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freoðu-weard

(n.)
Grammar
freoðu-weard, es; m.

A guardian of peacepācis custos

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A guardian of peace; pācis custos Him wæs engel neáh fǽle freoðuweard the angel was near him, a faithful guardian of peace, Exon. 35 a; Th. 112, 15; Gú. 144

Linked entry: freoðo-weard

wæl-hlenca

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-hlenca, or -hlence, an; m. or f.

A slaughter-linka link of a coat of mail

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A slaughter-link, a link of a coat of mail Wriðene wælhlencan, Elen. Kmbl. 47; El. 24. Gúðweard gumena grímhelm gespeón, ... [h]wælhlencan sceóc. Cd. Th. 188, 31; Exod. 176

Linked entry: hlenca

cýp-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
cýp-strǽt, e; f. [cýp = ceáp

A street or place for merchandise, cheap streetvicus mercatorius

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strǽt a street] A street or place for merchandise, cheap street; vicus mercatorius Andlang cýpstrǽte along cheap street, Cod. Dipl. 1291; A. D. 996; Kmbl. vi. 135, 17

tot-rida

(n.)
Grammar
tot-rida, an; m.

That which swings on a projectiona swing (?) or a swinging figure (?)

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That which swings on a projection, a swing (?) or a swinging figure (?) Totrida oscida, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 52. Totridan oscille, ii. 63, 56: oscillae, Txts. 83, 1466

Linked entry: rida

ǽ-wintre-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-wintre-cyning, es; m.

A king or ruler for one winter or yeara consulconsul

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A king or ruler for one winter or year, a consul; consul

be-boren-inniht

(adj.)

born within a countryfree of a countrynativemunicipalis

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born within a country, free of a country, native; municipalis, Cot. 136

forþ-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-wíf, es; n.

A married womanmotherA matronmatrōna

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A married woman, mother, hence A matron; matrōna, Wrt. Voc. 72, 78

lyft-floga

(n.)
Grammar
lyft-floga, an; m.
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A flier in the air [a dragon], Beo. Th. 4619; B. 2315

mæscre

(n.)
Grammar
mæscre, an; f.

A mesh of a net

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A mesh of a net Mæscre macula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 5

Linked entry: masc

plant-sticca

(n.)
Grammar
plant-sticca, an ; m.
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A gardening-tool, a dibble (?) Plantsticca pastinatum, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 13

biscep-dóm

(n.)

the province of a bishop, a bishopric

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the province of a bishop, a bishopric, Chr. 660; Erl. 34, 7

bóc-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-leáf, es; n.

The leaf of a book, a charterfolium codicis, charta, instrumentum donationis

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The leaf of a book, a charter; folium codicis, charta, instrumentum donationis

stel-méle

(n.)
Grammar
stel-méle, es; m.
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A vessel with a stem or handle Stelmélas, Anglia ix. 264, 11

Linked entry: méle

þæc-tigele

(n.)
Grammar
þæc-tigele, an; f.
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A tile for a roof Þaectigilum imbricibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 56

Linked entry: tigele

waroþ-faroþ

(n.)
Grammar
waroþ-faroþ, es; m.
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A shore-wave, a breaker: — Waroðfaruða gewinn, Andr. Kmbl. 393 ; An. 197

líc-burg

(n.)
Grammar
líc-burg, e; f.
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A city of the dead, a cemetery: — Lícburg cimiterium, Txts. 51, 472

ǽrend-scip

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend-scip, es; n.

A small boat, a skiff

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A small boat, a skiff Ǽrendscip scapha, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 31

gúþ-mæcga

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-mæcga, an; m.

A warlike manbellicosus vir

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A warlike man; bellicosus vir Salm. Kmbl. 181; Sal.90 [MS. A]

gylding-wecg

(n.)

a gold minea vein of goldaurifodina

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a gold mine, a vein of gold; aurifodina, Cot. 16, 167, Som

cot-sǽta

(n.)
Grammar
cot-sǽta, an; m.

An inhabitant of a cottagea cottager casæ habitator

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An inhabitant of a cottage, a cottager; casæ habitator Som. Ben. Lye