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ceaster-búend

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-búend, es; m.

City-dwellerurbem habitans

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City-dweller; urbem habitans He áteáh ceasterbúendum he came to the city-dwellers, Beo. Th. 1540; B. 768

eóred-þreát

(n.)
Grammar
eóred-þreát, es; m. [þreát a host, troop]

A band, companyturma, lĕgio

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A band, company; turma, lĕgio; — Atol eóredþreát a horrid band, Exon. 102a; Th. 385, 23; Rä. 4, 49

leódan

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Him brega engla of líce áteáh liódende bán ( the rib from which Eve was made), Gen. 182. Add

niht-sang

(n.)
Grammar
niht-sang, es; m.

the service at the seventh of the canonical hourscomplinea copy of the service

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the service at the seventh of the canonical hours, compline Nú gebyraþ mæssepreóstum ðæt hí ða seofon tídsangas gesyngon . . . nihtsang seofoþan, L. Ælfc. C. 19; Th. ii. 350, 3-7 : R. Ben. 40, 7.

Godmundingahám

(n.)
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The speeches were so much in favour of Christianity that the creed was at once received; these speeches are particularly worthy of notice, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 17

sund-corn

(n.)
Grammar
sund-corn, es; n.
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Wið ðæt stánas on blǽdran wexen, genim ðás wyrte, Lchdm. i. 212, 7-11 (see the plate at the beginning of the volume). Sundcornes leáf, ii. 342, 9. Gif men weaxan stánas on ðære blǽdran, wyl sundcorn on ealaþ, 320, 6.

be-swincan

to labour at

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Nim þín gold, þe lǽs þe hit þé losige ꝥ þú lange beswunce, 12, 219. to labour at, perform with labour Beswanc desudat, An. Ox. 8, 257.

heáfod-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-æcer, es; m.
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A strip of land, an acre in extent, lying at the head (cf. heáfod ; 2 a) of a field [and so forming its upper boundary (? cf. heáfodland)] Fines gemǽre, limites h(e)áfudland, decumanus tióðe h(e)áfudæcer, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 2-4.

Linked entry: -hafol

mæsse-steall

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-steall, es; m.
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'þæt is mid clǽne ælmessan and mid leóhte tó úrum ciricean and tó úrum mæssesteallum, Nap, 43. pápa hét hine mæssian at S. Petres weófode, Ch. 995; P. 130, 28. Hé stód æt ðám weófode swylce hé wolde mæssian, Hml. S. 21, 355

Harþacnut

(n.)
Grammar
Harþacnut, Hardacnut, es; m.

Hardacnut, son of Cnut

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And he was at once received by both English and Danes, Chr. 1039; Erl. 167, 17. Hér forþferde Hardacnut cyng in this year died king Hardacnut, 1041; Erl. 167, 30

seonoþ

(n.)
Grammar
seonoþ, sionoþ, senoþ, sinoþ, synoþ (-aþ, -od), es;
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Ath. i. 26; Th. i. 214, 7. Eádmund cyning gesomnode micelne sinoþ tó Lundenbyrig ǽgðer ge godcundra háda ge woruldcunda, L. Edm. E. proem. ; Th. i. 244, 2. Gif preóst sinoþ forbúge, gebéte ðæt, L. N. P. L. 44; Th. ii. 296, 16.

Linked entries: seuoþ sinoþ synoþ

staca

(n.)
Grammar
staca, an; m.

A stake

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Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 12. Ðǽr his bróðor heáfod stód on stacangefæstnod, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 166. Wrí ðysne circul on ánum mealan stán on uppan ðam stacan, Lchdm. i. 395, 3-5.

Linked entry: stacung

ǽfen-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-leóþ, es; n.

An evening songvespertinus cantus

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An evening song; vespertinus cantus Atol ǽfenleóþ a dreadful evening song, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 18; Exod. 201

DEÓP

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓP, dióp; adj.

DEEP, profound, stern, awful, solemn prŏfundus, grăvis, sōlemnis

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Deópne áþ Drihten aswór jurāvit Domĭnus solemne jurāmentum, 131, 11. Moyses sægde hálige spræce, deóp ǽrende Moses delivered a holy speech, a solemn message, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 20; Exod. 518

Linked entries: dýp dype dióp

teóða

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
teóða, teogeða; ord. num.
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Ath. i. prm.; Th. i. 196, 20-26, cf. L. Edg. i. 3; Th. i. 264, 1-5

Linked entries: teigða téþa

ofer-stǽlan

(v.)

to confute, convince, convict

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Gif hwá mǽne áþ on háligdóme swerige, and hé oferstǽled weorðe if a man commit perjury on a relic, and he be convicted L. C. S. 36; Th. i. 398, 5: 37; Th. i. 398, 12. Oferstǽlede confutati, superati, convicti, redarguti, Hpt. Gl. 475, 19

frum-gild

(n.)
Grammar
frum-gild, -gyld, es; n.

A first payment or compensationthe first payment or instalment of the price [wer] at which every man was valued, according to his degree, to be paid to the kindred, or guild-brethren, of a slain person, as compensation for his murderprīma compensātio

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A first payment or compensation,—the first payment or instalment of the price [wer] at which every man was valued, according to his degree, to be paid to the kindred, or guild-brethren, of a slain person, as compensation for his murder; prīma compensātio

geador

(adv.)
Grammar
geador, adv.

Togetheraltogetherūnasĭmul

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R. geador I turn at once S and R together, Exon. 123 b; Th. 475, 16; Bo. 48. Geátmæcgum geador ætsomne for the Gothic warriors altogether, Beo. Th. 987; B. 491

ge-beór-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beór-scipe, -scype, es; m. [ge-, beór beer, -scipe -ship]

BEER-SHIPconvivial societya drinking partyfeastan entertainmentpōtātiocompōtātiocoenaconvīvium

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On gebeórscipe at a feast, L. In. 6; Th. i. 106, 11

cóc

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Of ðám þeówan mannan at Cinnuc . . . hió becwíð Eádgyfe Ælfsige ðene cóc, C. D. vi. 133, 1. Cócas culinia (coacas, Erf. = (?) sterculinia, cloacas. v. Angl. xix. 102; but see first citation, and next ), Txts. 55, 620. Cócas culini, Wrt.