sár-benn
A painful wound
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A painful wound Wæs ðæs hálgan líc sárbennum soden, swáte bestémed, bánhús ábrocen, blód ýþum weóll, Andr. Kmbl. 2479; An. 1241. Sárbennum gesóht, Exon. Th. 163, 11; Gú. 992
uppe-land
Up-country ⬩ country as opposed to town ⬩ rural districts
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Up-country, country as opposed to town, rural districts Ðæt ǽlc man ðe wǽre unníðing sceolde cuman tó him of porte and of uppelande, Chr. 1087; Erl. 226, 3
á-dwínan
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Ðá nigontýne geár gedóð ðæt án dæg mid ðǽre nihte ádwínð, and swylce ic swá cweðe tó náhte gewyrð, Angl. viii. 308, 32. Áduínendan tabida, Txts. 104, 1044. Add
hæpse
A hasp, clasp, fastening ⬩ pessulum ⬩ a hasp, fastening
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A hasp, clasp, fastening Hæpse sera, Wrt. Voc. 81, 20 : clustella, Hpt. Gl. 500. Sum slóh ða hæpsan one struck the hasps [of the door], Th. An. 124, 14
hám-weorþung
Honour or ornament to the house or home
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Honour or ornament to the house or home Eofore forgeaf ángan dóhtor hámweorþunge he gave Eofor his only daughter, an ornament of his home, Beo. Th. 5988; B. 2998
brymme
A BRIM, brink, an edge, a border, lip of a pot, and such like ⬩ ora, margo
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A BRIM, brink, an edge, a border, lip of a pot, and such like; ora, margo Brymmas sǽs the borders or shores of the sea, a strait, Hymn. Lye
Linked entry: brim
cucler-mǽl
A spoon measure ⬩ cochlearis mensura
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A spoon measure; cochlearis mensura Án cuclermǽl one spoon measure L. M. 2, 7; Lchdm. ii. 186, 10. Tú cuclemiǽl two spoon measures 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 28, 3
Linked entry: mǽl
on-stæl
Arrangement, disposition
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Arrangement, disposition Ðá ( at the creation of man ) wæs fruma níwe ælda tudres, onstæl wynlíc, fæger and gefeálíc fæder wæs ácenned Adam ǽrest, Exon. Th. 151, 17; Gú. 796
Linked entry: on-steall
timber-hrycg
A wooded ridge (?); ⬩ as a local name Timber-ridge
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A wooded ridge (?); as a local name Timber-ridge On timberhricges snád, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 71, 1. Ofer fild-burnan on timberhrycg, iii. 463, 31. Timberrycg, 393, 27
swígen
Silence, refraining from speech
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Silence, refraining from speech Ðam láreówe sylfum deraþ hwílon his swígen, ac heó deraþ symle his underðeóddum, gif him biþ seó heofenlíce lár oftogen, Homl. Th. ii. 532, 4
sécan
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Sió ǽ sceal beón sóht on ðæs sacerdes múþe, Past. 15; Swt. 91, 17. to try to attain an end, strive to effect a purpose, aim at, strive after, make something the object of endeavour Ic ne séce mínne willan ac ðæs ðe mé sende, Jn. Skt. 5, 30: 8, 50.
ge-nerian
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Álýs mé and genere wið lagustreámum, Ps. Th. 143, 8. Hæfde hé sele Hróðgáres genered wið níðe, B. 827. where and are combined Genere mé wið níþe fram yfelum menn eripe me ab homine malo, Ps.
ǽc
An oak ⬩ quercus
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An oak; quercus Of ðære ǽce [MS. ǽc] andlang heges to ðæm wege from the oak and along the hedge to the road, Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. iii. p. 78, 7
ǽfen-tíd
The eventide ⬩ evening ⬩ vespertina hora
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On ǽfen-tíd at eventide, Cd. 111; Th. 146, 19; Gen. 2424
-ælfen
A fairy ⬩ nymph ⬩ nympha
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A fairy, nymph; nympha. It is found only in compound words, as Múnt-ælfen a mountain nymph; oreas = ??????, ???? Wudu-elfen a wood nymph; dryas, etc, Wrt. Voc. 60, 14-19
ærn
A place ⬩ secret place ⬩ closet ⬩ an habitation ⬩ a house ⬩ cottage ⬩ locus ⬩ locus secretior ⬩ domus ⬩ casa
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A place, secret place, closet, an habitation, a house, cottage; locus, locus secretior, domus, casa Bireþ into his ærne beareth into his habitation, L. In. 57; Th. i. 138, 16
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ágend-frió
An owner ⬩ possessor ⬩ possessor
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An owner, possessor; possessor He agife ðam ágendfrió [ágend-freó MS. B.] ðone monnan let him give up the man to the owner, L. In. 53; Th. i. 136, 4
a-leðran
To lather ⬩ saponem illinere
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To lather; saponem illinere Smire mid on niht and on morgen aleðre smear therewith at night and in the morning lather it, L. M. 1, 54; Lchdm, ii. 126, 11
a-teorigendlíc
Failing ⬩ fleeting ⬩ perishable ⬩ caducus ⬩ fugax
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Failing, fleeting, perishable; caducus, fugax Seó yld is geteald to ǽfnunge ðises ateorigendlican middaneardes that age is considered as the evening of this fleeting world, Homl. Th. ii. 266, 6
a-wergian
To accurse ⬩ curse ⬩ condemn ⬩ malign ⬩ maledicere ⬩ condemnare ⬩ malignari
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Kmbl. 2599; An. 1301: Gen. 8, 21: Ps. Spl. 73, 4