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cneówung

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Singe hé þreó hund sealma cneówigende, oððe hund and twéntig bútan cneówunge (sine genuflexione) . . . mid cneówunga oððe bútan cneówunge cum genuflexionibus vel sine genuflexione, Ll. Th. ii. 134, 14-18. Add

ge-sóm

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Si regnum in se diuidatur non potest seare regnum, Mk. 3, 24), Hml. S. 13, 238

ealfara

(n.)
Grammar
ealfara, an; m.
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A pack-horse Þonne wæs þridde healf þúsend múla þe þá seámas wǽgon, and xxx. þúsenda ealfarena and oxna þá ðe hwǽte bǽron, Nar. 9, 10. See Nap. 78; Jord. 126. (where the word is connected with Spanish (from Arabic) al-faras)

sǽ-líðend

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-líðend, es; m.

A seaman, sailor, seafarer ⬩ ship

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A seaman, sailor, seafarer; also a ship, Secgaþ sǽlíðend. Beo. Th. 826; B. 411: 3640; B. 1818: 5604; B. 2806. Sægdon sǽlíðende, 760; B. 377. Se ðe bisenceþ sǽlíðende, eorlas and ýðmearas. Exon. 363, 4; Wal. 48. Similar entries cf. sǽ-genga

Linked entries: líðend sǽ-lida

mere-swín

(n.)
Grammar
mere-swín, es; n.

A sea-pig ⬩ porpoise ⬩ dolphin

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A sea-pig, porpoise, dolphin Ðes mereswín hic delfin, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 14; Som. 9, 37: Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 15: i. 281, 56. Mereswín bacharus, 281, 57: 65, 61: delphin vel bocharius vel simones, 55, 60. Mereswýn bacharus, 21, 46.

píl

(n.)
Grammar
píl, es; m.
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Heó (sea-holly) hafaþ stelan hwítne, on ðæs heáhnysse ufeweardre beóþ ácennede scearpe and þyrnyhte pílas (sharp and thorny prickles ), Lchdm. i. 304, 1. Hé gehæfte hí on ánum micclum stocce, and mid ísenum pílum heora ílas gefæstnode, Homl.

Linked entry: ge-píled

Íra-land

(n.)
Grammar
Íra-land, For argument in favour of taking Iceland to be the country intended where this word is used in Ohthere's narrative see Dr. Craigie's note in Mod. Lang. Rev. vol. xii, p. 200.

healh

(n.)
Grammar
healh, halh [in the declension the final h seems to be omitted before an inflection]; m. A word of doubtful meaning.
    Kemble, Cod. Dipl. iii. xxix.
translates it hall, probably originally a stone building.
    Leo, A. S. Names, p. 52,
takes it to be the same word as ealh. Somner gives healh-stán crusta, collyrida. In form it agrees with Latin calx.

hall ⬩ a stone building ⬩ calx.

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The following are some of the passages in which the word occurs Se westra eásthealh, Cod. Dipl. iii. 19, 6. On ðone west halh, 18, 25. Óþ cyninges healh, i. 257, 33. On Scottes healh; of ðam heale, vi. 2, 2. In Streónes halh; of ðam hale, 214, 25. On

Linked entries: alh eást-healh hal heal healhiht heal

for-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
for-tendan, p. -tende [ = -tendede], pl. -tendon; pp. -tended [for-, tendan to burn]

To burn off or away ⬩ sear ⬩ inūrĕre

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To burn off or away, sear; inūrĕre Ðǽm mǽdencildum [MS.

Linked entry: tendan

IFIG

(n.)
Grammar
IFIG, ifegn, es; n.

Ivy

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Ifies seáw juice of ivy, 1, 3 ; Lchdm. ii. 40, 26. Weal se is mid ifige bewrigen a wall that is covered with ivy, Shrn. 139, 27

pise

(n.)
Grammar
pise, an; f.
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Pysena seáw, ii. 220, 10. Pysena broþ, 278, 18. Healde hi hinc wið pisan and wid ða þing ðe windigne ǽþm on men wyrcen, 214, 2

Linked entry: pyse

delfan

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Þá ǽmettan delfað gold úp of eorðan, Nar. 35, 8. to excavate, dig a pit Bið dolfen seáð fodiatur fovea, Ps. Srt. 93, 13. to bury Ic ásende ofer eów mancwealm, . . . and þá deádan man nát hú man delfe, Wlfst. 296, 16

hlǽw

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Ðá wæs þǽr on óðre sídan ðæs hlǽwes (hláwas, v.l.) ... seáð erat in praefata insula tumulus agrestibus glebis coacervatus ... in cujus latere ... cisterna, Guth. Gr. 117, 7. Of ðǽre díc on ðone hláw; of ðǽm hláwe, C.D. iii. 217, 12.

líðan

(v.)
Grammar
líðan, p. láð

To go ⬩ sail

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Ðá wæs sund liden then was the sea passed [cf. Icel. líða as a transitive verb ], Beo. Th. 452; B. 223. Dóhtor mín eácen up liden my daughter, great and grown up[?], Exon. l09 a; Th. 416, 13; Rä. 34, 11

ge-bǽru

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bǽru, gen. e; acc. e, u; f : ge-bǽro; f. indecl. Or ge-bǽre; n; pl. u. See the cognate words at the end. [baero, bǽru a bearing]

BEARING ⬩ state ⬩ habit or disposition of body or mind ⬩ manner ⬩ conduct ⬩ behaviour ⬩ demeanour ⬩ manners in society ⬩ society ⬩ gestus ⬩ hăbĭtus ⬩ mōres ⬩ consortium ⬩ consuētūdo

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BEARING, state, habit or disposition of body or mind, manner, conduct, behaviour, demeanour, manners in society, society; gestus, hăbĭtus, mōres, consortium, consuētūdo Biþ swá fæger fugles gebǽru the bird's bearing [demeanour] is so pleasing, Exon.

Linked entries: ge-bǽre ge-bǽrness

Burgende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
Burgende, gen. a; dat. um; m.
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hyre ða beorgas, ðe man Alpis hǽt, and be súþan hyre is Wendel-sǽ, and be norþan hyre and eástan synd Burgende, and Wascan be westan Provence has on the north of it the mountains, which people call the Alps, and on the south of it is the Mediterranean sea

Defenas

(n.)
Grammar
Defenas, Defnas; gen.a ; dat.um ; pl. m.

Devonians, the inhabitants of Devonshire in a body, Devonshire ⬩ Devonienses, Devōnia

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Ǽgðer ge on Defenum [Defnum, col. 2] ge welhwǽr be ðæm sǽriman both in Devon and elsewhere on the sea-shore, Chr. 897; Th. 176, 8, col. 1: 981; Th. 234, 31: 997; Th. 246, 5. Forþférde Ælfgár on Defenum Ælfgar died in Devonshire, Chr. 962; Th. 218, 38

mǽw

(n.)
Grammar
mǽw, meáu, méu, es; m.

A sea-mew ⬩ gull

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A sea-mew, gull Mǽw alcedo vel alcion, Ælfc. Gl. 37; Som. 63, 1; Wrt. Voc. 29, 24: 62, 13: alacid, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 62: alcido, 10, 31, Meáu alcido, 100, 2: gabea, 109, 56: larus, 112, 35. Méu larus, 50, 59. Méu vel még larum, Shrn. 29, 2.

Linked entry: meáu

be-wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wrecan, bi-wrecan; p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen.

to exile, send forth ⬩ pellere, propellere ⬩ to strike or beat around, afflict ⬩ circum pulsare ⬩ to drive or bring to ⬩ appellere

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Ða us bewrǽcon they have sent us forth, Cd. 189; Th. 235, 12; Dan. 305. to strike or beat around, afflict; circum pulsare We land gesóhton wære bewrecene we sought the land beaten round [afflicted] with the sea, Andr.

Linked entries: wrencan be-wrǽcon bi-wrecan

sund-búend

(n.)
Grammar
sund-búend, es; m.
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A sea-dweller, but the word, which occurs only in the plural, is used for men, mankind; cf. fold-búend Saturnus ðone sundbúende héton, hæleþa bearn, Met. 26, 48.

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