rynele
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A stream Hér yrneð úp se æftra streám þǽre godcundan sprǽce, sé cymð of þǽre rynelan (þám burnon, v. l. ) þæs gástlican ǽsprynges, Gr. D. 94, 14
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rysce
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A bed of rushes (?) Of bæccæ funtan on ðá riscæan; of ðǽre riscæan on sagelmære, C. D. iv. 27, 15
sǽte
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A house Ðis sindon ðá londgemǽra . . . Ǽrest úp of Sæfern on Beornwoldes sǽtan; of sǽtan on hagan geat, C. D. iii. 79, 15
scíre
sigele
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A necklace Gyldene sigelan, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 473, 13
slecg-wyrhta
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One who works with a hammer, a worker in metals Tubalcain þe wæs slecgwirhta and smið (malleator et faber), Nap. 57
sund-ampre
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Some kind of dock; rumex maritimus Sundompran (cf. ompran þá þe swimman wile, 322, 16, and see sund) ymbdelf, Lch. ii. 116, 13
tredde
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A press for wine or oil Hét hé þone cnapan stígan nyðer of þǽre treddan (wíntreddan, v.l. calcatorio ), Gr. D. 59, 4. Hí wrungon elebergan on þǽre treddan ( in prelo ), 250, 13. v. ele-, wín-tredde
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un-gefeá
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Unhappiness Ðá men þe mǽstne dreám bútan Godes ondrysnum úp áhebbað hér on wornlde, hié þonne eft mǽste unrótnesse bútan ende and mǽstne ungefeán bútan ǽnigre blisse hiá onfóó. Nap. 64
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manu
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A mane Manu, brystæ juba, setes porci et leonis cabalique, Txts. 110, 1182. Manu, biriste, Hpt. 33, 244, 5. Hý habbað horses manan habent jubas equorum, Nar. 34, 32
máþum-cleofa
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A treasure-chamber, place where treasures are placed Gán út of þám má dmcleofan (cf. l. 266; see preceding word ), Hml. A. 110, 277
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. Béte man ðæt æt deádum menn mid .vi. healfmarce, and æt cwicon mid .xii. óran
úle
An owl
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An owl Úlae cavanni, Txts. 47, 378: ulula, 107, 2150. Úle noctua, ulula, 81, 1382: ulula, Wrt. Voc. i. 281, 7: ii. 62, 35: noctua, i. 281, 6: ii. 60, 35: noctua vel strinx, i. 77, 41: strix vel cavanna vel noctua vel ulula, 29, 11. Ne etc gé úlan ( noctuam
BERA
A BEAR ⬩ ursus
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A BEAR; ursus Dauid gewylde ðone wíldan beran David subdued the wild bear, Ælfc. T. 13, 26. Eofor oððe beran onginnan to attack a boar or bear, Exon. 92 a; Th. 344, 21; Gn. Ex. 177. Sceall gyldan án beran fel shall pay one bear's skin, Ors. 1, 1; Bos
finta
a tail ⬩ cauda ⬩ what follows ⬩ a sequel ⬩ the consequence of an action ⬩ consĕquentia
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a tail; cauda Ðonne is se finta fægre gedǽled then is the tail [of the phoenix] beautifully divided, Exon. 60a; Th. 218, 15; Ph. 295. what follows, a sequel, the consequence of an action; consĕquentia Ðonne he ðæs fácnes fintan sceáwaþ when he sees
CUPPE
A small drinking vessel, CUP ⬩ poculum, obba
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A small drinking vessel, CUP ; poculum, obba Cuppe obba, Ælfc. Gl. 24 ; Som. 60, 43; Wrt. Voc. 24, 43. Nime áne cuppan let him take a cup, L. M. 2, 64 ; Lchdm. ii. 290, 2: Lchdm. iii. 72, 17: Cod. Dipl. 492; Kmbl. ii. 380, 35. Ic ge-an mínum hláforde
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Columba
An Irish priest, the Apostle of the Highlands
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An Irish priest, the Apostle of the Highlands, born about A. D. 520, and arrived in Scotland in 565. He preached to the Picts, whose king gave him the Western Isle, Iona, in which he founded his abbey and college. Columba was abbot 32 years, and died
feohte
A fight ⬩ combat ⬩ pugna
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A fight, combat; pugna Wearþ him seó feohte tó grim the fight was too severe for them, Exon. 84 a; Th. 317, 16; Mód. 66. Nó ic gefrægn heardran feohtan I have not heard of a harder fight, Beo. Th. 1157; B. 576: Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 7; Rä. 6, 4: Andr
níd-wyrhta
One who acts from necessity ⬩ an involuntary agent
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One who acts from necessity, an involuntary agent Se ðe nýdwyrhta biþ ðæs ðe hé misdéþ, se biþ ðý beteran dómes symle wyrðe, ðe hé nýdwyrhta wæs ðæs ðe hé worhte, L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 23-25. On mænigre dǽde ðonne man biþ nýdwyrhta, ðonne biþ se
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