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fér

(n.)
Grammar
fér, es; m.

A feverfebris

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A fever; febris Wið ǽlces dæges fére for an every day's fever, L. M. cont. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 12, 28

helfling

(n.)
Grammar
helfling, es; m.

A halfpenny

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A halfpenny Ne becýpaþ hig fíf spearwan tó helflinge are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, Lk. Skt. 12, 6

self-wille

(adj.)
Grammar
self-wille, adj.
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For ðan self-willan propter spontaneum, 413, 33

stór-sticca

(n.)
Grammar
stór-sticca, an ; m.
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An incense-stick, rod for stirring the incense in the censer (?) .i. silfren stórcylle mid silfrenum stórsticcan, Chart. Th. 429, 35

wyrt-gælstre

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-gælstre, an; f.
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A woman who uses herbs for charms Mǽden yfeldǽda and wyrtgælstre ( malefica et herbaria ), Lchdm. iii. 186, 11. Cf. previous word

Linked entry: gælstre

á-grísan

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Ondrǽde man dómdæg and for helle ágríse, Wlfst. 75, 6. Ágrýse, 179, 16. v. a-grise in N. E. D. Add

be-swælan

Grammar
be-swælan, l. -swǽlan,
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Ic wæs grimlíce beswǽled for þám micclan byrne, Hml. S. 23 b, 574. and add

cneord-lǽcan

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For 'M. H. 14 a substitute Seó lár ne mihte þám cneorðlǽcendum cnihte cýðan be his Scyppende, Hml. S. 3, 27

creópung

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For Cot. 144 substitute Criópungae, cr[i]úpungae, cr[i]ópunge obreptione, Txts. 80, 696. Creópunge, Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 16

gilp

Grammar
gilp, powder.
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For Cot. 181 substitute Gilp scobem (the passage is : Cuspide vexilli scrobem sulcare, Ald. 153, 31), Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 23

heáfod-slæge

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; and for 'Cot. 50; Lye' substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 58

Linked entry: slege

idig

(adj.)
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Perhaps for to þas idge should be read tóþas grǽdige. If idge be an independent word the vowel should be long

leóþ-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
leóþ-wís, (?); adj.
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plega (for celeurna see gladung), Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 20

Linked entry: lewis

ofer-heling

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-heling, e; f.
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covering, veiling Oferhelung obductus, Scint. 223, 4, 5. a covering Reáf... for nédbehéfe oferhelincge uestis . . . propter necessarium tegumentum, Scint. 144, 1

Linked entry: heling

starian

(v.)
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In l. 7 for an l. andǽges. Add

weorold-bisegu

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For þiǽm manigfealdum weoruldbisgum þe hine oft ǽgþer ge on móde ge on líchoman bisgodon, Bt. proem.; F. viii. 5. Add

brice

(n.)

use, service

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use, service God híg gesceóp eallum mannum to brice God created them for the use of all men. Deut. 4, 19

wícian

(v.)
Grammar
wícian, p. ode.
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Hig fóron fram Sochoþ and wícodon æt Etham ( castrametati sunt in Etham ), Ex. 13, 20: 15, 27: Jos. 4, 19. Wícedon, Elen. Kmbl. 76; El. 38.

Linked entry: ge-wícian

ge-rýman

(v.)
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To make or leave the way clear to (tó) a place, condition, object, make way for a person :-- Hé óðtrum gerýmeð wyrmum tó wiste he leaves the way clear for other worms to get food, Seel. 123.

níd

(n.)
Grammar
níd, neád, néd, neód, niéd, nýd, es; n.: e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityneedurgent requirementa necessary businessdutyneedwhat one wantsnecessityneeddifficultyhardshipdistressforcecompulsion

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Kmbl. 2754; An. 1379. force, compulsion Ríccra manna need vis potestatis, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 28. Ne eom ic nánre neáde gecnéwe, Chart. Th. 296, 1. Him beóþ ealle mid néde ( by force ), on genumene, Blickl. Homl. 49, 26.