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lyft-fleógend

(n.)
Grammar
lyft-fleógend, es; m.

a bird

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That which flies in the air, a bird Lyftfleógendra, Salm. Kmbl. 579; Sal. 289

mearc-hof

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-hof, es; n.

A dwelling in a mark or country

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A dwelling in a mark or country, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 14; Exod. 61

melu-hús

(n.)
Grammar
melu-hús, es; n.

A house in which to keep meal

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A house in which to keep meal Mealehús farinale, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 41

Linked entry: meale-hús

ræt

(n.)
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a rat Ræt raturus (in a list of animals), Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 48

ge-beorhnys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beorhnys, -nyss, e; f.

A refuge ⬩ refŭgium

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A refuge; refŭgium On húse gebeorhnysse in dŏmum refŭgii, Ps. Spl. C. 30, 3

geond-seón

(v.)
Grammar
geond-seón, p. -seáh

To see beyond or through ⬩ perspicere, in conspectu habere,

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To see beyond or through; perspicere, in conspectu habere, Beo. Th. 6166; B. 3087

ge-sceorpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceorpan, p. -scearp

To scrape, carve in pieces ⬩ conscindere minutatim

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To scrape, carve in pieces; conscindere minutatim, Herb. 57, 1; Lchdm. i. 160, 4

Linked entry: sceorpan

tǽnen

(adj.)
Grammar
tǽnen, adj.

Of twigs

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Of twigs Tǽnene sceptrinae (sceptrum = virga in Aldhelm. v. Migne), Hpt. Gl. 483, 62

wlitelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wlitelíce, adv.

Beautifully ⬩ in comely fashion

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Beautifully, in comely fashion Hí weófod wlitelíce geworhtan and gegyredon, Blickl. Homl. 205, 6

wudu-feld

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-feld, a, es; m.

A field of the wood

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A field of the wood On wudufeldum in campis silvae, Ps. Th. 131, 6

ǽ-swice

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-swice, es; m.
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Failure in the keeping of the law Þurh lahbrycas and ǽswicas, Wlfst. 164, 3

Linked entry: swice

brego-ríce

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Wé gehérdon þá on bregoríce audivimus eam in Effrata, Ps. L. 131, 6. Add

cróg-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
cróg-cynn, es; n. A kind of vessel
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Collatum, i. vas in quo deportatur vinum, vel crógcyn, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 51

dǽl-ness

(n.)
Grammar
dǽl-ness, e; f.
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Division, breaking (of bread) On dǽlnise hláfes in fractions panes, Lk. p. 11, 11

fór-bóc

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Siþbóc, fór-bóc ilinerarium, i. librutn quem in itinere habebat, An. Ox. 2023. Substitute

ge-medummicel

(adj.)
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Take here passage under <b>ge-medmicel</b> in Dict

Linked entry: medum-micel

ge-wemmedlíce

(adv.)
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Take here <b>ge-wemmodlíce</b> in Dict., and add

Linked entry: -wemmedlíce

ge-wiltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wiltan, p. te
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Take here <b>ge-wæltan</b> in Dict

ge-tunecod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tunecod, adj.
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Provided with a tunic, dressed in a tunic Ge-tunecude togatos, Germ. 393, 155

Linked entry: tunece

heáh-græft

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-græft, adj.
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Substitute: heáh-græft a carving in relief Heáhgræfte anaglifa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 13

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