calferu
Calves ⬩ vitulos
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Calves; vitulos, Ps. Surt. 49, 9
under-geréfa
An under-officer
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An under-officer Geréfa consul, undergeréfa proconsul, Wrt. Voc, i. 18, 5. Se undergeréfa the pro-prefect, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 332: 7, 216
ufenan
From above ⬩ Above ⬩ besides
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Hé ða bóc hire tó lét..., and ufenan ðæt hire áð sealde, Chart. Th. 203, 1. ¶ Þǽr on ufenan thereupon : -- Hé cwæð, ðæt án culfre him fluge wið ðæt heáfod, swilce heó ðær on ufenan settan wolde, Homl. Ass. 198, 112
Linked entries: þǽr-onufenan þǽr-onufenan
naca
A boat ⬩ bark ⬩ ship ⬩ vessel
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A boat, bark, ship, vessel Ne hié scip fereþ, naca, Exon. Th. 439, 17; Rä. 59, 5. Sǽgeáp naca, Beo. Th. 3797; B. 1896. Heáhstefn naca, Andr. Kmbl. 532; An. 266. Of nacan stefne, 582; An. 291 : Exon. Th. 306, 14; Seef. 7. On bearm nacan, Beo.
Linked entry: ge-nec
ge-wyrhta
A worker ⬩ doer ⬩ fellow-worker ⬩ accomplice
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A worker, doer, fellow-worker, accomplice Ǽlc ðe gewita oððe gewyrhta sí every one who is cognisant or co-operating, L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 28. Þeófa gewita and geweorhta an accessory and accomplice of thieves, L. Eth. 9, 27; Th. i. 346, 9: L.
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folc-sceaða
People's tyrant ⬩ villain ⬩ pŏpŭti tyrannus
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Kmbl. 3184; An. 1595
Linked entry: leód-sceaða
Columba
An Irish priest, the Apostle of the Highlands
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Now, in Iona, there must ever be an abbot, not a bishop; and to him must all the bishops of the Scots be subject, because Columba was an abbot, not a bishop Chr. 565; Th. 31, 29, col. 1-33, 7, col. 1
balewa
The baleful or wicked one ⬩ Satan ⬩ Satanas ⬩ Diabolus
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The baleful or wicked one, Satan; Satanas, Diabolus Swá inc se balewa hét as the baleful one desired you, Cd. 224; Th. 295, 11; Sat. 484
fyrd-wísa
A leader of an expedition ⬩ expĕdītiōnis dux
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A leader of an expedition; expĕdītiōnis dux Sum biþ heretoga, fyrdwísa from one is a general, a bold leader, Exon. 79 b; Th. 297, 32; Crä. 77
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ge-áned
Made one ⬩ united ⬩ adūnātus
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Made one, united; adūnātus Oþ-ðæt ðe hí wǽron on ǽnne unmǽtne lég geánede usque ad in immensam adŭnāti sunt flammam, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 25
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seáða
'A feeling as if the cavity of the body were full of water swaying about,' ⬩ tendiculum,
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'A feeling as if the cavity of the body were full of water swaying about,' Cockayne. The word glosses tendiculum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 3 Wið seáðan (seádan, 4, 18) Lchdm. ii. 56, 10
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ciric-tún
A church-inclosure, church-yard, cemetery ⬩ ecclesiæ sepimentum, cœmetērium = κοιμητήριον
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A church-inclosure, church-yard, cemetery; ecclesiæ sepimentum, cœmetērium = κοιμητήριον Ne binnan cirictúne ǽnig hund ne cume let not any dog come within the churchyard, L. Edg. C. 26; Th. ii. 250, 7
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andetta
One who confesses ⬩ a confessor ⬩ an acknowledger ⬩ confessor
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One who confesses, a confessor, an acknowledger; confessor Se ðæs sleges andetta síe who is a confessor of the slaying, L. Alf. pol. 29; Th. i. 80, 7
Germania
Germany
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eást yrnende wið norþan Créca land út on ðone Wendel-Sǽ] and norþ óþ ðone gársecg, ðe man Cwén-Sǽ hǽt: binnan ðǽm syndon manega þeóda; ac hit man hǽt eall, GERMANIA now we will speak, as much as we know, about the boundaries of Europe.
cométa
A comet ⬩ cométa ⬩ cométes ⬩ κομήτης
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A comet; cométa, cométes, æ; m. = κομήτης, ov; m. long-haired Higegleáwe hátaþ cométa be naman the wise-minded call a comet by name Chr. 975; Th. 228, 38, col. 1, 2, 3; Edg. 52
secgan
To say ⬩ to say certain words ⬩ to mean ⬩ to tell a tale ⬩ recite a poem ⬩ pronounce ⬩ deliver ⬩ to speak of ⬩ tell ⬩ relate ⬩ narrate ⬩ declare ⬩ announce ⬩ give an account of something ⬩ to express in words feelings of gratitude, admiration, etc. ⬩ to give thanks, glory, etc., to a person ⬩ to declare a person or thing so and so ⬩ to say ⬩ tell ⬩ to speak of ⬩ to ascribe to a person ⬩ lay to the charge of ⬩ accuse of ⬩ attribute to
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Ðæt (all that had been seen and heard) mancynne bodian and secgan, Blickl. Homl. 121, 4. Is ðæt sægd, ðæt . . .
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efn-etan
to become equal, to equal? ⬩ par esse ălĭcui ĕdendo? æquāre, æmŭlāri
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æquāre, æmŭlāri Ic mésan mæg meahtelícor and efn-etan ealdum þyrse I can feast more heartily and eat as much as the old giant. Exon. 111 a; Th. 425, 28; Rä. 41, 63
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æg-lǽca
A miserable being ⬩ wretch ⬩ monster ⬩ miser ⬩ perditus ⬩ monstrum
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A miserable being, wretch, monster; miser, perditus, monstrum Atol æglǽca the fell wretch, Beo. Th. 1188; B. 592 : Cd. 216; Th. 274, 28; Sat. 161: Andr. Kmbl. 2717; An. 1361
scinna
An evil spirit ⬩ spectre
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An evil spirit, spectre Blace hworfon scinnan (the fallen angels) forscepene, sceaþan hwearfdon geond ðæt atole scref (hell), Cd. Th. 269, 12; Sat. 72. Ðæt hié leóda landgeweorc láþum beweredon scuccum and scinnum, Beo. Th. 1882; B. 939
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ge-weorhta
One working with another ⬩ accomplice
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One working with another, accomplice Gif mæsse-preóst þeófa gewita and geweorhta beó if a mass-priest be an accessory and accomplice of thieves, L. Eth. ix. 27; Th. i. 346, 9