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Anglo-Saxon

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be-healdend

(n.)
Grammar
be-healdend, es; m.
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A beholder, spectator Geflit cymeð þám behealdendum in quaestionem ueniat intuentibus, Bd. I. I; Sch. 9, 18

Linked entry: healdend

bitol

(n.)
Grammar
bitol, m.

A bit ⬩ bridle

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On bytole in freno, Bl. Gl. Add:

cwísan

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See cwysan (l. cwýsan) in Dict., where substitute for bracket: [v. N. E. D. quease], and add

cycen-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
cycen-þegnung, e; f.
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Service in the kitchen Se ærcediácon and se práuost móton beón áspelode fram þǽre cycenþénunge, Nap. 15

dirne-gelegerscipe

(n.)
Grammar
dirne-gelegerscipe, es; m.
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Adultery, fornication In dernegilegerscipe ( adulterio ) ginumen, Jn. R. 8, 3. Fleás dernegilegerscipe fugite fornicationem, Rtl. 106, 34

Linked entry: geleger-scipe

earmung

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Substitute: Pity, compassion On mildheortnyssa and earminga (printed earnunga) in misericordia et miserationibus, Ps. Spl. 102, 4

feld-seten

(n.)
Grammar
feld-seten, feld-setenn, e; f.
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Country occupied as pasture-land On felda ł on feldsætennum in campo Taneos, Ps. Lamb. 77, 12

fen-hóp

(n.)
Grammar
fen-hóp, fen-hop, es; n.
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Land in the midst of fens (v. N. E. D. hope) Fleón on fenhopu, B. 764. Substitute:

geó-dǽd

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Take here <b>iú-dǽd</b> in Dict., and add: cf. ǽr-dǽd

ge-pílian

(v.)
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to beat in a mortar Swilce hít on pílan gepílod wǽre quasi pilo tusum, Ex. 16, 14

Linked entry: pílian

ge-sídan

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sídan, (?); pl.
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The sides of an object On gesíitum húsys þínys in lateribus domus tue, Ps. Cam. 127, 3

Linked entry: síde

ge-þeódsumnes

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Geðiódsumnisse tó ðǽm fiónde on woeg foresægeð consentiendum aduersario in uia pronuntiat, Lk. p. 8, 1. Add

Helcol

(n.)

Hercules

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(The o is accented in both instances.)

hen-fugol

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Take here hæn-fugul in Dict. and add:

híg-hús

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Take here heg-hús (l. hég-) in Dict., and add

Linked entry: hég-hús

hlípe-burna

(n.)
Grammar
hlípe-burna, an; m.
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A brook with a fall in it Of þám cumbe on hlýpeburnan, C. D. iii. 457, 4

merigen-dæg

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Gif hé him þæs mergendæges geunnan wolde si in crastino vitam servasset. Guth. Gr. 110, 60. Add

must-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
must-wyrm, (?), es; m.
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An insect found in wine Mustfleógan vel [must]wurmas bibiones vel mustiones, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 75

scear-wund

(adj.)
Grammar
scear-wund, (?); adj.
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Wounded in the share Gif man [s]cearwund sié .iii. sciłł. gebete, Ll. Th. i. 18, 9

Linked entries: cear-wund wund

úp-flór

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Þá gelógode Benedictus hine sylfne on sumes stýpeles úpflóra ( in turris superioribus), Gr. D. 170, 15. Add

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