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eorþ-scræf

a cavetombgrave

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Add: a cave Dauid wæs gehýd on ánum eorðscræfe (spelunca) . . . Ðá fór Saul forð bí ðæm scræfe, Past. 197, 12. a cave for burial, tomb, grave Ne þearf þæs nán man wénan ꝥ his líchama mæge þá synbyrþenna on eorþscrafe gebétan, Bl. H. 109, 31. Ealle erðware

earce

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Add: a chest Sum ceorl ásette his earcan ( arcam ) mid hwǽte gefylde ofer þæs hálgan mannes byrgene . . . Þá semninga wæs geworden þoden, ꝥ hé áhóf upp þá earcan and hí forð áwearp, Gr. D. 41, 32-42, 8. the ark of the covenant Ðá hyrnan ðǽre earcan

irþ-land

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Ierðland arvo (- a ?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 2. Ǽgðer ge etelond ge eyrðlond ge eác wudoland, C. D. ii. 95, 14. Sextig æcera earðlondes . . . and twelt æceras miédwelandes, 150, 16: vi. 219, I.. quod Anglice dicitur xxxvi æceras yrðlandes, Midd. Flur. 47,

tit

(n.)
Grammar
tit, titt, es; m.

A teat,pap,Brest

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A teat, pap, Brest Tit mamilla, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 13. Titt uber, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Zup. 44, 2. Lege ofer ðone wynstran tit, Lchdm. i. 192, 17. Tittas mamillas, lxxiv, 24: Wrt. Voc i. 65, 7: 283, 29: ii. 56, 28. Wið tittia sár wífa, Lchdm. i. 112, 16. Titto

Rín

(n.)
Grammar
Rín, m.; f.

The Rhine

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The Rhine Sió eá ðe man hǽt Rín, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22, 23. Neáh Rínes ófre ðære ié, Swt. 14, 32. Beeástan Ríne, Swt. 14, 36. On ðæm Ionde beeástan Rín, Chr. 887; Erl. 86, 7. On cyrican Colonie ðære ceastre bí Ríne, Bd. 5, 10; S. 625, 22. Ðá wurpon hí heora

sopa

(n.)
Grammar
sopa, an; m.

A sup, draught a sup, mouthful

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A sup, draught On wearmum wætre drince betonican týn sopan Lchdm. ii. 134, 22. Súpe cú buteran .viii. morgnas .iii. sopan 294, 1. [ Þer (in hell) is o wateres flod . . . a þusen saulen beoþ bi sore ofþurst . . . ne moten heo biden neuer o sope Misc.

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scip-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
scip-bryce, es; m.
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Ship-wreck, what comes ashore from wrecks Ic habbe gegeofen Ælfwine abbod intó Ramesége . . . scipbryce and ða sǽupwarp on eallen þingen swá wel swá ic hit mé seolf betst habbe bí ða sǽrime áhwǽr in Engelande, Chart. Th. 421, 33. (Cf. L. H. i. 10, 1

EFES

(n.)
Grammar
EFES, e; f.

Eaves of a house, a brim, brink, edge, side margo, lătus

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Eaves of a house, a brim, brink, edge, side; margo, lătus Geworden ic eom swá swá spearwa ánhoga oððe ánwuniende on efese oððe on þecene factus sum sīcut passer solĭtārius in tecto, Ps. Lamb. 101, 8. To ðære efese to the edge, Cod. Dipl. 353; A. D. 931

Linked entry: æfesc

racu

(n.)
Grammar
racu, e; f.
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A 'rake' (rake a mountain track across a steep, Cumberland Gloss. e. g. the Lord's rake on Sca-fell), a hollow path, bed of a stream Cf. Andlang bróces ; ðanon . . . on ða ealdan eárace, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 122, 15 ; and see streám-racu. [Ryde doun þis

twi-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
twi-dǽlan, p. de.
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to divide in two Twidǽledre bifori, twidǽledu (v. Wülck. Gl. 194, 24) bifida, bis divisa Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 13, 16. Ðone twydǽledan wísdóm, ðæt is andweardra þinga and gástlicra wísdóm, Lchdm. iii. 440, 29. Ðás twidǽledan hanc bi-partitam, divisam in

Linked entry: dǽlan

gǽst-gerýne

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst-gerýne, es; n.

A ghostly or spiritual mysterya mystery of the mindspīrĭtāle mystēriumănĭmi mystērium

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A ghostly or spiritual mystery, a mystery of the mind; spīrĭtāle mystērium, ănĭmi mystērium In godcundum gǽstgerýnum in divine spiritual mysteries, Exon. 36 a; Th. 117, 5; Gú. 219 : 49 a; Th. 168, 31; Gú. 1086. Bí ðon Salomon song, giedda snottor, gǽstgerýnum

topp

(n.)
Grammar
topp, es; m.

a top,summita lock of hair, tufta collection of rays of lighta top to play withthe hair at the top of the head that which has a similarity with it

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a top, summit Helmes top apex, summitas galeae, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, a lock of hair, tuft; and fig. a collection of rays of light (?), as in the tail of a comet Se bróðor geseah eall ðæt hús mid heofonlícre bryhto geondgoten, and hé ðǽr geseah fýrenne topp

sceáwere

(n.)
Grammar
sceáwere, es; m.

an observer,a spya watch-towera mirrora buffoon, an actor

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an observer, one who examines into a matter Wé willaþ ðæt se sceáwre wite mid fullum geráde, ðe ðis gewrit áspyraþ, Anglia viii. 331, l. Ðone dóm ðæs sceáweres spectatoris judicium, Past. 15, 3; Swt. 93, 6. a spy Hé sende sceáwere (scéware, Lind.) misso

Linked entry: sceáwend-sprǽc

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Add Wæs gecweden tó ðǽre byrig ðe Sídón hátte, sió stód bí ðǽre sǽ: 'Ðiós sǽ cwið ðæt ðú ðín scamige.' Swelce sió burg wǽre ðurh ðæs sǽs stemne tó scame geworden, Past. 409, 32-35. Ofer sę́as hé gestaðolode hié, Ps. Vos. 23, 2. Add Saga mé hú fela

æt-gædere

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-gædere, adv. [æt, gædrian = gadrian to gather]

Togetherunasimul

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Together; una, simul Twá beóþ ætgædere grmdende. Lk. Bos. 17, 35; tweye [wym-men] schulen be gryndinge to gidere, Wyc. His mǽgþe biþ ætgædere his kindred is together. Bt. Met. Fox 20, 320; Met. 20, 160. Gáras stódon samod ætgædere the javelins stood

tulge

(adv.)
Grammar
tulge, cpve. tylg; spve. tylgest; adv.
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Strongly, firmly; but the word undergoes a similar change to that which is seen in the case of swíde q. v. and is used with much the same force as that word Him beóþ under tungan tulge swearte ǽdra he has under h; V tongue very black veins, Lchdm. ii

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ASCIAN

(v.)
Grammar
ASCIAN, acsian, ahsian, axian; p. ode; pp. od.

to ASKto ask forto demandinquireto callsummon before oneinterrogarepostulareexigereto obtainexperiencenancisciexperiri

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to ASK, to ask for, to demand, inquire, to call, summon before one; interrogare, postulare, exigere Ðe ðú me æfter ascast which thou askest about, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 26, 29. Ne ascige ic nú ówiht bi ðam bitran deáþe mínum I demand now nothing for my

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fleót

(n.)

an estuary

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an estuary. On brádan fleót; andlang brádan fleótes út on sǽ, C. D. iii. 179, 28. On mearcfleótes múþan, . . . tó mylenfleótes múþan, 429, 4, 5. On seolcingfleót; eást andlang fleótes on haggan-fleót; andlang hagganfleótes, C. D. B. ii. 519, 14, 15.

stær-blind

(adj.)
Grammar
stær-blind, adj.
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Blind from giddiness, purblind, quite blind Stæ[r]-blind scotomaticus (cf. scotomaticorum, cecorum, 78, 20), Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 81. Næfþ nán man tó ðæs unhále æágan, ðæt hé ne máge lybban be ðare sunnan and hire nyttian, gyf hé ényg wiht geseón mæg,

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sceabb

(n.)
Grammar
sceabb, scæb, sceb, es; m.

Scab, a scab

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Scab, a scab Scaed (scaeb?) scara (scara vulneris crusta, Du Cange. Cf. Span. escara the scurf or scar of a sore ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 8. Ðone leahtor ðe Grécas achoras (ἀχῶρας) nernnaþ, ðæt ys sceb (scæb,MS. B.), Lchdm. i. 322, 17. Wið sceb (scæb, MSS

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