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Scilling

(n.)
Grammar
Scilling, es ; m.
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-Wit Scilling for uncrum sigedryhtne song áhófan, Exon. Th. 324, 31; Víd. 103

blǽs-horn

(n.)
Grammar
blǽs-horn, es; m.
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A horn for blowing Blǽshorn bið ánes scitt, weorð, and is melda geteald, Ll. Th. i. 260, 16

Linked entry: blǽd-horn

fleax-líne

(n.)
Grammar
fleax-líne, an; f.
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A cord for hanging flax on (?) Hé sceal fela towtóla habban; flexlínan, spinle, reól, Angl. ix. 263, 10

ge-wýscedness

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For R. Ben. . . . Lye substitute Gé underféngon gást gewýscednysse accepistis spiritum adoptionis (filiorum) R. Ben. I. II, 14

Linked entry: -wýscedness

gryrran

(v.)
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to gnash, chatter (of teeth) Þá téþ for miclum cyle gryrrað nimis siridentes frigore denies, Dóm. L. 195

heals-beorg

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For 'Hpt. . . . 423 ' substitute

híwleás-ness

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For 'deformitas, Som.' substitute

ofer-feng

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In l. 2 substitute oferfengc for oferfenge, and add Oferfengc, dalc legulam, An. Ox. 5126. Oferfeng, 2, 424

sleg-hríþer

(n.)
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a beast for slaughter Án slægrýðer, Nap. 55, 31. Cf. sleg-neát. [O. H. Ger. slegi-hrind taurus.]

wín-land

(n.)
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a grape-growing country Gif hwá on þám wínlandum for Godes lufon wín wylle forgán, Chrd. 15, 21

wudu-fald

(n.)
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a fold in a wood Æt ðám ealdan wudufald; forð syððan be efisce, C. D. v. 281, 33

sáwel-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel-þearf, e; f.
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What is necessary or beneficial for the soul Ic wes smeágende ymb míne sáulþearfe, Chart. Th. 474, 18

sceanc-gebeorg

(n.)
Grammar
sceanc-gebeorg, es; n.

a greave

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A protection for the leg, a greave Bán*-*berge, scan[c]gebeorg ocreas Wrt. Voc. ii. 97, 35

up-engel

(n.)
Grammar
up-engel, es; m.

An angel of heaven

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Fox 417; Men. 210

broddetan

(v.)
Grammar
broddetan, brodettan

To tremble, quake, to pant for fear; tremere, trepidare, palpitare,

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To tremble, quake, to pant for fear; tremere, trepidare, palpitare, Greg. Dial. 2, 25: Cot. 154, Som. Lye

Linked entry: ge-bryddan

hlæden

(n.)

a vessel for drawing water, a bucket;hauritorium,

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a vessel for drawing water, a bucket; hauritorium, Ælfc. Gl. 25; Som. 60, 54; Wrt. Voc. 24, 50

un-friþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-friþ, es; n.

absence of peacehostilitiesthe state of being out of the king's peace

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Hié ne dorston forþ bí ðære eá siglan for unfriþe; for ðæm ðæt land wæs eall gebún on óþre healfe ðære eás they durst not sail on past the river for fear of being attacked; for the land was all cultivated on the other side of the river, Ors. 1, 1; Swt

(adv.)
Grammar
ná, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Nonotnon

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Telle ic ða weorþ-mynd ðæm wyrhtan, næs ná ðé, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 19. Næs ná for ðam ðe ðæs landes swá fela wǽre, ac for ðam ðe se Wendelsǽ hit hæfþ swá tódǽled, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 25.

Linked entries: ne

tídre

(adj.)
Grammar
tídre, tiédre, tédre, týdre, tiddre, tyddre, and tíder (? v. tidder, Hpt. Gl. 436, 59); adj.
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Sint swíþe tédre and swíþe hreósende ðás gesǽlþa caduca felicitas, Bt. 11, 2; Fox 34, 22. Tiédre (tédra, Cott. MS.), 20; Fox 72, 3. Tyddre weorþmyntas fragiles honores, tyddrum gefeohte fragili bello vel inbecilla, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 38-40

wræc-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-síþ, es; m.

travel in a foreign landperegrinationpilgrimageexilebanishmentmiserywretchedness

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Hé is swíþe sárig for ðínum earfoþum and for ðínum wræcsíþe, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 19. Of wræcsíðe lǽdan. Exon. Th. 143, 12 ; Gú. 660.