wíf-feax
A woman's hair
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A woman's hair Wíffex cesaries, Wrt. Voc. i. 282, 43: ii. 16, 46
on-stíðian
to make hard
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to make hard Onstíðade ( induravit ) hiora hearta, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 12, 40
súþ-duru
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A south door Wæs seó súðduru hwæthwega háde máre, Blickl. Homl. 201, 15
cossettung
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Kissing Ðiós ne blann cossetunges haec non cessauit osculari, Lk. L. 7, 45
heal-sittende
People sitting in a hall
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People sitting in a hall, Beo. Th. 4035; B. 2015: 5728; B. 2868
Linked entry: heall-sittende
slegel
An instrument for striking a harp ⬩ percussorium, maza ⬩ a hammer, mallet.
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An instrument for striking a harp Slegele plectro Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 79
swigian
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Skt. 1, 20. of that which has not voice, not to make a noise Hrægl mín swigaþ, Exon. Th. 389, 21; Rä. 8, 1. Ða ýða swygiaþ (swigadon, Surt.: swigedon, Spl.) siluerunt fluctus ejus, Ps.
cwicu
Alive, quick ⬩ vivus
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Ic hæfde ferþ cwicu I had a soul alive, Exon. 126b; Th. 487, 21; Rä. 73, 5. Ic hæfde feorh cwico I had a soul alive, 103b; Th. 392, 11; Rä. 11, 6: 104a; Th. 394, 14; Rä. 14, 3.
HUNGOR
HUNGER ⬩ famine
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Hungor se háta ne se hearda þurst, Exon. 64 b; Th. 238, 32; Ph. 613. Se grimma hungor ne se háta þurst, 112 a; Th. 430, 5; Rä. 44, 3. Hunger se hearda hámsittendum wælgrim werum, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 32; Gen. 1815.
fóre-dúru
A fore-door ⬩ porch ⬩ an entry ⬩ hall ⬩ vestĭbŭlum ⬩ propy̆læum ⬩ προπύλαιον
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A fore-door, porch, an entry, hall; vestĭbŭlum, propy̆læum = προπύλαιον Fóredýre vestĭbŭla, Cot. 190
hwít-locced
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Fair-haired, having bright hair, Exon. 127 a; Th. 489, 7; Rä. 78, 4
stíþ-weg
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A hard, rough way Strong on stíðweg. Exon. Th. 384, 29 ; Rä. 4, 35
sám-gréne
Half-green, backward
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Half-green, backward (of a plant) Speltsámgréne far serotina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 41
up-feax
Having hair at the top ⬩ bald in front ⬩ recalvus
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Having hair at the top, bald in front; recalvus,Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 57
healf-hwít
Half white, whitish ⬩ subalbus
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Half white, whitish; subalbus, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 73; Wrt. Voc. 46, 30
hearp-swég
The sound of the harp
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The sound of the harp Sealmleóþ and hearp-swég psalterium et cythara, Blickl. Gloss
bród
a growing together, congealing, waxing hard; ⬩ concretio. ⬩ a BROOD ⬩ proles
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a growing together, congealing, waxing hard; concretio. Cot. 55. a BROOD proles, v. bródig ;
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for-ceorfan
To cut or carve out ⬩ cut down ⬩ cut off or away ⬩ cut through ⬩ divide ⬩ excīdĕre ⬩ concīdĕre ⬩ succīdĕre ⬩ incīdĕre ⬩ intercīdĕre
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æs ðe se Hláford háte us mid deáþes æxe forceorfan lest the Lord command to cut us down with the axe of death, Homl. Th. ii. 408, 28. Forceorfende intercīdens, Ps. Lamb. 28, 7. Ic forceorfe succīdo, incīdo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 34.
ge-búgan
To bow ⬩ bow down oneself ⬩ bend ⬩ submit ⬩ turn ⬩ turn away ⬩ revolt ⬩ se flectĕre ⬩ inclīnāre ⬩ curvāre ⬩ declĕnāre ⬩ transfŭgĕre ⬩ To bow to ⬩ turn towards ⬩ inclīnāre ad
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Monig snellíc sǽrinc selereste gebeáh many a keen seaman bowed to his hall-couch, 1385; B. 690
þeód-cyning
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Ef hann (Harold Fairhair))] Þeódcyning ( the king of Egypt; cf. folcfreá, 111, 7; Gen. 1852), Cd. Th. 112, 11; Gen. 1869. Ðeódcyning ( Ongentheow ), Beo. Th. 5932; B. 2970. Se ðeódcyning ( Hrothgar ), 4294; B. 2144.