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gecynde-sprǽc

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Dele, and see ge-cynde, (4 a)

hǽmed-gifta

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Dele, and see last instance under hǽmed

Indea

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Dele, and see next word and India

-mǽr-treów

(suffix)
Grammar
-mǽr-treów, v. gemǽr-treów under ge-mǽre; <b>II. ¶</b>
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and see N. E. D. mere-tree

mamor

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Dele second passage, and see preceding word

or-gálscipe

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Dele, see: of gálscipe, An. Ox. 5290

fýr-hole

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Dele, and see Similar entries fýr-þolle

átor-berende

(adj.)
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Seó átterberende nǽdre, Wlfst. 192, 22. Add

áþ-sweord

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Dele: sweord sword, and see sweord swearing

hengen

a cross ⬩ a rack

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Se déma hét wyrcan áne hencgene, and hét hón þone bisceop þǽron, and hé swá hangigende þone Hǽlend bodode, swá swá Andreas dyde (cf. Ses Andreas wæs áhangen on róde, Shrn. 153, 12). Þáhét se déma dón hine of þǽre hencgene, Hml.

sang

(n.)
Grammar
sang, es; m.

song, singing ⬩ a singing, chanting ⬩ song, poetry, ⬩ a song ⬩ a poem

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Similar entries býme-sangere, sang-cræft, singan a singing, chanting Se biscop and se mæssepreóst sceolan mæssan gesingan ... and ða ðe on heofenum syndon, hí þingiaþ for ða ðe ðyssumsange fylgeaþ, Blickl.

Linked entry: song

blóstm-bǽrende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
blóstm-bǽrende, part. [blóstm, bǽran to bear]

Blossom-bearing ⬩ florifer

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Blossom-bearing; florifer Seó blóstmbǽrende stów is seó stów on ðære beóþ onfangene sóþfæstra sáula the blossom-bearing place is the place to which are taken the souls of the righteous, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 14

forþ-stæppung

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-stæppung, e; f.
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A stepping forth, proceeding, process Þeáh ðe tó ðám Suna belimpe seó ácennednys, and tó þám Hálgan Gáste seó forðstæppung, Hml. Th. i. 500, 8. Mid forðsteppinge ( processu ) drohtnunga, R. Ben. I. 6, 8: Hy. S. 80, 27

un-wísdóm

(n.)
Grammar
un-wísdóm, es; m.

folly ⬩ stupidity ⬩ ignorance

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Hé of yfelum wiilan ne gesyngaþ, ac of unwísdóme (non malitia, sed sola ignorantia), 21.; Swt. 157, 25

Linked entry: wís-dóm

a-sette

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sette, p. of a-settan.

set ⬩ placed ⬩ built

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set, placed, built,Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 26;

glædman

(n.)
Grammar
glædman,
  • Beo. Th. 740
    • ;
  • B. 367
    • .
Thorpe and Kemble take this word as the oblique case of a noun =

gladness ⬩ pleasure

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gladness, pleasure; but see &#39;glæd.&#39;

ge-rýnelic

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ge-rýnelic, ge-rýnlic;
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Add Seó gerýnlice sóðfæstnys mistica ueritas, Chrd. 97, 27

ge-lǽr

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Add Seó gelǽre wamb venter uacuus, Chrd. 69, 30

cot-setla

(n.)
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See Andrews&#39; Old English Manor, s. v

dyppan

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Dele the forms given as cognates, and see dípan

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