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eár-scrypel

(n.)
Grammar
eár-scrypel, es; m.

An ear-scraper, ear-finger ⬩ dĭgĭtus auricŭlāris

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An ear-scraper, ear-finger ; dĭgĭtus auricŭlāris Eár-scrypel auricŭlāris, Glos. Brux. Recd. 38, 75; Wrt. Voc. 65, 3

Linked entry: scripel

emb-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
emb-ryne, es; m.

A running round, a course, revolution, anniversary ⬩ revŏlūtio, circuĭtus

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A running round, a course, revolution, anniversary; revŏlūtio, circuĭtus Tyn etnbrynas quinquennia jam dĕcem, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 139, 1

fíf-fealde

(n.)
Grammar
fíf-fealde, -falde, an; f.

A butterfly ⬩ pāpĭlio

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Fífaldæ pāpĭlio, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 160, 78

cusceote

(n.)
Grammar
cusceote, cuscote , cuscute , an; f. [Lancashire, cowshot] palumbes, palumbá

A ringdove, wood-pigeon

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Cuscutan palumbes, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 161, 58

þeóstrung

(n.)
Grammar
þeóstrung, þýstrung, e; f.
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Darkness, gloom, obscurity Hí on ðære þýstrunge hine swencton, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 36, 14. Næhtes [ðió]strung noctis caliginem, Rtl. 182, 35

Linked entry: þýstrung

ge-sweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sweorfan, p. -swearf, pl. -swurfon; pp. -sworfen

To file or rub off to polish off; ⬩ expolire

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To file or rub off to polish off; expolire To ásworfenum óran, to gesworfenum óran sub expolita, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 142, 19

Linked entries: ge-sworfen ge-swyrfan

CEOSEL

(n.)
Grammar
CEOSEL, ceosol, cisil, cysel, es; m?

Gravel, sand ⬩ glarea, sabulum

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Hence the sand-hill in Dorsetshire is called CHESSIL Cisil glarea, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 157, 12

Linked entries: cysel cisil

ciris-beám

(n.)
Grammar
ciris-beám, es; m.

A CHERRY-tree ⬩ cĕrăsus = κερασός

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Cirisbeám [MS. cisirbeam] cerasus, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 156, 19

Linked entries: beám cyrs-treów

glisian

(v.)

to shine ⬩ glisten

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to shine, glisten Se glisigenda wibba cicindela, the glow-worm, Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 59, 123; Wrt. Voc. 23, 77

Linked entry: Clistún

a-sweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sweorfan, p. -swearf, pl. -swurfon ; pp. -sworfen

To rub off ⬩ to file off ⬩ polish ⬩ expolire

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To rub off, to file off, polish; expolire To asworfenum óran, to gesworfenum óran sub expolita, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 142, 19

Linked entry: a-sworfen

bræd-ísen

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bræd-ísen, bred-ísern, es; n. [bræd, p. of bredan; ísen, ísern, iron]

scalprum, scalpellum

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Bredísern scalpellum, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 162, 28

Linked entry: bred-ísern

æ-hiwnes

(n.)
Grammar
æ-hiwnes, -ness, e; f.

Paleness ⬩ gloom ⬩ pallor ⬩ deficientia coloris

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Paleness, gloom; pallor, deficientia coloris Wið æblǽcnysse and æhiwnesse ðæs líchoman for paleness and discoloration of the body, Herb. 164; Lchdm. i. 294, 3

CÝTA

(n.)
Grammar
CÝTA, an; m.

KITE, bittern ⬩ milvus, būteo

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Voc. 29, 32: Glos. Brux. Recd. 37, 3; Wrt. Voc. 63, 17

searu-bend

(n.)
Grammar
searu-bend, m. f.
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A cunning, curious clasp or fastening Glóf searobendum fæst, sió wæs orþoncum eall gegyrwed diófles cræftum, Beo. Th. 4179; B. 2086. Cf. orþanc-bend

fer-scrifen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fer-scrifen, part. [ = for-scrifen; pp. of for-scrífan to disregard, abandon]

Disregarded ⬩ abandoned ⬩ addictus

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Disregarded, abandoned; addictus Ferscrifen [MS. fær-scribæn] addictus, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 153, 53. Ferscrifen addictus [Lye has ferscrifer = ferscrifen? abdictus ], Cot. 14

dígle

(adv.)
Grammar
dígle, adv.

Secretly ⬩ secrēto, clam

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Dígle furtim, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 144, 30

fugeles wíse

(n.)
Grammar
fugeles wíse, fugeles wýse, an; f.

The plant larkspur ⬩ delphīnium ⬩ δελφίνιον

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Fugeles wýse delphinion, Glos. Brux. Recd. 41, 69; Wrt. Voc. 68, 4

Linked entry: wíse

clústor-loc

(n.)
Grammar
clústor-loc, clúster-loc, es; -loca; n.

A prison-lock, lock, bar ⬩ claustellum, claustrum

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-locæ] claustella, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 156, 2. Clúster-loc claustellum, Cot. 34: claustrum, 181

dop-fugel

(n.)
Grammar
dop-fugel, es; m.

A dipping-fowl, a water-fowl, a moorhen ⬩ mergus, mergŭlus

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Dop-fugel mergŭlus, Glos. Brux. Recd. 36, 6; Wrt. Voc. 62, 6

Linked entries: dap-fugel dob-fugel fugel-doppe

fald-gang

(n.)
Grammar
fald-gang, es ; m.

Fold-going, putting sheep in fold to manure the land ⬩ secta faldæ, servĭtium, quo tĕnēbātur vassallus ŏves ipsīus ad ŏvīle dŏmĭni perdŭcĕre, fundi dŏmĭnĭcālis stercŏrandi grātia

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Glos. Lye

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