THE MEANING OF SOME WORDS NOT COMMONLY USED NOW

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_A-banning, the work was_ (5) [74], orders for the work were given.

_Arede_ (119) [2056], possess.

_Atheling_, prince, noble, noble warrior.

_Barm_, lap, bosom.

_Behalsed_ (5 [63]), embraced by the neck.

_Berne_, man, warrior, hero.

_Bestead_ (143 [2499]), served.

_Beswealed_, scorched, burnt.

_Beswinked_, sweated.

_Birlers_, cup-bearers.

_Board_, shield.

_Bode_, announce.

_Bollen_, swollen, angry.

_Boot_ (9 [158]), compensation.

_Boun_ (18 [301]), made ready.

_Braided_ (147 [2574]), drew, lifted.

_Brim_, sea.

_Brook_, use, enjoy.

_Burg_, fortified place, stronghold, mount, barrow; protection;

protector; family (163 [2886]).

_Byrny_, coat of mail.

_Devil-dray_, nest of devils. Cf. _squirrel's-dray_, common in Berks;

used by Cowper.

_Dreary_, bloody.

_Dree_, do, accomplish, suffer, enjoy, spend (155 [2725]).

_Ealdor_, chief, lord.

_Eme_, uncle.

_Eoten_, giant, monster, enemy.

_Fathom_, embrace.

_Feeless_, not to be atoned for with money.

_Ferry_, bring, carry.

_Fifel_, monster.

_Flyting_, contending, scolding.

_Fold_, the earth.

_Forheed_, disregard.

_Forwritten_, proscribed.

_Frist_, space of time, delay.

_Gar_, spear.

_Graithly_, readily, well.

_Halse_, neck.

_Hand-shoal_, band of warriors.

_Hery_, praise.

_Hild-play_, battle.

_Holm_, ocean, sea.

_Holm-throng_, eddy of the sea.

_Holt_, wood.

_Hote_, call.

_Howe_, mound, burial-mound.

_Hythe_, ferry, haven.

_Kemp_, champion, fighter.

_Lithe_, slope.

_Loom_, heirloom.

_Low_ (133 [2320]), flame.

_Lyke_, body.

_Moody_, brave, proud.

_Nicors_, sea-monsters.

_Nithing_ (12 [193]), spite, malice.

_O'erthinking_, overweening, arrogance.

_Rail, railings_, coat, armour.

_Rimed_, counted, reckoned.

_Sea-lode_, sea-voyage.

_Sin_, malice, hatred, hostility.

_Skinked_, poured out.

_Slot_, track.

_Staple_, threshold.

_Stone-bow_, arch of stone.

_Sty_, stride, ascend, descend.

_Sweal_, burn.

_Through-witting_, understanding.

_Undern_, from 9 o'clock till 12 o'clock; "at undren and at middai,"

O.E. Miscellany.

_Warths_, shores, still in use at Wick St. Lawrence, in Somerset.

_Wick_, dwelling.

_Wick-stead_, dwelling-place.

_Wise_, direct, show.

_Wit-lust_, curiosity.

_Worth_, shall be.

_Wreak_, utter.

_Wyte_, blame, charge with.

_Yare_, ready.

_Yode_, went.

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