un-gescróp
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An inconvenience. See preceding word
Linked entry: ge-scróp
ríce
power ⬩ authority ⬩ dominion ⬩ rule ⬩ empire ⬩ reign ⬩ bishops ⬩ consuls ⬩ a kingdom ⬩ realm ⬩ a diocese ⬩ a nation
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power, authority, dominion, rule, empire, reign, referring to sovereigns or nations Tó becume ðín ríce adveniat regnum tuum, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 10. Biornwulfes ríce Mercna cyninges the reign of Biornwulf king of Mercia, Chart. Th. 70, 8. Ealle stærwríteras
ríce-dóm
Power ⬩ rule ⬩ dominion
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Power, rule, dominion Ðín rícedóm ofer ús ríxie 'thy kingdom come,' Wulfst. 125, 9
róðer
An oar, a rudder
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An oar, a rudder (i. e. an oar for steering) Róðr tonsa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 48. Róthor, Ep. Gl. 26 d, 29. Róðer remus, Wrt. Voc. i. 73. 77. Róðres blæd palmula, 48, 15. Ne mæg scip nó stille gestondan, búton hit ankor gehæbbe, oððe mon mid róðrum ongeán
ryden
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>The name of some plant Wirc beþinge, nim ðæt reáde ryden, Lchdm. ii. 340, 5
sæp
Sap
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Sap Sæp succus, Hpt.Gl.450, 12. Cederbeám cedrus, his sæp cedria, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 39. Ðá wearð beam monig blódigum teárum birunnen, sæp wearð tó swáte, Exon. Th. 72, 23; Cri. 1177. Ðæs swétestan sæpes suavissime succi, Hpt. Gl. 411, 58. Seó dríge gyrd
Linked entry: saftriende
sǽwet
Sowing
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Sowing Ofer ða tíd ðæs sǽwetes ultra tempus serendi, Bd. 4, 28, tit.; S. 605, 8
sand
sand, gravel ⬩ sand by the sea, sands, sea-shore
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sand, gravel Sand glarea, glitis, vel samia, arena, Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 8:37, 32. Sande sablo, ii.89,36 . Hé behídde hyne on ðám sande (sabulo) Ex. 2, 12. Sume men secgen ðæt seó eá síe eást irnende on ðæt sond, and ðonne besince eft on ðæt sand, and ðǽr
sceap
A private part
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A private part Hé getǽlde his fæder Noe, ðǽr hé on his sceape lócode, Anglia xi. 2, 53. Wið gicþan ðæra sceapa, Lchdm. i. 38, 15
sceard
A shard, sherd, pot-sherd, tile
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A shard, sherd, pot-sherd, tile Scearda testarum, Germ. 398,257
Linked entry: scirden
unwit-weorc
A work of folly ⬩ foolish work
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A work of folly, foolish work Wé habbaþ nédþearfe ðæt wé tó lange ne fylgeon unwitweorcum, Blickl. Homl. 111, 2
up-heáfod
A top end(?)
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A top end(?) Tó crofte tó ðan upheáfdan of ðan upheáfðan, (to the croft, to the top end of it?), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 79, 10
up-gemynd
Mindfulness of what is above ⬩ thought directed heavenward
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Mindfulness of what is above, thought directed heavenward Hé hæfde hlúttre lufan, éce upgemynd engla blisse, Andr. Kmbl. 2129; An. 1066
út-fær
A going out ⬩ egress ⬩ exit
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A going out, egress, exit Útfær egressio, Ps, Lamb. 18, 7. On útfære in exitu, 73, 5. Ðæt wé symle ðone mǽran gylt forfleón þurh útfære ðæs læssan, Homl. Th. i. 484, 8. Ðeáh heó nán útfær ne gemét, 4 10, 10. On útfærum heora in egressibus suis, Ps. Lamb
út-færeld
A going out
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A going out Exodus on Grécisc, exitus on Lýden, útfæreld on Englisc, Ex. Thw. tit. Útfæreld his fram Fæder egressus ejus a Patre, Hymn. Surt. 44, 17. Hí ǽr Moyse and hys folce ðæs útfæreldes wyrndon, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 19. Útfæreld exitum, Ælfc. Gr.
Linked entry: ex-odus
út-hleáp
The fine for allowing a culprit to escape
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The fine for allowing a culprit to escape (cf. L. In. 36; Th. i. 124, 14) Úðleáp, Chart. Th. 411, 30: 359, 3 (printed -leaw)
Linked entry: hleáp
uppe-land
Up-country ⬩ country as opposed to town ⬩ rural districts
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Up-country, country as opposed to town, rural districts Ðæt ǽlc man ðe wǽre unníðing sceolde cuman tó him of porte and of uppelande, Chr. 1087; Erl. 226, 3
wác
A weakness
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A weakness Nyste ic on ðám þingum ðe ðú ymbe specst fúl ne fácn, ne wác ne wom tó ðære dæigtíde ðe ic hit ðé sealde, ac hit ǽgðer wæs ge hál ge clǽne búton ǽlcon fácne, L. O. 9; Th. 1. 182, 3
Linked entry: wund-wácu
wæd
A ford ⬩ shallow water ⬩ water that may be traversed ⬩ a body of water ⬩ sea
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A ford, shallow water, water that may be traversed (cf. wadan, and the forms wade, wath in place-names, e.g. Biggles-wade, Longwathby); poet. a body of water, sea Bí wædes ófre, Exon. Th. 360, 22; Wal. 9. Wyllelm king lǽdde scypferde and landfyrde tó
wǽg-bord
A wave-board ⬩ a plank of a vessel
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A wave-board, a plank of a vessel Ðú of eorðan wæstmum wiste under wǽgbord (cf. lǽd under earce bord, 80, 23; Gen. 1333; be útan earce bordum, 81, 33; Gen. 1354) gelǽde, Cd. Th. 81, 4; Gen. 1340