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cin-tóþ

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For 'Prov. 30, Lye' substitute Of his cintóþum molaribus suis, Kent. Gl. 1084

críst-ness

(n.)
Grammar
críst-ness, (crísten- ?), e; f.
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Christianity Ic eów hálsige . . . for ðǽre crístnesse ðe gé underféngan, Rtl. 114, 16

Linked entry: crísten-ness

dol-sceaþa

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Cf. dolswaþu for dolh-swaþu

furh-wudu

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For 'Gl. C. . . . col. 1' substitute Furhwudu pinus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 36

ge-reónung

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Substitute for second passage Swicful feónda gereónung fraudulenta emulorum factio, An. Ox. 2243

ge-stenc

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For gistencs l. gistences, and add In gestenc in adore, Rtl. 12, 15

ge-corenlíce

(adv.)
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For Cot. 77 substitute Gecorenlíce ł æþelíce eleganter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 71

hand-selen

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For 'Cot. 136, Lys.' substitute Handselen manci*-*patio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8; 59

hunigteár-lic

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For ' Cot. . . . Lye' substitute þone hunigteár- lican nectareum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 49

seten

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Take ymb-seten to for Lind. l. Rush. Add: v. cwild-, hundred-seten

weald

(adj.)
Grammar
weald, adj.
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For wealdestan perhaps weallendestan should be read as a literal rendering of ferventissirno

web-tawa

(n.)

thread for weaving

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thread for weaving Webtawa linea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 11. Cf. next word

heals-beág

(n.)
Grammar
heals-beág, es; m.

A ring for the neck, necklacemonile, collare,torques

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A ring for the neck, necklace; monile, collare, Beo. Th. 4350; B. 2172

ofer-ild

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-ild, e; f.

Very great age

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Very great age Him se deáþ geneálǽcþ for ðære oferylde, Wulfst. 147, 27

Linked entry: for-ildu

slegel

(n.)
Grammar
slegel, es; m.

An instrument for striking a harppercussorium, mazaa hammer, mallet.

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An instrument for striking a harp Slegele plectro Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 79

smirwung-ele

Grammar
smirwung-ele, smiring-ele, es; m.

Oil for anointing

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Oil for anointing Of ðam smiring-ele de oleo unctionis Ex. 29, 21

læt

(n.)
Grammar
læt, es; m.
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one of the third with forty shillings, L.

mægen-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-cræft, es; m.

Main forcegreat power or mightmighty power

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Main force, great power or might, mighty power Mægencræft ðe him meotud engla forgiefen hæfde the power which the Lord of angels had given him, Exon. 49 a; Th. 170, 1; Gú. 1105.

sigle

(n.)
Grammar
sigle, es ; n.
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A necklace, collar, band for the neck Ne beóþ ðǽr forþ borene sigele ne beágas ne heora heáfodgold, Wulfst. 253, 23. Ðá gemétte heó under hrægele gylden sigele ( monile ), Bd. 4, 23 ; S. 595, 5. Háma ætwæg Brósinga mene, sigle and sincfæt, Beo.

Linked entries: sigel sigele

(n.)
Grammar
tá, gen. tán; f.

a twig, shoot

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Ðá com ðæs wítegan tá upp, i. 246, 3-5. v. tán, and Similar entries cf. for a similar pair of forms flá and flán