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slǽting

(n.)
Grammar
slǽting, e; f.
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William of Malmesbury's statement that he gave the English free leave to hunt), Chr. 1087; Erl. 225, 7

norþ-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ-weard, adv.
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Þonne se dæg langað þonne gǽð seó sunne norðweard . . . Ðonne heó norðweard byð, þonne macað heó lenctenlice emnihte on middeweardum hyre ryne, Lch. iii. 250, 20-25. Add

un-sidelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-sidelíce, adv.
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Indecorously, in an unseemly manner Gif hwylc bróðor . . . intó cyrcan unǽwfæstlíce and prútlíce oððe unsydelíce ( incomposite ) gǽð, Chrd. 60, 34. [O.H.Ger. un-situlího in abusione.] See next word

Linked entry: sídelíce

yfel-sacung

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Swá hwylc man yfelsacunge sǽde on þone Hálgan Gást, 328, 7. Wé gehýrdon his yfelsacunga, Nap. 88

hóced

(adj.)
Grammar
hóced, adj.

Shaped like a hook, curved

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Shaped like a hook, curved Óþ ðat hit cymþ tó ðan hókedan gáran until it comes to the curved strip of land, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 434, 10

Linked entries: hóc hociht

stæppan

(v.)
Grammar
stæppan, steppan; p. stóp; pp. stapen
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Gange se wífman tó birgenne, and stǽppe ofer ða byrgene ... Ðonne heó tó hyre hláforde on reste , ðonne cweþe heó: 'Up ic gange, ofer ðé stæppe,' Lchdm. iii. 66, 18-26. Ic steppe on grénne græs, Exon. Th. 396, 16; Rä. 16, 5.

þæt

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Hé næfþ his fóta geweald ꝥ hé mæge gán, Bt. 36, 4; F. 178, 13. On sumre stówe se hróf wæs ꝥ man mid his handa neálíce gerǽcean mihte, Bl. H. 207, 22.

bát-weard

(n.)
Grammar
bát-weard, es; m. [bát boat, weard keeper]

Keeper or commander of a shipnavis custos

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Keeper or commander of a ship; navis custos He ðæm bátwearde swurd gesealde he gave a sword to the keeper of the ship, Beo. Th. 3804; B. 1900

Linked entry: weard

nón-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
nón-tíma, an; m.

The ninth hour

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The ninth hour On nóntíman wé sculon God herian, forðam on ðone tíman Crist gebæd for ðám ðe him deredon, and siððan his gást ásende, Btwk. 216, 31

cól-pyt

Grammar
cól-pyt, l. col-pyt a place where charcoal is made [v. N. E. D. coal-pit]
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On þone ealdan collpytt þǽr þá þreó gemǽru tógædere gáþ, Cht. E. 206, 23

wǽpned-healf

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpned-healf, e; f.

The male side

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The male side Ðonne is mé leófast, ðæt hit gange on ðæt [bearn] strýned on ða wǽpnedhealfe, ða hwíle ðe ǽnig ðæs wyrðe sý, Chart. Th. 491, 16

wóddor

(n.)
Grammar
wóddor, (= wóþ-dor ?), es; n.

The gate of speechthe mouth

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The gate of speech (?), the mouth (?) T hine teswaþ, and hine on ða tungan sticaþ, wrǽsteþ him ðæt wóddor, and him ða wongan briceþ, Salm. Kmbl. 191 ; Sal. 95

Linked entry: wóþ-dor

ge-fleógan

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His gást sceolde gefleógan tó heofena heáhnysse, Shrn. 112, ii. Se earn on ðám ófre gesæt, mid fisce geflogen, þone hé ðǽrrihte geféng, Hml. Th. ii. 140, 3. Add

hám-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
hám-weorþung, e; f.

Honour or ornament to the house or home

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Honour or ornament to the house or home Eofore forgeaf ángan dóhtor hámweorþunge he gave Eofor his only daughter, an ornament of his home, Beo. Th. 5988; B. 2998

in-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
in-cuman, p. -com

To come inenter

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hé út mid swilcum reáfe swilce hé incom cum quali veste intraverit, cum tali exeat, Ex. 21, 3. Ðá hié tósamne incóman when they entered together, Blickl. Homl. 173. 5.

hlid

fencea gatedoor

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Ox. 1521. that which closes an aperture in a wall, fence, &c., a gate, door On Lullan hlyd on ðá hegestówe, C. D. iii. 213, 8

here-wǽða

(n.)
Grammar
here-wǽða, an; m.

A war-huntera hunter whose game is the enemy

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A war-hunter, a hunter whose game is the enemy, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 17; Jud. 126: Thw. 24, 5; Jud. 173. v. Grmm. Geschicht. D. S. 12 sqq

Linked entry: -wǽða

warian

(v.)
Grammar
warian, p. ode
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To remain, continue Ne him gást waraþ gómum on múðe negue est spiritus in ore ipsorum, Ps. Th. 134, 19. Waraþ hé windes full, Salm. Kmbl. 49 ; Sal. 25

dæg-steorra

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Hé wæs ásend tóforan Drihtne, swá swá se dægsteorra gǽð beforan ðǽre sunnan, Hml. Th. i. 354, 33. Ðú geworhtest dægsteorran ( auroram ) and sunnan, Ps. Spl. 73, 17. Add

gorian

(v.)
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to look, gaze Swylce eác be ðám micelum muntum and dúnum þá þe hýhst standaþ and goriaþ ofer ealne middangeard, An. Ox. 5, 3 note. Goriende passiuos, 7, 6

Linked entry: gorettan