Jul. 558: 304, 18; Fä. 72. Hié ðæt súsl þrowiende wǽron, Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 54, 26. In ðæt swearte súsl ( hell ), Exon.

Linked entries: helle-súsl seóslig

súþ-folc

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-folc, es; n.
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A southern people, a people living south in relation to some other Rómáne and eall súþfolc (ealle súþfolc, 146, 15), Lchdm. ii. 16, 1. Humbre streám tósceádeþ súþfolc Angelþeóde and norþfolc, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 17. Eorldóm on Norðfolc and Súðfolc ( Suffolk

sufel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
sufel, es; n.
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Anything, whether flesh, fish, or vegetable, eaten with bread, sowl ['Anything used to flavour bread, such as butter, cheese, etc., is called sowl in Pembrokeshire,' Halliwell]; pulmentarium Sile him fórmete on hláfe and on sufle and on wíne dabis viaticum

Linked entries: ge-sufel syfling winter-sufel

sulh-gesíde

(n.)
Grammar
sulh-gesíde, es; n.
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An appurtenance of a plough Man sceal habban wǽngewǽdu, sulhgesídu, Anglia ix. 264, 5. Cf. next word

sulincel

(n.)
Grammar
sulincel, es; n.
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A small portion of arable land Sulincela aratiuncula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 18

sund-corn

(n.)
Grammar
sund-corn, es; n.
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Saxifrage; saxifraga granulata Sundcorn saxifraga, Wrt. Voc. i. 30, 55: 79, 25. Sundcorn. Ðeós wyrt ðe man saxifragam and óþrum naman sundcorn nemneþ. . . . Wið ðæt stánas on blǽdran wexen, genim ðás wyrte, Lchdm. i. 212, 7-11 (see the plate at the beginning

súþ-land

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-land, es; n.
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A land lying to the south Hé eardode on ðám súðlandum in terra australi, Gen. 24, 62

Súþ-Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Súþ-Seaxe, -Seaxan; pl.
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Súþ-Seaxan ágen[n]e biscopas onféngon, 5, 18; S. 635, 14. Súþ-Sexena landes is syufan þúsend hýda, Cod. Dip. B. i. 415, 1. Ælle Súþ-Seaxna cyning, Chr. 827; Erl. 62, 35. Súþ-Seaxna (Súð-, MS. E.) ríce, 836; Erl. 66, 3. Súd-Seaxna (Súð-Seaxena, MS.

teón-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
teón-rǽden, teón-rǽdenn, e; f.
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Wrong, injury Ðæt hig wrecan mihton heora teónrǽdenne mid tintergum on him ( ut reddamus ei (Samson), quae in nos operatus est ) . . . Hig woldon hine tintregian for heora teónrǽdene, Jud. 15, 10, 14.

teosu

(n.)
Grammar
teosu, tesu, tæsu(-o), wes; m(?).
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n(?). hurt, injury Álet gehwearf teónfullum on teso the fire turned to the hurt of the harmful, Cd. Th. 232, 4; Dan. 255. Lécnade monigo of teissum ł cualmum curavit multos a plagis, Lk. Skt.

Linked entries: tæso teissum teso

teóðung-mann

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-mann, es; m.
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Geceós wise men and sóðfæste ... and gesete of him ... teóðingmen ( decanos ), Ex. 18, 21. as a technical English term, the head of a tithing, v. teóðung, Wé cwǽdon be uncúðum yrfe, ðæt nán man næfde búton hé hæfde ðæs hundredes manna gewitnyssa oððe

tiberness

(n.)
Grammar
tiberness, e; f.
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Sacrifice, destruction, immolation Rǽde on his bócum hwelce tibernessa ǽgðer ge on monslihtum ge on hungre ge on scipgebroce let him read in his books what sacrifices of life there were by slaughter, famine, and shipwreck (the Latin, which is not closely

ticia

(n.)
Grammar
ticia, an; n.
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A tick (an insect infesting animals) Ticia ricinus, Txts. 109, 1130

tiér

(n.)
Grammar
tiér, distillation (? cf. teár); ornament, splendour (? cf.
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v. tír) Nis nán wundor ðæt sió lyft sié wearm and ceald wǽt wolcnes tiér winde geblonden (cf. sió lyft is ǽgðer ge ceald ge wǽt ge wearm; nis hit nán wunder, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 35), Met. 20, 81

tigele

(n.)
Grammar
tigele, tigle, tiegle, an; f.
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Nim sume tigelan (tiglan, Cott. MSS.) and wrít on hiere ða burg Hierusalem sume tibi laterem, et describes in eo civitatem Jerusalem, Past. 21; Swt. 161, 3, 9, 11. Tieglan (tiglan, Cott. MSS.), Swt. 161, 12, 20.

Linked entries: tiegle tygele

tigel-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
tigel-getæl, es; n.
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A tale of bricks; laterum numerus Gé sceolon ágifan ðæt ilce tigolgetel, Ex. 5, 18

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