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cneów-holen

(n.)
Grammar
cneów-holen, cneó-holen, es; m. n?

KNEEHOLM ⬩ knee-hulver ⬩ knee-holly ⬩ butcher's broom; ⬩ ruscum ⬩ victoriola ⬩ ruscus aculeatus ⬩ Lin

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KNEEHOLM, knee-hulver, knee-holly, butcher's broom; ruscum, victoriola, ruscus aculeatus, Lin Genim twegen scenceas fulle wóses ðysse wyrte, ðe man victoriola, and óðrum naman cneówholen, nemneþ take two cups full of the juice of this herb, which is

Linked entries: cneó-holen holen

tó-rendan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-rendan, p. -rende

To rend in two, ⬩ tear in pieces

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Lind. Rush. 14, 63. Wághrsegl temples tóre[n]ded (tórended, Rush.) wæs in tuu velum templi scissum est in duo, 15, 38. Grin biþ tórænded laqueus cóntritus est, Ps. Th. 123, 7. Wurmes wullen todelen þine þermes, lifre and lihte torenden, Fragm.

Linked entry: rendan

recenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
recenlíce, adv.
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Lind. 28, 8. Hreconlíce (ricenlíce, Rush.) protinus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 18. Reconlíce (ricenlíce, Rush.) continuo, 1, 31. Reconlíce (recunlíce, Rush.) protinus, 6, 25

Linked entry: ricenlíce

þing-stów

(n.)
Grammar
þing-stów, e; f. A place of meeting, a public place
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Lind. 20, 3. From ðingstówe (-stów, Lind.) a foro, Mk. Skt. Rush. 7, 4

on-fenge

(adj.)
Grammar
on-fenge, adj.

Taken, accepted

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Lind. 16, 19. Mið ðý onfenge woeron assumtis, acceptis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 9, 10: 9, 16. Án geonfenge (onfenge, Rush.) biþ una assumetur, 17, 35. Onfengo suscepta, Rtl. 9, 7

bælig-nis

(n.)
Grammar
bælig-nis, -niss, e; f. [from belgan to be angry, to make angry]

An injury ⬩ injuria

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Lind. Stv. 20, 13

be-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-bregdan, p. -brægd, pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden

To pretend ⬩ simulare

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Lind. War. 20, 20

Linked entry: be-brugdon

ballíce

(adv.)

boldly

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Lind. War. 15, 43

ceaol

(n.)

a basket ⬩ cophinus

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Lind. War. 9, 17

ceoul

(n.)

a basket ⬩ cophĭnus

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Lind. War. 6, 13

cilic

(n.)
Grammar
cilic, es; m.

Hair-cloth ⬩ cilicium

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Lind. 11, 21

fric

(adj.)
Grammar
fric, adj.

Voracious

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Lind. 11, 19

bieþ

are

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Lind. War. 10, 43

ge-costung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-costung, e; f.

Tribulation ⬩ trial ⬩ tribulatio

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Lind. 13, 24

Linked entry: costung

ge-léfenscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-léfenscipe, es; m.

Permission ⬩ excuse ⬩ excusatio

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Lind. 15, 22

ge-leswian

(v.)

to feed ⬩ pascere

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Lind. 21, 17

ge-ond-swarian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ond-swarian, p. ode; pp. od

To answer ⬩ respondere

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Lind. 10, 28

ge-sægdnis

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sægdnis, e; f.

A mystery ⬩ mysterium

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Lind. 13, 11

ymb-húung

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-húung, e; f.
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Lind. 7, 22

Linked entries: ymb-hycgende húung

lendislieg

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Add: — Laembis lieg. Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 41

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