in-snǽd
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A piece of woodland kept in the lord's hand(?) Tó Óswaldingtúne hiérð holenhyrst ... and triphyrst and insnádis (-as ?) intó Óswaldingtúne, C.D. ii. 228, 4. Cf. in-wudu
líc-sang
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Lícsang epichedieon, An. Ox. 901 : 2, 19. Hí sungon þá ealle sealmas and lícsang þá hwle þe man ðá byrgene bufan geopenode, Hml. S. 20, 88. Add: —
riht-stefn
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a properly pronounced word, properly modulated sound Ná mid rihtstefnum ac mid micelum hreáme ongann clypian magnis non vocibus, sed stridoribus clamare incepit, Gr. D. 28, 28
Linked entry: stefn
Sedlingas
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Add: In Ps. Cant. 67, 32 (not 34) redlingum is printed: in Ps. Cam. Wédlingum is suggested, as if Æthiopia had been connected or confused with inopia
stéda
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Stoedia emissarius, An. Ox. 53, 38. Ic geann Ælfsige bisceope . . . ánes blacan (blácan?) stédan . . . and ic geann Ælmǽre ánes fágan stédan, Cht. E. 226, 10-24. Add
un-gedered
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Ongederedes fǽmnhádes iniactae virginitatis, i An. Ox. II, 28. Hí ungederede genǽson . . . ungederede on heora gegeraelan laesi non sunt. . . illaesis vestibus, Gr. D. 219, 19-24 Add
waru
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Dele niht- at end. Add Ne synd áwritene ealle Iúdan gefeoht for his freónda ware, Hml. S. 25, 677 : 26, 147. v. in-waru, waru a weir
gryn
Lamentation, grief, affliction, evil
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Lamentation, grief, affliction, evil Fela ic láðes gebád grynna æt Grendel much evil have I experienced, many a grief at Grendel's hands, Beo. Th. 1864; B. 930
Linked entry: gyrn
heals-wyrt
Campanula trachelium ⬩ Hare's ear ⬩ bupleurum tenuissimum ⬩ Scilla autumnalis ⬩ Symphytum album
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Gloss. are given the following plant-names Campanula trachelium, Dan. halsurt: Ger. halswurz, halskraut: Du. halskrind. Hare's ear; bupleurum tenuissimum. Scilla autumnalis. Symphytum album
brim-wylf
a she-wolf ⬩ A sea-wolf ⬩ marina lupa
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A sea-wolf; marina lupa. An epithet applied to Grendel's mother Hine seó brimwylf abroten hæfde the sea-wolf had destroyed him, Beo. Th. 3202; B. 1599
Linked entry: wylf
briord
A brim, margin, rim, the highest part of anything; ⬩ labrum, ora, margo, summitas, summum
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A brim, margin, rim, the highest part of anything; labrum, ora, margo, summitas, summum Gefyldon ða to briorde impleverunt eas ad summum, Jn. Lind. War. 2, 7
brýd-ealoþ
ale ⬩ A bride-ale, bride or marriage feast ⬩ nuptiale convivium
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[ealaþ ale] A bride-ale, bride or marriage feast; nuptiale convivium Hiî wǽron æt ðam brýdealoþ they were at the marriage feast, Chr. 1075; Erl. 214, 15
wine-geómor
Sad for the loss of friends
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Sad for the loss of friends Ealle hié deáð fornam, and se án leóda duguðe, se ðǽr lengest hwearf, wearð wine-geómor, Beo. Th. 4470; B. 2239
on-pennian
to unpen, open
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Ac gif sió pynding wierþ onpennad, ðonne tófléwþ hit eall, Past. 38, 6; Swt. 277, 8
snáw-ceald
Cold as snow
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Cold as snow Ðæt sió fýrene (ne) mót sunne gesécan snáwcealdes weg monna (but read (?) mónan. Cf. Bt. 39, 13; Fox 232, 28) gemǽro Met. 29, 8
hócor-wyrde
Using scornful, ⬩ mocking language
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Using scornful, mocking language Hér sind on earde hócorwyrde ǽghwǽr there are in the land here everywhere men of scornful speech, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 109, 156
tó-gewegen
Applied
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Applied Ðæt se bisceop ðæt tógeweghene fýr ðære cynelícan burghe onweg gewende ut episcopus admotum ab hostibus urbi regiae ignem amoverit, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 12
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twi-sceatte
To the extent of a double payment
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To the extent of a double payment Sió bót biþ twysceatte máre the 'bót' shall be twice as much, L. Alf. pol. 66; Th. i. 96, 31
Linked entry: -sceatte
for-þwyrftan
to cut off ⬩ cut down ⬩ obtruncare
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to cut off, cut down; obtruncare Forþwyrtan obtruncasse, An. Ox. 5028. Fortþerty ( = forþwyrte) obtruncati, 11, 75. Hí man forðwyrftum limum tó wæfersýne tucode, Hml. S. 28, 128
wilde-deór
A wild beast
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A wild beast Weorpan hí an wildedeóra líc, Bt. 38, I; Fox 194, 31. Hé wæs mið wildedeórum erat cum bestiis Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 1, 13
Linked entry: deór