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hrycg-mearh

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Hricgmearh (printed -mearð) spina, Wülck. Gl. 292, 7. Add

þeótan

(v.)
Grammar
þeótan, and þútan; p. þeát, pl. þuton.

to howl like a wolf

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Hwílum swá swá þeótende wulf, hwílum swá beorcende fox, Shrn. 141, 12. of other sounds Þeótende murmurans, Germ. 399. 417. Hlówende, þútende bombosa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 51. Ðære þútendan bombose, 11, 71.

Linked entries: a-þeótan ge-þot þútende þoterian

hýra

(n.)
Grammar
hýra, an; m.

hireling

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Hýrena þeáwe gé fleóþ ... swá se hýra ðonne hé ðone wulf gesyhþ ye flee after the manner of hirelings ... as the hireling does when he sees the wolf, Past. 15, 1; Swt. 38, 14

Linked entry: ambeht-híra

dun-grǽg

(adj.)
Grammar
dun-grǽg, adj.
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Dark-grey Dungrǽg fuscus, i. niger vel tenebrosus, Wülck. Gl. 246, 4

un-áscirod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áscirod, adj.

Not separated

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Not separated Unáscyrod inremota, s. inseparata, Wülck. Gl. 253, 3

Linked entry: á-scirian

á-ræfnendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
á-ræfnendlic, á-ræfniendlic; adj.
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Tolerable, possible Áræfniendlic possibile, Wülck. Gl. 250, 4 : 251, 22

hege-sugge

(n.)
Grammar
hege-sugge, an; f.
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A hedge sparrow Hegesugge cicada, uicetula, Wülck. Gl. 131, 34

Linked entries: hæg-sugga heges-sugge

ge-hrine

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hrine, es; m.
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Voc. i. 64, 21 (Wülck. Gl. 290, 2 gives æthrine)

scelle

glosses ⬩ concisium

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Voc. ii. 105, 10: 15, 15: Wülck. Gl. 214, 7

Linked entry: wæl-scel

crá

(n.)
Grammar
crá, the croaking sound made by frogs or crows
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Coax i. crá, vox ranarum vel corvorum, Wülck. Gl. 208, 10

lyg-ness

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Figmenta, i. plasmatio, mendacia híwunga, lignes, Wülck. Gl. 239, 9. Add

línete

(n.)
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In Wülck. Gl. 286, 21 the word is given as línece

ge-hefed

(adj.; part.)
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weighted, weighed down with a burden Hefe gehefedum mole grauatis Wülck. Gl. 251, 16

Linked entry: -hefed

hand-þweál

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Handþweál manulauium, Wülck. Gl. 146, 9. (Omitted after Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 16.) Add: —

hulfestre

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Voc. i. 63, 24) ciapella, Wülck. Gl. 287, 14. Add

lǽst-wyrhta

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Lǽstwyrhta caligarius Wülck, Gl. 112, 9, omitted at Wrt. Voc. i. 19. 17. Add

BEARO

(n.)
Grammar
BEARO, bearu; gen. bearwes; dat. bearwe, bearowe, bearuwe; acc. bearo; pl. nom. acc. bearwas; gen. -wa; dat. -wum; m.

A grove ⬩ wood ⬩ nemus ⬩ lucus ⬩ silva ⬩ virgultum

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A grove, wood; nemus vel lucus, silva, virgultum Se hálga bearo sette the holy man planted a grove, Cd. 137; Th. 172, 7; Gen. 2840. Wæter wynsumu bearo ealne geondfaraþ pleasant waters pervade all the grove, Exon. 56 b; Th. 202, 10; Ph. 67. Bearu nemus

Linked entries: bærwe bearowe bearu bearuwe bearwas beora

swipor

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Add: shifty Swiper (printed hwiper) leue, labile, instabilis, Wülck. Gl. 245, 25

ge-þeahtere

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. ¶ rendering the Latin consul :-- Hwæt wule wé cweþan be þínum twám sunum, þá sint ealdormen and geþeahteras quid dicam liberos consulares?, Bt. 10; F. 28, 31. Add

hrif-téung

(n.)
Grammar
hrif-téung, e; f.
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Voc. i. 19, 24) yleos, Wülck. Gl. 112, 23

Linked entry: téung

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