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wíf-cild

(n.)
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wíf-cild, es; n.

A female child

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A female child For wǽpnedbearne sceolde cennende wíf hí áhabban fram Godes húse ingange ðreó and ðrittig daga, and for wífcilde ( femina ) syx and syxtig daga, Bd. 1. 27 ; S. 493, 16

tó-settan

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Twá and hundseofontig bóca sind on bibliothécan, for þan þe hig sume sind tósette on twá ( some of them are put into two parts ) for heora langnysse, Ælfc. T. Grn. 19, 32. Add

bune

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Andlang ðǽre díc ðæt intó bunon; andlang bunan ðæt tó ðan ealdan forda, C.D. vi. 129, 27. ¶ Buna occurs as the name of a person, Txts. 156, 81 : 161, 277

wending

(n.)
Grammar
wending, e; f.

Turninga turning roundrevolutionchangingmutation

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Cf. wendan On ánre wendinge, ða hwíle ðe hé (the firmament) ǽne betyrnð, gǽð forð feówor and twéntig tída Hexam. 5; Norm. 8, 30. a turning up or over Gif ðǽr sié ðæs hrifes wendung if the stomach be upset (?)

cweartern-líc

(adj.)
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For reference substitute Germ. 400, 552

féþe-mund

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For 'foot-hand' substitute: walking-hand

ge-deáðian

(v.)
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For ge-déðan substitute ge-díþan

scyldigness

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For synnignise substitute deáþsynnignise, and add:

croh

(n.)
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For geola-croh. l. geolwe croh

S

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For the Runic S see Sigel

gærs-tún

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Forð tó Ósmundæs garstúnæs hyrnan; ðonan forð on bican gerstúnes hyrnan, i. 540, 2-3. On lyngærstún eástewerdne, iii. 55, 16. Add

rád

(n.)
Grammar
rád, e; f.
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for him that sits on the stout steed, traversing the roads, Runic pm.

fágian

(v.)

to vary

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Substitute: to grow dark (of a stormy sky) Tódæg stearm, fágas for ðon unrótlic heofon hodie tempestas, rutilat enim triste coelum, Mt.

ge-swicennes

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Add: cessation from doing, a leaving off of a practice, v. ge-swícan; 1 Beháte hé ǽrest bóte and geswicenesse ealra þǽra unþeáwa þe hé fore ádrǽfed wæs, R. Ben. 53, 10. Hé synna forgyfð þám ðe mid dǽdbóte dóð geswicennysse, Hml.

asterion

(n.)
Grammar
asterion, es; n. [ = άστέριον]

The herb pellitory, so called from its star-like formastericum

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The herb pellitory, so called from its star-like form; astericum, Herb. 61; Lchdm. i. 164, 1, 10

un-wemness

(n.)
Grammar
un-wemness, e; f.

Purity

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Purity Ðæt ða clǽnan and ða unwemman hira clǽnnysse and hiora unwemnysse forð gehióldan, Homl. Ass. 207, 422

certare

(n.)
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[A Scandinavian form (?). Cf. Icel. kartr a cart.]

gewidagur

(n.)
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(the Latin form glossed is derare ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 7

glade

(adv.)
Grammar
glade, (?); adv.
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fore góddædum glade blissiað, Cri. 1287

wilm-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
wilm-fýr, es; n.

Fierce fireflaming fire

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Fierce fire, flaming fire Fore Dryhtne færeþ wælmfýra mǽst, hlemmeþ háta lég, Exon. Th. 58, 7; Cri. 932