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mid-sumor

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On . xii. kl. Iulius byð sunstede, ꝥ ys on Lýden solstitium, and on Englisc midsumor, Angl. viii. 311, 9. Add

hlinc

ridge

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Add: a bank separating strips of arable land on a slope (v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm. p. 5), a bank forming a boundary Andlang ðæs hlinces on ðára þreóre acra ende, C. D. v. 71, 6. Tó þæs niþærlangan hlincæs eástendæ; andlang hlincæs út on eá, 243, 3. Úp

fold-weg

(n.)
Grammar
fold-weg, es; m.

earth-wayterrestris viathe earth in generalterra

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earth-way; terrestris via On foldwege on the earth-way, Cd. 95; Th. 123, 24; Gen. 2050: 116; Th. 151, 17; Gen. 2510: 139; Th. 174, 4; Gen. 2873: Beo. Th. 3271; B. 1633. Foldwegas, Beo. Th. 1736; B. 866: Exon. 96a; Th. 358, 25; Pa. 51. the earth in general

Linked entry: eorþ-weg

wudu-bearu

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-bearu, (-o), wes; m.

A grove of treesa wood

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A grove of trees, a wood Wudubearwes weard (the Phenix), Exon. Th. 208, 7 ; Ph. 152. On wudubearwe Similar entries (cf. on holtwuda, 1. 16), 209, 11 ; Ph. 169. Ðæt treów, ðe wexeþ on ðam wudubearwe, Wulfst. 262, 6. Wǽrun wudubearwas on wyndagum exultabunt

á-þrowian

(v.)
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—Sécen hié him broc on onráde oððe on wǽne oððe on þon þe hié áþrowian mægen, Lch. ii. 184, 14. Add:

penn

(n.)
Grammar
penn, a fold (? the meaning is uncertain; perhaps the two names
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Strétpen, C. D. iii. 448, 19, Strétfold, 119, 30 may suggest that the word has the later sense). Add: On ætden pæn . . . on ðone ealdan uuíðig on Ættan pennes læce, C. D. vi. 48, 12-14. On hacan penne, v. 238, 30. Andlang weges tó pippenes penne; of

Lǽdenisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Lǽdenisc, adj.

Latin

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Latin On Lédenisc gereorde ge on Grécisc, Bd. 4, 1; S. 563, 33. On Lédennisc, 4, 2; S. 565, 28: 5, 8; S. 622, 1. On lǽddin ł lǽdinisc latine, Jn. Skt. Kmbl. 19, 20

in-fyrde

(n.)
Grammar
in-fyrde, es; n.
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Entrance to a ford(?) Andlang díces tó infyrde á be mǽre on Temese; andlang Temese, C.D. vi. 84, 19. On ðá rǽwe; of ðǽre reáwe on Temese, on ðæt infyrde; andlang Temese, v. 275, 21

Linked entry: -fyrde

mǽr-þyrne

(n.)
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a boundary thornbush On ðá blacan þyrnan . . . of ðǽre þyrnan. . . andlang fúrena on mǽrðyrnan; ðanan on mǽrdíc, C. D. vi. 220, 22

lín-leáh

(n.)
Grammar
lín-leáh, f.
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A flax-field On línleáge geat, and ðonne on línleáge middewearde, C. D. ii. 172, 14. On línleáge eástewearde, v. 207, 21

oll

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Dele the bracket, and add On ol, ídel nequiquam, frustra, An. Ox. 2000. On oll and on edwít ( note to the preceding)

súþ-healf

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-healf, e; f.
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The south side, mostly, if not exclusively, in the phrase on (ða) súþhealfe On súðhealfe ad meridianam plagam, Num. 3, 29: contra meridiem, Deut. 1, 7. On súþhealfe a meridie, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 26: 14, 2. On súðhealfe ðære eás, Chr. 921; Erl. 108,

Norþ-Walas

(n.)
Grammar
Norþ-Walas, -wealas; pl.

The WelshWales

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The Welsh, Wales Ða cyningas on Norþ-Wealum, Howel and Cledanc, Chr. 922; Erl. 108, 27. Se here ... hergodon ǽgðer ge on Cornwealum and on Norþ-Wealum, 997; Erl. 134, 9. Ælfgár eorl gesóhte Griffines geheald on Norþ-Wealan, 1055; Erl. 190, 3. Ecgbryht

be-slépan

(v.)
Grammar
be-slépan, p. -slépte; subj. pl. -slépen; pp. -sléped, -slépt

To slip, lay, place, putto slip, put or lay on, to impose, clotheponere, imponere, induere

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To slip, lay, place, put, and with the preposition on on, upon - to slip, put or lay on, to impose, clothe; ponere, imponere, induere Hú hefig geoc he beslépte on ealle how heavy a yoke he laid on all! Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 16. Beslépen hí on hý bysmor

Linked entry: slípan

oððon

(con.)
Grammar
oððon, conj.
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Or On cyriclícum þingum oððon on earmra manna hyððum oððon on hernumena bygenum oððon on sumum þingum, L. I. P. 19; Th. ii. 328, 10-12. Swá oft swá man fullaþ oððon húsel hálgaþ, 328, 21

ofer-lifa

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-lifa, an; m.
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Excess in food Se oferlyfa on ǽte and on wǽte déð þone man unhálne, O. E. Hml. i. 296, 5. [Þe oferlifa on hete and on wete macað þene mon unhálne, 101, 27, ] Cf. big-leofa

Linked entry: -lifa

ge-ríþre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ríþre, es j n.
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Of ilám gáran in on dá ýfre; of ðǽre ýfre, in on ðá garéðru; of ðám geréiran, C. D. iii. 279, 24. Of ðǽm crundele on ðá lytla hwitan gerýðra beneaðan ýfre on dane þorn, 415, 32. ?

Linked entries: -ríþre ge-réþru

wyrt-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-bed, wyrt-bedd, es; n.
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A garden-bed Ðeós wyrt bið cenned on begánum stówum and on wyrtbeddum and on mǽdum, Lchdm. i. 96, 22: 184, 6

ceáp-stów

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Ceápstóu commercium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 41. Ceápstów emptorium, i. mercatus, 143, 39. Him ná álýfed ne byð ꝥ hé on ceápstówe ( mercatu ) ǽnige cýpinge begá, Ll. Th. ii. 174, 18. Nis se man on lífe, ðe ǽfre gehýrde ðæt man crafode hine on hundrede oððon

of-þefian

(v.)
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to be exceedingly heated Þis líf bið áléfed on langsumum sárum, and on hǽtum ofþefod, and on hungre gewáht, Hml. S. 34, 144

Linked entry: þefian