Weder-mearc
The district occupied by the Wederas
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The district occupied by the Wederas Óþ ðæt eft byreþ ofer lagustreámas leófne mannan wudu wundenheals tó Weder-mearce, Beo. Th. 602 ; B. 298
in-snǽd
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A piece of woodland kept in the lord's hand(?) Tó Óswaldingtúne hiérð holenhyrst ... and triphyrst and insnádis (-as ?) intó Óswaldingtúne, C.D. ii. 228, 4. Cf. in-wudu
wároþ
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Sea-weed Ic eom wyrslícre ðtonne ðes wudu fúla oððe ðis wároð, ðe hér áworpen ligeþ in eorþan, Exon. Th. 424, 34 ; Rä. 41, 49
here-geatu
- Ll. Th. i. 412, 26,
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Add: Eahta hund eóredmanna ealle mid heregeatwum gegerede, Nar. 4, 13. Twégen englas gesceldode and gesperode and mid heregeatwum (heora geatwum, v. l.; but see Bl. N. 24), Bl. H. 221, 28. Beón þá heregea a (-e.v.l.) swá hit mǽðlic sý, Ll. Th. i. 414
wil-wang
A pleasant plain ⬩ pleasant land
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A pleasant plain, pleasant land Ðone wudu weardaþ fugel (the Phenix)..., eard bihealdaþ..., nǽfre him deáþ sceþeþ on ðam willwonge, Exon. Th. 203, 24; Ph. 89
healseta
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Se ealdormon rád þurh sumne wudu ðú rǽsde án næddre of holum treowe æt ðam healsetan him on ðone bósm and hyne tóslát ðæt hé wæs sóna deád, Shrn. 144, 27
feld-land
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opposed to wood-land Ðæs landes gemǽra ðe gebyriað intó ðǽre westmestan híde feldlondes and wudulandes, C. D. iii. 262, 19. Ðone þriddan æcer feldlandes and healfne ðone wudu, 4, 10. Add:
-ælfen
A fairy ⬩ nymph ⬩ nympha
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A fairy, nymph; nympha. It is found only in compound words, as Múnt-ælfen a mountain nymph; oreas = ??????, ???? Wudu-elfen a wood nymph; dryas, etc, Wrt. Voc. 60, 14-19
bǽr
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Dele '(?)' and cpds. at end, and add On hnutleáge bǽre eastewearde, C. D. v. 207, 20. v. den-bǽr, pól-bǽr, weald-bǽr, wer-bǽr, wudu-bǽr
bi-hlǽnan
acclinando circumdare
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To surround or beset by leaning anything against another; acclinando circumdare Lǽmen fæt wudu-beámum, holte bihlǽnan [bilænan MS.] an earthen vessel with forest trees, with wood beset, Exon. 74 a; Th. 277, 7; Jul. 577
Linked entry: be-hlǽnan
-elfen
A fairy, nymph ⬩ nympha: used only as a termination
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A fairy, nymph; nympha: used only as a termination Dún-elfen castălĭdes; feld-elfen moĭdes (?); wudu-elfen dryădes; wylde-elfen hamadryădes; sǽ-elfen naĭădes, Ælfc. Gl. 112, 113; Som. 79, 108-112; Wrt. Voc. 60, 15-19
wirs-líc
Mean ⬩ Vile
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Mean Vile Ðysse worulde wela is wyrslíc and yfellíc and forwordenlíc, Wulfst. 263, 13. Ic eom wyrslícre ðonne ðes wudu fúla, oððe ðis waroð, ðe hér áworpen ligeþ on eorþan, Exon. Th. 424, 32; Rä. 41, 48
un-geféred
Unapproached ⬩ inaccessible
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Unapproached, inaccessible Feldas and wudu and dúna, ða wǽron monnum ungeférde, for wildeórum and wyrmum, Nar. 20, 11. In án nearo fiesten micel ungeféredra móra in angustias inaccessorum montium, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 20
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médan
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Substitute: to put courage into a person (?) Ondsware ýwe sé hine on méde wordum secgan hú se wudu hátte let him make answer that can encourage himself to say in words how the wood is called, Rä. 56, 15
sceáde-sealf
A salve that may be shed on a place , a medicinal powder
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A salve that may be shed on a place a medicinal powder Sceádesealf tó eágum, Lchdm. ii. 300, 6. Wyrc góde dríge scádesealfe: nim gebærned sealt and piper and hwíte*-*wudu, gegníd tó duste ásift þurh cláð, dó lytlum on, 308, 22
cora-gesceót
A payment or contribution of corn ⬩ frumenti solutio vel munus
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A payment or contribution of corn; frumenti solutio vel munus Se wudu beó gelǽst binnan þrým dagum æfter ðam corngesceóte let the wood be supplied within three days after the contribution of corn Cod. Dipl. 942; Kmbl. iv. 278, 10
eást-lang
Along the east ⬩ orientem versus
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Along the east; orientem versus Se wudu iséastlang and westlang hund twelftiges míla lang oððe lengra the wood, from east to west [lit. along the east and along the west], is one hundred and twenty miles long, or longer, Chr. 893; Th. 162, 30
eten-lǽs
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The common pasture land Þæt landstycce sceal beón nýhst etenlǽse (vicina compascuis, Latin version; cf. compascuus ager gemǽne lǽs, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 54), Ll. Th. i. 440, 15. Ofer wudu ofer feld ofer ecen lǽse (etenlǽse ?), C. D. v. 262, 18
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weornian
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Rómeburuh byð geswenced ꝥ heó weornað and brosnað in hire sylfre Roma fatigata in semetipsa marcescet, Gr. D. 134, 2. Eall hé weornige swá sýre (syer, MS.) wudu weornie, Lch. i. 384, 13. Unwæstmbǽre týdrunge weorniende infructuosa sterilitate manescens
ge-hón
To hang ⬩ hang with
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To hang, hang with Ðætte he gehongiga that he hang, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 6. He sé gehoen crucifiga'ur, 26, 2. Wudu biþ blédum gehongen the wood will be hung with fruits, Exon. 56 a; Th. 200, 9; Ph., 38 : 566; Th. 202, 18; Ph. 71