Wiltún-scír
Wiltshire
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Wiltshire; Æþeréd Wiltúnscíre biscop wearþ gecoren tó ærcebiscope tó Cantuareberi, Chr. 870; Erl. 74, 4. Æðelm Wiltúnscíre ealdormon, 898; Erl. 96, 18. Féng Ælfríc Wiltúnscíre bisceop tó ðam arcebiscopríce, 994; Erl. 134, 2. Ánes scipes Ælfríc arcebisceop
ungemet-wæcce
Excessive wakefulness
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Excessive wakefulness Monige ádla ... on unmóde and on ungemetwæccum, Lchdm. ii. 176, 2
fleax-waran
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Andlang burnan on ðá flexwaran; on ðone hagan, C. D. v. 382, l
mǽr-pull
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a boundary pull On mǽrpul; ondlong pulles on Afene Cht. E. 445, 13
dæg-red
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On dægredum in matutinis, Ps. Rdr. 62, 7. On dægeredum, 100, 8. Add
lencten-wicu
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A week in Lent Ðys sceal on Þursdæg on ðære óðre lenctenwucan this shall be read on Thursday in the second week in Lent, Rubc. Jn. Skt. 5, 30
furh
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A fir, pine Of ðá[m] ellen*-*stubbe on ðane óðerne ellenstubbe; ðanone on ðá ealdan fyrh, C. D. vi. 102, 26. On ðá ealdan firh, iii. 97, 24
ex-odus
A going out ⬩ exĭtus
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A going out; exĭtus Exodus on Grécisc, Exitus on Lýden, Útfæreld on Englisc Exodus [Ἔξοδος f.] in Greek, exĭ tus in Latin, a going out in English Ex. Thw. Title
weax-hláf
A cake of wax
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A cake of wax On weaxhláfes wísan on áléd, Lchdm. ii. 46, 2. Dó ðonne weax on ðæt ele ðætte ðæt eall weorðe tó hnescum weaxhláfe, 234, 10: 82, 14
ge-dríf
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Substitute: A drive, a tract through which something drives or moves (rapidly) God hig ( the apostate angels) tódǽlde on þrí dǽlas; ánne dǽl hé ásette on ðæs lyftes gedríf, óðerne dǽl on ðæs wæteres gedríf, þriddan dǽl on helle neowelnisse, Sal. K. p
healoc
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A little corner or recess, concavity Hér sint tacn áheardodre lifre ge on þám læppum and healocum and filmenum, Lch. ii. 204, 5. On ðám liferbylum and læppum þe on þám liferholum and healcum (τὰ σιμά), 20. On þǽre lifre healcum and holocum, 206, 7. Substitute
mid-winter
Mid-winter ⬩ Christmas
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Mid-winter, Christmas Gif se (seo, MS.) mid-winter biþ on Wódnesdæg, ðonne biþ heard winter and grim ... Gif heó byoþ on Ðunresdæg, ðonne byoþ gód winter ... Gif se midwinter byþ on Frigendæge, ðonne byþ onwendædlíc winter ... Gif se midwinter byþ on
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ehteoða
eighth
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eighth On ðam ehteoðan dæge on the eighth day, Lk. Bos. 1, 59
ác-hangra
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An oak wood on a slope On áchangran, C. D. v. 179, 28
sticol-ness
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Loftiness On sticylnysse, on héhþe in edito, i. in fastigio, An. Ox. 4437
ǽring
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On ǽring mane, Mk. L. 13, 35. On ǽringe diluculo, 1, 35. Add
Lyge
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The river Lea Úre landgemǽra up on Temese and ðonne up on Ligan [Ligean, 2nd text] and andlang Ligan [Ligean] óþ hire ǽwylm our [English and Danes] boundaries: up on the Thames, then up on the Lea, up to its source, L. A. G. 1; Th. i. 152, 9. Ða Deniscan
feówertigeda
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Add: alone Wé sceolon under þǽm feówerteóþan geríme (during Lent) syllan þone teóþan dǽl úre worldspéda, Bl. H. 35, 18. On þone feówerteg[ð]an dæg, Chr. 763; P. 50, 16. with units On þǽm twǽm and feówerteóþan (-tigþan, v. l.) wintra Agustuses ríces,
díglian
To hide ⬩ ocŭlĕre, occultāre
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To hide; ocŭlĕre, occultāre Hí on wudum and on wéstenum and on scræfum hí hýddon and dígledon se silvis, ac desertis abdĭtisve speluncis occŭlĕrant, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 22
Linked entry: dígelan
loft
air
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air Heó ne líþ on nánum þinge ac on lofte heó stynt it (the earth) does not rest on anything, but stands in the air, Hexam. 6; Norm. 10, 20