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gearewe

(n.)
Grammar
gearewe, an; f.

Yarrow ⬩ millefŏlium

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Yarrow; millefŏlium, Glos. Brux. Recd. 41, 45; Wrt. Voc. 67, 60

ge-arnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-arnung, e; f. [earnung an earning]

Merit ⬩ reward ⬩ mĕrĭtum

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Merit, reward; mĕrĭtum Nǽnig efenlíc ðam, ǽr ne siððan, in worlde gewearþ, wífes gearnung no woman's reward in the world was equal to that, before nor after, Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 23; Cri. 40

gearuwe

(n.)
Grammar
gearuwe, an; f.

Yarrow ⬩ millefŏlium

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Yarrow; millefŏlium Seó reáde gearuwe the red yarrow, Lchdm. iii. 24, 2

eád-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
eád-gifa, -giefa, an; m.

Giver of prosperity or happiness ⬩ prosperĭtātis vel beatitūdĭnis dător

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Giver of prosperity or happiness; prosperĭtātis vel beatitūdĭnis dător Engla eádgifa bliss-giver of angels, Andr. Kmbl. 147; An. 74: 901; An. 451: Exon. 15 b; Th. 34, 22; Cri. 546

eáge-spring

(n.)
Grammar
eáge-spring, -sprinc, es; n. [eáge an eye; spring a spring]

A spring or twinkling of the eye ⬩ ocŭli ictus

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A spring or twinkling of the eye; ocŭli ictus, Som

ealdor-man

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-man, -mann, -mon, ealdur-, aldor-, eldor-, es; m. [eald old, not only in age, but in knowledge, v. eald, hence ealdor an elder; man hŏmo] .

ALDERMAN, senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of the highest rank, and holding an office inferior only to that of the king ⬩ mājor nātu, sĕnātor, prŏcer, princeps, prīmas, dux, præfectus, trĭbūnus, quīcunque est aliis grădu aut nātu mājor. ⬩ eorl, Nrs. jarl, being placed over several shires. The Danish kings ruled by their eorlas or jarls, and the ealdormen disappeared from the shires. Gradually the title ceased altogether, except in the cities, where it denoted an inferior judicature, much as it now does among ourselves

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an elderman, ALDERMAN, senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of the highest rank, and holding an office inferior only to that of the king; mājor nātu, sĕnātor, prŏcer, princeps, prīmas, dux, præfectus, trĭbūnus, quīcunque est aliis grădu aut nātu mājor. The

ealdor-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-dóm, ealdur-dóm, aldor-dórn, alder-dóm, es; m. [ealdor an elder, a chief; dóm dominion, power]

Eldership, authority, magistracy, principality ⬩ auctōrĭtas, magistrātus, princĭpātus, prīmātns, dŭcātus

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Eldership, authority, magistracy, principality; auctōrĭtas, magistrātus, princĭpātus, prīmātns, dŭcātus He his ealdordom synnum aswefede he [Reuben] had destroyed his eldership by sins, Cd. 160 Th. 199, 8; Exod. 335. Is heora ealdordóm gestrangod confortātus

HÉLA

(n.)
Grammar
HÉLA, hǽla, an; m.

The HEEL

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The HEEL Héla calx, Wrt. Voc. 283, 75. Hél calcaneum, Jn. Skt. Lind. 13, 18. Genim haran hélan [hǽlan MSS. H. B.] take hare's heel [lat. talum ], Med. ex Quadr. 4, 17; Lchdm. i. 346 16. Heó gehýden hǽlun míne ipsi calcaneum meum observabunt, Ps. Th.

Linked entry: hǽla

here-serce

(n.)
Grammar
here-serce, -syrce, an; f.

A coat of mail.

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A coat of mail. Beo. Th. 3027; B. 1511

here-téma

(n.)
Grammar
here-téma, -týma, an; m.

A leader of an army, of a people ⬩ a ruler ⬩ general

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A leader of an army, of a people, a ruler, general Se heretéma cyning selfa the leader, the king himself [Theodoric ], Bt. Met. Fox 1. 63; Met. 1, 31. Se heretýma, caldéa cyning. Cd. 205; Th. 253, 30; Dan. 603. Ðá cwæþ hé hwæs sunu is hit ðá cwæþ se

Linked entry: -tíma

here-toga

(n.)
Grammar
here-toga, -toha, an; m.

The leader of an army or of a people ⬩ a general ⬩ dux ⬩ consul

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The leader of an army or of a people, a general; dux, consul Heretoga vel heorl dux, Ælfc. Gl. 68; Som. 70, 2; Wrt. Voc. 42, 11. Heretoga comes, Rtl. 193, 9. Of ðé forþgǽþ se heretoga seðe recþ mín folc ex te exiet dux, qui reget populum meum, Mt. Kmbl

higera

(n.)
Grammar
higera, higora, an; m: higere an; f

A magpie or a woodpecker

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A magpie or a woodpecker ; see Exon. 106b; Th. 406, 14; Rä. 25 where the name of a bird that can imitate various sounds is given by the runes G, A, R, O, H, I. Higera picus. Wit. Voc. 62, 34. Higere picus, 281, 5: gaia vel catanus, Ælfc. Gl. 37; Som.

Linked entry: higre

hræd-bíta

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hræd-bíta, hræð-bíta, an; m.

blata

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An insect which eats away clothes, etc; blata, Wrt. Voc. 281, 44

hunig-súce

(n.)
Grammar
hunig-súce, -súge, an; f.

Privet

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Privet, a plant from which honey may be sucked Hunisúge ligustrum, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 31; Wrt. Voc. 33, 30. Hunisúce, Wrt. Voc. 68, 3

Linked entry: súce

húsel-genga

(n.)
Grammar
húsel-genga, gengea, an; m.

a communicant

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One who goes to the Lord's supper, a communicant Gif hé húslgengea síe, L. Win. 23; Th. i. 42, 7: L. In. 19; Th. i. 114, 11. Be húslgengum, 15; Th. i. 112, 4

Linked entry: húsel-gang

lám-seáðe

(n.)
Grammar
lám-seáðe, [?], an; f.

A clay- [or mud-] pit

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A clay- [or mud-] pit Of sceadwellan in lámseáðan; of lámseáðan in ledene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 80, 14

leáfa

(n.)
Grammar
leáfa, [?], an; m.

Leave

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Leave Be his leáfan árǽrde mynster with his leave raised a monastery, Homl. Skt. 6, 145

lenden-brǽð

Grammar
lenden-brǽð, lende-brǽð, e, f: -brǽda, an; m.

A loin

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A loin Lendebrǽde lumbulos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 31. Lendebrédé, 113, 35. Wið lendenbrǽdena sáre against lumbago[?], Herb. 1, 10; Lchdm. i, 74, 3. Sió helt ða lendenbrǽdan it [the liver] has a hold on the false ribs, L. M. 2, 17; Lchdm. ii. 198, 1

líne-twige

(n.)
Grammar
líne-twige, -twigle, an; f.

A linnet

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A linnet Línetwige carduelis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 43: 103, 13: fronulus, 36, 3. Línetuigle fronulus, 109, 14. Cf. þisteltuige cardella, 102, 76

Linked entry: -twige

lyft-gelác

(n.)
Grammar
lyft-gelác, es; n.
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Motion in or of the air þurh lyftgelác on land becwom [he was borne through the air], Andr. Kmbl. 1683; An. 828. þurh lyftgelác léges blæstas weallas ymbwurpon [the winds blew the flames ], 3102; An. 1554