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heáh-land

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-land, es; n.
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High ground: — Heáhlond stigon sibgemágas (Abraham and Isaac) on Seone beorg, Exod. 385

hwelung

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For 'Hwelung . . . Lye' substitute On hwelunge in clangore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 16

Lǽden-gereord

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Leornian sprecan on Lédengereorde discere sermocinari Latina lingua Coll. M. 18, 34. Add:

mealt-ealu

(n.)
Grammar
mealt-ealu, n.
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Malt-ale Hwerhwettan moran and áne handfulle sperewyrte . . . wylle on mealtealoð, Nap. 44

ofer-gyldan

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Ofergylded, Jn. p. 188, 5. On ofergyldum reáfe, Hml. A. 28, 108. Add

pól-bǽr

(n.)
Grammar
pól-bǽr, e; f.
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Pasture-land by a pool On monnes pólbǽre, C. D. iii. 415, 5

reáde

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Hwý scíneð seó sunne swá reáde on morgene?, Sal. K. 192, 32. Add

rysciht

(adj.)
Grammar
rysciht, ryscihte; adj.
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Rushy, full of rushes On ðone ricsihtan mere, C. D. vi. 214, 18

sealt-sæleþa

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Eorðan wæstmbǽre on sealtsyleðan terram fructiferam in salsilaginem, Ps. Rdr. 106, 34. Add

sót-ceorl

(n.)
Grammar
sót-ceorl, sot-ceorl ?
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Andlang hagan on sótceorles æcer, C. D. v. 148, 13: vi. 41, 20

streówen

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Ealle streóne his þú gecirdes on untrymnesse his, Ps. Vos. 40, 4. Add

út-siht

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Add: — Traianus gefór on útsihte (profluvio ventris), Ors. 6, 10 ; S. 266, 4

and-lang

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Add Innan Lundene fenn; andlang súð on Temese, C. D. iii. 73, 21

á-wiht

Grammar
á-wiht, <b>. II.</b>
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Þára mínra áwiht feala on gewrit settan, Ll. Th. i. 58, 21. Add

rysc-bedd

(n.)
Grammar
rysc-bedd, es; n.

A bed of rushes

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A bed of rushes On ðæt riscbed, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 428, 31

æfter-writen

(adj.)
Grammar
æfter-writen, adj. (ptcpl.)

Written later on

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Written later on Ðá ǽrgenemnedan lǽcedómas and ðá æfterwritenan, Lch. ii. 186, 12

fyrn-dagas

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Swíðe eald feoh þe man on fyrndagum slóh, Hml. S. 23, 614. Add

heáh-miht

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-miht, e; f.

Great, excellent power

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Great, excellent power On his heáhmihtum in potestatibus ejus, Ps. Th. 150, 2

wilig-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wilig-wíse, an; f.

Basket-wise

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Basket-wise Seó cyrice is sinhwyrfel on wilewísan geworht. Blickl. Homl. 125, 21

Linked entry: wile-wíse

snotor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
snotor-líc, adj.

Wise, prudent, philosophical

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Wise, prudent, philosophical On snoterlícum lárum in philosophicis dogmatibus Hpt. Gl. 459, 63

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