burh-fæsten
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A city-fastness, fortress, citadel; arx munita, castellum Com God sceáwigan beorna burhfæsten God came to view the chieftains' city-fastness, Cd. 80; Th. 101, 10; Gen. 1680
búta
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Petrus stód to dura búta Petrus stabat ad ostium foris, Jn. Rush. War. 18, 16
célod
scaphiformis
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Formed like a keel or boat; scaphiformis Célod bord a shield shaped as a boat, Fins. Kmbl. 57; Fin. 29. Céllod bord, Byrht. Th. 140, 4; By. 283
deáþ-wang
A death-plain ⬩ mortis campus
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A death-plain; mortis campus Hí swǽfon dreóre druncne, deáþwang rudon they slept drunken with blood, made the death-plain red or bloody, Andr. Recd. 2009; An. 1005
fyrwit
Curious ⬩ inquisitive ⬩ cūriōsus
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L.] beóþ men who are inquisitive, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 15, 9; Lchdm. iii. 268, 5
hreód-wæter
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Fenny land where reeds are growing Ðá wæs ðæt land eall swá wé geférdon ádrigad and fien and hreádwæteru palus erat sicca et ceno habundans, Nar. 20, 23
in-gelaðian
To invite
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Ðá sǽde hé sum bigspel be ðám ingelaðudan dicebat ad invitatos parabolam, 7
in-stæpe
Entrance
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Entrance Hí gemétton ðæt éce líf on instæpe ðæs andweardan lífes they found the life eternal at the entrance of the present life, Homl. Th. i. 84, 7
mete-gearwa
Preparations of food
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Preparations of food Óðre hwǽtene (MS. wætan) metegearwa sint tó forbeódanne other preparations of wheaten food are to be forbidden, L. M. 2, 23; Lchdm. ii. 210, 26
middæg-líc
Midday ⬩ meridian
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Fram deófle middæglícum ab daemonio meridiano, Ps. Spl. C. 90, 6
módiglíce
Boldly ⬩ bravely
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Boldly, bravely Modelíce manega sprǽcon ðe eft æt þearfe (MS. þære) þolian noldon many used brave words, who would fail at need, Byrht. Th. 137, 42; By. 200
Mónan-ǽfen
Monday-eve ⬩ the evening of Sunday
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Monday-eve, the evening of Sunday Gif esne ofer dryhtnes hǽse þeówweorc wyrce an Sunnanǽfen efter hire setlgange óþ Mónanǽfenes setlgang, L. Wih. 9; Th. i. 38, 19
Linked entry: Mónan-niht
mylen-ham
An enclosure in which a mill stands
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An enclosure in which a mill stands Hit (the boundary) cymþ nyðer to ðam mylenhammæ and se mylenham and se myln ðǽrtð, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 189, 10
píp-dreám
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The sound of the pipe Pipdrám singan gehýreþ gehende blisse to hear (in a dream) the sound of the pipe shews joy at hand, Lchdm, iii. 208, 22
ge-wif
An affection of the eye ⬩ web
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An affection of the eye, web Wið ǽlces cynnes bróc on eágon wið gewif for every sort of malady in the eyes, for web, Lchdm. iii. 290, 3
borde
A board, table ⬩ tabula, mensa
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A board, table; tabula, mensa Fǽmne æt hyre bordan geríseþ it becomes a damsel to be at her board, Exon. 90 a; Th. 337, 14; Gn. Ex. 64
sib-æðeling
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A prince and kinsman Sibæðelingas (Beowulf and Wiglaf; a few lines before the former is spoken of as the mǽg of the latter). Beo. Th. 5409; B. 2708
stæþhlíplíce
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At a steep inclination Wæs ðæt hús ... on scræfes onlícnesse...; and gelómlíce ða stánas swá of óðrum clife stæðhlýplíce út sceoredon, Blickl. Homl. 207, 20. v. preceding word
weorold-freónd
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An earthly friend Weoruldfrýnd míne, Met. 2, 16. Wé witan ðæt ús forlǽtaþ and níde sculon ealle úre world-frýnd, Wulfst. 127, 31. Ealle úre weoruldfreónd, 122, 7
word-laþu
Speech ⬩ discourse
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Mín hyge blissaþ þurh ðíne wordlæðe, Andr. Kmbl. 1270; An. 635