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bi-windla

(n.)
Grammar
bi-windla, an; m.
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Onbútan ðone gáran on ðone biwindlan (pi-winðlan, 15), C. D. v. 148, 16. ?

be-sceáwod

(adj.)
Grammar
be-sceáwod, adj.

Considerate ⬩ thoughtful ⬩ circumspect

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Considerate, thoughtful, circumspect On gleáw-scipe swíþe bescáwede and forewittige, Lch. iii. 436, II

brego-ríce

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

clífan

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On clífende þám gáste se líchama inhaerendo spiritui caro, Gr. D. 264, 1. Add

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

deád-boren

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Add: still-born Gyf deádboren cyld sý on wífes innoðe, Lch. i. 206, 6

elebeám-stybb

(n.)
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the stump of an olive tree On þone elebeámstyb, C. D. iii. 430, 26

fearn-bracu

(n.)
Grammar
fearn-bracu, e; f.

A fern-brake

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A fern-brake, bed of fern On fearnbraca súðeweardæ, C. D. v. 173, 18

Linked entry: bracu

feor-land

(n.)
Grammar
feor-land, -lond.
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Geácsode se foresprecena wræcca on feorlandum þæs hálgan weres forðfóre, Guth. 94, 2. Add:

gedwol-fær

(n.)
Grammar
gedwol-fær, es; n. or <b>-faru</b>, e; f.
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A going astray Gewǽcede on gedwolfære defectos in abductione. Ps. Rdr. p. 291, 36

hearm-beorg

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-beorg, es; m.
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A hill of calamity or of affliction Sitæþ on hærmbergæ, E. M. Furn. 373

hláfmæsse-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
hláfmæsse-tíd, e; f.
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Lammas-tide Hú sié áttres ful sió lyft on hláfmæssetíd, Lch. ii. 14, 30

Linked entry: hláf-mæsse

helle-cǽge

(n.)
Grammar
helle-cǽge, an; f. [Under cǽg the weak fem. cǽge has been incorrectly deleted; it should be restored]
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Hé bereð helleciégan (cf. seó cǽge, 20) on handa, Verc. Först. l 28, 5

Linked entry: cæg

hreód-aler

(n.)
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some kind of alder(?) On Hreódalras; of Hreódalron, C. D. B. ii. 270, 26

hreód-pípere

(n.)
Grammar
hreód-pípere, es; m.
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A reed-piper, player on a flute Reódpípere auledus, Wrt. Voc. i. 60, 46

in-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
in-weorc, es; n.
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Indoor work On wintra . . . mænige inweorc wyrcean, ðerhsan, wudu cleófan, Angl. ix. 261, 24

irfe-gewrit

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Þá spræc ic on þá mágas mid þé erfegewrite, Cht. Th. 167, 19. Add

mǽd-lacu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽd-lacu, e; f.
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A meadow-stream On þá mǽdlace ; of þǽre lace, C. D. iii. 457, 6

mis-scrýdan

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Se misscrýdda wæs áworpen on ðá ýttran þeóstru, Hml. Th. i. 530, 21. Add

neowol-lic

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On deópum, niwelicum grunde in fundo, profundo, i. imo maris, An. Ox. 1942. Add

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