cláþ-weóce
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A small piece of cloth used as a wick Of bedrýpedum cláþe, of gedrýpydre cláþweócan linteolo ebrio (madido ), Germ. 391, 18
mylen-tún
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with a mill, as a local name Aliquam partem terre in prouincio Cantiçe ubi nominantur Mylentún, C. D. i. 272, 14
streóna
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One who acquires Strína conquisitor, An. Ox. 27, 1. Cf. Streóna as a nickname of Eádríc, the treacherous alderman of Mercia
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sǽ-fugol
a sea-fowl.
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a sea-fowl. Sǽfugl, as a proper name, occurs in the genealogy of Ælle of Northumbria,Chr. 560; Erl. 16, 29
Linked entry: fugel
ge-þearfian
To impose necessity; ⬩ necessitatem imponere
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To impose necessity; necessitatem imponere Ðá him swá geþearfod wæs as necessity thus was imposed upon them, Beo.Th. 2211; B. 1103
FREÓSAN
To FREEZE ⬩ gĕlāre
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To FREEZE; gĕlāre Forst sceal freósan frost shall freeze, Exon. 90 a; Th. 338, 1; Gn. Ex. 72. Men steorran mágon [MS. magan] geseón swá sutole swá on niht ðonne hit swíðe freóseþ men may see the stars as plainly as at night when it freezes hard. Homl
Linked entry: ge-froren
tíg
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An open place (?); a form occurring in composition with fore, forþ. For the former see fore-tíge (read -tíg); the instances of the latter are as follows Forðtíges vestibuli, atrii, Hpt. Gl. 496, 28. On ðam forðtége in ipsis foribus, Kent. Gl. 228. Graff
slingan
To wind, twist, worm, move as a serpent. ⬩ to move quickly ⬩ to wind ⬩ to wind
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To wind, twist, worm, move as a serpent. Cf. sling to move quickly, Var. dial. It also has the same meaning as slinch (slink). Halliwell's Dict. Gif heó (the adder) ðæt heáfod innan ðone man bestingþ ðonne slingþ (= slincþ ?) heó mid ealle inn if it
ge-þénsum
Obsequious ⬩ obliging ⬩ serviceable ⬩ officiosus
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Obsequious, obliging, serviceable; officiosus He wearþ geset cumena þén ðæt he mynsterlícum cumum geþénsum wǽre he was appointed servant of guests that he might attend upon the monastic guests, Homl. Th. ii. 136, 24. Gif hwilc sibling ðé biþ swá geþénsum
ge-tiohhian
To appoint ⬩ determine ⬩ ordain ⬩ stătuĕre ⬩ decernĕre
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To appoint, determine, ordain; stătuĕre, decernĕre Ðú ðǽm winterdagum wundrum sceorta tída getiohhast thou appointed wondrously short times to winter-days, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 41; Met. 4, 21. Swá him æt frymþe Fæder getiohhode as the Father appointed to
geó-geáre
Of old ⬩ olim, antiquitus
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Of old; olim, antiquitus Swá swá we geógeáre hýrdon so as we of old have heard, Ps. Th. 47. 7
fleám-dóm
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The condition of a fugitive Ðá fleáh se Siba mid fleámdóme áweg he fled away as a fugitive, Nap. 23
on-métan
to paint, cover as with colour
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to paint, cover as with colour Ðú mid sárlícre sceame onméttest (-meltest, Th.) perfudisti eum confusione, Ps. Th. 88, 38
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ge-yrfian
To stock with cattle
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To stock with cattle Swá geirfað swá hit nú stent so stocked as it now stands, Th. Chart. 158, l0
sprýtan
To sprout ⬩ spring as a plant
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To sprout, spring as a plant Of ðam blado bealwa gehwilces sprýtan (spryttan?) ongunnon, Cd. Th. 61, 10; Gen. 995
Linked entry: a-sprýtan
mægen-strengþu
Great strength ⬩ power
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Great strength, power Hí ðíne mægenstrengþu mǽrsien wíde magnitudinem tuam narrabunt, Ps. Th. 144, 6. Ic siges mihte and mægenstrengþe swá micele eów sille ðæt gé eów tó gamene feónda áfillaþ swá fela swá gé reccaþ I will give you so great victorious
hid
A hide of land.
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A hide of land. The form híged, which occurs Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 5, 25, seems to shew that the word is connected with híwan, hígan, and this etymology is supported by the use of familia and híd in the Latin and English versions respectively of Bede's
-cund
KIND , sort, or origin, likeness
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KIND sort, or origin, likeness ; as, æðel-cund, deóful-, engel-, eorþ-, feor-, feorran-, gǽst-, god-, heofon-, híw-, in, sáwel-, ufan-, up-, woruld-
ecgan
To give an edge, to sharpen ⬩ acuĕre
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To give an edge, to sharpen; acuĕre. Ecged edged, sharpened, only found in compositions, as twig-ecged two-edged; bĭceps, q. v
hwǽl
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On hwǽl hreópon [hwreopon, MS.] herefugolas the birds of war screamed as they wheeled round, Cd. 150; Th. 188, 1; Exod. 161