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ó-heald

(adj.)
Grammar
ó-heald, -hilde; adj.

Sloping, inclined

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Sloping, inclined: — Óhældi (ðhaelði,Ep. Gl. 21 d, 16) pendulus Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 19. Óhylde, 68, 10. Clifig ł óhyld (not tóhyld) clivosus, i. 19, 4. Óheal[d?] clivosa, tortuosa. Germ. 392, 53. Hóhyldo prona, 400, 118

Linked entry: hó-hylde

be-léd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-léd, be-legd pp. of be-lecgan.

charged ⬩ accused

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O. D. 4; Th. i. 354, 15

eldor-man

(n.)

an alderman

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an alderman, Th. Diplm. A. D. 883; 129, 25

ér

(adv.)

ere, before

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Th. Diplm. A. D. 830; 465, 30

fæsten-geat

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On ðet fæstergeat, C. D. iii. 130, 32. Add

martyr-hád

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Martyrhád underfón martirium subire, Gr. D. 231, 5. Add

oter

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Add: In place names, v. C. D. vi. 320

sealt-ærn

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Add: [v. N. E. D. saltern.] Cf. sealt-hús

útan-cumen

Grammar
útan-cumen, I.
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Tó útancumenum mannum extraneis, Gr. D. 50, 14. Add

weg-férende

(adj.)
Grammar
weg-férende, <b>. I a.</b>
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Þá cwæð se wegférenda, Gr. D. 128, 15. Add

be-byrgung

Grammar
be-byrgung, be-byrigung.
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Þá lícþénunge his bebyrginge, Gr. D. 84, 5. Add

smæl

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In l. 11 dele 'bryt (brycum?)', and add Smalum little by little, An. Ox. 1553. Cf. lytlum. Add Oð smalan cumb, fram smalan cumbes heáfde, C. D. ii. 29, 3. Innan smalan bróc; of smalan bróc, v. 105, 17.

byd

Grammar
byd, byd-incel ?
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Andlang bróces on Bydincel, of Bydincele . . . of thám forda on thá ealdan byd, andlang byd . . . of thám hamme on Byd, andlang Byd, C. D. B. iii. 44, 24-38. On bydyncel . . . ðæt on byd, C. D. iii. 81, 5-7

Linked entry: bydincel

hrís

(adj.)
Grammar
hrís, (?); adj.
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Tó hrýsan beorge; of ðám beorge, C. D. v. 348, 26. ¶ in a local name :-- Heó ann ðæs landæs æt Hrísan beorgan, C. D. iii. 360, 4. Cf. Ultra flumen Tamense, Hrisebeorgam, 347, 11. See preceding word

æd-leán

(n.)

a reward

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a reward, Th. Diplm. A. D. 804-829; 459, 11

be-riówsian

(v.)

to repent

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to repent, Ælfc. Gr. 33, MS. D; Som. 37, 22

ciorian

(v.)

to complain

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to complain, Ælfc. Gr. 29, MS. D; Som. 33, 52

ǽ-swic

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-swic, ǽ-swicc; adj.
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Apostate Ðá ǽswiccan gástas apostatas spiritus, Gr. D. 304, 28

cealc-pytt

(n.)
Grammar
cealc-pytt, es; m.
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A chalkpit On ðæne chelcpyt, C. D. iii. 24, 3

cincing

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Add: [v. N. E. D. chink, kink, kench.] Cf. canc

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