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scilfrung

(n.)
Grammar
scilfrung, e; f.
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Hwǽr com seó wlitignes heora ræsta and setla . . . and seó scylfring heora leóhtfata ðe him beforan burnon the swinging (?) of the lamps that burnt before them, Scilbronge libramine, Wrt. Voc. ii. Cf. skelfan, and Icel. skjálfra to shake

Linked entries: scilbrong scylfring

scip-firdung

(n.)
Grammar
scip-firdung, e; f.
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A naval force or armament Æt ðam ende ne beheóld hit nánþing seó scypfyrding ne seó landfyrding, Chr. 999; Erl. 134, 36. Burhbóta and bricbóta áginne man georne on ǽghwilcon ende, and fyrdunga eác, and scipfyrdunga ealswá, L.

ge-brýdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brýdian, p. od
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To marry Wæs óðres cempan wíf . . . seó wæs án geár gebrýdod and feówer mónað, Shrn. 84, 31. Seó wæs twám werum gebrýdad, and hwæþre heó wæs clǽne fǽmne. Ǽrest heó wæs gebrýdad Tondberhte and æfter þǽm heó wæs seald Ecgferðe tó cwéne, 94, 18-21

Linked entry: brýdian

brim-hengest

(n.)
Grammar
brim-hengest, es; m. [brim, hengest
a horse
]

a horse ⬩ A sea-horse ⬩ ship ⬩ marinus equus ⬩ navis

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A sea-horse, ship; marinus equus, navis Hí brimhengest bringeþ to lande the ship brings them to land, Runic pm. 16; Kmbl. 342, 19; Hick. Thes. i. 135. We brecaþ ofer bæþweg brimhengestum we sail over the sea in ships, Andr. Kmbl. 1026; An. 513

mæsse

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse, messe, an; f.

a service of the church ⬩ mass ⬩ a festival day when a solemn mass was celebrated ⬩ -mas

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Se biscop and se mæssepreóst sceolan húru embe seofon niht mæssan gesingan for eal cristen folc ðe ǽfre ácenned wæs, Blickl. Homl. 45, 31.

gearuwe

(n.)
Grammar
gearuwe, an; f.

Yarrow ⬩ millefŏlium

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Yarrow; millefŏlium Seó reáde gearuwe the red yarrow, Lchdm. iii. 24, 2

lagu-mearh

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-mearh, -mearg; m.

A sea-steed ⬩ ship

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A sea-steed, ship,Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 7; Gú. 1306

be-siwian

(v.)
Grammar
be-siwian, p. ede; pp. ed

To sew together, to join ⬩ jungere

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To sew together, to join; jungere Besiwed feðergeweorc opus plumarium Cot. 145

ge-hresp

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hresp, es; n.
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See next word

Linked entry: -hresp

horsc

Grammar
horsc, quick.
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D. iii. 456, 15, and see horsc foul

ofdúne-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
ofdúne-weardes, adv.
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Downwards Underféng hine seó ýþ and teáh ofdúneweardes, Gr. D. 114, 33

scegþ

Grammar
scegþ, The word seems to be used of a boat of considerable size
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See note p. 128

sundorcræftiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sundorcræftiglíce, adv.
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See preceding word

þyle

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Add: See Vigfusson and Powell's Corpus Poeticum Boreale, vol. i. p. 24

un-geméde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geméde, adj.
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Perhaps this word should be taken as a noun; see mád-mód

burg-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
burg-strǽt, a
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town-road On eásthealfe seó burhstrǽt, C. D. B. iii. 15, 11

sælmerige

(n.)
Grammar
sælmerige, an; f.

Brine

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Brine Sælmerige (sæll-, sel-; -mærige) salsamentum, Ælf. Gr. 30; Zup.192, 18

Linked entry: selmerige

wǽg-deór

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-deór, es; n.

A sea-beast

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A sea-beast Wǽgdeóra gehwylc swelteþ, Exon. Th. 61, 2i; Cri. 988

á-seówan

(v.)
Grammar
á-seówan, -síwan, -seowian

to sew ⬩ stitch

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to sew, stitch Mið néthle ásiówid (-síuuid) pictus acu, Txts. 87, 1591

feorh-góma

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-góma, an; m. [góma the gums, jaws]

Fatal or deadly jaws ⬩ fatāles fauces

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Fatal or deadly jaws; fatāles fauces Se deópa seáþ mid wíta fela, frécnum feorhgómum, folcum scendeþ the deep pit [hell] afflicts people with many torments, with rugged fatal jaws, Exon. 30 b; Th. 94, 32; Cri. 1549

Linked entry: góma

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