hleótan
to cast lots ⬩ to obtain by lot, ⬩ get a share, ⬩ share in, ⬩ participate, ⬩ obtain
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to cast lots Ic hleóte sortior, Ælfc. Gr. 31; Som. 35, 55. Ðá hluton ða consulas hwelc hiera ǽrest ðæet gewinn underfénge. Ðá gehleát hit Quintus Flaminius then the consuls cast lots which of them should first undertake that war.
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ládian
to excuse ⬩ clear ⬩ exculpate ⬩ defend
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Hú mæg ic ládigan láðan sprǽce oððe andsware ǽnige findan wráðum tówiðere how can I clear myself of the hateful charge, or find any answer in reply to my foes?
ge-læccan
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Z. 275, 12. without sense of violence. to take, take hold of, catch Þá árás hé and gelæhte hine be þám swuran, and cyste and clypte, Hml. S. 30,335. to take, catch fish, &c.
burh-sittend
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A city-dweller, an inhabitant of a city, citizen; urbis incola, civis Ðú scealt sunu ágan, ðone sculon burhsittende Isaac hátan thou shall have a son, whom the city-dwellers shall call Isaac, Cd. 106; Th. 140, 12; Gen. 2326: 136; Th. 172, 2; Gen. 2838
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cwicen
Alive, quick ⬩ vivus
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We ne mágon hátan deádne mon for cwucene we cannot call a dead man quick [living ], Bt. 36, 6; Fox 182, 20. Ðone cyning hí brohton cucenne to losue regem viventem obtulerunt Iosue, Jos. 8, 23: Homl. Th. i. 294, 15.
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DRACA
a dragon ⬩ draco ⬩ a serpent ⬩ serpens ⬩ the serpent = the devil ⬩ diabŏlus
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æt-hwám freónd, bútan dracan ánum the beast is the panther, which is to each a friend, save to the serpent only, Exon. 95 b; Th. 356, 24; Pa. 16. the serpent = the devil; diabŏlus Worpaþ hine deófol, draca egeslíce the devil, the fearful dragon, shall cast
FLINT
FLINT ⬩ a rock ⬩ sĭlex ⬩ petra
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Híg cómon to ðam flinte, and Moyses ætfóran him eallum slóh mid ðære girde túwa ðone flint, and fleów sóna of ðam flinte wæter they came to the rock, and Moses struck the rock twice with his rod before them all, and immediately water flowed from (he rock
Fróm-múþa
The mouth of the river Frome in Dorsetshire, where the Frome discharges itself into Poole Bay ⬩ Fromi ostium in agro Dorsetensi, ŭbi se in sĭnum ilium ad quem Poole oppĭdumassĭdet, Fromus exŏnĕrat
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Cnut cyng com to Frómmúþan, and heregode dá on Dorsǽtum, and on Wiltúnscire, and on Sumersǽtum king Cnut came to the mouth of the Frome, and then ravaged in Dorsetshire, and in Wiltshire, and in Somersetshire, Chr. 1015; Th. 276, 12.
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ile
callosity
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cf. 283. 75 helacalx, occurring in a very similar list] calx, Wrt. Voc. 65, 47. Ilas, wearras calces, ii. 127. 45. From his hnolle ufewerdan óþ his ilas neoþewerde from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet, Homl. Th. ii. 452, 27.
bóc-land
BOOK-LAND, land held by a charter or writing, free from all fief, fee, service or fines. Such was formerly held chiefly by the nobility, and denominated allodialis, which we now call freehold ⬩ ex scripto sive charta possessa terra, terra codicillaris
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Such was formerly held chiefly by the nobility, and denominated allodialis, which we now call freehold; ex scripto sive charta possessa terra, terra codicillaris Ðe on his bóclande cyricean hæbbe who on his freehold has a church, L.
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þing-gemearc
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cf. other compounds of gemearc, e.g. fót-, geár-gemearc, where the first part determines the character of the measurement, measurement by feet, by years; in the case of almost all such compounds it is an (adverbial) genitive that is found) Ðá wæs ágangen
un-sófte
not at ease ⬩ in discomfort ⬩ not gently ⬩ hardly ⬩ severely ⬩ hardly ⬩ with difficulty ⬩ with trouble
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Similar entries v. sófte, II Gif men férlíce wyrde unsófte, Rtl. 114, 24. not gently, hardly, severely Hwǽr mon unsófte getilaþ on forewearde ða ádle in case severe treatment is used in the early stages of the disease, Lchdm. ii. 260, 15.
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wer-nægel
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Lathnm, is quoted the following: 'In the backs of cows in the summer are maggots generated, which in Essex we call wornils, being first only a small knot in the skin.'
butsa-carlas
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Substitute: <b>butse-carl</b> (butsa-), es; m. A seaman.
horu
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L. 156: Cant. M. ad fil. 5. Fram eallum horwum heálicra leahtra, Hml. Th. ii. 242, 31. Þurh ælfremede horwan gefýled, Hml. S. 7, 129
BÚR
A BOWER, cottage, dwelling, an inner room, storehouse ⬩ tabernaculum, conclave, casa
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A BOWER, cottage, dwelling, an inner room, storehouse; tabernaculum, conclave, casa Wiht wolde hyre on ðære byrig búr atimbran a creature would construct a bower for itself in the town, Exon. 108a; Th. 411, 26; Rä. 30, 5.
á-þeóstrian
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.), Lch. iii. 242, 25 uncertain in the case of past ptcpl. Seó eorðe wæs gesworcen and áðýstrod, Ps. Th. 17, 9. Wearð middaneard áðeóstrod, Hml. Th. ii. 256, 34. Sién hira eágan áðístrode, Past. 29, 9. Áðeástrade sind obscurati sunt, Ps.
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arctos
The constellation Ursa Major
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eorþan, swá swá óðre tunglan dóþ, ac he went abútan, hwílon adúne and hwílon up, ofer dæg and ofer niht one constellation is called arctos in the north part, which has seven stars, and for that is called by another name, septemtrio, which untaught men call
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deal
Proud, exulting, eminent ⬩ superbus, clarus
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Wíggendra þreát cómon, æscum dealle a troop of warriors came, proud with their spears, Andr. Kmbl. 2195; An. 1099: Exon. 106 a; Th. 404, 22; Rä. 23, 11.
fǽr-spel
A sudden message, sudden news, horrible message ⬩ imprōvīsus vel terrĭbĭlis nuncius
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On fyrd hyra fǽrspell becwom the sudden tidings came in their tent, Cd. 148; Th. 186, 8; Exod. 135. He ðæs fǽrspelles módsorge wæg hefige æt heortan he bare mental sorrow heavy at heart at the sudden news, Exon. 48 a; Th. 165, 4; Gú. 1023.