a-sprungennes
An eclipse ⬩ deficiency ⬩ failing ⬩ fainting ⬩ exhaustion ⬩ eclipsis ⬩ defectio
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An eclipse, deficiency, failing, fainting, exhaustion; eclipsis, defectio Wæs geworden sunnan asprungennys facta erat eclipsis solis, Bd. 3, 27; S. 558, 10. Asprungynnes nam me defectio tenuit me, Ps. Spl C. 118, 53
Linked entry: æ-springnes
áncer-setl
An anchoret's cell ⬩ hermitage ⬩ anachoretæ sedes
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An anchoret's cell, hermitage; anachoretæ sedes Twegen hálige menn, on áncersettle wuniende, wǽron forbearnde two holy men, dwelling in a hermitage, were burned, Chr. 1087; Th. 354, 23: Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 10
beadu-scearp
Battle-sharp ⬩ sharp in fight ⬩ applied to a sword ⬩ ad pugnam acutus
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Battle-sharp, sharp in fight, applied to a sword; ad pugnam acutus Cyning wælseaxe gebræd biter and beaduscearp the king drew his deadly knife bitter and battle-sharp, Beo. Th. 5401; B. 2704
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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
Beran burh
BANBURY ⬩ Oxfordshire
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BANBURY, Oxfordshire Hér Cynríc and Ceawlin fuhton wið Brettas æt Beran byrig here, A. D. 556, Cynric and Ceawlin fought with Britons at Banbury, Chr. 556; Th. 30, 9, col. 1, 2, 3
Linked entry: Bearan burh
Cealc-hýþ
Challock, Chalk
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The name of a place, Challock, Chalk, in Kent Hér wæs geflítfullíc sinoþ æt Cealc-hýþe here [in A. D. 785] there was a contentious synod at Chalk, Chr. 785;Erl.57, 13
earm-beáh
An arm-ring, bracelet ⬩ armilla
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An arm-ring, bracelet; armilla Brád earmbeáh a broad or large arm-bracelet; dextrochĕrium, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 30; Wrt. Voc. 61, 10. Earmbeága fela many bracelets. Beo. Th. 5520; B. 2763
earn
A house, cottage ⬩ căsa
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A house, cottage; căsa On ðære stówe ðe is gecíged æt hwítan earne in the place which is called [at] Whitern [white house, candĭda căsa]. Bd. 5, 24; S. 646, 31. v. ærn
eár-preón
An ear-pin, ear-ring ⬩ inauris
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An ear-pin, ear-ring; inauris Eárpreón vel eárring inauris, Ælfc. Gl. 65; Som. 69, 50; Wrt. Voc. 41, 7. Earpreónas vel eár-hringas inaures, 4; Som. 55, 91; Wrt. Voc. 16, 61
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efen-hæfdling
An equal, fellow, fellow-mate ⬩ co-æquālis, co-ætāneus
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An equal, fellow, fellow-mate; co-æquālis, co-ætāneus Gesomnode miccle scóle his geþoftena and hys efen-hæfdlingas he collected a great troop of his companions and equals, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 14, 3
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eorþ-gesceaft
An earthly creature ⬩ terrestris creatura
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An earthly creature ; terrestris creatura Men habbaþ [MS. habbæþ] geond middangeard eorþ-gesceafta ealle oferþungen men have all surpassed earthly creatures throughout the middle earth, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 387; Met. 20, 194
firding
An expedition ⬩ army ⬩ expĕdītio ⬩ exercĭtus
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An expedition, army; expĕdītio, exercĭtus Swíðe micel folc ðú hæfst on ðínre firdinge to ðam gefeohte i-s/>very much people thou hast in thine army for the battle, Jud. 7, 2
flǽsc-tawere
A flesh-tawer or tormentor ⬩ an executioner ⬩ lănio ⬩ carnĭfex
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A flesh-tawer or tormentor, an executioner; lănio, carnĭfex Hyldere, oððe cwellere, oððe flǽsctawere [MS. flæctawere] lănio, vel lănista, vel carnĭfex, vel măcellārius, Ælfc. Gl. 113; Som. 79, 120; Wrt. Voc. 60, 27
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Fróm
FROME ⬩ Somersetshire ⬩ oppĭdi nōmen in agro Somersetensi
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Clement's mass-day at Frome, Chr. 955; Erl. 118, 6
ge-æðele
Congenial ⬩ in accordance with one's nature, race ⬩ congĕnĭtus
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Congenial, in accordance with one's nature, race [ Similar entries v. æðelo]; congĕnĭtus Swá him geæðele wæs from cneómǽgum as was to them natural from their kindred, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 7; Æðelst. 7
Eádes burh
EDDESBURY, Cheshire ⬩ loci nomen in agro Cestriensi
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EDDESBURY, Cheshire; loci nomen in agro Cestriensi Æðelflǽd Myrcna hlǽfdige ða burh getimbrede æt Eádes byrig Æthelfled, lady of the Mercians, built the fortress at Eddesbury, Chr. 913; Th. 186, 30, col. 2
lifen
support ⬩ sustenance
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Kmbl. 2247; An. 1125
mót-bell
A bell rung to call an assembly together
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A bell rung to call an assembly together Debent statim pulsatis campanis, quod Anglice vocant mótbel, convocare omnes et universos, quod Anglice dicunt folcmóte, L. Edw. Conf. Schmid. p. 5 c 9, § 4
reáfigend
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A spoiler, a plunderer Ic bidde míne æftergengan, ciningas and þeóde wealdendras, ðæt gé ne sýn cyrcean reáfgendras, ac ðæt gé sýn geornfulle bewerigendras Cristes ágenre landáre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 350, 26
ge-týme
A team ⬩ yoke ⬩ jŭgum
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A team, yoke; jŭgum Ic bohte án getýme oxena jŭga boum ēmi quinque, Lk. Bos. 14, 19. Fýf hund getýmu oxena quingenta jŭga boum, Job. Thw. 164, 5: Homl. Th. ii. 372, 23