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un-sceapen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sceapen, adj.
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Not created Ná [ðrý] unscapene non tres incriati, Angl. ii. 361, 2 ; Ps. Rdr. 298, 12

Linked entry: un-gesceapen

EAX

(n.)
Grammar
EAX, , ex, æx , e; f.

An axis, axle-tree axis

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On wǽnes eaxe hwearlaþ ða hweói, and sió eax stent stille the wheels turn on the waggon's axle-tree, and the axle-tree stands still, 39, 7; Fox 220, 27, 30, 31: 39, 8; Fox 224, 5.

anan-beám

(n.)
Grammar
anan-beám, es; m.

The spindle-treeprick-woodprick-timbereuonymus Europæus

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The spindle-tree, prick-wood, prick-timber; euonymus Europæus, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm, ii. 78, 13

BÆST

(n.)
Grammar
BÆST, es; m? n?

The inner bark of a tree, of which ropes were madetilia

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The inner bark of a tree, of which ropes were made; tilia Bæst vel lind tilia, Lye

furh-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
furh-wudu, m.

Fir-wooda fir-treepīnus

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Fir-wood, a fir-tree; pīnus, Gl. C. fol. 48 d; Lchdm. iii. 327, 39, col. 1

þorn-rind

(n.)
Grammar
þorn-rind, e; f.
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The bark of a thorn-tree Hnutbeámes rinde and þornrinde gecnúa tó duste, Lchdm. ii. 52, 1

wyn-beám

(n.)
Grammar
wyn-beám, es; m.

A tree that causes delight,

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A tree that causes delight, an epithet of the cross Wuldres wynbeám, Elen. Kmbl. 1684; El. 844

scip-ác

(n.)
Grammar
scip-ác, f.
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An oak-tree fit for shipbuilding(?) On ðás cipác; of ðǽre scipác, C. D. iii. 382, 16

Linked entry: ác

sýl-beám

(n.)
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a tree that serves as a pillar (?) Tó sýlbeáme; of sýl-beáme, C. D. iii. 79, 36

BEÁM

(n.)
Grammar
BEÁM, es; m.

a treearborthe treecrosspatibulumcruxa columnpillarcolumnawooda shiplignumnavisa BEAMsplintposta stock of a treetrabsstipesA ray of lighta sun-BEAMradiusa trumpettuba

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a tree; arbor Se beám bude wyrda geþingu the tree boded the councils of the fates, Cd. 202; Th. 250, 11; Dan. 545 : 23; Th. 30, 18; Gen. 468 : 24; Th. 31, 1; Gen. 478.

Linked entries: Beám-dún wudu beóm

ELM

(n.)
Grammar
ELM, ellm, es; m.

ELM, elm-tree ulmus

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An ELM, elm-tree; ulmus Genim elmes rinde take bark of elm, L. M. 1. 6; Lchdm. ii. 52, 9

Linked entry: ellm

for-clingan

(v.)
Grammar
for-clingan, p. -clang, pl. -clungon; pp. -clungen

To shrink upmarcescĕre

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To shrink up; marcescĕre Wǽron sume on forclungenum treówe ahangene some were hung up on a shrunken tree, Nath. 8

Linked entry: CLINGAN

linden

(adj.)
Grammar
linden, adj.
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Made of the lime-tree Scyld, leóht linden bord, Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 16; Gn. Ex. 95

Linked entry: lind

mǽr-apeldre

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-apeldre, an; f.

An apple-tree which serves as a boundary

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An apple-tree which serves as a boundary Hit cymeþ tó mǽrapeldran, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 390, 5

set-þorn

(n.)
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some kind of tree Andlang fura on sctþorn; of setþorne on fúlan ríþig, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 436, 14

an-wlóh

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Add: Not flourishing, like a tree without leaves. In Dan. 585 the ríce is compared with the stump of the tree which for seven years shewed no signs of life, and the statement swá þín ríce bið anwlóh expresses the same as swá þín blœ́d líð in 563.

Linked entry: ge-wló

ciris-beám

(n.)
Grammar
ciris-beám, es; m.

A CHERRY-treecĕrăsus = κερασός

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A CHERRY-tree; cĕrăsus = κερασός Cirisbeám cerasus, Wrt. Voc. 285, 44. Cirisbeám [MS. cisirbeam] cerasus, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 156, 19

Linked entries: beám cyrs-treów

plúm-blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
plúm-blǽd, e ; f.
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Fruit of the plum-tree Plúmbléda ete neahtnestig let him eat plums after his night's fasting, Lchdm. ii. 230, 13

Linked entry: blǽd

crístelmǽl-beám

(n.)
Grammar
crístelmǽl-beám, es; m.
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A tree on which a cross is fixed(?) On crístelmǽlbeám ( in a list of boundaries ), C. D. v. 389, 13

á-ceorfan

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Gif mon áceorfe án treów, Ll. Th. i. 130, 2. Áceorfan fram ússe heortan unclǽne geþóhtas. Shrn. 47, 23