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hafela

(n.)
Grammar
hafela, hafala, heafela, heafola, an; m.

The headcaputκεφαλί

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The head; caput; κεφαλί Se hwíta helm hafelan werede the bright helm guarded the head, Beo.Th. 2901; B. 1448 : 2658; B. 1327 : 3564; B. 1780. Of ðæs hǽlendes heafelan from the Saviour's head, Exon. 15 a; Th. 31, 34; Cri. 505. Heafolan, Beo.Th. 5352;

Linked entries: heofula heafola

croc-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
croc-wyrhta, crocc-wyrhta, -wirhta, an; m.

A crockworkerpotter figulusluti figulus

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A crockworker, potter; figulus, luti figulus Crocwyrhta figulus vel luti figulus Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Som. 31, 62. Ic gedó ðæt ðú hí miht swá eáðe abrecan, swá se croccwyrhta mæg ǽnne croccan tamquam vas figuli confringes eos Ps. Th. 2, 9. Fæt crocwirhtan

friþ-gegilda

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-gegilda, friþ-gegylda, an; m. [friþ-gild a peace-guild]

A member of a peace-guildcongildosŏdālissŏcius

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A member of a peace-guild; congildo, sŏdālis, sŏcius Ðis is seó gerǽdnis ðe ða biscopas and ða geréfan ðe to Lundenbyrig hýraþ gecweden habbaþ on úrum friþgegyldum, ǽgðer ge eorlisce ge ceorlisce this is the ordinance that the bishops and reeves which

giw

Grammar
giw, l. <b>gíw,</b> and add: <b>giú, gíg</b>
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Geówes hé hafað fiðeru and griffus fét, Sal. 264

ge-íþan

Grammar
ge-íþan, <b>ge-éðtan</b> in Dict., and add: to be gentle. v. eáþe,
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Take here Ic þé bidde ꝥ þú áríse, and wit þonne bégen biddan ꝥ God þysum wífe geýþe (gemiltsige, v. l. ), Gr. D. 216, 2. See next word

Linked entry: -íþan

hwæt-hwega

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæt-hwega, -hwigu, -hugu; pron. and adv. [cf. use of something in Shakspere.]

Somethingsomewhata little

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Something, somewhat, a little Sing mé hwæthwegu canta mihi aliquid, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 12. Hwæthugu wundurlícre hálignesse aliquid miræ sanctitatis, 3, 9; S. 534, 1. Hwæthwegu seldcúþes something strange, Bt. 34, 4; Fox 138, 28. Hwæthwygo aliquid, Nar

platian

(v.)
Grammar
platian, Substitute: to beat into thin plates; and add: v. ge-platod.

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gafol-gylda

Grammar
gafol-gylda, gaful-gylda, -gilda, -gelda, an; m.

a tribute-payertributarydebtortrĭbūti reddĭtordēbĭtora rent-payera renter of land as opposed to the ownerqui censum annum penditconductor

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Beón hig ealle gesunde and þeówion ðé and beón ðíne gafolgildan cunctus pŏpŭlus salvābĭtur et serviet tĭbi sub trĭbūto, Deut. 20, 11. Twegen gafolgyldan wǽron sumum lǽnende duo dēbĭtōres ĕrant cuidam fænĕrātōri, Lk.

ge-cnáwness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cnáwness, e; f. An acknowledgement, v. ge-cnáwan; II. 2
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Nú dóð hig æt ǽlcum heorðe tó gecnáwnisse þám canonicon ánne penig tó Eástron ǽlce geáre, Cht. Th. 609, 7

Linked entry: -cnáwness

ge-líca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-líca, an; m : also ge-líce, an; f.

An equalæqualisparæqualitas

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An equal; æqualis, par, æqualitas Nán man nis his gelíca on eorþan non sit ei similis in terra, Job. Thw. 164, 17. Micel is ðæt ongin ðínre gelícan great is the attempt for thy equal [cf.

Linked entry: un-gelíca

helle-hæftling

Grammar
helle-hæftling,
  • Andr. Kmbl. 2683; An. 1344
  • :
  • Exon. 69 a; Th. 257, 12; Jul. 246
  • :
  • Salm. Kmbl. 253; Sal. 126.

Linked entry: hæftling

wansian

(v.)
Grammar
wansian, p. ode [the word seems to occur only late, and perhaps is due to Scandinavian, cf. Icel. vansi want: wanian is the usual word]
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The compound á-wansian also occurs :-- If áni man ðis ilk forward breke and áwansige, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 243, 6

Linked entry: á-wansian

næss

(n.)
Grammar
næss, ness, es; m.

a nessland running out into waterheadlandpromontory

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Th. 6055; B. 3031, Hrones næs Whales-ness, 5603; B. 2805,,] Æt brimes næsse at the sea-headland, Andr. Kmbl. 3417; An. 1712. Beorh wæterýðum neáh, be næsse, Beo. Th. 4478; B. 2243. Gesæt on næsse cyning, 4825; B. 2417.

Linked entries: næsse ness

ge-bǽte

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bǽte, -bǽtel, es; n. [ge, and bǽte a bit of a bridle]

A bit of a bridlea bridletrappingslŭpātumcāmusfrēnum

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A bit of a bridle, a bridle, trappings; lŭpātum, cāmus, frēnum Ðæt gebǽtel of ateáh he took the bridle off, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 34. Mid ðám gebǽtum with the trappings, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 22

Linked entry: bǽte

ealdor-ner

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-ner, l. ealdor-neru, e; f., and add: [cf. Icel. aldr-nari fire (poet.)]
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cf. feorh-neru

ge-wyrde

Grammar
ge-wyrde, speech, v. ge-wyrd verbosity, and first passage under ge-wyrd fate.

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pluccian

(v.)
Grammar
pluccian, ploccan. l. ploccian, and for the gloss at Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 59
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substitute Ploccaþ discerpit, lacerat, tóslít, devorat, carpit.Add:

spillan

Grammar
spillan, Dele last passage, and see spillend: <b>-spilledness.</b>

brýtest

(v.)
Grammar
brýtest, brýtst, he brýteþ, brýt

breakest, breaks

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breakest, breaks;

brémel-þyrne

(n.)
Grammar
brémel-þyrne, an; f. [brémel
a bramble
, þyrne
a thorn
]

a bramblea thornA bramble-thorn, bramble-bush;rubus

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A bramble-thorn, bramble-bush; rubus On middan ánre brémelþyrnan de media rubi, Ex. 3, 2, 4