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hwistlung

(n.)
Grammar
hwistlung, e; f.

A hissingWHISTLINGpipingmusic

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Gr. 13; Som. 16, 28. Hwistlung sibilatio, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 67; Wrt. Voc. 46, 24. Huislung simphonia, Lk. Skt. Lind. 15, 25. Ic beswíce fugelas mid hwistlunge decipio aves sibilo, Coll. Monast. Th. 25, 15.

BOTM

(n.)
Grammar
BOTM, es; m.

A BOTTOMfundus

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Gl. 83; Som. 73, 64; Wrt. Voc. 48, 3: 103; Som. 77, 112; Wrt. Voc. 56, 32. Satan on botme [ðære helle] stód Satan stood at the bottom [of hell], Cd. 229; Th. 310, 5; Sat. 721: 18; Th. 21, 27; Gen. 330: 19; Th. 23, 18; Gen. 361.

Linked entry: bodan

beadu-serce

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-serce, an; f.

A war-shirtcoat of mailbellica tunicalorica

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A war-shirt, coat of mail; bellica tunica, lorica Ic gefrægn sunu Wihstánes beran beadusercean I heard that Wihstan's son bore the coat of mail, Beo. Th. 5503; B. 2755

flór-stán

(n.)
Grammar
flór-stán, es; m.

A floor-stonestone used for pavementtessĕra păvimento sternendo designāta

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Gl. 61; Som. 68, 67; Wrt. Voc. 39, 50

hundes fleóge

(n.)
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Gl. 21; Som. 59, 119; Wrt. Voc. 23, 37. Hundes fleógan muscam caninam, Ps. Th. 77, 45: Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 1

hyrnetu

(n.)
Grammar
hyrnetu, hyrnet, e; f.

A hornet

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Gl. 22; Som. 59, 107; Wrt. Voc. 23, 63. Hyrnetu crabro, ii. 16, 25. Hurnitu, 105, 46. Ic ásende hyrnytta mittam crabrones, Ex. 23, 28

Linked entry: hurnitu

laur-beám

(n.)
Grammar
laur-beám, es; m.

Laurel

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Gl. 45; Som. 64, 110; Wrt. Voc. 32, 45. Lauwer [lawer] beám laurus, Wrt. Voc. 79, 78. Laurbeáme gelíce similes lauro, Nar. 36, 30

ræsn

(n.)
Grammar
ræsn, es; n.
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Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 59. Ræfter tignus, beám trabs, wáh paries, ræsn laquear, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 5-8 : ii. 52, 4

giofan

(v.)
Grammar
giofan, p. geaf, pl. geáfon; pp. gifen

To givedare

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To give; dare Ne meahte se sunu Wonredes hond-slyht gifan [MS. giofan] nor could the son of Wonred give a hand-stroke, Beo. Th. 5937; B. 2972. v gifan

æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
æmtian, æmtegian, æmtigean; p. ode; pp. od

To be at leisureto be vacantotiosum esse

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Gr. 33; Som. 37, 14

Linked entries: æmtegian æmtigean

eald-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
eald-fæder, ealde-fæder; indecl. in s. but sometimes gen. -fæderes and dat. -fædere are found; pl. nom. acc. -fæderas; gen. a; dat. um; m.

A grandfather, ancestor ăvus, antecessor

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Gl. 91; Som. 75, 6; Wrt. Voc. 51, 51. Ðú forþfærst to ðínum ealdfæderum tu ībis ad patres tuos, Gen. 15, 15 : Beo. Th. 751; B. 373

hyht-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hyht-leás, adj.

Without hopejoyless

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Without hope [of that which is promised], joyless Áhóf brýd Abrahames hihtleásne hleahtor Abraham's wife laughed incredulously [without hope that the promise of a son would be fulfilled ], Cd. 109; Th. 144, 9; Gen. 2387

glésing

(n.)
Grammar
glésing, glésincg, e; f.

GLOSSINGinterpretationexplanationglossa

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Gr. 50; Som. 51, 43

Linked entry: glésan

ge-fyðerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyðerian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To feathergive wings toprovide with wingsālas addĕrepennis instruĕre

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Gl. 53; Som. 66, 64; Wrt. Voc. 35, 50. Fugelas gefyðerede vŏlātĭlia pennāta, Ps. Spl. 77, 31

ge-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþ, -síþþ, es; n.

Companyfellowshipcomitatus

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Company, fellowship; comitatus Sweotol is ðæt ðé sóþ metod on gesíþþe is it is plain that the true Lord is with thee, Cd. 135; Th. 170, 3; Gen. 2807: 109; Th. 145, 5; Gen. 2401

ile

(n.)
Grammar
ile, es ; m.

callosity

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Skt. 5, 388. hard skin [such as comes on the sole of the foot?], callosity Ile callus, Ælfc. Gl. 78; Som. 72, 51; Wrt. Voc. 46, 11. Weorras vel ill callus, ii.103, 16.

cwyld

(n.; part.)
Grammar
cwyld, cwild ,es; m. n: cwyld, cwild, e ; f. [cweald, pp. of cwellan to kill]

A plague, pestilence, murrain, destruction pestis, pestilcntia, clades

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Gl. 16; Som. 58, 63; Wrt. Voc. 21, 50

ceác

(n.)
Grammar
ceác, es; m. A pitcher, jug, basin, laver; urceus, caucus = καῦκος , luter = λουτήρ
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The laver was so large that it covered the oxen entirely, save that the heads projected out, Past. 16, 5; Hat. MS. 21b, 3, 4. On ðæm ceáce in the laver, 16, 5; Cot. MS

Linked entries: céc ceác ful

ge-wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wilnian, -wilnigan, to -wilnienne; p. ode; pp. od [wilnian to desire]

To wishdesireexpectseekstrive forcŭpĕreconcŭpiscĕredesīdĕrāreexpĕtĕreambīre

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Gr. 30, 5; Som. 35, 10

Linked entry: wilnian

nearulíce

(adv.)
Grammar
nearulíce, adv.

narrowlywithin narrow limitsbrieflyoppressivelygrievouslynarrowlyexactlystrictly

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[He nule nout so neruhliche demen ase ȝe siggeð, A. R. 334, 14.]

Linked entry: nearu-þanc