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hand-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
hand-sliht, -slyht, es; m.

A slaying with the hand

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A slaying with the hand Ne meahte hé ealdum eorle hondslyht giofan he could not give a deadly blow to the old warrior, Beo. Th. 5937: B. 2972: 5851; B. 2929

brigd

(n.)
Grammar
brigd, es; n. [bregdan
to change
]

to change ⬩ A change ⬩ variety ⬩ varietas

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A change, variety; varietas Ðæs deóres hiw brigda gehwæs wundrum lixeþ the animal's hue of every variety wondrously shines, Exon. 95 b; Th. 357, 9; Pa. 26

brydel-þwang

(n.)
Grammar
brydel-þwang, -twancg, es; m.

A bridle rein ⬩ frenum

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A bridle rein; frenum. Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 35

bryne-welm

(n.)
Grammar
bryne-welm, -wylm, es; m.

A burning flame, flame of fire, burning heat ⬩ incendii fervor vel æstus

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A burning flame, flame of fire, burning heat; incendii fervor vel æstus Brynewylmum mealt gifstól Geáta the gift chair of the Goths was consumed by flames of fire, Beo. Th. 4642; B. 2326: Exon. 42a; Th. 142, 14; Gú. 644. In helle heó brynewelme bídan

ofer-hygdig

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hygdig, -hýdig, es; n.

Pride

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Pride Ðonne hí oferhýdig up áhófan and him wóhgodu worhtan and grófun in sculptilibus suis emulati sunt eum, Ps. Th. 77, 58

Linked entries: -hygdig ofer-hídig

collon-cróh

(n.)
Grammar
collon-cróh, -cróg, es; m.

A water-lily ⬩ nymphæa

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A water-lily; nymphæa = νυμφαία Colloncróh nymphæa Wrt. Voc. 68, 20; Mone A. 461 Colloncróg nymphæa Cot. 140

CROP

(n.)
Grammar
CROP, cropp, es; m.

a sprout or top of a herb, flower, berry, an ear of corn, a bunch of berries or blooms, cluster ⬩ cyma ⬩ thyrsus ⬩ spica, corymbus ⬩ racermus, uva ⬩ the CROP or craw of a bird ⬩ vesicula gutturis ⬩ a kidney ⬩ rien

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a sprout or top of a herb, flower, berry, an ear of corn, a bunch of berries or blooms, cluster; cyma= κῦμα thyrsus = θύρσος spica, corymbus = κόρυμβος racermus, uva Crop cyma Ælfc. Gl. 60; Som. 68, 18; Wrt. Voc. 39, 4. Crop tarsus, cimia [= thyrsus,

Linked entry: croppa

slic

(n.)
Grammar
slic, [c](?),es; n.

A hammer

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A hammer Sleánde slicc(slicc for slecg?) mallei percutientes Kent. Gl. 723, see the note Hé sceal habban . . . slic (in a list of weaver's implements; slíc (?) an implement for smoothing what is woven, a sleek-stone, cf. slykston amethon Wülck. Gl. 563

Linked entry: sliccan

tyhtend

(n.)
Grammar
tyhtend, tyhtiend, es; m.

One who exhorts ⬩ incites ⬩ instigates

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One who exhorts, incites, instigates Tyctaend, tychtend inlex, Txts. 68, 509. Tyhtend incentor. Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 58: 44, 62: 83, 39: 94, 19. Tihtend incentor, accensor, instigator; tihtiend adjutor, fautor, Hpt. Gl. 495, 67, 70

Linked entry: tihtend

scínere

(n.)
Grammar
scínere, scinnere, es; m.

One who produces deceptive appearances ⬩ a magician

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One who produces deceptive appearances (v. scín), a magician Scinneras emaones, Txts. 59, 746. Scíneras, scinneras scienicis 98, 952

Linked entry: scinnere

scolere

(n.)
Grammar
scolere, (scólere?), es; m.

A scholar ⬩ learner

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A scholar, learner Nim ðú lá geornfulla scoliere, Anglia viii. 304, 16. Seó rǽding pingþ ðæne scoliere, 308, I. Ða scolieras witon ðe synt getýdde on bóclícum cræfte, 314, 9: 335, 42. Ðám scolierum ðás þing gecýðan, 303, 48. Ðæt ǽnig preóst ne underfó

scrid-wægn

(n.)
Grammar
scrid-wægn, -wǽn, es; m.

a chariot ⬩ sella curulis

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a chariot Hú seó gesceádwísnes bæd ðæt mód ðæt hit sǽte on hire scridwǽne (cf. on hrædwǽne, 36, 1; Fox 174, 1), Bt. 36, tit.; Fox xviii, 4. sella curulis Sittan on gerénedum scridwǽne in curuli sedere, 27, 1; Fox 96, 1: 27, tit.; Fox xiv, 22

sele-gescot

(n.)
Grammar
sele-gescot, -gesceot, es; n.

A tabernacle

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A tabernacle In selegescote ðínum in tabernaculo tuo, Ps. Surt. 14, 1. Selegesceote, Ps. Th. 60, 3. Ðeáh ðe ic on mínes húses hyld gegange oððe selegesceot si introiero in tabernaculum domus meae, 131, 3, 5, 7. Ðæt selegescot, hús tó wynne (the body)

Linked entry: sele-scot

seolh-wæd

(n.)
Grammar
seolh-wæd, (?), -pæð (?), es; n.

The seal's ford ⬩ path ⬩ the sea

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The seal's ford, path, the sea Hié on ýðum æðelinga wunn ofer seolhwaðu (-wadu ?, -paðu ?) geseón mihton, Andr. Kmbl. 3424; An. 1716

ge-wild

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wild, -weold, es; n.

Power ⬩ control

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Power, control Æfter ðæm ðe Alexander hæfde ealle Indie him to gewildon gedón perdomita Alexander India, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 132, 9. Geweoldum sylfes willum spontaneously, of his own accord, Beo. Th. 4446; B. 2222

Linked entries: ge-weold -wild

ge-wit

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wit, -witt, es; n.

wits ⬩ senses ⬩ [right] mind ⬩ mind ⬩ intellect ⬩ knowledge ⬩ understanding ⬩ consciousness

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wits, senses, [right] mind, mind, intellect Wíndruncen gewit a mind stupefied with wine, Cd. 212; Th. 262, 32; Dan. 753. Ðenden mec mín gewit gelǽsteþ whilst my intellect attends me, Exon, 38 a; Th. 125, 1; Gú. 347. He eft onhwearf wódan gewittes he

Linked entry: wit

ge-wyrde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrde, -wyrd[?], es; n.

Speech ⬩ conversation ⬩ collection of words ⬩ sentence ⬩ rule[?]

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Speech, conversation, collection of words, sentence, rule[?] Ðæt ic mǽge sum rust on weg adrífan of mínre tungan ðæt ic mǽge becuman to brǽddran gewyrde that I may clear some rust away from my tongue, so that I may attain to more copious speech, Shrn

ge-wyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyld, -wild, es; n.

Power ⬩ dominion

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Power, dominion Æfter ðam ðe Alexander hæfde ealle Inde him to gewyldon gedón perdomita Alexander India, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67. 21

gód-dónd

(n.)
Grammar
gód-dónd, -dénd, es; m.

One who does good, a benefactor

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One who does good, a benefactor, Elen. Kmbl. 711; El. 359

Linked entry: dónd

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f: es; n.
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A snare, gin, noose; laqueus Swá swá grin he becymþ on ealle tanquam laqueus superveniet in omnes, Lk. Skt. 21, 35: Ps. Th. 123, 7. Grines laquei, Ps. Lamb. 34, 7. Of grames huntan grine de laqueo venantium, Ps. Th. 123, 6: 90, 3. Geheald me wið ðare

Linked entries: ge-grin giren