mót-lǽðu
courts ⬩ assemblies
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in Chart. Th. 433, 22. The word occurs in a list of services due from the tenant of certain land, and seems to mean 'courts, assemblies' Þreó mótlǽðu ungeboden on xii mónþum the tenant must attend three courts a year without summons.
Linked entry: -lǽðu
morgen-tíd
Morning-tide ⬩ morning
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Morning-tide, morning In morgentid in matutinis, Ps. Surt. 100, 8. On morgentíd. Beo. Th. 973; B. 484: 1041; B. 518: Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 14. On ða morgentíd, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 1; Jud. 236. Útgong margentíde exitus matutini, Ps. Surt. 64, 9. Tó margentíde
Linked entry: merigen-tíd
handlinga
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In the passage l. handlinga, and add: handlunga in the hands Hine man healfcwicne handlunga þanon áhóf in manibus jam semivivus levatus est, Gr. D. 63, 1. Ða men handlunga (mid heora handum, v. l. in manibus ) genámon ꝥ wíf of þám gebedhúse, 73, 7. Þá
ham-scyld
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L. Eth. 32; Th. i. 12, 1, where see note. Leo in his work on Anglo-Saxon Names quotes a passage from Richthofen in which skeld occurs in the sense of fence; so that the crime referred to in the passage would be the breaking through the fence which surrounded
beado-róf
War-renowned ⬩ bold in war ⬩ in pugna strenuus
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War-renowned, bold in war; in pugna strenuus Beornas beadorófe war-renowned warriors, Apstls. Kmbl. 155; AP. 78
Linked entry: beadu-róf
cynelec
Royal ⬩ regalis
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Royal; regalis In ðæm cynelecan túne in the royal town, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 21, col. 2
dreórig-ferþ
Sad in soul ⬩ tristis anĭmo
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Sad in soul; tristis anĭmo Dreórig-ferþe sad in soul, Exon. 24 a; Th. 68, 26; Cri. 1109
ge-swenc
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Add: trial, affliction In gesuoencge in temtationem, Lk. L. 22, 46. Gisuoenc (printed gisuoere) afflictionem, Rtl. 41, 37
neáh-munt
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Wæs se Godes man gelæded in þone neáhmunt in vicino monte ductus est, Gr. D. 293, 13. Add
ofer-etolness
Excess in eating, gluttony
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Excess in eating, gluttony Ne gewunigen gé tó oferetolnisse non in comessationibus, Past. 43, 9; Swt. 317, 18
Linked entry: etol-ness
ofer-writ
a writing upon a subject, a letter
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a writing upon a subject, a letter In oferwurit his in epistola sua, Mt. Kmbl. p. 8, 20
feorh-loca
Life's inclosure ⬩ the breast ⬩ ănĭmæ claustrum ⬩ pectus
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Life's inclosure, the breast; ănĭmæ claustrum, pectus Eom ic, in mínum feorhlocan, breóstum, inbryrded to ðam betran hám I am, in my life's inclosure, in my breast, impelled to the better home, Exon. 42 a; Th. 141, 11; Gú. 625
regol
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Add: a ruler for drawing lines, v. regolian. a tabular arrangement, list given in tabular form Ðá talo ł reglas ðá Eusebius in ténum talum geendebrednade canones quos Eusebius in decem numeros ordinavit, Mt. p. 2, 18. Regulas, 3, 9
Scede-land
all
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The latter, occurring Beo. 3376; B. 1686, is the same as the Icel. Skán-ey, in Wulfstans narrative, Scón-ég (q.v.): the former (in pl.) seems to denote all l Blæd wíde sprang Scyldes eaferan Scedelandum in, Beo. 38 ; B. 19
eáster-niht
Easter-night ⬩ nox paschālis
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Easter-night; nox paschālis In ðære eáster-niht in the easter-night, Exon. 120 a; Th. 460, 10; Hö. 15
sele-gist
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A guest in a hall Heó ofsæt ðone selegyst ( Beowulf who was in Hrothgar's hall ), Beo. Th. 3094 ; B. 1545
swótness
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Sweetness Mycel swótnysse stænc, Shrn. 16, 1. In stencg suótnisses in odore suavitatis, Rtl. 88, 32. Suótnise stences, 65, 41
wyrm-slite
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A snake-bite In weán and on wyrmslitum betweónan deádum and deóflum, in bryne and on biternesse, Wulfst. 188, 1
and-ǽges
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In the face Nǽnig dorste ꝥ hire andǽges eágum starede none dared to look her in the face, B. 1935
ge-tælfull
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Numerous Getellfull (getellfullnyss ?) on in ge-gæderud ýþigende gefremþ genihtsumnysse numerositas in mum coacta exundantem efficit copiam, Scint. 231, 10