mist-hliþ
A mist-covered hill-side
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Ðis leóhte beorht ( the sun )cymeþ morgna gehwam ofer misthleoþu wadan ofer wǽgas, Exon. 93 a; Th. 350, 8; Sch. 60
be-slítan
To slit, tear ⬩ findere, lacerare
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Hér sculon abídan bán besliten seonwum here shall abide the bones torn from the sinews, Exon. 99 a; Th. 370, 20; Seel. 62
ealde-móder
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a grandmother. Cf. eald, VI a For mínes leófan fæder sáwle and for mínre ealdemódor for my dear father's soul and for my grandmother's, Cht. Th. 562, 27. Þone bule ðe wæs hire ealder-móder, 548, 8. [O.
súþ-land
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Add: land to the south, south shore of a river Hý heóldan þurh þá brycge áá bi þǽm súþlande (sýð-, v. l. ), Chr. 1052; P. 181, 15. a country to the south Þá þá in þám súðlandum wédde seó arrianisce éhtnes dum persecutio Ariana in Africa insaniret, Gr
tó-cwæstedness
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In a note to Ps. 105, 30 Roeder quotes tó-quæstednes from another MS., and tócwæstednys seems to be the reading of Ps. Spl. (according to Dr.
rihtere
A ruler, director
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Dic mihi, quoniam a Deo mundum regi non ambigis ... Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 5-14
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on-cýðig
Suffering from the want of something (?), not acquainted with, a stranger to anything (?)
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Suffering from the want of something (?), not acquainted with, a stranger to anything (?); cf. un-cýðig Elnes oncýðig suffering from weakness (?) or a stranger to strength (?), Elen. Kmbl. 1446; El. 725.
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orþancscipe
Art, mechanical art, mechanics
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Art, mechanical art, mechanics Orþancscipe mechanica (the word occurs at the end of a list of the arts. Cf. in a similar list searocræft mechanica, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 61), Hpt. Gl. 479, 61.
swegel-wundor
A heavenly wonder, or a wondrous sound
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A heavenly wonder, or a wondrous sound (?). v. swegel, IV Se burgstede wæs gefylled swétum stencum and swegl-wundrum, eádges yrfestól engla hleóðres the dwelling-place was filled with sweet odours and with wondrous music (?)
treówa
An assurance of good faith ⬩ a covenant
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An assurance of good faith a covenant, Se éca treówa the perpetual covenant (cf. Ex. 31, 16), Wulfst. 210, 22. Náðor ne wé on ðone here faran, ne heora nán tó ús, búton man trýwan and gýslas betwýnan sylle friðe tó wedde, L. A. G. 4; Th. i. 156, 8
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fram-fær
A going away ⬩ departure
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Ic ðé bebeóde þæt ðú ( a dragon ) gewíte of ðyssere stówe, and far tó wéstene ... and þú nánum men on ðínum framfære ne drece, 296, 5
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ác-drenc
Oak-drink ⬩ a kind of drink made of acorns ⬩ potus ex quercus glandibus factus
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Oak-drink, a kind of drink made of acorns; potus ex quercus glandibus factus
æfen-hlytta
A fellow ⬩ consort ⬩ companion or mate ⬩ consors
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A fellow, consort, companion or mate; consors, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 44; Som. 13, 6
ǽg-flota
A floater on the sea ⬩ sailor ⬩ ship ⬩ nauta ⬩ navis
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A floater on the sea, sailor, ship; nauta, navis, Andr. Kmbl. 515 ; An. 258
æmet-hyll
An EMMET-HILL ⬩ ant-hill ⬩ formicetum
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An EMMET-HILL, ant-hill; formicetum, Past. 28, 3; Hat. MS. 37 a, 3
ǽr-ðam
before that
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before that,Mt. Bos. 6, 8: Exon. 61 a; Th. 224, 22; Ph. 379
æt-eówedniss
A revelation ⬩ revelatio
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A revelation; revelatio To æteówednisse cynna ad revelationem gentium, Lk. Rush. War. 2, 32
ǽt-wéla
Abundance of food ⬩ a feast ⬩ copia cibi
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Abundance of food, a feast; copia cibi, Exon. 100a; Th. 574, 8; Seel. 123
agu
A pie ⬩ magpie ⬩ pica
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A pie, magpie; pica, Ælfc. Gl, 38; Som. 63, 22; Wrt. Voc. 29, 43
an-byrignys
A tasting ⬩ taste ⬩ gustus
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A tasting, taste; gustus, Ælfc. Gl. 70; Som. 70, 51; Wrt. Voc. 42, 59