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port-cwén

(n.)
Grammar
port-cwén, e ; f.
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A harlot, woman of the town Portcuoene ł synnful peccatrix, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 37. 39. Mið portcuoenum meretricibus, 15, 30. Portcuoenes meretricis, Rtl. 106, 28, Portcuoene meretrici, 106, 30. Portcuoeno meretrices, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 31, 32

port-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
port-strǽt, e; f.
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A town-road, public way In ðære portstrǽt; and swá æfter ðære strǽte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 36, 22. Of ðære portstrǽte, 52, 20. Portstreet occurs as a proper name, vi. 323, col. 2

press

(n.)
Grammar
press, e ; f.
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A press (in a list of requisites for spinning), Anglia ix. 263, 12. Cf. Pannicipium a presse, Wülck. 600, 14 : vestiplicium, 619, 10

pricung

(n.)
Grammar
pricung, e; f.
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Pricking Ðornas priciaþ and ða welan gelustfulliaþ. Hí sind þornas ðonne hí ða sáwla tóteraþ mid pricungum mislícra geþohta, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 22

prútung

(n.)
Grammar
prútung, e ; f.
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Pride, haughtiness Prútunge fastu, elatione, superbio, Hpt. Gl. 434, 13

pynding

(n.)
Grammar
pynding, e ; f.
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A dam Ðæt wæter, ðonne hit biþ gepynd, hit miclaþ . . . ac gif sió pynding wierð onpennad, ðonne tófléwþ hit eall, Past. 38, 6; Swt. 277, 8

Linked entry: for-pyndan

racu

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
racu, e; f.
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Rack (?), cloud, storm Ic wille ǽhta and ágend eall ácwellan ða beútan beóþ earce bordum ðonne sweart racu ( the black clouds that overspread the sky at the Deluge ) stígan onginneþ, Cd. Th. 81, 34; Gen. 1355

rád

(n.)
Grammar
rád, e; f.
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riding, going on horseback or in a carriage. v. rǽdwægen Þeáw wæs ðam ylcan biscope ðæt hé ðæt weorc ðæs godspelles má þurh his fóta gange fremede ðonne on his horsa ráde moris erat eidem antistiti opus evangelii magis ambulando per loca quam equitando

Linked entry: swíþ-hwæt

rád-stefn

(n.)
Grammar
rád-stefn, e; f.
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A term of service performed by a mounted person (?) Gif þegen geþeáh ðæt hé þénode cyning, and his rádstefne rád on his híréde, L. R. 3 ; Th. i. 190, 19

rǽdesn

(n.)
Grammar
rǽdesn, (?), e; f.
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A cluster of grapes; bacido [cf. clyster bacido, botrus, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 31] Rédisn vacedo (in a list de lignis ), Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 43. Rédisnae bacidones (cf. raedinne bacidones, 43, 26o : rǽdenne, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 59), Txts. 44, 1

ræpsung

(n.)
Grammar
ræpsung, e; f.
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seizing (?), reproving (?) Raepsung interceptio (v. preceding word, and cf. O. H. Ger. rafsunga correptio, invectio, increpatio ), Txts. 69, 1068. an interval Seó niht hæfþ seofan dǽlas ... Óðer is uesperum, ðæt is ǽfen, ðonne se ǽfensteorra betwux

Linked entries: hrepsung repsung

rárung

(n.)
Grammar
rárung, e; f.
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Roaring, loud cry; barritus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 68 : 79, 29 : 125, 18

reádness

(n.)
Grammar
reádness, e; f.
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Redness Reádnyss rubor, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Som. 10, 28. Seó reádnes ðære rósan, Blickl. Homl. 7, 29. Seó reádnes ðæs swyles rubor tumoris, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 31. Reádnysse ostro, purpura, vermiculo, Hpt. Gl. 503, 49 : 522, 6

recceness

(n.)
Grammar
recceness, e; f.
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An interpretation, explanation Sóð reccenise vera interpretatio, Mt. Kmbl. p. 2, 6

réceleást

(n.)
Grammar
réceleást, e; f.
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Carelessness, negligence, heedlessness Swá hwæs swá his irsung willaþ, ðonne gehét him ðæs his réccelést, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 24. Récelést, Met. 25, 53. Hí for heora slǽwþe and for gímeléste and for récceléste forléton unwriten ðara monna þeáwas ðe on

recettung

(n.)
Grammar
recettung, e; f.
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Eructation Recetunge eructantia, Ps. Spl. C. 143, 16 : Ps. Surt. 143, 13

recu

(n.)
Grammar
recu, e; f.
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Guidance, direction, correction (v. reccan, VII, VII a) Seó (Hilda) gódre rece and hǽlo intingan þegnade occasionem salutis et correctionis ministravit, Bd. 4, 23 : S. 594, 42

rípness

(n.)
Grammar
rípness, e; f.
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Ripeness, maturity, season of ripeness, harvest Hrípnes messis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 29. On rípnysse in maturitate, Ps. Lamb. 118, 147. Cf. rípung

rípung

(n.)
Grammar
rípung, e; f.
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ripening Seó sunne tempraþ ða eorþlícan wæstmas ǽgðer ge on wæstme ge on rípunge, Lchdm. iii. 250, 19. ripeness, maturity Tó ðæs mynstres geate sý geatweard geset, eald and wís ... seó rípung his gestæþþignesse sý swylc, ðæt hine ne worian ne scríðan

rípung

(n.)
Grammar
rípung, e; f.
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Spoliation, plundering Fordéminge and rýpincge proscriptionem, fraudationem, Hpt. Gl. 480, 38