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flít-mǽlum

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For passage substitute

fisc-hús

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A place for storing fish Flǽschús carnale, wínhús apotheca, feohhús aerarium, fischús piscinale, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 20. Substitute:

ge-beterung

Grammar
ge-beterung, ge-betrung. edification.
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For Som. Ben. Lye substitute Wé wyllað sume óðre trimminge gereccan tó eówre gebetrunge, Hml. Th. i. 448, 10

heáfod-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-sealf, e; f.
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A salve for the head Tó heáfodsealfe, aluwan gegníd in eced, smyre þæt heáfod mid, Lch. iii. 2, 14

gylt-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
gylt-wíte, es; n.
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Fine for a crime: — Poenam delicti quae Anglice dicitur giltwíte, C. D. ii. 406, 23. Gyltwíte, vi. 240, 35

helmiht

Grammar
helmiht, l. helmiht(e),
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Voc. ii. 78, 37: 31, 7. and for 'Cot . . . Lye' substitute

leoþu-cræft

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For bracket substitute (by nimble fingers), B. 2769, and add Mægencyning báncofan onband, breóstlocan onwand, leoðucræft onleác, El. 1251

níd-nimend

(n.)
Grammar
níd-nimend, e ; f.
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Cf. þeófend for suffix

Linked entry: -nimend

racente

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In 1. 2 for acerntan l. racentan, and add Racetan catenas, Scint. 59, 6. Hracengo, Mk. L. 5, 4

sadol

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Hé breác weþera fella for sadole (-ele, v. l.) vervecum pellibus pro sella utebatur, Gr. D. 34, 13. Add

sárig-ness

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Wearð hé þearle áhwǽned, and his líc for ðǽre sárignysse mid wácan hreáfe scrýdde, Hml. S. 23, 394. Add

snyflung

(n.)
Grammar
snyflung, e; f.
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Mucus from the nose Gif heora ǽnegum for unhǽle snyflung of nosa (flegma ex naribus) derige, Chrd. 23, 7

stric-hrægl

(n.)
Grammar
stric-hrægl, es; n.
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A cloth for rubbing (?) Eádgyfe his swyster án strichrægl and i. hrigchrægl and i. sethrægl, Cht. Crw. 23, 21

trog

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In l. 6 for xiii. l. ix., and add Þrý trogas, C.D.B. iii. 367, 39. v. corn-, leác-trog

fǽr-deáþ

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For hwon ne ondrǽdest þú þé ꝥ þé férdeáð bereáfe þæs dæges þínre gehwyrfednesse?, Archiv cxxii. 257, 10. Add

weá-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
weá-þearf, e; f.

Grievous need

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Grievous need Ic mé féran gewát folgað sécan, wineleás wræcca, for mínre weáþearfe, Exon. Th. 442, 10; Kl. 10

rihte-bred

(n.)
Grammar
rihte-bred, es; n.

An instrument for measuring, a square

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An instrument for measuring, a square Rihte-bred norma, linca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 20 : 114, 83 : 54, 16

weóningas

(n.)
Grammar
weóningas, (?); pl. m.

Bindings for the legs

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Bindings for the legs Weóningas (meóningas? v. meó) fascellas(fascella = fasciola = fasciae crurales, Migne) Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 53

seonu

(n.)
Grammar
seonu, sionu, senu, sinu, synu; gen. seonwe, sine;
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For flǽsc and for bán and for sinuwan, L. Edg. C. 9; Th. ii. 264, 4. Sinuwa, Anglia xi. 101, 47

Linked entry: sinu

hand-leng

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
hand-leng, hand-lengu
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hand's length Gyf þú peran wille . . . geþeód þíne fingras tósomne forð handlenge if yow want a pear . . . join your fingers together projecting out their full length, Tech. ii. 124, 19