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mere-þyssa

(n.)
Grammar
mere-þyssa, an; m.

A sea-rushera ship

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A sea-rusher, a ship On mereþyssan, Andr. Kmbl. 892; An. 446. On mereþissan, 514; An. 257

Linked entries: þyssa wæter-þísa

feld-seten

(n.)
Grammar
feld-seten, feld-setenn, e; f.
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Country occupied as pasture-land On felda ł on feldsætennum in campo Taneos, Ps. Lamb. 77, 12

mægden-hád

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Add: girlhood On hyre mægdenháde hió ( the Virgin Mary) dyde fela wundra on webgeweorce, Shrn. 127, 15

munt-geóf

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Add:, -giú On Mauricius mynstre, þæt is on Muntgiú swá men farað tó Róme, Wlfst. 152, 9

wafung-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wafung-stów, e; f.

A place for spectacles, a theatre, an amphitheatre

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A place for spectacles, a theatre, an amphitheatre On plegstówe oððe on wafungstówe, Lchdm. iii. 206, 16

Linked entry: wæfer-stów

wíf-hearpe

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-hearpe, (?), an; f.

A woman's harp

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A woman's harp On glígbeáme (owif*-*hearpan = on wifhearpan? MS. C. ) in tympano, Ps. Spl. 150, 4

Linked entry: hearpe

scop-leóþ

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Mé wæs swilce swíðlic lust þǽra sceandlicra sceopleóða mé gedréfde (-on, MS.), þonne hí mé on móde gebróhton þá deóflican leóþ tó singanne þe ic ǽr on worulde geleornode, Hml. S. 23 b, 539. Add

ábécédé

(n.)
Grammar
ábécédé, f.
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An ABC, alphabet Seó forme ábécédé on ðám geríme ys bútan pricon, and seó óðer ys gepricod on ðá swýðran healfe, and seó þrydde on ðá wynstran healfe. . . . Héræter wé wyllaþ tódǽlan ðá abecedaria on twá tódǽlednyssa, Angl. viii. 332, 42. Wé willaþ ðá

bróc

(n.)

a brook

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a brook. Hleomoce hátte wyrt, sió wéaxeð on bróce, Lch. ii. 92, 14. ꝥ wæter cymþ up æt ðám ǽwelme, wyrþ ðonne tó bróce, ðonne tó eá, ðonne andlang eá oþ hit wyrþ eft tó sǽ Bt. 34, 6; F. 140, 19. Sum micel ǽwelm, and irnon manige brócas of, 34, I; F.

hearm

evilan evilinjurya calamitygriefafflictioncalumnya calumny

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Add: evil, physical or otherwise, as done to or suffered by a person or thing Gif him ǽnig hearm of þám drence becymð, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 32. Þá cýdde man mé ꝥ ús mára hearm tó fundode þonne ús wel lícode, and þá fór ic . . . into Denmearcon þe eów mǽst

Linked entry: hearm-fullic

mǽg-burh

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-burh, gen. -barge; f.

Kindredfamilyrelativestribe

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Kindred, family, relatives, tribe Mǽg-burg cognatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 70. Weóx under wolcnum mǽgburh Semes, Cd. 82; Th. 102, 20; Gen. 1703 : 100; Th. 132, 14; Gen. 2193 : 81; Th. 102, 4; Gen. 1695. Ne weorþeþ sió mǽgburg gemicledu eaforan mínum, Exon

stocc

(n.)
Grammar
stocc, es ; m. I.
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a stock, trunk, log Stoc truncus, Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 42 : 80, 32 : axima, 287, 32. On ðone lytlan beorg ðǽr se stoc stód . . . on gerihte tó ðam stocce on eásteweardan ðam leá, of ðam stocce súðrihte on ðære strǽt, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 250, 9-17. Tó ðam

æ-scære

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
æ-scære, adj. [æ = a, scær, p. of sceran to shear, cut]

Without tonsureuncutuntrimmedneglectedintonsusincultusneglectus

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Without tonsure, uncut, untrimmed, neglected; intonsus, incultus, neglectus Deóplíc dǽd-bót biþ, ðæt lǽwede man swá æscære beó, ðæt íren ne cume on hǽre, ne on nægle it is a deep penitence, that a layman be so untrimmed that scissors [iron] come not

Linked entries: a-scære -scǽre

be-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lífan, (ié, é, ý); p. de
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To believe Þone hálgan gást þe þú on beléfst, Hml. A. 177, 266. Þá þe on God belýfað. Hml. Th. i. 114, 8. Þone dracan þe wé on belýfdon, 570, 25. Hí on God belýfdon, 92, 33: 244, 4: ii. 20, 7: Hml. S. 23, 22. [Cf. ge-lífan, which is the earlier form.

smæl-þearme

(n.)
Grammar
smæl-þearme, es; n.

The small gut, lower abdomen

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The small gut, lower abdomen Wyrð gegaderodu ómig wǽte on ðære wambe oððe on ðam smælþearme Lchdm. ii. 218. 17. Síhþ innan ðone rop and on ðæt smælþearme 232, 15: 246, 21. Ðá þýdde Æfner hine mid hindewerde sceafte on ðæt smælþearme percussit eum Abner

norþ-here

(n.)
Grammar
norþ-here, es; m.

An army belonging to the north

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An army belonging to the north Heó (the English force ) gehergade swíðe micel on ðæm norþhere, ǽgðer ge on mannum ge on gehwelces cynnes yrfe, and manega men ofslógon ðara Deniscena, Chr. 910; Erl. l00, 13

cneórd-ness

(n.)
Grammar
cneórd-ness, cneóred-ness, e; f.
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A generation, race Drihten sibbe cneórd*-*nesse tódǽlde . . . hé on ðreó tówearp þá cneórdnysse, ꝥ wæs wælisc and on cyrlisc cynn and on gesýðcund cynd, Angl. xi. 3, 59-63. v. ge*-*cneóredness, and following words

Linked entry: ge-cneórednis

slá

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Gyf þé slána lyste, þonne sete þú þínne winstran þúman on þínes litlan fingres lið and pýt mid þínum scytefingre in þíne wynstran hand on þornes getácnunge þe hí on weaxað, Tech. ii. 124, 24. Add

ge-scæft

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scæft, e; f.

Creationcreātio

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Creation; creātio On ða beorhtan gescæft on the bright creation, Cd. 216; Th. 273, 20; Sat. 139

wísere

(n.)
Grammar
wísere, es; m.

sign-post

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A sign-post (?) Tó Afene; on wísere; on ða fúlan lace, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 301, 36