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hyrel

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The word set ms the name of a stream ? Add

bydel

Grammar
bydel, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>I a.</b> a
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preacher On ídel beóð þæs bydeles word, Hml. Th. i. 320, 26. <b>I b.</b> of things :-- Gedreccednyssa . . . synd ðá bydelas (heralds) þæs écan forwyrdes, Hml. Th. i. 4, 12

ge-þæht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þæht, e; f: es; n.

Counselconsultationconsĭlium

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Counsel, consultation; consĭlium Ðæt he wolde mid his freóndum sprǽce and geþæht habban that he would have a conference and consultation with his friends, Bd. 2, 13; S. 515, 37. Giþæht consilium, Rtl. 1, 9

lád-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
lád-rinc, es; m.
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A word of uncertain meaning occurring in the following passage Gif cyninges ambihtsmiþ oððe laadrinc mannan ofslehþ meduman leódgelde forgelde if the king's smith or 'ládrinc' kill a man, let him pay for it with a half fine [cf. § 21; Th. i. 8, 3), L

sceáwere

(n.)
Grammar
sceáwere, es; m.

an observer,a spya watch-towera mirrora buffoon, an actor

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Sceáwere(the word occurs in a list of military terms), speculia Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 4. a mirror Sceáwere(in a list of words connected with dress.) speculea Cf.

Linked entry: sceáwend-sprǽc

trahtnian

(v.)
Grammar
trahtnian, p. ode.

To expoundexplainto give as explanation of (be) somethingto treat of

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Ic wolde eów trahtnian ðis godspel, ðe mann nú beforan eów rǽdde, i. 166, 3.

múþ

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Þára múðas sprecað mánídel word, Ps. Th. 143, 9: 62, 9. <b>III b.</b> in various prepositional phrases, with þurh Ðá Godes word ðe þurh his múð beóð gesprecen, Past. 373, 22. Swá hé spræc þurh his hálegra wítegena múð, Lk.

ǽðan

(v.)

To overflowdelugelay waste

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To overflow, deluge, lay waste Cwæþ ðæt he wolde eall á ǽðan ðæt on eorþan wæs said that he would for ever lay waste all that was on the earth. Cd. 64; Th. 77, 24; Gen. 1280

Linked entry: áǽðan

hryte

(adj.)
Grammar
hryte, or hrýte; adj.

Balidinus'balidinusbalius

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The word occurs in a list of names of colours, but the meaning is uncertain. Ducange has 'balidinus forte legendum badius vel balius nostris bay, bayard.'

myrten

(n.)
Grammar
myrten, es; n.

Flesh of animals that have died a natural death

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C. 15; Th. ii. 142, 26. v. next word

godspellian

(v.)
Grammar
godspellian, p. ode; pp. od
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God gifeþ gleáw word godspellendum Dominus dabit verbum evangelizantibus, Ps. Th. 67, 12

Súþr-íg

(n.)
Grammar
Súþr-íg, the people or
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Hí heafdon ofergán ealle Centingas and Súð-Seaxe and Súðríg and Bearrucscíre, 1011; Erl. 144, 28. v. next word

ǽwisc-firen

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽwisc-firen, adj.
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Éwisfirinæ, 32. v. next word

hand-sció

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The word is dative of a proper name, which may be seen in the place-name of the following passage: In loco qui dicitur Andscóheshám, C. D. i. 102, 9. Graff vi. 418 8

grimena

(n.)
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Grímenæ seems a pl. gen. of the preceding word, governed by rím, but the meaning is not clear

treddan

(v.)
Grammar
treddan, p. de.

to tread under foottrample upon to investigateexamine

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to tread under foot, trample upon Treddun proterunt, Txts. 84, 749. to investigate, examine, v. á-treddan Weorð mé heorte forht ðǽr ic ðín hálig word tredde ii verbis tuis formidavit cor meum, Ps. Th. 118, 161

Linked entry: a-treddan

tæbere

(n.)

some implement used in weaving

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some implement used in weaving Tæbere claus (the word occurs in a list de arte textoria; but in an almost identical list, p. 282. the form is teltre. v. teld-treów), Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 27. (?)

syflige

(n.)
Grammar
syflige, an; f.
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Interl. 70, 11-15. v- next word

wiþ-gán

(v.)

to go againstact in opposition toin contravention of

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Th. 29, 14. v. next word

hlinc-gelád

(n.)
Grammar
hlinc-gelád, es; n.
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The word occurs as a place-name Ðis sind ðá landgemǽru tó Hlincgeláde (cf. quoddam ruris praediolum . . . eni solicolae antiquum indiderunt uocabulum æt Lhincgelade, 78, 21), C. D. vi. 79, 4

Linked entry: ge-lád