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burg-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
burg-strǽt, a
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town-road On eásthealfe seó burhstrǽt, C. D. B. iii. 15, 11

gedál-land

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Add: Dole-land, common land in which various persons have portions indicated by land-marks. v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm. c. iv Ðás nigon hída licggeað ongemang óðran gedállande, feldlǽs gemáne and mǽda gemáne and yrðland gemǽne, C. D. vi. 39, 9.

Linked entry: ge-dǽle

here-strǽt

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Innan þone wege; þonne of þám wege út æt norðgæte on þone smalan pæþ, of þám smalan pæþ innan þá herestrét; þonne andlang þǽre herestrét, C. D. B. iii. 468, 14-16. Tó ðǽre wîde herestrǽt; ætter ðǽre herestrǽt, C. D. iii. 73, 19. Add

ældran

(n.)
Grammar
ældran, pl.

Parents ⬩ parentes

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Parents; parentes Míne ældran, Ps. C. 65 ; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 65

Linked entry: ældru

cærcian

(v.)
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to chirk, chirp, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Som. 29; 7, MS. C

recettung

(n.)
Grammar
recettung, e; f.
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Eructation Recetunge eructantia, Ps. Spl. C. 143, 16 : Ps. Surt. 143, 13

grundsópa

(n.)
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ground soap; saponaria officinalis Cartilago, Gl. C. Lchdm. iii. 329, col. 1

ge-sceap

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceap, <b>;
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III 3.&lt;/b&gt; For B. 3084 see healdan; C. II

be-wépnian

(v.)

to unweapon, disarm

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to unweapon, disarm, L. C. S. 61, titl; Th. i. 408, 16

ge-cyrring

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cyrring, e; f.

Converting ⬩ changing ⬩ conversio

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Converting, changing; conversio, C. R. Ben. 62 : Ps. Spl. T. 9, 3

ge-mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mǽte, adj.

Moderate, meet, fit ⬩ modicus, aptus

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Conf. 1; C. R. Ben. 55

þignan

(v.)
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to eat Hý ðýnde depastus est eam, Ps. Spl. C. 79, 14

Linked entry: þýnde

ác-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
ác-wudu, a; m.
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An oak wood Betwénan ácwudu and wulleleáh, C. D. vi. 218, 23

Linked entry: wudu

for-lǽtere

(n.)
Grammar
for-lǽtere, es; m.

forsakes

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One who leaves, forsakes, &c. Forlétrum relinquentibus, Lk. p. 9, 17

Linked entry: lǽtere

hæsel-rǽw

(n.)
Grammar
hæsel-rǽw, e; f.
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A row of hazels On ðá hæselrǽwe, C. D. iii. 77, 4

Lunden-tún

(n.)
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London From þæm nédbáderum in Lutidentúnes hýðe, C. D. i. 114, 21

mǽge

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Ic selle Cyneswíðe mínre mégan lond, C. D. ii. 100, 10. Add

pund-fald

(n.)
Grammar
pund-fald, a
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pinfold On hacan pundfald; of hacan pundfalde, C. D. vi. 41, 24

Linked entry: pyndan

þearfan

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¶ Add Heura ǽlc án .c. þearfendra manna gebaðige, Cht. Th. 616, 24

wilding

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Anweald ł wyldinge (-c ?) þín dominatio tua, Ps. L. 144, 13. Add

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