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un-lǽttu

(n.)
Grammar
un-lǽttu, f.
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Moral wretchedness, wickedness God gecýðde in þám for hwylcre scylde (blasphemy) se cniht wæs geseald swylcum éhterum; for þon þe his fæder nolde hine gerihtan þá hwíle þe hé lifde,þá ylcan unlǽttu hé lét hine eft edníwian þá þá hé sweltende wæs, Gr

Linked entry: -lǽttu

æppel-hús

(n.)
Grammar
æppel-hús, es; n.

An apple-house ⬩ a place for fruit generally ⬩ pomarium

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An apple-house, a place for fruit generally; pomarium, Wrt. Voc. 58, 55

Linked entry: hús

neód-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
neód-weorþung, e; f.

Great honouring

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Great honouring For naman ðínes neódweorþunge propter nomen tuum. Ps. Th. 142, 11

gagolisc

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For geglisces mægdenes ( the daughter of Herodias ) plegan, Mart. H. 156, 18. Add

stofa

(n.)
Grammar
stofa, an ; m.
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A room for a warm bath Stofa balneum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 60

Linked entry: stuf-bæþ

á-metsian

(v.)
Grammar
á-metsian, p. ode
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To provide food for Man him ámetsode, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 27 note

be-strúdan

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Bestroden wǽre infisca-retur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 69. For second passage substitute

cin-tóþ

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For 'Prov. 30, Lye' substitute Of his cintóþum molaribus suis, Kent. Gl. 1084

críst-ness

(n.)
Grammar
críst-ness, (crísten- ?), e; f.
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Christianity Ic eów hálsige . . . for ðǽre crístnesse ðe gé underféngan, Rtl. 114, 16

Linked entry: crísten-ness

dol-sceaþa

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Add: dol(h)-sceaþa (?) a robber who wounds. Cf. dolswaþu for dolh-swaþu

furh-wudu

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For 'Gl. C. . . . col. 1' substitute Furhwudu pinus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 36

ge-reónung

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Substitute for second passage Swicful feónda gereónung fraudulenta emulorum factio, An. Ox. 2243

ge-stenc

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For gistencs l. gistences, and add In gestenc in adore, Rtl. 12, 15

ge-corenlíce

(adv.)
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For Cot. 77 substitute Gecorenlíce ł æþelíce eleganter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 71

hand-selen

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For 'Cot. 136, Lys.' substitute Handselen manci*-*patio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8; 59

hunigteár-lic

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For ' Cot. . . . Lye' substitute þone hunigteár- lican nectareum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 49

seten

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Take ymb-seten to for Lind. l. Rush. Add: v. cwild-, hundred-seten

weald

(adj.)
Grammar
weald, adj.
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For wealdestan perhaps weallendestan should be read as a literal rendering of ferventissirno

cæg

(n.)
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Dele 'For eage; f. l. ' and add Seó cǽge, Verc. Först. 128, 20

web-tawa

(n.)

thread for weaving

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thread for weaving Webtawa linea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 11. Cf. next word

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