wǽg-þel
A wave-plank ⬩ a ship
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A wave-plank, a ship Hé álǽdde of wǽgþele (the ark) wráðra láfe, Cd. Th. 90, 16; Gen. 1496. Nóe tealde ðæt se hrefn hine sécan wolde on wǽgþele, 87, 9; Gen. 1446. On wǽgþele on board, Andr. Kmbl. 3418; An. 1713. Under earce bord eaforan lǽdan, weras
bróc
An inferior horse, a shaking horse, jade ⬩ caballus, equus vilior
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An inferior horse, a shaking horse, jade; caballus, equus vilior Ðæt hie sécen him bróc on onráde, and on wǽne, oððe on ðon ðe hie á þrówian mǽgen that they look for themselves to ride on a horse, and in a wain, or in that which they can ever endure,
twi-bóte
Needing double compensation
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Needing double compensation Se ðe stalaþ on Gehhol oþþe on Eástron oþþe on ðone Hálgan Ðunresdæg . . . ðara gehwelc wé willaþ sié twybóte, swá on (the offence in each of these cases) Lenctenfæsten, L. Alf. pol. 5 ; Th. i. 64, 25. Gif ðisses hwæt gelimpe
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heáh-setl
A high seat, throne, seat of honour [at table], seat of justice ⬩ throne ⬩ thronus, solium, triclinium ⬩ a high seat (at table)
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A high seat, throne, seat of honour [at table], seat of justice Ðín heáhsetl thronum, Ps. Th. 88, 26. Forðon héhseðil godes is quia thronus Dei est, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 34. Ðonne crist siteþ on his cynestóle on heáhsetle when Christ sitteth on his royal
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eást-healf
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Seó Asia on ǽlce healfe is befangen mid sealtum wætre búton on eásthealfe Asia absque orientali parte undique circumdata est mari, Ors. 1, 1; S. 12, 12. On eásthealfe þæs landes líþ gársecg, S. 14, 2. Add
foran-niht
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Hit gelamp on þǽre nihte ꝥ se cyning læg wæccende lange on forannihte, Hml. A. 98, 209. De completorio (Forannihtsang) On foranniht wé sculon God herian ǽr wé tó bedde gán, Btwk. 218, 34: 194, 14. Add
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hors-bǽr
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His horsbǽr þe hine mon untrumne on bær wæs gehealden, Bd. Sch. 382, 13. Sum þegn læg on paralisyn . . . þá cwæð hé ꝥ hé wolde tó Wynceastre sýðian húru on his horsbǽre, Hml. S. 21, 181. Add
gléd-stede
A place for a fire ⬩ an altar
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A place for a fire, an altar On ðam glédstyde at the altar, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 22; Gen. 1810. On ðæm glǽdstede gild onsægde made an offering on the altar, 137; Th. 172, 10; Gen. 2842
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ge-scæft
Creation ⬩ creātio
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Creation; creātio On ða beorhtan gescæft on the bright creation, Cd. 216; Th. 273, 20; Sat. 139
wísere
sign-post
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A sign-post (?) Tó Afene; on wísere; on ða fúlan lace, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 301, 36
wudu-croft
A croft with trees on it
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A croft with trees on it (?) On wudecrofte; of ðam crofte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 376, 7
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copel
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Unsteady, rocking(?) Ǽrest on copelan stán . . . eft on copelan stán, C. D. B. iii. 624, 17, 22
fleax-hamm
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An enclosure where flax is grown On flexhammas; of flexhamman on minthammas, C. D. v. 374, 25
norþeást-hyrne
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a north-east corner Stód þǽr án ród on ðǽre eorðan on ðám norðeásthyrnan, Vis. Lfc. 71
ge-dífan
To plunge, immerse
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To plunge, immerse Rammes wul on wætere gedýfed and æfter þám on ele, Lch. i. 356, 12
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be-cnedan
to knead up
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to knead up Merces sǽd on hláf be-cneden oþþe on wín gegniden, Lch. ii. 248, 4
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mánful-ness
Wickedness
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Wickedness Git Martianus for his mánfulnysse nolde on God gelýfan, Homl. Skt. 4, 389. Hé leornode ǽfre máran and máran on his mánfulnysse and ne lét nánne his gelícan on yfele, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 28
fót-spor
A foot-track ⬩ foot-trace ⬩ pĕdis vestīgium
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A foot-track, foot-trace; pĕdis vestīgium On ðæt fótspor on the foot-track, Lchdm. iii. 286, 3
un-mód
Despondency ⬩ dejection
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Despondency, dejection Of ðæs magan ádle cumaþ monige ádla ... on unmóde and on ungemetwæccum, Lchdm. ii. 176, 1
eall-meaht
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Omnipotence On mihtigre handa and on eallmihte earmes in manu forti et brachio excelso, Ps. Th. 135, 12