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on-gyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gyrdan, to ungird a person,
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strip a person of a girdle or of what is girded on him Hé ongyrde hine his swurde discinxit se gladio suo, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 258, 23. Þá ongyrde óþer þegn þá fǽmnan, Shrn. 130, 29

CYP

(n.)
Grammar
CYP, gen. cyppes; m. A

CHIP, beam, log, trunk of a tree ⬩ festuca, trabs, stipes

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CHIP, beam, log, trunk of a tree; festuca, trabs, stipes Cyppes stipĭtis, Gloss. Prudent. Recd. 148, 80. Cyp stipitem, 150, 39

deoreþ-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
deoreþ-sceaft, es; m. [deoreþ = daroþ a dart, sceaft a shaft, handle]

A dart-shaft, a spear ⬩ hasta

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A dart-shaft, a spear ; hasta Under deoreþsceaftum amid the dart-shafts, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 23; Gen. 1984

Linked entry: sceaft

duru-healdend

(n.)
Grammar
duru-healdend, (dure (-a)-), es; m.
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A door-keeper Durehaldend (dura-. R.) ł dureueard ostiaria, Jn. L. 18, 17

sulh-handle

(n.)
Grammar
sulh-handle, (-a; m.?), an; f.
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A plough-handle, plough-tail Sulhhandla (-e? v. handle stiba, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 10) stiba, Wrt. Voc. i. 15, 8. Sulhandlan stivam, Hpt. Gl. 470, 33

Linked entry: handle

hirsting

(n.)
Grammar
hirsting, (a diminutive of hirste?)

a frying-pan

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a frying-pan Hyrstyngc frixorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 69. Frigo ic hyrste, of ðám is frixorium hyrstung, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 175, 3. Hyrstincg cremium, Ps. L. 101, 4

wápe

(n.)
Grammar
wápe, (-a? m.); an; f.
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A cloth, rubber (?cf. wípian) Gif ðú sceát habban wille oððe wápan, ðonne sete ðú díne twá handa ofer ðínum bearme and tóbrǽd hí swilce sceát ástrecce, Techm. ii. 122, 23

ge-clútod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-clútod, adj. [clút a patch]

CLOUTED ⬩ patched ⬩ nailed ⬩ consutus ⬩ clavatus

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CLOUTED, patched, nailed; consutus, clavatus Geclútode bytta patched bottles [A. V. wine bottles old, and rent, and bound up ], Jos. 9, 5. Gesceód mid geclúdedum scón shod with clouted shoes, Dial. 1, 4

plætt

(n.)
Grammar
plætt, a sounding blow, a smack : in the compound
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eár-plætt Drihten ús sealde hǽlu þurh ðám eárplættum, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 25

Linked entries: eár-plætt spor-plætt

gelíc-bisen

(n.)
Grammar
gelíc-bisen, a copy, an imitation; in a personal sense,
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an imitator Of his gelícbisene ex ejus imitatione, Rtl. 50, 4. Hiora gelícbisin, 91, 37. Gimaco ł gilícbiseno Godes imitatores Dei, 12, 11

Linked entry: bisen

deór-fellen

(adj.)
Grammar
deór-fellen, adj. [fell a skin]

Made of beast-skins ⬩ ex pellĭbus ferārum

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Made of beast-skins; ex pellĭbus ferārum Crusene oððe deórfellen roc crusen or a beast-skin garment; mastrūga, Wrt. Voc. 82, 4

gǽten

(adj.)
Grammar
gǽten, adj. [gát a goat]

Of or pertaining to goats ⬩ caprīnus

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Of or pertaining to goats; caprīnus Gǽten smeoro goat's grease, Med. ex Quadr. 6, 15; Lchdm. i. 354, 8. Gǽten roc [MS. rooc] a garment made of goat-skins; mēlōtes = μηλωτή, Ælfc. Gl. 63; Som. 68, 117; Wrt. Voc. 40, 27

burn-sele

(n.)
Grammar
burn-sele, es; m. [burn a spring, brook; sele a dwelling, mansion]
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A bath-house; balneum, Exon. 124a; Th. 477, 10; Ruin. 22

fere-soca

(n.)
Grammar
fere-soca, an; m. [ferh a pig, soca? = socc a sock]

A bag made of swine's skin ⬩ sibæa

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A bag made of swine's skin; sibæa Feresoca sibba, Wrt. Voc. 289, 1

columne

(n.)
Grammar
columne, (-a?), an; f. (m.?)
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A column Gyldene columnan columnae aureae, Nar. 4, 21. Greáte swá columnan, 14, 4. Ðæt godweb ymb mínes fæder Dauides columban hangode on ðissum temple, Sal. K. p. 152, 25

bold-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
bold-getæl, es; n. [bold a house, getæl a number, tribe, register]

A dwelling-place, mansion, habitation, house ⬩ domicilium, mansio, vicus, domus

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A dwelling-place, mansion, habitation, house; domicilium, mansio, vicus, domus Gif mon wille of boldgetale [boldgetæle MS. B.] in óðer boldgetæl hláford sécan, dó ðæt mid ðæs ealdormonnes gewitnesse ðe he ǽr in his scíre folgode if a man from one dwelling-place

brǽmbel-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
brǽmbel-leáf, es; n. [brǽmbel
a bramble,
leáf
a leaf
]

a bramble, ⬩ a leaf ⬩ The leaf of a bramble; ⬩ rubi folium

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The leaf of a bramble; rubi folium Nim brǽmbel-leáf take bramble-leaves, Lchdm. iii. 40, 26

Linked entry: brémel-leáf

byrdu-scrúd

(n.)
Grammar
byrdu-scrúd, es; n. [byrdu = bord a shield, scrúd a garment, clothing]
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The covering of a shield, a shield; clypei tegmen, clypeus Unc sceal sweord and helm, byrne and byrduscrúd bám gemǽne sword and helmet, armour and shield, shall be common to us both, Beo. Th. 5313; B. 2660

æ-felle

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-felle, a-felle; adj. [æ, fell a skin]

Barked ⬩ peeled ⬩ skinned ⬩ decorticatum

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Barked, peeled, skinned; decorticatum, Ælfc. Gl. 115; Som. 80, 34; Wrt. Voc. 61, 14

Linked entry: a-felle

swer

(n.)
Grammar
swer, a pillar, swér a mother-in-law, swér
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heavy

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