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weald-leðer

(n.)
Grammar
weald-leðer, es; n.

A rein

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A rein Hí ne móton swíþor styrian ðonne hé him ðæt gerúm his wealdleðeres tó forlǽt, Bt. 21: Fox 74, 8. Se gemetgaþ ðone brídel and ðæt wealdleþer ealles ymbhweorftes heofenes and eorþan orbis habenas temperat, 174, 19.

yfera

(adj.)
Grammar
yfera, cpve.: yfemest; spve. adj.

Upper, higher; of time, later, after: upmost, highest

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Cyng áh ðone uferan (yferan, v. l.), and bisceop ðone nyðeran, L. E. G. 4; Th. i. 168, 16. Þurh his upstige tó ðam yfemystan þrymsetle, Homl. Th. i. 308, 9. Of ðǽm yfemestum (ymestum, Hatt. MS.) tó ðǽm nieðemestan, Past. 18; Swt. 134, 24

Linked entries: ufera ymest

hwæt-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hwæt-ness, e; f.

Quickness ⬩ agility

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Quickness, agility Seó fægernes and seó hwætnes ðæs líchoman geblissaþ ðone mon pulcritudo atque velocitas videntur præstare celebritatem, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 8

mán-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
mán-drinc, es; m.

An evil, poisonous drink

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An evil, poisonous drink Ðone mándrinc ( the poison from an arrow, cf. ǽttren l. 7), Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 6; Rä. 24, 13

niþ

(n.)
Grammar
niþ, es; n.

A place low down ⬩ an abyss

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A place low down, an abyss Lǽdaþ in ðæt sceaðena scræf, scúfaþ tó grunde in ðæt nearwe niþ, Cd. Th. 304, 22; Sat. 634

unrím-folc

(n.)
Grammar
unrím-folc, es; n.

An innumerable people

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An innumerable people Gif hé underfénge ðone ealdordóm swelces unrímfolces búton ege si ducatum plebis innumerae sine trepidatione susciperet, Past. 7; Swt. 51, 12

fisc-pól

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-pól, es; m.
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In ꝥ fiscpól (ðone fiscpóll, R.) in piscinum, 7. On fiscpól, C. D. B. i. 518, 38. Add

æcer-teóþung

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-teóþung, e; f.

Tithe from the produce of arable land ⬩ tithe paid on arable land

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Tithe from the produce of arable land Áríse seó æcerteóðung á be ðám ðe seó sulh ðone teóðan æcer ǽr geeóde, Wlfst. 310, 24

on-spreca

(n.)
Grammar
on-spreca, an; m.

One who brings a claim or charge

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One who brings a claim or charge Ðone áþ funde ðe se onspeca ( claimant ) on gehealden wǽre, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 20

on-symbelness

(n.)
Grammar
on-symbelness, e; f.

A solemn festival

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A solemn festival Mið ðý heó geségon ðone biscop mæssan (mæssena, MS. B.) onsymbelnesse mǽrsian ( celebratis missarum sollemniis ), Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 12

fulloc

(n.)
Grammar
fulloc, ful-loc (ful loc?), es; n.

A full ⬩ final agreement

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A full, final agreement Wé willað ꝥ . . . getrýwe gewitnes and riht dóm and fulloc (ful loc?) . . . fæste stande, Ll. Th. ii. 302, 6. Substitute:

þeód-lícettere

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-lícettere, es; m.

An arch-hypocrite

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An arch-hypocrite Se þeódlícetere (Antichrist) hit gehíwaþ swá ðæt læst manna wát, hú hé him wið ðone ðeódfeónd gescyldan sceal, Wulfst. 54, 18

bysmer

(n.)

mockery, reproach, blasphemy

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mockery, reproach, blasphemy, Exon. 117a; Th. 449, 14; Dóm. 71; Ps. Th. 58, 8: 103, 25: 105, 25: 106, 10; Mk. Bos. 14, 64

syrfe

(n.)
Grammar
syrfe, an; f.

A service-tree ⬩ sorbus

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A service-tree; sorbus Of caweldene tó ðære syrfan; ðonne of ðære syrfan tó healwícum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 262, 13. Ðonon tó ðan wón stocce; and ðǽr tó wuda; ðonon on ða syrfan, vi. 234, 26. Similar entries v. v. next word

fisc-noþ

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-noþ, -naþ, es; m?

A fishing ⬩ piscātus

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A fishing; piscātus Seó þeód ðone cræft ne cúðe ðæs fiscnoþes the people knew not the art of fishing, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 43

Linked entries: fiscoþ fixnoþ

in-áberan

(v.)
Grammar
in-áberan, p. -bær

To bring in

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To bring in Be ðam hunde ðe his hand eft innábær of the dog that brought his hand in again, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 14

stán-ceastel

(n.)
Grammar
stán-ceastel, -cistel, es; m.
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A chestnut-tree Ðonon súðrihte wið ðara stánceastla, and ðonne of ðǽm stánceastlum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 172, 16. On ðane stáncistel, iii. 434, 33

Linked entries: ceastel cistel

be-murnan

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-mearn and -murnde Þú earhlíce scealt gyltas þíne swíðe bemurnan, Dóm. L. 30, 55. Take here passages given under be-meornan in Dict

gegader-wyrhtan

(n.)
Grammar
gegader-wyrhtan, pl. m.
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Workmen gathered together from all parts Ongunnon of ðám gegaderwyrhtum (cf. hé gegaderode swíðe góde wyrhtan gehwanon, 157) tǽlan ðone hálgan, Hml. S. 6, 186

gim-rodor

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Gimro[dor], 106, 68