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fen-freoðo

(n.)
Grammar
fen-freoðo, indecl. f.

Fen-asylumăsylum in pălūde

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Fen-asylum; ăsylum in pălūde He in fen-freoðo feorh alegde he laid down his life in his fen-asylum, Beo. Th. 1706; B. 851

almes-lond

(n.)
Grammar
almes-lond, es; m.

Land given or granted in frankalmoignefundus in eleemosynam datus

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Land given or granted in frankalmoigne; fundus in eleemosynam datus

Linked entry: ælmes-lond

ge-rǽc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rǽc, es; m?

Opportunityopportunitas

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Opportunity; opportunitas In gerǽcum in opportunitatibus, Ps. Spl. 9, 9

ge-edleánung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-edleánung, e; f.
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Retribution, requital In geedleánunge in retribuendo, Ps. Srt. 54, 21

lufwendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
lufwendlíce, adv.
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In friendly fashion Lufwendlíce blonde (in-greditur), Kent. Gl. 912

hræfn

(n.)
Grammar
hræfn, a raven.
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Ðá cóm þǽr sum hrefen ( corvus ) inn; sóna swá hé þá cartan geseah, þá genam hé hig sóna and gewát mid on þæne fenn, Guth. Gr. 140, 5. Hí sǽdon þæt seó glóf of ánes hrefnes múþe feólle, 145, 27.

for-spildness

(n.)
Grammar
for-spildness, e; f.
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Seó nǽdre sende hí selfe in forspildnesse ( in praecipitium ), 211, 24

Linked entries: for-spilness -spildness

dype

(n.)
Grammar
dype, an; f: dýp, es; n.

Depth, the deep, seaprofundum, altĭtūdo, altum

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Ascúfaþ hine út on middan ðære dýpan thrust him out into the middle of the deep, Homl. Th. i. 564, 8. Teóh hit on dýpan duc in altum, Lk. Bos. 5, 4

friþ-land

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-land, es; n.

A land with which, one is at peace, with which ' friþ' has been madepācis terra

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A land with which, one is at peace, with which ' friþ' has been made; pācis terra Hí ðone mǽstan hearm dydon ðe ǽfre here innon friþlande dón sceolde they did the greatest harm that ever an army could do in a land with which it was at peace, Chr. 1097

breóst-gewǽdu

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-gewǽdu, pl. n.

the breasta garment, clothing A covering for the breast, corselet pectoris vestimentum, lorica

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[breóst the breast, gewǽde a garment, clothing] A covering for the breast, corselet; pectoris vestimentum, lorica Gehwearf in Francna fæðm feorh cyninges, breóstgewǽdu, and se beáh somod the king's life fell into the power of the Franks, his corselet

rippel

(n.)
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In loco qui dicitur Rippell, i. 22, 18. Ðás ii béc lóciað intó Ryppel, iii. 19, 22. Cf. Ad silbam qui appellatur ripp, i. 104, 2. Rhip, v. 46, 14. (?)

middel

(n.)
Grammar
middel, es; middela(?), an; m.

The middlecentre

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The middle, centre In midle in centro, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 13, On middele (Ps. Lamb. midle) innoþes mín in medio ventris mei, Ps. Spl. 21, 13, 21. Hé ánne cnapan gesette on hyra middele ( in medio eorum ), Mk. 9, 36.

Linked entry: midlest

princ

(n.)
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a prick On prince in ictu, in puncto, Hpt. Gl. 462, 8. (?)

Gréc

(adj.)
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Greek Cwæþende in Gréc saying in Greek, Mt. Kntbl. Rush. 27, 46

trifulung

(n.)
Grammar
trifulung, e; f.
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Grinding, pounding, threshing In trifelunge in tritiira, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 21

snás

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In snásum (printed fnásum) in veribus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 24. Add

wel-gelícod

(adj.)

beneplacitum

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glosses: beneplacitum In welgelícodum heara in beneplacitis eorum Ps. Surt. 140, 5

Linked entry: ge-lícian

eorþ-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
eorþ-fæst, -fest; adj.

Earth-fast, fixed in the earthin terra firmus

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Earth-fast, fixed in the earth; in terra firmus To ánum [MS. ane] eorþfestum treówe to a tree firm in the earth. Th. Anlct. 122, 10

clýfa

Grammar
clýfa, clífa, an; m, [cleófa, cleófan to cleave, divide, separate] .

A chambercubiculum, cubileA cave, denantrum, caverna, cubile

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On his incófan oððe on his clýfan in cubīli suo, 35, 5. a separate place for wild beasts, — A cave, den; antrum, caverna, cubile On ðám clífum ðe dracan oneardedon in the dens which dragons dwelt in; in cubīlibus, in quĭbus dracōnes habitābant, Bd. 3

Linked entries: cleófa clífa

be-leán

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Ne inc ǽnig mon beleán mihte sorhfulne sið nobody could keep you turn from the grievous adventure by pointing out its folly, B. 511.