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on-bæcling

(adv.)
Grammar
on-bæcling, adv.

Back, backward, behindretrorsum

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Back, backward, behind; retrorsum Gán onbæcling to go back, retire, Blickl. Homl. 27, 20: 31, 12: Ps. Th. 43, 19. Cer ðé onbæcling get thee behind, Cd. Th. 308, 26; Sat. 698. Forhwí gengdest ðú onbæcling quare conversus es retrorsum? Ps.

Linked entry: on-hinderling

bealo-blonden

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
bealo-blonden, pp.

Mixed with baleperniciouspernicie mixtusperniciosus

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Mixed with bale, pernicious; pernicie mixtus, perniciosus Bealoblonden níþ pernicious hate, Exon. 92 a; Th. 345, 30; Gn. Ex. 198

ELM

(n.)
Grammar
ELM, ellm, es; m.

ELM, elm-tree ulmus

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An ELM, elm-tree; ulmus Genim elmes rinde take bark of elm, L. M. 1. 6; Lchdm. ii. 52, 9

Linked entry: ellm

borcian

(v.)
Grammar
borcian, p. ade, ode

To barklatrare

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To bark; latrare Hió borcade: þancode willum it barked: thanked willingly, Exon. 129 a; Th. 495, 11; Rä. 84, 6

searu-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
searu-þanc, es; m.
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a cunning (in a bad sense) thought, device, artifice, wile Geþeóddum searaþancum adhibitis argumentis, Hpt. Gl. 502, 16. Eác ic gelǽrde Simon searoþoncum, ðæt hé sacan ongon, Exon. Th. 260, 16; Jul. 298.

un-gleáw

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gleáw, adj.

without understandingwithout skillnot sagaciousignorantblinddullnot apt for service

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Wé ðæs londes ungleáwe and unwíse ( imprudentes; but the Latin is not literally translated) wǽron, 10, 6. of things dull, not apt for service : -- Sweord gebrǽd gód gúðcyning, gomele láfe, ecgum ungl[e]áw ( dull of edge; cf. sió ecg gewác, bát unswíðor

fætels

Grammar
fætels, l. fǽtels and (?) fǽtel,

a vessela bag

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S. 2, 175. a bag Ne fætels non peram, Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 44: 60, 48. Fǽtel, 73, 56. In fǽtelsum in sitharciis, 45, 79. Twá hund mittan meluwes on fǽtelsum (on saccum in saccis, Gr. D. 145, 27), Hml. Th. ii. 172, 4

fearr

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Hý mon band on wilde fearras, Shrn. 133, 12. ¶ in local names: Fearrhám, C. D. iii. 233, 31. Fearres cumb, v. 232, 24. Sunt rura haec . . . Fearresheáfod . . . iii. 101, 15: v. 342. 23. Add:

freónd-rǽden

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Þeáh þe hé séce tó godum freóndrǽdenne, Jul. 220. cf. freónd, Freóndréddene healdan wið þone ꝥ ('b-bar' for 'bishop'?) to keep on good terms with the bishop, Cht. Th. 141, 6, 9.

BRAND

(n.)
Grammar
BRAND, brond, es; m.

a BRAND, fire-brand, torch;titio, torris a burning, flame, fire;incendium, flamma, ignisA sword;ensis

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Bǽron brandas on bryne blácan fýres they bare fire-brands into the burning of the bright flame, Cd. 186; Th. 231, 12; Dan. 246.

Linked entry: brond

aler-bróc

(n.)
Grammar
aler-bróc, es; m.
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A brook with alders on the banks In ælrbróc, and seoððan swá alrbróc ligeð, C. D. iii. 393, 17

and-beorma

(n.)
Grammar
and-beorma, an; m.

That which is without barmunleavenedunleavened breadthe feast of unleavened breadazyma

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That which is without barm, unleavened, unleavened bread, the feast of unleavened bread; azyma Andbita vel [and-]beorma azyma, Cot. 17

wíþig-mere

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-mere, es; m.

A mere with willows on the banks

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A mere with willows on the banks On wíði*-*mære, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 188, 29. In wíðingmere, ii. 41, 4

Linked entry: wíþig

híg-síþe

(n.)
Grammar
híg-síþe, es; m.

A hay-scythe

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A hay-scythe Se Godes wer . . . bær on his eaxle his hégsíþe falcem fenariam in collo deferens, Gr. D. 37, 14

Linked entry: hég-síþe

bæþ-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
bæþ-sealf, e; f.

A salve to be used when taking a bath

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A salve to be used when taking a bath Lǽcedómas wiþ áslápenum líce and bæþsealf, Lch. ii. 12, 17: 302, 23

FEALO

(adj.)
Grammar
FEALO, fealu, feale; def. se fealwa; adj.

FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? flāvus, gilvus, fuscus

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Fealwe mearas bay horses, Beo. Th. 1735; B. 865. Se beorg tohlád and in forlét fealewe wǽgas the hill opened and let in the dusky waves, Andr. Kmbl. 3177; An. 1591.

stæþ

(n.)
Grammar
stæþ, es; n.
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A bank, shore, the land bordering on water Stæð ripa, Wrt. Voc. i.54, 19. Stæð vel brerd labram, margo, vel crepido, 57, 25. Of ðæm mere ðe Truso standeþ in staðe, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 9. On ðam staþe ðe is genemned Ypwines fleót, 449; Erl. 12, 2.

setl-gang

(n.)
Grammar
setl-gang, es; m.
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Setting of the heavenly bodies, generally of the sun, marking time Ðá bád se sacerd sunnan setlgonges, forðon sunnan trió ágefeþ ondsware æt ðæm upgonge & eft æt setlgonge, Nar. 27, 15-18. Sunne, setlgonges fús, Exon.

balsam

(n.)
Grammar
balsam, es; n. [balsamum, baldsamum, i; n.]

Balsambalmbalsamum

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Héddern ða balsamum on wǽre a store-house in which was balm, Bd. 3, 8; S. 532, 19, note

Linked entries: baldsamum balzam

ganet

(n.)
Grammar
ganet, es; m.

A gannetsea-fowlwater-fowlswanfŭlĭcacygnus

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Ofer ganetes bæþ [MS. baþ] over the sea-fowl's bath, Chr. 975; Erl. 125, 21. Ganetes hleóðor the gannet's cry, Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 8; Seef. 20. Cómon of gársecge ganetas fleógan sea fowls came flying from the ocean, Ps. Th. 104, 35