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palstr

(n.)
Grammar
palstr, a spike or
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something with a point Palester, plaster, palstr cospis, Txts. 50, 225. Palstre cuspite, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 58

prýtian

(v.)
Grammar
prýtian, to be or
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make proud, shew pride Prítigeaþ pipant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 80

stamer

(adj.)
Grammar
stamer, (-or, -ur); adj.
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Stammering Stomer balbutus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 12. Stamer balbus, i. 45, 51. Stamur, 75, 37. Stamor blessus, 288, 9. Stamerum balbis, ii. 81, 41: Hpt. Gl. 478, 14: 507, 45

Linked entry: stomer

un-behéfe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-behéfe, adj. (or subst.?)

Unsuitableinconvenientunprofitable

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Unsuitable, inconvenient, unprofitable Unbehéfe incommodum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 35

ge-swíþrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swíþrian, to be or
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become strong Bliss engla sangum geswíþerod. Verc. Forst. 135, 29

Linked entry: swíþrian

ofer-standan

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-standan, to stand, or
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be, above Þæt ofer his reliquias heofenlic leóht ealle niht wæs oferstandende ut super reliquias eius lux caelestis tota nocte steterit, Bd. 3, 11 ; Sch. 235, 9

scír-lett

(n.)
Grammar
scír-lett, a piece or
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measure of land On bisceopes scírlett; ofer ƀ. scírlett, Cht. E. 239, 9. Cf. geoc-led

Súþ-Langbeardan

(n.)
Grammar
Súþ-Langbeardan, the people (or
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country) of Lombardy In þám dǽlum Súþ-Langbeardena (Suð-Langbeardena landes dǽlum, v. l.) in Campaniae partibus, Gr. D. 169, 30. In Suð-Langbeardum (-Longbardum, v. l.) in Italia, 25, 26: in parte Campaniae, 210, 25

un-gescrépu

(n.)
Grammar
un-gescrépu, or un-gescrépe.
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Substitute: <b>un-gesorepe,</b> es; n. An inconvenience Mid þý þá se foresprecena brððor langre tíde þyllic ungescrépo (-scrǽpo) (þislic ungescróp [printed þislicum gescróp], v.l.) wann cum tempore non pauco frater praefatus tali incommodo

halan

(n.)
Grammar
halan, [or hamlan]

afterbirth

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afterbirth Gáte geallan on wíne gedruncen wífa halan him ofádéþ goat&#39;s gall, drunken in wine, removes women&#39;s afterbirth for them, Lchdm. i. 356, 8 Similar entries v. Gloss : Lchdm. ii

grutt

(n.)
Grammar
grutt, es; m. or n.
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Stánrocca stáncyslas and sinewealte scylua, grutta (or ?? scylua grutta of the rocks of the depths; cf. (?)

Linked entry: grut

molda

(n.)
Grammar
molda, or molde, an; m. or f.

The top of the head

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The top of the head Ðæt galdor man sceal singan ǽrest on ðæt wynstre eáre ðænne on ðæt swíðre eáre ðænne ufan ðæs mannes moldan the charm must first be sung into the left ear, then into the right ear, then on the top of the man's head, Lchdm. iii. 42

Linked entry: mold-gewind

hricsc

(n.)
Grammar
hricsc, [ = ? hrisc or hrics]

a rickcrick

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a rick, crick, a wrench accompanied with a small sound Of fylle oððe of slege oððe of hricsca hwilcum from a fall or from a blow or from any crick, L. M. 1, 31; Lchdm. ii. 72, 23

be-westan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-westan, prep, with dat. or adv.
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. ; besúþan Istria is se Wendelsǽ, and bewestan þá beorgas þe man hǽt Alpis . . . bewestan him Frofentsǽ, Ors. I. I; S. 22, 13, 15, 30. Beeástan him is se Risca sǽ, and bewestan Addriaticurn, S. 28, 1, 10

Asse-dun

(adj.)
Grammar
Asse-dun, adj. [asse asina; or asce ash, cinis; dun dun or grey, fuscus]

ASS-DUNASH-DUNdosinuscinereus

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ASS-DUN or ASH-DUN, of a dun or dark colour; dosinus, cinereus Assedun dosinus vel cinereus, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Wrt. Voc. 46, 39. 'Glossæ Isidori : Dosius vel dosinus, equus asinini pili,' Du Cange

þrýþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þrýþlíce, (?); adv.

Mightilydeliberately

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Grammar þrýþlíce, [Or, perhaps, þrydlíce = deliberately, might be read

Linked entries: þrydlíce þrýþig

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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On ðæm dæge plegedon hié of horsum, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 118, 29 : 3, 9; Swt. 132, 19. with the idea of origin or source Ða nítenu of eallum cinne and of eallum fugelcynne, Gen. 7, 8.

Linked entry: ob

westnorþ-lang

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
westnorþ-lang, adv. or adj. [cf. west-lang]
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With the length lying north-west (and south-east) Þonne is Italia land westnorðlang and eástsúðlang Italiae situs a circio in eurum tenditur Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22; 17

cyric-ragu

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-ragu, church-lichen or moss.

Similar entry: ciric-ragu

cyric-wæcce

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-wæcce, a church-watch or

wake

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wake, L. Edg. C. 28; Wilk. 84, 30

Linked entry: wæcce