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fering

(n.)
Grammar
fering, e; f.

A going ⬩ travelling ⬩ journeying ⬩ peregrīnātio ⬩ ĭter

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A going, travelling, journeying; peregrīnātio, ĭter On ðære feringe in that journeying, Exon. 87 a; Th. 326, 20; Wíd. 131

Linked entry: færing

fóster-nóþ

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-nóþ, fóstor-nóþ, es; m?

A pasturage ⬩ pasture ⬩ pascua

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A pasturage, pasture; pascua On stówe fósternóþes me he gestaðelode in lŏco pascuæ me collŏcāvit, Ps. Spl. T. 22, 1

Linked entry: fóstor-noþ

hunig-smæc

(n.)
Grammar
hunig-smæc, gen. -smæcces; m.
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Taste or flavour of honey Hafaþ on gehátum hunigsmæccas use honeyed words in their promises, Frag. Kmbl. 53; Leás. 28

Linked entry: smæc

Mǽs

(n.)
Grammar
Mǽs, e; f.

The Maes or Meuse ⬩ Mosa

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The Maes or Meuse; Mosa Hér fór se here up onlong Mǽse feor on Fronclond, Chr. 882; Erl. 82, 7

mis-wider

(n.)
Grammar
mis-wider, es; n.

Bad weather ⬩ storm

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Bad weather, storm Gif hwæt fǽrlíces on þeóde becymþ, beón hit hererǽsas, beón hit miswyderu oððon unwæstmas, Wulfst. 271, 2

Linked entry: mis-gewider

níd-wædla

(n.)
Grammar
níd-wædla, an; m.

A needy person

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A needy person Ðú scealt on wræc hweorfan nacod niédwædla, neorxna wanges dugeþum bedǽled, Cd. Th. 57, 16; Gen. 929

Linked entry: wǽdla

rád-hors

(n.)
Grammar
rád-hors, es; n.
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A horse for riding, a saddle-horse Man sceal Jǽtan hine rídan on ðæs cyninges rádhorse, Anglia ix. 35, 235

ge-lǽte

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Gif hwá gǽð út on strǽte oððe gǽð sittan æt wega gelǽtan ( in biuiis residere temptauerit ), Chrd. 61, 6. Add

bóc-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-wudu, m.

BEECH-WOOD ⬩ locus fagis consitus

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BEECH-WOOD; locus fagis consitus On bócwuda in the beech-wood, Exon. 111 b; Th. 428, 11; Rä. 41, 106

gebed-clýfa

(n.)
Grammar
gebed-clýfa, [ge, bed a bed, clýfa, II. a cave, den] an; m.

A den ⬩ spēlunca

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A den; spēlunca Swá swá leo on gebedclýfan quăsi leo in spēlunca, Ps. Spl. C. second 9, 10 : 103, 23

teárig-hleór

(adj.)
Grammar
teárig-hleór, adj.

Having the cheeks wet with tears

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Having the cheeks wet with tears Ic ( Hagar ) sceal teárighleór on wéstenne witodes bídan, Cd. Th. 137, 16; Gen. 2274

þri-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-nihte, adj.

Three days old

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Three days old Gif hé biþ ácenned on .iii. nihtne mónan, Lchdm. iii. 160, 20: 176, 22, and note 2

un-onwendedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-onwendedlíc, adj.

Unchangeable

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Unchangeable Ne wyrð seó burh nǽfre onwend, ða hwule ðe God byð unonwendedlíc ón hire midle, Ps. Th. 45, 4

un-þæslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-þæslíce, adv.

Unsuitably ⬩ in art unseemly manner

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Unsuitably, in art unseemly manner Ðæt nán þing unþæslíce ne gelympe on nánes limes þénunge, Homi. Skt. i. 1, 204

Linked entry: þæslíce

wudu-bærnet

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-bærnet, wudu-bærnett, es; n.

Burning trees in a wood

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Burning trees in a wood Be wudubærnette. Ðonne mon beám on wuda forbaerne, L. In. 43; Th. i. 128, 16

ancor-streng

(n.)
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See ancor above: <b>ancpælgnysse</b> ( - anwælgnysse), Hpt. Gl. 421, 14. v. on-wealhness in Dict

á-líþran

(v.)
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to lather Dó þǽron ealdre sápan cucler fulne . . . on niht álýþre, Lch. ii. 76, 13. v. á-léþran in Dict

Linked entries: a-ledran á-lýþran

blanca

a steed

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a steed Þá hét hé on ðæs pápan ciericean gestællan his blancan and monig óðer neát, Shrn. 51, 22. Add::

brǽding

(n.)

a spreading ⬩ a couch ⬩ bed

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a spreading.what is spread, a couch, bed Gif ic ástígo on legir brǽdinges mínes (stratus mei), Rtl. 181, 7. Add:

corn-gebrot

(n.)
Grammar
corn-gebrot, es; n.
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Remnant of corn, corn dropped in carrying Berebryttan gebyreð corngebrot on hærfeste æt bernes dure, Ll. Th. i. 440, 2

Linked entry: ge-brot