stæl
a place ⬩ place ⬩ stead ⬩ stead ⬩ situation ⬩ condition
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a place Stalu tó fuglum umbrellas, Txts. 107, 2153. place, stead Cristenum cyninge gebyraþ ðæt hé sý on fæder stæle cristenre þeóde, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 304, 23: Beo. Th. 2963; B. 1479. Ic eom gesceádwísnes and is eom ǽlcum manniscum móde on ðam stale
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stæg
A stay ⬩ a rope supporting a mast ⬩ a stay
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A stay, a rope supporting a mast Stæg safo (in a list of nautical words), Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 60
stíþ-mægen
A strong force
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A strong force Ðonne cumaþ upplíce eoredheápas stíþmægen ástyred tum superum subito veniet commota potestas, Dóm. L. 114
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stód
A stud, a herd of horses
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A stud, a herd of horses Stood equartium, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 10. Ic geann mínon heáhdeórhunton ðæs stódes ðe is on Colingahrycge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 363, 25. Ic gean mínum wífe healfes ðæs stódes æt Trostingtúne and mínum geféran healfes ðe mé mid rídaþ
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stód-hors
A stud-horse
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A stud-horse Gyf mon mǽte ðæt hé feola stódhorsa habbe, Lchdm. iii. 176, 5
stór-sæp
Resin
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Resin Stórsæpes resinae, Hpt. Gl. 501, 1
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stræc
strictness, rigour ⬩ violence, force
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strictness, rigour Stræc districtio, rigor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 48. Sý nátóðæshwón regoles stræc gehealden nullatenus districtio regule teneatur, R. Ben. 61, 15. violence, force Hú mæg beón bútan strece and neádunge ðæt gehwá mid clǽnnysse ðæt gále gecynd
streám-stæþ
A shore
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A shore Ofer streámstaðe stæppan to land, Cd. Th. 86, 21; Gen. 1434
bǽre
Gesture ⬩ movement
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Gesture, movement Bǽrum gestibus, An. Ox. 45. Styllum bǽrum quietis lapsibus, Germ. 400, 487
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irfe
Inheritance ⬩ property
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Inheritance, property Gewriten yrfe legatum, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 96; Wrt. Voc. 20, 37. Ungewriten yrfe intestata hereditas, Som. 57, 101; Wrt. Voc. 20, 41. Yrfe drihtnes hereditas Domini, Ps. Spl. 126, 4. Yrfe sceal gedǽled deádes monnes a dead man's
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EALDOR
life ⬩ vita
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f? life; vita Ealdres æt ende at life's end, Beo. Th. 5573; B. 2790. Ðe him wolde ealdres geunnan which would grant him life, Andr. Kmbl. 2263; An. 1133. On ðissum ealdre in this life, Ps. Th. 87, 14. Deáþ geþryðeþ ealdor ánra gehwæs death expels
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fyrht
A divining ⬩ divination ⬩ augury ⬩ auspĭcium ⬩ hariolātio ⬩ augŭrium
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A divining, divination, augury; auspĭcium, hariolātio, augŭrium Oððe on blóte odðe on fyrhte either by sacrifice or by divination, L. C. S. 5; Th. i. 378, 22. On firhte, L. N. P. L. 48; Th. ii. 296, 28. Æristum oððe frumum frehtum prīmis auspĭciis, Rtl
BÉTE
BEET ⬩ bēta = σεύτλoν
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BEET, a root from which sugar is often extracted; bēta = σεύτλoν, n Sindon eáþ begeátra béteand mealwe beet and mallow are more easily procured, L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 226, 25: iii. 12, 26. Wyrc drænc of ðære bétan [MS. beton] work a drink of the beet
Englisc
(the) English ⬩ the English language
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Add: adjectival Þǽr ádranc mycel Ænglisces folces, Chr. 1016; P. 151, 18. On Engliscre sprǽce, H. R. 105, 10. In Englisc gereorde (on Englisce reorde, v. l.) in lingua Anglorum, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 481, 12. Ær wǽrun Rómánisce biscepas, siþþan wǽrun Englisce
béd-ríp
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Aelc man in Sc̃e Eádmundes byri húsfast on his ówe land sal gifen tó þe hálegenes biderípe ón peni, Cht. Th. 438, 7. [v. N. E. D. bed-rip: Andrews' Old English Manor. P. 159.]
BEÓR
BEER ⬩ nourishing or strong drink ⬩ cerevisia ⬩ sicera ⬩ a beverage made of honey and water ⬩ mead ⬩ metheglin ⬩ hydromeli ⬩ ĭtis ⬩ ydromellum ⬩ mulsum
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BEER, nourishing or strong drink; cerevisia, sicera. Beer, made from malted barley, was the favourite drink of the Anglo-Saxons. In their drinking parties, they pledged each other in large cups, round at the bottom, which must be emptied before they could
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or-þanc
Original, inborn thought ⬩ mind, genius, wit, understanding ⬩ ingenium ⬩ a skilful contrivance or work, artifice, device, design ⬩ skilfully, cunningly, ingeniously, with art
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Original, inborn thought. mind, genius, wit, understanding; ingenium Orþanc ingenium, cræftica artifex, Wrt. Voc.i. 47, 8-9. Líflíces orþa[nces] vivacis ingenii, Hpt. Gl. 407, 40-43. Hé genam þurh heora láre on his orþance ða egeslícan dǽda, Ælfc. T.
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hlíp-geat
A leap-gate
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A leap-gate, a low gate in a fence, which can be leaped by deer, while keeping sheep from straying (N. E. D.) Ondlong geardes on ðæt hlýpgeat; of ðǽm hlýpgeate, C. D. iii. 180, 28. Tó ðám hlýpgete; of ðám hlýpgete á be wealle, 456, 8. Tó ðám wealle;