coc-ród
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A cock-road, a clearing in a wood where woodcocks could be netted Oð ðá cocródæ; swá of ðǽre cocród, C. D. v. 346, 26
port-weg
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A road to a town, a highway Tó ðæn portwege, C. D. vi. 8, 31. [v. N. E. D. port-way.] Cf. port-herpaþ, -strǽt
cú-eáge
A cow's eye ⬩ vaccæ oculus
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A cow's eye; vaccæ oculus Cúeáge biþ scillinges weorþ a cow's eye is worth a skilling L. In. 59; Th. i. 140, 4, note 11
Linked entry: eáge
press
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A press (in a list of requisites for spinning), Anglia ix. 263, 12. Cf. Pannicipium a presse, Wülck. 600, 14 : vestiplicium, 619, 10
sweart-lást
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Leaving a black track Fugles wyn ( a pen) stop eft on mec (a book ), síþade sweartlást, Exon. Th. 408, 12 ; Rä. 27, 11
heáfodeht
Having a head
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Having a head [of plants] Heáfdehtes porres of a leek having a head to it, L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 230, 10
spícing
A spike
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A spike (? Halliwell gives spiking a large nail, as a northern word) Spícyngas gadirian oððe wyrcean, geswinc hit getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 200, 24
beót-word
a word of threatening ⬩ threats ⬩ minæ ⬩ a word of boasting ⬩ jactationis verbum
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[beót I. a threat] a word of threatening, threats; minæ Beótwordum spræc folcágende the people's lord spake in words of threatening, Exon. 68 a; Th. 253, 24; Jul. 185. [beót III. a boasting] a word of boasting; jactationis verbum Beówulf beótwordum
Linked entry: word
æd-leán
a reward
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a reward, Th. Diplm. A. D. 804-829; 459, 11
and-wyrding
A consent ⬩ an agreement ⬩ a conspiring ⬩ conspiracy ⬩ conspiratio
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A consent, an agreement, a conspiring, conspiracy; conspiratio, Cot. 46
Linked entry: -wyrding
an-wrigenys
A revealing ⬩ disclosing ⬩ an opening ⬩ a sermon ⬩ homily ⬩ explicatio ⬩ expositio
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A revealing, disclosing, an opening, a sermon, homily; explicatio, expositio
bytte-hlid
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A lid of a butt; dolii opertorium, Cot. 208: Mann
bláwen-nys
A blowing or puffing up, a windy swelling ⬩ inflatio, sufflatio
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A blowing or puffing up, a windy swelling; inflatio, sufflatio
ge-rǽþle
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A harness, l. ge-rǽþlan ; pl. Harness of a horse
hægl-faru
A hailstorm
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A hailstorm, Exon. 78 a; Th. 292, 26; Wand. 105
hearg-weard
A guardian of a temple,
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A guardian of a temple, Andr. Kmbl. 2249; An. 1126
Linked entry: hearch
cneátung
A debate, ⬩ an inquiry ⬩ a search ⬩ disputatio ⬩ scrutinium
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A debate, an inquiry, a search; disputatio, scrutinium Scint. 14
hleór-dropa
A tear
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A tear, Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 24; Gú. 1315
ǽdre-weg
A drain way ⬩ a vein ⬩ an artery ⬩ arteria ⬩ vena
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A drain way, a vein, an artery; arteria, vena
cancetung
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A laughing in a cackling manner; cachinnus, Cot. 58