ofer-tæl
An odd number
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An odd number Ðæra pipercorna sý ofertæl, ðæt ys ðý forman dæge án and þrittig, and ðý óðrum dæge seofontýne, and dý þriddan dæge þreótýne, Lchdm. i. 288, 8
ofer-weder
Storm, tempest
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Storm, tempest Heora scipu sume þurh oferweder wurdon tóbrocene. Chr. 794; Erl. 59, 22
ofer-wrígels
A covering
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A covering Ofyrwrígyls opertorium, Ps. Spl. C. 101, 28, Oferwrígelsum operculis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 55
Linked entry: wrigels
óleht-word
A flattering speech
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A flattering speech Hwǽr syndon ða ðe hié heredan, and him ólyhtword sprécan ?, Blickl. Homl. 99, 26
óm-cynn
Corrupt humour
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Corrupt humour Ðú meaht clǽnsian ðæt ómcyn, Lchdm. ii. 82, 18
on-ǽlet
Lightning
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Lightning Onǽletu ł lígetu fulgura, Ps. Lamb. 143. 6
corn-hús
A corn-house, granary ⬩ granarium
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A corn-house, granary; granarium Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 78, 130; Wrt. Voc. 58, 42
corn-treów
A cornel-tree ⬩ cornus
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A cornel-tree; cornus Corntreów cornus Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 64, 124; Wrt. Voc. 32, 58; Cot. 49
cræft-wyrc
Workmanship ⬩ artificium
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Workmanship; artificium Scint. 29
crucet-hús
A torment house ⬩ afflictionis domus
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A torment house; afflictionis domus Sume hí diden in crucet-hús, ðæt is in án ceste ðæt was scort, and nareu, and undép, and dide scærpe stánes ðérinne, and þrengde ðe man ðǽrinne, ðæt him brǽcon alle ðe limes some they put into a crucet-house, that
ornest
Trial by battle
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Trial by battle Gif Englisc man beclypaþ ǽnigne Frænciscne mann tó orneste for þeófte . . . oððe for ǽnigan þingan ðe gebyrige ornest for tó beónne . . . hæbbe hé fulle leáfe swá tó dónne. And gif se Englisca forsæcþ ðæt ornest, W. ii. 1; Th. i. 489,
soc
Suck, sucking at the breast
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Suck, sucking at the breast On ðone dæg ðe man ðæt cild fram soce áteáh in die ablactationis ejus Gen. 21, 8. [Seseȝ childer of her sok A. P. 103, 391. Taken awei fro sok, or wenyd Wick. (Isaiah 11, 8)]
sorh-leóþ
A sorrowful song ⬩ a lay of grief
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A sorrowful song, a lay of grief Gesyhþ sorhcearig on his suna búre wínsele wéstne . . . nis ðǽr hearpan swég, gomen in geardum swylce ðǽr iú wǽron. Gewíteþ ðonne, sorhleóð gæleþ, Beo. Th. 4912; B. 2460. Ongunnon ðá (after putting Jesus in the grave)
spic-hús
A larder ⬩ lardarium
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A larder Spichús lardarium, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 16: lar (kitchen ?), Lchdm. i. lxiii. 3
híwen
A family, ⬩ household
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A family, household Ða þing ðe eówre híwenu beþurfon cibaria domibus vestris necessaria, Gen. 42, 33. Tó mete eówrum híwenum in cibum familiis, 47, 24. Híwen domestici, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 10, 36
hlæd
A heap, ⬩ pile, ⬩ mound
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A heap, pile, mound Beraþ hiere hlæd tó comportabis aggerem, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 5; 163, 10, 11
Linked entry: hlæd-disc
hlæst
Burden, ⬩ freight, ⬩ lading
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Burden, freight, lading Eów is holmes hlæst and hecfonfuglas and wildu deór on geweald geseald into your power is given the ocean's freight [fishes] and the fowls of the air and wild beasts, Cd. 74; Th. 91, 20; Gen. 1515. Hwá ðæm hlæste onféng who received
hleór
A cheek, ⬩ face
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A cheek, face Hleór malæ, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 79; Wrt. Voc. 43, 12. Hleór maxilla, Wrt. Voc. 70, 38: facies, 282, 37: Exon. 90 a; Th. 337, 18; Gn. Ex. 66: 29 a; Th. 88, 5; Cri. 1435. On ðám nósum oððe on ðam hleóre on the nose or on the cheek, Herb
Linked entry: hlýrian
hold
A carcase, ⬩ body
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A carcase, body Swá hwǽr swá hold byþ ubicunque fuerit corpus, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 28. Ðá woldon óðre fugelas fleón tó ðam holde descenderunt volucres super cadavera, Gen. 15, 11. Swá swá grǽdige ræmmas ðar ðar hí hold geseóþ like greedy ravens, where they
holc
A hollow, ⬩ cavity
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A hollow, cavity: Weaxeþ ðæt yfele blód on ðám holcum ðæs líchoman the evil blood increases in the hollow parts of the body, L. M. 1, 72; Lchdm. ii. 148, 7. On ðám holcum ðære lifre in the hollows of the liver, Lchdm. ii. 160, 26
Linked entry: healoc