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scrippa

(n.)
Grammar
scrippa, an; m. ?
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Of dære díc on ðone midmestan scrippan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 78, 27

sealh-beorh

(n.)

a hill where sallows grow

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a hill where sallows grow Tó sahlbeorge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 451, 17

ge-dǽledlíce

(adv.)

sequestratim

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For separatim Cot. 201 substitute : sequestratim, Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 45.ge-dæman

mæstling

(n.)
Grammar
mæstling, mæsling, mæslen [n], es; n.

A kind of brass ⬩ aes ⬩ aurichalcum ⬩ electrum ⬩ a vessel made of the metal

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The word is used to gloss aes, aurichalcum, and electrum Mæstlingc ǽr and tin aurichalcum, aes et stannum, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 11. Mæstlinc, gréne át auricalcos. Wrt. Voc. 286, 66. Cwicseolfer vel mæstling electrum i. sucus arboris, ii. 142, 78.

Linked entry: mæslen

Eádgár

(n.)
Grammar
Eádgár, es; m. [eád happy, gár spear]

Edgar, second son of Edmund, and grandson of Alfred the Great. Edgar, in A.D. 955, succeeded to the kingdom of Mercia; and, at the death of his brother Eadwig, in A.D. 959, to the kingdoms of Wessex and Northumbria, over which he reigned sixteen years. He was, therefore, king for twenty years, from A.D. 955-975

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Hér, A.D. 975, Eádgár cing forþférde here king Edgar died, Chr. 975; Th. 227, 19, col. 3

ÁTE

(n.)
Grammar
ÁTE, ǽte ; gen. átan ; pl. átan ; gen. átena ; f.

OATS ⬩ tares ⬩ darnel ⬩ cockle ⬩ avena fatua ⬩ Lin. lolium

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Áte lolium, Cot. 126. Átan or lasor tares; zizania, Cot. 204

Linked entries: ǽte átih

a-willan

(v.)
Grammar
a-willan, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to bubble ⬩ to boil ⬩ facere ut aliquid ferveat vel ebulliat ⬩ coquere ⬩ decoquere

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, Cot. 168. Awilled wín vel cyren new wine, just pressed from the grape, or new wine boiled till half evaporated; dulcisapa, Cot. 62, 168

Linked entry: cyren

ford

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Cóm Timotheus mid fyrde, and gesæt æt ánum forda. Ac Iudas him cóm tó ... and oferférdon ðone ford, and fuhton wið þá hǽþenan, Hml. S. 25, 432. ¶ The word occurs very frequently in the Charters both in composition and as an independent word. Add

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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sulling Aliquam terrae partiunculam, hoc est duarum manentium ... ritu Cantiae án sulung dictum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 249, 19. Terrae particula duarum manentium, id est, án sulung, 250, 8.

Linked entry: swulung

ǽwen-bróðor

(n.; adj.)

a brother of the same marriage ⬩ an own brother ⬩ germanus

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a brother of the same marriage, an own brother; germanus,Cot. 97

áter-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
áter-líc, adj.

Poison-like ⬩ veneno similis

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Poison-like; veneno similis Áterlíc vel biter gorgoneus, Cot. 98, = átor-líc

Linked entry: átor-líc

a-wǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wǽcan, p. -wǽcte, -wǽhte; pp. -wǽced, -wǽct, -wǽht

To weaken ⬩ fatigue ⬩ debilitare ⬩ fatigare

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Awǽht porrectus, Cot. 157

Linked entries: a-wǽht wǽcan

bed-wahrift

(n.)
Grammar
bed-wahrift, es; n.

A curtain ⬩ cortina

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A curtain; cortina, Cod. Dipl. A. D. 995 ; Kmbl. vi. 133, 9

Linked entry: wág-rift

dæg-mete

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-mete, es; m. [dæg a day, mete meat, food]

Daily food ⬩ quotidianus cibus

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Daily food;quotidianus cibus Dæg-mete agapis, Cot. 15, Som. Ben. Lye

eosul-cwearn

(n.)
Grammar
eosul-cwearn, e; f.

An ass-mill, a mill turned by asses ⬩ ăsĭnāria mŏla

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An ass-mill, a mill turned by asses; ăsĭnāria mŏla, Cot. 16

feðer-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
feðer-geweorc, es; n.

Feather-embroidered work ⬩ plūmārium ŏpus

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Feather-embroidered work; plūmārium ŏpus Feðergeweorc besiwed ŏpus plūmārium intextum, Cot. 145

hrím-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
hrím-ceald, adj.
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Icy cold Hrímcalde sǽ, Exon. 76 b; Th. 286, 22; Wand. 4

hwirfel

(n.)
Grammar
hwirfel, es; m.

A whirl-pool

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On ðone hwyrfel, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 412, 8

mór-mǽd

(n.)
Grammar
mór-mǽd, e; f.

A marshy meadow

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A marshy meadow Tó mórmǽde norþhyrnan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 449, 19

Linked entry: mórig

niþer-bogen

(adj.; part.)

down-bent

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down-bent Tó ðære niþerbogenan ác, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 72, 1

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