gilp-plega
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Add: play that is glorious with pomp, pride and circumstance
hearm-plega
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Oft wǽron teónan wǽrfæstra wera weredum gemǽne, heardum hearmplega (cf. Facta est rixa inter pastores gregum Abram et Lot, Gen. 13, 7). Add:
wíg-plega
The game of war ⬩ battle
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The game of war, battle Hé ne wandode ná æt ðam wígplegan, Byrht. Th. 139, 43; By. 268 : 141, 2 ; By. 316. Hé sumum dǽleþ gúþe blǽd, gewealdenne wígplegan, Exon. Th. 331, 16 ; Vy. 69
gúþ-plega
War-play ⬩ battle
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War-play, battle, Byrht. Th. 133, 35; By. 61: Exon. 16a; Th. 36, 8; Cri. 573; Apstls. Kmbl. 43; Ap. 22: Andr. Kmbl. 2737; An. 1371
hearm-plega
Strife
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Strife, Cd. 90; Th. 114, 2; Gen. 1898
stæf-plega
A letter-game ⬩ a literary game
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A letter-game or a literary game Staebplegan, staefplagan ludi litterari, ludi litterali, Txts. 72, 577. Stæfplegan, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 17
pleg-líc
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Ðý pleglícan plegan scenica ludicra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 54. Ða pleglícan theatrales, 75, 17. Pleglícum palaestricis, gymnicis, Hpt. Gl. 405, 6, 9
pleg-hús
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A play-house, theatre Ðæs heofenlícan pleghúses coelestis theatri, Hpt. Gl. 447, 62
pleg-scild
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A small shield Plegscylde pelta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 69. [Cf. lytel scyld pelta, ða læssan scyldas peltae, i. 35, 28, 59.] Truman pleigscelde tuta pelta, Hpt. Gl. 424, 38
pleg-scip
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A small ship, a yacht (?); parunculus, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 35, v. next word
pleg-stede
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A play-place On ðone plægstede; and of ðan plægstede, C. D. vi. 244, 8
pleg-stów
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pleg-stów
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A place for play, a gymnasium, wrestling-place, amphitheatre Oretstówe ł winstówe ł plegstówe scammatis, Hpt. Gl. 405, 41. Plegstówe amphitheatri, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 13. On plegstówe (bleg-, MS.) oððe on wafungstówe andbidian hine gesihþ styrunge sume
pleg-lic
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Pleglican iocosos, Hpt. Gl. 481, 6. Add
geonlíc
Youthful
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Youthful For geonlíces mægdenes plegan for a young maiden's play, Shrn. 123, 7
gagolisc
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For geglisces mægdenes ( the daughter of Herodias ) plegan, Mart. H. 156, 18. Add
ofer-gedrync
Excessive drinking or feasting
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Excessive drinking or feasting Hié hæfdon wiste and plegan and oforgedrync, Blickl. Homl. 99, 21
un-rǽdlíc
Ill-advised ⬩ foolish ⬩ vain
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Ill-advised, foolish, vain Hié hæfdon plegan and oforgedrync, and dyslíce and unrǽdlíce hálsunga. Blickl. Homl. 99, 21
stæððig
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Staid, sober, sedate, grave Ðæt cild Cúðberhtes dyslícan plegan mid stæððigum wordum þreáde, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 7. v. ge-, un-stæððig, and next word
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