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be-twinan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-twinan, prep. dat.

Within, amongintra, inter

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Within, among; intra, inter Cwǽdon sume bóceras him betwinan some scribes said among themselves, Mt. Bos. 9, 3

offrung-disc

(n.)
Grammar
offrung-disc, es; m.

A paten

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A paten Ánnæ offringdisc into Nunnamynstær (he gives) one paten to the Nuns' monastery, Chart. Th. 553, 17

Linked entry: disc

be-stóp

(v.; part.)

stepped, stepped into, entered

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stepped, stepped into, entered, Homl. Th. ii. 242, 14; Similar entries p. of be-stapan

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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in Dict., and add: to fill a place, vessel, &c. Ic gefelle repleam (thesauros eorum ), Kent. Gl. 253. Mon þæt lámfæt leádes gefylde, Jul. 578. Bið eal þes ginna grund gléda gefylled, Dóm. 12. Oþ þæt se wída ceafl gefylled bið, Wal. 60. Gefellede

fyrgen-holt

(n.)
Grammar
fyrgen-holt, es; n.

A mountain-woodmontāna silva

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A mountain-wood; montāna silva On fyrgenholt into a mountain-wood, Beo. Th. 2791; B. 1393

Linked entry: firgen-holt

þri-gǽrede

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-gǽrede, adj.

Cloven into three partsthree-pronged

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Cloven into three parts, three-pronged Þrygǽrede (þreo-, þrio-) trifidus, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 288, 10

Linked entry: -gǽrede

hám-faru

(n.)
Grammar
hám-faru, e; f.

Forcible entry into a man's housean inroad

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Forcible entry into a man's house; the same as hám-sócn, q. v

ge-gada

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gada, an;

A fellow-travellera companionassociatecomescomplexconspirans

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He feóll ðá adún and ealle his gegadan into helle wíte he fell down then and all his companions into hell torment, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 59, 93, 87. Afeóll se deófoll mid his gegadum the devil fell with his companions, Hexam. 10; Norm. 16,18

borian

(v.)

to perforateTo bore into

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Ox. 230. to insert into a hole bored Borige man on þám beáme stór and finol, Lch. i. 400, 19. intrans. To bore into : Dó þú mid þínum fingre swilce þú borige inn on þíne hand, Tech. ii. 123, 11

a-wend

(v.)
Grammar
a-wend, pp. of a-wendan

turnedtranslated

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turned, translated; Seó bóc is on Englisc awend the book is turned [translated] into English, Homl. Th. ii. 358, 30

hús-wist

(n.)
Grammar
hús-wist, e; f.

A househousehold

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A house, household Ic ingange on ðínum húswiste ł into ðínum húse introibo in domum tuam, Ps. Lamb. 5, 8

cimb-stán

(n.)
Grammar
cimb-stán, es; m.
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A stone into which a pillar is fitted (?), a base, pedestal Sweras gyldene ofer cimstánas ( bases ) sylfrene, Scint. 226, 2

Linked entries: cim cim-stánas cimbing

ciric-brǽc

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-brǽc, e; f.
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Church-breaking, breaking into a church Þá heáfodleahtras sind cyrcbrǽce, leásgewitnyssa, stala, Hml. Th. ii. 592, 4. Cf. ciric-bryce

Linked entry: cyrc-bræce

hlíp

(n.)
Grammar
hlíp, e; f.
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D. iii. 5, 7. a precipitous fall in a river (cf. stæþ-hlípe), leap as in salmon leap Of ðǽre ealdan hæcce into présta hlýpe, intó ðám bece . . . tó Freóbearnes hlýpe . . .

Linked entry: hlípe-burna

FÓT

(n.)
Grammar
FÓT, nom. acc: gen. fótes; dat. fét, fóte; pl. nom. acc. fét, fótas; gen. fóta; dat. inst. fótum; m.

a FOOTpésthe footpēs

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Th. 1494; B. 745. the foot; pēs, gen. pĕdis The foot of a man, a measure of length, was divided into twelve equal parts or inches, Similar entries v. ynce, es; m. inch; and an inch is three barley-corns in length.

scipian

(v.)
Grammar
scipian, p. ode
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To take ship Se eorl on Wiht scipode and intó Normandíg fór, Chr. 1091; Erl. 228, 12

ciole

(n.)
Grammar
ciole, an; f.

The throatguttur

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The throat; guttur Sting finger on ciolan thrust a finger into the throat, L. M. 1, 59; Lchdm. ii. 130, 5

under-þencan

(v.)

to look intoconsider

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to look into, consider Wé sculon swíðe smeálíce ðissa ǽgðer underðencean hoc in utrisque subtiliter intuendum, Past. 7; Swt. 49, 23

beó-cere

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Hwíta hátte wæs beócere intó Hǽðfelda, Cht. Th. 649, 27. Add

sǽt

(n.)
Grammar
sǽt, To judge by the former of the two passages given here the word in the latter of them should mean a place of concealment for the hunter where he lies in wait for the game which is driven towards him. Such driving of game is described by the hunter in Ælfric's Colloquy, Th. An. 21, 13-22, 18.
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Sǽte haldan would mean to keep the game from avoiding the ambush into which it was being driven. Cf. ge-sǽte