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múr-beám

(n.)
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múr-beám, es; m.
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A mulberry tree Hé ofslóg múrbeámas hira on forste occidit moros eorum in pruina Ps. Vos. 77, 47

ofer-prút

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-prút, ofer-prúd, ofer-prýt ?, e; f.
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Excessive pride Hí beóð þurh oferprúda alles tó rance . . . ant on módignesse tó swíðe áhofene, Wlfst. 81, 28

Linked entry: prút

of-swerian

(v.)
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to deny on oath Gif hlóð ðis gedó and eft oðswerian (of-, v. l. ), Ll. Lbmn. 64, 18. (?)

scrudnian

(v.)
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Man scrutnode (strutnode, MS.) on ǽlcere stówe þǽr man hí ǽfre geáxian cúðe, Hml. S. 23, 268. Add

slóh

(n.)
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is also feminine On þá reádan sló . . . of þǽre reádan sló, C. D. iii. 465, 32-466, 1

sund-mere

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On sundmere (printed onfund-) in nataria (l. natatoria, v. Jn. 9, 7), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 12. Add

twéntig-geáre

(adj.)
Grammar
twéntig-geáre, adj.
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Twenty years old On þám geáre þe Ælfréd Æðelincg wæs án-and-twéntig-geáre, Hml. S. 32, 37

þæc-sele

(n.)
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a building with a thatched roof (?) Of ðon nyrðan gate on þacseleheal; of þacseleheal, C.D. iii. 134, 37. (?)

Linked entry: þac-sele

wín-land

(n.)
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a grape-growing country Gif hwá on þám wínlandum for Godes lufon wín wylle forgán, Chrd. 15, 21

ymb-sewen

(adj.)
Grammar
ymb-sewen, adj. (ptcpl.).
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Circumspect Hé symble wæs ymbsewen on his sylfes heordnysse in sua semper custodia circumspectus Gr. D. 107, ll

Linked entry: ymb-seón

be-creópan

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Bebeád Alexander þǽm biscepe ꝥ hé becrupe on þæs Amones anlícnesse, Ors. 3, 9; S. 126, 27. Add

marmor-stán

(n.)
Grammar
marmor-stán, es; m.
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Marble Gehíwod swylce marmorstán, E. S. viii. 478, 59. Heora líc biþ on marmorstánes hwítnysse, Nar. 38, 9

wæl-scel

(n.)

slaughterthe slain

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slaughter, the slain Cirdon cynerófe wíggend on wiþertrod wælscel oninnan, reócende hrǽw, Judth. Thw. 26, 6; Jud. 313

Linked entry: -scel

fyrs-leáh

(n.)

a lea on which furze grows

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a lea on which furze grows Be norðan fyrsleáge, swá of norðenwardre fyrsleáge, C. D. v. 232, 30

heáh-ealdor

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-ealdor, es; m.

A chief ruler

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A chief ruler Hí cómon on ðæs heáhealdres hús veniunt in domum arche-synagogi, Mk. Skt. 5, 38

ofer-geatu

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-geatu, e; f.

Oblivion

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Oblivion Ða his cwide weoldan on ofergeate hæbben (would have it buried in oblivion,Ps. Th. 128, 6

ofer-hlýde

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hlýde, adj.

Over-loud, noisy

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Over-loud, noisy Hé ne sý oferhlýde on stefne, R. Ben. 30, 14. Similar entries v. preceding word

hleór-slæge

(n.)
Grammar
hleór-slæge, -slege, es; m.

A blow on the cheek or face

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A blow on the cheek or face Hleórslægeas hé underféng alapas accepit, Past. 36, 9; Swt. 261, 6

lutian

(v.)
Grammar
lutian, p. ode

lurkskulk

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To lie hid, be concealed, lurk, skulk, be latent Sum gedwyld lutaþ ðǽr aliquis latet error, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Som. 45, 46. Of ðam fýre ðe him on lutaþ from the fire that is latent in it, Lchdm. iii. 274, 4. Hú moniga dígla costunga ðæs ealdan feóndes lutigeaþ

wicu

(n.)
Grammar
wicu, wucu, an ; f.
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A week Wucu ebdomada, Ælfc. Gr. 5 ; Zup. 14, 17 : Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 56 : ebdomada vel septimana, 53, 19. On ðam seofoðan dæge God geendode his weorc and seó wucu wæs ðá ágán, Lchdm. iii. 234, 16 : Anglia viii. 310, 23. Seó wucu on Grécisc hátte ebdomada