sceadu-genga
One who walks in darkness
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One who walks in darkness Com on wanre niht scríðansceadugenga (Grendel), Beo. Th. 1410; B. 703.
up-heald
Upholding ⬩ support ⬩ maintenance
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Upholding, support, maintenance Ic eom ðæs mynstres mund and upheald, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 232, 7
wæter-del
A dell in which there is water
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A dell in which there is water Norð tó wæterdellæ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 126, 14
hors-gærstún
A meadow for the pasturing of horses
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A meadow for the pasturing of horses Onbútan ðone horsgærstún, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 414, 25
Linked entry: gærs-tún
crencestre
A female weaver ⬩ a spinster ⬩ textrix
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A female weaver, a spinster; textrix Cod. Dipl. 1290; A. D. 995; Kmbl. vi. 131, 32
spor-leþer
A spur-leather
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A spur-leather Spurleþera calcaria (amongst things made by the shoemaker), Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 35
Acsan mynster
AXMINSTER in Devonshire ⬩ hodie Axminster, in agro Devoniensi
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xxxi wintra, and his líc líþ æt Wintan ceastre, and ðæs æðelinges æt Ascan [Acsan, Gib. 59, 3; Ing. 71, 28] mynster Cynewulf reigned thirty-one years, and his body lies at Winchester, and the prince's at Axminster, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 32: Th. 86, 13, col
Linked entries: Acsa Ascan mynster Axan minster Eaxan minster
Æsces dún
ASHDOWN
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dicitur Latine mons fraxini,' Asser Hér gefeaht Æðeréd cyning and Ælfréd, his bróðor, wið ealne ðone here, on Æsces dúne A.D. 871, here fought king Æthelred and Alfred, his brother, with all the army [of the Danes], on Ashdown, Chr. 871; Th. 139, 5, col
Linked entry: Esces dún
a-munan
To think of ⬩ mind ⬩ consider ⬩ be mindful of ⬩ have a care for ⬩ cogitare ⬩ reputare ⬩ memor esse ⬩ providere
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Cwǽdon hí, ðæt hie ðæs ne amundon ðe má ðe eówre geferan they said, that they no more minded it than did your companions, Chr. 755; Th. 84, 36, col. 3
scip-fæt
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Hec acerra a schyp for censse, 230, col. 2. Wright has the following note on this entry: The nef, a vessel in the form of a ship, used in the church from an early period to hold the incense, as well as other articles
un-wrǽst
Weak ⬩ poor ⬩ sorry ⬩ miserable ⬩ wretched
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Hé wearð him on ánum unwrǽstum (unwrǽste, Th. 321, 10) scipe (cf. uneáðe ætburstan, p. 320, col. 2) férde ofer sǽ, Chr. 1051; Th. 319, 3. Hí hí selfe léton ǽgþer ge for heáne ge for unwrǽste, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 98, 23
Linked entry: wrǽst
Norweg
Norway
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Hér com Ólaf cyng eft intó Norwegum, 1030; Erl. 163, 16. Harold cyng of Norwegon, 1066; Erl. 199, 37. Com Harold of Norwegan, Erl. 200, 12. Harold cyng on Norwegan, 200, 18, 27, 34, 40
a-stífian
To stiffen ⬩ grow or wax stiff ⬩ obrigere
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To stiffen, grow or wax stiff; obrigere,Cot. 146. His sine astífode His sinew stiffened. Gen. 32, 32
be-myldan
To cover with mould or earth ⬩ to bury ⬩ inter ⬩ hide or put under ground ⬩ inhumare ⬩ humare
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To cover with mould or earth, to bury, inter, hide or put under ground; inhumare, humare Cot. 101
Linked entry: myldan
cæren
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a sort of wine, boiled wine; defrutum, carenum, Cot. 66: L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 24, 19
be-grynian
To ensnare ⬩ entrap ⬩ illaqueare ⬩ irretire
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To ensnare, entrap; illaqueare, irretire Ðæt híg swá beón begrynode ut sic irretientur Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 17
fleóg-ryft
A fly-net ⬩ net for keeping off flies ⬩ vēlāmen ad muscas prohĭbendas ⬩ cōnōpeum ⬩ κωνωπεῖον
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A fly-net, net for keeping off flies; vēlāmen ad muscas prohĭbendas, cōnōpeum = κωνωπεῖον Fleógryft cōnōpeum, Cot. 46
Linked entry: fleóh-net
gador-wist
A dwelling together ⬩ companionship ⬩ intercourse ⬩ ontubernium
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Voc. 61, 42 : Cot. 43
Linked entries: ge-gador-wist gader-wist
hwæt-líce
Quickly ⬩ speedily
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Hwætlícor citius, Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 23
lind-hrycg
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On lindrycg; of lindrycge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 20