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ætst

shalt eatcomedes

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Gen. 3, 17; for ytst, Gen. 3, 18

beadu-cáf

(adj.)
Grammar
beadu-cáf, adj.

Battle-promptready for battlead pugnam expeditus

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Battle-prompt, ready for battle; ad pugnam expeditus, Exon. 100b; Th. 380, 20; Rä. 1, 11

deór-fald

(n.)
Grammar
deór-fald, es; m.

A deer-fold, a park, an enclosure for deercervōrum hortus, vivārium, saltus

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A deer-fold, a park, an enclosure for deer; cervōrum hortus, vivārium, saltus, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: fald

fyrlen

(n.)
Grammar
fyrlen, es; n.

Distancedistantia

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Distance; distantia For ðám mycclan fyrlene on account of the great distance, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 43

hell-fús

(adj.)
Grammar
hell-fús, adj.

Bound for hell,

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Bound for hell, Andr. Kmbl. 99; An. 50: Exon. 24 a; Th. 69, 21; Cri. 1124

mylen-stán

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-stán, es; m.

A stone for grinding

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A stone for grinding Feól oððe mylenstán lima, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 75 : i. 287, 2

nægel-seax

(n.)
Grammar
nægel-seax, es; n.

A knife for cutting the nails

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A knife for cutting the nails Næglsex novaculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 22 : novacula, 86, 22

grist

(n.)
Grammar
grist, es; m.
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Grist, corn for grinding Grist molitura, Ælfc. Gl. 50; Som. 65, 107; Wrt. Voc. 34, 36

Linked entry: gyrst

ge-sehtness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sehtness, e; f.

Reconciliation

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Reconciliation To sibbe and to gesehtnesse for peace and reconciliation, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 129, 22

Linked entry: sehtness

ge-edyppol

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-edyppol, adj.
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That should be brought up again for examination Geedyppole recensendos, Germ. 396, 280. Cf. yppan, yppe

Linked entries: -yppol ed-yppol

hracca

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For Som. substitute Hracca occiput, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 33. Hreacca, hręca, hrecca, Txts. 82, 715

hrægel-sceára

(n.)
Grammar
hrægel-sceára, ; pl. f.
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Cloth-shears, scissors for cutting out clothes Ræglsceára forfices, fexsceára forpices, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 21

hlís-bǽre

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For 'Som.' substitute

hring-mǽl

(adj.)
Grammar
hring-mǽl, adj.
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For 'Beo . . . 1564' substitute On him gladiað gomelra láfe heard and hringmǽl Heaðobeardna gestreón, B. 2037

liþere

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In 1. 2 for leðera l. liðera, and add Turniendre liþeran rotantis fundibali, An. Ox. 695

un-gefylledlic

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For his ungefylledlican hátheortnesse insatiabili furore, Gr. D. 197, 12. Ungefylledlecre, Ps. Vos. 100, 5. Add

Linked entry: ge-fylledlic

un-getreówness

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Benedictus cídde þám ungehýrsuman munuce for his ungetreównesse (untreównesse, v.l. infidelitate), Gr. D. 160, 5. Add

un-gewénedlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewénedlic, adj.
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Unexpected Wæs se biscop swíðe gefeánde for þǽre ungewénedlican blisse (inopinata exultatione), Gr. D. 347, 18

wriþels

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For seaxcláð l. feaxcláð, and add: [cf. O.H.Ger. ridila, fahsreita licia (crinibus addunt)]. Cf. ge-wriþelian

wæter-leást

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-leást, e; f.

Want of water

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Want of water Ðæt folc wearð geangsumod on móde for ðære wæterleáste, Homl. Ass. 108, 177