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réceleást

(n.)
Grammar
réceleást, e; f.
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Hí for heora slǽwþe and for gímeléste and for récceléste forléton unwriten ðara monna þeáwas ðe on heora dagum foremǽroste wǽron, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 64, 34.

hád-swǽpa

(n.)
Grammar
hád-swǽpa, hád-swápe.
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For these two substitute: <b>hád-swǽpe, hád-swápe,</b> an; f.

on-médla

(n.)
Grammar
on-médla, (-medla, Grimm, Grein), an; m.

pride, glory, magnificence ⬩ pride, arrogance, presumption ⬩ courage, boldness

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Dagas sind gewitene, ealle onmédlan eorþan ríces, 310, 27; Seef. 81. pride, arrogance, presumption For onmédlan, Beo. Th. 5844; B. 2926. Him for onmǽdlan eorre geworden, Cd.

Linked entries: on-mǽdla on-médan

hefeld

(n.)
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Hebild seems a mistake for hebild-gerd in the gloss hebild liciatorium, Txts. 74, 602. Cf. hebelgerd, 75, 1219

ofer-búgan

(v.)

to avoid, shun

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[Ofer is probably a mistake for fer. v. note on this passage, and for-búgan.]

Linked entry: búgan

an-drysno

(n.)
Grammar
an-drysno, dat. pl. an-drysnum; f.

Fear ⬩ awe ⬩ reverence ⬩ timor ⬩ metus ⬩ reverentia

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Fear, awe, reverence; timor, metus, reverentia For andrysnum from reverence, Beo. Th. 3596; B. 1796

Linked entry: on-drysnu

bátian

(v.)
Grammar
bátian, p. ode; pp. od

To BAIT or lay a bait for a fish ⬩ to bait a hook ⬩ inescare

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To BAIT or lay a bait for a fish, to bait a hook; inescare,Som

fácen-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
fácen-dǽd, e; f.

A wicked deed, sin ⬩ peccātum

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A wicked deed, sin; peccātum For fyrenfulra fácendǽdum pro peccātōrĭbus derelinquentĭbus, Ps. Th. 118, 53

leðer-hose

(n.)
Grammar
leðer-hose, [-hosu?]; f.

gaiter

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A leather covering for the leg, gaiter Leðerhosa [-hosan?] caligas, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 33

scip-róðer

(n.)
Grammar
scip-róðer, es; n.
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An oar or a rudder for a ship Scipróðor navalia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 37

Linked entry: róðer

frum-dysig

(n.)
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After frumdysige insert (in ipso initio peccati), and for Nap. 26 l. Chrd. 18, 16

bie

be

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War. 10, 44, Similar entries for bió; subj. of bión to be

birig

(n.)

to a city,

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to a city, for byrig, Gen. 13, 12: Deut. 14, 27; d. s. of burh

an-spel

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For Cot. 56 substitute Conjecturam anspel (cf. conjectionis bodunge, 67), Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 69

druncning

(n.)
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For &#39;A drinking&#39; read &#39;A making drunk.&#39;

etere

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For Prov. 18 substitute Kent. Gl. 1044, and add

ge-eahtian

(v.)
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Geahtige mon ðone ceáp, syle þone teóþan pænig for Gode, Lch. iii. 56, 12. Add

ge-canc

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For 'Som. ... 510' substitute Gecance ludibrio, i. uituperatione, An. Ox. 1473. Mid gecance gannitura, 4504

ge-cor

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cor, es; n.
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Gif eów huá brocie for eóuuere gecore, Txts. 436, 3-4

Linked entry: -cor

hám-scír

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For ' Cot. 71, Lye' substitute Hámscíre edilitatem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 79. Hámscír, 29, 4

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