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hord-loca

(n.)
Grammar
hord-loca, an; m.

A treasure-chest, coffer, metaph. the mind

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A treasure-chest, coffer, metaph. the mind Ðeáh ðe hé feohgestreón under hordlocæn ǽhte though he had wealth in his coffer, Exon. 66 b; Th. 245, 11; Jul. 43.

flota

a ship ⬩ a fleet ⬩ a sailor

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stondeð; bið his ceól cnmen and hyre ceorl tó hám, Gn. Ex. 96. Ðæt man sceolde Swegen underfón dá hé ǽrest mid flotan cóm, C. D. Hi. 315, 3. Wæs se cyning mid þám flotan þe on Temese læg (wǽron, v.l.) . . .

gliw

(n.)
Grammar
gliw, es; n.

Glee ⬩ joy ⬩ minstrelsy ⬩ mirth ⬩ jesting ⬩ drollery ⬩ gaudium ⬩ musica ⬩ facetiæ ⬩ mimus

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Glee, joy, minstrelsy, mirth, jesting, drollery; gaudium, musica, facetiæ, mimus Ðý læs ðe him con leóða worn, oððe mid hondum con hearpan grétan, hafaþ him his gliwes giefe unless he knows many songs, or with hands can greet the harp, has his gift of

Linked entry: gleow

a-ríman

(v.)
Grammar
a-ríman, p. de; pp. ed

To number ⬩ count ⬩ enumerate ⬩ numerare ⬩ enumerare ⬩ dinumerare ⬩ recensere

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C. 21, 16: Past. 16, 1; Hat. MS. 20 b, 4

Linked entry: ríman

be-míðan

(v.)
Grammar
be-míðan, bi-míðan; p. -máþ, pl. -miðon; pp. -miðen [be, míðan to hide]

To hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ abscondere ⬩ occultare

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He his mǽgwlite bemiðen hæfde he had concealed his shape Andr. Kmbl. 1712; An. 858

Linked entries: míðan bi-míðan

ellen-wódnes

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-wódnes, -ness, e; f. Zeal, envy, emulation, ardour; zēlus = ζῆλος, fervor
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Aidanns hæfde Godes ellenwódnesse and his lufan micle Aidan had much zeal and love for God, Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 32. He wæs mid wylme mycelre ellenwódnesse onbærned zēlo magni fervōris accensus est, 4, 24; S. 598, 22

Linked entry: ellen-gódnes

fætnes

(n.)
Grammar
fætnes, -ness, -nyss, e; f. [fæt fat]

FATNESS ⬩ pinguēdo, adeps

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FATNESS; pinguēdo, adeps Hí habbaþ fætnesse they have fatness, Ps. Th. 16, 9. Of fætnysse hwǽtes ex adĭpe frūmenti, Ps. Lamb. 80, 17. Fætnysse heora hí beclýsdon thei han closide togidere her fatnesse, Wyc; ădĭpem suum conclūsērunt, Ps.

feoh-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-gestreón, es; n.

Treasure ⬩ riches ⬩ θησαυρόs ⬩ dīvĭtiæ

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Treasure, riches; thēsaurus = θησαυρόs, dīvĭtiæ Næbbe ic ne feohgestreón I have no riches, Andr. Kmbl. 602; An. 301: Exon. 66 a; Th. 245, 10; Jul. 42. Elþeódig hafaþ mec bereáfod feohgestreón a stranger has bereaved me of my treasures, Elen.

fóre-sprecen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-sprecen, -specen, fór-sprecen; part.

FORE-SPOKEN ⬩ aforesaid ⬩ fore-mentioned ⬩ præfātus ⬩ prædictus

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He on ðæt fóresprecene mynster gedón and geþeóded wæs he had been put in and joined to the aforesaid monastery, 5, 19; S. 637, 29

forþ-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-genge, adj.

Progressive ⬩ increasing ⬩ effective ⬩ pŏtens

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Ðæt hit þurh ðone fultum síe forþgenge that it become effective through help, Past. 14, 1; Hat. MS. 17 b, 2

fyðer-ríca

(n.)
Grammar
fyðer-ríca, an; m.

A ruler over a fourth part ⬩ tetrarch ⬩ tetrarches ⬩ tetrarcha ⬩ τετράρχηs

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. = τετράρχηs, oν; m Ða sind gecwedene tetrarche, ðæt sind, fyðerrícan; fyðerríca biþ se ðe hæfþ feórþan dǽl ríces who are called tetrarchs, that is, rulers over a fourth; a tetrarch is he who has a fourth part of a kingdom, Homl. Th. i. 478, 21

hére

(n.)
Grammar
hére, e; f.

Dignity ⬩ majesty ⬩ greatness

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The prose, Fox 70, l0, has 'Hwæt is heora nú tó láfe bútan se lytla hlísa and se nama mid feáum stafum áwriten signat superstes fama tenuis pauculis inane nomen litteris.'

in-cofa

(n.)
Grammar
in-cofa, an; m.

the breast ⬩ heart

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Eal ðæt hé hæfde on his incofan all that he had in his breast, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 35; Met. 22, 18

mynster-clǽnsung

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-clǽnsung, e; f.

Purification of a minster

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Purification of a minster (within whose walls a man has been slain) Ðonne béte man ðæt ciricgriþ intó ðære circan . . . and ða mynsterclǽnsunge begite (cf. gif ǽnig man Godes ciricgriþ swá ábrece ðæt hé binnon ciricwágum manslaga weorþe, 11. 6-8), L.

myrten

(adj.)
Grammar
myrten, adj.

That has died by disease

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That has died by disease Gif swýn etaþ myrten flǽsc si porci carnem morticinam ederint, L. Ecg. C. 40; Th. ii. 164, 18.

rǽs-bora

(n.)
Grammar
rǽs-bora, an; m.
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Andreas þanc gesægde rícum rǽsboran ( the Deity who in disguise had guided Andrew's ship ), Andr. Kmbl. 769; An. 385. Réðe rǽsboran ( the chiefs of the Mermedonians ), 277; An. 139. Rǽfborena [rǽs- (?), rǽd- (?)] jurisperitorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 38

ge-méde

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a price that had been agreed on ), Che. Th. 170, 21

geanðe

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Has the glosser taken deorsum = de adversum and glossed it by from geán, and written both word, ðe = or, and symbol, ł, to connect this gloss with an alternative one, which, however, seems to render seorsum (cf. sundrig seorsum 6, 31) ?), Mk.

hwearf

(n.)
Grammar
hwearf, a troop.
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(Wace has 'feste tiut')]. Add

hǽðen-styrc

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-styrc, es; m.

A heathen stirk, calf used in heathen worship, the golden calf made by the Israelites

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A heathen stirk, calf used in heathen worship, the golden calf made by the Israelites Hí on Choreb swylce cealf ongunnon him tó godegylde georne wyrcean; onwendan heora wuldor on ðæne wyrsan hád hǽðenstyrces hig etendes fecerunt vitulum in Choreb, et