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HRÍM

(n.)
Grammar
HRÍM, es; m.

RIME

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RIME, hoar-frost Hrím pruina, Ælfc. Gl. 94; Som. 75, 102; Wrt. Voc. 52, 52. Hrím and forst háre hildstapan, Andr. Kmbl. 2516; An. 1259. Se hearda forst-hrím heorugrimma, Exon. 111 a; Th. 425, 12; Rä. 41, 55. Hægel se hearda and hrím, 127 b; Th. 490,

wíngeard-hocgas

(n.)
Grammar
wíngeard-hocgas, (for wíngeard-bógas, v. preceding word; or wíngeard-hócas, cf. wíngearda hócas capreoli,
  • Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 59
)

caprioli dicti quod capiant arbores,

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caprioli dicti quod capiant arbores, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 61

wudu-weaxe

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-weaxe, an: -weax, es; n.

Wood waxen ⬩ wood wex

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Wood waxen, wood wex ( Similar entries v. E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names); genista tinctoria Wuduweaxe, Lchdm, ii. 66, 11. Weoduweaxe, iii. 30, 13. Wuduweaxan gódne dǽl, ii. 324, 21 : iii. 28, 28. Nime wuduweaxan nioþoweard, wealwyrt nioþowearde, ii. 118,

ealneg

(adv.)
Grammar
ealneg, ealnig, eallneg; adv. [ealne weg, Bt. 38, 4; Fox 204, 10, 11]

Always, quite ⬩ semper, prorsus

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Always, quite; semper, prorsus Ýþ wið lande ealneg winneþ the wave contends always against the land, Bt. Met. Fox 28, 114; Met. 28, 57: Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 36. Ðe ǽfre biþ ealnig smylte which ever is quite calm, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 30; Met. 21, 15

Linked entries: ealling eallneg

un-slǽwð

(n.)
Grammar
un-slǽwð, seems an error for un-sǽlð, the reading of the Cott. MSS.
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Past. 45; Swt. 341, 4

Linked entry: slǽwþ

collon-cróh

Grammar
collon-cróh, -cróg. l. -croh, -crog, for Cot. 140 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 41,
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and add Colloncroh achillea, Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 35: nimphea, Lch. iii. 304, col. 1

pluccian

(v.)
Grammar
pluccian, ploccan. l. ploccian, and for the gloss at Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 59
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substitute Ploccaþ discerpit, lacerat, tóslít, devorat, carpit.Add:

-singend

(suffix)
Grammar
-singend, v. æfter-, fore-, mid-singend.

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cwíst

Grammar
cwíst, sayest, speakest, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 13: Ps. Th. 87, 12, = cweðst;
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2nd pres. sing. of cweðan

fang

(n.; part.)
Grammar
fang, es; m. [fangen; pp. of fón to take, q. v.] what is taken,

A booty ⬩ captūra, præda

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A booty; captūra, præda Hí fang woldon fón they would take booty, Chr. 1016; Th. 281, 30

Linked entry: feng

ge-wíder

Grammar
ge-wíder, l. ge-widere, and in l. 3 for gewidor abidon l. gewidora bidon.
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Add: The word seems to occur only in pl. Sumor æfter cymeð, wearm gewideru, Met. 11. 61. Of untídlican gewideran, þæt is, of wǽtum sumerum and of drýgum wintrum temporum turbata temperies, hoc est, aut siccitas hiemis, aut humor aestatis, Ors. 3, 3 ;

bát

(n.)
Grammar
bát, Dele: e, f., in first passage for Ðeós, l. Ðes, and add

a boat.

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a boat. Baat linter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 81. Bát, barca, i. 47, 62: 56, 10:, An. Ox. 5457: 4, 91. Þrié Scottas cómon on ánum báte bútan ǽlcum geréþrum . . . Se bát wæs geworht of þriddan healfre hýde, Chr. 891; P. 82, 18-22. Flota wæs on ýðum, bát under

wiþ-spurnan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-spurnan, p. -spearn

To dash against

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To dash against Ðý læs ðú wiðspurne wið stáne fót ðínne ne forte offendas ad lapidem pedem tuam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 6

bí

(prep.)
Grammar
bí, prep. dat. [Bí is more frequently shortened into be. In compounds it is generally written be- or bi-; but bí- is long where it is used for big, or is a contraction, thus, - bí-spell for big-spell, and as bí-breád for beó-breád. v. be.]

By, near to, at, in, upon ⬩ juxta, prope, apud, in ⬩ Of, about ⬩ de, quoad ⬩ By, through, because of, after, according to, in comparison with ⬩ per, secundum, pro, ex

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dat. By, near to, at, in, upon; juxta, prope, apud, in Arás bí ronde oretta the champion arose by his shield, Beo. Th. 5069; B. 2538. He bí sesse geóng he went by the seat, 5506; B. 2756. Bí staðe fæste fast by the shore, Exon. 96 b; Th. 361, 11; Wal

æt-speornan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-speornan, -spornan ðú -spyrnst, he -spyrnþ; p. -spearn, pl. -spurnon; pp. -spornen; v. trans.

To stumble ⬩ spurn at ⬩ dash or trip against ⬩ mistake ⬩ cæspitare ⬩ offendere ad aliquid ⬩ impingere

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To stumble, spurn at, dash or trip against, mistake; cæspitare, offendere ad aliquid, impingere He ætspyrnþ he stumbleth; offendit, Jn. Bos. 11, 9, 10. Ðe-læs ðe ðín fót æt stáne ætsporne ne forte offendas ad lapidem pedem tuum, Mt. Bos. 4, 6. Ðe-læs

Linked entry: æt-spurne

on-styreness

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Onstyrenisse ŷða his ðû gemildgas motum fluctuum ejus tu mitigas, Ps. Srt. 88, 10. Ne seleð on onstyrenesse ( com-motionem ) ðînne fôt, Ps. Vos. 120, 3. Add

-noþ

(suffix)
Grammar
-noþ, v. droht-, fisc-, fód-, fóddor-, fóstor-, fugel-, hæft-, hleó-, hunt, sǽd-, wig-noþ (-naþ).

Linked entry: -naþ

hege-ságol

(n.)
Grammar
hege-ságol, es; m.

A hedge-stake

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A hedge-stake Wearð his óðer fót be his scó fæst on ánum hegesáhle (on ánum ságle þæs geardes, v. l. in sude sepis), Gr. D. 24, 28

Linked entry: ságol

scrimman

(v.)
Grammar
scrimman, p. scramm

To shrink ⬩ draw up ⬩ contract

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To shrink, draw up, contract Gif monnes fót tó hommum scrimme and scrince (cf. monegum men gescrincaþ his fét tó his homme, 68, 3) Lchdm. ii. 6, 15

hǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþ, a heath, hǽþ a plant. Take these together, for ' e ; f. ' substitute es; n.
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m, and add: a heath, a tract of uncultivated, waste land, masc. Andlang ðǽre díc tó ðǽm hǽðe foreweardan . . . ; ðonne westweard ofer ðone hǽð, C. D. iii. 264, 2-4. Úp on ðene hǽð; ofer ðene hǽð, 384, 26. neut. Ofer ðæt hǽð, C. D. iii. 392, 3, 5. On

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