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ge-célnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-célnes, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Coolness ⬩ refrigerium

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Coolness; refrigerium For wegferendra gecélnysse ob refrigerium viantium, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 6

screádung-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
screádung-ísen, es; n.
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An instrument for pruning or trimming Wíngeardes screádungísen sarculus, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 11

sweor-cláþ

(n.)
Grammar
sweor-cláþ, es; m.
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A cloth for the neck, a collar Sweorcláþ collarium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 48

ungemet-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
ungemet-lytel, adj.

Exceedingly little

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Exceedingly little Ðæt ðeós eorðe sié eall for ðæt óþer ungemetlytel, Met. 10, 9

un-lǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽne, adj.

Not transitory ⬩ permanent

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Not transitory, permanent For ðissum lǽnan lífe ic sylle ðæt unlǽne, Wulfst. 264, 18

weorþung-stów

(n.)
Grammar
weorþung-stów, e; f.
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A place for worship On ðære hálgan wurðungstówe de tabernaculo testimonii Lev. 1, 1

wist-líce

(adv.)
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for wíslíce, Anglia xi. 108, 14: 109, 46. Cf. Wulfst. 51, 15: 52, 28

be-snǽdan

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For first passage substitute Engel hét þæt treów ceorfan, . . . Hét þonne besnǽdan seolfes blǽdum

cáser-lic

(adj.)
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For Cot. 115 l. Þæs cáserlican húses imperialis hypodromi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 45

célod

Grammar
célod, l. celod, and substitute: Having a boss or
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cf. cele, and see Worsaae's Primeval Antiquities, p. 52, for such a 'beak')

ge-brýsednes

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For ' contusio . . . Lye substitute Geþrǽstednes vel gebrysednes, forgnidennes contritio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, '78

hǽlsian

(v.)
Grammar
hǽlsian, to take omens (v. hǽl).
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For ' Cot. . . . Lye ' substitute Haelsadon auspicantur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 32. Hǽlsadon, 7, 47

healsed

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For ' caputium, Cot. 170, Lye' substitute: capitium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 57, and add:

helpend-lic

To be released

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For 'auxiliary' substitute:

heoru-flá

(n.)
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an arrow for war Wǽpna and heoruflán arma et sagittę, Ps. L. 56, 5

scrúd-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
scrúd-feoh, scrúd-feós; n.
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Money for the purchase of garments Hyra scrúdfeó, Cam. Phil. Soc. 1902, p. 15

sige-fæst

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Add Se feónd biþ sóna áfyrht for ðám sigefæstan tácne, Hml. S. 27, 154

sceanc-gegirela

(n.)
Grammar
sceanc-gegirela, an; m.

a garter

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Clothing for the leg, a garter Scancge*-*girelan periscelides Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 38

láreów

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Add: [from lár-þeów a form which is represented in later English, e. g

twisla

(n.)
Grammar
twisla, an; m.
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The fork of a river, road, etc. Of ðam mere on ðan lace ðǽr ða brócas twisliaþ; ðanne of ðæm twislan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 198, 34

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