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sweord-hwíta

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-hwíta, an; m.
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Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 8. Ic geann mínon swurdhwítan ðæs sceardan málswurdes, Chart. Th. 561, 22

Linked entry: hwíta

mis-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
mis-dǽd, e; f.

A mis-deedevil actiontransgressionoffenceinjury

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Alf. pol. 23; Th. i. 78, 3-6. Menn scamaþ for góddǽdan swýðor ðonne for misdǽdan, Wulfst. 164, 16. Forsyngod þurh mænigfealde synna and þurh fela misdǽda, 163, 20: L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 15: L. Alf. pol. 14; Th. i. 70, 16.

mǽg-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽg-leás, adj.

Without kinsmen

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Alf. pol. 27; Th. i. 78, 20

greofa

(n.)
Grammar
greofa, greaua
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a pot; olla, Cot. 146, 173, Lye

þurh-wund

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-wund, adj.

Wounded by a weapon which has passed quite through

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Alf. pol. 61; Th. i. 96, 11. [Cf. Sinness þatt stinngenn and þurrhwundenn all þatt bodig and tatt sawle, Orm. 17443.]

twi-bóte

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-bóte, adj. Needing double compensation, v. twi-béte
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Alf. pol. 5 ; Th. i. 64, 25. Gif ðisses hwæt gelimpe þenden fyrd úte sié, oþþe in Lenctenfæsten, hit sié twybóte, 40; Th. i. 88, 12. v. next word

Linked entry: twi-béte

þurh-þyrel

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-þyrel, adj.

Pierced throughperforated

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Alf. pol. 67; Th. i. 98, 3

Linked entry: þyrel

for-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-licgan, -licggan, -ligan; p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen [licgan to lie]

To lie in a forbidden mannerfornicatecommit fornicationfornĭcāriadultĕrāre

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Alf. pol. 18; Th. i. 73, 11. Sceolan þeófas and forlegene lífes ne wénan thieves and fornicators shall not hope for life, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 21; Cri. 1611: L. Alf. pol. 10; Th. i. 68, 8. Forligende fornĭcans, Obs. Lun. § 4; Lchdm. iii. 186, 2

fýr-cruce

(n.)

a fire-cruse or potkettlecŭcŭma

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a fire-cruse or pot, kettle; cŭcŭma, Som. Ben. Lye

wæter-crúce

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-crúce, an; f.

A water-pot

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A water-pot Waetercrúce urciolum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 19

be-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rídan, he -rít; p. , -rád, pl. ; pp. -riden; v. a.

to ride roundto surroundbesiegeperequitarepræcingereto ride afterpursuepersequi

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Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 4. to ride after, pursue; persequi Ðá berád mon ðæt wíf then they pursued the wife, Chr. 901; Ing. 125, 14. He hine berád he rode after him, 755; Ing. 70, 1

Wódnes-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Wódnes-dæg, es; m.

Wednesday

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Alf. pol. 43; Th. i. 92, 8

Linked entry: Wóden

folc-leásung

(n.)
Grammar
folc-leásung, e; f.

Folk-leasingpublic lyingslanderpublĭcum mendäciumcălumnia

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Alf. pol. 32; Th. i. 80, 19-82, 1

Linked entries: leásung folc-lǽsung

homela

(n.)
Grammar
homela, homola, an; m.
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Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 5. See the note there; see also on cutting the hair as a mark of disgrace, Grimm's Deutsche Rechtsalterthümer, pp. 702-3. v. hamelian

mór-pytt

(n.)
Grammar
mór-pytt, es; m.

A marshy pool

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A marshy pool On mórpyt, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 381, 9

flot-smere

(n.)
Grammar
flot-smere, es; n. [smeru fat, grease]

Floating fatscum of a potpinguēdo ollæ sŭpernătans

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Floating fat, scum of a pot; pinguēdo ollæ sŭpernătans, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: smeoru

hwirfel

(n.)
Grammar
hwirfel, es; m.

A whirl-pool

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A whirl-pool [?] On ðone hwyrfel, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 412, 8

pohha

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Poh[han] fiscos, saccos publicos, An. Ox. 50, 19. Add

sceard

(n.)
Grammar
sceard, es ; n.

A shard, sherd, pot-sherd, tile

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A shard, sherd, pot-sherd, tile Scearda testarum, Germ. 398,257

Linked entries: scirdan scirden

wang-tóþ

(n.)
Grammar
wang-tóþ, es; m.
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Alf. pol. 49 ; Th. i. 94, II. Wangtéð molares vel gemini, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 32. Wongtoeð (-téþ, Ps. Spl. C. ) molas, Ps. Surt. 57, 7: