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fant-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
fant-fæt, gen. fant-fætes; pl. nom. acc. fant-fatu; n.

A font vessel, the font for baptism ⬩ baptistērii vas

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A font vessel, the font for baptism; baptistērii vas Hǽðen cild biþ gebroht synfull þurh Adames forgǽgednysse, to ðam fant-fæte, ac hit biþ aþwogen fram eallum synnum wiðinnan, ðeáh ðe hit wiðútan, his hiw ne awende a heathen child is brought to the

Linked entry: fant

formesta

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
formesta, m: formeste; f. n: def. adj. [sup. of forma the first]

Foremost ⬩ first ⬩ best ⬩ most valiant ⬩ prīmus ⬩ strēnuissĭmus

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Foremost, first, best, most valiant; prīmus, strēnuissĭmus Wæs he se wer se formesta ĕrat vir ipse strēnuissĭmus, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 37

middel-gesculdru

(n.)
Grammar
middel-gesculdru, <b>middel-gescyldru;</b> pl. n.

The part between the shoulders

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The part between the shoulders Middelgesculdru interscapilium, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 29. Middelgescyldru interscapulum, ii. 49, 49

geolo

(adj.)
Grammar
geolo, geolu; gen. m. n. geolwes; dat. geolwum; def. se geolwa; adj.

YELLOW ⬩ flavus

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YELLOW; flavus Geolo godwebb the yellow silk, Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 25; Rä. 36, 10. Geolwe linde [acc. f.] yellow shield, 5213; B. 2610. Him beóþ ða eágan geolwe his eyes will be yellow, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 348, 12. Geolo flavus, fuscus, Hpt. Gl.

Linked entries: giolu gelo gelu geola geole gealewe gelew

wiþo-bán

(n.)
Grammar
wiþo-bán, es: -báne
(
? cf. Icel. -beina
),
an; n.

collar-bone

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A collar-bone Gif widobáne gebroced weorðeþ, L. Ethb. 52; Th. i. 16, 5. Ofer ealle ða sídan ástíhþ óþ ðæt wiþobán and óþ ðone swíþran sculdor ðæt sár, Lchdm. ii. 198, 18. Stingende sár óþ ða wiþobán óð ða eaxle, 204, 26. Hwílum ofer ealle ða sídan biþ

Linked entries: weoðo-bán wido-báne

sprot

(n.)
Grammar
sprot, sprott a coarse kind of rush, sprot [v. N. E. D. sprot2 ]
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In drýge sprott in harundine (v. Skeat's collation), Rtl. 86, 34

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. l. <b>súlung,</b> es; n.

ge-þring

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þring, es; n. [ge-þringan to press]

A press ⬩ tumult ⬩ crowd ⬩ throng ⬩ tŭmultus ⬩ turba

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A press, tumult, crowd, throng; tŭmultus, turba Ofer wætera geþring over the throng of waters, Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 21; Edg. 47: Andr. Kmbl. 736; An. 368: Beo. Th. 4271; B. 2132. Wæs giþring there was a throng, Lk. Skt. Rush. 8, 42

Linked entry: ge-þryng

twi-bill

(n.)
Grammar
twi-bill, es; n.: twi-bile, es; m.

A two-edged axe

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A two-edged axe Twibill bipinnis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 52. Twybill bipennis, i.36, 5. Twilafte æx vel twibile bipennis securis, ii. 126, 28. Twybile (-bil, MS. W.) bipennis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 56, 9. Twibille bipinnae ( = bipenne ), Ps. Surt. 73, 6.

burgat

(n.)
Grammar
burgat, es; pl.burgatu; n. [
Similar entries
burg
a city
,
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gat, geat
a gate
]

a city ⬩ a gate ⬩ A city-gate ⬩ urbis porta

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A city-gate; urbis porta Ðá Samson genam ða burggatu [MS. burgatu] and gebær on his hricge then Samson took the city-gates and bore them on his back, Jud. 16, 3

dúfe-doppa

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Add: [v. N. E. D. dive-dap, -dop]

hand-brǽd

(n.)
Grammar
hand-brǽd, hand-bréd. Perhaps hand-bred should be read and the quotation be taken to the next word. But in support of hand-brǽd may be noted the form breð ( = brǽð) odor, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 58, and the phrase gód hande brád. v. hand;
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Wicklif has handibreede v. N. E. D. handbrede

neáh-nunnan-mynster

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Add: neáh-nun[n]mynster. See preceding word

reohhe

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Add: a ray. [v. N. E. D. reigh]

an-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
an-sceát, -sceót, es; m?

The bowels ⬩ exentera ⬩ ἔντερα

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The bowels; exentera = ἔντερα, pl. n. Cot. 73

leornung-hús

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Add: — Leorninghúses gymnasii, An. Ox. 3223. On n

ripa

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Add: [v. N. E. D. reap a sheaf.]

spittan

(v.)
Grammar
spittan, to dig.
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Add: [v. N. E. D. spit to dig]

earm-stoc

(n.)
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For &#39;m.(?)&#39; l. n

mótere

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Add: [v. N. E. D. mooter.] Cf. gemót-mann

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