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sceacged

(adj.)
Grammar
sceacged, adj.

shagged

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Having hair on the head, shagged Sceacgede comosus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 71. Sceagode, 132, 7

Linked entries: feaxede sceacga sceagod

up-eard

(n.)
Grammar
up-eard, es; m.

A dwelling on high

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A dwelling on high Ic eom síþes fús upeard niman, Exon. Th. 166, 31; Gú. 1051

wemm

(n.)

a spot

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a spot Wið wemme (cf. 34, 9 which has wenne) on eágum Lchdm. ii. 2, 8. (?)

Linked entry: wæm

ǽfen-tíma

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On ǽfentíman úre Dryhten offrode æt his ǽfengereorde, Btwk. 218, 9: Hml. S. 15, 58. Add

æscstede-ród

(n.)
Grammar
æscstede-ród, e; f.

A cross marking a battlefield

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A cross marking a battlefield ? Of dære greátan apeldre on æscstederóde, C. D. iii. 135, 22

hæfte-clomm

(n.)
Grammar
hæfte-clomm, es; m.

Fetter, bond

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Fetter, bond On hǽðenra hæfteclommum in the fetters of heathen men, Chr. 942; Erl. 116, 16

hand-geweald

(n.)
Grammar
hand-geweald, es; n.

Power

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Power Hé hí on handgeweald hǽðenum sealde tradidit eos in manus gentium, Ps. Th. 105, 30

slífe-scóh

(n.)

a loose shoe easily drawn on, a slipper

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a loose shoe easily drawn on, a slipper Socc, slébescóh soccus Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 69

Linked entries: scóh slébe-scóh

ge-þrǽstnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þrǽstnes, -ness, e; f.

Affliction ⬩ contrition ⬩ contrītio

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Affliction, contrition; contrītio On swá mycelre geþræstnesse in tanta contrītiōne, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 27

Linked entry: ge-þrǽstedness

sin-dolh

(n.)

a lasting, very great wound

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a lasting, very great wound Him on eaxle wearð syndolh sweotol, Beo. Th. 1638; B. 817

Linked entry: syn-dolh

cynning-stán

(n.)
Grammar
cynning-stán, es; m. [cennan

A trying-stone ⬩ tessera

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to try, prove; stán a stone] A trying-stone;tessera Cynning-stán on tæfle a little wooden tower on the side of a gaming-board, hollow and having steps inside, through which the dice were thrown upon the board; pyrgus [ = πύργος], turricula,Ælfc. Gl.

Linked entry: cenning-stán

dype

(n.)
Grammar
dype, an; f: dýp, es; n.

Depth, the deep, sea ⬩ profundum, altĭtūdo, altum

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Depth, the deep, sea; profundum, altĭtūdo, altum Híg næfdon ðære eorþan dýpan non habēbant altitūdĭnem terræ, Mt. Bos. 13, 5. Ascúfaþ hine út on middan ðære dýpan thrust him out into the middle of the deep, Homl. Th. i. 564, 8. Teóh hit on dýpan duc

méðian

(v.)

to grow weary

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to grow weary Wið miclum gonge ofer land ... mucgwyrt nime him on hand oððe dó on his scó ðý læs hé méðige for much walking over the country ... let him take mugwort into his hand, or put it into his shoe, lest he grow weary, L. M. 1, 86; Lchdm. ii.

Perse

(n.)
Grammar
Perse, Perséas ; pl.
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The Persians Ðá wǽron ða Perse geegsade, Ors. 2, 5 ; Swt. 78, 13: 3, 1; Swt. 98, 30. Persa cyning, 2, 4; Swt. 74, 29. Persa ríce ... Perséa ríce, 2, 5 ; Swt. 78, 2, 31. Wið Persum, Swt. 82, 23. On Perséum, 78, 30. Hié sendon on Perse, 3, 1 ; Swt. 98,

ge-weald

Grammar
ge-weald, <b>; I 7.</b>
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Add Gif hwá forstelð hwǽte and ꝥ forstolene sǽwð, hwæt, áh ꝥ corn geweald, ꝥ hit wearp se sǽdere on moldan?, Hml. A. 36, 312. a muscle, tendon Gif mon óðrum þá geweald forsleá uppe on þám sweóran and forwundie tó þám swíþe ꝥ hé náge þǽra geweald, Ll

bile-witness

(n.)
Grammar
bile-witness, bil-witness, e; f.

Mildness, simplicity, innocence ⬩ simplicitas

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Mildness, simplicity, innocence; simplicitas Se God wunaþ simle on ðære heán ceastre his ánfealdnesse and bilewitnesse God dwells always in the high city of his unity and simplicity, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 19. Hý on bilwitnesse hyra líf alyfdon they passed

Linked entries: bil-wetnes bil-witness

ge-reording

(n.)
Grammar
ge-reording, -ung, e; f.

A meal, refection ⬩ prandium, refectio

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A meal, refection; prandium, refectio Gearca us gereordunge prepare us a meal, Homl. Th. i. 60, 18. On gereorduncge in prandio, Th. An. 28, 9. On ánre gereordinge in una refectione, 34, 37. Ofer wæteru gereordunga super aquam refectionis, Ps. Spl. 22

súr

(adj.)
Grammar
súr, adj.
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Sour Súr meolc oxygala, acidum lac, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 2. Áwyl on súrum ealaþ, Lchdm. ii. 34, 15: 134, 10. Genim súrne æppel, 132, 15. Dó on súre flétan, 130, 12. Forgá súr and sealtes gehwæt, 56, 23. Genim súre cruman berenes hláfes, 134, 8. Wínberian

bismer-líce

(adv.)

irreverently ⬩ blasphemously

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Add: with ignominy Man sceal þá geoguðe lǽdan gehæft heánlíce and swá bysmorlíce bringan of heora éðle, Wlfst. 295, 18. irreverently, blasphemously Hí ic besencte on helle grund, forþan hig sprǽcon bysmorlíce be mé, Wlfst. 295, 30. Þá hǽðnan bysmerlíce

brægen

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Brægen cenellum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 55: cervellum, i. centrum, 130, 31. Ǽrest þæs mannes brægen bið geworden on his móder innoþe. Þonne bid ꝥ brægen útan mid reáman bewefen on þǽre syxtan wucan, Nar. 49, 24-26. Án stán hine slóh inn oð þæt brægen, Hml.