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geofon-flód

(n.)
Grammar
geofon-flód, es; m. [geofon a sea, ocean; flód a flood]

A sea or ocean floodmaris fluctus

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A sea or ocean flood; maris fluctus Dryhtnes bibod geofonflóda gehwylc georne bihealdeþ each ocean flood strictly observes the Lord's command, Exon. 54 b; Th. 193, 21; Az. 125

sumsende

(adj.)
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humming, sounding (of falling rain) Hí ( the storm-clouds ) feallan lǽtaþ sweart sumsendu (suinsendu? v. swinsian) seáw of bósme, wǽtan of wontbe, Exon. Th. 385, 19; Rä. 4, 47

wuldor-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-dreám, es; m.

Joy in the glory of heavencelestial joy

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Joy in the glory of heaven, celestial joy Wé ðé þanciaþ, þióda Waldend, ðínes weorðlícan wuldordreámes, Hy. 8, 10. In ðinne wuldordreám, Exon. Th. 455, 2 ; Hy. 4, 43

bisceop-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-cynn, es; n.
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An episcopal race Ꝥ mǽre biscopcyn þe com of Aarone ... men ne ceósað nú of nánum biscopcynne óðerne biscop, ac of ǽlcum cynne, Ll. Th. ii. 380, 20-26

toll-scír

(n.)
Grammar
toll-scír, e; f.

The office of taking toll,business of gathering taxes

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The office of taking toll, business of gathering taxes Matheus árás and forlét his tollscíre Matthew arose and gave up his occupation as tolllaker, Homl. Th. ii. 468, 25

swátig-hleór

(adj.)
Grammar
swátig-hleór, adj.

Having a sweaty face

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Having a sweaty face Ðú scealt swátighleór ðínne hláf etan ( in the sweat of eny brow shall enon eat bread. Gen. 3, 19), Cd. Th. 57, 27; Gen. 934

æt-somne

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-somne, æt-samne; adv.

In a sumat oncetogetherunasimulpariter

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Ic gongan gefregn gingran ætsomne I have understood that the disciples went together, Cd. 224; Th. 298, 2 ; Sat. 526. Wǽr is ætsomne Godes and monna a covenant is together of God and men, Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 29; Cri. 583.

Linked entries: æt-samne et-somne

fore-boda

(n.)
Grammar
fore-boda, (for-), an; m.

A heraldcrier

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A herald, crier Þæt syndan forbodan and Antecrístes þrǽlas þe his weg rýmað, Wlfst. 55, 8

Linked entry: boda

wuldor-sang

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-sang, es; m.
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A glorious song Þeáh þe sýn ealle sundercræftas and wuldorsangas in gesamnode, Verc. Först. 114, 10

hwít

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. ¶ The weak form used substantively, the white (part) of an egg :-- On ánum ǽge . . . þæt hwíte ne bið gemenged tó ðám geolcan, Hml. Th. i 40, 27. Smyre mid henne ǽges þé hwítan, Lch. iii. 50, 4. Gemeng wiþ ǽges ꝥ hwíte, ii. 74, 24.

ge-þwǽrlǽcan

(v.)
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Th. i. 518, 15. On ðisum andgite geðwǽrlǽhð Matheus, 616, 8. Ealle þá geleáffullan fæderas geþwǽrléhton on þám ánum ꝥ God gescypð ǽlces mannes sáwle, Hml.

Linked entry: þwǽrlǽcan

sweora

(n.)
Grammar
sweora, swira, swyra, swura, an; m.

a neck of land, a hause a colthe neck, the declination of a mountain near the summit; the most level spot between two hills,the local name of a neck-shaped ridge in western Iceland.of water, the part where the distance between opposite shores is least

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[Sware, swire, the neck, the declination of a mountain near the summit; the most level spot between two hills, Jamieson. Cf. Icel.

Linked entries: swira swyra

fur-lang

'the length of the drive of the plough before it is turned,'the eighth of a milestadiuman area of land a furrow-long in width

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Add: as a lineal measure, originally 'the length of the drive of the plough before it is turned,' usually 40 rods, the eighth of a mile Of ðone forda úp on ðá ríðe án furlang wið súðan ðá cyrican; andlang ríðe, C. D. vi. 1, 25.

Eást-Francan

(n.)
Grammar
Eást-Francan, pl. m.

East-FranksFranci orientāles

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East-Franks; Franci orientāles Wyð norþan Donua ǽwylme. and be eástan Ríne, syndon Eást-Francan to the north from the spring of the Danube, and to the east of the Rhine, are the East-Franks, Ors. I. 1; Bos. 18, 30.

higian

(v.)
Grammar
higian, l. hígian,

in strive aftertotowardsto strive to do

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þámþú hígie ꝥ þú mæge becuman tó þám gesǽlþum þe éce þurh-wuniaþ, Bt. 22, 2; F. 78, 18

heng-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
heng-wíte, es; n.

A fine to be paid for not keeping a criminal in custody so that he may be brought before the proper tribunal

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Will. 1. 4; Th. i. 469, 27

róde-hengen

(n.)
Grammar
róde-hengen, róde-hengenn, e; f.
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Th. i. 596, 2. Hét hine áhón on ródehengene, 594, 29. Ðá ðá hé on ródehengene mancynn álýsde, 58, 20. On ródehengene genæglod, 82, 25. Hé ( the penitent thief ) geandette his synna on ðære ródehengene, ii. 78, 22.

Linked entry: hengen

BLǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLǼTAN, p. blǽtte; pp. blǽtted; v. n.

To BLEATbalareto cry as a sheep or goat, to bleat

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Hit biþ swíðe dyslíc ðæt se man beorce oððe blǽte it is very foolish that the man bark or bleat, 22; Som. 24, 12

gearcung

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Hú-meta dorstest ðú gán tó mínre gearcunge ( the feast I have prepared. Cf. ealle míne ðing ic gearcode; cumað tó þám giftum, 522, 8) búton gyftlicum reáfe?, Hml. Th. i. 530, 2

fætnes

(n.)
Grammar
fætnes, -ness, -nyss, e; f. [fæt fat]

FATNESS pinguēdo, adeps

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FATNESS; pinguēdo, adeps Hí habbaþ fætnesse they have fatness, Ps. Th. 16, 9. Of fætnysse hwǽtes ex adĭpe frūmenti, Ps. Lamb. 80, 17. Fætnysse heora hí beclýsdon thei han closide togidere her fatnesse, Wyc; ădĭpem suum conclūsērunt, Ps.