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self-déma

Grammar
self-déma, selfe-déma, an; m.

One who depends upon his own judgment ⬩ sarabaitae, monachi qui nulla regula approbati . . . proprio arbitratu vivunt

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One who depends upon his own judgment [cf. ǽlc ídel mon liofaþ æfter his ágenum dóme, Past. 39; Swt. 283, 21], used of a certain kind of monks called sarabaitae, monachi qui nulla regula approbati . . . proprio arbitratu vivunt Þridde cyn is muneca ealra

Linked entries: déma self

út-geng

(n.)
Grammar
út-geng, es; m. (or? -genge, an; f. v. genge)

An outlet ⬩ exit

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An outlet, exit Tó útgengum weogas ad exitus viarum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 22, 9

Linked entries: geng út-gang

trúwa

(n.)
Grammar
trúwa, trúa, an; m.

(good) faith ⬩ faith ⬩ belief ⬩ confidence ⬩ trust ⬩ a solemn assurance of good faith ⬩ a covenant ⬩ word ⬩ faithful care ⬩ protection

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(good) faith Heriaþ úrne Ðrihten, se ðe ne forlǽt on hine gelýfende and ða ðe hihtaþ on his micclum trúwan, Homl. Ass. 112, 321. Ðam Snum ic healde mínne trúwan ǽfre. Homl. Skt. i. 7, 56. faith, belief, confidence, trust Se trúwa (trúa, Cott. MSS.)

Linked entry: trúa

mynegian

(v.)
Grammar
mynegian, myngian; p. ode ( with acc. of person and gen. of thing, or with a clause).

to bring to one's own mind ⬩ recall ⬩ to bring to another's mind ⬩ to remind ⬩ to bring a duty to the mind ⬩ to admonish ⬩ exhort ⬩ to remind of a debt ⬩ to ask for payment ⬩ to have in the mind ⬩ to purpose ⬩ intend ⬩ determine

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to bring to one's own mind, recall Dauid myngode ðæra gyfa ðe God his fædrum and his foregengum sealde, Ps. Th. 43, arg. to bring to another's mind, to remind Drihten ús ðonne myngaþ ðæs Sunnandæges weorces the Lord . will remind us then of the work

tóþ

(n.)
Grammar
tóþ, gen. tóþes; dat. téþ, inst. tóþe; pl. toeð, téþ, and tóþas; m.

A tooth ⬩ tusk

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A tooth, tusk Tóð dens, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 54. Tóþ, 282, 70. Forrotad tóð dens putridus, Kent. Gl. 966. Æt ðám feówer tóðum fyrestum, æt gehwylcum .vi. scillingas; se tóð se ðanne bí standeþ .iv. scill; se ðe ðonne bí dam standeþ .iii. scill.; and ðonne

Linked entry: fóre-téþ

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów , es; þeówa, an; m.

A servant; ⬩ slave ⬩ servus ⬩ famulus ⬩ mancipium

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A servant; often with the stronger sense of slave; servus, famulus, mancipium Ic Béda Cristes ðeów and mæsse-preóst Baeda famulus Christi et presbyter, Bd. pref.; S. 471, 7. Se ðe wyle betweox eów beón fyrmest, sý hé eówer þeów (ðeá ł ðegn) (servus,)

syll

(n.)
Grammar
syll, e; sylle,an; f.

a beam that serves as a foundation or support, a sill, a basis, support ⬩ a support, foundation ⬩ to lay a foundation

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a beam that serves as a foundation or support, a sill, a basis, support Grundstánas cementum, syll basis, fót*-*stán fultura, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 47-49. Syl basis, post postis, 86, 28, 29: ii. 10, 74: 101, 54. Syl taber, i. 289, 48. Copsus syl, securis

Linked entries: sýl syl

CERFILLE

(n.)
Grammar
CERFILLE, cærfille, cyrfille, an; f.

CHERVIL ⬩ cærefolium = χαιρέφυλλον ⬩ chærophyllum sylvestre

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CHERVIL; cærefolium = χαιρέφυλλον chærophyllum sylvestre, Lin Genim ðysse wyrte ðe man cerefolium, and óðrum naman ðam gelíce cerfille nemneþ þrý croppas take three heads of this herb, which is named cerefolium, and by the other like name chervil, Herb

flýma

(n.)
Grammar
flýma, fléma, an; m.

One who flees ⬩ a runaway ⬩ an exile ⬩ outlaw ⬩ a man who had fled for any offence, and whose flight was equivalent to a conviction ⬩ profŭgus ⬩ fŭgĭtīvus ⬩ exul

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One who flees, a runaway, an exile, outlaw, a man who had fled for any offence, and whose flight was equivalent to a conviction; profŭgus, fŭgĭtīvus, exul Ðú bist flýma geond ealle eorþan profăgus ĕris sŭper terram, Gen. 4, 12: 4, 16. He monigra geára

Linked entries: fléma flíma

mæsse

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse, messe, an; f.

a service of the church ⬩ mass ⬩ a festival day when a solemn mass was celebrated ⬩ -mas

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a service of the church, mass Mæsse missa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 8. Ǽne þrowade Crist, ac swáðeáh dæghwomlíce biþ his þrowung geedníwod þurh gerýnu ðæs hálgan húsles æt ðære hálgan mæssan; forðí fremaþ seó hálige mæsse miclum ge ðám lybbendum ge ðám forþfarenum

oflǽte

(n.)
Grammar
oflǽte, -láte, -léte, an;

an oblation, offering ⬩ a sacramental wafer ⬩ a wafer like the sacramental wafer ⬩ a sacramental wafer ⬩ wafer

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f. an oblation, offering Oflǽtan oblationem Ps. Spl. C. 39, 9. Oflátan oblationes Ps. Surt. 50, 21. a sacramental wafer Eal ðæt tó húsle gebirige, ðæt is, clǽne ofléte, clǽne wín, and clǽne wæter, L. Edg. C. 39; Th. ii. 252, 13. Behealde hé ðæt his

Linked entry: ofláte

flǽsc

Grammar
flǽsc, pl. flǽscu: flǽsce (?), an; /.

flesh ⬩ animals ⬩ human beings

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Take here flǽc in Dict., and add: (v. C. D. v. 164, 32 below) the soft material of an animal body, often in connexion or contrast with skin or bone Tóeth;a flǽsc gingiuae, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 33. Bán of mínum báne and flǽsc of mínum flǽsce, Gen. 2, 23.

wápe

(n.)
Grammar
wápe, (wápa? m.); an; f.

A cloth ⬩ rubber

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A cloth, rubber (?cf. wípian) Gif ðú sceát habban wille oððe wápan, ðonne sete ðú díne twá handa ofer ðínum bearme and tóbrǽd hí swilce sceát ástrecce, Techm. ii. 122, 23

mǽrels

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrels, márels, es; m. and <b>mǽrels-ráp,</b> es; m.

A rope for mooring a ship ⬩ pronesium

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A rope for mooring a ship; pronesium [v. Ducange: 'pronexium funis quo navis religatur ad palum'] Mǽrelsráp pronesium, Ælfc. Gl. 105; Som. 78, 21; Wrt. Voc. 57. 3. Márels prosnesium, 63, 62. Prompt. Parv. 327, and note. ]

Linked entry: scip-mǽrels

bíd-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
bíd-fæst, adj. [bíd an abiding, delay; fæst fast, firm]

Stationary, firm ⬩ stabilis

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Stationary, firm; stabilis Hyre fóta wæs bídfæst [biidfæst MS.] óðer one of its feet was stationary, Exon. 114 a; Th. 438, 13; Rä. 57, 7

geolca

(n.)
Grammar
geolca, gioleca, geoloca, an; m.

A YOLK ⬩ ovi vitellus

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A YOLK; ovi vitellus Sceáwa nú on ánum æge, hú ðæt hwíte ne biþ gemenged to ðam geolcan, and biþ hwæðere án æg look now on an egg, how the white is not mingled with the yolk, and yet it is one egg, Homl. Th. i. 40, 28. On æge biþ gioleca on middan in

Linked entries: geoloca gioleca

bin

(n.)
Grammar
bin, binn.

a basket ⬩ cofinus ⬩ a crib ⬩ manger ⬩ a stall

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Add: a receptacle for food, a basket; cofinus In binne in cofino, Ps. Srt. 80, 7. Þára hláfgebroca wæs tó láfe twelf binna fulle, Shrn. 48, 32. a crib, manger Ne untígð eówer ǽlc his oxan fram þǽre binne (praesepio) ?, Lk. 13, 15. 'Se assa oncneów his

bed-reda

(n.)
Grammar
bed-reda, -rids, an; m. [bed a bed, reda = rida from riden ridden, pp. of rídan to ride, hence the def. adj. bedreda bedridden, and the noun bedreda, bedrida one bedridden]

One BEDRIDDEN ⬩ clinicus

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One BEDRIDDEN; clinicus Ðǽr læg be ðam wege án bedreda there lay by the way one bedridden, Homl. Th. ii. 422, 4. Arás se bedreda, and arn blissigende the bedridden arose, and ran rejoicing, ii. 422, 9. Ðá ðá se sunderhálga Iosias ðæt tácn geseah on ðam

ÆLMESSE

(n.)
Grammar
ÆLMESSE, ælmysse, an ; f.

ALMS ⬩ almsgiving ⬩ eleemosyna

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ALMS, almsgiving; eleemosyna Ðæt ofer sí and to láfe sellaþ ælmessan quod superest date eleemosynam, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 30. Hwæt is us to sprecanne hú hí heora ælmessan dǽle de faciendis portionibus et adimplenda misericordia nobis quid erit loquendum

Linked entries: ælmes ælmysse

Cerdices óra

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdices óra, Certices óra. an; m.

Cerdic's shore ⬩ Cerdăci lítus

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Cerdic's shore, on the south of Dorsetshire, ; Cerdăci lítus Ðá Cerdic and Cynríc his sunu cwom up æt Cerdices óran mid v scipum then, A. D. 495, Cerdic and Cynric his son came up to Cerdic's shore with five ships, Chr. Erl. 2, 3. Hér cwómon Cerdic and

Linked entry: Certices óra