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eorþ-ling

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Substitute for 'A farmer; terrae cultor' 'A bird, ' and add:

feól-heard

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For 'hard like a file' substitute:

frum-gifu

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For Hpt. 457 substitute Frumgyfe, wyrþmynte praerogativam, An. Ox. 2154

hǽr-nǽdl

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For ' Lye ' substitute Mid þráwincspinle, hǽrnǽdla calamistro, An. Ox. 1200

hús-heofon

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For ' Cot. 119, Lye' substitute: Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 58

twi-bytme

(n.)
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For 'bytm' at end l. bytme

wídgalness

Grammar
wídgalness, <b>. II.</b>
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For Greg. Dial. 2, 3 substitute Gr. D. 108, l

wudu-gehæg

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For 'An enclosed wood' substitute: Woodland pasture. Cf. gehæg-holt

fleardere

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For 'Nap. 23' substitute: (eorum nugarum particeps), Chrd. 20, 12

ryne-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
ryne-strang, adj.

Strong for the course

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Strong for the course, Exon. Th. 400, 9; Rä. 20,7

an-

(prefix)

againstin returncontrare-un-onininto

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is used in composition, for A.

sceorp

(n.)
Grammar
sceorp, es; n.

Dress, apparel

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Hé hiene ðá for ðæm girelan g ebealg . . . and wénde ðæt hé for his forsewennesse swelc sceorp werede, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 33. Somnite áwendan on óðre wísan heora sceorp Samnites novum habitum sumentes, 3, 10; Swt. 138, 30.

Linked entry: á-scirpan

-iht

(suffix)
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As wost adjectives with one or other of these forms occur in the oblique cases only, it is impossible to say which form should be given in the nominative; but the -iht is found in þorniht, and the -ihte (-ehte, -ecti) in écilmehti, bogehte, clibecti (

flǽsc-mete

Flesh

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Gyt flǽscmettum (carnibus) ic brúce, for þám cild ic eom, Coll. M. 34, 21. Unrihtlic bið þæt se crístena man flǽsclice lustas gefremme on þám tíman þe hé flǽscmettas forgán sceal, Wlfst. 286, 2. Add:

útfangene-þeóf

(n.)
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Cf. cum furis comprehensione intus et foris, i. 550, 31. Omnis latro extra proclamatus (cf. proclamatus extra terminos suos, 4), Ll. Lbmn. 614, 1

murcian

(v.)
Grammar
murcian, p. ode

To grievecomplainrepine

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Murcaþ forðý ðæt hé Gode nolde þeówian gemunt homines quod Deo servire noluerunt Past. 36, 3; Swt. 250, 16. Ðæt hí him ondrǽden and murkien for hira unfullfremednesse ut imperfectionis suae taedio tabescant 65, 6; Swt. 467, 13.

Linked entries: murcen be-murcian

á-sprýtan

Grammar
á-sprýtan, l. á-spryttan,

to sprout outspring upto put forth sproutssprout out

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L. 91, 8. of a root, seed, to put forth sprouts, sprout out For ðám þá wyrttruman magon eft ðanon ásprettan (printed -spretgan) ne talige ic þé þeáh ꝥ tó nánre scylde, Shrn. 184, 21

Linked entry: á-sprettan

mearca

(n.)
Grammar
mearca, an; m.
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a mark, line. v. mearc; a territory. v. land-mearca (perhaps also Dene-mearca, the nominative of the weak form does not occur)

un-friþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-friþ, es; n.

absence of peacehostilitiesthe state of being out of the king's peace

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Hié ne dorston forþ bí ðære eá siglan for unfriþe; for ðæm ðæt land wæs eall gebún on óþre healfe ðære eás they durst not sail on past the river for fear of being attacked; for the land was all cultivated on the other side of the river, Ors. 1, 1; Swt

wénunga

(adv.)
Grammar
wénunga, (wéninga); adv.

Perhapshaplyby chance

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Ne hit nǽfre næs tó geopenigenne búton wénunga hwilc munuc út fóre unless it happened that a monk had to go out Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 104. Ðe læs wénunga ne forte Lk. Skt. 14, 8.

Linked entries: wéning weninga