wearrig
Callous
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Callous Hé gelóme ðingode for ðæs folces gyltum, bígende his cneówu on gebedum symle, swá ðæt him weóxon wearrige ylas, on olfendes gelícnysse, on his liðegum cneówum, Homl. Th. ii. 298, 26
scort-wyrplíc
Of early fulfilment ⬩ coming to pass shortly
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Of early fulfilment, coming to pass shortly On .xv. nihta sceortwyrplíc ðæt bid. On .xvi. nihta æfter langre tíde hit ágǽþ a dream on the fifteenth night of the month will be of early fulfilment. On the sixteenth it will come to pass after a long time
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clýfa
A chamber ⬩ cubiculum, cubile ⬩ A cave, den ⬩ antrum, caverna, cubile
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a separate place for man, — A chamber; cubiculum, cubile Ne máge we hreppan ǽnne wyrm binnon ðlnum clýfan we may not touch a worm in thy chamber, Homl. Th. ii. 416, 23. On díglum oððe on incófan, oððe on clýfum in cubīlibus, Ps. Lamb. 4, 5. On his incófan
Sunnan-niht
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The night between Saturday and Sunday:?-Ǽlcum gesinhíwum gebyreþ ðæt hig hyra clǽnnysse healdon ǽfre Sunnannihte (nocte diei Dominici), L. Ecg. P. ii. 21; Th. ii. 190, 18. His líc læg on byrgene ða Sæterniht and Sunnanniht . . . and hé árás of deáðe on
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cum-líþness
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Add: hospitality Ꝥ hé lufige cumlíðnysse, and nánum cuman ne forbeóde ꝥ hé ne móte on his húse gerestan, for ðan ðe manega Gode gelícodon þurh ꝥ ꝥ hí cuman onféngon, Hml. A. 147, 83: Ll. Th. ii. 422, 13. a living as a guest, sojourn Mon meahte his líf
be-stǽlan
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To lay a charge of crime on a person, to convict a person (on with dat. ) of crime þæt mé nǽfre deófel náht on ne mæge bestǽlan æt mínum endedæge, Angl. xi. 101, 53. þæt se deófol eów náge náht on tó bestélenne ungeandettes, Wlfst. 135, 31. Sé þe frióne
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Italia
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Italy On Ticinis he" wæs áféd Italian landes (cf. hé wæs áféd on Italia, Hml. Th. ii. 498, 24), Hml. S. 31, 12. Hé gefór on Italie (cf. in Italiam, l, ii; S. 50, 24), Ors. S. 2, 3. Hié sendon on Italie æfter Hannibale. . . he sceolde Italiam
healf
a half ⬩ side, part
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a half Healfe ðý swétre sweeter by half, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 18; Met. 12, 9. side, part Mid ðæm worde biþ gecýðed hwæþer healf hæfþ ðonne sige with that phrase [asking permission to bury the dead] is declared which side has the victory, Ors. 3, 1; Swt.
Numantie
The Numantians
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The Numantians Se consul fór on Numentíne, Ispania folc, Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 218, 29. Numentie áhnescaden, 5, 3; Swt. 222, 15. On Numantie, 220, 22. Numantia duguþ, 222, 8. Numentia fæsten, 5, 2; Swt. 218, 32. On Numantium, 5, 3; Swt. 220, 19. On Numentínas
tiberness
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Sacrifice, destruction, immolation Rǽde on his bócum hwelce tibernessa ǽgðer ge on monslihtum ge on hungre ge on scipgebroce let him read in his books what sacrifices of life there were by slaughter, famine, and shipwreck (the Latin, which is not closely
stybb
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Beeástan wrocena stybbe; ðæt swá tó wrocena stybbe; ðonne of wrocena stybbe, C. D. v. 297, 26. Of stánmere on þǽre pyrigean styb; þonne of pyrigean stybbe on þonne þorn, C. D. B. iii. 39-S 37- ¶ On ðæne æscstubb; of ðám æscstubbe, 234, 27. On ðone æscstyb
midlen
The middle ⬩ midst ⬩ centre
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The middle, midst, centre Of midlene ex centro i. ex medio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 66. On medlene in meditullio i. in medio, Hpt. Gl. 405, 37. Ic eom on eówrum midlene, Lk. Skt. 22, 27. On fýres midlene de medio ignis, Deut. 4, 15: 5, 24. Hé eardode in hǽðenra
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þyrne
A thorn-bush
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A thorn-bush Þyrne, thyrnae dumus, Txts. 57, 710. Þorn oþþe þynne dumus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 70. Þyrne frutices, ramos, 151, 44; dumus, i. spina, spineta, Wülck. Gl. 225, 23. Hé geseah ðæt seóþyrne ( rubus ) ... næs forburnen, Ex. 3, 2, 3. On ða þyrnan
lencten
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Add: lenten. spring. The season according to the poetical calendar began on Feb. 7 and ended on May 8 Æfter seofentýnum þrowade nihtgerímes Mathias ( his day was Feb. 24) þæs þe lencten on tún geliden hæfde, Menol. 28. Hér wæs mycel gefeoht on Norðhymbra
ǽfnung
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On ǽfenunga, Hml. S. 11, 43. On ǽfnunge, 153; Hml. Th. ii. 334, 34: Lch. iii. 238, 27. Seó sunne gǽð on ǽfnunge under ðyssere eorðan, 240, 14. Ǽfnunge crepusculo, An. Ox. 85. Add
healh
- Kemble, Cod. Dipl. iii. xxix.
- Leo, A. S. Names, p. 52,
hall ⬩ a stone building ⬩ calx.
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The following are some of the passages in which the word occurs Se westra eásthealh, Cod. Dipl. iii. 19, 6. On ðone west halh, 18, 25. Óþ cyninges healh, i. 257, 33. On Scottes healh; of ðam heale, vi. 2, 2. In Streónes halh; of ðam hale, 214, 25. On
a-stihtan
To determine on ⬩ decernere
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To determine on; decernere Fleám wearþ astiht flight was determined on, Chr. 998; Th. 246, 22
beadu-wang
A battle-plain ⬩ pugnæ campus
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A battle-plain; pugnæ campus On beaduwange on the battle-plain, Andr. Kmbl. 825; An. 413
fold-wong
Earth-plain ⬩ terræ campus
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Earth-plain; terræ campus On foldwong on earth's plain, Exon. 22a; Th. 60, 25; Cri. 975