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treówþ

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Add Hé nam þone deácon in his treówþe diaconum in suam suscepit fidem, Gr. D. 253, 16

forþ-geleóred

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-geleóred, adj. (ptcpl.)

Departed ⬩ deceased

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Departed, deceased In þǽra forðgeleóredra fædera dǽdum in patrum praecedentium factis, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 356, 201

ham-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
ham-scyld, [?]
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Leo in his work on Anglo-Saxon Names quotes a passage from Richthofen in which skeld occurs in the sense of fence; so that the crime referred to in the passage would be the breaking through the fence which surrounded the ham. v. the translation of Leo

tæbere

(n.)

some implement used in weaving

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some implement used in weaving Tæbere claus (the word occurs in a list de arte textoria; but in an almost identical list, p. 282. the form is teltre. v. teld-treów), Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 27. (?)

feorh-loca

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-loca, an; m.

Life's inclosure ⬩ the breast ⬩ ănĭmæ claustrum ⬩ pectus

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Life's inclosure, the breast; ănĭmæ claustrum, pectus Eom ic, in mínum feorhlocan, breóstum, inbryrded to ðam betran hám I am, in my life's inclosure, in my breast, impelled to the better home, Exon. 42 a; Th. 141, 11; Gú. 625

regol

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Add: a ruler for drawing lines, v. regolian. a tabular arrangement, list given in tabular form Ðá talo ł reglas ðá Eusebius in ténum talum geendebrednade canones quos Eusebius in decem numeros ordinavit, Mt. p. 2, 18. Regulas, 3, 9

Scede-land

(n.)
Grammar
Scede-land, Sceden-íg.

all

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Skán-ey, in Wulfstans narrative, Scón-ég (q.v.): the former (in pl.) seems to denote all l Blæd wíde sprang Scyldes eaferan Scedelandum in, Beo. 38 ; B. 19

be-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lúcan, he -lýcþ; p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen; v. trans. [be, lúcan to lock]

To lock up ⬩ inclose ⬩ surround ⬩ shut ⬩ shut up ⬩ concludere ⬩ recludere ⬩ includere ⬩ circumcludere ⬩ amplecti ⬩ obserare ⬩ claudere

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Ðá hét he hine gebringan on carcerne and ðǽr inne belúcan he gave an order to take him to prison and therein lock him up Bt. 1; Fox 2, 26 : Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 81, 40 : Gen. 41, 49 : Ps. Spl. C. T. 16, 11.

eáster-niht

(n.)
Grammar
eáster-niht, e; f.

Easter-night ⬩ nox paschālis

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Easter-night; nox paschālis In ðære eáster-niht in the easter-night, Exon. 120 a; Th. 460, 10; Hö. 15

and-ǽges

(adv.)
Grammar
and-ǽges, (-eáges?, -éges, ? = iéges?); adv.
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In the face Nǽnig dorste ꝥ hire andǽges eágum starede none dared to look her in the face, B. 1935

ge-tælfull

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tælfull, adj.
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on in ge-gæderud ýþigende gefremþ genihtsumnysse numerositas in mum coacta exundantem efficit copiam, Scint. 231, 10

hón

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The words 'his hon' in l. 3 seem to be a repetition of 'his hon[godon] ' in 1. 2. (?)

wǽl-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽl-líc, (?); adj.

Deep

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Deep (of water) On deópum ł in welicum (= wǽllícum. v. wæl) grunde sǽwe in fundo maris, Hpt. Gl. 452, 23

swótness

(n.)
Grammar
swótness, e; f.

Sweetness

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In stencg suótnisses in odore suavitatis, Rtl. 88, 32. Suótnise stences, 65, 41

sele-gist

(n.)
Grammar
sele-gist, es ; m.

A guest in a hall

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A guest in a hall Heó ofsæt ðone selegyst (Beowulf who was in Hrothgar's hall), Beo. Th. 3094; B. 1545

wyrm-slite

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-slite, es; m.

A snake-bite

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A snake-bite In weán and on wyrmslitum betweónan deádum and deóflum, in bryne and on biternesse, Wulfst. 188, 1

nearuness

(n.)
Grammar
nearuness, e; f.

a strait ⬩ oppression ⬩ distress ⬩ distress ⬩ anxiety ⬩ tribulation ⬩ trouble ⬩ grief

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Ðæt ( asthma ) ys nearunyss ... and breóst byþ innen mid micle nearnysse, iii. 116, 23-26. distress (of mind), anxiety, tribulation, trouble, grief Hér is seó lǽnlíce winsumnes ac ðǽr is seó syngale nearones in this world is the transient delight, in

Linked entry: nirwett

-en

(suffix)
Grammar
-en, <b>. I.</b> m. forms only a few masculine terminations of nouns; as, Þeóden; gen. þeódnes; m. a king, from þeód people: dryhten; gen. dryhtnes; m. a lord, from dryht

people, subjects

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-in, Dan.

Linked entries: -ælfen Cásern

morgen-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-tíd, e; f.

Morning-tide ⬩ morning

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In margentíd in matutino, 72, 14

Linked entry: merigen-tíd

handlinga

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In the passage l. handlinga, and add: handlunga in the hands Hine man healfcwicne handlunga þanon áhóf in manibus jam semivivus levatus est, Gr. D. 63, 1. Ða men handlunga (mid heora handum, v. l. in manibus ) genámon ꝥ wíf of þám gebedhúse, 73, 7.