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bile-witness

(n.)
Grammar
bile-witness, bil-witness, e; f.

Mildness, simplicity, innocencesimplicitas

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Mildness, simplicity, innocence; simplicitas Se God wunaþ simle on ðære heán ceastre his ánfealdnesse and bilewitnesse God dwells always in the high city of his unity and simplicity, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 19. Hý on bilwitnesse hyra líf alyfdon they passed

Linked entries: bil-wetnes bil-witness

ge-reording

(n.)
Grammar
ge-reording, -ung, e; f.

A meal, refectionprandium, refectio

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A meal, refection; prandium, refectio Gearca us gereordunge prepare us a meal, Homl. Th. i. 60, 18. On gereorduncge in prandio, Th. An. 28, 9. On ánre gereordinge in una refectione, 34, 37. Ofer wæteru gereordunga super aquam refectionis, Ps. Spl. 22

wamm-wlite

(n.)
Grammar
wamm-wlite, es; m.
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A wound on the face Swá hwylc man swá óðrum womwlite on gewyrce, forgylde him ðone womwlite, and his weorc wyrce óð ðæt seó wund hál sig quicunque homo alio vulnus in faciem in*-*flixerit, emendet ei vulnus, et opus ejus operetur, donec vulnus sanetur

wíc-stów

Grammar
wíc-stów, <b>. I.</b>
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Sumes mannes hús (domus) wæs getimbrod mid gyldenum stafum . . . Hwylc man is . . . þe nát hwæt se man sý þe seó wícstów (mansio) getimbrod is, Gr. D. 321, 14. Manige wícstówe ( mansiones ) syndon in mínes fæder húse, 315, 17: 319, 5. Hí onfóð ánre

út-fær

(n.)
Grammar
út-fær, es; n.

A going outegressexit

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A going out, egress, exit Útfær egressio, Ps, Lamb. 18, 7. On útfære in exitu, 73, 5. Ðæt wé symle ðone mǽran gylt forfleón þurh útfære ðæs læssan, Homl. Th. i. 484, 8. Ðeáh heó nán útfær ne gemét, 4 10, 10. On útfærum heora in egressibus suis, Ps. Lamb

tó-hlecan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-hlecan, (Ρ); p. -hlæc; pl. -hlǽcon; pp. -hlocen

To disjoin,pull to pieces

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To disjoin, pull to pieces Tóhlocene (tolocene? v. tó-lúcan; but see also hlec, hlecan. In the glosses among which the word occurs initial h before a consonant does not seem to be inserted elsewhere, though it is twice omitted, in lecum rimosae, 400,

toweht

(n.)

a basket for putting wool in(?)

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a basket for putting wool in(?) The word occurs among terms connected with spinning and glosses calatum (=calathus ? Calatum is explained in Du Cange by lignum piscatorum seu piscama e lignis con-fecta, a meaning which seems not to belong to the word

ag-nys

(n.)
Grammar
ag-nys, -nyss, e; f.

Sorrowafflictionærumna

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Sorrow, affliction; ærumna On agnysse [MS. T. angnisse] min in ærumna mea, Ps. Spl. 31, 4

beáh-sel

(n.)
Grammar
beáh-sel, es ; n.

Hall of braceletsdomus vel aula in qua armillas dominus largitur

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Hall of bracelets; domus vel aula in qua armillas dominus largitur, Andr. Kmbl. 3312; An. 1659

Linked entries: hring-sele sæl

ciric-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-sócn, cyric-sócn, e; f

Church-privilegeecclesiæ immunitas

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Church-privilege; ecclesiæ immunitas Be ciricsócnum of church-privileges, L. In. 5; Th. i. 104, 12

cyric-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
cyric-georn, adj.

Diligent in attending church ad ecclesiam libenter frequens

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Diligent in attending church; ad ecclesiam libenter frequens, L. Ecg. C. prm; Th. ii. 132, 15

diácon-hád

(n.)
Grammar
diácon-hád, es; m.

The office of a deacon, deaconship diaconātus

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The office of a deacon, deaconship; diaconātus On diáconháde in deaconship, Homl. Th. ii, 120, 13

Linked entry: deácon-hád

eíg-land

(n.)
Grammar
eíg-land, es; n. [eá water = eíg, land land]

Water-land, an islandinsŭla

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Water-land, an island; insŭla On ðis eíglande in this island, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 15

fǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
fǽgþ, e; f.

Hostility hostīlĭtas

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Hostility; hostīlĭtas On ða fǽgþe in that hostility, Andr. Kmbl. 567; An. 284, = fǽhþ q. v

fǽr-fyll

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-fyll, e; f.

A sudden or pernicious fall, a precipice repentīnus cāsus, præceps

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A sudden or pernicious fall, a precipice; repentīnus cāsus, præceps On fǽrfyll in præceps, Cot. 112

Linked entry: fill

for-feng

(n.)

a seizing of stolen properly

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a seizing of stolen properly, L. In. 75; Th. i. 150, 4, note 7, MS. H

fyrn-gid

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-gid, -gidd, es; n.

An old prophecyvĕtus prŏphētia

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An old prophecy; vĕtus prŏphētia Fyrngidda fród prudent in old prophecies, Elen. Kmbl. 1079; El. 542

EARFE

(n.)
Grammar
EARFE, earbe, an; f? A tare; ervurn, orŏbus=ὄροβος
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Earfan wyl on wætere boil tares in water, L. M. 1, 8; Lchdm. ii. 52, 16

Linked entry: earbe

hrif-wirc

(n.)
Grammar
hrif-wirc, -wærc, es; m.

yleos

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A pain in the belly; yleos. Ælfc. Gl. 10; Som. 57, 16; Wrt. Voc. 19, 24

lencten-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
lencten-dæg, es; m.
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A day in Lent Lengctendagum, L. C. E. 17; Th. i. 370, 3: Wulfst. 117, 15