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hundseofontig-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
hundseofontig-wintre, adj.

Seventy years old

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Seventy years old Ðá hé wæs seofonhundwintre and seofon hundseofontigwintre. Gen. 5, 31

leoþu-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
leoþu-líc, adj.

bodily

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Belonging to the limbs, bodily Leoþolíc and gástlíc, Andr. Kmbl. 3254; An. 1630

mete-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
mete-fæt, es; n.

A dish

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A dish Micel and rúm metfæt graves et ampla parabsis, Germ. 403, 18

Linked entry: met-fæt

récelsian

(v.)
Grammar
récelsian, p. ode
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To cense with incense Récelsa hine and séna gelóme, Lchdm. ii. 344, 18

drífan

Grammar
drífan, driéfan (v. á-drífan, á-driéfan.);
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Add Ranulf ealle his gemót dráf and bewiste, Chr. 1099; P. 235, 1

þyn-hlǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
þyn-hlǽne, adj.

Wasted ⬩ shrunk

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Wasted, shrunk Ða gescruncenan and ða þynhlǽnan marcida, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 23

Linked entry: hlǽne

angsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
angsumlíce, adv.
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Painfully Hé egeslíce hweós and angsumlíce siccetunga teáh, Hml. Th. i. 86, 8

calc-rond

Grammar
calc-rond, -rand.
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Substitute: With shielding shoe, shod Tomes meares, cúðes and calcrondes, Gn. Ex. 143

cól-þrǽd

Grammar
cól-þrǽd, l. col-þrǽd,
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and add Colðréd perpendiculum, Txts. 85, 1548. Colþrǽd, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 2

dirfan

(v.)
Grammar
dirfan, p. de; pp. ed
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To afflict, molest Ús deriað and ðearle dyrfað fela ungelimpa, Wlfst. 91, 18

Linked entries: deorfan dyrfan

duru-stod

Grammar
duru-stod, (n. ?).
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For Cot. 157 l. Durustod postes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 70, and add:

Linked entry: stod

dwolung

(n.)
Grammar
dwolung, e; f.
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Absurdity, folly Dofunge, dwolunge deleramenta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 46. 2, and dofung

efen-díre

Grammar
efen-díre, -dýre.
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Mæssepreóstes áð and woruldþegenes is geteald efendýre, Ll. Th. i. 182, 15. Add

Linked entry: deóre

fóre-scéawere

Grammar
fóre-scéawere, fore-sceáwere (for-)
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glosses provisor Gód and forsceáwere (prouisor) hé bið, E. S. 39 (December). Substitute:

ge-óþer

(num.; adj.)
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other His cnihtas and ealle ðe geóðre híredmen, C. D. vi. 155, 9. (?)

ge-rendrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rendrian, to strip off bark,
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peel Gerendra elmrinde and áwyl swíðe. Lch. ii. 66, 24. Cf. be-rindran

Linked entries: rendrian be-rindran

ge-telged

Grammar
ge-telged, v. telgan
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in Dict., and add Ge[t]ælged colerata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 20

ge-blendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blendan, to blind.
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Dele bracket, and add: — Sume hí wurdon geblende, Chr. 1076; P. 212, 26

ge-ceówan

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Æscþrotu gecowen on múþe and áwringen þurh cláð, Lch, ii. 36, 19. Add

glendran

(v.)
Grammar
glendran, to devour. l. glendrian,
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and add Fisc hyne gearwað ꝥ hé glentrige ( gluttiat ) ǽs, Scint. 107, 8

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