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be-drincan

(v.)
Grammar
be-drincan, p. -dranc, pl. -druncon; pp. -druncen

To drink in or upabsorbimbibere

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To drink in or up, absorb; imbibere Ðonne ðæt bedruncen sý, eft hit geniwa when that is drunk up, renew it again, Med. ex Quadr. 2, 10; Lchdm, i. 336, 4, MS. B

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friþ-man

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-man, fryþ-man, -mann, es; m.

One who is under special protection

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One who is under special protection, 'friþ:' — Ǽlc ágenra friþmanna friþ hæbbe let each of those who are in our ' friþ ' be unmolested, L. Eth. ii. 3; Th. i. 286, 5, 7, 13

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andlang-cempa

(n.)
Grammar
andlang-cempa, (?), an; m.
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, who is in line with others Anlangcempa miles ordinarius (cf. ordinarius miles qui integro ordine militat. Corp. Gl. H. 87, 266), Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 13

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Cneoferis burh

(n.)
Grammar
Cneoferis burh, burg, e; f.

BurghcastleSuffolk villæ nomen in agro Suffolciensi

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Burghcastle, Suffolk; villæ nomen in agro Suffolciensi Ðá wæs fæger mynster getimbred on wuda neáh sǽ on sumre ceastre, seó is nemned on Englisc Cneoferis burh erat monasterium silvanum, et mares vicinitate amænum, constructum in castro quodam, quod

land-ár

(n.)
Grammar
land-ár, e; f.
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Property in land, landed estate Of Seint Petres land-áre in territorio Sancti Petri, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 242, 16.

híwisc

Grammar
híwisc, l. híwisce, híwisc. For suffix cf. ídisc(e).

a familyhouse

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In the Latin charter the grant is described as 'aliquam terrae partem duobus in locis, id est v mansas ubi uulgariter dicitur aet Dydylingtúne, et unam mansam ubi uocitatur aet Uddinge', ii. 330, 1), iii. 445, 22.

end-werc

(n.)
Grammar
end-werc, es; n. [werc = wærc pain]

A pain in the buttocksnătium dŏlor

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A pain in the buttocks; nătium dŏlor Ðes drænc is gód wið endwerce this drink is good for pain in the buttocks, Lchdm. iii. 50, 11

þóht

(n.)
Grammar
þóht, es; m.
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C. 5; Th. ii. 138, 15. In alle ðóht ðínne in tota mente tua, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 37. In ðon ilco ðócht in eundem sensum, p. 9, 18. Unstaðolfæstnis ðóhta instabilitas mentium, Rtl. 192, 21

lísian

(v.)

to releaseredeem

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to release, redeem Gif hé on hand gán wille dó hine man on carcern swá hit æt Greátanleá gecweden wæs and hine be ðam ylcan lýsige if he is ready to submit, let him be put in prison, as it was determined at Greatanlea [v.

hrágra

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Hrágra ardea et dieperdulum (cf. deperdulus, auis i. negra, id est reig, Steinm. iv. 185, 42), Txts. 38, 42. Ardea hrágra diomedea, Wrt. Voc. i. 29, 9. Hrágra ardea, ii. 7, 69: 10, 34. Hráhra (hrágra, v. l. ), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 307, 3.

drihtin-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
drihtin-beáh, gen. -beáges; dat. -beáge ; m. [drihtin = drihten a lord , beáh a ring, bracelet ]

A lord-ring or money paid for slaying a freeman. In the laws of Edward the Confessor it is called Manbóte

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In the laws of Edward the Confessor it is called Manbóte Manbóte in lege Anglōrum, regi et archiepiscŏpo, iii marc de homĭnĭbus suis; episcŏpo comĭtātus, comĭti comĭtātus, et dapĭfĕro regis, xx soł; barōnĭbus cetĕris, x solið, L. Ed.

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tǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽsan, p. de

To tear to pieces, pull to pieces, tease wool, tear a person's flesh with a weapon, wound

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(In Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 76 a line is omitted.) Hwílon hé on bord sceát, hwílon beorn tǽsde; ǽfre embe stunde hé sealde sume wunde, ða hwíle ðe hé wǽpna wealdan móste, Byrht. Th. 139, 47; By. 270. Nint wulle, and tǽs hý, Lchdm. iii. 112, 8

eást-dǽl

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Dioclitianus in eástdǽle middangeardes in oriente, Bd. 1, 6; Sch. 18, 14. Cómon fram eástdǽle middangeardes þrý tungelwítegan . . . 'Wé gesáwon his steorran on eástdǽle,' Hml. Th. i. 78, 4-7. Of eástdǽle, Chr. 2; P. 4, 28.

stán-berende

(adj.)
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stone-bearing, stony In ðǽm stánberendum in glanigeris (glarigeris?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 51

cæg-loca

(n.)
Grammar
cæg-loca, an; m.
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We may therefore, perhaps, render the terms in the quotation above, ' locked up in her store-room, her chest, and her cupboard,' L. Th. i. 418, note b

(n.)
Grammar
bý, n.?Add: The Danish form býr is m.
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in local names is found in Baddan-, Bad-, Bé-, Kirk-bý. v. C. D. vi

irfe-land

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-land, es; n.

heritable land

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Land that passes as an inheritance, heritable land Ic cýðo hú mín willa is ðet mín ærfelond fére ðe ic gebohte on ǽce ærfe I declare how my will is that my heritable land shall go, that I bought in perpetual inheritance, Chart. Th. 476, 12.

ge-dál

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dál, es; n.

A divisionseparationpartingdistributiondīvīsiosepărātiodīvortiumdistrĭbūtio

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Th. ii. 104, 25. Se todǽlde sǽ reáde on gedál qui dīvīsit măre rubrum in dīvīsiōnes, Ps. Spl. 135, 13

searu-geþræc

(n.)
Grammar
searu-geþræc, es; n.
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A store of things in which art is displayed Seón and sécean searogeþræc (the dragon's hoard), wundur under wealle, Beo. Th. 6196; B. 3102 [cf. geþræce apparatu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 72]

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Wóden

(n.)
Grammar
Wóden, es; m.

Woden

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See Grimm's Teutonic Mythology, Stallybrass's translation, vol. i. p. 163, vol. iv. pp. 1709 sqq. ¶ the word is found in place-names, e. g. Wódnes beorg, Wodnes den, Wódnes díc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 355. Similar entries See also Wódnes-dæg