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ge-witnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-witnes, -ness, e; f.

knowledge ⬩ cognisance ⬩ witness ⬩ testimony ⬩ used of persons

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Ðæt is to gewitnesse ðæt hit him ne lícode that is for a testimony that they did not like it, Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165, 13; Hat. MS. In gewitnisse hiora in testimonium eorum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 14.

Linked entry: witness

fioh

(n.)
Grammar
fioh, gen. fiós; dat. fió; n.

Cattle ⬩ property ⬩ a portion ⬩ pĕcus ⬩ ŏpes ⬩ dos

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Cattle, property, a portion; pĕcus, ŏpes, dos Gif ðé becume óðres monnes giémeleás fioh on hand if the stray cattle of another man come to thy hand, L. Alf. 42; Th. i. 54, 9: L. Ethb. 81; Th. i. 24, 1

ge-feaxode

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-feaxode, -fexode; adj.

Having hair ⬩ haired ⬩ cŏmātus

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Having hair, haired; cŏmātus Ða wǽron hwítes líchoman and fægres andwlitan men, and æðelíce gefeaxode [gefexode, Homl. Th. ii. 120, 19] they were men of white complexion and fair countenance, and having noble hair, Nat. S. Greg. Els. 12, 1

Linked entries: ge-feaxen ge-fexode

loc-feax

(n.)
Grammar
loc-feax, es; n.

Hair

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Hair Ðæs wonges locfeax cæsaries, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 57

feól-heard

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For 'hard like a file' substitute:

hægl-scúr

(n.)
Grammar
hægl-scúr, es; m.

A shower of hail, hailstorm

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A shower of hail, hailstorm, Andr. Kmbl. 2515; An. 1259

Linked entry: scúr

healf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
healf-mann, es; m.

Half man

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Half man Halfmann semivir, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 23

þrǽc-wíg

(n.)
Grammar
þrǽc-wíg, es; m.

Hard fighting

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Hard fighting Þurstige þræcwíges, Cd. Th. 189, 9; Exod. 182

burste

(v.; part.)
Grammar
burste, burston, p. of berstan.;

burst, broken, hast burst, failed

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burst, broken, hast burst, failed, Beo. Th. 1640; B. 818

feax-cláþ

(n.)
Grammar
feax-cláþ, es; m.

A head-cloth ⬩ hair-band ⬩ fillet ⬩ fascia crīnālis

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A head-cloth, hair-band, fillet; fascia crīnālis, Cot. 93

feax-sceacga

(n.)
Grammar
feax-sceacga, an; m.

A bush of hair ⬩ cæsăries ⬩ crīnium fascĭcŭlus

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A bush of hair; cæsăries, crīnium fascĭcŭlus, Som. Ben. Lye

loc-gewind

(n.)
Grammar
loc-gewind, es; n.

Hair

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Hair Locgewind vel fexnes capillatura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 38

Linked entry: ge-wind

earfoþ

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ, adj.

Hard, difficult

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Hard, difficult, Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 7. v. earfeðe; adj

beorma

Grammar
beorma, (bearma. v. next word).
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Hæf vel beorma fermentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 72. Add

healf-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-scyldig, adj.

Half-guilty

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Half-guilty Healfscyldig temeson, medius sons, Hpt. 31, 12, 251

healf-sester

(n.)
Grammar
healf-sester, es; m.

A half-sester

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A half-sester Healfsester mine, Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 1

ge-sund-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sund-ful, -full; adj.

Full or quite sound ⬩ prosperous ⬩ successful ⬩ prospĕrus

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His swíðre hand is gesundfull óþ ðis his right hand is sound to this day, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 98, 85

CLÚS

(n.; part.)
Grammar
CLÚS, e; f: clúse, an; f.
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Ðá hæfdon hý heora clúsan belocene when they had closed their passes, 3, 7; Bos. 60, 4. Annas and Caiphas wǽron forþgangende to ðære clúsan Annas and Caiaphas were going forth to the prison, Nicod. 14; Thw. 7, 10: 16; Thw. 8, 6, 9

Linked entry: clúse

EARNIAN

(v.)
Grammar
EARNIAN, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad; v. trans, gen. acc. To

EARN, merit, deserve, get, attain, labour for ⬩ mĕrēri

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He hæfþ ðæt ðæt he earnaþ he has that which he earns, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 6

móraþ

(n.)
Grammar
móraþ, mórod, es; n.

A drink formed by boiling down and sweetening wine (with mulberries) ⬩ a decoction of wine and herbs

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Gif hé hwilc ðissa ete síe ðæt sealt do not let him eat fresh goose or fresh pork or aught of that which comes out of a decoction of wine and herbs (has been cooked with wine and herbs?). If he eat any of these, let it be salted, Lchdm. ii. 88, 9.