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-lípe

(suffix)
Grammar
-lípe, v. án-, sundor-, synder-lípe.

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munt-clýse

(n.)
Grammar
munt-clýse, munt-clýsa ?, an; f. (m. ?).
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A place shut in by hills, a mountain-prison : Gog and Magog, þæt beóð þá mancyn þe Alexander beclýsde binnan muntclýsan, Wlfst. 84, 31. [Cf. Efter this Alexander went and closed in a maner of folkes þat are called Gog and Magog wiþin þe hilles of Caspy

Linked entry: clýse

úþ-wita

(n.)
Grammar
úþ-wita, -weota, an; m.

a philosopherscribegeo metrician

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A person distinguished for wisdom or learning in general or in a special branch, a philosopher, scribe, geo metrician, etc. Se gomola, eald úðwita (cf. fród fæder módsnottor 300, 4; Fä. 1), Exon. Th. 304, 6; Fä. 66. Uðweota a councillor, senator, Andr

wæter-flasce

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-flasce, -flaxe, an; f.

A water-flask, a pitcher

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A water-flask, a pitcher Sum man berende sume wæterflaxan homo lagenam aquae baiulans, Mk. Skt. 14, 13

Wealh-geféra

(n.)
Grammar
Wealh-geféra, -geréfa, an; m.

A count of the Welsh Marches(?) the commander of the Wealh-færeld(?)

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A count of the Welsh Marches(?), the commander of the Wealh-færeld(?) Ðý ilcan gére forðférde Wulfríc cynges horsðegn; se wæs eác Wealhgeféra ( other MSS. have -geréfa.Kemble, taking the latter reading, says: 'I am disposed to believe that he was a royal

Linked entry: Wealh-færeld

ǽ-cambe

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-cambe, -cembe, an; f.

Oakumstuppa

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Oakum Écambe s[t]uppa, Txts. 99, 1925. Ǽcemban s[t]upparum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 15

Linked entry: á-cumba

gadinca

(n.)
Grammar
gadinca, Substitute: gadinca,an; m.

A wether sheep

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A wether sheep Gadinca vel hnoc mutinus (in a list of animals; cf. mutinae carnes, eaedem q. vervecinae, Migne), Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 49. Gadinca mutinus, ii. 58, 14

gúþ-fana

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-fana, -fona, an; m.

A military standard, ensign, bannersignum vexillum

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A military standard, ensign, banner; signum vexillum Ðǽr wæs se gúþfana genumen ðe hí ræfen héton there was the banner taken that they called the Raven, Chr. 878; Erl. 81, 3. Ðæt heofonlíce tácn ðære hálgan róde is úre gúþfana wið ðone gramlícan deófol

hǽðen-gilda

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-gilda, -gylda, an; m.

A heathen worshipper, heathen, an idolater

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A heathen worshipper, heathen, an idolater Hé is gehiwod tó cristenum men, and is earm hǽðengylda he is in appearance a Christian, and is a miserable heathen, Homl. Th. i. 102, 16. Se yldesta hǽðengylda the chief idolater, 72, 9. Se ofslóh ðæs hǽðengyldan

hand-bana

(n.)
Grammar
hand-bana, -bona, an; m.

A murderer, homicide, one who slays with his own hand[αύτόχειρ]the actual slayer

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A murderer, homicide, one who slays with his own hand [αύτόχειρ], Beo. Th. 925; B. 460: 2665; B. 1330: 4997; B. 2502

Linked entry: hand-bona

crencestre

(n.)
Grammar
crencestre, crencistre, an; f.

A female weavera spinster textrix

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A female weaver, a spinster; textrix Cod. Dipl. 1290; A. D. 995; Kmbl. vi. 131, 32

slipa

(n.)
Grammar
slipa, (slypa ?), an; m.

A viscous, slimy substance

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A viscous, slimy substance Genim sealh and ele dó ahsan (tó ?) gewyrc ðonne tó slypan . . . dó ðonne on ðone slipan Lchdm. ii. 18, 26-28. Wyrc slypan of wætere and of axsan iii. 38, 1

Linked entry: slypa

a-stíhst

(v.)
Grammar
a-stíhst, a-stíhþ

ascendestascends

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ascendest, ascends,Jn. Bos. 3, 13 ;

for-sihst

(v.)
Grammar
for-sihst, -sihþ

despisestdespiseth

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despisest, despiseth, Ps. Spl. second 9, 1: Gen. 16, 5;

gælþ

(v.)
Grammar
gælþ, ðú gælst

sings

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sings, thou singest;

ge-beorh

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beorh, gen. -beorges; m. [ge-, and beorh a hill, mountain]

A mountainmons

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A mountain; mons Gebeorh Godes mons Dei, Ps. Th. 67, 15

Linked entry: ge-beorg

ge-bregd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bregd, es; n, [ge-, bregdan to move to and fro]

A moving to and froagitationtossingvibrātioagĭtātiojactātio

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A moving to and fro, agitation, tossing; vibrātio, agĭtātio, jactātio Nis ðǽr on ðam londe wedra gebregd hreóh under heofonum, ne se hearda forst there is not in that land tossing of tempests rough under heaven, nor the hard frost, Exon. 56 b; Th. 201

earfoþ-fere

Grammar
earfoþ-fere, l. -fére hard to travel, and for 'Scint. 10'
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substitute Sume cumað swíðe feorran and habbað swíðe yfelne weig and swíðe earfoðférne, Shrn. 187, 12. Cf. eáþ-fére

ge-cweccan

Grammar
ge-cweccan, for gecwecton read gecoecton, and for 7 read 6.
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Add: to shake Gecwehton uibrato, Germ. 401, 28. Efne gequoeccad (-gicwæceð, R.) bið conquassabitur, Lk. L. 20, 18

læs

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
læs, l. lǽs, and in last citation þinga for þing,
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and add: adv. or conj. Næfð nán man tó þæs hál eágan þæt hé ǽni hwíle mage lócigan ongeán þas sunnan þe wé hǽr geseóð, and húru þæs þe lǽs ( all the less ) gyf heó hefð unhále, Solil. H. 35, 1. Hys mé lyst swá læng swá lǽs, 36, 17. Ðú hǽtst mé forlǽtan