aam
A reed of a weaver's loom
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A reed of a weaver's loom. Exon. 109 a ; Th. 417, 22 ; Rä. 36, 8; Cod. Lugd. Grn
and-fengnes
A receiving ⬩ reception ⬩ a place for receiving ⬩ a receptacle ⬩ receptaculum
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A receiving, reception, a place for receiving, a receptacle; receptaculum, Bd. 2, 9; S. 510, 12: Cot. 190
Linked entry: on-fengness
ofer-writ
a writing upon a subject, a letter
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a writing upon a subject, a letter In oferwurit his in epistola sua, Mt. Kmbl. p. 8, 20
ge-eofot
A debt ⬩ dēbĭtum
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A debt; dēbĭtum Gif mon on folces gemóte ge-eofot uppe if a man declare a debt at a folk-moot, L. Alf. pol. 22; Th. i. 76, 6, MS. H
hafecere
A hawker
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A hawker Wé lǽraþ ðæt preóst ne beó hunta ne hafecere we enjoin that a priest be not a hunter, nor a hawker, L. Edg. C. 64; Th. ii. 258, 7
godspell-bóc
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A copy of the gospels Saltere and pistolbóc and godspellbóc a psalter, a copy of the epistles, and a copy of the gospels, L. Ælf. C. 21; Th. ii. 350, 13
brac-hwíl
a glance while, a moment.
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a glance while, a moment
certare
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a charioteer Crætwísa (glossed kertare) auriga, Hml. S. 18, 295. [A Scandinavian form (?). Cf. Icel. kartr a cart.]
bogen streng
The string of a bow; a BOW-STRING ⬩ arcus chorda, anquina
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[bogen = bogan; gen. of boga a bow; streng a string] The string of a bow; a BOW-STRING; arcus chorda, anquina, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 37; Wrt. Voc. 35, 26
hæc-geat
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A hatch-gate (hatch-gate a wicket; a floodgate, N. E. D. : a gate at the junction of parishes or manors, D. D. ) On ðæt hæcget, C. D. v. 376, 14
herepæþ-ford
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a ford where a herepæþ crosses a stream Andlong bróces on herpaþford, C. D. iii. 436, 30. as a local name: Hae sunt uillulae eorum . . . Herpoþford, C. D. iv. 164, 27
un-láf
A child not left by a father at his death ⬩ a child born after the father's death ⬩ a posthumous child
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A child not left by a father at his death, a child born after the father's death, a posthumous child Unláb posthumus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 67. Unláf, 69, 2: 93, 70
bylda
a house ⬩ A BUILDER ⬩ ædificator
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[ Similar entries bold a house] A BUILDER; ædificator Sum biþ bylda til hárn to habbanne one is a good builder to raise a house, Exon. 79 b; Th. 297, 29; Crä. 75
Linked entry: byldan
snóca
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For 'bend, bay (?)' substitute: A projecting point or piece of land, a promontory, a snook (v. N. E. D.)
scip-rówend
One who rows in a ship ⬩ a sailor ⬩ one of a crew
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One who rows in a ship, a sailor, one of a crew Sciprówend nauta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 33
Linked entry: rówend
mearh-gehæcc
A kind of pudding ⬩ a sausage
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A kind of pudding, a sausage Mearhgehæc isica (insicia genus farciminis, seu obsonii ex carne concisa, Forcellini), Wrt. Voc, ii. 48, 35. Mærhgehæc (-hæt, Wrt.) isicia, i. 27, 22.
Linked entry: ge-hæc
gríma
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[Icel. gríma a sort of hood or cowl. ] See Grmm. D. M. 218-9. a spectre; larva Mec mæg gríma abrégan a spectre can terrify me, Exon. 1l0 b; Th. 423, 7; Rä. 41, 17
Linked entry: gríming
ge-swǽsnys
A sweet word ⬩ a compliment ⬩ an enticement ⬩ allurement ⬩ a dainty ⬩ blanditia
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A sweet word, a compliment, an enticement, allurement, a dainty; blanditia Geswǽsnyssa blanditiæ, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 17
brycg-bót
a bridge ⬩ a repairing ⬩ A repairing or restoring of a bridge ⬩ pontis restitutio vel instauratio
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S. 10; Th. i. 380, 27, note 65: 66; Th. i. 410, 8, note II