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folc-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
folc-sceaða, an; m.

People's tyrantvillainpŏpŭti tyrannus

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People's tyrant, villain; pŏpŭti tyrannus Ðæs weorudes ða wyrrestan fá folcsceaðan feówertyne gewiton in forwyrd sceacan of the host the worst, hateful villains, fourteen departed into destruction, Andr. Kmbl. 3184; An. 1595

Linked entry: leód-sceaða

ǽlpig

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽlpig, adj. [=án-lípig, án-lépig, from án one, hleáp a leap]

Eachsingleunicus

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Each, single; unicus Ðæt næs án ǽlpig híde, ne án gyrde landes that there was not one single hide, nor one yard of land, Chr. 1085; Th. i. 353, 12

un-gewuna

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewuna, an; m.

A bad customevil practice

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Se bið siweníge ðonne his mód and his andgit ðæt gecynd áscirpð and hé hit ðonne self gescint mid his ungewunan and wóm wilnungum lippus est, cujus sensum natura exacuit, sed conversationis pravitas confundit, Past. 11; Swt. 69, 9.

Linked entry: ge-wuna

stíga

(n.)
Grammar
stíga, (?), an; m.: stíge (?), an; f.
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A path Faestin vel ánstígan, festin (-s, MS.) vel ánstíga termofilas, Txts. 104, 1042

hydele

(n.)
Grammar
hydele, hnydele, an ; f.
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Neoðewearde lilian and hǽwene h[n]ydelan (hydelan altered by a caret mark to hnydelan), 4, 10

Linked entry: hnydele

naca

(n.)
Grammar
naca, an; m.

A boatbarkshipvessel

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Heáhstefn naca, Andr. Kmbl. 532; An. 266. Of nacan stefne, 582; An. 291 : Exon. Th. 306, 14; Seef. 7. On bearm nacan, Beo. Th. 433; B. 214. Néðan on nacan tealtum, Runic pm. 343, 22; Rún. 21. Flotan níwtyrwydne, nacan, Beo. Th. 596; B. 295 : Exon.

Linked entry: ge-nec

weá

(n.)
Grammar
weá, an; m.

woe misery evil afflictiontroubleevilwickedness malice

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Eal sár and sace, hungor and þurst, wóp and hreám, and weána má ðonne ǽniges mannes gemet sý ðæt hié áríman mæge, Blickl. Homl. 61, 36. Fela ic weána gebád, heardra hilda, Fins. Th. 51; Fin. 25.

Linked entries: wáwa weó

myrþra

(n.)
Grammar
myrþra, an; m.

A murdererhomicide

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Ðú (the soul) wǽre ðǽr in the world ) morþ and myrþra, Wulfst. 241, 9. Ðonne biþ hé ealra ðara manna deáþes sceldig and myrþra beforan ðæs écan Déman heáhsetle, Blickl. Homl. 53, 7. Myrþran and mánswaran, 61, 13.

ungemet-wæcce

(n.)
Grammar
ungemet-wæcce, an; f.

Excessive wakefulness

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Excessive wakefulness Monige ádla ... on unmóde and on ungemetwæccum, Lchdm. ii. 176, 2

scín

(n.)
Grammar
scín, an evil spirit.
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Hé yfelsacode þæs ælmihtigan Godes mægnþrym in wyrginge and in scinna cíginge, Gr. D. 289, 9. Add

neód-spearuwa

(n.)
Grammar
neód-spearuwa, an ; m.

An active, restless sparrow

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An active, restless sparrow (cf. (?) sparuwe is a cheaterinde brid; cheatereð euer ant chirmeð, A. R. 152), Ps. Th. 123, 6

Linked entry: spearwa

dolg

(n.)
Grammar
dolg, n. and m. (Hml. S. 20, 67).
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Þú ætýwest þínra honda dolh and þínre sídan and þínra fóta, Angl. xii. 510, 14. a boil, tumour Se lǽce sceolde ásceótan ꝥ geswell . . . heó gewát of worulde on þám þriddan dæge syððan se dolh wæs geopenod, Hml. S. 20, 67.

morþ-slaga

(n.)
Grammar
morþ-slaga, an; m.

A murdereran assassin

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A murderer, an assassin Sý ǽlc morþslaga áwirged maledictus, qui clam percusserit proximum suum, Deut. 27, 24. Oferfyll biþ mǽgbana and morþslaga, Wulfst. 242, 6

Linked entry: morþor-slaga

gár-clife

(n.)
Grammar
gár-clife, an; f.

Agrimonyagrĭmōnia eupătŏria

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Agrimony; agrĭmōnia eupătŏria Genim ðas wyrte, ðe man agrimoniam, and óðrum naman gárclife nemneþ take this herb, which is named agrimony, and by another name garclive, Herb. 32, 1; Lchdm. i. 130, 3. Genim gárclifan take garclive, L.

mitta

(n.)
Grammar
mitta, an; m.

A measure, both dry and liquid, as for corn, meal, ale, honey

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His bigleofa wæs ǽlce dæg þrittig mittan clǽnes melowes and sixtig mittan óðres melowes 'Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal' (1 Kings 4, 22), Homl. Th. ii. 576, 31-32.

Linked entry: an-mitta

mægen-þyse

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-þyse, an; f.

Violenceforce

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Violence, force Sóna ðæt onfindeþ se ðe mec féhþ ongeán and wið mægenþisan mínre genǽsteþ ðæt hé hrycge sceal hrusan sécan soon doth he find that fights against me, and with my force comes into conflict, that with his back he must visit the earth, Exon

Linked entry: þyse

bed-ryda

(n.)
Grammar
bed-ryda, an; m.

A bedridden manclinicus

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A bedridden man; clinicus Se bedryda wearþ gehǽled sóna; and eóde him ðá hám, hál on his fótum, se ðe ǽr wæs geboren on bǽre to cyrcan the bedridden man was soon healed; and he then went home, whole on his feet, who before was borne on a bier to church

swealwe

(n.)
Grammar
swealwe, swealewe, an; f.
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Storc and swalewe, Homl. Th. i. 404, 25. Genim swealwan nest, Lchdm. ii. 100, 18. Swolwan, iii. 44, 13. Genim swealwan, gebærn tó ahsan, ii. 156, 8. Hú ða swalawan on him sǽton and sungon . . . .

Linked entry: swalewe

folc-toga

(n.)
Grammar
folc-toga, an; m.

A popular leadercommander or leader of the peoplepŏpŭli duxprinceps

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A popular leader, commander or leader of the people; pŏpŭli dux, princeps Frome folctogan pious leaders, Andr. Kmbl. 15; An. 8. Ferdon folctogan the nation's chieftains came, Beo. Tb. 1682; B. 839.

Berhte

(n.)
Grammar
Berhte, an; f.

BerthaBercta

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Bertha; Bercta, the daughter of Cariberht, king of Paris, and granddaughter of Clotaire, king of the Franks and Burgundians. In the year 570, she married Æðelbryht, king of Kent.

Linked entry: Berþa