segnian
to make the sign of the cross upon anything in token of blessing or consecration ⬩ to bless ⬩ consecrate
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to make the sign of the cross upon anything in token of blessing or consecration, to bless, consecrate Se biscop nam hláf and sénode essent manus ad panem benedicendum missuri, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 15 note.
torfian
to throw with turf at a person (cf. stǽnan), and then with stones or the like; ⬩ to throw. ⬩ to throw at an object, ⬩ strike with a missile, ⬩ to stone a person ⬩ to throw, ⬩ cast,
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Hí námon stánas, ðæt hí hine torfodon, Homl. Th. ii. 236, 21. Hí mid stánum torfodon ðone soðfæstan Iacob, 300, 18. Hig námon stánas tó ðam ðæt hig woldon hyne torfian tulerunt lapides, ut iacerent in eum, Jn. Skt. 8, 59: ut lapidarent eum, 10, 31.
Linked entries: a-torfian ge-torfian
leáh
A lea
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A lea, as a termination of local names -leigh, -ley, -ly; it occurs frequently in the charters Hríðra leáh campus armentorum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 232, 21.
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ge-hæg
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. ¶ in place-names :-- Trium possessionem terrarum . . . concedo . . .; tertia seorsum sita usitato uocabulo Æt Oxangehæge ( Oxhey ) nominatur, Ch. Crw. 24, 14: 25, 50: 27, 109.
láreów
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Lédene láreówas maciað on sumum namum accussatiuum on im Alfc. Gr. Z. 75, 4. On middum ðára láraua (lárwara, R.), Lk. L. 2, 46. Láruum (lárwum, R.) magistratibus 22, 4 : 23, 13. Add: [from lár-þeów a form which is represented in later English, e. g
funta
a spring
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; the word occurs only in place-names Lond æt Cendeles (Ceadeles, C. D. B. iii. 40) funtan C. D. ii. 293, 20. In loco qui Fobbefunte nominatur, 138, 35. Ðis syndon ðá landgemǽre tó Fobbefunten, iii. 279, 13.
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BURH
to defend ⬩ arx, castellum, mons ⬩ a castle ⬩ a fortified place, fortress, castle, palace, walled town, dwelling surrounded by a wall or rampart of earth ⬩ arx, castellum, mons, palatium, urbs munita, domus circumvallata ⬩ Peter's burg = Peterborough ⬩ a city, town, burgh, borough ⬩ urbs, civitas, oppidum
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Burh [Burch MS.], ðe ǽr hét Medeshámstede the Abbot Kenulf first made the wall about the minster, and gave it then the name Burh = Similar entries Burg [Petres burh Peter's burg = Peterborough] which before was called Meadow-home-stead, Chr.
Linked entries: burcg burg burga BURH burhg burh-staðol burug buruh buruh-þelu byrig byri-weard
synderlíce
apart, away from all others, in private ⬩ separately, severally, apart ⬩ specially, in particular ⬩ only, exclusively, solely, to or by one's self ⬩ specially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly
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Hú mæg ðǽr synderlíce ánes ríces monnes nama cuman non fama hominum singulorum pervenire queat, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 1. Ðæt hors ic ðé synderlíce (specialiter ) tó ǽhte geceás, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 28.
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witodlíce
certainly ⬩ indeed ⬩ surely ⬩ truly
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Witodlíce nam, Anglia xiii. 386, 302: quippe and nempe, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 227, 2: quidem, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 37. Witedlíce, Ps. Spl. 34, 23. Uutetlíce, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 24. Witudlíce quoque, Anglia xiii. 397, 459: utique, 366, 19. Wutudlíce, Jn. Skt.
Linked entries: witendlíce ge-witodlíce
sprengan
To cause to spring. ⬩ to scatter ⬩ to sprinkle ⬩ to burst, crack (cf. to spring a leak,sprung, applied to a bat) ⬩ to apply a clyster ⬩ quassare, rorare ⬩ to burst, scatter, sprinkle ⬩ to burst
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Hé nam ðæt blód and sprengde ðæt folc, 28, 8. something on to an object Sprænge se mæssepreóst háligwæter ofer hig ealle, L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 23. Genim ðás ylcan wyrte gesodene, sprengc intó ðam húse, Lchdm. i. 264, 15.
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FRIÞ
Peace ⬩ freedom from molestation ⬩ security guaranteed by law to those under special protection ⬩ agreement ⬩ truce ⬩ league ⬩ pax ⬩ tūtēla ⬩ refŭgium
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He nam friþ wið ðæt folc he made peace with the people, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 102, 41. Friþes bót a compensation or offering of peace, peace-offering, amends for a breach of the peace, L. Edg. S. 14; Th. i. 278, 2: L. Eth. i. prm; Th. i. 280, 4: L.
hrepung
Touch ⬩ touching
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Ða andgitu sint gehátene ðus . . . tactus hrepung on eallum limum the senses are named thus ... tactustouch, in all the limbs, Homl. Swt. 1, 199: Homl. Th. ii. 372, 26.
íg
An island
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The word occurs in names of places: -- Án ígland ðæt is Meresíg háten, Chr. 895; Erl. 93, 24. Hér hǽðne men on Sceápíge sǽtun, 855 ; Erl. 68, 23. Æt Æðelinga íge, [eigge, MS. A.], 878; Erl. 81, 5. Of Ceortesíge, 964; Erl. 124, 3.
rá
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The word is found in names of localities, e.g. On ráhweg : ðæt ondlong ráhweges on ráhdene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 378, 22. Ðonan wið heortsolwe; ðonne wið ráhgelega, 391, 32
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grǽfe
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. ¶ in place-names :-- Æt Brémes gréfan, C. D. i. 222, 22. Brémes graefan, 227, 32. brushwood Sixtiga fóðra wuda, and twælf fóður grǽfan, and sex fóður gearda, Chr. 852; P. 65, 25
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holm
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Sǽýþa vel holmas equo[r], maria 143, 74. low-lying land by a stream, occurring in local names Man beónn ealle Cantware tó wigge tó Holme, C. D. ii. 387, 19. ꝥ Into Holme minstre, 113, 29.
múl
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. ¶ for múl in local names see C. D. vi. 316. Add
set
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. ¶ in local names :--- perdono, cuius uocabulum est ruminingseta, ad pastum ouium trecentorum, C. D. i. 54, 33.
weg-bráde
Way-bread
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Plant Names) Wegbráde, uuegbrádae, uegbrádae arnaglossa, Txts. 43, 213. Uuegbráde plantago, uuaegbrádae plantago vel septenerbia, 87, 1601. Wegbrǽde, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 21. Wegbráde arnaglosse, i. 67, 10.