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flǽsc-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-cófa, an; m. [flǽsc flesh, cófa a chamber]

The flesh chamber ⬩ the body ⬩ flesh ⬩ căro

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The flesh chamber, the body, flesh; căro Gefæstna mid ege ðínum flǽsccófan míne confīge tĭmōre tuo carnes meas, Ps. Lamb. 118, 120

níd-cofa

(n.)
Grammar
níd-cofa, an; m.

A prison

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A prison Se hálga wæs lǽded in ðæt dimme ræced, sceal ðonne in neádcofan nihtlange fyrst wunian, Andr. Kmbl. 2619; An. 1311

pínung-tól

(n.)
Grammar
pínung-tól, es; n.
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Mid eallum ðisum pínungtólum getintregod, 424, 22

Linked entry: tól

ge-saldniss

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

A giving

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Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 5, 32

Linked entries: sealdness ge-sealdniss

á-bíwan

(v.)
Grammar
á-bíwan, -beówan (-býwan, v.
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Dict. ), to rub up, polish, burnish, scour Ǽren fæt nyþewerd ábýwed, Lch. iii. 292, 10. Ábeówed defricatum Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 26

Linked entries: á-beówed a-býwan

á-blysian

(v.)
Grammar
á-blysian, to redden with shame,
Entry preview:

Add:passage from a-blísian in Dict

Linked entries: a-blísian blysian

be-wærlan

(v.)

to pass by ⬩ to avoid

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to pass by. v. bi-wærlanin Dict. to avoid, be free from Bewærle élc unclǽnnisse careat omni inmundicia, Rtl. 121, 7, 36

firwit

(adj.)
Grammar
firwit, adj.
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Take here fyrwit in Dict., and add

Linked entry: fyrwet

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, to accuse.
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Wrec ðé gemetlíce, and eác swá gebǽr, ðý lǽs ðé men leásunga teó, ðæt ðú ðíne cysta cýðe, Prov. K. 46. Add

ǽ-firmþa

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-firmþa, f.

Offscourings, sweepings, dregs, refuse

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Add:the quotation in Dict. under æ-fyrrnþa. Cf. á-feormian

tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.
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Dip.

Linked entry: bold

ful-clǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-clǽne, adj.

Full clean ⬩ very pure ⬩ purissĭmus

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Full clean, very pure; purissĭmus Ic ðíne gewitnesse wát fulclǽne I know thy testimonies [are] very pure, Ps. Th. 118, 14

efen-leóf

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-leóf, adj.
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Th. ii. 314, 11. v. em-leóf in Dict

Linked entry: leóf

fiþer-ríca

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Take here fyþper-ríca in Dict. and add

ge-lífedlic

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Take here <b>ge-lýfedlic</b> in Dict., and add Giléfeðlicum geadrunge legitima societate, Rtl. 110, 18

Linked entry: ge-lífedlíce

geoc-boga

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Take here <b>iuc-boga</b> in Dict., and add Geocboga jungula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, 21

Linked entry: boga

ge-scippend

Entry preview:

Take here <b>ge-sceppend</b> in Dict., and add Mid méder ealra gescippendes, Nar. 48, 3

hagalian

(v.)
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Add: — Hit hagolade seofon niht ofer ealle Rómáne per septem dies grando lapidum terram verberavit, Ors. 5, 10; Swt. 234, 6

symbel-dœ́g

(n.)
Grammar
symbel-dœ́g, <b> symbel-doeg </b>
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a feast-day, sabbath Doeg hálig ł symbeldoeg dies festus, Jn. L. 5, 1. On symbeldoeg sabbato, Lk. L. 13, 15

gafol-geréfa

(n.)

a tax-gatherer

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Take here Similar entries gæfel-geroefa in Dict., and add Mathéus se gæfelgeroefe (publicanus), Mt. R. 10, 3

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