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ceosel

(n.)
Grammar
ceosel, m.
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Þæs weres líc þám strande becóm, ... and on þám ceosole gelæg, Hml. S. 37, 271. Ceoslum glareis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 39: An. Ox. 2, 287. Cyslum, 2879:4102. Ceoslas glareas, 2, 51: 7, 96. ¶ The word is found in local names, e.g.

camb

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D. iv. 261, 2. crest, comb of a bird Combas on fugele cristas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 7. Cambas cristas (of cocks), An. Ox. 26, 16.

byrele

(n.)
Grammar
byrele, es; m.
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Add: <b>byrele,</b> an; f. Æt þám cnihte þe wæs þæs bisceopes byrele (byrle, v. l.) the bishop's cupbearer, Gr. D. 186, 22. Be ðám byrle þe ðone apostol eárplætte, Hml. Th. ii. 520, 13. Ǽlcan gesettan discðegne and gesettan biriele, C.

dearnunga

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ongan hatian dearnunga and wrégean þám cyninge, Lch. iii. 424, 19. Þeáh dearnunga forlicge etiamsi adulteretur, Ll. Th. ii. 156, 11. forfleáh deornunga þá fóstormódor, Hml. Th. ii. 154, 30. Dernunga, Mt. L. 19, 18.

dór

(n.)
Grammar
dór, dúru.
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Substitute: <b>dor,</b> es; n. and add dore ł geat ( duru ł gæt, L.) ad januam, Mk. R. 1, 31. Bifora ðǽm dore (dor, L.) ante januam, 11, 4. Ongegn ðǽm dore (ðæs dores, L.), 12, 41. Sete dor pone ostium, Ps.

fore-settan

prefer

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Take here fór-settan (l. for-), and add Foreset praepositus, Wrt. Voc. i. 50, 19. of order in time or place, to put before Foresettaþ praeferant, i. anteponant, An. Ox. 2001.

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fóster-cild

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Th. ii. 516, 20. of a provincial in his relation to Rome Æfter menniscum gebyrde ic eom Hispanienscis, Rómánisc fóstorcild, Hml. Th. i. 428, 22

ge-hǽt

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-hǽtan;</b> p. te To heat. physical Genim senepes sǽd . . . and xx piporcorna, gesamna eall mid ecede, gehǽt on wætere, Lch. ii. 24, 17. Gehǽt ceald wæter mid hátan íserne, 100, 20. Gegníd mid wíne, and gehǽte, 214, 21.

heorþ

a hearthfire place

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Add: a hearth, fire place Fyrpannae vel herth arula, Txts. 36, 5. Hearth, 123, 17. Heort foculare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 38. Íren hiorð arula, 10, 21. Heorðe fornacula, log, 7: 35, 77.

hliþ

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Add Siððan þú gehýrde on hliðes óran galan geác on bearwe, Bo. 21. Geworhton hlǽw on hliðe, wæs . . . wǽglíðendum wíde sýne, B. 3158.

hringe

(n.)
Grammar
hringe, an; f.
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A ring employed as a means of attachment, suspension, compression, &c., a buckle, clasp. v. hring; Hringiae, hringae, hringe, sigl fibula, Txts. 62, 410. Sigel oððe hringe, Wrt. Voc. ii. 351, 42.

hymele

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Ðeós wyrt ðe man politricum and óðrum naman hymele nemneð byþ cenned on ealdum hússtedum, and eác on fuhtum stówun, Lch. i. 154, 23-26. Hymele. Genim þás wyrte ðe man bryonia and óþrum naman hymele nemneð, Lch. i. 172, 1-3.

langian

(v.)
Grammar
langian, to grow long, <b>langian</b> to cause longing, may be taken together.
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Ongan langian for mínre hæftnýde ( my captivity began to be irksome to me ), and ic ongan gyrnan ic sóhte mín mynster, Shrn. 41, 17

seolh

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seolh, gen. seóles.
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Þæs nama is Seólesíg (Sýleseá, v. l.) quod dicitur Latine insula uituli marini, Bd. 4, 13; Sch. 521, 10.

styrung

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1. add: convulsive movement of a person Heó ongann mid swá fela styrungum beón onstyred coepit tot motibus agitari, Gr. D. 74, 2. quaking, shaking of an inanimate body Beóð eorðan styrunga erunt terrae motus, Mt. 24, 7. &lt;b&gt;II c.

tó-brecan

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add: &lt;b&gt;I a.&lt;/b&gt; to spread in patches Swá seó fáguncg wæs þǽre hýde tóbrocen geond eallne his líchaman swylce hreóf wǽre ita ut diffusa in corpore ejus varietas leprae morem imitari videretur, Gr. D. 158, 33. &lt;b&gt;II c.

wíse

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wíse, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Þá gelamp sum wundorlic wíse (þing, v.l.) mira valde res, Gr. D. 16, 23 : 53, 19. &lt;b&gt;IV a.

bóc

(n.)
Grammar
bóc, a book.
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Add: dat. bóce, R. Ben. 67, 9. &lt;b&gt;I a&lt;/b&gt; 2. add: a title-deed Se cyng gebécte ðæt land Æðelstáne ... Ecgferð gebohte bóc and land æt Æðelstáne, Cht. E. 202, 25.

wáclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wáclíce, adv.

weaklyfeeblypoorlymeanlycheaply

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Voc. ii. 29, 32: enerviter, turpiter, 143. 56. poorly, meanly, cheaply Eówer reáf ne beó ranclíce gemaeod, ne eft wáclíce, ac werige gehwá swá his háde gebyrige, L. Ælfc. C. 35; Th. ii. 358, 7.

ælmes-mann

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-mann, es; m.

An alms-manone supported by alms, a bedesman or a beggar

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An alms-man (v. N. E. D.), one supported by alms, a bedesman or a beggar Ðeáh se man nime ǽnne stán and lecge on fúl slóh, ðæt se ælmesman mæge mid ðám óðrum fét steppan on ðá clǽnan healfe, Wlfst. 239, 10. On ælmesmannes híwe, Hml. S. 23, 562.