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ersc

(n.)
Grammar
ersc, ersc, ærsc, es; m.

Arrishersh

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Arrish, ersh (arrish a stubblefield; stubble of any kind after the crop has been cut, D. D. See also N. E. D. arrish, earsh) brádan ersce, Cht. E. 290, 29. cráwan ersce, C. D. iii. 123, 6. wudan ærscæ; fram wudan ærscæ, v. 255, 37.

geard-steall

(n.)
Grammar
geard-steall, es; m.
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A stack- or cattle-yard (? cf. garth-stead a stack-yard; a yard in which cattle are kept, D. D.: Icel. garð-staðr a hay-yard); or the site of a fence (?) Ondlang ðæs aldan geardstealles ...; and swá æfter ðám hegestealle, C. D. iii. 391, 8

Linked entry: hege-steall

stán-clúd

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Gl. 499, 30. Ofer þá stówe wæs ufan hangiende ormǽte stánclúd (ingens rupes ), Gr. D. 52, 17. Of elleheorhan intó stánclúde, C. D. iii. 424, 29. Nonnosus þone mycelan stánclúd ( saxum ) áweg ádyde, Gr. D. 48, 16.

bytt

(n.)
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a butt, piece of land ? Innan Scrowes bytt, of Scrowes bytt betweox .ii. beorgas, C. D. iii. 85, 11. [v. N. E. D. butt .]

grǽd

(n.)
Grammar
grǽd, <b>grǽdan</b>
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a cry. [N. E. D. grede.] v. han-grǽd:to cry out. Add: [v. N. E. D. grede; vb.]: &lt;b&gt;grǽde&lt;/b&gt; grass

pirige

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On þǽre pyrigean styb; þonne of pyrigean stybbe on þone þorn, C. D. B. iii. 396, 37. Æt ðǽre pyrgean, C. D. iii. 453. 39. Add

wille

(n.)
Grammar
wille, f.
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Arn án wencel mid treówenum æscene þære wyllan (ad fontem). Gr. D. ii. 21. On winterwellan; of ðǽre wellan, C. D. iii. 394, 8. Add

ge-býcnian

(v.)

to beckonshewindicate

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to beckon, shew, indicate, St. A. 44, 12 : Evan. Nic. 4, 13 : Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 48, MS. D : 37; Som. 39, 40, MS. D

rǽw

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Andlang rǽwe on þornwíc, C. D. v. 220, 36. In compounds bróce; andlang brócréwe, C. D. v. 122, 19. On ðá norðrǽwe, iii. 412, 28. Add

reád-leáf

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, and add Andlang mearce reádléfan bécan, C. D. iii. 14, 7. On þæt reádleáfe treów; of ðám reádleáfan treówe, C. D. B. ii. 246, 28. (?)

wríd

(n.)
Grammar
wríd,
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(cf. 'A ride of hazle or such like wood, is a whole plump of spriggs or frith growing out of the same root,' E. D. S. Pub. Old Farming Words, no. III. Here is an heelful thing, a wonder wride (rimes with abyde), Pall. 51, 207),
es; m.

A shootstalkplantbush

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A shoot, stalk, plant, bush Uurýd culmus, Txts. 52, 252. Genim æscþrote ǽnne wríd, Lchdm. i. 216, 11. Genim ðysse wyrte wríd, 224, 1. Bedelf ǽnne wríd cileþenigin moran, iii. 38, 9

Linked entry: hæsel-wrid

tó-glídan

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Add Þá stánas þæs tóglidenan wáges collapsi saxa parietis, Gr. D. 125, 21. Add Þá tóglidenan stánas þæs wáges. Gr. D. 125, 18. See preceding passage

west-healf

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Ðonne on westhealfe ðæs heáfodlandes vi gyrda bewestan Yttinges hláwe, C. D. v. 275, 18. Ælfríces mearc on westhealfe, C. D. R. iii. 15, 12. Add

heáfod-land

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Take here hafud-land in Dict., and add: [v. land; ] Of ðǽre stréte on ðá díc ðe scýt ðám heáfodlande; ðonne on westhealfe ðæs heáfodlandes, C. D. v. 275, 17-19. þám heáfodlonde, iii. 384, 32.

tó-lísedness

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Add: dissolution His líchaman tólýsednes corporis dissolutio. Gr. D. 296, 2. desolation geómriaþ þá tólésednesse and broc þyssere stówe loci hujus desolationem gemimur, Gr. D. 313, 14

bern-hús

(n.)
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(Gr. D. 68, 22)

fearnig

(adj.)
Grammar
fearnig, adj.

Ferny

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Ferny, full of fern On ðá fearnigan hylle, of ðǽre fearnigan hylle, C. D. B. ii. 246, 21. On ðá fearnige leáge, C. D. iii. 376, 5

festing-men

(n.)
Grammar
festing-men, -menn
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servants of the king entrusted to the keeping of the monasteries while going from place to place, Th. Diplm. A. D. 823; 67, 2: A. D. 828; 79, 30

ge-fægnian

(v.)
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Add: with gen. Heó þæs gefægnode heó hæfde ealles þæs geáres bigleofan, Gr. D. 69, 13. with prep. gefægnode for þæs feóndes deáþe, Gr. D. 120, 8

borg-steall

(n.)
Grammar
borg-steall, a borstal, 'any seat on the side or pitch of a hill,' Hall. Dict., a steep path up a hill. Take here passage given at
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burg-steall In loco qui dicitur æt Borstealle, C. D. iii. 209, 5. In loco qui dicitur Gealtborgsteal (cf. Icel. göltr a hog ), C. D. B. i. 365, 4

Linked entries: beorg-steal burg-steall