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helmiht

Grammar
helmiht, l. helmiht(e),
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Lye' substitute

brǽdels

(n.)
Grammar
brǽdels, es; m? [brǽdan
to spread or stretch out
]

to spread ⬩ stretch out ⬩ Anything spread or stretched out, ⬩ a carpet, covering, garment, dress; ⬩ palla, stragulum, velamentum, opertorium

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Anything spread or stretched out, a carpet, covering, garment, dress; palla, stragulum, velamentum, opertorium Brǽdels stragulum, R. 4, Lye

calwere

(n.)
Grammar
calwere, es; m? n? [calu bald]
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Lye

grennian

(v.)
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In l. 5 for 'ringentibus,' '55, Lye' substitute 'dissolutis,' '172, 16,' and add: to grunt Grennigan grunnire, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 36

heoloran

(v.)
Grammar
heoloran, holrian; p. ede

To weigh in a balance ⬩ to consider

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Heolorende librantes, Cot. 123: 180, Lye

Linked entry: holrian

hringed

(adj.)
Grammar
hringed, adj.
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Furnished with rings, formed of rings Hringedu byrne lorica, Cot. 121, Lye: Beo. Th. 2495; B. 1245: 5224; B. 2615

inflǽscness

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For 'Lye' substitute Hǽlendes inflǽscnisse ðý gére ... dcccc wintra and iiii winter, C.D.B. ii. 268, 5; Cht. E. 161, 23

ge-þryle

(n.)

an assembly ⬩ a meeting ⬩ frequentia

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Jan. p. 18, Lye

grǽde

(n.)
Grammar
grǽde, es; m.
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Grǽdas gramina, Cot. 95, Lye

Linked entry: grǽd

feormend

(n.)
Grammar
feormend, es; m.

An entertainer

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An entertainer Sum sceal on féðe on feorwegas nýde gongan and his nest beran . . . áh hé feormendra lyt lifgendra, Vy. 30

heáh-láreów

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For 'Lye' substitute Heáhleáreów archimandrita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 23. Heáhláreówum gymnosophistis, 40, 40 : didascalis, magistris doctorum, Hpt. Gl. 485, 21

hrúmig

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For 'Cot. 31, Lye' substitute Hrúmig caccabatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 17. v. rómig: <b>-hrúmod.</b>

horu-weg

(n.)
Grammar
horu-weg, es; m.

A dirty road, a lane [?]

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Horwegstige devia semita, Cot. 61, Lye

ge-hyrst

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hyrst, e; f.

An ornament ⬩ ornāmentum

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Gehyrsto phaleræ, Lye

feald

Grammar
feald, (?)
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Lyt muneca wæs on feáwum stówum þe be rihtum regule lifdon; næs þæt ná fealdre (manigfealdre ?) þonne on áre stówe, Lch. iii. 438, 22

rýmþ

(n.)
Grammar
rýmþ, e; f.

Amplitude ⬩ amplitudo

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Amplitude; amplitudo (cited by Lye). [Heo bigunnen arumðe (in large numbers) ræsen to somne, rymthe spacium; oportunitas vel spacium temporis. Laym. 27492. Prompt. Parv.]

efen-sárig

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-sárig, adj.

Even or equally sorry ⬩ æque tristis, compassus

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Dial. 2, 1, Lye

Linked entries: em-sárig sárig

fer-scrifen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fer-scrifen, part. [ = for-scrifen; pp. of for-scrífan to disregard, abandon]

Disregarded ⬩ abandoned ⬩ addictus

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Ferscrifen addictus [Lye has ferscrifer = ferscrifen? abdictus ], Cot. 14

fróferian

(v.)
Grammar
fróferian, frófrian; p. ode; pp. od

To comfort ⬩ consōlāri

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Lye. Ðæt wíf nalde froefra Rachel noluit consolari, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2, 18

hærn

(n.)
Grammar
hærn, e; f.

The tide, waves, sea ⬩ a wave

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The tide, waves, sea Hærn æstus, flustrum, Cot. 81, Lye. Hærn eft onwand back went the waves, Andr. Kmbl. 1062; An. 531

Linked entry: hraen

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