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wæl-wang

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-wang, es; m.

A plain of slaughter

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A plain of slaughter Ðár wæs secg manig on ðam wælwange (the place at which were assembled those who maltreated St. Andrew) wíges oflysted, Andr. Kmbl. 2453; An. 1228

stód

(n.)
Grammar
stód, es ; n.
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Ðat stód ðe ic ðér habbe, Chart. Th. 574, 20

Linked entry: stood

þætte

(con.)
Grammar
þætte, ( = þæt þe; cf. eác wæs ðæt ðe beforan ðæm temple stód ceác, Past. 16; Swt. 105, 1, and : Ðá wæs ꝥte scyttelas wurdan tóbrocene, Blickl. Homl. 87, 5. Þætte is used in the same way as þæt, q. v.); conj.
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Th. 244, 21; Dan. 451. introducing clauses expressing end or purpose, that, in order that Beforan ðæm temple stód ǽren ceác, ðætte menn meahten hira hondaðweán, Past. 16; Past. 105, 1.

irgþ

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Hwí wolde geðafian hé þæt his ðegen ( St. Peter) hine for yrcðe swá oft wiðsóce?, Hml. Th. ii. 350, 3. Add

lícham-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
lícham-, lícum-líce; adv.

Bodily

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Seó stów ðe Drihten líchomlíce néhst on stód on middangearde, Blickl. Homl. 125, 15. Hié hine líchomlíce gesáwon they saw him with their bodily eyes, 135, 19. Ðeáh ðe hé lícumlíce æfward wære quamvis corporaliter absens, Bd. 3, 15; S. 542, 6

ge-lyðen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-lyðen, part. p.

Travelled

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Travelled Se ylca Nathan wæs swá gelyðen ðæt he hæfde gefaren fram ǽlcum lande to óðrum this Nathan was so travelled that he had gone from every land to the other, St. And. 26, 13

stær-blind

(adj.)
Grammar
stær-blind, adj.
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Frs. staru-, stare-, star-blind: O. H. Ger. stara-plint: Ger. staar-blind suffering from cataract: Dan. stær-blind purblind: Swed. starr-blind quite blind: cf. Icel. star-blinda blindness.]

Linked entries: stare-blind blind

Fróm

(n.)
Grammar
Fróm, e; f.

FROMESomersetshireoppĭdi nōmen in agro Somersetensi

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FROME, Somersetshire; oppĭdi nōmen in agro Somersetensi Hér forþferde Eádréd cining on Sc̃e Clementes mæssedæg on Frome here king Eadred died on St. Clement's mass-day at Frome, Chr. 955; Erl. 118, 6

fær-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
fær-sceat, fær-sceatt, es; m.

fare

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H. 233, 15), St. A. 6, 22, 24

Linked entries: fær-riht fer-sceat

hréran

(v.)
Grammar
hréran, p. de

To moveshakestir

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To move, shake, stir Ic wudu hrére I move the wood, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 9; Rä. 2, 8. Hréra, 101 b; Th. 383, 9; Rä. 4, 8.

Linked entry: for-hréred

ealdor-apostol

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-apostol, aldor-apostol, es; m.

The chief apostle, the chief of the apostles princeps apostōlōrum

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The chief apostle, the chief of the apostles; princeps apostōlōrum He mynster getimbrede on áre Sce Petres ðæs ealdorapostoles he built a monastery in honour of St. Peter, the chief apostle, Bd. 4, 18; S. 586, 26

Linked entry: aldor-apostol

ge-brégan

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Ðæt leóht cóm of heofenum and hine ( St. Paul ) gebrégde . . . Hé swá gebréged on eorðan feóll, Past. 443, 19-22. Gebréged pertimescens, Gr. D. 59, 26. Add

hlæder

(n.)
Grammar
hlæder, e; f.: hlæddre, an (?). l. hlǽder; e: hlǽdre, an; f.

a ladderflight of stepsstairs

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Lytlum and lytlum stígan stæpmélum swilce hé on sume hlǽdre stíge, and wylle weorðan uppe on sumu sǽclife, Solil. H. 45, 17. a set affixed steps in a building, flight of steps, stairs Martinus stáh tó ánre úpflóra.

sundor-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-weorþung, e; f.
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Heó (St. Michael's church) nalles on goldes wlite and on seolfres ne scíneþ, ac on sundorweorþunge þurh godcundra mægen heó gewuldrad stondeþ, Sundorweorðunge prerogativam, Wrt. Voc. ii

Linked entry: synder-weorðtmynt

on-íwan

(v.)

to shew

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Ic ðé bidde ðæt ðú mé ðé onýwe, St. And. 10, 14. Seó hlǽdder ðe Jacobe on swefne wearþ anýwed, R. Ben. 23, 5

Linked entries: an-íwan íwan

stán-hliþ

(n.)
Grammar
stán-hliþ, es; n.
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Ofereode æþelinga bearn steáp stánhliðo, stige nearwe, Beo. Th. 2822; B. 1409

ǽtren

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽtren, ǽttren, ǽtem, ǽttern; adj.

Poisonousvenenosus

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Me of bósme fareþ ǽtren onga from my bosom comes a poisonous sting, Exon. 106 b; Th. 405,18; Rä. 24, 4: Ps. Th. 139, 3. Him æt heortan stód ǽtterne ord [sc. gáres] the poisonous point[ the spear] stood in his heart. Byrht. Th. 136, 4; By. 146: Frag.

stíle

(n.)
Grammar
stíle, es ; n.
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Steel Stéli, steeli, stél accearium, Txts. 37, 55. Staeli ocearium, 81, 1431. Stete acerra (? stéle acearium ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 56. Stýle accearium, 4, 29 : 63, 34. Þeáh mec heard bíte stíðecg stýle, Exon. Th. 499, 11 ; Rä. 88, 14.

Linked entries: stéle stete stýle

ge-weccan

(v.)
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Geweht ꝥ mǽden suscitans puellam, Mt. p. 16, 3. to excite, stir up Ðá biscopas gewehtun (-wæhton, L.) ðone ðreót pontifices concitauerunt turbam, Mk. R. 15, 11

Linked entry: weccan

heáhdeór-hunta

(n.)
Grammar
heáhdeór-hunta, an; m.

A stag-huntsman

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A stag-huntsman Mínon heáhdeórhunton to my stag-huntsman, Chart. Th. 561, 24