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tó-sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sciftan, p. te

To divide for the purpose of distribution,to divide and distribute

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Se cyng lét tóscyfton ðone here geond eall ðis land tó his mannon the king had the troops divided and quartered all over the country on his men, 1085; Erl. 218, 8

hríðer

(n.)
Grammar
hríðer, hrýðer, es; n.

oxcowheifer

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Geong hrýðer L. M. 2, 16; Lchdm. ii. 196, 24. Se hláford geáhsode ðæt ðæt hrýðer [cf. fear, 7] geond ðæt wésten férde the master learned that the bull was going through the desert, Blickl. Homl. 199, 9, 11, 14, 19, 26.

Linked entries: hruðer hrýðer

flýma

(n.)
Grammar
flýma, fléma, an; m.

One who fleesa runawayan exileoutlawa man who had fled for any offence, and whose flight was equivalent to a convictionprofŭgusfŭgĭtīvusexul

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One who flees, a runaway, an exile, outlaw, a man who had fled for any offence, and whose flight was equivalent to a conviction; profŭgus, fŭgĭtīvus, exul Ðú bist flýma geond ealle eorþan profăgus ĕris sŭper terram, Gen. 4, 12: 4, 16.

Linked entries: fléma flíma

wíd-scriþol

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-scriþol, (-el, -ul); adj.
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Fífte cyn muneca is wídscriþelra hleápera, ðe under muneces gegyrlan ǽghwyder scríþaþ; ða þurh nánes mannes sande ne faraþ, faraþ þeáh geond missenlíce þeóda, néfre staþolfeste, nǽfre wuniende, náhwár sittende, R. Ben. 135, 20.

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bláwung

inflation

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Th. ii. 216, 2. inflation, Similar entries cf. bláwan, II. 3 Ealle þá bláwunge and þá welmas þá þe beóþ gehwǽr geond þone líchoman, Lch. ii. 204, 14

ge-dræg

Grammar
ge-dræg, ge-dreag.
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Þǽr wæs cirm micel geond Mermedonia mánfulra hlóð, fordénera gedræg, 43. of things, material Ofer deóp gedreag over the deep tumult of the waves, Ra. 7, 10. non-material Sinsorgna gedreag, Kl. 45

hylc

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Fram stíge geond wóge hylcas on þá swýþran hand búgende a tramite per obliquos anfractus dextra (levaque) declinantia, 3427. an inequality of surface, a hump, roughness of land Ábrocen land vel hilcas (-es, MS.) anfractus, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 12.

líge-leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
líge-leóht, (?); adj.
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Hé is hwít . . . þonne is þæt þridde þæt líhteð eall geond eorðærn . . . and þonne is hit hwæðre án lég, and ne mæg þæt háte fram ðám hwíte áscádan, ne ðæt hwíte fram þám légeleóhte (þæt háte, Þæt hwíte, þæt légeleóhte seem all substantive forms of the

neáh-west

Grammar
neáh-west, <b>. I.</b>
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Binnan ánes geáres fyrste næs gemét hǽðengild geond hundteóntig míla-neáwiste ( for a hundred miles round), Hml. Th. i. 562, 27. Add Ic wolde þaet hý mínre neáwiste wilnedon and þíne forhogedon, Wlfst. 255, 17.

tó-brecan

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</b> to spread in patches Swá ꝥ seó fáguncg wæs þǽre hýde tóbrocen geond eallne his líchaman swylce hé hreóf wǽre ita ut diffusa in corpore ejus varietas leprae morem imitari videretur, Gr. D. 158, 33. <b>II c.

Dorce-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Dorce-ceaster, Dorces ceaster, Dorca-ceaster, Dorceaster; gen. -ceastre ; f. [Bd. Dorcinca, Dorcic: Hunt. Dorecestre: Brom. Dorkecestre: Matt. West. Dorcestre]

DORCHESTER, Oxfordshire, the episcopal seat of the first bishop of the West Saxons, which was subsequently removed to Lincoln Durocastrum, in agri Oxoniensis parte Berceriensi finitĭma

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DORCHESTER, Oxfordshire, the episcopal seat of the first bishop of the West Saxons, which was subsequently removed to Lincoln; Durocastrum, in agri Oxoniensis parte Berceriensi finitĭma Hér Cynegils [MS. Kynegils] wæs gefullod fram Byríne ðam biscope

DÓHTOR

(n.)
Grammar
DÓHTOR, dóhtur, dóhter; indecl. in sing. but the dat. déhter is found: pl. nom. acc. dóhtor, dóhtra, dóhtru, dóhter; gen. dóhtra; dat. instr. dóhtrum; f.
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A DAUGHTER; fīlia Mín dóhtor is deád fīlia mea dēfuncta est, Mt. Bos. 9, 18. Gelýf, dóhtor confide, fīlia, 9, 22. Ðú fram mínre dóhtor onwóce thou from my daughter wast born, Cd. 223; Th. 292, 11; Sat. 439. Ðá wæs ellen-wód fæder wið déhter then was

ge-dwild

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwild, -dwyld, es; n.

Errorheresyerrorhærĕsis

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Error, heresy; error, hærĕsis On ðám tídum arás Pelaies gedwild geond middangeard in those times the heresy of Pelagius arose throughout the world, Chr. 380; Erl. 11, 6. On gedwilde into error, Cd. 1; Th. 2, 22; Gen. 23.

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Angel-cynn

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Geond Angelcynn (-kynn, v. l.). . . on Angelcynne (-kynne, v. l. ) . . . behionan Humbre . . .begiondan Humbre, Past. 3, 3-16. ¶ where the reference is to Northumbria :-- Ongan þæt mægen Angelcynnes ríces tóflówan. Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 28.

wésten

(n.)
Grammar
wésten, wésten[n], wéstern (in northern dialect), es, e ; m. f. n.
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Geond wéstena, 67, 8. Geond wéstenu, 10, 1. On ða wéstenu middangeardes in desertas orbis terrarum solitudines Nar. 6, 5. Gynd wéstnu per auia Germ. 391, 40

frættewian

(v.)
Grammar
frættewian, frætwian, fretwian, frætwan; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To adorndeckembroidertrimornāre

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Ða ðe geolo godwebb geatwum frætwaþ those who embroider the yellow godly garment with ornaments, Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 26; Rä. 36, 10. Ðe mec frætwede who adorned me, 124 b; Th. 479, 15; Rä. 62, 8. Folcstede frætwan to deck a dwelling-place, Beo.

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boga

an archa vault

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Bogan boiae (cf. boia, arcus vel geoc, 126, 42), 12, 55. a bow for shooting: Flá sagiita, boga arcus, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 35 : 84, 30. Hé gebende his bogan and mid flán ðone fearr ofsceótan wolde, Hml. Th. i. 502, 18 : Bl.

beáh

(n.; part.)
Grammar
beáh, beág, bǽh, bég, béh; gen. beáges; dat. beáge; pl. beágas; m. [beáh, beág; p. of búgan to bend]

Metal made into circular ornamentsA ringbraceletcollargarlandcrownanulusarmilladiademacorona

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Metal made into circular ornaments, as A ring, bracelet, collar, garland, crown; anulus, armilla, diadema, corona. Bracelets were worn about the arms and wrists; rings on the fingers, round the ankles, the neck, and about the head. See Guide to Northern

ná-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
ná-wiht, nó-wiht, ná-uht, náwht, náht, nóht.

nothingnaughta thing of no valuean evil thingnot

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Grammar ná-wiht, as subst. with gen. es; n. nothing, naught, a thing of no value, an evil thing Is tó cýðanne hwelc náwuht (náuht, Cott. MSS.) ðes woruldgielp is intimandum est, quam sit nulla temporalis gloria, Past. 41,1; Swt. 299, 6. Náwuhtes cearu

wilder

(n.)
Grammar
wilder, (-or ? cf. wildor-líc. v. next word) (and wild ? cf. O. H. Ger. wild; dat. pl. wildiran ; and the declensions of lamb, cild), es; n.

A wild beast

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A wild beast þan deoren,and duden of þan wilden al heora willa, Laym. 1129. At þe fyrst quethe of þe quest quaked þe wylde, Gaw. 1150. Went we to wod the wilde for to cacchne. Destr. Tr. 2347. Þurh ðæs wildres ( the panther's ) mflð, Exon. Th. 358, 10

Linked entry: wildor