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neáh-wæter

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-wæter, es; n.

A piece of water that is near

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A piece of water that is near Wé gewícodon be ðǽm neáhwætrum, Nar. 22, 24

fell-stycce

(n.)
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fell-stycce, es; n.
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A piece of skin Hafa þǽre hýde fellsticceo on þínum sceón, Lch. i. 330, 5

cís-stycce

(n.)
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a piece of cheese Án tyl cýssticce portionem de formatico, Chrd. 15, 3: 5 : 8

posling

(n.)
Grammar
posling, es ; m.
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A pill Wyrc lytle poslingas feówer make four little pills, Lchdm. i. 76, 23. v. preceding word

earmung

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Substitute: Pity, compassion On mildheortnyssa and earminga (printed earnunga) in misericordia et miserationibus, Ps. Spl. 102, 4

ge-pílian

(v.)
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to beat in a mortar Swilce hít on pílan gepílod wǽre quasi pilo tusum, Ex. 16, 14

Linked entry: pílian

fyrs-gára

(n.)
Grammar
fyrs-gára, an; m.

A triangular piece of land covered with furze

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A triangular piece of land covered with furze On ðane fyrsgáran, C. D. iv. 8, 35

geond-geótan

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 152, 8. to cover by pouring, overspread with a liquid Ꝥ man ealle þá bydenu mid pice geondgute omnia dolia pice superfusa, Gr. D. 57, 30. Hé wæs geondgoten mid þæs swátes dropum he was bathed in perspiration, Hml. S. 23 b, 233.

of-earmian

(v.)
Grammar
of-earmian, p. ode

To have pity or compassion

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To have pity or compassion Rihtwísa ofearmaþ justus miseretur, Ps. Spl. 36, 22. Ofearmian misereri, 76, 9

Linked entry: earmian

snóca

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substitute: A projecting point or piece of land, a promontory, a snook (v. N. E. D.)

higera

(n.)
Grammar
higera, higora, an; m: higere an; f

A magpie or a woodpecker

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Higera picus. Wit. Voc. 62, 34. Higere picus, 281, 5: gaia vel catanus, Ælfc. Gl. 37; Som. 63, 14; Wrt. Voc. 29, 37: cicuanus, Cot. 34, Lye

Linked entry: higre

hlæd

(n.)
Grammar
hlæd, es; n.

A heap, pile, mound

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A heap, pile, mound Beraþ hiere hlæd tó comportabis aggerem, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 5; 163, 10, 11

Linked entry: hlæd-disc

ge-wosa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wosa, -wesa

a being togetherconversationconversatio

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a being together, conversation; conversatio Ǽrfæst giwosa we gifylga bisene piæ conversations sequantur exempla, Rtl. 51, 1: 32, 32: 74, 35

Linked entry: -wosa

cláþ-weóce

(n.)
Grammar
cláþ-weóce, an; f.
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A small piece of cloth used as a wick Of bedrýpedum cláþe, of gedrýpydre cláþweócan linteolo ebrio (madido ), Germ. 391, 18

wistle

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Add: a pipe. In l.2 after 'fistula' insert: (the Latin is: Fistula cum citharis reclamans aethera pulsat, Aid. 146, 20)

in-ǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
in-ǽlan, p. de

To kindle

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To kindle Eów wæs ád inǽled for you a pile was kindled, Exon. 42 a ; Th. 142, 6 ; Gú. 640

Linked entry: on-ǽlan

seolfor-stycce

(n.)
Grammar
seolfor-stycce, es; m.
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A piece of silver, a coin Ðæt þrítig seolfor-sticca the thirty pieces of silver (given to Judas ), Anglia xi. 8, 3

clott

(n.)
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Gl. 488, 76) massa (picis ), An. Ox. 3514. Clot massas, 3846. [v. N. E. D. clot.]

be-scerian

(v.)
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Ger. pi-scerien privare, fraudare.] Add:

ge-helian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-helian, p. ede; pp. ed

To concealhidecover overcēlāreclaudĕre

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To conceal, hide, cover over; cēlāre, claudĕre Se pitt wæs geheled mid ánum stáne os ejus grandi lăpĭde claudēbātur, Gen. 29, 2