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seonu-wealt

Grammar
seonu-wealt, [In the gloss at Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 54 perhaps torosa denotes the roundness or plumpness of a muscular object. Could it be a gloss on a passage from Ovid, torosa colla boum?]
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Add Sinewealtre trendla tyrnincge tereti circulorum rotunditate, An. Ox. 522. Add Of sinewealtum þrǽda cliwene ex tereti filorum glomere, An. Ox. 3734. Sinewealte popelstánas rotundas lapillulos, 1813

brim-rád

(n.)
Grammar
brim-rád, e; f.

The sea-road ⬩ the sea ⬩ maris cursus ⬩ mare

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The sea-road, the sea; maris cursus, mare Geofon swaðrode, brimrád gebád the ocean subsided, the sea-road stopped, Andr. Kmbl. 3172; An. 1589: 2525; An. 1264

horn-geáp

(adj.)
Grammar
horn-geáp, adj.

Having a wide extent between the 'horns', an epithet of a building

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Having a wide extent between the 'horns', an epithet of a building Tempel dryhtnes heáh and horngeáp, Andr. Kmbl. 1335; An. 668 : Beo. Th. 164; B. 82

fiþer-scíte

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Fiþerscýte triquadra (mundi latitude), An. Ox. 1295. Án fæt fýðerscýte and brád, Hml. S. 10, 85. Gefégde feoþersctte quadratur (durus scopulus calcis compage), Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 68. Fiþerscýtes quadrati, An. Ox. 1702. On fiþerscítum dǽle in quadratapagina

hearm-loca

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-loca, an; m.

An enclosed place where hurt or affliction is suffered, a prison

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An enclosed place where hurt or affliction is suffered, a prison Wræcstówe under hearmlocan gefóran they reached their place of exile in hell, Cd. 5; Th. 6, 19; Gen. 91. Hé his maguþegne under hearmlocan hǽlo ábeád he announced safety to his servant

cruft

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Substitute for examples Cruftas (e written over the a: cf. cruftan (es written over the an), Hpt. Gl. 454, 62) crypte, An. Ox. 2046. Cruftan (so Hpt. Gl. 485, 3) (in) crypta, 3350. Crufte, 4907 (so Hpt. Gl. 518, 77). Crufte (scrufte, An. Ox. 4889) (ad

mund-bora

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Mundbora patronus (civilalis ), An. Ox. 4877. An ðás rédenne ic hit ðider selle ðe se monn sé ðe Kristes cirican hláford sié, sé mín and mínra erfewearda forespreoca and mundbora and an his hláforddóme wé bián móten, C. D. i. 311, 21. Iulianus úre ciricean

ǽg

(n.)
Grammar
ǽg, e; f.

water ⬩ water land ⬩ an island

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water, water land, an island

ambiht

(n.)
Grammar
ambiht, ambieht

an office ⬩ ministry ⬩ service ⬩ officium

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an office, ministry, service; officium

ancor-ráp

(n.)
Grammar
ancor-ráp, es; m.

An anchor-rope ⬩ a cable

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An anchor-rope, a cable

apple-tún

(n.)
Grammar
apple-tún, es; m.

An orchard ⬩ pomarium

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An orchard; pomarium, Cot. 146

Linked entry: appel-tún

ecer

(n.)

an acre

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an acre. Som. Ben. Lye

él

(n.)

an eel

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an eel, Som. Ben. Lye

freoðo-webba

(n.)

a peace-weaver ⬩ an angel

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a peace-weaver, an angel

ge-dwol-þing

(n.)

an erroneous thing ⬩ deceit ⬩ imposture

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an erroneous thing, deceit, imposture

cylcende

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
cylcende, (bylcende? cf. bealcan, bealcettan)
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ructans, An. Ox. 20, 2

un-gescróp

(n.)
Grammar
un-gescróp, es ; n.
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An inconvenience. See preceding word

Linked entry: ge-scróp

ǽfen-offrung

(n.)
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an evening sacrifice, Chrd. 3021

frumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
frumlíce, adv.

Originally ⬩ originaliter

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Originally; originaliter, An. Ox. 1155

sewte

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Andr. Kmbl. 1483; An. 743