slǽting
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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
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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
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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
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
stæppan
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Gange se wífman tó birgenne, and stǽppe ofer ða byrgene ... Ðonne heó tó hyre hláforde on reste gá, 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
Keeper or commander of a ship ⬩ navis 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
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
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On þone ealdan collpytt þǽr þá þreó gemǽru tógædere gáþ, Cht. E. 206, 23
wǽpned-healf
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
The gate of speech ⬩ the 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
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
To come in ⬩ enter
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Gá 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
fence ⬩ a gate ⬩ door
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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
A war-hunter ⬩ a 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
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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