ymb-feng
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A cover, an envelope Emfencge (librorum) tegmine, operimento, Hpt. Gl. 417, 47
ymb-gang
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a going round Seó burh ( Jericho ) næs mid nánum wíge gewunnen, ac mid ðam ymgange, Homl. Th. ii. 216, 2. Is ðære sunnan ymgang (ymbe-, ymb-, v. ll. ) hremming, ðæt se dæg ne byð on ǽlcum earde gelíce lang, Lchdm. iii. 258, 11. Ǽlc mann, swá swá hé stód
ymb-gedelf
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A digging round or about Ðæs treówes ymbgedelf is seó eádmódnys ðæs behreówsiendan mannes, Homl. Th. ii. 408, 31
ymb-hringend
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A surrounder, an attendant, one of a suite Ymbhringendum (ymbdringendum (=þringendum), Erfurt. 61) stipatoribus, Txts. 96, 929
Linked entries: ymb-þringend -hringend
ymb-ryne
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course of a moving body Wǽron sume gedwolmen ðe cwǽdon, ðæt ǽlc man beó ácenned be steorrena gesetnyssum, and þurh heora ymbryna him wyrd gelimpe, Homl. Th. i. 110, 8. course of time, revolution, period Ðes geárlíca ymryne ús gebrincþ efne nú ða clǽnan
wyrm-geard
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An enclosure full of snakes Wyrmgeardas, atol deór monig,... blace nædran, Salm. Kmbl. 940; Sal. 469
Linked entry: wyrm-sele
wyrm-geblǽd
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A blister raised by a snake-bite(?), Lchdm. iii. 36, 21
wyrm-hǽlsere
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A serpent-charmer, sorcerer Wyrmhǽlseras marsi (printed maris ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 15
wyrm-hord
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A treasure held by a serpent, Beo. Th. 4447; B. 2222
wyrm-líc
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The body of a serpent or of a worm, of carving on a wall. Cf. wyrm-fáh Weal wundrum heáh, wyrmlícum fáh, Exon. Th. 292, 13; Wand. 98. fig. cf. wyrm, II a Ic eom oferfongen mid synnum tó wyrmlíce, Anglia xii. 501, 22
ác-tán
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An oak-twig Áctánas, Lch. ii. 322, 19
Linked entry: tán
behát-land
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A promised land Gelǽddum his folce tó þám behátlande perducto ad terram repromissionis populo, Gr. D. 204, 12
be-healdend
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A beholder, spectator Geflit cymeð þám behealdendum in quaestionem ueniat intuentibus, Bd. I. I; Sch. 9, 18
Linked entry: healdend
be-héfe
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Dele
be-hóf
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behoof, need, use ꝥ hé ǽnne scylling hæfde tó his ágenum behófe (nytte,v. l.) ut unum solidum in expensis propriis haberet, Gr. D. 158, 23. Hé sende æfter pallium tó arꝥ. behóue ( ad opus ), Chr. 780; P. 52, 14. ꝥ need, want Tó behófe ad indigentiam
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be-limp
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An event, occurrence, case Belimp fors, An. Ox. 50, 22. Wið liþa sáre, gif hý of hwylcum belimpe oþþe of ǽnigum þincge gesárgude beóð, Lch. i. 312, I. On horse hwítum sittan belimp gód getácnað, iii. 202, 28. Smyltum belimpum secundis successibus, An
beód-fæt
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A table-vestel, cup Ciatis, i. calathis, vasis vel beódfatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 17
bláwend
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An inspirer God, líchamena scyppend and sáwla Bláwend, Hml. Th. ii. 478, 8
beód-land
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Land to defray the cost of the food consumed in a monastery Ic ðás land sælle ðám híwum tó hira beódlandæ ego has terras dono ad refectorium fratribus, C. D. v. 218, 19. Ágefe mon tuuénti hída híguum tó biódland, ii. 47, 3. Ðen héwen tó bédlonde, iv.
cweartern-weard
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A warder of a prison, jailor Cwearten*-*weard manceps (i. servus) carceris, Germ. 399, 345