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bed-reda

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Gemétte hé ánne bædrydan (bed-,v. l.) for eahta geárum lama. Þá cwæð hé tó þám earman bæddrydan . . . þá gelýfde seó burhwaru þurh þæs bæddrydan hǽle, 10, 41-50. Feówer bedrydan wurdon gehǽlede, H. R. 105, 1.

brégan

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Réðe forebécna ꝥ folc earmlíce brégdon, Chr. 793; P. 55, 33. Þæt hit leásung wǽre, þæt hí þæt folc mid brégdan, Wlfst, 100, 7. Ðá óðre sint tó bréganne (-eanne, v. l.) istis inferre metum debemus, Past. 181, 7. Bregende terrentia, An. Ox. 4419. Add

mere

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Gif man of myran folan ádrífð, Ll.

smittian

(v.)
Grammar
smittian, p. ode

To smear, pollute, defile illitus, unctus

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As reignes shall ben flitted Fro folk to folk, or whan they shal ben smitted Chauc. T. and C. v. 1544 Ismittet (smeared) wið smirles H. M. 13, 23. Bismitted (-smuddet, MS. T.) and bismeoruwed A. R. 214, 22.

Linked entry: be-smittian

stópel

(n.)
Grammar
stópel, es; m.

A foot-step, mark left by the foot

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A foot-step, mark left by the foot Man dæghwamlíce ða moldan nimeþ on ðǽm lástum . . . and nǽfre man ðære moldan tó ðæs feale ne nimeþ, ðæt mon ǽfre þurh ðæt mǽge á ðý máran dǽl on ðǽm stóplum gewercean (make the footprints larger) . . .

hors

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Fleáh ðæt Englisce folc, for ðan þe hig wǽran on horsan, 1055; P. 186, 6. Ǽlc man wite his getýman be mannum and be horsum and be oxum, Ll. Th. i. 154, 14. Hét hé hyssa hwæne hors forlǽtan, By. 2.

culpa

(n.)
Grammar
culpa, an ; m.

A fault culpa

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A fault ; culpa Ne ic culpan in ðé ǽfre onfunde I have never found any fault in thee, Exon. 10b ; Th. 11, 28 ; Cri. 177

eád-méd

(n.)
Grammar
eád-méd, es; n.

Humilityhumĭlĭtas

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Humility; humĭlĭtas, generally found in the pl Ic eádmédu efnan þence humiliātus sum, Ps. Th. 118, 107. On mínum eádmédum in humilĭtāte mea, 118, 92

Linked entry: eáþ-méd

fareld

(n.)

a journey

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Els. 29, 10; and MS. at foot of plate facing Title

bíd-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
bíd-fæst, adj. [bíd an abiding, delay; fæst fast, firm]

Stationary, firmstabilis

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Stationary, firm; stabilis Hyre fóta wæs bídfæst [biidfæst MS.] óðer one of its feet was stationary, Exon. 114 a; Th. 438, 13; Rä. 57, 7

wyrm-híw

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-híw, es; n.
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The form of a reptile or serpent Hé sceolde hí áwendan of ðam wyrmhíwe (cf. serpentia terrae, Acts 10, 12), Homl. Skt. i. 10, 104

flyge

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Mid þan þe se strǽl on flyge wæs, þá cóm windes blǽd foran ongeán, ꝥ seó strǽl wearð eft gecyrred, Bl. H. 199, 20. Add

un-geǽsce

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geǽsce, adj.
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That cannot be found out by enquiry, indescribable Se leóma geteáh mid ungeǽscre fyrhtu (inaestimabili pavore ) þá heortan þǽra ætstandendra wífa, Gr. D. 284, 20

bríwan

(v.)
Grammar
bríwan, p. de; pp. ed

To cook, dress foodcoquere

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To cook, dress food; coquere Bríw his mete wið ele dress his meat with oil, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 264, 22; 266, 29

winter-steall

(n.)
Grammar
winter-steall, es; m.

A yearling foal

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A yearling foal (?) Hors mon sceal gyldan mid .xxx. sciłł., myran mid .xx. sciłł., and wintersteal ealswá, L. O. D. 7; Th. i. 356, 3

Linked entry: -steall

corn-hrycce

(n.)
Grammar
corn-hrycce, an; f.

A CORN-RICK frumenti acervus

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A CORN-RICK; frumenti acervus Wearþ gemét ðæt feoh uppon ánre cornhryccan the money was found upon a corn-rick Homl. Th. ii. 178, 8

Linked entry: hrycce

angeán

(prep.)
Grammar
angeán, prep.

Againstcontra

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Against; contra Hý him brohtan angeán ehta hund M féðena they brought against him eight hundred thousand foot, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 9

Eofor-wíc-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Eofor-wíc-scír, e: f.

YORKSHIRE comĭtātus Eboracensis

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YORKSHIRE; comĭtātus Eboracensis Fóran ða þegnas ealle on Eoforwícscíre to Eoferwíc all the thanes in Yorkshire went to York, Chr. 1065 ; Th. 332, 7

forþ-gewitenes

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-gewitenes, -ness, e; f.

A going forthdepartureprofectio

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A going forth, departure; profectio Blissade ðæt þeóstre folc on forþgewitenesse oððe fære heora lætáta est Ægyptus in profectiōne eōrum, Ps. Lamb. 104, 38

mis-féran

(v.)

to go astraytransgress

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to go astray, transgress Hé (Saul ) ðæt folc bewerodewið ða hǽðena leóda, ðeáh hé misférde on manegum óðrum þingum, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 4

Linked entry: mis-faran