mearca
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a mark, line. v. mearc; a territory. v. land-mearca (perhaps also Dene-mearca, the nominative of the weak form does not occur)
óra
A species of money introduced by the Danes
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A species of money introduced by the Danes (cf. Icel. eyrir, the eighth part of a mark) þolie twelf órena mid Denum and .xxx. sciłł. mid Englum, L. E. G. 7; Th. i. 170, 16.
scíma
Splendour ⬩ brightness ⬩ light
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Splendour, brightness, light Ðonne ðære sunnan scíma hátast scínþ, Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 28: Cd. Th. 232, 23; Dan. 264. Ðæs leóhtes scíma wæs swá mycel cujus radius lucis tantus exstitit, Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 17: 5, 10; S. 625, 9. Se scíma gástlícre beorhtnysse
Linked entry: scímian
scóh-wyrhta
A shoemaker
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A shoemaker. From the description of his work given by the sceówyrhta (sutor) in Ælfric's Colloquy, Thorpe, p. 27, he seems to have been a general worker in leather.
Linked entry: sceó-wyrhta
gold-gifa
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A giver of gold, a liberal lord or chief Funde ðáon bedde blácne licgan his goldgifan he found then his lord lying pale on the bed, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 26; Jud. 279. Goldgyfan, Beo. Th. 5297; B. 2652.
gold-hama
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A gilded or golden coat of mail, Elen. Kmbl. 1980; El. 992
gold-læfra
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Gold-leaf; bractea, Cot. 207, Lye
gombe
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Tribute Niéde sceoldon gombon gieldon and gafol sellan needs must they pay tribute and tax, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 11; Gen. 1978. Gomban gyldan, Beo. Th. 21; B. 11
Linked entry: gambe
gót-woþe
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Goatweed; ægopodium podagraria, L. M. i. 31, 7; Lchdm. ii. 74, 19: 38, 3; Lchdm. ii. 92, 7
Linked entry: woþe
GRAMA
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A. S. Rdr. 73, 54-6: Gen. 19, 25. Ic ondréd his graman and his yrre I was afraid of his anger and hot displeasure, Deut. 9, 19. Ðæne úre yldran for graman to deáþe gedémdon whom our elders for anger doomed to death, H. R. 9, 23.
græs-hoppa
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A grass-hopper, locust Græs-hoppa locustæ, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 3, 4. Hý habbaþ fét swylce græs-hoppan pedes quasi locuste, Nar. 35, 7
græs-molde
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Grassland, greensward; campus graminibus viridis Beówulf græs-moldan træd Beowulf trod the greensward [grassy mould], Beo. Th. 3767; B. 1881
Linked entries: molde gærs-molde
æger-felma
Film of an egg ⬩ membrana vitellum complectens
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Film of an egg; membrana vitellum complectens Gením ðonne ægerfelman then take film of egg, L. M. 1, 11; Lchdm, ii. 54, 21
ǽht-wela
Wealth ⬩ riches ⬩ opes ⬩ divitiæ
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Kmbl. 167; Ap. 84
Linked entry: wela
fyrn-geflíta
An enemy of old ⬩ antīquus inĭmīcus
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An enemy of old; antīquus inĭmīcus Bútan his fyrngeflítan except to his enemy of old, Exon. 96 a; Th. 357, 25; Pa. 34
Linked entry: ge-flíta
winna
An opponent
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An opponent Ða þeóda ðe hyra winnan (wiþer-, ge-winnan, v.ll.) wǽron, Ors. 6, 35; Bos. 130, 44
ǽle-puta
An EEL-POUT ⬩ capito
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An EEL-POUT; capito Hwilce fixas geféhst ðú? mynas and ǽleputan what fishes catchest thou? minnows and eel-pouts, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 33
abbudisse
An abbess
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An abbess Ða sealde seó abbudisse him sumne dǽl ðære moldan tunc dedit ei abbatissa portiunculam de pulvere illo, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 38
secga
One who says or tells ⬩ an informant
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One who says or tells, an informant Ne ic nán sóðre wát, búte swá mín secga mé sǽde, L. O. 4; Th. i. 180, 12
Linked entry: secge
næsse
A headland ⬩ promontory ⬩ cape
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A headland, promontory, cape Óþ ða norþmestan næssan on eorþan to the most northerly cape on earth, Met. 9, 43. Næssun (-an ?) litora, Germ. 400, 488