ge-tígan
To tie ⬩ bind
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Ðǽr stód án ramm getíged be ðam hornum there stood a ram tied by the horns, Homl. Th. ii. 62, 3: i. 206, 10: Lk. Bos. 19, 30: Mt. Bos. 21, 2
ge-þwit
What is cut or shaved off ⬩ shavings ⬩ cuttings ⬩ chips ⬩ assulæ
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B.] nómon ond in wæter sendon they cut off chips from the very stud [prop] and threw the cuttings into the water, Bd. 3, 17, MS. T; S. 544, 44, col. 2, note
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Andreas
Andrew ⬩ Andreas
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Ðis Gódspel sceal on Andreas mæsse-dæg this Gospel must be on St. Andrew's day, Rubc. Mt. Bos. 4, 18-22, Notes, p. 574
gréting
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Ðá brohte seó sce damiane medmicle grétinge gewritu secgaþ ðæt ðæt wǽre þreó ægero then she brought St. Damian a slight acknowledgment; books say that it was three eggs, 135, 17, 23
earfoþnes
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H. 247, 4: (St. Andrew's imprisonment ), 243, 18. For þissum earfoðnessum þe wé þissum mannan dydon for the hardships we have inflicted on the man, 247, 18. Be þisse worlde earfoþnessum about the troubles of this world, 109, 6.
smirwung
anointing, unction ⬩ an ointment
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Gif ðú myhtest ǽnig þing fyndan on smyrunge oððe on wyrtum, ðæt ðu myhtest mýne wunde myd gehǽlan St. And. 28, 17. Smerwunga wyrce of ele and of wermóde Lchdm. ii. 182, 16
DUN
DUN, a colour partaking of brown and black ⬩ fuscus, aquĭlus
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On ðone [MS. ðonne] dunnan stán to the dun stone, Cod. Dipl. 1120; A.D. 939; Kmbl. v. 238, 32
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mægen-stán
A mighty stone
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A mighty stone or rock Him on innan felþ muntes mægenstán (cf. þǽr micel stán wealwiende of ðam heáhan munte on innan fealþ, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 28), Bt. Met. Fox 5, 31; Met. 5, 16. Ðis synd ðæra xx hída gemǽro . . andlang wægæs óþ ðonæ mægenstán, Cod.
steóp-módor
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A step-mother Steópmóder noverca, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 32: 284, 76. Steópmódur, ii. 60, 33. Heó wæs Philippuses steópmódor, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 110, 26. Ðæt mon hine menge mid his steópméder, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 11. Steópmódrum, S. 490, 35.
un-coðu
Disease
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Disease Ús stalu and cwalu, stric and steorfa, orfcwealm and uncoða ( murrain and disease ) derede swýðe þearle, Wulfst. 159, 10. Gé gehwilce uncoðe gehǽldon, Homl. Th. i. 64, 23. Hé mid ísene ðone uncoðan (ða uncoðe, v. rr. ) áceorfe, R.
wande-weorpe
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A mole (cf.later English mold-werp, still used in some dialects: O. H. Ger. mu-werfo talpa, Grff. i. 1040: M. H. Ger. molt-werf: Ger. maul-wurf: Icel. mold-varpa) Wondeuueorpe (uuan-daeuui[o]rpae, uuondæuuerpe) talpa, Txts. 101, 1975.
hrycg
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S. 31, 1047. a ridge. v. gráf-, lǽg-, middel-, sand-, stán-, timber-hrycg, and Midd. Flur. s. v
stybb
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Of stánmere on þǽre pyrigean styb; þonne of pyrigean stybbe on þonne þorn, C. D. B. iii. 39-S 37- ¶ On ðæne æscstubb; of ðám æscstubbe, 234, 27. On ðone æscstyb, vi. 33, 37. Add
sceáp-wæsce
A place for washing sheep
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Juxta fluvium qui dicitur Stúr, ad uadum nomine Scépesuuasce, i. 155, 23
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wiþer-rǽde
Adverse ⬩ contrary ⬩ at variance ⬩ hostile ⬩ rebellious ⬩ contumacious ⬩ out of harmony ⬩ repugnant ⬩ offensive ⬩ disagreeable ⬩ adverse ⬩ not fitted to further the good of anything ⬩ unfavourable ⬩ disadvantageous ⬩ contrary ⬩ of an opposite nature
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Ðeós wyrt bið ðam góman stíð and wiðerrǽde for mete geþiged, Lchdm. i. 300, 10. Wulfes tǽsl hafaþ leáf wiþerrǽde (unpleasant, rough?)
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tó-cleófan
To cleave asunder
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Stud. xi. 65, 38. Gif ðú ǽnne stán tóclífst, ne wyrþ hé nǽfre gegaderod swá hé ǽr wæs, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 26. Tóclýfþ findit, i. rupit. Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 63. Ðonne God ðysne middangeard tócleófeþ, Blickl. Homl. 109, 35.
on-sígan
of gentle, gradual movement, to sink, decline, descend ⬩ of violent movement
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Mé wæs onsígende se stranga wynd, St. And. 28, 13. Onsígendum ingruenti, Hpt. Gl. 503, 32
eorþ-wæstm
Fruit of the earth ⬩ terræ frux
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Wæs seó stów wædla eorþwæstma ĕrat lŏcus frūgis inops, Bd. 4, 28 ; S. 605, 18. On eorþwæstmum genóh þuhte abundance appeared in the fruits of the earth, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 12; Met. 8, 6
fleard
Trifles ⬩ nūgæ
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Trifles; nūgæ Gif friþgeard sí on hwæs lande, abúton stán, oððe treów, oððe wille, oððe swilces ǽnige fleard if there be an inclosed space on any one's land, about a stone, or a tree, or a well, or any trifles of such kind, L. N. P.
fór-rynel
A forerunner ⬩ præcursor
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A forerunner; præcursor Is se forrynel fæger and sciéne the forerunner [morning star] is fair and shining, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 49; Met. 29, 25. Iohannes wæs Cristes fórrynel John was Christ's forerunner, Homl.
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