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þeóf-denn

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-denn, es; n.

A thieves' cave

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A thieves' cave Andlang weges tó ðam þeófdenne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 15, 28

wíg-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-strǽt, e ; f.

A high-road ⬩ public road

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A high-road, public road An ðara wístrǽte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 89, 4

ceác-bora

(n.)
Grammar
ceác-bora, an; m.

A jug or pitcher-bearer ⬩ anhilus ⬩ anthe-vilus?

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Cot. 13; anthe-vilus? Wrt. Voc. 285, 14

Linked entry: -bora

yrf-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
yrf-cwealm, es; m.

Murrain

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Murrain Hér com ǽrest se myccla yrfcwalm on Angelcynn, Chr. 986; Erl. 131, 6

Linked entry: irfe-cwealm

Columba

(n.)
Grammar
Columba, an; m.

An Irish priest, the Apostle of the Highlands

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Now, in Iona, there must ever be an abbot, not a bishop; and to him must all the bishops of the Scots be subject, because Columba was an abbot, not a bishop Chr. 565; Th. 31, 29, col. 1-33, 7, col. 1

seohtre

(n.)
Grammar
seohtre, sihtre, an; f.

A pipe through which a small stream is directed ⬩ a drain

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A pipe through which a small stream is directed, a drain Andlang seohtran, Cod. Dip. B. i. 295, 11. Tó ðare reádan sihtran, 296, 28. In wǽtan sihtran (cf. síce, 382, 7); of ðam wǽtan síce, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 386, 10.

Linked entries: síc sihtre

bóc-land

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-land, -lond, es; n.

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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Alf. pol. 41; Th. i. 88, 16: Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 29: 3, 24; S. 556, 4: Cod. Dipl. 317; A. D. 871-889; Kmhl. ii. 120, 6. Hæfde Rómánum to bóclande gesealde Romanis per testamentum tradiderat, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 104, 18. Bóclandes, Cot. 83

Linked entry: bóc-æceras

brún-basu

(adj.)
Grammar
brún-basu, -baso; adj.

brown ⬩ purple ⬩ Dark-purple, purple, purple-red, scarlet ⬩ purpureus, ostriger, coccineus, puniceus

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Brúnbaso ostriger, Cot. 145. Brúnbasne coccineum, Mone B. 6153. Ðý brúnan oððe ðý brúnbasewan puniceo, Cot. 183

ǼS

(n.)
Grammar
ǼS, es; n.

Food ⬩ meat ⬩ carrion ⬩ a dead carcase ⬩ esca ⬩ cibus ⬩ pabulum ⬩ cadaver

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Lǽton him behíndan ðone earn ǽses brúcan they left behind them the eagle to eat of the carrion, Chr. 938; Th. i. 207, 30, col. 2; Æðelst. 63. Ǽse wlanc exulting in carrion, Beo. Th. 2668; B. 1332 : Ps. Th. 146, 10

a-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
a-sleán, p. -slóh, pl. -slógon; pp. -slegen, -slagen, -slægen

To strike ⬩ beat ⬩ hammer ⬩ to fix ⬩ erect ⬩ ferire ⬩ icere ⬩ cædere ⬩ figere ⬩ ponere

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Hí aslógan án geteld tetenderunt tentorium, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 33, col. 1 : 5, 6 ; S. 619, 26. Ðe of his líchoman aslegen wæs that was struck off his body, Bd. 3, 12 ; S. 537, 34

Linked entries: a-slægen a-slóh sleán

clæfre

Grammar
clæfre, l. clǽfre, dele 'n.' (in Lch. ii. 312, 20 reád clǽfre is nominative), and add:, clǽfer (?), cláfre. [From clǽfre comes claver (remaining only in dialects), from cláfre comes clover]
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Cleáfre, Lch. iii. 305, col. 2. Clǽfra fetta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 47. Cláfrena (clǽfran, An. Ox. 94) caltarum, 75, 22

Brecenan-mere

(n.)
Grammar
Brecenan-mere, es; m. [
  • Bd
. Britannemere:
  • Flor.
Bricenanmere:
  • Hunt.
Brecanammere:
  • Hovd.
Bricenamere]

Brecknock, the capital of Brecknockshire in South Wales ⬩ Brechinia

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Arx autem quam in nostris Annalibus Æthelfleda dicitur expugnasse, fuit, opinor, apud ipsum Brecknock, Chr. explicatio, p. 16, col. l Sende Æðelflǽd fyrd on Wealas, and abræc Brecenanmere Æthelfled sent a force into Wales, and took Brecknock by storm

Linked entry: Bretenan-mere

scofettan

(v.)
Grammar
scofettan, p. te

To drive hither and thither

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To drive hither and thither For ðam hit is openlíce cúð ðætte sió úterre ábisgung ðissa woruldþinga ðæs monnes mód gedréfþ and hine scofett (scofeð, Cott.

a-scealian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scealian, p. ode; pp. od [a from, scealu a scale]

To pull off the scales or bark ⬩ to scale ⬩ bark ⬩ decorticare

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To pull off the scales or bark, to scale, bark; decorticare, Cot. 79

be-rindan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rindan, p. de; pp. ed [be off rind the bark]

To bark ⬩ peel or strip off the bark ⬩ decorticare

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To bark, peel or strip off the bark; decorticare Berende decorticavit, Cot. 62

Linked entry: -rindan

cyne-wiððe

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-wiððe, an; f.

A royal wreath, diadem ⬩ redimiculum

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A royal wreath, diadem; redimiculum Cyne-wiððan redimicula, Mone B. 6270 : Cot. 185

ele-byt

(n.)
Grammar
ele-byt, -bytt, e; f. [ele oil, byt a bottle]

An oil vessel or cruet, a chrismatory ⬩ lentĭcŭla

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An oil vessel or cruet, a chrismatory; lentĭcŭla Elebyt ǽrenu lentĭcŭla, Cot. 121

Esces dún

(n.)

Ashdown

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Ashdown In Esces dúne at Ashdown, Cod. Dipl. 998; Kmbl. v. 41, 15

fracod

(adj.)

vile ⬩ abominable ⬩ useless

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vile, abominable, useless, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 11: Beo. Th. 3155; B. 1575

iacinð

(n.)
Grammar
iacinð, es ; m.

Jacinth

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Jacinth Iacinðe [iacinte, Cot. MS.] ex hyacintho, Past. 14, 4; Swt. 87, 3

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