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glǽm

(n.)
Grammar
glǽm, es; m.

Brightnesssplendourradiance

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Brightness, splendour, radiance Se æðela glǽm the noble brightness [the sun], Exon. 51 b; Th. 178, 31; Gú. 1252: Th. 179, 18; Gú.1263. Sunnan glǽm the sun's radiance, 59 b: Th. 215, 15; Ph. 253. Mín se swétesta sunnan scíma hwæt ðú glǽm hafast my sweetest

glæs-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
glæs-fæt, es; n.

A glass vessela glass

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A glass vessel, a glass He sende him glæsfæt full wínes misit ei calicem vini, Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 12

Linked entry: fæt

grund-stán

(n.)
Grammar
grund-stán, es; m.
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A foundation-stone Grundstánas cementum, Ælfc. Gl. 116; Som. 80, 70; Wrt. Voc. 61, 47

grund-wang

(n.)
Grammar
grund-wang, -wong, es; m.
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The bottom, ground, floor, the earth He ðone grundwong ongytan mihte he could perceive the bottom [of the lake ], Beo. Th. 2996; B. 1496: 5533; B. 2770. Grundwong ofgyfan to give up the earth, to die, 5169; B. 2588

ríp-ísern

(n.)
Grammar
ríp-ísern, es; n.
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A sickle, an instrument for reaping Rípísern falcem, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 4, 29

risne

(n.)
Grammar
risne, (?), es; n.
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What is fit or suitable; congruum Habbaþ eów swylc massereáf and swylce béc and swylce húselfata swylce gé mid risnum ( decently ) eów ða befæstan þénunga þénian mágon, L. E. I. 4; Th. ii. 404, 27. v. ge-risene; n. and preceding word

ríþ

(n.)
Grammar
ríþ, es; m. (v. eá-ríþ) : e; f. : ríþe, an; f .A rithe (v. Halliw. Dict. and Leo A. S. Names of Places, p. 86 : the word is still to be found in North Frisian in the form ride, rie, to denote the bed of running water),
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a small stream Ríþ rivus ... lytel ríþ rivulus, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 20-27 : rivus, 80, 62. Burne ł ríþe latex, Hpt. Gl. 447, 4. Norþ tó blacan ríþe, andlang ríþe, Cod. Dip. B. i. 296, 33. On fúlan ríþe, andlang ríþe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 257, 32. On áne ríþe

ríþig

(n.)
Grammar
ríþig, es; n. : e; f. (?)
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A stream Hit cymeþ on ðæt lytle ríþig, of ðæm ríþige, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 33, 1. On ðæt ríþig, ondlong ríþiges, 378, 15. Swá on ða ealdan díc, andlang díces on áne ríþige, of ðære ríþe on áne ealde díc, 385, 24. On hweólríþig, 381, 8

rocc

(n.)
Grammar
rocc, es; m.
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An upper garment Rocc callicula, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 11. Deórfellen roc mastruga, roc toral, 82, 3-4. Rooc (rocc?) toral, 25, 64. Gǽten vel broccen rooc (rocc?) melotes vel pera, 40, 27. Mid rocce beón gescríd, orsorhnysse getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 200, 12

rodor

(n.)
Grammar
rodor, rador, es; m.
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as a technical term, the firmament, the heaven of the fixed stars Sunne sol, móna luna, roder firmamentum, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 55-57 : 70, 8. Lyft aer, hroder aether, 52, 56. Se rodor ymbféhþ útan eall ðás niþerlícan gescæfte, Shrn. 63, 9. Sió eorþe is

Linked entry: rador

rodor-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
rodor-cyning, es; m.
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The king of heaven, Christ Þurh ðæs hýhstan meaht, rodorcyninges giefe, se ðe on róde treó geþrowade, Exon. Th. 269, 8; Jul. 447 : 45, 30; Cri. 727 : Elen. Kmbl. 1771 ; El. 887. Radorcyninges ród, 1245; El. 624

for-gǽgend

(n.)
Grammar
for-gǽgend, es; m.
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One exceeding due bounds, a transgressor Gebodenes fæstenes forgǽgend indicti ieiunii transgressor, Chrd. 41, 31

Linked entry: -gǽgend

be-swíc

(n.)
Grammar
be-swíc, big-swíc, bí-swíc, es; m. [be, big, bí intensive; swíc deceit, swícan to deceive]

Deceit, a deceiving, treacheryfraus, deceptio, dolus = δόλos

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Deceit, a deceiving, treachery; fraus, deceptio, dolus = δόλos Bútan bræde and beswíce [bigswíce, bíswíce, Th. i. 160, 7, note 6] absque frgmento et fraude, L. Ed. 1; Wilk. 48, 38. Bíswícum deceptionibus, Mone B. 1174. Philippus ealle ða cyningas mid

bezera

(n.)
Grammar
bezera, an; m : bezere, es; m.

The baptist

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The baptist Se bezera, Mt. Rush. Stv. 3, 1

bige

(n.)
Grammar
bige, es; n? [bycgan, bicgan to buy]

A buying, exchange, commerce, trafficemptio, permutatio, commercium, mercatus

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A buying, exchange, commerce, traffic; emptio, permutatio, commercium, mercatus Gif gebyrige ðæt for neóde heora hwilc wið úre bige habban wille, oððe we wið heora, mid yrfe and mid ǽhtum, ðæt is to þafianne if it happen that from necessity any of them

Linked entry: byge

big-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
big-cwide, bí-cwide, es; m. [be, big by; cwide a saying]

A by-saying, by-word, proverb, fable, taleproverbium, fabula

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A by-saying, by-word, proverb, fable, tale; proverbium, fabula Ge forwurðaþ þurh bigspell and bigcwidas eris perditus in proverbium et fabulam, Deut. 28, 37. Bícwide proverbium, Prov. 22

Linked entry: bí-cwide

bil-hete

(n.)
Grammar
bil-hete, bill-hete, es; m. [bil, bill ensis, hete odium]

The hate of swords

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The hate of swords; odium ope ensium manifestatum Æfer billhete after the hate of swords, Andr. Kmbl. 156; An. 78

bindere

(n.)
Grammar
bindere, es; m. [bindan to bind]

a BINDERligator

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One who binds, a BINDER; ligator Ic eom bindere and swingere I am a binder and a scourger, Exon. 107 b; Th. 409, 25; Rä. 28, 6

Birīnus

(n.)
Grammar
Birīnus, i; m. Latin: Biríne, Byríne, es; m.

Birīnus, the first bishop of Wessex,

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Birīnus, the first bishop of Wessex, sent by pope Honorius to Britain in A. D. 634 Ðære tíde ðá West-Seaxna þeód mid Cynigelse heora cyninge Cristes geleáfan onféng, bodade him and lǽrde Godes word Birīnus biscop, se mid Honorius geþeahte ðæs Papan com

Linked entry: Byríne

bisceop-setl

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-setl, biscop-setl, biscep-setl, es; n.

a bishop's seat or residencesedes episcopalis a bishopricepiscopatus

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[bisceop a bishop, setl a seat]. a bishop's seat or residence; sedes episcopalis Sæt he ðæt bisceopsetl xxxvii wintra and six mónaþ and feówertyne dagas he occupied the episcopal residence thirty-seven [of] years [winters] and six months and fourteen

Linked entries: biscep-setl biscop-setl