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Anglo-Saxon

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fell-stycce

(n.)
Grammar
fell-stycce, es; n.
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A piece of skin Hafa þǽre hýde fellsticceo on þínum sceón, Lch. i. 330, 5

for-giting

(n.)
Grammar
for-giting, e; f.

Forgetting ⬩ oblivio

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Forgetting; oblivio Forgitincge obliuionis, Angl. xiii. 440, 1064. On forgytincge in obliuione, Scint. 174, 13

Linked entry: -giting

forod-fót

(adj.)
Grammar
forod-fót, forod-fóte; adj.
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Having a broken foot, broken-footed Se forudfóta, Past. 66, 9 (note on p. 505)

heáh-cásere

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-cásere, es; m.
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The supreme emperor : Þú gewurðod eart on heofonríce heáhcásere, Hy. 7, 60. Cf. heáh-cyning

húslung

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Add: hanseling, communion Háligra húslung is and on crístendóme háligra gemana, Wlfst. 24, 13 note

leác-blæd

(n.)
Grammar
leác-blæd, es; n.
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A leek leaf Þis man sceal wið ꝥ gedrif wrítan on þreóm leácbladan, Nap. 41

midde

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On middan þǽre flóre his botles in medio tuguriunculi, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 3. Add

mid-irfenuma

(n.)
Grammar
mid-irfenuma, an; m.
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A co-heir Þ on yrfwerdnysse his mid-yrfenuma (coheres) þú sý, Scint. 148, 4

Linked entry: irfe-numa

múþa

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On múþan in porlum, Bl. Gl. Aestuaria, ostia ł múþan, An. Ox. 41, 3. Add

mylen-steall

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On ðone mylensteall; ðæt of ðém mylenstealle andlang Ycenan, C. D. v. 121, 10. Add

pleg-stede

(n.)
Grammar
pleg-stede, es; m.
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A play-place On ðone plægstede; and of ðan plægstede, C. D. vi. 244, 8

rudian

(v.)
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to be ruddy.E. S. viii. 478, 60. Him an rǽd hiów rudaþ on þám ricge

ryscen

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Þá nam heó ánne riscenne on scipwísan gesceapenne sumpsit fiscellam scirpeam, Ex. 2, 3. Add

rysc-ríþig

(n.)
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a stream in which rushes grow On rischríðig; of rischríðie; C. D. iii. 15, 25

þringan

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In l. 9 the MS. has þrym̃e (not þryme). Add Gúðcyst on þrang, Exod. 343

under-streowod

(adj.)
Grammar
under-streowod, adj.
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Under-strewn, having material to lie on Ic eom hnesce understreowod. Hml. S. 37, 201

un-fæger

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Swá sceort man and swá unfægger (-fæger, v.l. ) on ansýne, Gr. D. 46, 20. Add

bǽrning

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Add:: a burnt-offering Bærningum holocaustis, Ps. Vos. 50, 18. v. for-bǽrning, on-bǽrning

caulic

(n.)
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some kind of medicine Ðó caulices on .ii. dropan oððe þrý, Lch. ii. 272, 22

un-wittol

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wittol, adj.

Ignorant

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Ignorant On manegum beó ðú swylce unwittol in multis esto quasi inscius, Scint. 80, 12

Linked entry: -wittol

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