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diácon

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Diácon diaconus vel levita, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 25. Æt Scĩ Laurentie þám deácone, Shrn. 117, 11. Add

dwǽs-líce

(adv.)
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dwǽs-líce, adv.
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Foolishly, stupidly Sé ðe wylle drincan and dwǽslíce hlýdan, drince him æt hám, Ll. Th. ii. 357, 40

út-lendisc

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Ꝥ þá bróþra . . . ꝥ earnodon mid heora handa weorcum æt útlendisceum mannum (extraneis), Gr. D. 50, 14. Add

wudu-fald

(n.)
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a fold in a wood Æt ðám ealdan wudufald; forð syððan be efisce, C. D. v. 281, 33

Cyne-mǽres ford

(n.)
Grammar
Cyne-mǽres ford, es; m. [Flor. Kimeresford: cyne royal; mǽre a mere; ford a ford]

KEMPSFORD, Gloucestershire

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KEMPSFORD, Gloucestershire Rád Æðelmund alderman ofer æt Cynemǽresforda alderman Æthelmund rode over at Kempsford, Chr. 800; Erl. 60, 6

norþwest-gemǽre

(n.)

a north-west boundary

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a north-west boundary Ðære Affrica norþ-westgemǽre is æt ðæm ilcan Wendelsǽ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 31

mǽr-furh

(n.)
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a boundary furrow Andlang mǽrfyrh, C. D. iii. 414, 9. Æt mǽrfurh, 28. [v. N. E. D. mere-furrow.]

timber-land

(n.)
Grammar
timber-land, es; n.
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Land on which to grow timber .x. hýde æt Ercecombe tó tymberlonde, C.D. v. 236, 12. Cf. wudu-land

twi-fingre

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Substitute: Two fingers thick, a term applied to fat on swine Æt twyfingrum spic, Ll. Th. i. 132, 19

hand-cweorn

(n.)
Grammar
hand-cweorn, -cwyrn, e; f.

A hand-mill

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A hand-mill Héton hine grindan æt hira handcwyrne ordered him to grind at their mill, Jud. 16, 21

ahse

(n.)
Grammar
ahse, an; f.

Ashes

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Ashes Forðon ahsan swá swá hláf ic æt quia cinerem tanquam panem manducabam, Ps. Spl. 101, 10: 147, 5

gár-þræc

(n.)
Grammar
gár-þræc, e; f.

Attack of javelinsbattlehastōrum impĕtuspugna

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Attack of javelins, battle; hastōrum impĕtus, pugna Æt gárþræce in the attack of javelins, Elen. Kmbl. 2369; El. 1186

Heorot-ford

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Heorot-ford, Heort-ford, es; m.

Hertford

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Hertford Æt Heorotforda [Heortforda MS. D.] at Hertford, Chr. 913; Erl. 102, 1: 673; Erl. 36, 2; 37, 2

mæsse-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-tíd, e; f.

A time at which mass was said

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A time at which mass was said Æt mæssetídum tempore missæ, L. Ecg. C. 9; Th. ii. 140, 20

óþ-hleápan

(v.)
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to run away, escape Gif hé út óþhleápe, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 282, ii. Cf. æt-hleápan

Linked entry: hleápan

Glæstinga-burh

(n.)
Grammar
Glæstinga-burh, gen. burge; dat. byrig; Glestinga-byrig, Glasting-byri; f.

GLASTONBURYSomerset

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GLASTONBURY, Somerset He getymbrade ðæt menster æt Glæstingabyrig he built the monastery at Glastonbury, Chr. 688; Erl. 42, note

ge-flítfullíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-flítfullíc, adj.

Contentiouscontentiōsus

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Contentious; contentiōsus Wæs geflítfullíc senoþ æt Cealchýþe there was a contentious synod at Chalk, Chr. 785; Erl. 56, 7

firgen-beorh

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Fisc flódu áhðf on fergenberig, Txts. 127, 5. (Cf. ? ðone feórdan æcer æt Feregenne, C. D. iv. 264, 12.)

Linked entry: fergen-berig

riht-nama

(n.)
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a right name, name correctly given Ic wolde georne æt ðé gewitan þissere byrig rihtnaman, Hml. S. 23, 547

á-þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
á-þreátian, p. ode

To force away

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To force away Ðæt mon wielle æt óðrum his yfel áðreátigan, and hine on ryhtum gebringan, Past. 293, 10