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ge-hǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hǽre, adj.

Hairy

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Hairy Wǽron hie swá gehǽre swá wildeór pilosus in modum ferarum, Nar. 22, 5

Linked entry: ge-feaxe

ge-lédd

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lédd, part.p.

Malleable ⬩ ductile ⬩ ductilis

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Malleable, ductile; ductilis On býman geléddon in tubis ductilibus, Ps. Spl. T. 97, 6

ge-sele

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sele, es; m. [sele]

A tabernacle ⬩ tăbernācŭlum

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A tabernacle; tăbernācŭlum On gesele ðínum in tăbernācŭlo tuo, Ps. Spl. T. 14, 1

geoht

(n.)
Grammar
geoht, es; n.

A yoke

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In. 60; Th. i. 140, 8: 60; Th. i. 140, 7

Linked entry: iuht

steor-gleáw

(adj.)
Grammar
steor-gleáw, adj.
Entry preview:

Skilled in a knowledge of the stars:?-Steorgleáwra, tuncgelwítegana mathematicorum, Hpt. Gl. 467, 75

sund-mere

(n.)
Grammar
sund-mere, es; m.
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-On sund mere in natatario, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 50

tǽlwirðlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tǽlwirðlíce, adv.

In a way that deserves censure, reprehensibly

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In a way that deserves censure, reprehensibly Tǽlwyrðlíce notabiliter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 16

þúfe

(adj.)
Grammar
þúfe, adj.

Tufted ⬩ having leaves in tufts(?) ⬩ bushy

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Tufted, having leaves in tufts(?), bushy Þúfe þistel sow thistle, Lchdm. ii, 312, 20

Linked entry: þífe-þorn

under-drifenness

(n.)

subjectio

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glosses subjectio in: Of underdrifenise diówla de subjectione daemonum, Lk. Skt. p. 6, 16

Linked entry: drifenness

under-tódál

subdistinctio

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renders subdistinctio in: Subdistinctio, ðæt is undertódál, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 14; Zup. 291, 5

Linked entry: tó-dál

weorc-sige

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-sige, es; m.
Entry preview:

Success in work Sigegyrd ic mé wege, wordsige and worcsige, Lchdm. i. 388, 15

Linked entry: sige

wís-wyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
wís-wyrdan, p. de
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To be wise in speech Wýswyrdan philosophari, Anglia xiii. 38, 301. v. next word

wudu-rima

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-rima, an; m.

The edge of a wood

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Kmbl. in. 34, 15

be-hogadnes

(n.)
Entry preview:

For Cot. 114 read On behogadnesse in exercita-tione, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 42

bóc-æceras

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Hiis terminis circumtdata terra ... in acquilone, burhware bócaceras, C. D. v. 186, 34. Add

costnung-stów

(n.)
Grammar
costnung-stów, e; f.
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A place of temptation On þǽre costnung*-*stówe in loco tentationis, Deut. 6, 16

cran

(n.)
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.,' and add: The word occurs in local names, e.g. Cransleá, Cranmere

for-berendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
for-berendlíce, adv.

tolerably

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In a way that may be borne, tolerably For-berendlícnr tolerabilius, Scint. 137, 6

Linked entry: berendlíce

for-bígan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Take here for-bígan in Dict., and add;

cyning-dóm

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Dele 'a kingdom,' substitute 'kingship,' 'sovereignty' for 'thy, the kingdom' in extracts, and add:

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