glíw-word
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A word in a song Se Wísdóm gliówordum gól (cf. ongan gliówian and geoddode, Bt. 12; F. 36, 6), Met. 7, 2
gnidel
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A pestle Gnidil pistillus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 43
hádung-dæg
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The anniversary of a person's ordination Þá gelamp hit embe geáres ryne ꝥ hit wæs þæs abbodes hádingdæg. Þá sende ánne brððor tó Pafnuntie and laþode hine tó þǽre symbelnesse, Hml. S. 33, 59. Hádungdæg, 91
hæferblǽte
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Substitute: <b>hæfer-blǽte</b> (-a), an; f. (m.) A snipe, or bittern (?) (the word translates bicoca and bugium) Hraebreblétae, hebreblétae, hæbrebléte bicoca, Txts. 44, 2. Hæferblǽte vel pur, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 42: 280, 28 : ii. 11. 7. Hæferblǽta
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hand-hefe
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and add Hondhafum, Lk. R. 11, 46
heáfod-æcer
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A strip of land, an acre in extent, lying at the head (cf. heáfod ; 2 a) of a field [and so forming its upper boundary (? cf. heáfodland)] Fines gemǽre, limites h(e)áfudland, decumanus tióðe h(e)áfudæcer, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 2-4. Bæ ðæs heáfdæcres westfurh
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heáfod-beorg
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A chief hill (?) On cissan beorg middanweardne . . . ; swá tó heáfodbeorge westeweardon, C. D. v. 179, 26-30. Ðis synt ðá landes meǽre tó Bryningtúne. Ǽrest on heáfdbeorh; ðonne on wyrtwalan . . . swá tó herpaðe; andlang herpaðes tó Imman beorge ; of
godspell-traht
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An exposition of a portion of the gospels, a homily Ic gemune mé sylfne secgan þás wísan in þám godspelltrahtum þe ic sylf writ in Homiliis evangelii rem narrasse me recolo, Gr. D. 283, 1. Ic cweðe nú þæt ic nǽfre heononforð ne áwende godspeltrahtas
hám-síþ
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A journey home Drihtnes encgel hyre gecígde þone hámsíþ hyre gemæccan, Hml. A. 125, 273
grynel
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Add: A swelling in the neck Grynlas toles, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 60. Cf. cyrnel
grytt
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Dust, meal Grytt pollis, Txts. 89, 1620. Gryt grues (the word occurs in a list headed ' Incipit de frugibus. ' The same gloss is given in Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 30. In this case comparison may be made with Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 22 where grues is written for the
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gutt
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A gut, an entrail Guttas, innoðas receptacula (viscerum), Hpt. Gl. 408, 52
gríg-hund
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A grey-hound Gríghund unfer, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 28. Canem quem Angli dicunt greihund, Ll. Lbmn. 367, note. [Icel. grey a grey-hound.] See preceding word
grin
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Substitute: <b>grin, giren, geren,</b> e; f.: <b>grin,</b> es; n. and add: a snare for taking game, &c. (lit. and metaph.) Hé cymð suá suá grin ofer ealle ðá ðe eardiað ofer eorðan, Past. 129, 22. Úre sáwl is áhred of
grípend
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One who seizes (v. grípan; ), a robber Strúdend oððe grípend raptor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 69
grist-bite
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Gnashing of teeth In tóða gristbitum, Wlfst. 188, 5
hæsel-wrid
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and add On ðone miclan hæslwríð wiðneoðon ðæt gráfet; of ðám hæsl-wríðe, C. D. v. 194, 14
hǽþ-feld
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Open uncultivated land, a heath Tó mǽde, and se hǽðfeld eal gemǽne, C. D. v. 78, 32. On ðone hǽðfeld, 177, 27. Úp on þone lytlan ( printed hone lytland) hǽþfeld, C. D. B. i. 296, 25. Forheregian swá swá fýres lég déð drígne hǽþfeld, Bt. 16, 1; F. 50,
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hǽþfeld-land
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Moorland Lindesfarona landes is syfan þú end hýda mid hǽþfeldlande, C. D. B. i. 414, 18
hafe-geat
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A gate that has to be raised (?) In tó hafegeæte; of hafegeæte, C. D. iv. 157, 11. Cf. tyrn-geat