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gicþa

(n.)
Grammar
gicþa, gyhþa, an; m.

Itchitching

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Voc. 20, 6: Past. 11; Swt. 70, 19; Cot. MS. Wið gicþan against itch, Herb. 21, 3; Lchdm. i. 116, 23: L. M. 2, 41; Lchdm. ii. 252, 19, 24: 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 296, 6

Linked entry: gihþa

BOX

(n.)
Grammar
BOX, es; m? n?

The BOX-treebuxusbuxus sempervirensthe box-tree or box-wood

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Æt ðam boxe, of ðam boxe at the box-tree, from the box-tree, Cod. Dipl. 1102; A. D. 931; Kmbl. v. 195, 14

Linked entry: box-treów

ge-hyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyrstan, -hierstan; p. -hyrste; pp. -hyrsted, -hyrst

To fryroastfrīgĕre

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Gehyrsted síe frīgētur, Cot. 87. Gehyrst hláf frixius pānis, Ælfc. Gl. 66; Som. 69, 69; Wrt.Voc.41, 23. Et ðas sídan ðe gehirsted is eat this side that is roasted, Shrn. 116, 6

tídan

(v.)
Grammar
tídan, p. de
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Gif ðan biscop[e] hwaet tíde, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 75, 6, 10, 13

Linked entry: tídung

wansian

(v.)
Grammar
wansian, p. ode [the word seems to occur only late, and perhaps is due to Scandinavian, cf. Icel. vansi want: wanian is the usual word]
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The compound á-wansian also occurs :-- If áni man ðis ilk forward breke and áwansige, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 243, 6

Linked entry: á-wansian

leác-trog

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Cf. corimbus nauibus vel cacumen, Corp. Gl. H. 35, 661. Corimbus nauibus, Ld. Gl. H. 47, 5

rysc-þýfel

(n.)
Grammar
rysc-þýfel, es; m.

A rush-bed, bed of rushes

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Andlang ðære díc on riscþýfel, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 215, 4

hæg-þorn

(n.)
Grammar
hæg-þorn, es; m.

Hawthorn

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Of ðam mappuldre tó ðam hægþorne from the maple to the hawthorn, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 424, 3

Linked entries: hege-þorn haga-þorn

CREÓDAN

(v.)
Grammar
CREÓDAN, ic creóde, ðú creódest, crýtst, crýst, he creódeþ, crýdeþ, crýt, pl. creódaþ; p. ic, he creád, ðu crude, pl. crudon; pp. croden

To CROWDpressdrive premerepremipellerepelli

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Creád cnear on flot the bark drove afloat Chr. 937; Th. 204, 14: col. 1; Æðelst. 35

Linked entry: cruþ

hittan

(v.)
Grammar
hittan, p. hitte

To hit upon, meet with

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To hit upon, meet with Ðá com Harold úre cyng on unwær on ða Normenn and hytte hí begeondan Eoforwíc æt Stemford brygge then our king Harold came upon the Northmen unexpectedly and met with them beyond York at Stamford bridge, Chr. 1066; Erl. 201, 26

eáre

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Eóro, Lk. p. 8, 15. as channel of information, as in to come to the ears of a person Þá becóm ꝥ tó eáran þæs ealdormannes peruenit ad aures principis, Bd. 1, 7; Sch. 20, 16. Þá cóm him tó eáran be Agathes drohtnunge, Hml. S. 8, 7.

basu

(adj.)
Grammar
basu, g. m. n. -wes; f. -re: pl. nom. m. f. n. -we: def. m. se baswa; adj.

Purplecrimsonpurpureusphœ́niceus,coccineus

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Basu hǽwen of purple colour or hue, of scarlet or crimson colour, Cot. 117

Linked entries: baso basuian beosu

for-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sceádan, -scádan; p. -sceód, pl. -sceódon; pp. -sceáden, -scáden [sceádan to separate]

To scatterdispersedispergĕre

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Cot.] æfter ðǽm strǽtum that the gems were scattered along the streets. Past. 18, 4; Hat. MS. 26 b, 25. Gé sind forscádene ye are scattered, Exon. 39 b; Th. 131, 1; Gú. 449

Linked entry: for-scáden

hrycg-weg

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg-weg, es; m,
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A road running along a ridge or elevated piece of ground On ðone beorh tó ðem ricgwege ðonne eást andlang hricgweges on to the hill to the road that runs along it, and then east along the road, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 427, 33

græft

(n.)
Grammar
græft, es; m: græft, e; f.[?] Carving, graving, a carved or
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Th. i. 464, 27, Írene græfta ferrea sculptilia, carpenta, Cot. 38, Lye

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

súþe-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
súþe-weard, adj.
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On splott súðeweardne, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 336, 23. Ða gesǽtan súðewearde Bryttene, Chr. Erl. 3, 5

underling

(n.)
Grammar
underling, es; m. (the word seems to occur only in late texts)

An underlinga subordinatea subject

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Eádward kyng grét Harald eurl and alle his undurlynges ( omnes meos ministros ) in Herefordeshíre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 218, 14

cyne-setl

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Ne cóm hé ( Christ ) tó ðý þæt hé wǽre on mǽrlicum cynesetle áhafen, Hml. Th. i. 82, 24. Seó sáwul is þæs líchoman hlǽfdige, and heó gewissað þá fíf andgitu swá swá of cynesætle, Hml. S. 1, 196. Add

pundar

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Add: a balance or weight used in a balance Pundor printed wundor) hostimen (cf. hostimentum lapis quo pondus equatur, Corp. Gl. H. 63, 145 : pondus seu bilanx, Migne), Wrt. Voc. ii. 70, 32: 43, 20. Of punder (printed wunder) a perpendiculo, Hpt.