ofer-gitness
Forgetfulness, oblivion
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Forgetfulness, oblivion On ðam lande ðe ofer-gytnes on eardige (this seems to correspond to in terra oblivionis) v. 12 Ps. Th. 87, 11. On ofergetnisse in oblivione Lk. Skt. Rush. 12, 6
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omer
a bird's name, hammer
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a bird's name, hammer (in yellow-hammer) Omer (emer, Ep. Gl. 23 e, 31) scorelus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 6. Amore scorellus, i. 281, 18. In Cd. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 118 omerlond occurs
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M
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Original m, generally speaking, is preserved in Anglo-Saxon, and is found corresponding to m in the Gothic and other cognate dialects, e.g. mé, manna, dóm; Goth. mik, manna, dóms. When, however, m is not initial, the correspondence is not always maintained
ge-sendan
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Add: I. the object a living creature. to cause to go on an errand, for a purpose, to a place, dispatch Ðú mec gesendes, Jn. L. 17, 8. Ne gesende God sunu his in middangeard ꝥte gedoemde middangeard, 3, 17. Bisin fadores in wíngeard suna ðæs gesendnes
heáh-nes
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Add: in a physical sense. height Ǽr þon þe seó heáhnes ( altitudo ) þæs wealles gefylled wǽre, Bd. 2, 14; Sch. 170, 19. Egeslicere heáhnysse (heánnesse, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 48) (turrem) minaci proceritate, An. Ox. 4436. Þá triówa heánnisse ic wundrade,
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feá
FEE, money, goods ⬩ pĕcūnia
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FEE, money, goods; pĕcūnia Gif ðú ðisses mannes feá in his synnum deádes ne onfénge si hujus vĭri in peccātis suis mortui pĕcūniam non accēpisses, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 10
leóþ-líc
Poetical
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Poetical Beda ðises hálgan líf ǽgðer ge æfter ánfealdre gereccednysse ge æfter leóþlícere gyddunge áwrát Bede wrote this saint's life both in prose and in verse, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 1
mere-deáþ
Death in the sea ⬩ death by drowning
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Death in the sea, death by drowning, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 9; Exod. 512. Meredeáþa mǽst (the destruction of the Egyptians in the Red Sea), 166; Th. 207, 9; Exod. 464
mylen-púl
A mill-pool
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A mill-pool On mylepúl; of mylenpúlle in Afene streám, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 401, 8. In ðone mylenpól; of ðam póle tó ðære portstrǽte, Cod. Dip. B. i. 418, l
Penwiht-steort
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The Land's End in Cornwall Se here ... wendon eft ábútan Penwiht-steort (Penwið-, MS. C. : Penwæd-, MS. D.) on ða súþhealfe, and wendon in tó Tamermúþan, Chr. 997; Erl. 135, l0
gomen
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Game, joy, mirth, sport; jŏcus, jūbĭlium, lætĭtia, lūdus Nis ðǽr gomen in geardum there is no mirth in the courts, Beo. Th. 4909; B. 2459: 4518; B. 2263: 3554; B. 1775
weorold-stund
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Time spent in this world Mé ne woldon folc oncnáwan, ðeáh ic fela for him æfter woruldstundum ( in the hours I spent on earth ) wundra gefremede, Elen. Kmbl. 725 ; El. 363
císe-fæt
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A vessel in which the curds are pressed and the cheese shaped in cheese-making Cýsefæt calathus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 42. Man sceal habban cyrne, cýsfæt, Angl. ix. 264, 12
dor-weard
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A doorkeeper, porter, janitor Dorweard, ðá in aldum gecýðnise dorweardas hostiarius, qui in veteri testamento janitores, Rtl. 193, 39. Ðǽm dorworde ( janitori ) bibeódes ꝥ hé wæcce, Mk. R. L. 13, 34
el-hygd
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Substitute: Alienation of mind, ecstasy, and add Se engcel his mód gegráp and gelǽdde in ellhygd búton him sylfum angelus ejus mentem in ecstasim rapuit extra se, Gr. D. 108, 4
fróforlíce
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In a way that consoles or comforts or succours Fróforlí[ce] inconsolabiliter (the in- is not glossed), An. Ox. 56, 187. Wudewum and steópcildum fróferlíce fylstan tó rihte, Wlfst. 295, 3
lofian
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Woeron in tempel lofando (hergende, W. S. herende, R. laudantes) God, Lk. L. 24, 53. v. sealm-, ymb-lofian ; un-lofod: lof-lic. In l. 2 for 45 l. 55. Add
nicor
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In l. 2 read niccres, and add In þǽre eá áweóllon swá ǽmettan þá nicras (printed þam cras) hypopotami ueluti formice efferbuere, Nar. 11. 13. [The form crás should be deleted.]
Streónes-halh
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Add: Another instance of the name is found in Worcestershire Of ðére strǽte in Streóneshalh; of ðám hale, C. D. vi. 214, 29. Cf. On Streónhalh; be Streónenhalæ, iii. 464, 8
wunung
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Wunion ealle an ánre fæstre wununge (in uno conclaui (cf. conclauis, locus conclusus, Corp. Gl. H. 35, 683) atrii ), Chrd. 54, 33. v. card-, in-, mid-, on-, samod-, þurh-wunung. Add