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ác-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
ác-wudu, a; m.

An oak wood

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An oak wood Betwénan ácwudu and wulleleáh, C. D. vi. 218, 23

Linked entry: wudu

hwifer

(adj.)
Grammar
hwifer, (?); adj.
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Perhaps this adjective may be inferred from the following words in Suffolk names Tó hwifermirsce, C. D. iii. 275, l. Wifærmyrsc, 273, 26. Tó hwifræme-[ra, v. C. D. B. iii. 603, 40], 275, 12. Ic gæan þæs landes æt hwi-fersce, 272, 16

ge-lád

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Add: a lode, water-course Vicum qui nu[ncupatur] Æt Euulangeládæ, C. D. B. i. 297, 10. Æt Eánflǽde geláde, C. D. v. 402, 2. Norð út onefen þæt gelád, and swá eástweardes þæt hit cymeð eft wiðnioðan þæt gelád on Sæferne, ii. 150, 12-14

sceam-full

(adj.)
Grammar
sceam-full, adj.

Modest, chaste

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Chaucer uses the word in its modern sense ignominious As shamful deeth as herte may deusye Come to these Juges, C. T. Group C. 290

hol

Grammar
hol, hollow.
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Tó holan díc, v. 365, 31. On holan dene, iv. 108, 27. On holan weg, v. 302, 37. <b>IV a.</b> lying in a hollow or depression of a stream, pool, &c. :-- On holan bróc, C. D. iv. 95, 36; : 287, 37. On holan ford, iii. 436, 12.

ǽfen-sang

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-sang, es; m.

EVEN-SONG ⬩ vespers ⬩ vespertinus cantus

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EVEN-SONG, vespers; vespertinus cantus, L. Ælf. C. 19; Th. ii. 350, 7

beala-níþ

(n.)
Grammar
beala-níþ, es ; m.

Baleful malice ⬩ evil ⬩ wickedness

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Baleful malice, evil, wickedness, Ps. C. 50, 111; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 111

at-ýwan

(v.)
Grammar
at-ýwan, p. de; pp. ed

To shew ⬩ ostendere

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To shew; ostendere He atýwde him ostendit eis, Ps. Spl. C. 77, 14

feoran

(v.)
Grammar
feoran, p. feorude

To remove afar off ⬩ elongāre

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To remove afar off; elongāre Ic feorude elongāvi, Ps. Spl. C. 54, 7

or-weorð

(n.)
Grammar
or-weorð, -wurð, es; n.
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Ignominy, shame Gefyl ansýne heora of orwurðe ( ignominia ), Ps. Spl. C. 82, 15

un-gereordedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gereordedlíc, -gereordlíc; adj.

Insatiable

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Insatiable Ungereordedlícne (-gereo[r]dlícre, Ps. Spl. C.) insatiabili, Ps. Surt. 100, 5

aler-sceaga

(n.)
Grammar
aler-sceaga, an; m.
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An alder-copse On arlscagan, of alrscagan, C. D. B. iii. 667, 18

Linked entry: sceaga

Aro-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
Aro-sǽte, Aro-sǽtan the name of an English people (
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district) Arosǽtna landes is syx hund hýda, C. D. B. i. 414, 26

bisceop-ród

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-ród, e; f.
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A cross worn by a bishop ii. bisceopróde, C. D. iv. 275, 11

ford-wer

(n.)
Grammar
ford-wer, es; m.
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A weir at a ford Be súðan fordwere, C. D. iii. 437, 11

fleax-waran

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Andlang burnan on ðá flexwaran; on ðone hagan, C. D. v. 382, l

fisc-lacu

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-lacu, e; f.

A fish-pond

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A fish-pond Andlang móres on fisclace, C. D. B. ii. 374, 16

Linked entry: lacu

hors-weg

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On horsweg; of horswege innan gátánstíge, C. D. B. i. 417, 12. Add

innan-burhware

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Ðá þreó geférscipas innanburhwara and útanburhwara, C. D. B. iii. 491, II. Add

sceaga

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In hǽðleáge sceagan ðǽr hé þynuest is, C. D. iii. 391, 15. Add